It's been quiet for over a year now, so plenty of attention is starting to be placed on Sucker Punch – the studio behind PlayStation hits such as inFAMOUS and Sly Cooper. Nobody really knows what the developer's up to, but its recruitment page does contain a few hints. According to a Senior Graphics Programmer listing its next project will be "spectacular" and it's looking for folks with "open world" experience. A new inFAMOUS, then?
Possibly, but rumours are swirling regarding a potential Spider-Man project that Sony may have in the works, and we can't think of a better fit than the Seattle-based studio. Interestingly, a Character Artist listing requests that candidates have a "strong understanding of the history of costume design". Hmmm. There's still not enough to link Sucker Punch to the Marvel superhero really, but we're starting to wish that this would happen, honestly.
[source jobs.suckerpunch.com, via jobs.suckerpunch.com, jobs.suckerpunch.com]
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I'd be okay with Spider-Man, but I REALLY want a new infamous.
I'd love this, personally. One of the best bits of the inFamous games is traversing the environment, and that would be a very important aspect of a Spidey game. If they can work on filling the city with interesting things to do, this could be really good.
Part of me does want to see a totally new Sucker Punch IP, though.
@Quintumply Exactly. I'd argue Gravity Rush and inFAMOUS: Second Son have the best open world traversal in the biz. I'd put money on Sucker Punch nailing the "feel" of Spidey.
I still don't personally think it'll happen, but it would be fascinating if it did.
What if it's 'Spiderman: Infamous' featuring a similar karma mechanic where Spidey gets more drawn towards fully becoming Venom if he takes the villainous route...?
@Morrowbie Yeah, I mean, that absolutely could happen. In fact, if Sucker Punch is making a Spider-Man game, I'd now be shocked if they didn't do something like that. Good shout.
I don't want to get ahead of myself on this, still think it could be some kind of PS VR experience but can you imagine?!
@adf86 I think web slinging in VR would make most people lose their lunch! Hahaha. Personally I'd rather they make a normal PS4 Spidey for the graphics alone--Second Son is one of the most beautiful open world games I've ever seen, especially with the weather going on.
If these tumors are true, we may get the Spidey experience I've always wanted.
@glassmusic hopefully tumor fee but agreed would much prefer a PS4 game that an a PSVR one.
I would like to see a Spider-Man game by SP. There are plenty of times where I would play Infamous and think, "This would be pretty cool in another superhero game". I think a similar blueprint would work for Spidey.
Of course, if it just turns out to be another Infamous, I'd be ok with that too.
@Morrowbie Didn't Web of Shadows already do that? You could make certain choices in that game that did basically exactly what you described.
A Spider-Man game by SP would be awesome.
Misleading Click-Bait article is misleading.
I'll take another Sly Cooper!
Thieves in Time was great!
Would love another infamous. Was disappointed with the last one. Not enough content . was pretty but lacking . not a big fan of the spider man games but will get it
If Spider-Man got his quality equivalent of the Batman Arkham games then I'd finally die as a happy spidey fan.
@johnny30 Controlled superbly, though. Second Son felt so great to play.
@adf86 wrong super hero for VR you need
3-D Man!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-D_Man
@Goob didn't know about that. Makes it even more likely to happen then in this world of rehashed ideas!
Push Square please stop putting these idea into me... I'll be really disappointed if Sucker Punch Spiderman is not real...
@get2sammyb "In fact, if Sucker Punch is making a Spider-Man game, I'd now be SHOCKED if they didn't do something like that."
I see what you did there.
@Nickolaidas Why is it misleading?
@get2sammyb Title says clearly that a Spider Man PS4 game is being made, while there is no official announcement of any kind, merely speculation.
Like I said ... misleading.
@Nickolaidas No it doesn't? The title says: "Sucker Punch Recruiting for Spectacular Sandbox PS4 Game". And they are!
The article then explains there are rumours connecting Sucker Punch to Spider-Man, but — and I quote — "there's still not enough [information] to link Sucker Punch to the Marvel superhero really".
@get2sammyb Sonuva ... did you change the title? I could've sworn I read Spider Man on it. Well, my bad. The title isn't misleading then. Happy Easter and all that crap.
@ztpayne7 Yeah I would love that to with a surprise comeback from Cole
The last Spider Man game I played was Spider Man 3 on the PS2. He's kind of fallen off my superhero totem pole, but I would instantly buy a Spider Man game by Sucker Punch.
Really like the idea of becoming Venom with negative karma
A Spider-Man game by Sucker Punch could end up being the best one since Spider-Man 2 on PS2/GCN/Xbox. That game was ahead of its time haha.
@Nickolaidas Didn't change it! It's all good, though!
@themcnoisy Can't say I'm familiar with that character, first time for everything.
I don't know what you guys think but as much as I found Second Son a lot of fun to play I feel like the gameplay benefits when a character is focused on a set number of moves. Once I unlocked Neon and Video I never went back to smoke which kind of felt a bit more limiting. Then first light came along where the entire focus was on neon power and I felt it made things more fun. So IF Sucker Punch are doing a Spiderman game then I think it plays to their strengths.
That's a Spider-man pose right there.
Please, please, PLEASE let it be Spider-Man. I'm more of DC fan but I really enjoy the Spider-Man universe and think it could make for some great games, it just hasn't had the right developer. Batman was finally done justice by Rocksteady. I'm a big fan of inFamous and when I played the the original game I was thinking it felt like the Spider-Man game I always wanted. If there's one developer I think can pull off a Spider-Man game right, it's Sucker Punch. Make it happen, Sony.
Does this mean Sony could get exclusive Spidey game rights?
Yes please and get Tom Holland to voice Spidey since he was AWESOME in the Civil War movie!
To be honest I'd be disappointed if that was the case. I can see the appeal, but I'm not into super heroes (apart from Infamous if you count that) so I'd prefer something else. I'd be happy with a new Sly Cooper, Infamous or a new IP from Sucker Punch and would be very likely to buy whatever they make next. Adaptation of a super hero franchise, not so much for me.
That could be amazing, but perhaps too much to hope for. I'm sure whatever they make is likely to be very good, regardless.
I actually think sucker punch would be awesome choice for making a spidey game, if they could fill the world with a few more things to do (second son was a bit repetitive imo) I loved all the infamous games they give a real sense of gaining power and the comic book style they use obviously fit well. I just hope that they don't go down the venom route I think it has been way to over done now for the masses spidey has a much larger and cooler wardrobe than just the black suit. Ive got my fingers crossed this is true but I also hope there is gonna be another infamous. The evil ending in second son was way to interesting to just leave it alone.
I actually think sucker punch would be awesome choice for making a spidey game, if they could fill the world with a few more things to do (second son was a bit repetitive imo) I loved all the infamous games they give a real sense of gaining power and the comic book style they use obviously fit well. I just hope that they don't go down the venom route I think it has been way to over done now for the masses spidey has a much larger and cooler wardrobe than just the black suit. Ive got my fingers crossed this is true but I also hope there is gonna be another infamous. The evil ending in second son was way to interesting to just leave it alone.
Call me crazy but I would love to see sucker punch and naughty dog team up and make a new open world crash bandicoot...hey I can dream
@Morrowbie That's kind of been already done with Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.
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