Incredible Details in Spider-Man PS4 That Will Blow Your Mind
Stunning Lighting
Arguably one of the biggest visual improvements that’s come over the current generation are the stunning lighting effects we’re now seeing in games. While Uncharted 4 used this to add immersion to its unexplored caves or tombs, with dust catching slits of light coming through cracks in a dilapidated ceiling, Spider-Man opts to create a Manhattan that looks stunning regardless of the weather or the time of day.
When the sun sets in the sky over Central Park, the environment is bathed in a lush, pale orange glow. Water glistens softly, with a faint reflection cast upon its surface. At night, all of the lights create a subtle glow throughout the city, nailing the ‘city that never sleeps’ feel that Manhattan is so well-known for.
Even spotlights in enemy bases realistically light the ground directly below up, before gently tinting the dark night skies with a white glow. And the eyes of NPCs in cutscenes glisten as they catch the light, making the action all the more immersive and realistic.
There are a ton of instances of Spider-Man PS4’s fantastic lighting if you spend the time to look for them, and they only help to add a bit more life and character to the fantastic rendition of Manhattan that Insomniac Games has created here.
