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Well the sequel everyone was waiting for finally released, and it did not disappoint. Spiderman 2 has everything I wanted it to have, that being a great story, fluid combat and fantastic and fast-paced traversal.
Overall I think the story is the best in the series but that could change down the line because I hold the first game's story in very high regard. Kraven is a very imposing villain who remained in the shadows for most of the game unfortunately.
Venom is fantastic as well and with the small amount of time he is fully present in the game he steals every scene, but of course that was going to happen when its Tony Todd voicing him. However you also have to give props to Yuri Lowenthal who is fantastic in this game. All performances are very good some notable ones being Harry, Kraven and Norman Osborn. Peter and Miles are at their bests in this game and I think that the developers managed very well to give them both meaningful arcs however it did seem like more was put into peters side of the story which makes sense but especially in the later stages, Miles is put on the back burner. The boss fights were fantastically done especially the Martin Li and Venom fights. Side content is as good as ever with two sidequests specifically introducing the last of spidermans notable villains, Chameleon and Carnage. Also setting up Norman Osborn to be Goblin and possibly working with Doc Ock in the post credit scene has me hyped for the next entry in the series
I will say that the story does feel like two separate games. The Kraven part feels so drastically different to the Venom part. The way I look at it is the first act is all about Kraven, the second act is about Peter with the symbiote and the third act is Venom. Because of this, Kraven feels put to the side. The glue that connects these parts is Harry, whos personality changes along with the acts. He starts off very energetic and trying to start things with Peter and MJ where he left off. The second act he becomes obsessed with spiderman and trying to be just like him, then the third act he becomes Venom. His character is the most essential part of this game which to me is strange as I believed from the marketing that it was going to be Kraven.
The symbiote suit part of the story works quite well as they make peter unlikable enough were you cant wait to get rid of the suit, but also not turning him into a Bully Maguire, I will also say that I prefer that during this section, peter becomes estranged from Miles instead of MJ as that trope has been done before.
Another small complaint that I have is that I don't like that they killed, Vulture, Shocker and Electro off screen. Given that they showed Kraven killing scorpion I would of expected to at least have a couple missions where Kraven is tracking these other villains. This also damages a possible 3rd game as Spidermans rogues gallery has almost been halved.
I didn't experience any major bugs but a couple times I did have to reload a check point as either a prompt would appear to let me open a door or an enemy was stuck underground. Also I had a few instances of dialogue not matching the cutscene but nothing game breaking at all and it didn't inhibit me.
Gameplay has been given the boost it needed. One of my biggest worries of this game was that it would play exactly the same as the 1st game, (Bring in all the £70 DLC comments). But thankfully it doesn't, thanks to the suit abilities and gadgets providing a much needed spice to the combat. To tick a few small things off, The suits are great with an awesome choosing between both peter and miles. The traversal is great and very fast paced, The web wings work really well as well as the new swinging upgrades. Graphically I didn't notice much of a change, but not in a bad way, Normally it isn't something I pay attention to when playing.
Overall Spiderman 2 met my expectations and shattered any doubts I had. I am currently working towards the platinum and I hope that down the line it will get some DLC content.
Well the sequel everyone was waiting for finally released, and it did not disappoint. Spiderman 2 has everything I wanted it to have, that being a great story, fluid combat and fantastic and fast-paced traversal.
Overall I think the story is the best in the series but that could change down the line because I hold the first game's story in very high regard. Kraven is a very imposing villain who remained in the shadows for most of the game unfortunately.
Venom is fantastic as well and with the small amount of time he is fully present in the game he steals every scene, but of course that was going to happen when its Tony Todd voicing him. However you also have to give props to Yuri Lowenthal who is fantastic in this game. All performances are very good some notable ones being Harry, Kraven and Norman Osborn. Peter and Miles are at their bests in this game and I think that the developers managed very well to give them both meaningful arcs however it did seem like more was put into peters side of the story which makes sense but especially in the later stages, Miles is put on the back burner. The boss fights were fantastically done especially the Martin Li and Venom fights. Side content is as good as ever with two sidequests specifically introducing the last of spidermans notable villains, Chameleon and Carnage. Also setting up Norman Osborn to be Goblin and possibly working with Doc Ock in the post credit scene has me hyped for the next entry in the series
I will say that the story does feel like two separate games. The Kraven part feels so drastically different to the Venom part. The way I look at it is the first act is all about Kraven, the second act is about Peter with the symbiote and the third act is Venom. Because of this, Kraven feels put to the side. The glue that connects these parts is Harry, whos personality changes along with the acts. He starts off very energetic and trying to start things with Peter and MJ where he left off. The second act he becomes obsessed with spiderman and trying to be just like him, then the third act he becomes Venom. His character is the most essential part of this game which to me is strange as I believed from the marketing that it was going to be Kraven.
The symbiote suit part of the story works quite well as they make peter unlikable enough were you cant wait to get rid of the suit, but also not turning him into a Bully Maguire, I will also say that I prefer that during this section, peter becomes estranged from Miles instead of MJ as that trope has been done before.
Another small complaint that I have is that I don't like that they killed, Vulture, Shocker and Electro off screen. Given that they showed Kraven killing scorpion I would of expected to at least have a couple missions where Kraven is tracking these other villains. This also damages a possible 3rd game as Spidermans rogues gallery has almost been halved.
I didn't experience any major bugs but a couple times I did have to reload a check point as either a prompt would appear to let me open a door or an enemy was stuck underground. Also I had a few instances of dialogue not matching the cutscene but nothing game breaking at all and it didn't inhibit me.
Gameplay has been given the boost it needed. One of my biggest worries of this game was that it would play exactly the same as the 1st game, (Bring in all the £70 DLC comments). But thankfully it doesn't, thanks to the suit abilities and gadgets providing a much needed spice to the combat. To tick a few small things off, The suits are great with an awesome choosing between both peter and miles. The traversal is great and very fast paced, The web wings work really well as well as the new swinging upgrades. Graphically I didn't notice much of a change, but not in a bad way, Normally it isn't something I pay attention to when playing.
Overall Spiderman 2 met my expectations and shattered any doubts I had. I am currently working towards the platinum and I hope that down the line it will get some DLC content.