A strange newMarvel’s Spider-Manmod swaps out Peter Parker with aPersona 3party member who shares a surprising connection to the web-slinger. Insomniac’s series of open-worldSpider-Mangames have earned widespread acclaim ever since the first one launched on the PS4 in 2018. WhileMarvel’s Spider-ManandSpider-Man: Miles Moraleswere initially exclusive to PlayStation consoles,both were ported to PC last year- allowing a new group of players to experience Peter and Miles’s story ahead ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2’s launch this fall.
This has also opened the door for a wide assortment of creativeMarvel’s Spider-Manmods thanks to the PC’s more flexible platform. Many of these mods add new costumes toMarvel’s Spider-ManandSpider-Man: Miles Morales, such asMiles’s 10th-anniversary Spider-Man suitand Peter’s outfit from the end ofSpider-Man: No Way Home. Others replace the web-slingers with completely different characters altogether, like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Ezio Auditore from theAssassin’s Creedseries.
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The sky seems to be the limit on who can show up in aMarvel’s Spider-Manmod, and now a NexusMod user named MrHeathcliff5 has reskinned Peter Parker asPersona 3’s Makoto Yuki. The main hero of Atlus’s 2006 RPG classic is added as an alternate suit for Peter, allowing players to climb, swing, and fight their way across the open world of New York City as Makoto. Naturally, his Persona powers are replaced with Spidey’s trademark web abilities, butPersona 3’s cell-shaded anime style is faithfully recreated in MrHeathcliff5’s Makoto Yuki mod.
WhilePersona 3’s Makoto Yuki may seem like a random choice foraMarvel’s Spider-Manreskinat first glance, the troubled high-schooler-turned-supernatural investigator does share an interesting trait with Insomniac’s version of Peter Parker. Both are voiced by Yuri Lowenthal, who is also known for his work as Matt Miller in theSaints Rowseries and Lorath Nahr inDiablo 3.Marvel’s Spider-Manisn’t the only place gamers can hear him as Peter Parker either, as he also voiced the web-swinging hero inMarvel Super Hero Squad OnlineandMarvel’s Midnight Suns.
However, Yuri Lowenthal won’t be returning as Makoto Yuki for the upcomingPersona 3 Reload, as Aleks Le is replacing him inthe remake’s all-new voice cast.Persona 3fans already missing Lowenthal’s take on Makoto might get some novelty out of swinging across Manhattan as him inMarvel’s Spider-Man, especially with Peter Parker’s trademark quips coming from the same talented actor.
Marvel’s Spider-Manis available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.
