It always seemed disappointing to me how Miles Morales isn't supposed to be a proper sequel to the first game, but a stand-alone expansion kind of thing. What's even more disappointing, however, is the initial price of the game; $70/€80 for a 6 hours long game, it genuinely feels like a scam, especially for a PS5 launch title, yet it doesn't even use haptic feedback technology at all.
It all sounds horrible unfortunately, but aside from these things, at least the game is actually fun and high quality; it's enjoyable, it has a passable story that focuses on not-so interesting characters, but the character development is good enough and Miles is a decent protagonist with a lot of potential.
The story is also very short though, clocking at around 6 hours, maybe slightly more for some people, but it's still short... and unacceptable for a full priced game.
The gameplay, however, is very good! It's similar to the gameplay of the first game but with some cool tweaks and additions, and the boss fights are much better this time.
Also, the visuals are gorgeous and surprisingly, the music is very fitting and distinct.
The mission design and the puzzles get repetitive after a while though.
Lastly, similarly to the first game, the open world is mostly empty and it has barely any meaningful content, although it's even worse in this one because the game is much shorter and has even less side-content.
Pros:
+ Serviceable narrative
+ Nice set-up for the actual sequel
+ Great gameplay
+ Very beautiful graphics
+ Good music
Cons:
- Very short story
- Monotonous mission design
- Repetitive puzzles
- Empty and boring open world
Narrative: 5/10
Gameplay: 8/10
Content: 3/10
Characters: 4/10
Music: 7/10
Graphics/Audio: 10/10
Final Rating: 6.5/10
- Pretty Good -
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a fun experience and a very good stand-alone expansion to the first game, but unfortunately, it's not being treated as a stand-alone expansion by its publisher.
Do I recommend it?:
Yes but only at low price or sale.
It all sounds horrible unfortunately, but aside from these things, at least the game is actually fun and high quality; it's enjoyable, it has a passable story that focuses on not-so interesting characters, but the character development is good enough and Miles is a decent protagonist with a lot of potential.
The story is also very short though, clocking at around 6 hours, maybe slightly more for some people, but it's still short... and unacceptable for a full priced game.
The gameplay, however, is very good! It's similar to the gameplay of the first game but with some cool tweaks and additions, and the boss fights are much better this time.
Also, the visuals are gorgeous and surprisingly, the music is very fitting and distinct.
The mission design and the puzzles get repetitive after a while though.
Lastly, similarly to the first game, the open world is mostly empty and it has barely any meaningful content, although it's even worse in this one because the game is much shorter and has even less side-content.
Pros:
+ Serviceable narrative
+ Nice set-up for the actual sequel
+ Great gameplay
+ Very beautiful graphics
+ Good music
Cons:
- Very short story
- Monotonous mission design
- Repetitive puzzles
- Empty and boring open world
Narrative: 5/10
Gameplay: 8/10
Content: 3/10
Characters: 4/10
Music: 7/10
Graphics/Audio: 10/10
Final Rating: 6.5/10
- Pretty Good -
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a fun experience and a very good stand-alone expansion to the first game, but unfortunately, it's not being treated as a stand-alone expansion by its publisher.
Do I recommend it?:
Yes but only at low price or sale.