Summary
Marvel’s Spider-Man 3is only one of a handful of games to be excited about now from Insomniac, and that’s sadly a result of an awful ransomware hack the studio has had to endure recently. Still,Marvel’s Spider-Man 3is easily the most predictable of the bunch and that’s due to the efforts Insomniac went to inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2to lay a foundation of loose threads for the third entry to knot.
Everything known aboutMarvel’s Spider-Man 3also suggests it will be the last installment in the franchise, or at least the last mainline game, and that was precipitated by Otto Octavius ominously gearing up for what he considers “the final chapter.” How Otto intends to fulfill that may be connected to Norman Osborn, who is now in a chaotic state of devastation after his son is in a worse condition than he was when he first went into the green stasis chamber with the symbiote.Norman himself has been teased repeatedly as becoming the Green Goblin, andMarvel’s Spider-Man 3will need to finally satisfy that.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 3’s Green Goblin Has to Be the Franchise’s Most Epic Boss Fight Yet
Green Goblin is All But Confirmed Already for Marvel’s Spider-Man 3
Insomniac has made a point to nod at Green Goblin’s debut at the end of eachMarvel’s Spider-Mangame now, andif the third main installment forMarvel’s Spider-Manis going to be its lastthen it’s almost guaranteed he will be its final boss. Doctor Octopus may have a fairly large impact inMarvel’s Spider-Man 3and can be a villain who may be more resounding for players since he’s been around as a great antagonist since the original game.
However, because Green Goblin has been teased so thoroughly, it would make sense for him to be the third game’s final lasting antagonist since there has been so much suspense and excitement built up for him. It also wouldn’t quite make sense forHarry Osborn to become a Goblindue to him being in a coma and already having played an antagonist role, though if Insomniac truly wants the Osborns to suffer that is still a feasible path it could take with the franchise.
Green Goblin Can’t Afford to Disappoint in Marvel’s Spider-Man 3
It shouldn’t be difficult to introduce Green Goblin now that the villain’s equipment and G-Serum have already been laid out throughout the franchise, but making Green Goblin’s boss fight exciting will be a completely different endeavor. There haven’t been many Green Goblin boss fights in pastSpider-Mangames and that falls in Insomniac’s favor, though it’ll undoubtedly feel like a letdown if the boss fight inMarvel’s Spider-Man 3isn’t the franchise’s most visually stunning and mechanically rich, meaning it’ll need to integrate everything Insomniac has learned from itsMarvel’s Spider-Mangames.
It seems fair to assume thatInsomniac’s Green Goblin will have its G-Serum-affected villainadorned in high-tech armor as per the teases inMarvel’s Spider-Man. But, having Goblin evolve into the hulking monster depicted inUltimate Spider-Mancould make for a terrifically layered and dynamic boss fight. This way, the first encounter with Green Goblin could be a city-wide beat-’em-up while Spider-Man and him exchange blows atop the glider, and a second encounter could see a wholly new approach with Spider-Man battling a massive brute.
If Insomniac sticks with one or the other exclusively it will need to make the fight rich with gameplay opportunities, blending the game’s actual combat with QTEs and fantastic set-piece moments.
There’s likely no way now that the Green Goblin fight will be nearlyas emotionally charged as Doctor Octopus’ boss fightbecause neither Peter nor Miles is that close to Norman. Peter is apparently viewed as a son by Norman but their interactions have never been as inspiring as Peter’s were with Otto, for instance, and Insomniac will have a lot of expository heavy lifting to do if it wants to achieve that same degree of emotional stakes in its thirdMarvel’s Spider-Mangame.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
WHERE TO PLAY
Spider-Men Peter Parker and Miles Morales face the ultimate test of strength inside and outside the mask as they fight to save the city, each other and the ones they love, from the monstrous Venom and the dangerous new symbiote threat.Explore an expansive Marvel’s New York with faster web-swinging and the all-new Web Wings, quickly switching between Peter and Miles to experience different stories, epic new abilities and high-tech gear.Wield Peter’s symbiote abilities and Miles’ explosive bio-electric powers in battle against new and iconic Marvel Super Villains – including an original take on a symbiote-infused Venom, the ruthless Kraven the Hunter, the volatile Lizard, and more from the Marvel Rogues’ Gallery.
