Video game bugs can be a real bother when trying to have fun and enjoy the experience. Game breaking glitches, lost saves, or even visual bugs can often ruin a game, or at least drastically negatively affect the enjoyment. Sometimes, however, a hilarious game bug comes around that creates laughs instead of annoyance. That seems to be the case with Spider-Man: Miles Morales and a very comical bug that one player was able to find.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales is polished and focused, but it's hard to find any video game that is technically perfect, as glitches and issues are very difficult to completely avoid, especially in open-world 3D-type games. Spider-Man: Miles Morales is no exception, as one bug was discovered that changes Miles into a street lamp, and it is extremely funny.
YouTuber Zet Q uploaded a video of Spider-Man: Miles Morales. It starts out rather mundane and normal, as Miles is finishing up a quest. However, as soon as the mission ends and the game loads back into the downtown streets of NYC, it is revealed that Miles is now a lamp, a Spider-Lamp.
The quick scene shows citizens of NYC thanking Spider-Man for all of his help. But instead of being Miles Morales under a mask, he is a 10-foot tall street lamp. The scene shows some of what makes Miles Morales so special, including his connection with Harlem and his diverse ethnic background. But when Spider-Man is a lamp, it comes across as comical instead of heartwarming. The barber tells Spider-Lamp that he will gladly cut his hair at any time. Meanwhile, Spider-Lamp is reminded that he is a growing boy and that he is welcome to stop by the restaurant for food at any point. All of this is sweet for Miles, but as Spider-Lamp it's undeniably funny.
The icing on the cake in this video is when Spider-Lamp starts swinging through the city. Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a trimmed down open-world experience, and it is wonderfully designed. Part of the fun is the freedom of swinging through NYC. Doing so as a lamp, with Miles' voice coming out of the street lamp, is great.
Insomniac Games has had a lot of fun with the suits in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, as they created one for the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse animated film that matches both its look and feel. Additionally, after creating a sidequest to return a cat, the developer decided to make a cat sidekick suit for Miles that many fans adore. Perhaps, after watching how funny it is to see a lamp post swing through New York City, Insomniac Games will patch the bug but add a Spider-Lamp suit to the game.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales is available now on PS4 and PS5.