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Marvel's Spider-Man adds Photo Mode with day one patch

One for J.J.!

August 31, 2018 5:15 PM

First-party PlayStation games have gotten into the trend of offering Photo Modes to help further extend their shelf life. Because after taking down mythical beasts, there's always time for a selfie. Look at that mug!

With that in mind, it would be a major misstep if Spider-Man was missing a Photo Mode. I mean, Peter Parker made his living as a photographer. Who in the superhero community knows more about taking pictures than the friendly neighborhood webhead? Fortunately, Insomniac is well aware of Peter's credentials and is not letting this opportunity slip by.

Marvel's Spider-Man will indeed come with its own Photo Mode, which will be made available via a day one patch. Accessible from the pause menu, players can utilize a wealth of options. This means changing angles, filters, and numerous cosmetic options, like stickers. Players can even make their own faux comic book covers. There's never been a better way to get pictures of Spider-Man, which is a good thing, because there's a certain someone who can never get enough of them.

Marvel's Spider-Man releases on PlayStation 4 next Friday, September 7.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

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August 31, 2018 5:15 PM

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- Mad Brahmin Disease
  
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  September 1, 2018 3:53 AM
  
  well, he is a photographer
- Dolemite
  
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  September 1, 2018 7:52 AM
  
  Now Spidey can document the horror of the shrinking puddles:
  
  https://kotaku.com/people-who-havent-played-spider-man-are-mad-the-develop-1828724400
  - RikiTiki2
    
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    September 1, 2018 8:09 AM
    
    This was a thing?
    - pyide
      
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      September 1, 2018 9:42 AM
      
      It's dumb all over. If you look at the original comparison post, there's no text attached, but people see the most obvious difference in the water and reflections on the ground latched on to that. https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/9binvp/spiderman_graphics_comparison/
      
      Which seems like nothing compared to the more apparent difference in lighting between the two, but even people doing the stories on this like Kotaku focus solely on the puddles.
      
      I think the changes make it look nicer. The light outside coming in isn't all blown / bloomed out, and the lacking specular shine on Spidey's suit looks a bit softer and more realistic. And less water means less distracting reflections in the scene.