Marvel's Wolverine gameplay finally shown - what Insomniac is doing differently from Spider-Man

[QuantumLeap53]

PlayStation's State of Play on June 2 opened with new gameplay footage for Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac Games. The footage showed how the combat has evolved: faster, more brutal, less combo-reliant than the Spider-Man games. The trailer showed Wolverine's bone claws before the adamantium coating, suggesting the story covers Logan's formative years. The reactive environment destruction, the visceral healing factor mechanics and the faster pace all distinguish it from the Spider-Man formula. God of War Laufey was the State of Play closer. Until Dawn 2 was also revealed, a standalone sequel with new characters on an abandoned tropical island.

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[BretHart99]

Bone claws before the adamantium is the story decision that tells you everything about the narrative ambition here. This is not a power fantasy from the start. This is Logan at his most vulnerable and dangerous simultaneously

[Pete14]

The healing factor as a mechanic has never been done properly in a Wolverine game. Showing it as a visual and tactical element rather than just passive regeneration is the right design decision

[Bussin]

The combat being described as faster and less punchy than Spider-Man is exactly right. Wolverine should feel like controlled chaos, not the elegant acrobatics of Peter Parker. The animation system they have built looks genuinely different

[Hannah]

Insomniac doing both Spider-Man and Wolverine in the same generation is an extraordinary output from one studio. The quality bar they have set with the Marvel's Spider-Man games means expectations for this are essentially at ceiling

[Phil80]

Until Dawn 2 as a standalone sequel with new characters is the safe creative choice but also the right one. The original's cast ending did not leave obvious survivors to return and fresh characters on a new island maintains the horror setup without retconning anything

[RightAbout24]

God of War Laufey as the closer to State of Play is a massive reveal that got slightly buried under Wolverine discourse. Laufey as the primary antagonist opens the door to a completely different mythological direction for the series