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The upcoming Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra put the players in their shoes Captain America and Black Panther as they become uneasy allies to stop the Nazis during World War II. If that wasn’t tempting enough for you, the game comes courtesy of Skydance and Amy Hennig, a director and writer of titles like the first three. Uncharted games and The legacy of Kain series.
So far, Marvel’s crop of triple-A games have all been set in the relative present, but Hennig spoke with Entertainment Weekly about how the game is informed by the WWII setting. As she says, it allowed her and co-writers Marc Bernardin and Todd Stashwick to tell a story in the vein of action-adventure films set in that era. Think of a “guys on a mission” movie where Nazis are killed or beaten, and you seem to have a good idea of what to expect here. The ultimate goal, according to Hennig, is to provide players with “the look, feel and sound (of) watching a great Marvel movie or TV show, but you’re driving the action.”
Since Marvel 1943 is a “globe-trotter story,” players will go to a variety of locations, including occupied Paris and Azzuri’s home nation of Wakanda. In the game, it is isolated from the outside world and protected by an “impenetrable jungle,” but Hennig said the Wakandans are “pulled into” the war. As they have taken a stance of non-intervention, “the world has become smaller, and they have to protect their interests. (…) You can shoot down the plane that maybe want to fly over Wakanda, but how long can you stay in the shadows ?This question will be explored through the eyes of Azzuri and Steve, plus their respective primary allies, the Wakandan spy Nanali and the Howling Commando Gabe Jones – all four are said to be playable throughout. Marvel 1943, so everyone has to say something on the matter.
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As for Cap and Panther themselves, Hennig said that this Steve is still a bit green as a soldier, while Azzuri has more experience and maturity under his belt. U trailer from the beginning of this year gave an idea of how that first encounter will go, but like all “guys in a mission movie”, they are united by their concerns “for the same events that are transpiring”. Nothing unites people like the fight against the Nazis, which could ultimately be the core message of the game and of Marvel stories in general: “Good people must work together to defeat evil. If they separate, then not you will not succeed.”
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is expected to be released in 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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