Picking up this game when I was younger was the coolest thing I've ever experienced in gaming. This is the perfect introduction to new playstation gamers, the combat is easy to understand, satisfying and fluid, the graphics are incredible especially for 2018, and the story was not lacking at all, insomniac really didn't hold back on this game at all. Swinging around for the first time as Spiderman in a completely accurately mapped out New York City is an experience I don't think I'll ever forget.

This was the most disappointing superhero game yet. It was the exact same as Spiderman 1, yet felt more clunky and tedious to play. The switched between miles and Peter I feel are just a bit unnecessary as the story revolves around Peter and harry not miles and his side story. The combat was the same, graphics seemed slightly worse or at least on par with its prequel, and worst of all the story was peculiar. Harry dying would have made such a bigger impact on the story than him surviving AGAIN. Not only that but random ass filler events like mj suddenly having an existential crisis in a symbiotic suit are completely unnecessary and ruin some parts of the game. I enjoy playing this but all of these factors combines with the fact the game was ridiculously short mean I can't give this game any higher than the bang average mark of 3 (decent overall).

The reason I rate this game lower than its prequel is it brought nothing new to the table. This is why I believe it lost GOTY to the (deserving in my opinion) Elden Ring. This game was in graphical areas an improvement on its prequel, however the 'walking simulator' was the same and the combat felt identical. Now this game wasn't 'bad' by any means, it just wasn't what I think anyone was expecting after 6 years of development. Also the story was a drag to get to the final war, and that in the end was extremely rushed and I think felt anti-climactic.

I have to agree with another reviewer on here @Elchupacabruh, this game is incredible, hits all marks that it needed too and was graphically beautiful, the story was actually insane and made you feel like you could change the course of this universe's history. And the combat system is hands down one of the best in gaming history so far. However I agree that this is a one time play, it's not a game you can easily pick up again and replay as the impact of playing the story for the first time makes up for a lot of it's promise. Still a great game but lacks replayability.

Since the bugs have been 'fixed' this game really did live up to its mark. Granted I may have a bit of bias as I went onto this game after watching edgerunners on Netflix, however I genuinely enjoyed this game. The bugs that still existed were harmless and funny to see actually. The gameplay was awesome, similar to a sort of souls game in the way you can approach the game in different ways using various builds. And most of all with this game was the art style and graphics. I have never ever played another game that had me so immersed into the story that I genuinely could not stop playing, the city is beautiful and it partners perfectly with the gruelling story. Since the newest update I haven't played it but I have heard from other people that it is better than before so if I do replay it, it could become a 5.