Spiderman 2 is a game that if I'm being totally honest I wasn't super looking forward too. Let me explain, I've always held the thought that Insomniac made good games, but not great games. The OG spiderman was a fun game for sure, but at the end of the day the story was a little too inconsistent for me overall, and besides Doc Oc the bad guys didn't do much for me. I had avoided most trailers for this game thankfully, and I almost skipped buying the game day one.
However, I'm happy to report, not only did I really end up loving this game, I think it's pretty easily my favorite game Insomniac has made. This game is just more spiderman at it's core, something I see being hurled towards it as an insult a lot, but it's more than that to me. It's the best possible version of Spiderman one. The combat is more fun, the swinging and traversal is even better, and the biggest upgrade is in the story in my opinion. The opening few hours can be a little slower, but I was invested when Kraven made his first appearance and everything that followed in this game.
There's so many little easter eggs, and setup for possible future games/DLC in here, and it's clear Insomniac loves Spiderman with the love they've put into a lot of this game.
Also, the reports of bugs and crashes in this game is RAPANT, but funny enough, I had one bug the entire game, where the audio stopped working and a restart fixed. Not one crash otherwise. Perhaps I have a golden PS5, but nothing effected me here.
I think my biggest complaint with the game, is some of the pacing in the story seems almost a little TOO quick paced, and I will say I wished for a little more risk/consquence in the story especially with the ending. But overall, this was a fantastic game, one of the very best in a stacked year. Can't wait to see what they cook up next!
However, I'm happy to report, not only did I really end up loving this game, I think it's pretty easily my favorite game Insomniac has made. This game is just more spiderman at it's core, something I see being hurled towards it as an insult a lot, but it's more than that to me. It's the best possible version of Spiderman one. The combat is more fun, the swinging and traversal is even better, and the biggest upgrade is in the story in my opinion. The opening few hours can be a little slower, but I was invested when Kraven made his first appearance and everything that followed in this game.
There's so many little easter eggs, and setup for possible future games/DLC in here, and it's clear Insomniac loves Spiderman with the love they've put into a lot of this game.
Also, the reports of bugs and crashes in this game is RAPANT, but funny enough, I had one bug the entire game, where the audio stopped working and a restart fixed. Not one crash otherwise. Perhaps I have a golden PS5, but nothing effected me here.
I think my biggest complaint with the game, is some of the pacing in the story seems almost a little TOO quick paced, and I will say I wished for a little more risk/consquence in the story especially with the ending. But overall, this was a fantastic game, one of the very best in a stacked year. Can't wait to see what they cook up next!