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What an experience. This game was probably the greatest visual and audial experience I’ve ever had in a video game. Trippy, jolting, and impressive effects hit throughout. This game is a technical masterpiece. Similarly, the story is fantastic. The story simultaneously resets and picks right up from the first game in a way that has you itching to figure out what’s really going on. And finally putting pieces together is a very satisfying experience.
As for the core gameplay, it’s a satisfying third person shooter. The flashlight portion still offers cvariety, but to a lesser extent. I would’ve liked to see more creativity with it like in the AW1 DLC. And the side puzzles for loot and charms were sometimes fun riddles, and other times fairly tedious scavenger hunts. The overall difficulty level is spot on like other Remedy titles. Hard enough that you don’t just waltz through everything first try, but not so hard that you’re banging your head over the same encounter for hours.
If you rated it lower for gameplay that doesn’t inspire, I’d understand. But to me this is a game that seeks to push the boundaries of the medium and fascinate you and terrify you at every turn, and it delivers that focus as well as you could possibly ask.
As for the core gameplay, it’s a satisfying third person shooter. The flashlight portion still offers cvariety, but to a lesser extent. I would’ve liked to see more creativity with it like in the AW1 DLC. And the side puzzles for loot and charms were sometimes fun riddles, and other times fairly tedious scavenger hunts. The overall difficulty level is spot on like other Remedy titles. Hard enough that you don’t just waltz through everything first try, but not so hard that you’re banging your head over the same encounter for hours.
If you rated it lower for gameplay that doesn’t inspire, I’d understand. But to me this is a game that seeks to push the boundaries of the medium and fascinate you and terrify you at every turn, and it delivers that focus as well as you could possibly ask.
Like the previous two titles, this game is highlighted by simple yet fun combat and joyful traversal through the city, and the addition of web wings and abilities makes each of those even better. There's enough variety between the main story and side content that the game never got dull, and I ended up binging the game (a rarity for me). The overall story is good-not-great and hits the same note too many times, but it was effective and even delivered some surprises by diverting from some expectations for classic Spider-Man storylines. The side missions range from dull time-sinks to compelling and, in one particular instance, shockingly emotionally powerful. Also, special shoutout to the integration of Hailey and having more depth and care than just a token deaf character.
Highly recommend. Another example of why Insomniac is one of the most consistent and greatest developers.
Highly recommend. Another example of why Insomniac is one of the most consistent and greatest developers.
This is just a fun game! The combat is good, the side stories are funny and charming, and the main story feels like a crime soap opera but is still effective. Like many others have said, there’s a couple frustrating difficulty spikes and hiccups in mechanics, but they’re mostly forgivable for the studio’s first foray into RPG. I could nitpick this into a lower score, but honestly it was just too enjoyable and the pros definitely outweighed the cons.