At E3 2017, one of the biggest darlings of the show was the new Spider-Man game being made exclusively for PlayStation. A year after being announced at the previous year’s expo, a brand new gameplay demo was unveiled at Sony’s big press event, where it closed the show and reportedly brought the house down. It was the talk of the town, and you couldn’t go anywhere at E3 without hearing people rave about it. Afterward, the breathtaking footage that was shown snagged the game nominations for more than 25 “Game of Show” awards, several of which it won.

Check out the demo of the new Spider-man game here!

Here's what Bryan Intihar of Insomniac shares things we need to know about Spider-Man PS4.

The game puts equal focus on Peter Parker and Spider-Man.

For starters, you can stop speculating — that is in fact Peter Parker under the hood of Sony’s Spider-Man. Intihar said that you'll be playing as a more experienced, 23-year-old Peter, who's graduated college and is balancing a day job with being New York City's superhero.

According to Insomniac, the everyday life of Peter Parker is just as essential to the story as the heroic web-slinging antics of Spider-Man are. Intihar wouldn't confirm whether you'd get to play as Peter Parker in everyday situations, but I got the sense that you will.

"The best Spider-Man stories are where Spider-Man's and Peter Parker's worlds collide," said Intihar.

Spider-Man's suit is a big story spoiler

There's a big reason why this Spider-Man's suit looks unlike any we've seen before, and according to Insomniac, telling us about it would spoil the game's story. Intihar also noted that as with previous Spider-Man games, you'll be able to unlock and equip a variety of bonus outfits as you progress through the game.

Insomniac was inspired by classic Spider-Man games

When I asked Intihar if Insomniac referenced previous Spider-Man titles when making this game, he responded with a resounding yes. The creative director cited Activision's 2004 Spider-Man 2 game as a particularly big inspiration, as that title laid the groundwork for what an open-world Spidey experience could be.

"That's the [first] game that really made you feel like Spider-Man," said Intihar. "We played a lot of those [games] and did research on what people liked and wanted to see improved."

You can explore all of Manhattan immediately

You won't have to wait long to live out your fantasies of freely swinging throughout Manhattan as Spider-Man, according to Insomniac.

"From the minute you load up the game, you can swing and traverse the city," said Intihar. "We don't lock off anything. I would never do that in a Spider-Man game."

The game will feature a less typical rogues gallery

In the gameplay footage we saw, Spidey isn't fighting iconic baddies like Doctor Octopus or Electro. Instead, our hero's throwing down with an obscure comic villain named Mr. Negative. That could be a common trend throughout the game, as Insomniac said it's trying not to retread common Spider-Man conflicts. According to Intihar, you can expect a mix of popular and lesser-known bad guys throughout the game.

Marvel writers are likely involved

Spider-Man is likely being written with help from established Marvel writers, though Intihar wouldn't confirm whether folks such as Dan Slott or Brian Michael Bendis are involved. Insomniac isn't talking about the voice cast just yet either.

"We do have people involved from Marvel, but we're not talking about that yet," said Intihar.

Quick-time events won't be excessive

One of the few criticisms of the Spider-Man gameplay reveal is that the game seems very heavy on quick-time events, which don't give the player a whole lot of control over the action. However, Insomniac said not to expect an excessive amount of those events. According to Intihar, combat and traversal are at the core of Spider-Man; the cinematic quick-time events will simply be there to accentuate the action.

Spider-Man isn't connected to other Marvel games (for now)

Marvel is building a variety of exciting new games like Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and Square Enix's upcoming Avengers project. But those won't cross over with Insomniac's Spider-Man, at least for now.

"We're just focusing right now on making this game awesome," said Intihar. "What happens down the line, I don't know."

Insomniac really wants to get Spidey right

Throughout my 30 minutes behind closed doors with Intihar, the one constant was just how excited he seemed to be about making the game. The director said the studio's passion for Spider-Man is what inspired some of the game's best concepts.

(Via Newsarama)