Very similar to West of Loathing, with the same good writing and style of gameplay. The combat didn't feel great - most of the interesting things to do were on the first turn, and by the end of the game many encounters just were played out the same way over and over. I also felt that the over-abundance of equipment made it tricky to figure out the best equipment for any one time. One final issue was that the game dragged out in the end for me, there were a few places where the RNG caused some items I needed to advance to not spawn for a long time.

It feels like if the game was a bit tighter and shorter that it would have been better. The writing is fun - and that's the primary reason to play this one.

I liked the twists to the turn based combat from the last game - and in general it was a fairly fun game.

Navigating the overworld wasn't as fun, and it got to be a bit too finicky (especially when trying to figure out how to get to some of the quests in the late world).

I also wish the time to level up the characters was a bit shorter, and that the level cap of 30 was higher. Especially since many of the abilities take multiple level ups to unlock, it felt like it took a long time to unlock new abilities for the characters. I also hit the level cap before the end of the game, so no new mechanics were available to me as I finished it up.

Overall, I found the game itself enjoyable if somewhat repetitive.

A fun enough auto-shooter, although I wish there was a bit more variety and perhaps some meta-progression to work toward. It was great how each character has very different rules - which forces you to change up your strategy for each one. I also liked how the RNG biases toward decisions you've already made, so you can influence what kinds of build you would like to have while still retaining some level of randomness.

I do wish that there was more variety in terms of the map - both the physical map and the types and waves of enemies that spawn. As it is, you play each character on the same map and the enemy waves are the same each time, which creates a feeling of repetitiveness. I also wish there was some sort of meta-progression. While each character you win with typically unlocks a new weapon, that wasn't enough to make it feel like I was growing with each run as is common in rouge-lites.

This is the kind of game that is best played if you have 30 minutes here or 30 minutes there to put in a run, rather than playing it straight all the way through. It's quite fun in short bursts, but rather grindy when played in longer sessions.

A good looking, fun, distillation of the original Spider-Man game. I appreciated how this game was more focused than the original, with less filler content (no more doing 5 crimes in each neighborhood for instance). The combat takes a bit to get used to, but it is fun. My style was to play more stealthy, slowly taking the enemies out, although the trophy design on this one is clearly aimed at players who are doing more direct combat.

The game is gorgeous, and the Manhattan map as fun to move around as the last one (although with the curious omission of the Chrystler building).