It will have been a long time coming, but after a postponement from December 2023 to the start of the year, the new Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 update numbered 1.002 is now available. Insomniac Games will have amped up the sauce by first announcing its release date exactly a month ago, before revealing several supporting visual costumes and mentioning certain additions. At the top of the list, we obviously find the mode New Game+ promised from the launch on October 20. A trailer Game of the Year was broadcast for the occasion. Yes, even if he did not receive this title… It is specified on the PlayStation Blog that this is a response to nominations during various ceremonies (Games Awards, DICE, GDCA, etc.). Be careful, however, of the few spoilers who are present.
Accessibility is also at the heart of the new developments and Sam Schaffel, responsible for research into accessible design at Insomniac Gamestherefore took the floor to comment on this launch. Another video mainly featuring the outfit pack Cool and stylish in collaboration with Gameheads was broadcast, the details of which can be found in our previous article.
We’re excited to bring you all of these accessibility improvements and features… Thank you for your patience and support as we prepared for update 1.002. Implemented for the first time, our screen reader covers not only settings, but also the ASDQ app and all touchpad menus, including a detailed map, skill tree, status readouts and more Again.
Cutscene indications and extensive customization options include off-camera noises, emotional music and key gameplay sounds. Concisely written to be easily read during quiet scenes or intense passages. All of these features, as well as around sixty others, have been designed with care and love to enrich the player experience. We hope you enjoy these accessibility options, whether this is your first time playing Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, or you’re returning to take on New Game+.
Below you will find our translation of the changelog of this patch 1.002, for which you will forgive the possible inaccuracy of certain technical terms:
WHAT’S NEW ?
New Game+ (NG+) Features
- Ultimate Levels : go beyond the maximum level of the base game in NG+.
- Note: Ultimate Levels are not tied to any difficulty.
- Symbiote Costume Styles : Unlock new symbiote costume styles through ultimate level progression.
- Golden Gadget Styles : Upgrade your gadgets with exclusive golden looks.
- Suit Tech Fusion : Unlock both perks in a shared Suit Tech slot.
- PlayStation Trophy : unlock a new Trophy for completing the story in NG+.
Additional Features
- Replay a mission : Replay *this* mission (and many others) as much as you want from now on.
- Time of day : change the time of day in post-game in the “Gameplay” settings.
- Tendril colors : Change the color of the symbiote’s tendrils in post-game in the “Gameplay” settings.
- Photo Mode – Figure Mode : Reduce the size of the characters for photo ops.
- Photo Mode – Stickers : decorate your photos with new stickers.
- Hellfire Gala Costumes : Added two new costumes inspired by Hellfire Gala designs.
- Gameheads Fly N’ Fresh Suit Pack : Two new costumes for Peter and Miles, as well as Photo Mode content, are available for purchase.
NEW ACCESSIBILITY
- Audio descriptions : A narrator will describe key visuals and actions during cutscenes.
- Sub-option: volume slider.
- Screen reader : Audio narration relaying text in menus, tutorials, and control tips.
- Sub-options: volume slider, repeat delay time, repeat delay scale.
- Mono audio : combines all audio into a single output.
- Legends : Displays captions for important game sounds during cutscenes and certain gameplay passages.
- Sub-options: size, color, background color, background opacity.
- Text translations around the world : Enables text boxes to display translated text in the world.
- High contrast edges : Draws the outline of allies and enemies with specific, high-contrast colors.
- Allies with contrasting contours.
- Enemies with contrasting outlines.
- High Contrast Presets : Accesses high contrast presets for easier use.
- Center point color : adjusts the color of the center point on the screen.
- Sighting arc color : Adjusts the color of the arc that is displayed at certain times when aiming.
- Target arc color : Changes the color of the arc indicator when you throw certain items at the target.
- Motion sensor aiming : Aim using the DualSense controller’s motion sensors.
- Sub-options include: calibration and sensitivity.
- Maintain interface : Changes UI elements that require holding a key to a single press.
- Touchpad in combat : Disables the touchpad during combat to prevent accidental presses.
IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES
GENERAL
- General game stability improvements.
- Fixed global crashing and freezing issues that could occur during cutscenes and/or gameplay.
- Fixed global visual issues that could occur during cutscenes and/or gameplay.
- Fixed issues where hiding the HUD would prevent the next mission from appearing.
- Fixed issues preventing players from progressing through certain tutorials or sections.
- Fixed an issue where Web Wings would automatically deploy if Tutorials were disabled.
- Fixed an issue where trick animations were reset during dives.
- Fixed issues with incorrect player spawns after failing or restarting a checkpoint.
- Updated websuit textures.
- Fixed clipping and artifact issues with some combination lenses.
- Improved warping on several combinations.
- Various additional fixes in the game.
ACCESSIBILITY
- Several improvements and fixes to high contrast settings.
- Fixed visibility issues on several enemy types, attacks, puzzles, and interactive objects.
- Added pause menu option to skip adaptive trigger mini-games, joining previously included features such as:
- Disabling adaptive triggers via PS5 console settings to automatically ignore these puzzles;
- QTE auto-completion can automatically skip these puzzles.
- Improvements and fixes made to supports.
- Tap activation between swing and parkour adds on/off functionality for “Spider-Bot Jump Jets”.
- Tap activation between swinging and parkour adds functionality for MJ to automatically navigate when she needs to sneak.
- Tap icons display correctly when restarting the game.
- Fixed an issue where tutorials would interfere with the functionality of switching between swinging and parkour.
- Fixed an issue where switching from swinging to parkour would not activate quickly enough when sprinting as a GM.
- Fixed issues with toggling aim mode with GM’s Decoy.
- Fixed issues with the Bright Side challenge level.
- Symbiote nests and tanker crimes can no longer fail.
- Several improvements have been made to checkpoints in several missions in the game.
- Added audio point of interest (POI) indicator.
- This feature plays audio feedback when Spider Senses are used and there is a point of interest on the screen to help judge distance, height and occlusion.
- Several improvements to the haptic feedback of the DualSense.
- When the Haptics setting is set to Functional and the POI audio indicator is enabled, the system includes an additional haptic component for waypoints.
- Added distinct haptic feedback for abilities and gadgets ready when activated.
- Added hot/cold haptic feedback when navigating objects when enabled.
- Added haptic feedback when the interaction prompt is on screen.
- Adjusted haptic feedback for different puzzles and combat scenarios in the game.
- Haptic feedback when receiving damage has been toned down a bit.
- Selected shortcuts now appear in the first start menu.
- Added the ability to enable the screen reader in the first boot menu by pressing the Square key.
- Fixed resolution and other quirks when setting the button prompt size to largest.
- If enabled, auto-heal can save the player from death from falling damage if the player has a full concentration bar.
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