
Marvel's Spider-Man is out, and it's currently enjoying a constant barrage of praise from all angles. Insomniac Games has produced the fastest selling game of the year - at least in the UK - and that news must be going down extremely well in the offices of Sony and Marvel. Of course, Insomniac put in a lot of the leg work to produce the title, but it's important to remember that the game was only possible as a result of the three companies working together.
Bryan Intihar, creative director on the game and the man who features in a billion interviews, made this very clear in a video interview with Kinda Funny Games. Early into the spoiler-filled conversation, Intihar made a point of saying that if PlayStation wasn't involved, the game might not have been made at all.
"This game would not exist if it wasn't for PlayStation, if not for their support," Intihar stated. "Any time I wanted to do something, and I wanted to make some drastic change, it was just like, 'Okay'. I never heard about anything. It was just like, 'Go do it.' The question was, 'Is it gonna make the game better?' and I'd say, 'Yep', and they'd go, 'Okay', and that would be the last time I'd hear about it."
This isn't the first time we've heard about Sony being an extremely supportive partner when producing a game, and it sounds like the platform holder gave Insomniac full control over the creative aspects of production. Intihar felt that people weren't necessarily giving Sony due credit for its role in making Marvel's Spider-Man become a reality: "So many people want to talk about Marvel and Insomniac - which is awesome... But I owe everything to PlayStation".
We're glad that the collaboration worked out, as it's resulted in a great game that finally restores Spidey's gaming reputation, not to mention it's another hit PS4 exclusive in a string of excellent titles.
[source youtube.com]
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I'd like to think this will finally stop the fanboys complaining that this is an exclusive, but I know better than that.
Let's hope we get a dark and gritty Punisher game that is an over the shoulder intimate setting. I am enjoying Spiderman but at times it's a little light hearted (as it should be I suppose)
I wonder how long Insomniac will stay independent?
So let me get this straight, is he a man or a spider?
Talk like this make hello games even bigger mugs. Considering people were blaming Sony for their plight.
@kyleforrester87 dude, he's clearly a spider, man.
@zimbogamer. thats what i want the most a punisher game.like the one in ps2.thats a amazing 😱game.congratulations to sony PlayStation 4 on spiderman. represent New york greatest city.ever.word up son
I want Sunset Overdrive 2 on PlayStation. The first in my opinion was Xbox's best exclusive and didn't sell well but if it has been on playstation it would have sold like hot cakes. I can see how Spider-man evolved from that game - the traversal was brilliant
@3Above im torn on this. I would love insomniac to come in house to avoid a ninja theory situation occuring. But then insomniacs independence is also very much at the heart of what they do and i think ted price dearly values that.
@playstation1995 yeah it would be awesome. I'm thinking the intimacy of the new God of War mixed with the grittiness of the last of us. We can only hope. At least we have Spiderman to hold us over for a while
@rockertherockgod Bizarrely it could happen because Insomniac owns the IP, but I personally think they've probably moved on from that series now. I'd be surprised if they revisited it.
I love the question they make 'is it going to make the game better?' it shows that they care about quality and not only about money
I think sony is the best partner to make games with compared to others publisher, sony know when to get out of the way and let developers do their things.
@NintendoFan4Lyf
Your right and they probably are genuine.
However this game got a lot of 'exclusive is bad' talk going on and people crying bc it's not multiplat.
That statement here just says it as it is even though I doubt those complainers could see the truth.
@DLB3 That, and I think above all else is the world wide global reach of the PlayStation branding. Square, X, Triangle and Circle are now so iconic, and the marketing of their first party exclusive games have all been nothing short of amazing. Marvel would be wise to team up again with Sony.
@NintendoFan4Lyf
I don’t recall hearing that from PlatinumGames regarding Scalebound...
@DLB3
Disney would know the numbers since they own Marvel as well. Hard to imagine them letting anything in the Star Wars franchise be platform exclusive, but if Spider-Man outsells Battlefront 2, anything is possible.
@Enuo
I doubt it. A lot of people only hear and see what they want. Even the downgrade talk is still going on in spite of every serious source saying there's no downgrade.
One of the reasons why I hesitate little about buying a Sony published game Day 1.
They keep out of the devs way & just let them get on with it
That’s also the reason why I remain skeptical of Sekiro. I have no faith in Activision.
@NintendoFan4Lyf
It's old news? Haha
In recent years it's Spider-Man game that got a lot of this silly outrage going on.
If you want a great single-player AAA experience, go with Sony and you will be fine. ^^
Sony + Insomniac + Marvel, that’s a Dream Team.
@Rob_230 I feel the same way. But it's the Ninja Theory Acquisition that had me thinking it might be possible. And Sony is pretty liberal with creativity so if they did become first party it would be a good situation. Still, being independent is best as long as they can afford it.
@LaNooch1978 @DLB3 I am 100% sure that JJ will make an awesome movie! Also, imagine a singleplayer game releasing alongside the Kenobi movie that will happen for sure, where you play as Obi Wan and stuff, that would be cool
@rockertherockgod "I want Sunset Overdrive 2 on PlayStation. The first in my opinion was Xbox's best exclusive and didn't sell well but if it has been on playstation it would have sold like hot cakes".
Not necessarily. Tearaway was incredible yet flopped big time on ps4.
@LaNooch1978 '... burdened by an increasingly toxic fandom who are notoriously impossible to satisfy.'. Yeah, that's pretty much my take on anything Star Wars these days. It's better to wait with a new Star Wars game until these people have found other things to get stupid over. Ghostbusters sure did open the floodgates for these people, then there was Ghost in the Shell, Star Wars...
@JJ2 '...However this game got a lot of 'exclusive is bad' talk going on and people crying bc it's not multiplat....'.
It's just funny how these people never complain about PC-exclusives, as they conveniently drop their anti-exclusivity principles. It's perfectly acceptable, encouraged even, for the PC to have exclusives but not for other systems.
I would love for them to do a daredevil game next.
Aunt may must of wondered why peter lost so many school bags 😂🤣😂🤣
Insomniac in top form thank you for this amazing game i love swinging through the city!
@NintendoFan4Lyf Salty Ninty fanboy. 😜
@naruball Sometimes great games dont sell and Garbage goes like hotcakes. Look at the brilliant Gravity Rush. 😢
Sometimes customers are a disgrace. 😑
@Flaming_Kaiser
True. Gravity Rush deserved better.
If this game had to be exclusive, I'm glad Sony and Insomniac got it. My first thought for a Spider-Man game had always been Sucker Punch, but after that E3 2016 trailer announcing Insomniac was behind the game, I thought to myself that it was actually the perfect match. Insomniac, after Sunset Overdrive, was well versed in open world and it has always done traversal well in its games so there was no reason to think the web swinging wouldn't be up to par. The one thing Insomniac does better than almost anyone else, and what made them the best choice for Spider-Man, is humor and it's spot on in this. Add Sony into the mix, which has always had a great partnership with Insomniac, and it's not wonder we got such a great game. I was worried at the start of the gen that there was something off between these two companies but the (somewhat surprising) success of the Ratchet & Clank remake seemed to have smoothed that over and gaming is better off for it. This really was a brilliant collaboration and Marvel did a great job making sure everything was treated with respect as well. A sequel seems almost a certainty and that will be something to look forward to for next-gen.
Wow! What an amazing revelation! Next you're gonna tell me water is wet!
I thought this game was garbage due to terrible graphics or am I a few days behind the internet and now it’s a masterpiece?
@Fandabidozi like a week behind, keep up
This game is perfect, please let this be the beginning of a Marvel gaming universe!
@Turismo4GT are you sure? Lol yes he’s a bloody spider-man!
@Turismo4GT Spider "hyphen" Man
This has been the best read of any pushsquare thread ever really good views from everyone.
I hope Insomniac dont jump ship from sony as R&C is utterly amazing and the superlatives I have heard about Spiderman suggests its better that GOW any views here guys ?
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