A first look at Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has just dropped at the Game Developers Conference during the State of Unreal presentation, showing off more of the game’s story and gameplay. Set in the middle of World War 2, the original story from Uncharted’s Amy Hennig and her Skydance New Media studio focuses on Captain America, Black Panther, and their allies as they work to liberate Paris from the Axis forces.
While Captain America and Black Panther are heroes in their own right, the two don’t immediately see eye to eye and it’s not long before the King of Wakanda and the first Avenger are at one another’s throats.
In addition to Captain America and Black Panther, players will also explore occupied Paris as Gabriel Jones, a US soldier and member of the Howling Commandos, and Nanali, a Wakandan spy embedded in the city. This game’s version of Captain America is described as a young version of Steve Rogers, while the man underneath the Wakandan armor is Azzuri, the grandfather of the modern era’s Black Panther, T’Challa.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is being developed in Unreal Engine 5, and also makes use of the facial animation tool MetaHuman Animator to help create more authentic performances. This is the same tool being used in Ninja Theory’s Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga to produce realistic facial expressions.
According to Hennig, all the sequences in the first trailer were pulled directly from the game running in real-time. Hennig added that her goal has always been to create cinematic and immersive experiences that allow a player to feel like they’re in a movie but with all the player agency expected from a video game.
“In the past, this has always felt like it was just beyond our grasp,” Hennig said. ” But I think we’re finally crossing that threshold. When we’re telling a character-driven story, it’s critical for us to faithfully capture every nuance of our actor’s stellar performances. So we’ve been incredibly grateful to partner with our friends on the MetaHuman team to tell our story.”
In a blog post on the Marvel website, the cast for Marvel 1943 was also revealed. Players can expect to hear the following voices bringing the iconic and new characters introduced in the game to life:
- Drew Moerlein as Captain America and Steve Rogers
- Khary Payton as Black Panther and Azzuri
- Marque Richardson as Gabriel Jones
- Megalyn Echikunwoke as Nanali
- Joel Johnstone as Howard Stark
Marvel 1943 was first revealed in 2022 and is one of several Marvel games in development currently. Deathloop studio Arkane Lyon is working on a Blade game while EA is working on Iron Man, Black Panther, and a mystery Marvel game.
The game’s release date is currently scheduled for 2025.
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