I was having a bit of a game block recently and I wanted a palate cleanser, nothing seemed more fit than Marvel’s Spider-Man, I just watched ATSV before starting this game and considering that its now both on PC and remastered I felt that it was the right game to revisit, and with games I revisit I tend to have completionist tendencies.
As a lot might expect it was indeed a chore but that’s on me (and insomniac too but mainly me for pushing through even though it is WIDELY known that Spiderman is literally fast food gaming).
What caught me by surprise is how the story took a 180 degree shift in my mind, what seemed to be a decent spiderman story is now an plot full of highs such as a really unique spiderman ending, some interesting conflicts especially with Oscorp and Sable and a cool new take on MJ which all happen in the second half and also a plot full of lows that makes the first half appear as test scenarios to try out how to make a spiderman game, I also don’t really know why they made spiderman that friendly with the police, I get that he doesn’t have to hate them but it feels like he’s uncharacteristically not witty.
The game pulls off the grounded spiderman feel very well even when it goes into MCU territory when it mentions tech and gadgets, it’s a good balance obviously made to help the IP become more video game friendly, the story starts becoming interesting in the last 4 hours or so in which it demonstrates a good take on the whole Oscorp shtick which makes a genuinely decent baby’s first political thriller.
As for the actual game I decided to play it on Spectacular, and while they nailed the game feel it is an extremely exploitable combat. Sure, I like the idea that I have an option to web someone if he’s close to a wall instead of beating them down, but I don’t think it’s really that balanced because you can do it on every single enemy. I also really wish they implemented a combat system that doesn’t feel so 1v1-ish like the Arkhams. There’s a lot of gameplay flaws that most people (including me) would not really care about because you play as spiderman.
Overall it’s a really average game that ventures into amateurism occasionally only saved by the fact that this is Spiderman despite of it all.
As a lot might expect it was indeed a chore but that’s on me (and insomniac too but mainly me for pushing through even though it is WIDELY known that Spiderman is literally fast food gaming).
What caught me by surprise is how the story took a 180 degree shift in my mind, what seemed to be a decent spiderman story is now an plot full of highs such as a really unique spiderman ending, some interesting conflicts especially with Oscorp and Sable and a cool new take on MJ which all happen in the second half and also a plot full of lows that makes the first half appear as test scenarios to try out how to make a spiderman game, I also don’t really know why they made spiderman that friendly with the police, I get that he doesn’t have to hate them but it feels like he’s uncharacteristically not witty.
The game pulls off the grounded spiderman feel very well even when it goes into MCU territory when it mentions tech and gadgets, it’s a good balance obviously made to help the IP become more video game friendly, the story starts becoming interesting in the last 4 hours or so in which it demonstrates a good take on the whole Oscorp shtick which makes a genuinely decent baby’s first political thriller.
As for the actual game I decided to play it on Spectacular, and while they nailed the game feel it is an extremely exploitable combat. Sure, I like the idea that I have an option to web someone if he’s close to a wall instead of beating them down, but I don’t think it’s really that balanced because you can do it on every single enemy. I also really wish they implemented a combat system that doesn’t feel so 1v1-ish like the Arkhams. There’s a lot of gameplay flaws that most people (including me) would not really care about because you play as spiderman.
Overall it’s a really average game that ventures into amateurism occasionally only saved by the fact that this is Spiderman despite of it all.