![]() This content doesn't make the game inaccessible Insomniac quickly brings newbies up to speed. He namechecks everything mentioned above and more in ways that feel more like fan service and cocky assertions that, duh, Spider-Man is a big deal. He has a social media feed with tens of millions of followers (you can check its highlights at any time in the pause menu). While you don’t have to be a comics enthusiast to understand the plot, Insomniac’s vision requires some buy-in that Spider-Man is an established hero. His sole surviving relative is his Aunt Mae. He has already dated (and been dumped by) an aspiring journalist named Mary Jane Watson. He has already fought established series villains like The Rhino and The Shocker. ![]() Spider-Man drops players into a fork of the established comic-series universe, where mild-mannered Peter Parker has been doing the superhero thing for roughly six years. I'll abstain from describing this particularly emotional scene, other than to say it includes some of the game's best real-time cinematic rendering. ![]() But if not, the game's most tremendous aspects-its jaw-dropping 3D engine and holy-cow- wonderful web-slinging-might not be enough to change your mind. Yet unlike a good Marvel Studios film, that means 25 hours of relatively predictable and repetitive content between the game's (very high) high points.ĭo you still have bandwidth for another open-world superhero video game, complete with a mix of otherworldly action and grounded characters? If so, Spider-Man's pacing problems and plot pitfalls won't dissuade you from its lengthy adventure. ![]() So like a good Marvel Studios film, you've seen this kind of adventure before. Once again, you're a badass hero in a giant world, and you spend your time zipping around, beating up thugs, and tossing gadgets every which way. Spider-Man follows the incredibly solid trail blazed by the Batman Arkham series-and iterated upon by inFamous 2, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Assassin's Creed: Origins, and Insomniac's own Sunset Overdrive. ![]()
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