Insomniac has revealed that Davison Carvalho, the creative director for the upcoming Marvel's Spider-Man 2, brings a work history that includes concept art experience for Doctor Strange and other MCU films. Currently, the follow-up to the massively successful Marvel's Spider-Man has no official release date but is rumored to make its debut sometime in 2023. Because of this, development updates could begin releasing towards the end of the year.
Fans got their first look at Marvel's Spider-Man 2 back in September of last year, introducing a few new elements for the sequel such as the popular antagonists Venom and Kraven. On the same day, Insomniac also revealed a game centered on Wolverine that will be set in the same universe as its Spider-Man titles. To help bring the worlds of X-men and Spider-Man together, crew members who worked on the original PS4 Spider-Man will be a part of the new game's development. This has left some roles to be filled for Spider-Man 2, and it appears Insomniac has made some informed choices.
Recently Video Games Chronicle reported that Davison Carvalho, one of the new art directors for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, has some substantial experience working as a concept artist for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The art director was hired back in February 2022 and has a resume that includes work on Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Captain Marvel, and Thor: Ragnarok. Carvalho's experience also includes some well-known gaming franchises such as Mortal Kombat X and Halo Infinite.
The addition of talent such as Carvalho seems to further indicate Insomniac's desire for cultivating a shared comic book gaming universe that would be similar to the MCU. In recent years, there have been a number of Marvel video games that have caused a bit of confusion amongst some fans. This is especially true of games that directly contradict narratives established in the comic book universe, making canon plotlines hard to discern. Bringing on creatives familiar with high-profile franchises could help resolve the issue, as they have already worked on developing similar expansive universes.
Despite the changes in Marvel's Spider-Man 2's creative team, it already seems the game will hold up against Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The new adventures are likely to expand on what players have already learned in the other games while adding additional lore from comic book narratives. Hopefully, this means Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will strike the right balance between past games and new content, offering an exciting new chapter in the series.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will release exclusively on PlayStation 5 in 2023.
Source: Video Games Chronicle
Davison Carvalho was hired for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 back in February as a creative director and has a resume that includes multiple MCU films.Blaise Deveney