Yeah it was okay. As an action game it's extremely well polished and delivers some prime Naughty Dog esque setpiece moments.

As a Spider-Man adaptation, it's kind of limp and a bit underwhelming. There are no genuine moments on par with the Raimi or Spiderverse movies, for example. It's so sanitised.

The whole game feels sanitised to an inch of its life. Its depiction of New York City, while lovely from a gameplay perspective, is utterly lacking in character. The entire Peter/Harry relationship feels lifted from a church pamphlet or something. There's just very spark behind any of the characters in this. They don't feel like real human beings or even operatic comic book characters. I saw a tiktok clowning Miles Morales regular street clothes in this game and it made me realise there is just little to no effort implemented to make these people feel like they live lives outside the game. It just makes the whole thing so hollow, which is disappointing considering how nice the looks and plays. Or maybe I'm just not the target demo for this. I don't know.

A really fun but ultimate hollow experience. 7/10.

Reviewed on Nov 02, 2023


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