"I'm tired of talking about it" - Spider-Man 2's Peter Parker doesn't care that you hate his face
The voice actor for Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has spoken out about fans who aren't happy about the changes to his character model.
22nd Sep 2023 15:10
Images: Insomniac Games
"I'm tired of talking about it" - Spider-Man 2's Peter Parker doesn't care that you hate his face
The voice actor for Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has spoken out about fans who aren't happy about the changes to his character model.
22nd Sep 2023 15:10
Images: Insomniac Games
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is right around the corner, and while most players are still excited for whatever comes next in Peter and Miles' story, there's one thing that many players are still hanging onto - and that's Peter Parker's face.
Upgrades to the PS5 version of Marvel's Spider-Man changed the facial model of the web-slinger pretty dramatically in order to improve its animation capacity, and while many simply moved on with a new-look Peter, others simply couldn't let go. And now, as the "new" Peter Parker face is the one that appears in Spider-Man 2, they're still kicking up a fuss that "their" Peter isn't present.
But it looks like the man himself has something to say about it.
Stop asking Peter Parker about his face
It seems that Peter Parker himself isn't too pleased about players asking about his face, as he's spoken out about players asking him about the changes made to the PS5 version of the game.
"The performance was the same for me," voice actor Yuri Lowenthal says in conversation with ComicBook.com. "I got over it as soon as they said 'Hey, we wanna make this change so that the facial animation is better.' I said 'I'm all in!' I don't care if he looks like a goblin, if my performance is better, than I'm in. I'm kind of tired of talking about it to be honest, because I think everything that needs to be said has been said. Some people will take longer to get over it, some people will never get over it.
"The one positive thing I take away from this experience is that people connected emotionally so hard and so deeply in the first game that they're mad when they feel that person changes. I can only be so mad about that because it worked, not the change thing, but you connected with the character which is great. Now, get over it!"
It seems he's pretty much had enough of being asked about the new face - but it has led to a better performance reflection in the game from Yuri, so frankly, it's fair enough.
Will we ever see the old Spider-Man again?
This is a huge point of contention for many fans, with a lot of them feeling as though the "new" Peter Parker is inferior to the one they're used to - but it's time to accept that the old Spider-Man isn't coming back.
With the new face being literally more useful to developers, there is no reason to fold back to an old design, and to revert simply wouldn't make sense. It is done, nerds. Take Lowental's advice - get over it.
About The Author
Joseph Kime
Joseph Kime is the Senior Trending News Journalist for GGRecon from Devon, UK. Before graduating from MarJon University with a degree in Journalism, he started writing music reviews for his own website before writing for the likes of FANDOM, Zavvi and The Digital Fix. He is host of the Big Screen Book Club podcast, and author of Building A Universe, a book that chronicles the history of superhero movies. His favourite games include DOOM (2016), Celeste and Pokemon Emerald.
Related
More Like This
Spider-Man 2 secretly killed a tonne of villains
Kraven the Hunter plays a big part in Spider-Man 2 with an entire story-arc about him coming to New York with the intention of finding Villain’s to hunt. He may have done even more damage to the baddies of NYC than we first thought, however, as there are several villain kills which take place off-screen.
50 weeks ago
Spider-Man 2 theorists convinced they know how PlayStation trilogy will end
Spider-Man 2 was the most anticipated game of the year for a lot of people and, as a result, many players have already completed the game. With the game’s big ending leaving a lot of wiggle room for what could happen in the third and final instalment, some players have already crafted theories about what Spider-Man will bring.
51 weeks ago
