Spider's Thread has 2 main content: A set of side missions based in a haunted school, and a rogue-like mode basically separate from the main game. This rating is based off the side missions because those are genuinely awesome.
I only played like 35 minutes of the rogue-like mode after beating the game cause I wanted more combat. However, you do not carry over your skill tree into this mode. I get it, this is a separate experience, so you start over; but I DO not want to grind back up to make the combat good again. Combat kind of sucks until you get a couple core upgrades. You also can't get the "create your own grapple point" skill (I get why for level designs, but still that skill was awesome).
The side missions added to the main game are really cool though. It's based entirely inside of a 3 story school. Its basically an hour long haunted house, and a fun one at that! It really reminded me of White Day and even pull from same popular myths. There are some times when it genuinely made me jump a little.
I only played like 35 minutes of the rogue-like mode after beating the game cause I wanted more combat. However, you do not carry over your skill tree into this mode. I get it, this is a separate experience, so you start over; but I DO not want to grind back up to make the combat good again. Combat kind of sucks until you get a couple core upgrades. You also can't get the "create your own grapple point" skill (I get why for level designs, but still that skill was awesome).
The side missions added to the main game are really cool though. It's based entirely inside of a 3 story school. Its basically an hour long haunted house, and a fun one at that! It really reminded me of White Day and even pull from same popular myths. There are some times when it genuinely made me jump a little.
sinceramente achei melhor que o jogo base, se a campanha toda seguisse a linha dessas missões na escola o jogo seria 200% melhor. já sobre esse modo novo rogue-lite, é divertidinho, nada de especial além de jogar por 429 niveis se quiser ver o final. pra uma atualização de graça, é bom pra krl
a missão da escola foi a melhor coisa nesse update, recomendam que façam
DLC gratuita, coisa rara hoje em dia. As missões da escola foram bem legais principalmente a do boneco te seguindo. Quanto ao modo roguelike, meh. É legal sim, quem gosta do genero vai curtir, mas é maçante.
I seem to be in the minority that truly loved Ghostwire Tokyo. I thought the main game was a lot of fun. I genuinely enjoyed getting 100% and the platinum trophy in the main game. I was excited when they announced new content. Unfortunately, after 10+ hours of playing, I'm just not enjoying this gauntlet style gameplay mode. I'll admit I play games to have fun and overcome enjoyable challenges, not to pull my hair out in frustration. I don't get into Souls-like games because I just don't find them enjoyable experiences. And while this game mode is not to the same level as a Souls game, it did center on a lot of the qualities that make those games unappealing to me.
I'll probably pick it up and play it a little here and there, but I doubt I'll ever bother finishing Spider's Thread. Despite that, I do still hope for a proper sequel to Ghostwire Tokyo.
I'll probably pick it up and play it a little here and there, but I doubt I'll ever bother finishing Spider's Thread. Despite that, I do still hope for a proper sequel to Ghostwire Tokyo.
Uma dlc gratuita nos dias de hoje é algo raríssimo (especialmente as que trazem bastante conteúdo). As missões na escola são muito bem feitas, levando uma pegada mais de terror ao jogo, que combinou demais com a temática e atmosfera do jogo.
Veredito: um ótimo complemento para o jogo base, gostaria muito de ver outras missões com essa pegada mais de terror.
Veredito: um ótimo complemento para o jogo base, gostaria muito de ver outras missões com essa pegada mais de terror.
The "Fear the Children" quest-line added to the main campaign of Ghostwire Tokyo is phenomenal. It might just be the best side quest chain in the game, and it also allowed Tango to flex some of their horror-genre roots. The photograph missions added are much more forgettable.
The Spider's Thread Roguelike mode is interesting from what bit I have played, but after 40+ hours with the main game, I need a break from Ghostwire. Perhaps I will return to Spider's Thread in the future.
The Spider's Thread Roguelike mode is interesting from what bit I have played, but after 40+ hours with the main game, I need a break from Ghostwire. Perhaps I will return to Spider's Thread in the future.
Starting this review by mentioning that I had finished the game and completed all the achievements prior to the update, you might say I had already gotten my fill, so it probably impacted my enjoyment of it.
First, the roguelite mode. It certainly adds some new ideas, but it didn't motivate me enough to keep replaying it just to get all my skills up to "endgame" status again. It is more challenge if you want it, but it doesn't reinvent the wheel.
The additions to the main campaign are great, but, they feel like they complement the base experience, and aside from the new side quest in the school, they are basically extras for people exploring the map. But as mentioned, I had already been to all these places, and it was hard for me to exactly place where a photo mission was trying to bring me after a long time away from the game too.
I think overall the update is great, but especially to people that are playing the game for the first time with the update. The new side mission is good and probably the scariest content in the game. Still love the game, and I think the new stuff only enhances it further, I just didn't exactly needed more at the moment, and maybe I'll give the roguelite mode more of a chance in the future to get that 100% achievement rate back someday.
First, the roguelite mode. It certainly adds some new ideas, but it didn't motivate me enough to keep replaying it just to get all my skills up to "endgame" status again. It is more challenge if you want it, but it doesn't reinvent the wheel.
The additions to the main campaign are great, but, they feel like they complement the base experience, and aside from the new side quest in the school, they are basically extras for people exploring the map. But as mentioned, I had already been to all these places, and it was hard for me to exactly place where a photo mission was trying to bring me after a long time away from the game too.
I think overall the update is great, but especially to people that are playing the game for the first time with the update. The new side mission is good and probably the scariest content in the game. Still love the game, and I think the new stuff only enhances it further, I just didn't exactly needed more at the moment, and maybe I'll give the roguelite mode more of a chance in the future to get that 100% achievement rate back someday.
I think Ghostwire is neat. Its a game that falls flat in many ways but its world is so gorgeously detailed and well rendered that I hardly need an excuse to spend time in it. I love running through the streets and over the rooftops of a haunted Tokyo forever locked in a moody rainstorm. Im glad the Spiders Thread update/dlc exists because it gives me an excuse to come back and soak in the atmosphere a little longer.
The new content that makes up this update is interesting as it serves simultaneously as more of the same, an evolution of the original games potential, and an magnifying glass to highlight all of the games existing flaws. There is a small new area with a questline that serves as the most in depth sidequest the game has to offer. Its fun and decently spooky even if theres. nothing here that ghostwires horror contemporaries havent already done better. There are 3 new enemy types which range from cool to annoying. I love the mermaids who swim through the pavement and keep you constantly checking all your angles. I dont love the hovery guys who are hard to hit and love to fly around in places out of your reach. The new combat abilities are mildly interesting but struggle to find a home in combat encounters that were designed before they existed. The exception here is the dodge which is such a no brainer inclusion i cant imagine how they skipped it the first time.
The meat of the update is the new Spiders Thread mode. This is a run based rougelike inspired mode where you will tackle increasingly difficult levels of a sort of dungeon set in the ethereal otherworldy spaces that played heavily into the games launch trailers but ultimately dont show up too often in the main game. The problems with this mode are esentially all the problems that existed in the base game. Ghostwire is a game in which all of your abilities feel terrible until you max your skill tree, at which point you will finally feel base level competent and wonder why the game didnt just start you at this power level. Spiders Thread exacerbates this by resetting all your abilities to 0 and making you unlock them again. There was an opportunity here to throw lots of wild game breaking modifiers on top of the end game powers to make things new and exciting, but the opportunity is passed over. On the positive side the new abilities like a stealth zipline takedown and ground pound have alot more room to shine in combat arenas designed with them in mind. The spiders thread arenas also get to lean more into the otherworldly architecture and spacial design that I desperately wanted more of in the original game. It doesnt go as hard as i would like but ive only seen about half the floors, so things may get wilder as you progress. Oh you also get to hang out with a big magical cat and rescue strays.
Ultimately, its a decent enough mode and its cool to see how the developers restructured the game in a new way. The entire update is meaty, with lots of new elements to dig into. Its very generous to release this all for no cost. Theres lots here that i wont be experiencing (two new sets of collectibles are just not worth my time) but i think someone playing the game for the first time will have a much more accessible and fully realized experience. This is definitely the “definitive Ghostwire experience”.
The new content that makes up this update is interesting as it serves simultaneously as more of the same, an evolution of the original games potential, and an magnifying glass to highlight all of the games existing flaws. There is a small new area with a questline that serves as the most in depth sidequest the game has to offer. Its fun and decently spooky even if theres. nothing here that ghostwires horror contemporaries havent already done better. There are 3 new enemy types which range from cool to annoying. I love the mermaids who swim through the pavement and keep you constantly checking all your angles. I dont love the hovery guys who are hard to hit and love to fly around in places out of your reach. The new combat abilities are mildly interesting but struggle to find a home in combat encounters that were designed before they existed. The exception here is the dodge which is such a no brainer inclusion i cant imagine how they skipped it the first time.
The meat of the update is the new Spiders Thread mode. This is a run based rougelike inspired mode where you will tackle increasingly difficult levels of a sort of dungeon set in the ethereal otherworldy spaces that played heavily into the games launch trailers but ultimately dont show up too often in the main game. The problems with this mode are esentially all the problems that existed in the base game. Ghostwire is a game in which all of your abilities feel terrible until you max your skill tree, at which point you will finally feel base level competent and wonder why the game didnt just start you at this power level. Spiders Thread exacerbates this by resetting all your abilities to 0 and making you unlock them again. There was an opportunity here to throw lots of wild game breaking modifiers on top of the end game powers to make things new and exciting, but the opportunity is passed over. On the positive side the new abilities like a stealth zipline takedown and ground pound have alot more room to shine in combat arenas designed with them in mind. The spiders thread arenas also get to lean more into the otherworldly architecture and spacial design that I desperately wanted more of in the original game. It doesnt go as hard as i would like but ive only seen about half the floors, so things may get wilder as you progress. Oh you also get to hang out with a big magical cat and rescue strays.
Ultimately, its a decent enough mode and its cool to see how the developers restructured the game in a new way. The entire update is meaty, with lots of new elements to dig into. Its very generous to release this all for no cost. Theres lots here that i wont be experiencing (two new sets of collectibles are just not worth my time) but i think someone playing the game for the first time will have a much more accessible and fully realized experience. This is definitely the “definitive Ghostwire experience”.