this is the number one spiderman game. the web-slinging feels so good and fluent and as you progress it gets even better. super fun story where you fight all of the iconic spiderman villains and even super obscure ones that all have their own memorable moments. this game does suffer from typical open world cliches like repetitive side missions and collectibles but [spoilers ahead] something nobody talks about is how all these open world city beat em up type games or whatever always have to a thing towards the end where like this military of super soldiers come and be like the hard end game enemies for the run and its become very cliche it happens in this, it happens in saints row 3, it happens in batman arkham city, and it happens in prototype i know it happens in more too i just can't think of them. theres always the big bad military villain and their army that fucks up the whole open world in the final chapters of the game. i get why it happens but its so annoying and has happened too many times now

this game feels so good to play as a stealth game, and an action game. the story is insane with a world that draws you in and makes you want to keep learning more about it. so unique in its presentation and gameplay and story and everything. this is a once in a generation sorta game and it would be a 10 from me if it weren't for the bloated ending cuscenes. I love overly long kojima cutscenes but the end credits are so fucking long with a crazy fill-in-the-blanks epilogue that honestly could have either been cut shorter or made optional somehow. otherwise its the best game of this generation of consoles hands down I don't ever see anything topping it.

i love this game's story and how it caps off the metal gear series chronologically but it kind of sucks. like most of the actual game parts are kind of trash. the boss fights are so repetitive and I find myself trying to just get through some of those parts to see more of the story. what really interests me with the gameplay is the unique weapons this game has with almost ratchet and clank-esque equipment and weapons for the player to unlock like the mantis dolls and the tranq darts that change enemy behavior. the thing is if you read about what they wanted to do with this game it will make you mad it was a very ambitious project that was meant to have much deeper gameplay and an (arguably) even better story. regardless of those things i have a pea brain and i love the fan service stuff and the returning characters and then metal gear goofiness at its peak in this game.