During an SDCC livestream, Insomniac has revealed some new details regarding their upcoming PS4 Spider-Man game.
According to Insomniac, they took a hard look at how Miles Morales is portrayed in the comics when trying to determine what his role is in the game. They see Morales as the ultimate Spider-Man fanboy and a vital part of Peter Parker/Spider-Man’s growth. Yuri Lowenthal, who voices Spider-Man in the game, mentioned that some of the scenes featuring Morales are among his favorites, but Insomniac stated that you’ll “find out on September 7th” whether or not you actually get to play Morales in the game.
While Insomniac is looking to the comics for inspiration when it comes to characters like Morales, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t willing to bend the mythology a bit. For instance, the team mentioned that their portrayal of Mary Jane will be a bit different than the one that we are used to. Players can expect Mary Jane to be a much more independent character who has her own motivations in this world.
The studio also noted that Black Cat will be featured heavily in the game’s first DLC release, The City That Never Sleeps, and that she will be the team’s own version of the character. It was even hinted that Black Cat will have a role to play in the main game before the DLC releases but no additional details were shared at this time. Insomniac also did not confirm how many DLC releases they are working on.
Even without DLC, you can expect Spider-Man to be a huge game. The team went so far as to say that the game features a “metric ton of stuff that nobody knows about.” One little detail the team mentioned that we haven’t heard of before is that Spider-Man will address people differently whether he knows them, is wearing a mask, not wearing a mask, or some combination of those situations.
Finally, Insomniac mentioned that they intend on releasing the best game in the studio’s history, the best Spider-Man game ever, the best Marvel game ever, and what they hope will be remembered as one of the best games ever. That’s a high bar to clear and no mistake.
More on this as we get it.