Sep 27, 2018

Marvel's Spider-Man: The review...

Welcome, True Believers! If you didn't read that using Stan Lee's voice in your head,  YOU SUCK!!
But you know what doesn't suck? Spider-Man for the PS4.
A fresh take for the webslinger by Isomniac...
By fresh I mean taking the best elements of Spider-Man 2 and improving them with the best elements of the Arkham series... and adding all the sucky things from most open world games and somehow make them NOT FEEL SUCKY! Most of the time... especially Spidey Uchiha

Unlike toys, videogames get a more in depth scoring system from 1-10... let's begin...  I will try to keep spoilers to a minimum.

Gameplay:
I already mentioned that the game feels like a love child of Spider-Man 2 and the Arkham series. I will sprinkle in some Web of Shadows for a bit of flavor... just a pinch.
When Playing as Spidey Everything is awesome. Playing as MJ or Miles feels like playing The Last of Us in a room full of clickers with no Ammo. A bit of an annoyance.
The only ones I can say I enjoyed fully are one where as MJ, you determine which foes Spidey can remove from the field to complete your objective. The other one is Miles WITHOUT POWERS (because, you already know that Miles Morales IS A Spider-Man.) Is beung chased by a certain villain. The non-spidey segments might be the weakest point, but some of the Spidey filler can be a bit annoying.
8.0

Controls:
They feel familiar. X jumps, O dodges, Square and triangle are attacks, R2 is web swinging... there's a few switches here and there, but for the most part they feel like offshoots fron Spider-Man 2. In this game Peter is pretty responsive and rather nimble. *I* have had a few issues when trying to land on a small perch for certain missions a bit of a pain. Most likely MY Fault, not the gane's.
9.0

Sounds and music:
The ambient music is there, it has a bit of a cinematic feel to it, but I spent my last few hours playing the gane while listening to a certain remix of this. The voice acting is Spectacular... with Spidey Uchiha and Lust-y Jane Watson... wait Roy Mustang was Kingpin!? Doc Ock was Rigby!? Ooooooooooooh! Can't keep going down the IMDb rabbit hole...
9.5

Graphics:
They are pleasing to the eye, and they better be seeing this is a Ps4 game and not say, a HD port of a PS2 era game. People say there are some odd glitches. Aside the cutscene glitch, I've been rather lucky. I'm not fond of sone of the redesigns, because they feel too Arkham-ish. Then again, I only used Traditional and Scarlet Spider for most of my gameplay. OK I uses the homecoming homemade suit for the halloween mission and post game ending the Last stand outfit. Any other suit used was mandated by story.
9.0

Fun factor:
Aside the MJ/Miles missions, CERTAIN SIDE QUESTS, the fun is there... now if the game had a new game + feature, the fun would be doubled.
They will add NG+ on a later update and soon a DLC with a favorite character who straddles the thin line between good and evil will come...
9.0

Story:
Here comes the big one. Hold on to your butts! PP is OO's assistant. OO has some issues with NO, who is mayor  (douche) of NYC. JJJ and PP no longer work for the DB, but MJ does. MP works for ML who in the game becomes M- and a thorn on PP/SM's side. We deal with OO's descent into madness as he becomes DO and creates the S6. The game WILL TAKE YOU on an emotional roller coaster. I cried like a bitch by the time the game was over... Freaking Rigby made me cry... 
9.5

Overall:

Spidey gets a solid 9.0 it IS an amazing experience. The game teases us with things for the sequel... Goblins, symbiotes, OTHER CLASSIC VILLAINS... possibly those who

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