The trip to Marvel’s New York is getting closer. Scheduled for October 20 on PlayStation 5, spider man 2 Finally he let himself be approached for a few hours of play, a preview of the adventures, this time not of one, but of two spider-men.
spider man 2 takes place a few months after the episode Miles Moralesa few years after the first Spiderman with Peter Parker. The two Spider-Men now share the fight against bad guys in New York City. They will face a new villain, Kraven the Hunter, who tries to gather the city’s villains, including some iconic ones like Venom, The Lizard and many others. The two superheroes will have to join forces to take down all these little people, as well as the second-rate thugs that abound.
An even bigger map
For this new installment, highly anticipated by fans, the studio tried to improve the game’s strengths and provide new resources so that the player can immerse themselves much more in the skin of the character. And it begins with the arrival of the Delta Canvas, a kind of wingsuit that will allow Miles, like Peter, to float over the Big Apple, taking advantage of air currents to go faster than balancing on the end of his canvas. It must be said that the game map is much larger now, with the addition of the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. But Insomniac Games announces, however, that the game will not last longer than the first episode (about twenty hours).
“We were able to take advantage of the strengths of the PS5 to allow you to cross the city very, very quickly, whether swinging or sliding,” adds the person responsible for the game, referring to the power of the console and the very fast hard drive. SSD that limits download times. “It has been very exciting to be able to expand the experience, cross rivers, go to new neighborhoods, new places. These are new opportunities for story and gameplay. And for the player, the pleasure of recognizing other emblematic places.”
We were able to walk for almost three hours in this new spider man 2 during a pre-game session hosted by PlayStation. Now only available on PS5, the game, already very beautiful from the first title, is even more visually refined, with great lighting effects in the city. We quickly resume our automatisms to go from skyscraper to skyscraper, fighting against our enemies opting for infiltration or frontal attack.
Two very familiar heroes
What’s new is being able to do it in turns with Miles, who inherits Venom’s bioelectric power, or with Peter, who can now rely on the powers of the latter’s symbiote. This will give you new attack power against your enemies. The two heroes can thus count on a wider range of blows, but also always have their devices to vary the attacks.
All of this comes together quickly. Rather, it’s the sometimes dense waves of enemies that feel fresh in their approach. Because the playing field (New York) is already known, this spider man 2 Above all, it seems to perfect the knowledge acquired, with some cosmetic effects such as the dozens and dozens of outfits available for each Spider-Man.
As for the alternation of the spider-men, in the main plot, it will not be a choice. Each mission seems quite calculated based on the character. “For the story, you can choose Peter and then switch to Miles without problems in the mission. But they will be made according to their own story,” specifies Ryan Smith. “In the open world, once unlocked, you choose who you want to play as and where they are on the map.” During our game, it was not possible to actually see how the missions were played, but simply switch from the game app.
An air of deja vu?
This spider man 2 Therefore, it immerses us again in an atmosphere, a rhythm and other elements quite familiar to those who played the first two episodes. This is not a criticism, as everything is well put together, but perhaps we expected something extra. At Insomniac Games we do not hide voluntary membership so as not to leave out those who discover the saga.
“We intentionally created this game as if it could be our first. Spiderman”, agrees Ryan Smith, who insists that it is not necessary to have played the first two games. “We can tame it and understand it, without it being confusing for the players.” And for already experienced players, the new mechanics are promised “more fun and interesting with an epic and exciting plot.”
Even if a first glance does not predict the overall representation, this spider man 2 It is quite effective in its intention. The story seems to have been refined to distinguish the fates of the two characters which can be taken in turns, but without actually choosing to do the story, for example, with Miles or Peter, and in a rather guided way, by hand in the sequence of main missions.
The first few side quests didn’t intrigue us enough to deviate from the straight path between the buildings at the end of the network. spider man 2 It looks beautiful and polished. Like a good reunion with old friends who have gained maturity and skills. Let’s see if these two heroes can make us forget the crazy video game year we are experiencing.
Source: BFM TV
