The Verge's hands-on preview of Marvel's Wolverine for the PlayStation 5 began as a straightforward combat check. The author went in mainly to try the game's 'very bloody' fighting, and on that front the demo delivered — the outlet describes the claw-based combat as 'delightfully bloody.'
But after roughly two hours of slashing, stabbing, and parrying enemies, the preview's more surprising takeaway was emotional rather than mechanical. Despite having no previous attachment to the character, the author left the session 'deeply endeared to Logan himself.'
That small conversion suggests the title may be pitched as something more than a superhero action showcase: a character study wrapped in carnage, one capable of making Wolverine resonate with players who arrive with zero prior investment in the mutant.