>The player character, Jordan, was a member of "The Five Aces," a band of notorious criminals.
>The leader, Luis (Tony Dalton) disappeared without a trace, causing the Five to drift apart
>The reason for Jordan's shaved head, the absurd reaction to which ND fully expected, is to serve the hiding of her identity, as she is a wanted criminal.
>Jordan works as a bounty hunter purely as a means to find her former partners, Particularly Luis, who she sees as a father figure.
>Kumail Nanjiani plays Colin, the comic relief of the crew.
>The tutorial and opening mission is on Sempiria's moon, leading to Jordan chasing Colin into space.
>An important note from the leak is that there will be no space combat, the aforementioned segment is a cutscene.
>As they fly into Sempiria's atmosphere, an EMP wave disables both ships, leading them to crash in different locations.
>The bulk of the game is described as an "open world Uncharted mixed with Sci-Fi elements."
>The majority of enemy combatants are A1 driven machines, but with a wide variety of types. Melee, ranged, and even vehicle combat are in the game.
>The base of operations in the game is your crashed ship, which can be customized.
>As you find each member of your old crew, they will join you on the ship (with seamless interactions depending on the day/night cycle, think RDR2) in your search for Luis.
>The gist of the plot is that Luis sent a message to all members of the Five, excluding Jordan, to meet him on the planet. They were specifically instructed to come alone, and not to mention this to the other members.
>Once 3 members of the crew (besides Luis) join you, the game takes a hard turn. An underground dwelling race of "aliens,' known as Sempirians, kidnap Jordan's teammates. The ship, with all its decorations and customization, is destroyed. Inspired by ME2's Collectors event.
>The Sempirians resemble humans with some notable differences, including the ability to sprout large insect legs that allow them to scale walls, as well as night visiom
>With more of a survival horror shift, you make your way through underground tunnels to try and save your crew.
>Eventually you reach where they are held, where it is revealed Luis is preparing to execute them in front of a horde of angry Sempirians.
>Jordan interrupts, begging to know why Luis is doing this. Luis explains the big twist of the game, that the Sempirians were once humans who were teleported to the planet thousands of years ago as a side effect of the quantum expenmentation needed to develop distant space faring technology.
>The quantum influence on their genetics rapidly advanced the stages of evolution to help them adapt to Sempiria's harsh environment.
>When Luis crashed on the planet, he found himself empathizing with their race, promising to help support their desire to return to Earth (Druckmann apparently had read Heart of Darkness which inspired this plot point).
>The Sempirian religion, founded by "The Heretic Prophet," stated generations upon generations would suffer until a Messiah arrived to lead Sempirians to their ancestral home, where they would reclaim the land and purge its inhabitants.
>The A1 software and battle machinery on the planet was constructed over thousands of years to assist in invading Earth.
>However, the technology needed for a ship to pierce Sempiria'r's atmosphere without being disabled by its unique qualities could not be figured out.
>Jordan is forced to watch as each of her companions are shot in the head by Luis. She begs to know why he is doing this.
>Luis informs her she was never meant to be here, it's why he didn't call her to come. He was using his former partners' presence on the planet as means to end.
>lt's revealed that Luis informed Galactipol that 4 of the 5 Aces would be on Sempiria, and a fleet of police ships outfitted with EMP-countering tech arrive at the planet.
>Luis has an affection for Jordan, so he orders the Sempirisms to detain her while they fight Galactipol and take their ships.
>Jordan escapes, and the the final act has the player tear through a war zone between the two sides, ultimately resulting in Jordan chasing Luis down and killing him as he operates a huge tank.
>Luis' dying words are to ask Jordan to continue his work, that the Sempirians deserve to see their home again.
>The player has the choice to use the tank to destroy Sempirian robots, leaving them defenseless to be slaughtered by Galactipol.
>Or destroy Galactipol ships.
>After either choice is made, you find Luis' old ship and fly into space, the ending depending on which choice you made.
