A few years back, a massive hack and leak of Insomniac Games revealed work-in-progress prototypes of several games, leaving an indelible mark on the studio.
The hack was a terrible thing, affecting the studio's employees with a lot of personal info leaking out. But one of the projects shown within the leak was a scrapped multiplayer mode for Marvel's Spider-Man, codenamed Spider-Man: The Great Web.
The trailer showed off several Spider-Verse heroes, such as Peter Parker, Spider-Man 2099, Miles Morales, Ghost-Spider, and Scarlet Spider teaming up to take down enemies. Back when I saw it, I was almost thankful that the project never made it, because it felt unnecessary. But now? I'm not so sure.
A newly minted multiplayer mod for Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered on PC has been going viral this week, with players posting videos of the fun they're having with friends. The mod allows numerous players to connect and play the story together, creating some fun moments and lots of hilarity. This does not appear to be the first mod of its kind, but this one's presence on social media has gotten my wheels spinning.
The mod, made by hbgda on Patreon, is locked behind a paywall for a subscription, which makes me think that it may get shut down relatively quickly. But the fun that the players are having makes me wish for something like this to come to fruition, potentially in the inevitable Marvel's Spider-Man 3.
I do enjoy the solace of a solo gaming experience, and the Insomniac Spider-Man games have all been stellar. But the idea of working together with other spider heroes (played by friends or random netizens) is looking and sounding increasingly more fun.
I hope that, whenever Insomniac can go full bore on Marvel's Spider-Man 3 development, the reaction to this mod is taken into consideration. The game is likely several years away from seeing the light of day, but I would love to see that talented studio take a crack at something like they were planning with The Great Web.
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