Wolverine Game Writer Showed Family Last of Us to Explain Career Choice
One of the writers of Marvel's Wolverine hasrevealed that she showed The Last of Us to her family to help them understand the gaming medium. The Last of Us and its 2020 sequel, The Last of Us Part 2, have been highly praised for their writing, despite the latter being a controversial release due to its story content. Insomniac's Marvel's Spider-Man series is also well-regarded for its cinematic stories and immediately captivating gameplay, even for those who aren't active gamers.
Insomniac looks to be taking a more mature approach to Marvel's Wolverine, so the studio's high-quality writing looks like it will continue in its upcoming title. Given the game is still years away, it's not clear whether or not it will embrace an M-rating like X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but fans are rooting for the developer to go as hardcore as possible with the character. Although an M-rating may just be due to extreme violence, Wolverine is known for being a rich and dark character due to his immortality, powers, and personality.
Related: Why Marvel’s Wolverine Should Be M-Rated
During an interview with God of War: Ragnarok writer Alanah Pearce, Marvel's Wolverine writer Mary Kenney revealed that she showed her family The Last of Us' opening to help them understand her career path. As soon as Kenney showed it to them, her family immediately understood and were surprised by the level of prestige in the game's story. Kenney is helping write Marvel's Wolverine with Spec Ops: The Line writer Walt Williams, known for crafting heavy and mature stories.
Watch the interview on YouTube here.
Insomniac Games seems to be focusing on Marvel's Spider-Man 2 right now, which is also expected to have a darker story, but that's not taking away from work
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