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Key · 10-10-2018, 06:10 PM

Marvel's Spider-Man

If you were to ask me a year ago if I was going to be talking about a Spider-Man game, I'd think you were crazy. But, here we are. Talking about the new Spider-Man game. And what can I say? I agree with pretty much everyone praising this game. It also just further justifles my purchase of a PS4 among other games of course.

Now, what makes it good? I probably don't need to tell you, but I'm going to anyway. Marvel's Spider-Man is what happens when you take all the good things about the open world esque setting with collectibles and stuff and combines it with a true feeling of what it means to be Spider-Man. I'll be honest, I was skeptical because whenever a game or series gets revived, there's usually the chance for it to fail. But we also live in a time where the bar for superhero games is pretty high. The Arkham games made this possible with how great they ended up being. Though I've heard they can get stale in the later games. Thing is though, I would definitely agree that Spider-Man does have that Arkham quality be-it not exactly the same.

The combat, the webslinging around New York, **** even New York itself looks like it took every inch of creativity and originality that this developer had, and boy it shows. The further you level up, the more combat abilities you get, which in turn allows for more creative combos. I think one of my favorite combos to do right now (and this is with only doing about 15% of the game so far) is punching somebody up in the air, shooting a Web at them, spinning them around, and slamming them on the ground. The satisfaction you feel from the combat is definitely much the same as it was when I played through Arkham Asylum and Shadow of War. It's not exactly the same combat system, but it's definitely the best Spider-Man combat system I've ever played.

I've mentioned graphics before this entry, but I want to mention it again. In general, New York City looks amazing. The amount of detail that goes into every building, every street sign, etc should know be ignored. It certainly helps the game a lot when you websling around New York City and the sun breaks through the sides of two buildings making you realize it's morning. There is a day and night cycle and it's used very well. Fits into the game nicely.

I know so many people have already beat this game and more often than not, it's met pretty favorably. I've been lucky to stay away from spoilers for the most part so I'm definitely seeing everything for the first time minus a few story details. It's nice to go in blind and not know what to expect, then to have it exceed expectations.

Don't get me wrong, Spider-Man 2 is fantastic for its time, but Marvel's Spider-Man is definitely the best of the two. Hell, in my own honest opinion, this is probably the best superhero game ever made, and that includes Arkham. If you weren't sure or totally sold on buying a PS4, now is the time to do it. This among other great games will be available and I urge you to play them, if not them, then this one specifically.

Speaking of Spider-Man 2 specifically though, I remember having many many good memories playing it as a kid and there's a reason it's known as one of the best games released in that time. I feel like that was just a start to what we'd eventually get from Marvel's Spider-Man.

I literally cannot wait to play this whenever I'm home. Same infatuation I had with Shadow of War. There's just something about truly feeling like Spider-Man that really pushes this game through the envelope and thoroughly raises the bar for what a superhero game should be.

Now...let's get a Superman reboot.

10-10-2018, 06:10 PM	#686 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Marvel's Spider-Man If you were to ask me a year ago if I was going to be talking about a Spider-Man game, I'd think you were crazy. But, here we are. Talking about the new Spider-Man game. And what can I say? I agree with pretty much everyone praising this game. It also just further justifles my purchase of a PS4 among other games of course. Now, what makes it good? I probably don't need to tell you, but I'm going to anyway. Marvel's Spider-Man is what happens when you take all the good things about the open world esque setting with collectibles and stuff and combines it with a true feeling of what it means to be Spider-Man. I'll be honest, I was skeptical because whenever a game or series gets revived, there's usually the chance for it to fail. But we also live in a time where the bar for superhero games is pretty high. The Arkham games made this possible with how great they ended up being. Though I've heard they can get stale in the later games. Thing is though, I would definitely agree that Spider-Man does have that Arkham quality be-it not exactly the same. The combat, the webslinging around New York, **** even New York itself looks like it took every inch of creativity and originality that this developer had, and boy it shows. The further you level up, the more combat abilities you get, which in turn allows for more creative combos. I think one of my favorite combos to do right now (and this is with only doing about 15% of the game so far) is punching somebody up in the air, shooting a Web at them, spinning them around, and slamming them on the ground. The satisfaction you feel from the combat is definitely much the same as it was when I played through Arkham Asylum and Shadow of War. It's not exactly the same combat system, but it's definitely the best Spider-Man combat system I've ever played. I've mentioned graphics before this entry, but I want to mention it again. In general, New York City looks amazing. The amount of detail that goes into every building, every street sign, etc should know be ignored. It certainly helps the game a lot when you websling around New York City and the sun breaks through the sides of two buildings making you realize it's morning. There is a day and night cycle and it's used very well. Fits into the game nicely. I know so many people have already beat this game and more often than not, it's met pretty favorably. I've been lucky to stay away from spoilers for the most part so I'm definitely seeing everything for the first time minus a few story details. It's nice to go in blind and not know what to expect, then to have it exceed expectations. Don't get me wrong, Spider-Man 2 is fantastic for its time, but Marvel's Spider-Man is definitely the best of the two. Hell, in my own honest opinion, this is probably the best superhero game ever made, and that includes Arkham. If you weren't sure or totally sold on buying a PS4, now is the time to do it. This among other great games will be available and I urge you to play them, if not them, then this one specifically. Speaking of Spider-Man 2 specifically though, I remember having many many good memories playing it as a kid and there's a reason it's known as one of the best games released in that time. I feel like that was just a start to what we'd eventually get from Marvel's Spider-Man. I literally cannot wait to play this whenever I'm home. Same infatuation I had with Shadow of War. There's just something about truly feeling like Spider-Man that really pushes this game through the envelope and thoroughly raises the bar for what a superhero game should be. Now...let's get a Superman reboot.