Julius Posted October 4, 2018 Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, bob said: 14 hours ago, Julius Caesar said: Yes, absolutely this. Sweeping grand swings across Manhattan are beautiful to watch and control, but his movement in small settings - and, as you stated specifically, under small ledges - seems to be something of a complete oversight on Insomniac’s behalf. With regards to the Taskmaster missions in particular, especially seeing as your score is practically determined solely by the time that you take to complete them, I’m surprised that the R1+L1 option to grab and throw the bombs with your webs doesn’t have a greater range (like it does in the overworld and battle scenarios) or that the R2+L2 “zip” isn’t centred on the bomb within a certain range; I keep finding myself zipping up to ledges, with the camera half-facing the wrong direction, and just wandering around rooftops holding R1+L1 in the hopes that the bomb is literally right next to me. Those, along with some occasional camera control issues and seemingly random drops in frame rate, are the only real qualms I have with the game so far. I really don’t mind the repetitive nature of the side content/collectibles (yet), and I think I’ve just got to the point where the story starts to pick up. How many times have you accidentally grabbed and thrown a bin rather than the bomb too? Way too many times. It’s an actual problem. I think Spidey might hate bins more than he does the idea of a small portion of NY being levelled. Also: Edited October 4, 2018 by Julius Caesar
Julius Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) I completed the final story mission on Sunday. I really, really enjoyed the game’s story — it’s not anything revolutionary, by any means, but it’s just a fun and smartly assembled Spider-Man story. I can’t wait to see what they could with a sequel on more capable hardware, and it’s a great way to kickstart the Marvel Video Game Universe. However, despite spending a lot of time on side content parallel to my enjoyment of the game’s story, I was still left with around fifty things to do after conpleting the final story mission on my map, many of which were the randomly occurring crimes. Whilst it offers me an excuse to pop in for an hour a day and just swing around completing crimes — which I’ll happily do, seeing as traversing Manhattan is so much fun — I do feel like the number of random crimes should either be much lower or instead be perpetually generated and only have five or so of each type required to 100%/Platinum the game. So, add that to my very small list of “complaints”, if you could call them that, about the game. I’m currently sitting at 97% completion with around thirty more crimes to bring to an end. Otherwise, I love it. I’ve got a few more games to catch up on from this year, but I’ll be surprised if this isn’t what I want to be GOTY at the TGAs. Oh, and I feel the music isn’t being mentioned as much as it should be - shades of the Spider-Man jingle, Danny Elfman’s main theme for the Raimi films, and even hints of the Avengers theme being in the game’s main theme alone is extremely hard to pull off, and I think is an indication of the hard work put into the pieces - so kudos to John Paesano for assembling a wonderful score to accompany the game. Edited October 9, 2018 by Julius Caesar 1
bob Posted October 22, 2018 Posted October 22, 2018 I finally completed this over the weekend, and got the Platinum trophy for it yesterday. I absolutely loved it - definitely my favourite game of the past couple of years, and may even have moved into my top 10 of all time. Swinging around the city (which is astoundingly beautiful), is so much fun. I think the best proof of that is how little i used the fast travel. There was once that I got stuck in an awning, and the only way i could get out was to fast travel. Other than that, I would always prefer to swoop through the streets, performing tricks and slingshotting my way over the buildings. In fact, the final trophy that I needed to get for the Platinum was to ride the subway 4 more times. Unfortunately, this meant that my screenshot for the Platinum is possibly the least heroic one I could have got. I also really loved the combat system. This is something that has definitely improved over Spider-Man 2. The combat in that game was fun, and functional, but it was basically just a few button combinations and the ability to throw thugs around with your web. The combat in this game was much more varied, and they way it was set out allowed you to string together all sorts of interesting combos, which flowed pretty naturally from your fingertips by the end of the game. You found yourself thinking "Oh, i'll web that guy, then grab that guy's gun and then throw this guy at him - punch him into the air, before slamming back into the ground to knock over that other guy."I actually didn't mind the forced stealth sections with MJ and Miles. I thought they were a nice change of pace actually that highlighted how OP and God-like you were as Spider-man. They also helped move the story along, and felt naturally part of the characters. I do have a couple of criticisms, namely that there could have been a bit more variety in the street crimes - just a couple of extra deviations from the standard beating up of goons would have made a difference. Where were all my balloon rescues?! The other criticism was that they could have spread the boss fights out more throughout the story. I loved being able to fight all of the Sinister Six, and the tag team format was really fun, but it felt like all of the boss battle happened right at the end, aside from Fisk. Oh, and criticism number 3? Where the fuck is my Raimi suit?! Anyway, 9/10, would buy again. 3
Ronnie Posted October 22, 2018 Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) Glad you enjoyed it. I'm finding it a real chore to get through, but I'm going to force myself to finish it before Friday. I have a feeling that Red Dead is going to do this game no favours in hindsight though. It'll make Spidey's openworld structure look even more dated than it already feels. Having said that the gameplay itself is pretty fun, and I feel more compelled to finish every fetch quest than I have in most openworld games. Edited October 22, 2018 by Ronnie
Julius Posted October 24, 2018 Posted October 24, 2018 Courtesy of Venturebeat: Quote Spider-Man is the obvious standout success from September. Despite launching exclusively for PlayStation 4, it outperformed every other new multiplatform release for the month. It has also a top-chartered from a historical perspective. “Marvel’s Spider-Man, the best-selling game of September, achieved the highest launch month dollar sales for any PlayStation exclusive in history, and is the seventh largest launch ever achieved by any game on any PlayStation platform,” said Piscatella. “Marvel’s Spider-Man generated higher dollars sales in its launch than any other game this year and currently ranks as the third best-selling game of 2018, and the No. 8 best-selling game over the last 12 months.” “Marvel’s Spider-Man achieved launch month sales 37 percent higher than the combined launch month sales of all other Spider-Man games released since The NPD Group began tracking in 1995,” said Piscatella.
bob Posted October 24, 2018 Posted October 24, 2018 Bought the Season Pass today, and would start the first bit of DLC after work, but I find myself doing something I thought I'd never do.... completing the game again straight afterwards. It annoyed me that they added two more trophies so now my game completion percentage isn't at 100%. So I started a NG+ on Ultimate difficulty to try and get them both at once. It's surprisingly quick to beat the game when you only do the story missions. All the side quests and collectables add so much time on that you don't realise how quickly you can progress through the story. It's also stupidly easy, even on the hardest difficulty, when you have all the gadgets and suit powers unlocked already. Hopefully I can power through fairly quickly and get started on The Heist. 1
Shorty Posted October 24, 2018 Posted October 24, 2018 I just used to use the web bomb all the time. I can't see myself venturing back in though. I got my platinum and I've read the DLC doesn't bring much new to the table. Something I'll pick up if it goes cheap I reckon.
Ronnie Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Choze said: Thats insane. It somehow beat out Assassin's Creed in the US. I would not have ever imagined that. I am not even half way thorugh the game. Definately Insomniac's moment. Certainly helps that Marvel/superheroes in general have never been more “in” at the moment.
bob Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 Certainly helps that Marvel/superheroes in general have never been more “in” at the moment. More 'in' than assassins?! Have you been following the news? Mark my words, the next AC game will be set in Salisbury. 2
bob Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 Anywho, beat the game again on Ultimate. It was surprisingly quick to get through. Pretty much the only hard bit was the last boss, mainly because it stops you spamming the focus boost suit power, and starts you back at the beginning of the fight each time you die rather than saving phases. Can't be arsed to start the DLC, might have a go next week sometime.
Babooo Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 Disappointed by the DLC. Finished it earlier this week and it was pretty short. A bit too short. Also experienced a bug where I was web swinging and ended up going through a building and being trapped in said building. Literally couldn't get out. Had to restart checkpoint. Not great. I'd hold off from this if you're on the fence about picking it up.
bob Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 Anyone play the 2nd DLC? It's more of the same, although the difficulty ramps up a bit - the final boss is far harder than any of the main game bosses. I ended up having to cheese it by swinging in, punching him a few times, then running off and hiding while my health regenerated. Felt really heroic.
Hero-of-Time Posted December 20, 2018 Author Posted December 20, 2018 Just need to have Nickelback's Hero on Spotify while playing the game and everything will be as it should be. 2
Julius Posted December 20, 2018 Posted December 20, 2018 17 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: Just need to have Nickelback's Hero on Spotify while playing the game and everything will be as it should be. Well, I guess I’ve found the suit that I’ll be playing in when I pick up the DLC and have my second playthrough...probably put Danny Elfman’s score on in the background too 1
bob Posted December 20, 2018 Posted December 20, 2018 I normally don't give a shit about costumes in games, but this announcement has made me unreasonably happy. I can't wait to get home tonight and download it! 1
Ashley Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 This is pretty cool (there's some follow up tweets too)
lostmario Posted January 1, 2019 Posted January 1, 2019 Got this for Christmas and 100% it last night. What an incredible game. I thought the balance with the open world challenges/missions and main story was perfect. Crazy amount of things to do around New York which looks amazing on the PS4 Pro. They crammed so much into the story yet they somehow still teased so much for the sequel. 2
bob Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 Finally finished off the last DLC. It was pretty good, but more of the same. I actually think the DLC was pretty good value for money - you get quite a few missions and extra things to do. Insomniac have teased some sort of Fantastic 4 content, which may just be an Easter egg or a new suit, or it may be a new DLC. Don't know if it'll be included in the season pass or not, if it is though.
Cube Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Just finished the game 100% and it's become my third Platinum. Really, really enjoyed it. Amusingly, my last trophy was the one for fast travelling 5 times.
Shorty Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 I got the DLC for a tenner and "platinum'd" it, it was pretty good but yeah, didn't mix things up at all. Still it was nice to swing around again and get all the new suits.
Cube Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 The DLC could definitely have tried to mix things up more. Perhaps different gadgets or something like that. I know there isn't enough space for more, but they could perhaps add different "paths" you can switch between. New suit powers and mods would have been nice, too. Still, more of the same is still good.
bob Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 The DLC could definitely have tried to mix things up more. Perhaps different gadgets or something like that. I know there isn't enough space for more, but they could perhaps add different "paths" you can switch between. New suit powers and mods would have been nice, too. Still, more of the same is still good.I'm ok with them saving that sort of stuff for the sequel though. That and fleshing New York out a bit.
Shorty Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 I dunno, I kinda feel like DLC should feel like more than missions that didn’t make the cut. Great DLC in the past has told new stories with new main characters even. We could’ve had some Miles DLC or we could’ve actually been Black Cat. Don’t settle for less just because you want more later!
Beast Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 I am absolutely in love with this game but my GOD the drone challenges are horrible! It's literally the only thing stopping me getting my first ever Platinum trophy (buy all suits). I have three left to get and I basically need to reach the highest tier on all challenges. The only challenges left to get the highest on are the drones and one combat challenge! I want to cry! Other than that, this game is basically perfect and I haven't enjoyed a game this much since Final Fantasy XV. Since that, it's the only game I really wanted to do absolutely everything for.
bob Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 I am absolutely in love with this game but my GOD the drone challenges are horrible! It's literally the only thing stopping me getting my first ever Platinum trophy (buy all suits). I have three left to get and I basically need to reach the highest tier on all challenges. The only challenges left to get the highest on are the drones and one combat challenge! I want to cry! Other than that, this game is basically perfect and I haven't enjoyed a game this much since Final Fantasy XV. Since that, it's the only game I really wanted to do absolutely everything for.Just start a new game +. You can get extra tokens from that game, which is enough to buy all the suits without having to do the challenges.
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