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Troy Baker (Joel from The Last of Us) is Indy in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
The game, due out in 2024 for Xbox consoles, Game Pass and PC, is an original adventure set between the second and third films.
The face may be Harrison Ford’s, but the voice belongs to Troy Baker, the versatile actor who has been everything in video games. From Batman to Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid V) to Joel in The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part 2, Indy is back to star in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a Bethesda production being developed by MachineGames, the studio behind the Wolfenstein saga. Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Baker will play cinema’s most famous archaeologist in the highly anticipated video game.
“He really brings forward that charm and sense of humor in such a good way,” said Jerk Gustafsson, co-founder of MachineGames and lead designer of the game. “He’s also a very big Indiana Jones fan, which is super cool. So he’s also very invested in the game.” The game was announced a couple of years ago, but it was during the Xbox Developer Direct on January 18th that the first trailer was shown.
The most classic Indiana Jones
Set between Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, this is the brainchild of Executive Producer Todd Howard, the man behind such sagas as Fallout, The Elder Scrolls and Starfield. We return to the past, to the year 1937, the time of Nazi Germany. Dark forces are attempting to uncover the most powerful treasures that have been hidden from the greedy hands of mankind for centuries. Needless to say, the good Indy must step in, whip in hand, to unravel the mystery and dismantle the conspiracy that is being forged.
The game is primarily played in the first person, although there will be times when the action shifts to the third person. Using the whip, Dr. Jones will be able to distract, disarm, attack and use the weapon as a tool. An adventure full of action, puzzles and narrative that combines all the main ingredients of the work of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be released in 2024 for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Game Pass and PC. In 2023, ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ was released, the film that brings Harrison Ford’s performance as the character to a close.