Inside the inspiration that shaped Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
November 28, 2022The inspiration for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales started bubbling up early in the development of its predecessor – Marvel’s Spider-Man, said Insomniac Games creative director Bryan Intihar.
“During the early days of the development of Marvel’s Spider-Man, we discussed various ways on how to make our universe feel unique from other Spider-Man experiences,” Intihar said. “One idea included having both Peter and Miles live in the same universe and have their paths cross. The more we learned and read about Miles, the larger his role became in the game. So, when the idea of him having his own game came up, at that point it felt like a no-brainer.
“The Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales development team exceeded every expectation we had for the game; he’s a character that’s very important to our studio, and we can’t wait to show fans what’s next for Miles.”
In tackling the 2020 sequel, Insomniac Games wanted to build on the success of Marvel’s Spider-Man, and also add to the experience of the original 2018 game.
“Our goal was to create a coming-of-age Super Hero story where Miles learns to embrace his identity to become an explosive new Spider-Man,” said Brian Horton, also a creative director at Insomniac Games. “We leveraged Miles’ unique powers: bioelectricity and optical camouflage to create new gameplay opportunities in combat, stealth, and environmental puzzles. We took advantage of the power of the PS5 featuring: raytraced reflections, lightning-fast loading times and smooth 60 FPS gameplay.”
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