The Heretic Prophet can feature the legendary game director as an in-game character

Gaming industry icon Hideo Kojima has apparently hinted at making an appearance in the Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. This implication is taken from a cryptic Naughty Dog-related post shared by the veteran game director on his social media. Over the past few decades, Kojima has produced several blockbuster hits – primarily in Metal Gear franchise-for his former employer, Konami.

Recently announced at The Game Awards 2024, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is an action-adventure game currently in the works for the PS5. Importantly, it's the first new IP revealed by much-decorated studio Naughty Dog since 2013 The last of us. The American developer's sci-fi game is set in the 80s in an alternate universe and lets the player take on the role of bounty hunter Jordan A. Mun, who must find a way out of an isolated planet known as Sempiria. While Intergalactics first trailer focused mainly on the main character, played by Tati Gabrielle, eagle-eyed fans have already come up with other popular names that could be part of the cast. In an interesting development, Kojima has now hinted at possible involvement in the Sony-owned studio's project.

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Every real world reference in Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

The reveal of Naughty Dog's upcoming new IP Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet was full of retro-futuristic real-life references.

Taking to Twitter, Kojima shared a video that understandably shows him taking a 360-degree camera scan. While the video itself has been recorded by a device rotating around the veteran, there is also a distinct noise from multiple cameras going off in the background of the video. Most interestingly, the post is captioned “#Intergalactic” by Kojima Productions boss, leading fans to believe this is a nod to him making a cameo Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. It is also worth noting that the cryptic move from Death Stranding the director follows directly after he shared photos of his visit to Naughty Dog and his meeting with Neil Druckmann, the director behind the upcoming Akira-inspired gameplay.

Hideo Kojima could tease an appearance in Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

Since his cryptic posts on social media, many fans have speculated about a possible cameo from Kojima in the Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. While it might not be the Japanese veteran's usual contribution to such projects to make an appearance in the game, it's certainly not out of the realm of possibility. That's because Kojima has appeared in several games before, including his own work such as Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroesand third-party titles such as Cyberpunk 2077. Aside from the ex-Konami main cast, other popular faces have also been spotted by fans in the Intergalactic trailer.

Along with plenty of speculation and excitement surrounding Naughty Dog's next game, there are some sections of the fanbase that haven't taken well Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophets disclosure. However, given the Druckmann-led studio's track record, gamers may still want to bet that the space game will be well received in the future.

Intergalactic: The Heretic Propher follows Jordan A. Mun, a dangerous bounty hunter who finds himself stranded on Sempiria – a distant planet whose communications with the outer universe went dark hundreds of years ago. In fact, anyone who has flown to it in hopes of unraveling its mysterious past has never been heard from again. Jordan will have to use all her skills and wits if she hopes to become the first person in over 600 years to leave orbit.

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