Project: MARA Teaser Trailer

Project: MARA is an in-development experimental title that explores new ways of storytelling. A new game from Ninja Theory.

[Vasto]

Ninja Theory not messing around. The visuals look stunning.

[Obscure_Observer]

@Vasto

"Ninja Theory not messing around. The visuals look stunning."

They didn´t even started to scratch the surface yet. We´re about to experience really, engaging, exciting, disturbing and terrifying momments with their games.

I definelly can´t wait!

PS; I thought Xbox One consoles were holding game development back. /S

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[CoinOrc]

This is a teaser. No time frame for the release date. They could be targeting a date after the mandatory cross gen development period.

[Kribwalker]

i’m super intrigued by that trailer. I wanna know more before i’m sold on it, but those graphics, if they’re real time, that’s insane

[Gazondaily]

Bro I thought it was real life footage...

Kudos to MS supporting studios properly

[criticalkare]

Nice

[Automatic79]

Proud of Ninja Theory

[SyntheticForm]

Agreed.

Seems like they're really coming along; can't wait to see their future work.

[Lenrulesdaworld]

Ninja Theory is a huge W for Xbox, if their other studios produce high quality title like NT they'll be killing it next gen.

[Automatic79]

@lenrules where you been. Patiently waiting on your podcast. This is your time to shine. What happened? Big fan.

[Lenrulesdaworld]

Been extremely busy raising my daughter and haven't had much time to podcast. But i'm working on finding a schedule that's feasible and looking to rebuild a new podcast for Tic Podcast.

[Blu3_Berry]

Ohhhhhh Ninja Theory has another project and it seems like it's a horror psychological type of game based of this teaser. Not much to go on, but I think they can pull it off. They proven they are a capable developer as long as they are given the freedom to do their work.

[TeamIcoFan]

GIMME

[Abnor_Mal]

Hm a new game in development from Ninja Theory, from that teaser it looks like a psychological thriller of some sort. I wonder if those types of games will be their main focus on the neat future. Kind of getting a SLIGHT P.T. vibe, from what was shown.

What happened to that beat em up fighter game that they revealed at E3?

[Sonyslave3]

That being made by another team of Ninja Theory.

[Kribwalker]

that comes out pretty quick. I think late march

[Fist4achin]

Could be cool. I'm interested in finding out more.

[beulahland]

The graphics are stunning, it's all digital with raytracing.
https://twitter.com/New_Leg...

[Obscure_Observer]

Stunning!

Next gen visuals right here. *_*

[Gazondaily]

That is incredible. I can't wait to see the tech being used next gen

[ReadyPlayer22]

A psychological horror game with real time, real world digital ray tracing visuals? Yes. Yes, please Ninja Theory.

[SierraGuy]

Ya but your player moves at the pace of a tortoise.

[ThinkThink]

The players shoe laces are tied and he can only take baby steps.

[Spurg]

I was hoping they were working on something else. This is an experimental title made for storytelling experiences.

[Eldyraen]

In the larger vdoc they mention how they have 120 employees and are focused on multiple smaller but high quality projects.

Hellblade 2 for example only has twice the number of people on it as the original (no set number given, but 40-50 most likely). No clue what Mara or Bleeding Edge team sizes are, but assuming something between Hellblade and Hellblade 2 (20-40 max).

So NT could very well have 1 or even 2 other projects in the works if they’re 20 man teams instead of 40.

[DaDrunkenJester]

They have Bleeding Edge, Hellblade 2, Project Insight, and Project MARA. Hellblade 2 is the largest team of 40 and the rest have around 20.

[Thundercat77]

I wonder what type of game is this. Also, the person in the teaser looks like Suana.

[dumahim]

It is the same actress.

[timotim]

Yeah...I saw that too. But then I thought...their are actors we see play multiple roles in real life...couldn't it be the same in video games? I loved Robert Redford in both 'The Way We Were' and 'The Horse Whisperer' as an example.

[Eldyraen]

Be interesting if Mara was almost like a “what if”—where Mara is her real persona but Senua was her disassociated identity/coping mechanism.

I’m not exactly expecting anything like that, but would be an interesting twist.

[MadLad]

I remember people moaning when they announced Bleeding Edge months back, saying that's the type of content to expect from NT now that MS owned them.

[King_Noctis]

I remember as well, people say MS force Ninja Theory to make “GaaS games” even though Ninja Theory themselves stated that they had other projects in the work as well.

[Gazondaily]

The silence is deafening from them now 😂

[TeamIcoFan]

Moaning?
More like those fantards were praying that this would be the case so they can feel good about the piece of plastic they jerk off to every night. >_>

[Obscure_Observer]

"I remember people moaning when they announced Bleeding Edge months back, saying that's the type of content to expect from NT now that MS owned them."

Yeah, they´ll hide in shame, now.

[Ausbo]

Those people were incredibly dumb, because they specifically said they had that project on the shelf long before the acquisition. Microsoft coming in, allowed them to finish that

[Dovergamer]

We need to see more about the game play.

It's good to see this genre (psychological horror) returns. It has been dormant for almost an entire generation.

[Trueflames]

Make as many games as you want ninja theory you guys are gods at gaming craft 💪

[Larrysweet]

No they haven't earned that title off just hellblade wich was meh at best

[MadLad]

And yet it won far more awards than Dragon Quest 11, and had a big part in a trillion dollar company looking to acquire them. *shrug*

[monkey602]

Heavenly Sword and Enslaved were excellent games too

[timotim]

Look to me like NT has their own culture and plans they want to see come to the industry...and that Microsoft is giving them that freedom to do it. This should make a lot of people happy.

[monkey602]

I can see that too. In hindsight it's always been in their games to some extent. Even in Heavenly Sword, Narikos sister had mental issues.

I can't wait to see where this and Hellblade lead. I just hope such a small studio isn't spreading itself thin with so many projects

[King_Noctis]

This look like a true next gen game, if they could make the finished product look like that.

[Garodor]

What if they acquired the allowance to use the Silent Hill license from Konami?
That would be a reveal

[Az1ner]

Quite intriguing for sure. Looking forward to learning more about it.

[ssj27]

Interesting but i am sure it's only to get hype the final game won't have nothing to do with this project. No project end up as a game. Not saying they wont make a horror game but this is probably like 6 years or more ahead. I thought showing projects that are not even on the work to hype user base was a thing of the pass and fanboys dont learn if they get exited for a game that will never come out.

And wow dont they have another actress? This person they use for mocap is ao creepy

[MadLad]

Fantastic take as always, ss.
So every insightful /s

[SyntheticForm]

I'm interested.

Ninja Theory are making games I want to buy.

[DJStotty]

Not one comment from the opposite fanbase so far lol

I call selective vision and they will skim over this article and look for one that says something like "CDPR delay Cyberpunk due to xbox one"

On topic this looks really really good!!