Finally seeing it for the first time Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydrais an upcoming action-adventure video game featuring Marvel Comics characters Black Panther and Captain America, originally announced as an untitled project in October 2021.
Developed by Skydance New Media in collaboration with Marvel Games, the first story trailer as well as the full title were revealed as part of the State of Unreal presentation at GDC 2024 yesterday. The trailer, which includes about two minutes of footage, gives us our first real look at it. The game's World War II setting of course gives us a little glimpse of how Captain America and Black Panther will interact in the story.
promising signs
Built on the recently released Unreal Engine 5, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra It already looks really stunning in the visual department, with the subtly stylized art direction giving everything a painterly aesthetic.
According to Marvel, the game is set in occupied Paris and features an “ensemble of four heroes” who “must overcome their differences and form an uneasy alliance to confront a common enemy,” which will It is said that this is probably the beginning of the evil secret organization Hydra. From a manga completely set up for world domination.
This project is directed by experienced developer and writer Amy Henning. She is known for her work on critically acclaimed PlayStation exclusive series such as: uncharted and jak and daxter. The trailer doesn't show any actual gameplay, but it ends by revealing that the game is scheduled to be released sometime in 2025. So we'll likely see more information trickled out over the coming months.
The trailer also doesn't reveal which platforms the game will be available on. However, judging by the apparent quality of the visuals, it seems very likely that it will be exclusive to PC and current-gen consoles such as PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. Further announcements.
