Load Up Your Web-Shooters!
The Spider-Man games have been a little bit hit and miss over the years. On the one hand we have the adaptation of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2, which is renowned as the greatest movie-based game of all time. Then you have more recent blunders such as the Amazing Spider-Man games. All in all, its been a while since old web-head got himself a real stellar video game baring his name.
At least until now.
From the developers of the Ratchet & Clank series, Insomniac Games’ take on Spider-Man has fans more than a little excited, especially after getting a look at the cinematic gameplay.
There’s certainly a lot to look forward to, and going by the developers’ resume it’s at the very least going to make for an entertaining time. Which is why we have decided to list the content that we hope to see in one form or another in the hope that this game can push Spidey back up into the higher echelons of quality video games.
#5: Photography
While Peter Parker’s job as a photographer for the Daily Bugle is used more for comedy purposes, especially with his interactions with J. Jonah Jameson, we would actually like to see Peter use these skills in an interesting way. We knows he’s not Batman, but seeing him use his trade to help him investigate crimes and news stories would help the game stand apart from every other one that came before.
#4: Peter Parker
Yeah, we’re here for the superhero in the red and blue tights, but that doesn’t mean Peter Parker should be pushed to the side and turned into a uninteresting character. Instead of just appearing in cut-scenes, hopefully we will see Peter get his own gameplay sections that will be fundamentally different from his alter ego’s, but still just as engrossing to play.
#3: Boss Battles and Reimagined Villains
Sometimes the only way to stay fresh is to mix things up, even bend things that have remained untouched in previous iterations. Spider-Man’s villains are iconic, though for a video game many of them could do with a little bit of an update. We know for a fact Spidey will be battling Mister Negative, but maybe we can hope to see other characters make an appearance and bring with them some unique and challenging boss fights?
#2: Side Missions
And we’re not talking about fetch quests! Give us overlapping, extensive missions with their own storylines that see Spidey take on all facets of crime in New York City. We’re not expecting Witcher 3: Wild Hunt levels here, but a select few well-crafted narratives would really manage to elevate the game to greater heights. Hopefully Insomniac Games will refrain from giving us the pizza delivery missions…
#1: Make New York Feel BIG!
Open-world games are all the rage these days, and from what we have seen so far New York looks absolutely stunning. Hopefully that’s not all surface level. To be able to swing and crawl around every surface in the city and explore every single crevice would serve as a great foundation for the rest of the game. Linear pathways haven’t really served the web-head well in the past, so if the setting is a vast and packed with engaging content then we’re pretty sure half the battle is already won.
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