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Marvel’s Avengers PlayStation Spider-Man DLC Has No Story Missions, First Footage Revealed

Written by Jeff Lampkin

PlayStation-owning followers have been trying ahead to having Spider-Man swing into Marvel’s Avengers since earlier than the sport’s launch, however sadly, it appears the DLC might not reside as much as expectations. According to a preview from IGN, the upcoming Spider-Man “With Nice Energy” occasion received’t embrace any conventional story missions ala earlier DLC that includes Hawkeye and Black Panther. As a substitute, you possibly can stay up for a collection of challenges, with some audio logs and static comic-book fashion “cutscenes” advancing the story. So why is Crystal Dynamics scrimping on the Spidey story? Based on Avengers director Philippe Therien, they did not wish to commit an excessive amount of vitality to one thing that was solely going to be out there on a single platform, plain and easy…

We wish to spend our efforts on content material that everybody can get pleasure from, so we selected to spend so much of our vitality on the Klaw raid that is developing on the identical time. Actually that is a easy choice for us. Spider-Man can play all of the content material, however then we launch a bit of content material that is good on all platforms. Actually that was a choice that is been that means for the reason that starting.

Effectively, factors for honesty I suppose, nevertheless it’s nonetheless fairly disappointing. If Sq. Enix and Crystal Dynamics didn’t wish to put any effort into console-exclusive content material, they shouldn’t have provided it within the first place. On the very least, they need to have been sincere from the get go contemplating this was apparently their place proper from the start.

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In the meantime, IGN has additionally launched first gameplay footage of Spider-Man in Marvel’s Avengers, and effectively, he appears to be like okay. Possibly if Insomniac’s Spider-Man video games didn’t exist I’d be extra excited, however they do, and Avengers Spidey doesn’t look practically as fluid or badass. You possibly can try the footage for your self, beneath.

Marvel’s Avengers is offered now on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X/S, PS4, PS5, and Stadia. The Spider-Man Hero Occasion arrives on PS4 and PS5 on November 30 together with a significant free replace for all gamers.

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Jeff Lampkin

Jeff Lampkin was the first writer to have joined gamepolar.com. He has since then inculcated very effective writing and reviewing culture at GamePolar which rivals have found impossible to imitate. His approach has been to work on the basics while the whole world was focusing on the superstructures.