A cellphone alarm in the opening scene alerts our hero that something nefarious is afoot in his city.
(Yes, Spider-Man and Spider-Man comics both exist in this world.)
But the similarities to that big-screen sound offer the same effect.
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If the two-hour press demo of the PlayStation 4 title is any indication, mission accomplished.
As with mostAvengersmovies, the game begins with an action set piece to get the adrenaline flowing.
Hes out of college with a job (which we cant talk about right now becausespoilers!)
and hes no longer dating Mary Jane Watson.
You play as both Peter and M.J. (that we know of) to unravel this puzzle.
Is this professional-grade fan fiction?
Completely, Paquette says.
Smith remembers seeing photos of himself in a Spider-Man tee as a kid and riding a red Spider-Man bike.
As an added bonus, theyre both fans of Sam Raimis film trilogy.
This could actually get made, Paquette recalls.
So, yeah, thats pretty much what it is because Im still a fan, right?
So I guess a lot of stuff is professional-grade fan fiction.
The second was figuring out what was the core of the story.
Paquette also loves stories that have really juicy drama and put characters in situations where theres no easy out.
He adds, Theres a lot of that opportunity with Peter Parker living this double life.
Thats already a lot to juggle.
Should they do an origin story?
We were avoiding that, Paquette stresses.
They know Spideys origin has been tackled countless times.
Whats the suit gonna look like?
How is Spideys swinging going to work?
We knew we needed to have a physics-based swing, Smith explains.
The lines needed to attach to the building so it was a legitimate swing.
It wasnt flying, it wasnt fake at all.
What kind of special abilities will Peter have?
So looking at those things from a functional angle, as well.
And what from the collective consciousness of Spider-Man will they pull from?
Everything from key poses in the movies to specific comic book panels were fair game.
Its not just that youre playing a Spider-Man game while executing aerial acrobatics as you chase down Mr. Its times like this when that early-morning Black Friday purchase of an ultra-high-def big-screen TV pays off.
As with any Marvel project, we had to ask… sequels?
We love working with Marvel, but were focused on getting this one [done], Smith says.
Well, do DLCs count?
Of course, everyones super-conscious of getting metaphorically taken out by Marvel for spilling spoilers.
Theres an NDA that says, We will kill you if you say anything, Paquette jokes.
Marvels Spider-Manwill be available for PlayStation on Sep. 7.
