Marvel’s Spider-Man Makes a Case for a Second Miles Morales…

Thanks to Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s latest update, it appears as if expectations are now in order regarding what to hope for or anticipate in the wall-crawlers’ future. Insomniac confirmed that it has “no additional story content planned” for the sequel, which was disheartening for anyone who may have been looking forward to an episodic narrative adventure akin to Marvel’s Spider-Man’s The City That Never Sleeps DLC. There was no real evidence to assume that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 would have its own DLC aside from leaks and rumors that had circulated, but it’s unfortunate nonetheless.

Furthermore, it’s becoming less likely every day that Insomniac still or has ever had a Venom half-sequel in development. If not, Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 has a lot of plates to stack and clear if it’s going to wrap each loose end and knot them into a satisfying bow. Closure will be difficult to juggle with everything teased and foreshadowed in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and more half-sequels—previously a neat means of providing a supplementary story in a standalone title—seem vital at this point. Therefore, if any character is receiving a half-sequel in the future then Miles Morales undoubtedly deserves another.

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By Nick Rodriguez

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It may seem redundant to give Miles Morales a second half-sequel when other characters could viably have their own. Indeed, Cindy Moon’s Silk would probably be the best half-sequel candidate if for no other reason than her being potentially sidelined in Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 otherwise, and as a new web-slinger it’ll be crucial that she has time to develop as a character.

It’s alarming in general that Insomniac has chosen to toss another web-wielding character into the mix at all—assuming that the Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise ends with its upcoming mainline entry—if it doesn’t have the resources, time, or games allotted to giving her time to blossom, and it’d be strange if Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is left as a lone half-sequel. A second Miles Morales half-sequel would go a long way in developing his relationship with Hailey, for example, and allow him to be the main protagonist mentoring Cindy as its playable deuteragonist.

If Miles doesn’t receive a second half-sequel, Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 runs the risk of back-burning him like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 arguably did. It’s great that Miles is given a semblance of awkward closure with the man responsible for his father’s death, Martin Li, but beyond that his character is not satisfyingly integral to the overarching narrative, at least not in the same capacity as Peter Parker.

Miles has always had an emphasis in the Marvel’s Spider-Man series, and yet the throughline relating to Norman Osborn and Otto Octavius has always belonged to Peter with hardly any of that bleeding significantly into Miles’ subplots. Green Goblin has been teased since Marvel’s Spider-Man, for instance, and with literally no connection to the Osborns aside from maybe a couple of conversations shared between Miles and Harry, it’s difficult to imagine how Miles could play a role in that narrative.

A Second Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Game is What the Character Needs and Deserves

Miles Morales rolls credits with an open-ended future for its titular Spider-Man, as if there were no plans laid out for how his story may unfold later on, and how he’s portrayed or developed in Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 could be detrimental if he isn’t first given another half-sequel to himself. The only breadcrumbs left for Miles are his newfound interest in music technology and his captivating connection to Cindy Moon, and if they aren’t both thoroughly explored in Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 it’ll be perfectly enlightening how much profound a half-sequel was for him between Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.

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