"The report said one of the game's twists was that it would use generative AI to support communication between the player and NPCs. The generative AI communication was said to be a "key tool for combat and puzzle-solving." As an example, the report said the Norse god Thor was planned to be in the game, and that players could say the name of a special attack out loud (or type it into a text box) and have Thor perform the action."
"The report said Project Trident would have also allowed players to recruit other characters to join them, again using words spoken out loud. The popular RPG Skyrim allowed players to do this on Xbox with Kinect back on Xbox 360 more than a decade ago. According to the report, Project Trident's art, music, story, and core gameplay elements were hand-made by developers. The generative AI was limited to interactions between the player and NPCs, as well as to improve animation quality by touching up lip-syncing, for example."
"When work on Project Trident began years prior, it was a different kind of game--a four-player co-op action game with a more serious tone. This version was still set in a Nordic setting. Players would fight huge monsters not unlike the gameplay loop in Shadow of the Colossus. In mid-2024, however, Amazon Games reportedly introduced an "AI mandate" that pushed developers to incorporate more AI features in Project Trident."
"Most of the staff were "uneasy, unhappy, and concerned" about this development, the report said. One source said that although they didn't love the idea of incorporating generative AI element"
Amazon Games canceled Project Trident, a third-person comedic action game set in a Nordic setting. The planned game centered on a fictional parody company called Valhalla Ventures that would hire the player for an adventure. Generative AI was intended to enable spoken or typed communication between the player and NPCs, described as a key tool for combat and puzzle-solving. Thor was planned to appear, with players able to say a special attack name to trigger Thor’s action. Players could recruit other characters using spoken words. Art, music, story, and core gameplay were described as hand-made, while generative AI was limited to player-NPC interactions and animation improvements such as lip-sync touch-ups. Earlier development began as a serious four-player co-op monster-fighting game, but an AI mandate in mid-2024 increased AI requirements, leaving staff uneasy and concerned.
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