One of the best moments of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, 2023's sequel to Insomniac's original Marvel's Spider-Man, occurs right at the very beginning. Sandman is wreaking havoc across New York, and it's up to Peter, as well as Miles, to get him under control before the Empire State is fully covered in, well, sand.
It's as much a jam-packed opening as it is a tutorial for the game's systems. Over the first half hour or so, you'll learn how to webswing, initiate combos, deploy gadgets, dodge and implement finishers. It was also a great demonstration of just how much Spider-Man 2 has grown, both graphically and technologically, thanks to the PS5.
As it turns out, according to Senior Creative Director Bryan Intihar, the Sandman opening was decided from the very beginning. A wise decision, we must say.
27 years later, there is still no opening mission quite like the one that introduces you to Final Fantasy 7.
In an interview with PlayStation Blog as part of Spider-Man 2's larger reveal for PC, Intihar discussed a number of game-related details, including that memorable opening. “Sandman was one of the first things we decided upon, like really...
