Summary
The recent leak from Insomniac encompassed tons of information on upcoming games from the developer, including concept art and even early gameplay footage fromMarvel’s Wolverine. While this unfortunate leak contains a massive amount of unreleased details about plans for future game releases fromInsomniac, interested fans can get a glimpse of what gameplay forMarvel’s Wolverinemight look like. From the brief clips of in-development gameplay shown in these leaks, it seems like the game might be drawing inspiration from another popular PlayStation title for one area ofWolverine’s combat.
This major leak is the result of a ransomware cyberattack that resulted in the group responsible for the hack gaining access to sensitive information from theSpider-ManandRatchet and Clankdeveloper. A large chunk of the information gained is now leaking onto the internet and has been spread around social media for fans to dig into. While some fans are analyzing the leaked release plans that include aVenomgame and futureX-Mengames afterWolverine, others have noted that the gameplay footage contains what appears to be combat where Logan is fighting while riding a motorcycle, which bears a resemblance to a segment fromFinal Fantasy 7 Remake.
Wolverine Could Take a Page from Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s Book for its Motorcycle Combat
Wolverine’s motorcycle is almost as iconic as his signatureAdamantium claws, so it’s no surprise to see that Insomniac plans to include the bike in their upcoming title. However, balancing combat while driving a motorcycle without making either feel too clunky can be tricky to pull off from a gameplay perspective, so Insomniac will need to finely tune this mechanic for it to be successful. Luckily, there is already a great example for the developer to follow inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, which already demonstrates how a PlayStation title could handle motorcycle combat.
The brief gameplay clips shown in the leaked footage are clearly test builds of the game, but they do highlight what Insomniac plans for motorcyclecombat inWolverineto look like. In it, Logan can be seen swiping with his claws at a nearby enemy, who appears to be a Hand ninja also riding a motorcycle. While there could end up being more features of this combat in the final build of the game, it appears that Wolverine will utilize simplistic combat mechanics when atop his motorcycle to shift the player’s focus to the driving aspect of these segments.
How Final Fantasy 7 Remake Nails Motorcycle Combat
Final Fantasy 7 Remaketakes a similar approach to its combatatop a motorcycle, which may have been the inspiration for Insomniac’s version of the feature. During the motorcycle chase through Midgar inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, players have to fight off incoming Shinra soldiers by getting close to them and swinging Cloud’s sword while avoiding obstacles as they maneuver the bike. This combat works well inFinal Fantasy 7 Remakebecause Cloud is fighting with the long reach of a sword, soWolverinewill need to find a way to make reaching enemies with his claws feel natural without forcing players to get too close to them.
The motorcycle chase segment ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeends with a battle against Roche, the motorcycle-crazed SOLDIER 3rd Class sent to stop Cloud and Avalanche.Wolverineshould also take inspiration from this part of the game and pitLogan against a boss like Sabretoothon the back of a bike for an epic showcase of this mechanic. There is still a lot of time for Insomniac to flesh out the motorcycle combat ofWolverinegiven the early state the leaked gameplay was in, but following in the footsteps ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakecould help Insomniac develop this feature to its fullest.
