We’ve simply gotten some readability on how huge Spider-Man 2’s map will probably be, and relaxation assured: there will probably be lots to discover.
The recreation’s artistic director Bryan Intihar revealed as a lot in an interview with The Washington Post, saying that the sequel’s map will probably be twice the scale of Spider-Man 1’s. He additionally teased what it’s prefer to swing round in Queens, which we beforehand realized would develop into accessible throughout final week’s 12-minute gameplay demo.
“In phrases of the scale of town, it’s double the scale in comparison with Spider-Man 1,” Intihar mentioned. “When you play in Queens, there’s way more of a neighborhood really feel, smaller buildings, which is why the online wings work so effectively traversing in that space, the place you possibly can swing low to the bottom if you wish to, or you possibly can fly by way of.”
“We’ve ready some sudden conditions we’ve not accomplished earlier than.
In Spider-Man 1, gamers have been solely in a position to traverse Manhattan. Spider-Man 2, then again, will embrace each Queens and Brooklyn, with different boroughs anticipated as effectively. Speaking to Japanese outlet Famitsu (by way of Gematsu), Intihar teased how the additions of Queens and Brooklyn will break up some web-slinging monotony.
“Since these two areas are considerably smaller and residential, I believe you’ll discover them completely different from Manhattan,” he mentioned. “We’ve ready some sudden conditions we haven’t accomplished earlier than, like a battle on the river between two of the cities, so I hope you’ll look ahead to them.”
Expectations are little question excessive for Spider-Man 2, as Spider-Man 1 and Spider-Man: Miles Morales are two of the most well-liked PlayStation video games. We nonetheless, nevertheless, don’t have a launch date; final week’s PlayStation Showcase solely reiterated the beforehand introduced fall 2023 launch window.
For extra on Spider-Man 2, take a look at all the brand new particulars we realized from the gameplay demo and our sitdown with Intihar and recreation director Ryan Smith.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or enhancing, you will discover her studying fantasy novels or enjoying Dungeons & Dragons.
