PlayStation 5 owners will finally get a chance to play Indiana Jones and The Great Circle on April 17, or April 15 in early access, developer MachineGames and publisher Bethesda Softworks confirmed Monday. The announcement comes with a great bit of comedy, as ubiquitous voice actors Nolan North and Troy Baker — who voices Indy in The Great Circle — discuss what it means to embody a video game adventurer in a new clip promoting the release date.
North, the famous voice behind the Uncharted series’ Nathan Drake, serves as something of a mentor to Baker in the video, enlightening his younger colleague about the weight of taking on the role of someone like Indiana Jones, or a character Indiana Jones-adjacent. And frankly, I’d like to see more from these caricatures. North’s pompous-ass version of himself is just as fun as Baker’s put-upon rendition.
Anyway, the news here is that Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is finally coming to PS5 in April, just four months after the game’s release on Windows PC and Xbox Series X. While the official street date for The Great Circle is April 17, pre-ordering the game will grant early access on PS5 starting April 15. Digital pre-orders are available now, with physical pre-orders opening March 25.
In addition to launching the PS5 version in April, MachineGames is adding two new whip abilities to all versions of the game.
Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is an original adventure based on the character created by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Harrison Ford. The story, set between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, sends Indy on a globetrotting mission as he battles Adolf Hitler’s forces, which are chasing artifacts of great power. Jones teams up with an Italian journalist named Gina Lombardi, who has a personal stake in their journey.
The latest game from the developer behind the modern Wolfenstein games was well-received late last year, and could’ve been a GOTY contender if not for its December release. On Metacritic, The Great Circle has “generally favorable” reviews, and on Steam, a “very positive” reception from players.
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