Bethesda studio MachineGames is responsible for the development of the Indiana Jones game game announced in January 2021, reported that with Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda, the game is no longer an option to land on the Sony PlayStation platforms, only land on the Xbox and PC, but also the debut of the first to join the Xbox Game Pass. Bethesda studio MachineGames is responsible for the development of the “Indiana Jones game” announced in January 2021, reported that with Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda, the game is no longer an option to land on the Sony PlayStation platforms, only land on the Xbox and PC, but also the debut of the first to join the Xbox Game Pass.
▲ game “Indiana Jones game” trailer, video transcribed by the third-party users of the beeping mile
In a recent interview with Esquire magazine, Todd, director of development at Bethesda, spoke briefly about the title:
I'm a big fan of Indiana Jones, and there's a lot of exploratory elements in the new 3A exclusive game that B is working on right now, where the player really feels like they're playing a game, not just watching a show.Todd also concluded with the meaningful statement, “We’ll talk next year.”, hinting that this game is expected to be released next year.
Combined with the above information, this “Indiana Jones game” game may be similar to “Mystic Seas” and “Tomb Raider”, with a certain “cinematic narrative” style, but the engine used for the game is not known, if “Indiana Jones game” is still using the ancestral Creation engine of the Bethesda, the technical level to realize the “cinematic narrative”. If the Indiana Jones game still uses Bethesda ancestral Creation engine, it may be a challenge to achieve a “cinematic narrative” on a technical level.
▲ Indiana Jones game concept trailer, image source Bethesda
The engine has been used to create cinematic animations in Bethesda Fallout 4, but it’s not clear if the engine will be able to achieve the smooth transition between animations and gameplay that was seen in Mystic Seas.
▲ Bethesda “Fallout 4” has been realized in the cinematic style of animated transitions effect
