This review contains spoilers
Played on original PS4, no DLC. Got platinum trophy.
Spooder-Man on the PS4 was a great experience. The web swinging was way more fun than I was expecting and the story got me excited about Spider-Man again. Since the 90s, my interest in Spider-Man has fluctuated a lot, but this gets me truly excited for future game releases within this franchise—well, I hope it’ll be one. Judging the fact there is a sequel (haven’t played yet), that seems to be the plan.
Aside from minor inconveniences, ranging from freezing/glitches to small gameplay inconveniences like no restart option in the pause menu during timed challenges (a must honestly), taskmaster challenges being rough, and puzzles in the lab using a cursor for navigation, there wasn’t many flaws I can think of at the moment. The game manages its open world well and never felt overwhelming to explore. Web swinging really aided in exploration. It made exploring NYC a lot of fun and the virtual tourism aspect, while not the first, but among the most enjoyable.
The Inner Demons gang was a bit annoying story wise. I’m really sick of eastern Asians being the antagonist in everything. It isn’t about Mr. Negative, himself. I really enjoyed him a lot. It was about the Inner Demons itself. I wouldn’t be as bothered by it if it wasn’t explicitly clear that there were only Chinese people in the gang. Whenever you invaded a base, they would always be speaking in Mandarin just showing that somehow, someway, their entire gang, one that has to be large enough to take over NYC, was Chinese exclusively. Mr. Negative runs the Inner Demons in the comics as well as being Chinese but that doesn’t mean the gang itself ALL have to be Chinese/Asian minions. C’mon man.
That was my biggest issue. Even then, Spooder-Man really proves that a Spider-Man game can exist on modern consoles and I do look forward to its future! What a really fun experience! Exceeded all my expectations! Octavius is a villain that should be utilized more often, especially in culture as a whole. I look forward to his return in the MCU!
Spooder-Man on the PS4 was a great experience. The web swinging was way more fun than I was expecting and the story got me excited about Spider-Man again. Since the 90s, my interest in Spider-Man has fluctuated a lot, but this gets me truly excited for future game releases within this franchise—well, I hope it’ll be one. Judging the fact there is a sequel (haven’t played yet), that seems to be the plan.
Aside from minor inconveniences, ranging from freezing/glitches to small gameplay inconveniences like no restart option in the pause menu during timed challenges (a must honestly), taskmaster challenges being rough, and puzzles in the lab using a cursor for navigation, there wasn’t many flaws I can think of at the moment. The game manages its open world well and never felt overwhelming to explore. Web swinging really aided in exploration. It made exploring NYC a lot of fun and the virtual tourism aspect, while not the first, but among the most enjoyable.
The Inner Demons gang was a bit annoying story wise. I’m really sick of eastern Asians being the antagonist in everything. It isn’t about Mr. Negative, himself. I really enjoyed him a lot. It was about the Inner Demons itself. I wouldn’t be as bothered by it if it wasn’t explicitly clear that there were only Chinese people in the gang. Whenever you invaded a base, they would always be speaking in Mandarin just showing that somehow, someway, their entire gang, one that has to be large enough to take over NYC, was Chinese exclusively. Mr. Negative runs the Inner Demons in the comics as well as being Chinese but that doesn’t mean the gang itself ALL have to be Chinese/Asian minions. C’mon man.
That was my biggest issue. Even then, Spooder-Man really proves that a Spider-Man game can exist on modern consoles and I do look forward to its future! What a really fun experience! Exceeded all my expectations! Octavius is a villain that should be utilized more often, especially in culture as a whole. I look forward to his return in the MCU!