Spider-Man 2 features a number of suits, including an Into The Spider-Verse Noir Suit (check out IGN’s list of all Spider-Man 2 suits to see them all). But one player took the Noir influence a step further and adjusted the game’s settings to make Spider-Man 2 look like it’s set in Marvel's Noir universe.
For the uninitiated, Spider-Man Noir is a character who’s part of the Marvel Noir universe. He’s an alternate take on the Spider-Man we know and love who exists in New York during the Great Depression. Spider-Man Noir actually appeared in 2010’s Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, as well as in the 2018 and 2023 animated Spider-Verse films, from which the Spider-Man 2 suit is lifted.
Redditor SpaceYetiGamer tweaked Spider-Man 2’s settings to get the game looking just right. IGN has verified the settings, and published a useful guide on how to make everything Spider-Noir.
A Reddit user has made #SpiderMan2PS5 game to look like the Noir universe ⬛️
— Lachesis (@LachesisHD) October 31, 2023
In the video you can see the gameplay and the settings needed: pic.twitter.com/91hX29RAnA
Obviously, you’ll need the Into The Spider-Verse Spider-Noir Suit to achieve this graphical effect. Equip it and you’ll have Film Style Animation and Comic SFX activated by default. Then, turn on High Contrast Background in the Visuals tab. This gives the open world a black and white filter.
Spider-Man 2 fans are loving this new visual style, with some saying they plan to use it for the New Game Plus update, which Insomniac said is due out before the end of the year.
It’s a busy time for Spider-Man 2, which launched last month to big day-one sales and critical acclaim. We wrote in our Spider-Man 2 review: "As a sequel in a spectacular series, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is both blessed and cursed... Insomniac refines a successful formula of combat and web-swinging without revolutionising either in major ways, making them comfy and familiar with just enough new tweaks and abilities to elevate them to fun new heights. The part that feels like it actually needed a radical rethinking is the open world of New York City, which has been made bigger but not better, with an exhausting checklist of mostly repetitious side activities."
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