'You Can't Play Through Most of the Game Wearing Just Shredded Rags on His Body' — Insomniac Explains Why Wolverine's Suit Heals Itself

One of the big talking points coming out of the June State of Play gameplay reveal for Marvel’s Wolverine revolved around Logan’s suit healing alongside his body. This caused quite the kerfuffle within the community, with some fans saying it looks silly. "Wow, even his suit has a healing factor!" was one reaction to the gameplay. "NANOMACHINES, SON," another joked. Some have even suggested in-universe explanations for why Wolverine's suit heals itself (Reed Richards might have been involved!). So, when we got the chance to sit down with Mike Fitzgerald, head of technology at Insomniac, and senior project director Jess Reiner-Reed to talk about all things Wolverine recently, we had to ask: what’s going on with Logan’s suit? Rather than there being some deep cut lore explanation the developers drew from, Insomniac set out to achieve a balance between showing the effects of Wolverine's brutal combat and the practicality of the gameplay. “I think mostly there's some practicalities to it,” Fitzgerald began. “You can't play through most of the game wearing just shredded rags on his body. So we find the right balance between clothing that reflects the gameplay you're doing and this brutal