Marvel’s Spider-Man: The Great Web was a title that was in the works but was canceled some time ago. Several leaks about the game surfaced online, leading to many gamers and Webhead fans discussing the title.
The recent leaks have also seemingly teased that the game had crossovers with other Marvel titles developed by Insomniac, such as Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Marvel’s Wolverine. The idea, at least in theory, sounds impressive, and in the comment section of the video that leaked the idea behind the game, fans can be seen lamenting that the game will possibly never be released.
Spider-Man: The Great Web leak sheds light on a lot of seemingly wasted potential
As per this leak that surfaced on YouTube, the title was deliberated upon, and the leak shows a presentation that contains concept art and a propositional idea behind the title. If one were to go to the 11:30 minute mark, one could see an exciting idea proposed for the title.
The slide in the presentation is titled “Positioning our Story Universe.” As per this slide, the game would have been set on a different Earth labeled Earth i32. Also, the game makers were planning a light story crossover between Earth i32 and Earth 1048, the Earth on which the three Spider-Man titles and Marvel’s Wolverine would have taken place.
It is fascinating to imagine how the story crossover would have served as an element that would attract players who would have played titles from Insomniac’s Spider-Man series and its Wolverine title. Interestingly, the slide at the 11:30 minute mark in the video also shows Madame Web, who can be seen conjuring something.
For fans of Spider-Man worldwide, it would have been incredible to have a playable rendition of Madame Web and various iterations of Spider-Man from the Spider-verse. While all of this sounds like a magnetic prospect, there are still pitfalls to the central genre of the game that can be seen in the game’s pitch.
Spider-Man: The Great Web’s most significant flaw would have been its live-service offering
It can be seen from the pitch that The Great Web was ideated to be a multiplayer live-service title. Now, Insomniac has achieved great success in the premium AAA single-player genre and has been one of the many first-party Sony studios that have contributed immensely to the success of the PlayStation console lineup.
Now, after huge studios that have been phenomenal with single-player titles have failed to attempt to execute live-service offerings like Marvel’s Avengers and Suicide Squad, it would have been a shame to see Insomniac go down the same path.
Do you think Insomniac could have been an outlier in the list of studios attempting to produce live-service titles? Or would it have had the same fate as other studios? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below!
