Insomniac isn’t making Spider-Man 2 DLC, however that’s not a foul factor

It’s a darkish day for Spidey followers, as Insomniac has confirmed they’re not engaged on any Spider-Man 2 DLC.

Insomniac buried the information in an official PlayStation weblog asserting the Spider-Man 2 PC port. Hidden deep within the article, they wrote, “We have now no extra story content material deliberate for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”. 

The information received’t shock those that’ve been monitoring the state of affairs, however it’s nonetheless a disappointing blow. Spider-Man 2 arrange a number of plots that might possible repay within the DLC – the Carnage symbiote, Cindy Moon, and the Chameleon instantly swing to thoughts — and followers are fearful that these dangling threads will probably be forgotten about. 

Actually, although, I believe all of the catastrophizing I’ve seen on-line about these Spider-Man video games is a bit overblown, and I sincerely consider this resolution is perhaps for the very best.

Was Spider-Man 2 rushed?

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What makes me suppose that? Effectively, one of many largest complaints I see on-line about Spider-Man 2 (and I see plenty of complaints, a few of that are massively unfair) is that the sport was rushed. They level to the underbaked boss battles, the story’s breakneck tempo, and lacking options from the primary recreation as ‘proof’ this was the case. 

Whereas I can’t touch upon whether or not Insomniac ran out of time whereas making Spider-Man 2, I don’t essentially disagree with all of those complaints. The largest concern was the third act; the alien invasion felt rushed, Venom felt extra like a random monster than the sinister symbiote we like to hate, and the ultimate combat towards Harry lacked the emotion the Doc Ock combat had. 

I’m hardly alone in pondering this, and Insomniac can’t be blind to the criticism as a result of there are an terrible lot of vocal critics on-line (in all probability too many, if something) who appear to like tearing chunks out of the sport. I’d prefer to suppose then that Insomniac is drawing a line below Spider-Man 2 as a result of it needs to focus all of its efforts on getting Spider-Man 3 proper, not only for the followers however for themselves as nicely.

As for these dangling plot threads? Effectively, any good concepts from the DLC can simply be built-in into the subsequent Spider-Man recreation. It’s not like Insomniac’s about to throw all of the work that presumably went into the DLC on an enormous bonfire and swear its workers to secrecy. Something good deliberate for the DLC will see the sunshine of day; it simply received’t be on this recreation. 

Spidey’s loss is Venom’s achieve

The information has additionally acquired me extra enthusiastic about that rumored Venom spin-off folks maintain speaking about. Whereas the precise plans for the Venom recreation and the DLC tales had been by no means formally revealed (we solely discovered about it after the surprising ransomware assault), it’s thought that Insomniac needed to do a Carnage-focused DLC after which make a separate Venom spin-off.

However does it not make extra sense to have Carnage seem in that Venom title? In spite of everything, Venom and Carnage go collectively like goths and black trenchcoats; they don’t simply work; they’re essentially linked. The choice to cancel the Carnage DLC might give us a greater Venom recreation sooner or later. And that’s one thing to be enthusiastic about, certainly?

I believe it’s necessary to do not forget that the individuals who work on these video games are solely human, and Insomniac has had a fairly sh*tty 12 months. They launched their new recreation to essential acclaim and big gross sales however had been hit by a cyber assault that did untold harm to their enterprise and private lives. Not solely that, like so many within the gaming business, they’ve confronted cutbacks and redundancies. All of that’s been compounded by a demanding fan base who at all times needs extra.

It should have been exhausting. So, with that in thoughts, would you actually need a DLC from a group working on fumes? I do know I wouldn’t. I’d need the group over at Insomniac to take a while to relaxation up to allow them to begin growth on their subsequent recreation, feeling refreshed and excited to swing again into Spider-Man. So don’t cry as a result of the DLC is useless; cheer as a result of the subsequent recreation will probably be wonderful.

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