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title: 'Marvel''s Wolverine'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=ICGyp0Wjy_0'
video_id: 'ICGyp0Wjy_0'
date: 2026-09-17
duration_sec: 3514
channel: 'CohhCarnage'
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# Marvel's Wolverine

> Source: [Marvel's Wolverine](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ICGyp0Wjy_0)

## Summary

This is a live gameplay stream of Marvel's Wolverine, sponsored by PlayStation and Insomniac Games. The streamer starts the game on the hardest difficulty and provides live commentary on the combat, graphics, and overall feel of the game. The video captures the first 40 minutes of gameplay, including early missions, boss encounters, and the streamer's initial impressions.

### Key Points

- **Stream Introduction** [00:00] — The streamer introduces the two-hour sponsored stream of Marvel's Wolverine, noting they are currently busy with other games but curious to try this one.
- **Starting on Hardest Difficulty** [00:46] — The streamer chooses the hardest difficulty setting, acknowledging it might be a risky decision but committing to it.
- **Combat Impressions** [05:24] — The streamer praises the combat animations and feel, noting the game feels good to play, though they adjust camera settings to reduce screen shake.
- **Rage Meter Mechanic** [06:31] — The game introduces a rage meter that builds through kills and successful combat actions, unlocking Rage Tier 2 for more powerful combo enders.
- **Health Regen and Rage Drain** [14:45] — After combat, health quickly restores and remaining rage drains to recharge special techniques, a mechanic the streamer finds interesting.
- **Stagger and Barrage** [19:39] — Knocking enemies to the surface staggers them, allowing the player to barrage the target. The streamer also notes that a reckless parry can be parried for additional advantage.
- **Leveling and Techniques** [20:43] — The game explains technique points for leveling up, special techniques, and a charged ranged attack that deals stagger damage.
- **Emotional Story Beat** [30:07] — The streamer finds a note from a character named Todd, who was taken by people with cybertech. The note reveals Todd's love for colorpaint and video games, and the streamer later finds Todd's body, leading to a moment of reflection.
- **Rage Tier 3** [36:18] — In Rage Tier 3, damage is greatly increased, the player can shrug off incoming attacks, and critical strikes become available. Rage drains over time, faster at higher tiers.
- **First Impressions** [38:43] — The streamer notes the game is very pretty and cutscene-heavy, but finds it easy even on the hardest difficulty. They speculate the game is designed for a mass audience, possibly first-time gamers.
- **Audience Schism** [40:21] — The streamer identifies a potential divide between casual Marvel fans and experienced gamers, suggesting the game may cater more to the former.
- **Dialogue Critique** [45:42] — The streamer finds the dialogue a bit stiff and observational, feeling it's designed to ensure the player knows what's happening rather than feeling natural.
- **Troy Baker Cameo** [56:20] — The streamer recognizes Troy Baker's face in the game, expressing surprise and excitement, noting his frequent appearances in games.
- **Character Gallery** [57:48] — The streamer explores the character gallery, learning about Nathaniel Essex (a mutant physician) and Omega Red, commenting on their designs.

### Conclusion

The streamer's initial 40 minutes of Marvel's Wolverine show a visually impressive, brutal game with solid combat, but one that may be too easy for experienced players. The game seems aimed at a broad audience, with a focus on cinematic storytelling and accessible mechanics.

## Transcript

EO, EO, EO, how are all of you guys? Good to see you. Welcome to a stream of Marvel,
Marvel's Wolverine. This is a two-hour stream sponsored by our friends at PlayStation and Omniac. And they are letting us check this out today to see how it is. See what it's like.
Now, as most of you guys know, I'm currently inundated with games with Variety Streamer. So I don't know how much we'll do outside of the two hours. But, you know, I'm very curious on checking this game out myself and seeing what it's like. So that's what we're
going to do. I'm going to start it on the hardest difficulty. I don't know if that's a good decision, but we're gonna make it happen. 30 years ago, dang it. It's already good for old people, I like it.
It's all right. I'm not going to hurt you.
I'd like to help you if I could. Wait, Wolverine went sterile? No.
They mo-capped me before my coffee in the morning. If you're wondering where that came from. I have a home here for people who are special. That's you. Black.
God. God. God.
My name is Nathaniel Essex. What is your name?
What? What?
We're here. What's that? A.A. Gun. Private Army. As usual. Who shot up in there? Do you think he's a cop or what?
He thinks we fuck up stuff when it's important, as it still came as to protect you. You couldn't even protect him if you hadn't practiced it that way.
You got hurt again? We don't need you much. Never did.
This is quick! It's been 48 hours since ethics was captured. We may all be a little too late. Go! Go! You good? Yeah! That draft is good!
He'll hate you! Yeah, well, he was a good reason to eat us. Ooh! Nice audio! That was cool! The car flew over to the right side of my screen. That's great.
I can't get inside.
Can you deal with that gun? That's one. Two.
That's Harry out of an attack. RUN! CUT IT!
GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! You're gonna do it on your own, Glandemore! You're getting clued!
I'm-I'm going- What's wrong? Nope. How is it, Clay? Stay right there! We've got no clue! We've never popped up on our radar before! It's true! Like I said! I'm digging the combat.
Let's make it go a little bit like less flying all over the place. Let me see what this looks like. Let me see what it looks like with all this down. The animations and stuff are awesome though, it feels good.
Feels really good. Oh good god dude! Ah, beezit! Bro!
Hang tight, we'll throw their fire. Oh, Jesus! Bro!
Oh, cool! I didn't realize he had like... I knew he had an animantine skeleton. I didn't realize it was like armor. Ooh. Kills and successful combat actions build rage.
Okay. How to combo enders. Build a full segment of the rage meter to enter Rage Tier 2. Last status is available and combat enders become significantly more powerful. Oh my god!
Holy fuck! Fire! We're going on it! No, we're going on it! We're dead! Oh my god, we're dead! I need that gun.
Take it out. Okay.
Okay. Clear. We got to jump! I'm gonna throw like every weapon on the thing.
Oh, my God.
Wait, doesn't he have, like, fine tentacles? I expect one of them on the other bike, son. Am I doing the right thing? But not now. They look awesome. I need a hand.
We're going to... ...with you in the AMA and provide with a success like... Huh? You mean... ...you can't say it? I... ...want you on the team again. You don't need to reach the point about...
Oh! Here they are. What a boss, dude. Okay, she's not...
Also, did anyone realize that his hand was larger than the normal human's head? It's a little horrifying.
The heck? Man, thank god they're gamers and don't look up.
This is nuts. Hmm. Of course he is, but until the day I shoot you up and die, no right?
Oh.
Wait, can I just do this? No, like, nobody's... No? Okay.
Uh-oh. What's happening?
Dude, I actually think this looks a lot better without the screen shaking camera follow. I'm a young chopper. My tractor.
This must have crashed while we were ahead. Three words, not a sign. Power required. What? Huh?
Oh, what? Oh, you're alive! Oh, you do a jump when they're firing. Wait, what? Oh, they just keep going.
Can I do the heel thing again?
I'm not going to let you go.
Damn. Okay. Hi. He looks like he should have a guitar. What the hell? Help me out there!
This is my job. The VTOL is my problem. And he's a big boy.
Mega Red is here. That merch's been trash wrapped off the whole time. Two dumb didn't know he was playing for the wrong side. That's more you. That's the gas. Guess I'm not surprised.
Oh, this is my fault! Not you, the bastard, who ran away to go live off the land. I'm at the compound. Where are you two?
Are they in the... Um... I'm still in the gutter. I'm not waiting around. Hurry your asses up. Yes ma'am.
You're cool enough! Remember what I taught you, right? L2?
Oh, we got abilities now. There it is. Now you're just going off! Saber-tooth indulge it less!
Oh it is army direction! You are juice! Hang on a minute!
Take that heavy gun! Take it quick! It's made about you! This makes up for quitting the team. I'm just pretending I'm a general, you know.
Captain, I'm here for you. I'm here for you. Not even close. He's more like a wolf. He's got more of us. More makes me cry.
That'll cover it. I get with it No
When combat is over, you will quickly restore health, and remaining rage will drain to recharge special techniques. Oh. Oh, oh, oh, okay.
No, I read that wrong. I thought for a second it said... That it would... I've been trying to wipe out my trawlers here. They've never gone after us. Why now? Dad, what are you doing? I thought he could turn Omega around.
Figured he'd know how gravity's so good at finding me. And you let him? What, I could stop him?
Are we on harder difficulty? We are, yes. Oh, wait, what?
I am... Oh, aren't you? Okay, I understand. Hey! How about, gotta be out there.
Ooh, we are so bad. uhhhhh what?
okay? okay that was weird Just get A on the white dot, okay? Cool. Shit, shit.
Ah! Ah! It was so easy. Let go. And what, have him fall like seven feet and then heal up at the base? Like, come on. Throw, throw the drama box.
Hold me, please. Were you trying to get my attention, huh? I thought that... ...specific security wouldn't be any match for you, huh? Unfortunately for you, he agreed.
Rebound! Ooh! Whoa! Okay, guys. Fine, guys. I got no budget.
What? You wouldn't kill him! No, I will! Bulldog!
Oh! Okay. I'll just start to have fun! Oh wait, was I supposed to thrust kick?
I think I was supposed to thrust kick down. Oh wait, I can still attack even if the parry is on the computer.
Okay, hold on. I'm going to go on top.
Thank you folks, these world's damnedest mercenaries! No you don't! Get down! Stop the vessel!
Okay, okay. Fuck it! I'm definitely the I'm getting a little confused on to when I can do the parry and like am
I supposed to wait and only attack after parry because I keep getting hit in combo enemies. I'll just start to have fun! They need to figure out what they want to do here.
I got you! I got you! I got you! I got you! I got you! I got you!
Ain't you supposed to be the world's champion, mercenary? I got you off! I have to say I turned the camera off to track the enemy. Inadvertently. I got you!
Knocking enemies to the surface will stagger them and you can barrage the target. Okay. Why do you want me to thrust? You want me to thrust it so that way?
Where are my moves dude? A reckless parry can be parried to give you additional advantage. Oh, he's not? He's not? He's not? He's not? He's not?
He's not? He's not? We've almost got it!
Oh, we can fart at them a little bit. Okay, there we go. Get a shot, we're just waiting for it. You've gained a level. If you're at a technique point for leveling up, spend technique points on techniques, special techniques, or special technique upgrades.
For native or powerful abilities that can be used once fully charged. Use your techniques, each with access to a new move used during combat. Hold triangle to charge up the devastating range attack that deals stagger damage.
While sprinting, tap left to perform a swift multi- let's try the charge up. I think it's cool.
Great. Good speech. I'm out part gate. What's your status? Already inside the compound. But I took out the guard in the town for you. So Trask got tired of T-Max killing his people. Decided to die as a reaver, isn't he? Trask guards, cyborg mercenaries, they die just the same. Just like you. I'm not a cyborg. I'm a pirate.
I'm a pirate. I'm a pirate. I'm a pirate. I'm a pirate. I'm a pirate. I'm a pirate. I'm a pirate. I'm a pirate. I'm a pirate. I'm a pirate. just be clear of the dark most that's my thing
check out here Find a way over the wall.
I'll be using... There it is. That way it is. Oh, man. It is very dorky. How is this? Oh. Those are big towns in the tent.
I don't know. I caught a ride to the compound and drove straight through. But what I did see... ...looked pretty messed up. What the heck?
Not good. Whoa. Fuckin' physique. Got a dead mutant.
Got a collar around my neck. Are they alone? I'm going to try again. Is it going to hear you?
Your sensitive hearing was detected. You hear other things. You can't hear.
There's more mute detectors going off outside. I'll make sure everyone can hear you. Good. I'll keep doing rehab inside. Radio, you can start.
Portable battery. Got it. I think we're going to need it now. Oh, they're doing, like, radio traffic.
Sure. Go ahead. This is just part of practice y'all.
What was that? Did you just hammer time me? Did I just get hammer timed?
I got a good feeling for a deal with that. Damn it's cold. Both of them must have gotten it out by now.
This is how I shall ice these neighbors. I don't think those other detectives.
Strange. I want to attract people to come in here. Just to pretend they do.
Oh, quirk! Quirk!
How did it happen? Quirk! Quirk! Quirk! Quirk!
Quirk! Speak. I think this is what Trav trained his people to hunt these beasts. It looks like the hunters are about to become the hunted. I think they're carrying on too much fire.
I don't know. Maybe we'll find them. Oh, God! It's a bear! Uh-oh. It's a bear! It's a bear! It's a bear!
It's a bear! It's a bear! It's a bear! That's because I pounced on him while he was falling.
Is there a way that I can make the barrels show up?
I'm freaking trapped. Hmm. That's going to be a lot of danger.
I'm going to go down.
Let's see my lower body.
Here we go. Oh, my God.
Oh. Oh. There it is. Go.
I'm a little confused. Okay, so if I try to charge up before the white dot is on the screen, then it works
but doesn't hit them, obviously. But if I wait for the white dot to be on the screen, it doesn't let me charge up. It just immediately does it. So how am I supposed to do the charge up with the charge?
There we go, that's enough of me doing it. Oh, I'm missing something.
Thank you While sprinting automatically block basic range fire from the front against the staggered enemy tapped triangle to deal heavy damage and restore health.
Yes. I like that. I like health regen during fighting. We can work with that. In here.
Ouch. Get out of here, door. Ain't no time for you. Get out of here. No. What? I thought this was from one of the viewers.
If anyone finds this, my name is Todd. I was taken from Decanter, Indiana by people with weird cybertech. My parents probably don't care if I'm dead or not, but I want there to be some kind of record that I existed that I mattered. I really like to colorpaint and play video games.
I'm always my favorite company. My hair is blonde. I'm a complete and total badass. I've been reading this even though I fought. Dang, dude. This sounds like a kid. And he fought?
Oh. Oh damn. Wait. How's he? Oh I wonder if he was a mutant again. That's probably what it was right?
What is Boone? Try to stay hidden. That's him. Freaky killed himself when he was about to get caught. Holy shit. Wait what?
Wait what? Is that not the kid that we just read the note about? Blonde hair. Does that not... go? Wait, what? I know I'm too... Didn't it just say,
let them know that we fought, but then he just said he committed to... I'm so confused right now. That's a little odd. That was fantastic. Maybe he was lying?
Maybe. I don't know. Again, he comes back. Gotta check it out. Make it quick. We're on a schedule. Maybe the bus, maybe the bus.
No, get over here. I got something. I got something. It's gonna be a mess.
Hello, little world of me. What's that mouse thing? I don't know. Go, Dana. We got beat. I was kidding.
I think you can get around this, you know. Want your rematch? Come down here and get it! Oh... No, I think I prefer to watch you guys
carrying around like a little rat. There's never a sewer grate next to the main gate. Head's there.
Gotta get inside that cow-tough. Sure.
Shit. Another body. Lots of them.
Oh shit.
You think killing mutants is funny? Oh.
Hey, boys. How you doing? Yes, yes, yes.
I'm not gonna lie for a second I was like, is this gonna be like equilibrium?
Can you see like equilibrium? I don't think so. Come on, the fucker run. You gonna do this or should I? You gonna do this or should I?
Okay, that was pretty good. I like how he can easily get up and help at this point, but he's just staying down and watching.
Look at him, he's just watching. He's not doing a damn thing. Oh, there we go. Okay. About time you caught up. Where's Pippa Juice? That's all I know.
He sleeps on the side of the middle row. Are you good? Shuffle from the chopper. I haven't seen the ring yet.
Hey, find out who's dead. Oh, I found something, all right. Come on. She's so casual. Can't be any worse than what I saw in the stores. Oh, you are? Where do you think those phones came from?
What are you talking about? You'll see. This place is more than a train ground. The track has been studying us. Studying? Okay, that walked out.
I mean, come on now. Okay. Hmm. You know what you were doing, Isami. I... Wait, what?
I can't get away from this. Ooh. An animal?
Dang. In Rage Tier 3, damage is greatly increased. You can shrug off incoming attacks and critical strike for available. Oh!
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. How do I critical strike? Oh, you have to go back up again? No, there it goes.
Rage drains over time and faster higher race gears favor the
I don't know if I can do this. I don't think so.
Oh, that is a big common. Those are the two birdies we got.
No, we are not going. I think I found my move.
No one likes freedom.
And it's your way.
I'm afraid you're right, sir. We need to clear up a little more street. You have a lot to say? What's my first impression, Ben? First impression is it's very pretty. It's very cutscene-y, actually.
It's clearly focused strongly on the delivery of the action. So, um... But I will say I'm finding it very easy.
Now maybe it's going to get a lot harder later, but I mean I'm on the hardest difficulty and I am having zero issues. And I think that honestly that is, I'm starting to realize I think that's the theme for this game.
But we'll talk about that more at the end. But it's also, I'm sure it's going to get harder. I'm sure it's going to get a lot harder.
too. Oh, after the first boss the difficulty picks up immensely. Okay, cool. Cool. I'll get the boy. But I will say, even if that does pick up,
like, I already am weirded out by the blue XP things. I agree. That's a weird mechanic. I haven't, like, really had any
issue with much of anything else at this point. Yeah. Like, it's I gotta say, I'm enjoying a lot of the cutscenes. It's super brutal. Like, this is insomniac brutality at its best that I've seen so far.
Like, that part is really good. I'm really starting to think, after everything I've heard and what I've played so far, that what's happening right now is that I feel like this is a game for the masses. I feel like this is a game for people
that really love Marvel Wolverine, and to be honest, might be playing their first video game. And I think there's a real schism between the audience this game is made for and people that have either played a lot of games
or played a lot of games of this type. And I think that's what we're seeing right now. And as I play more and more of this, I'm realizing, like, there's people that are going to love what I'm playing right now.
And they're going to have zero issues. And they're going to be very confused if people tell them otherwise, you know? But again, I've only been playing it for like 40 minutes, but it's been a good 40 minutes. It's fine. It's more than fine.
I can't work. Inhibitor field!
Still working on the cake, but that should hold you long enough to get a collar on. Please, after all this time, call me Bolivar.
I'm not gonna lie, that looks like a Josh Ferrer from the city and was an evil genius, like, professor. It's awesome.
Ginger, I agree. I agree. Well, Adam and Eve are important to me, right?
Right? Well, then it's my turn. I'm going to go say goodbye to Evan. Yeah? And then I'm going to let the Reavers say goodbye to you.
Oh. Never mind. Have fun. Oh god, are they going to have to fight like this?
How's this going to work? Active immune inhibitors suppress your healing factor and drain the rage.
Oh I just got bladded. Okay.
I love the second he said yeah he gets sliced from behind. I think I need to There a camera called like
I turned some things on called follow camera, and I'm getting people hitting me off the screen. So I wonder if this is supposed to fix that.
Let me try turning it to five. I don't think I'm... I don't remember reading anything about people get attacked off screen.
I don't think I've paid enough for that. Go. Yes, I have to go, I think.
Yeah, good. Thank you. I'm not a fan of being tricked. I want to know where Essex is. Now. Then we'd better find him before Trask gets him. I need access to a security interface.
Well, we can find you something. I don't like the dialogue and stuff
it's been a little stiff to be honest it's been a little stiff still feeling it now Yep. It's gotten the job done. It's very observational.
It's very much like... The dialogue is very much like we're delivering... We're making sure the player knows this. It's that kind of dialogue.
We've talked about this in other games before. Yeah. Oh, whoa, what? Wait, are y'all robots? Or people? Dang, that's very cyberpunk.
Oh, dude, I know those feels, girl. I know those feels.
Rude awakening! Rude awakening! Surprise! Surprise! Figure out the best way.
They don't speak fire. How many of them are there? Hold on. You might find a way to get through the pod.
Oh, no. Make your sign. I'm assuming. I don't think we've been told yet, but I'm assuming Gold is stuck. He's great. Oh.
Where's this other guy? There he goes.
Oh, jeez. How'd you do? All the love of the great. Now get over here.
Wow. Got a medal. Gold is parry only? Oh. Thank you. So we have to parry the gold.
Okay. Come on, come on. Where are you? Got him.
Okay. We went through the pit. I don't know what I've been doing this.
Fighting to inherit the earth. Follow through though. That's all I had to do.
All I had to do was have this car on. You. You.
Fear us. No. I can see the future. Only one of us makes it out alive.
Disappointing. Well, I trust you're disappointing. Because... I thought that we... We're drawn together by fate.
You were the only man in the other species matching my genes.
Yeah. I'd laugh too. But I know what you've done.
Oh, shit. Whoa. Wheels up in fire.
It's your life. I didn't want to fuck you.
So here. There it is. Yes, ma'am. I'll make you red with all my ass. Ready for the play.
Of course he is. I'll cover you as best I can from here. I got this, I got this, I got this. This is in the prison. Get her out. Hey, stop fucking around. I got him.
Get, get close. No.
Who ate you, then? No one was there. Joke. I'm good. I'll fix her though. All people busy out here. More fun anyway.
Come on. I'm gonna find us a way out of here. Meet up later. Saw you last time.
What do we do? I can't target the guy behind me. Bam! Woo!
Jesus! Come on, you're the king! Place yourself on the musing, by the way. The scanner confirms it.
I'm a musing. I'm a musing, detective.
I'm sorry, lady.
Oh, God.
oh
Oh, is that it? Oh, yeah. I'm sorry.
Oh god, these poor people. These poor people.
You can just do it right off the top. Like, you can just hold it. Oh, it's crazy. It's crazy.
I can't target there. Whoa.
Woo! Okay.
Son of a... Oh, my God! Get him! Get him!
Hey. Hey. Hey. Speak to me. Keanu? Wait. Troy!
Is that Troy Baker? I didn't know Troy was in this. Oh, damn. They used his face in everything. Awesome. Look at that.
They can't do the dirty work as usual. That's fine. What are you doing?
Oh. Oh.
You were saying something, Chad? Man, I don't watch Marvel movies. I love how everyone in China is like, oh my god, it's that guy, oh my god. I'm like, oh, who's that? Can't wait to meet him.
Cool. That's comics? I don't read the comics. I don't watch the movies. You know what I do? I play video games. That's it. So, yep, that's what we do. Okay, cool.
Let's go. Actually, wait, I want to see that. Who is this? Oh, this is Gallery. Gallery. Oh, there's Logan. Who are you? Born in the 1800s, Essex was a celebrated physician
in support of the evolutionary theory, in part because Essex and his wife were mutants. Essex hid his telepathy and telekinesis from the world, but his wife was killed when her true nature was discovered. Men on Essex dedicated his life to building a world in which mutants could live openly. Even now, with Team X by his side, the dream
grows dimmer every year. What is it so many powers are? He really does look like Josh Sawyer this late. Oh, and there's Omega Red.
Dude, what a weird-looking character. I like it.