In total, this might be around the 10th time I've replayed this game.
The game is very fun, definitely rough in a few areas or just simplistic, such as the swinging and combat, but is a very solid package.
The art style is unique and makes the game still look great even now, they did an absolutely perfect job at translating Mark Barley's art style into the game.
Combat is simple, not too complex, but it has a few mechanics that I liked. The wall bounce is fun and clearly inspired Spider-Man PS4, but here it's a bit harder to pull off consistently but does really good damage.
The swinging is more simple than Spider-Man 2, Web of Shadows, and even PS4, but it has a solid swing boost mechanic as well as web climbing that add in a bit of depth. Wall running is easy to pull off too and gives you the ability to continue the momentum off the web. An underrated part is the animations, they're smooth and beautiful and make the game feel good even if the swinging is very simple mechanics wise.
Missions are always fun, every story mission has something unique about it that makes it memorable, be it a boss fight or a fun use of the mechanics, or races/timed challenges.
Venom is an absolute beast and this game makes you feel powerful and unstoppable with him. My favourite aspect is that his health constantly drains, meaning you need to eat people in order to stay alive, a great way of incentivizing his gameplay and a good way of weaving story and gameplay together.
For the bad, I think the combat does get rather stale if you're not fighting bosses. Some bosses are too easy, such as Rhino where all you really need to do is jump away from him to avoid every attack and he just can't hit you. The same can be said if a few other bosses, but they will usually have ranged attacks that can hit you if you're not careful enough. The game also doesn't have too much replay value, ignoring the fact I've replayed this too many times, it's only got the story, races, combat runs, and the Johnny Storm races, which aren't necessarily enough to keep you engaged past the main content.
Overall, a solid game, and should definitely be remembered for the really amazing visuals, the cool story, and abundant and at times really fun boss fights. The music too is absolutely stellar, so many memorable tracks and lietmotifs throughout.
The game is very fun, definitely rough in a few areas or just simplistic, such as the swinging and combat, but is a very solid package.
The art style is unique and makes the game still look great even now, they did an absolutely perfect job at translating Mark Barley's art style into the game.
Combat is simple, not too complex, but it has a few mechanics that I liked. The wall bounce is fun and clearly inspired Spider-Man PS4, but here it's a bit harder to pull off consistently but does really good damage.
The swinging is more simple than Spider-Man 2, Web of Shadows, and even PS4, but it has a solid swing boost mechanic as well as web climbing that add in a bit of depth. Wall running is easy to pull off too and gives you the ability to continue the momentum off the web. An underrated part is the animations, they're smooth and beautiful and make the game feel good even if the swinging is very simple mechanics wise.
Missions are always fun, every story mission has something unique about it that makes it memorable, be it a boss fight or a fun use of the mechanics, or races/timed challenges.
Venom is an absolute beast and this game makes you feel powerful and unstoppable with him. My favourite aspect is that his health constantly drains, meaning you need to eat people in order to stay alive, a great way of incentivizing his gameplay and a good way of weaving story and gameplay together.
For the bad, I think the combat does get rather stale if you're not fighting bosses. Some bosses are too easy, such as Rhino where all you really need to do is jump away from him to avoid every attack and he just can't hit you. The same can be said if a few other bosses, but they will usually have ranged attacks that can hit you if you're not careful enough. The game also doesn't have too much replay value, ignoring the fact I've replayed this too many times, it's only got the story, races, combat runs, and the Johnny Storm races, which aren't necessarily enough to keep you engaged past the main content.
Overall, a solid game, and should definitely be remembered for the really amazing visuals, the cool story, and abundant and at times really fun boss fights. The music too is absolutely stellar, so many memorable tracks and lietmotifs throughout.