Summary
- MachineGames' Indiana Jones game, titled Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, is an action/adventure title that puts players in the shoes of the iconic character as he searches for answers about the Seven Wonders of the World.
- The game will take place in 1937, fitting snugly between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, allowing players to experience classic Indiana Jones imagery and encounter familiar characters like Marcus Brody.
- The setting of 1937 also opens the door for potential cameos from other franchise characters such as Marion Ravenwood and Sallah, and there is even a possibility for Short Round to make an appearance, offering fans a nostalgic return.
Tentatively announced back in January 2021, MachineGames' Indiana Jones game finally has a title, some gameplay footage, and even a general release window. Now officially named Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, MachineGames' action/adventure title will put players into the travel-worn boots of the titular professor-by-day, adventurer-by-night as he searches the globe for answers to a major mystery surrounding the Seven Wonders of the World.
Clearly taking all of its past video game experiences into account, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle looks like a MachineGames title through and through, putting players into a first-person perspective as they shoot, punch, and of course, whip Nazis to their brutal doom. While only a brief gameplay trailer was revealed at the recent Xbox Developer Direct, the accompanying commentary from the game's developers clearly showed just how much passion MachineGames has for the Indiana Jones license, and its spot on the franchise timeline paves the way for some interesting opportunities.
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When Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Takes Place
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Is Set Between Raiders and Last Crusade
Generally speaking, the Indiana Jones timeline is pretty straightforward, though there's one big caveat. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the second movie in the franchise, is actually a prequel, set one year before the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark. The original Indiana Jones trilogy takes place between 1935 and 1938, with Temple of Doom being set in 1935, Raiders in 1936, and Last Crusade in 1938. Of course, then Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Dial of Destiny are set much further in the future, taking place in 1957 and 1969 respectively.
Interestingly, there's a little gap of a year between Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, and that's where Indiana Jones and the Great Circle snugly fits. Taking place in 1937, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will see Indy unravel a mystery that connects all the Seven Wonders, which he believes makes some kind of "circle" around the world. Being set in 1937, players can expect to see plenty of classic Indiana Jones imagery, from Nazis to airships to recently uncovered temples and archaeological sites.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's Setting Paves the Way for Some Big Cameos
Setting the game in 1937 is a pretty genius move on MachineGames' part. Not only does this setting pave the way for the aforementioned iconic Indiana Jones imagery, but it also flings the door wide open for a range of franchise cameos, the vast majority of which would actually make a lot of sense in this game. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's reveal trailer already showed that Indy's college colleague and surrogate father figure Marcus Brody will be in the game, and that could just be the beginning.
Set just a year after Raiders of the Lost Ark, it would make complete sense for The Great Circle to at least reference Marion Ravenwood, and why she's no longer in the picture, with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull stating that Indy ditched her just a week before their wedding. It would also make a lot of sense for Sallah to make an appearance in The Great Circle, with Egypt being confirmed as one of the game's many locations. There's even a possibility, albeit a much smaller one, that Short Round could make a cameo. Fans have been wanting Short Round to return for a while now, and while The Great Circle's place on the timeline would mean that he's still a child and technically wouldn't be played by Ke Huy Quan, it'd still be fun to see him show up on another Indy adventure.
Indiana Jones is a franchise spanning movies, video games, novels, and television that follows the adventurous archeologist, Indy, who is typically portrayed by Harrison Ford.
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