As one of the best PS5 launch games has been out for just a few short days, fans have already plowed through the main story mode and are now uncovering all of its finer details that give the game so much depth.
Whether it’s paying tribute to some of the franchise’s beloved icons or a sneaky X-Men reference, there’s just so much of Spider-Man: Miles Morales to comb through. So much has already been revealed, but it’s likely that players haven’t even scratched the surface.
10 Stan Lee
Being the co-creator of Spider-Man, we wouldn’t have this game, the comic books it’s based on, or most of the Marvel characters fans have fallen in love with if it wasn’t for Stan Lee. As he sadly passed away in 2018, Lee leaves behind a legacy so few other people will ever reach, so it’s only right that there’s a giant bronze statue of the legend in the middle of the map, and players can even pay their respects to him.
9 People Talk About What You Do On Social Media
With Spider-Man being well known amongst New Yorkers, beloved by many and hated by some, users on the universe’s social network comment, and maybe sometimes criticize, exactly what Spider-Man, or the player, has achieved. A lot of developers have tried to implement the use of social media into their games, and very few of them have ever managed to pan out, but it’s so fluid in Miles Morales.
8 Gloria’s Appearance
One of the more memorable moments of Marvel’s Spider-Man is Gloria, the homeless person who Spider-Man helped out. Well, as it’s one of the small details in the game that you may have missed when she appears, if you blink you’ll miss it.
If players find her, they have the ability to approach and talk to her. It’s one of the most heartwarming moments of Miles Morales, as she’s doing well and she’s happy, which is a far cry from how she was doing in the first game.
7 Visit Miles’ Father’s Grave
Learning the map is one of the pro tips you need to know, but once players have learned it to some extent, it’ll pay off massively. Not only is there the bronze statue of the late, great Stan Lee to be found, but there are also some other things that will reveal themselves too, including the grave of Miles’ father, Jefferson Davis. Not only that, but close to him are the graves of none other than Peter Parker’s parents.
6 Spider-Verse Suit Can Slow Down Frame Rate
Spider-Man’s movement is one of the reasons it’s better than Marvel’s Avengers, and it just got even better. When gamers read things about the frame rate slowing down in video-games, it’s usually a sign that it’s not great or that it at least needs more work, but this is a little different.
When players equip the Spider-Verse suit, they have the option to slow down the frame rate, making it more choppy so that it looks like the actual art style of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.
5 The Developer’s Logo
In one of the most action-packed levels that sees Miles reading on the back of Rhino, they are smashing their way through a shopping mall, leaving a path of destruction in their wake. When jumping from one side of the first floor of the shopping mall to the other, Rhino uses a hanging ornament in the middle to levy himself. However, it wasn’t just any random ornament, but the logo of Insomniac, the developer of the game.
4 The Wild Pack
When swinging through the city, Miles gets a call from Peter Parker, and after having a laugh thanks to their lovable bromance, Peter starts to drop a couple of familiar names. The first name he drops is Silver Sable, who is the leader of the mercenary team The Wild Pack, which is the second name he mentions. They’re yet to appear in the game, but there’s potential for DLC in there somewhere.
3 Mastermind
The Tinkerer and Oscorp were already things that fans spotted in the trailer, but they aren’t the only villains new to the series. Though he never shows his face, the X-Men villain Mastermind leaves behind a few hints that he exists in the universe. In a collectible time capsule, there’s a graphics card with “Mastermind x4” written on it in permanent marker. Many fans believe that it’s a reference to the first X-Men comic featuring Mastermind.
2 The Mural
Close to the beginning of the game, Miles comes across a mural being painted of the original Spider-Man. He asks the artist designing it if he plans on adding the “new Spider-Man,” to which the artist responds indecisively. However, if players go back to that same spot upon the completion of the game, they’ll find that the mural is now complete, and it features Miles Morales’ Spider-Man.
1 Spider-Man First Issue
One of the greatest things about Miles is that he was one of Spider-Man’s biggest fans, as it showed in Marvel’s Spider-Man and it continues to show in Miles Morales with their bromance. But it doesn’t matter how close they become in real life, Miles will still be a true Spider-Man fan at heart, and it shows. In Miles’ bedroom, the very first issue of the Spider-Man comic book can be found on a shelf.