What can I say about this game that hasn't already be said. It truly is just the pinnacle of Superhero games. With the amount of love and care put into this title when it comes to doing right by the fans of the previous games and by the fans of the Spiderman mythos as a whole. There is truly so much I can gush about this game but I'll keep it spoiler free.
When it comes to the story I feel it is Insomniac flexing how they can juggle multiple storylines at once. While I do think there is more I would've wanted with certain storylines, they did the most that was possible with the length they kept the game at. A big highlight for me is the relationship between Peter and Miles. Where they start to gain more trust between each other and grow together as people when it comes to how they tackle their respective personal lives. A big highlight aswell is the relationship they build between Peter and Harry. Seeing this relationship reconnect between two old best friends felt very natural and well delivered. I also loved the remixing of multiple characters in this (especially one I did not expect seeing) that showed that Insomniac truly wants to make their spiderman games to be in their own universe. While the emotional highs I'd argue weren't as strong as the original Spiderman game. I'd argue they still hit the nail on the head with it.
Man does this game really remind me that I wish a lot of fucking games had the equivalent of a devil may cry blood palace. The gameplay additions they made here truly just added so much to the fun factor and depth you can achieve. One of my complaints about the original Spiderman title was that despite how satisfying it was to play it felt a lil barebones. This game added a few mechanics and while its not dmc deep it is extremely satisfactory and adds more shit to do in your combos. The parry mechanic is very friendly but also extremely satisfying, the addition of giving you quick actions with the gadgets keeps combat going without pulling up a menu. I truly do wish there was just a bit more enemy variety but I think it was okay enough. Biggest issue gameplay wise is once you get insanely juiced when it comes to hitting max level and fully upgrading Peter and Miles there is no content to really explore the whole net of your kit. You can swing around and fight a few crimes you run into but those don't really spawn in a lot of enemies + aren't the most challenging. I know new game plus will come eventually (sony loves doing this shit for some reason with their games where they delay release new game plus as a free update a bit later) but I kind of am tired of new game plus being the answer to post game content. I would love like I said earlier a devil may cry bloody palace type mode or even something that resembles arkham challenge maps! If I want to play a certain boss fight I love I don't wanna sit there and play through the whole damn game again.
A big thing of this game is just general presentation and art. With technology that Insomniac is just using on full display here. With the amount of times in this game where you go "you can fucking do that?" when it comes to how fast the game is to load things. The game is just gorgeous across the board when it comes to the characters and the world as a whole. The amount of love that the art team has for this interpretation of new york is seen with how they show off the different parts of it. To the beautiful skyscrapers in downtown (shoutout for adding the fantastic four baxter building!!!) to the suburbs of queens. With the sprinkles of new york life in between like the intricate and beautiful murals you'll find across the city. Also the sidequests add to the presentation with a lot of them being just helping normal people with normal everyday issues in the city. My personal favorites were the grandpa one and the Howard one (with honorable mention to the monster in my backyard quest). The look of this game and the performance it achieves is truly the tippy top of the industry.
That is really all I can gush about this game without spoiling anything. This now makes my third platinum on ps5 (with the other two being both spiderman games). The platinum trophy hunt was very simple and felt satisfying this time! This game is a definite system seller and I will not be shocked to see a bunch of kids begging their parents for a ps5 this holiday to get spiderman 2. I am extremely excited for the future of Spiderman and especially for Wolverine! Funnily enough same day this game got announced they showed off Wolverine and I was genuinely more excited for Wolverine but that's because the X-men are very special to me and that also includes the character Logan himself. So I was shocked when that game was announced to be happening. I am so fucking excited and can't gush anymore about this game! Go get a fucking ps5!!!
When it comes to the story I feel it is Insomniac flexing how they can juggle multiple storylines at once. While I do think there is more I would've wanted with certain storylines, they did the most that was possible with the length they kept the game at. A big highlight for me is the relationship between Peter and Miles. Where they start to gain more trust between each other and grow together as people when it comes to how they tackle their respective personal lives. A big highlight aswell is the relationship they build between Peter and Harry. Seeing this relationship reconnect between two old best friends felt very natural and well delivered. I also loved the remixing of multiple characters in this (especially one I did not expect seeing) that showed that Insomniac truly wants to make their spiderman games to be in their own universe. While the emotional highs I'd argue weren't as strong as the original Spiderman game. I'd argue they still hit the nail on the head with it.
Man does this game really remind me that I wish a lot of fucking games had the equivalent of a devil may cry blood palace. The gameplay additions they made here truly just added so much to the fun factor and depth you can achieve. One of my complaints about the original Spiderman title was that despite how satisfying it was to play it felt a lil barebones. This game added a few mechanics and while its not dmc deep it is extremely satisfactory and adds more shit to do in your combos. The parry mechanic is very friendly but also extremely satisfying, the addition of giving you quick actions with the gadgets keeps combat going without pulling up a menu. I truly do wish there was just a bit more enemy variety but I think it was okay enough. Biggest issue gameplay wise is once you get insanely juiced when it comes to hitting max level and fully upgrading Peter and Miles there is no content to really explore the whole net of your kit. You can swing around and fight a few crimes you run into but those don't really spawn in a lot of enemies + aren't the most challenging. I know new game plus will come eventually (sony loves doing this shit for some reason with their games where they delay release new game plus as a free update a bit later) but I kind of am tired of new game plus being the answer to post game content. I would love like I said earlier a devil may cry bloody palace type mode or even something that resembles arkham challenge maps! If I want to play a certain boss fight I love I don't wanna sit there and play through the whole damn game again.
A big thing of this game is just general presentation and art. With technology that Insomniac is just using on full display here. With the amount of times in this game where you go "you can fucking do that?" when it comes to how fast the game is to load things. The game is just gorgeous across the board when it comes to the characters and the world as a whole. The amount of love that the art team has for this interpretation of new york is seen with how they show off the different parts of it. To the beautiful skyscrapers in downtown (shoutout for adding the fantastic four baxter building!!!) to the suburbs of queens. With the sprinkles of new york life in between like the intricate and beautiful murals you'll find across the city. Also the sidequests add to the presentation with a lot of them being just helping normal people with normal everyday issues in the city. My personal favorites were the grandpa one and the Howard one (with honorable mention to the monster in my backyard quest). The look of this game and the performance it achieves is truly the tippy top of the industry.
That is really all I can gush about this game without spoiling anything. This now makes my third platinum on ps5 (with the other two being both spiderman games). The platinum trophy hunt was very simple and felt satisfying this time! This game is a definite system seller and I will not be shocked to see a bunch of kids begging their parents for a ps5 this holiday to get spiderman 2. I am extremely excited for the future of Spiderman and especially for Wolverine! Funnily enough same day this game got announced they showed off Wolverine and I was genuinely more excited for Wolverine but that's because the X-men are very special to me and that also includes the character Logan himself. So I was shocked when that game was announced to be happening. I am so fucking excited and can't gush anymore about this game! Go get a fucking ps5!!!