Topic: So That’s It For Spider-man 2 Huh?

Still no new game +
No DLC

The hype and all the talk about it has tapered off completely

If they ever do release new game plus , i can’t even be bothered at this point since it’s been so long and ive forgotten how to play . what a shame .

@nomither6 Couldn't care less unless by some miracle they patch in co-op multiplayer - which should've been the game's USP in the first place.

People have no patience. The studio had to deal with the hack last month. I think NG+ takes less priority over that.
If you can't wait a few months then that's on you.

@LN78 damn that actually could’ve been a great idea! a co-op experience makes so much sense , they really dropped the ball with this game in terms of what they could’ve done better. like a lot of people say - they played it too safe & kept the issues of the first .

@AdamNovice In addition, there's State of Play to consider. Back around when the 1st game and its DLC released, Sony were moving away from events after E3 2018 (e.g. Playstation Experience didn't happen in December 2018) and State of Play didn't exist yet which led to stuff being announced out of nowhere more often.

Nowadays, State of Play and Playstation Showcase exists which is a suitable place to announce that kind of stuff.

GoW Ragnarok got new content a whole year after launch. So, this would be on the same boat

@Savage_Joe why compare this to ragnarok though , especially since theyre not from the same dev… the first game got DLC quick , like just a couple months afterwards .

@nomither6 well, you’ve gotta ask them. as for why I used Ragnarok as example… they are both from Sony. Even if they are from different devs, Sony always has the last word

Is it possible they shelved plans? I feel like it perhaps didn't perform as well critically as Sony may have hoped but I'm sure it's sold extremely well regardless. I personally think Insomniac are a little overrated. They make good, technically adept games, not great ones.

@Korra i think most people agree. the spider-man games are no arkham, but they’re some of the best spiderman games and having no new content for it is kind of bizarre.

@LN78 Oh, they will.

Also, cut them some slack. They release a lot of games, definitely work hard and have delivered a good game every time. Now there's been that leak, there are lay offs incoming, which probably means some kind of restructuring company wise as well.

It takes them a bit longer to create to bring post-release content. Whoever's working in a field where you create a product (programmer myself) knows that inevitable delays sometimes happen.

@Kidfried You sound very confident about that - was it mentioned in the hacked information?

@LN78 Haven't looked into the leaks, no insider information either, but there were job posting for multiplayer when they were developing Spider-Man 2: https://gamerant.com/marvels-spider-man-2-job-listing-multipl...

Then there is the fact that the New Game+ was delayed. If that were somehow a bigger package than just NG+, it would make sense.

Then: Ghost of Tsushima and Jim Ryan. I think both make it likely that Sony would push Insomniac to go the Legends direction.

Again, I don't know anyone at Insomniac or Sony, and could be totally off the mark here.

@Kidfried I hope you're right!

@LN78 Scroll through my comments history, and you might find that I'm right as often as I'm wrong. So we'll see!

@Kidfried Well fingers crossed because as it stands "Spider-Man 2" is an incredibly underwhelming game - I was expecting an "Asylum" to "City" style leap and was sorely disappointed.

I thought it was brilliant and i only bought it because of the many positive reviews i had read it not being my type of go to game, I think yours is the first review i have read saying the player was underwhelmed

@Max_Headroom Don't get me wrong here - It's an objectiviely excellent videogame, but as a lifelong Spidey fan, the story was a major letdown (especially in a year when "Across the Spider-Verse" came out) and I thought that the devs were just treading water - a couple of mechanics aside, it's indistinguishable from the earlier games - which I absolutely adored. Like I said, very disappointing - and it was a highly anticipated Christmas present, too!
PS As I've mentioned elsewhere in the forums recently, my last few "AAA" experiences ("Spider-Man 2" and "Alan Wake 2" and "FFXVI" in particular) have been major letdowns - it's entirely possible that this is a "me" problem!

@Max_Headroom it could’ve been much more better than it turned out to be . most people besides diehard fanboys agree it wasn’t a GOTY contender and a solid 8/10 game .