kanadiankozak
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Finally finished this game, 21 years since I first got it. For a PS2 launch title, Level 5 knocked it out of the park. Is it perfect? Of course not! The story is extremely weak for an RPG, having your weapons break and be gone is devastating, and the bosses are either laughably easy or annoyingly hard. However, the combat is satisfying when you discover how to swap characters and statuses to counter enemy types. I also finally understood the point of status breaking weapons and adding them to other ones to counter the XP grind, which I regrettably never understood in either this or it's sequel when I was younger. Finally, the base rebuilding is fun, and I like how it's tied to upgrading your character stats.
If you enjoyed Insomniac's other two games, you know what you're in for. The new abilities are satisfying in combat, and the wings are a nice addition to traversal, without trivializing webs. The villains are top notch, I want to see more of the path the side stories are taking, and the overall symbiote design was top notch.
If you have a PS5, play these games.
If you have a PS5, play these games.