The recent tie-in prequel comic for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 hints at a new location in the upcoming sequel. Even though Spider-Man 2 is set to launch this fall, very little is currently known about the game as of this writing. Both Peter Parker and Miles Morales will be playable this time, and they will reportedly face off against classic villains like Venom and Kraven the Hunter in a continuation of the plot Insomniac began in Marvel’s Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales.Both these games were highly praised thanks to their writing and gameplay, and part of the latter was allowing fans to swing, climb and jump across a massive open-world version of New York City filled with hidden collectibles to find and random street crimes to prevent. However, the original Marvel’s Spider-Man was somewhat limited to the larger Manhattan Island. 2020’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales added Harlem to Spidey’s patrol area, and fans hope that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will further improve the game world by giving players new sections of the city to explore. This wish might be granted if the recently-released Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 tie-in comic is anything to go by. This short comic book was released this weekend, and while it doesn’t reveal much about the current state of Insomniac’s growing Marvel gaming universe, it does show Peter and Mary Jane grilling in the backyard of Aunt May’s house in Forrest Hills, Queens. This has led some to speculate that the famed borough will be explored in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
Toward the end of Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Peter revealed that he planned on moving back into his childhood home in Queens after being evicted from his Manhattan apartment in Marvel’s Spider-Man. Said apartment was a prominent location in the first game, and the holiday-centric Spider-Man: Miles Morales had players frequently return to the apartment that Miles and his mother reside in during key plot moments. As such, it would stand to reason that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 could set part of its plot in Queens, with some eagle-eyed fans noticing a quick reference to the neighborhood in the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 teaser trailer that was released back in 2021.
Queens is an integral part of the Spider-Man mythos, and it would provide Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 players with even more rooftops to explore and landmarks to uncover should it be included in the game. Like many aspects of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, this recent hint of a new location is just speculation at this point, though fans will likely get more concrete answers to the many questions they have as the game nears its reported release this fall.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is scheduled to release in fall 2023 for PS5.
Source: ComicBook