Naughty Dog is one of Sony’s flagship development studios for the PlayStation brand, thanks to its iconic franchises such as Uncharted and The Last of Us.
Naughty Dog’s first big hit was with the originalCrash Bandicooton the PlayStation back in 1996 - a series that would go on to be a firm favourite for fans of the platforming genre for many years to come. However, arguably, Naughty Dog shot to fame withUncharted: Drake’s Fortunefor the PlayStation 3 in 2007, and would go on to be an all-time great series for the studio.
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It’s been a while since Naughty Dog has given us a proper new game. The lastnewgame wasThe Last of Us Part IIin 2020 for the PS4. The following two games were the aforementioned remastered bundle,Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collectionand the remadeThe Last of Us Part I, both of which arrived in 2022 for PS5. What’s more, if recent rumours are to be believed,The Last of Us Part IIisnext in line for a remaster.
Furthermore, there have also been recent rumours suggesting that if Naughty Dog were to develop a new game that is not a remake or remaster, it might closely resemblethe sci-fi RPGMass Effect 2, according to one insider. If that is indeed true, could Naughty Dog’s next game have been hiding in plain sight all along? To be more exact, could we have known about this game for the last 10 years whenThe Last of Uswas first released in 2013?
InThe Last of Us Part II, Joel also becomes an unexpected fan of the comic book series, indicating that the man who once forgot how to be a father due to past trauma, now has a strong desire to learn what’s important to Ellie. It was certainly a subtle, but heartwarming moment. ‘Savage Starlight’ would make a return inThe Last of Us Part IIas collectables once more, but this time as character trading cards.
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“Set in the year 2186, the plot of ‘Savage Starlight’ centres around Dr. Daniela Star’s adventures in space. She discovers a method of travelling faster than light via a jump drive and soon finds that a group of hostile extraterrestrials known as the Travelers are threatening mankind,” reads the plot synopsis.
Despite not being an actual comic book that you can buy (at least officially) or having its own video game, it’s interesting thatNaughty Doghas gone to so much effort building the ‘Savage Starlight’ universe. Mike Oeming, who designed Dark Horse’s very realThe Last of Us: American Dreamscomic, also designed the in-game comics for ‘Savage Starlight’. Naughty Dog even included a poster of its non-fictional comic book series in the prologue toUncharted 4: A Thief’s End.
We know the chances are that Naughty Dog’s next newgame will likely beThe Last of Us Part IIIand we can’t wait for that. Yet, what awaits after? Call me an optimist, but when we consider the recent rumours of Naughty Dog’s next game being something akin toMass Effect 2plus look to the ‘Savage Starlight’ seeds that have seemingly been planted over the last decade, I’m hoping that the next new IP from the Sony studio centres around the intergalactic space adventures of Dr. Daniela Star.
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