The voice actor for Peter Parker, Yuri Lowenthal, gives a teaser and some insight into how the character will become addicted to the Venom Symbiote in Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Sony's PlayStation Showcase event from last week finally gave fans a gameplay trailer for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, which confirmed one big thing that many were wondering about since its initial reveal two years ago. Since Venom was revealed to be a big part of the game, fans had wondered if Insomniac would tackle its own version of the Black Suit storyline, which this trailer immediately makes clear right out of the gate.
The trailer starts with Peter using a variety of Symbiote-based abilities, which utilize black tendrils that can be sprouted from his body to attack his enemies or defend himself. The trailer also showcases that in classic Venom symbiote fashion, Peter's personality becomes steadily corrupted and starts being more aggressive in attitude and combat. This is even pointed out by Miles Morales and Ganke Lee in the trailer, where they both note that Peter's uncharacteristic aggression is a red flag. The voice actor for Peter Parker recently teased what is in store for this version of the character.
During a panel at MomoCon 2023, Spider-Man's voice actor shared a story of his inspirations for the Symbiote-infused performance. More specifically, the direct comparison that could be made for Peter's reliance on the Venom symbiote is an addiction. Lowenthal stated that they looked towards the behaviors of addiction, trying to find the different levels of it. However, he acknowledges that it's not straightforward, as there are different levels and nuances to each addiction, but it was a "simple" answer at least.
Lowenthal stated that the Spider-Man 2 team wanted to root Peter's issues and rage within reality, even if it is a fantastical element. He also goes over how he channeled his voice for those darker moments, which is something that he tried to dig into. He brings up his past roles where he is usually typecasted as a young plucky hero, with Naruto's Sasuke Uchiha being the exception, and that he had to "dig a little harder" for his performance in this game.
According to Lowenthal, they also took special care in differentiating his performance as the normal happy-go-lucky Peter and the aloof Spidey with the symbiote. He also teased that there is more in store than what Spider-Man 2's gameplay trailer showed and that he's excited for fans to experience the game, stating they "ain't seen nothing yet" as well. Many fans are excited to see how Peter’s character arc with the symbiote will pan out.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is scheduled to release in fall 2023 for PS5.
Source: The Direct
