Doesn't seem to be a thread for this, which is surprising if true.
It's good but really wears its inspirations on its sleeve. Feels like if you put the Raimi movies, the second Raimi game and Arkham Knight in a blender.
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Spider-Man on PS4
Started by HellCat, Sep 16 2018 02:28 AM
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Posted 17 September 2018 - 05:40 PM
I'm absolutely loving it. I'm at about 45% and it doesn't really seem to be doing anything revolutionary, but everything it does is done well. The web-traversal is excellent, the combat is fun (once you get the hang of it), there's heaps of variety in mission types and yet I haven't found a single objective that's annoying or frustrating.
I got a "rare" trophy for using the fast travel five times, and I was like... only five? That's rare? But it's just so much fun to swing the whole length of the map. The fast travel scenes are adorable, but I've only used it if I was in a hurry.
Not super fond of their Peter design, but everyone else looks phenomenal and the story and character work is really great. This is the first game I've played in like two years that completely overrides my "put Overwatch back in the tray" urge, and if you'd told me a few weeks ago that it would be good enough that I haven't yet bothered to buy the new TR, I'd have laughed at you.
Can it beat GoW for GotY? I don't know, but as great as GoW was, I was still switching regularly back to Overwatch. So I guess I know where my vote will land.
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Posted 22 September 2018 - 10:23 PM
Just finished the story mode yesterday, and I spent a good chunk of today going for 100% completion.
Nothing revolutionary by the standards of modern, open-world, action-type games, but a truly excellent superhero experience. I loved everything from the subtly different animations caused by the same button press depending on the characters' positions, the mini-puzzles that approximate what it's like to actually be smart, and the brilliant Jonah Jameson podcast.
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Posted 27 September 2018 - 05:18 PM
So, if you are playing this game and have not completed the story, probably don't read this week's Spider-Geddon #0.
Super cool that they're bringing this Spidey into the books, but that one issue packs in a lot of late-game spoilers. Like, y'know, beyond "Otto goes bad" (GASP!).
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Posted 27 September 2018 - 09:47 PM
Do they try to come up with an in-story explanation for how dirt-poor Peter Parker managed to buy himself 55 backpacks over the course of his school years?
That... was explained in game. o.O
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Posted 28 September 2018 - 12:47 AM
If you find a certain backpack it contains a trophy from a Fisk sponsored science contest. Peter explains he morally never cashed the prize money cheque but happily accepted the other part of the prize- a lifetime supply of student backpacks.
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Posted 28 September 2018 - 03:31 AM
It is a very awkward fudge but the whole backpack quest is. Peter left a lot of ID around the city.
In this way I think the Riddler quest works better. You're looking for stuff you'd find around Gotham and it unlocks a related story for the player. So find a Dent campaign poster for instance and get a story about what Two Face has been up to.
In this way I think the Riddler quest works better. You're looking for stuff you'd find around Gotham and it unlocks a related story for the player. So find a Dent campaign poster for instance and get a story about what Two Face has been up to.
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Posted 29 September 2018 - 11:12 PM
The city sure does get jacked up. I've just gone from "there's nothing left to do" to "there's eighty guys to fight on every street corner, forever".
I'm at 75% now and struggling to imagine how they can fit the things I still expect to see into that last 25.
I'm at 75% now and struggling to imagine how they can fit the things I still expect to see into that last 25.
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Posted 30 September 2018 - 09:03 PM
I want this, but too many other games right now. Gonna have to wait for the price to come down.
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Posted 01 October 2018 - 04:17 AM
It's fun but flawed. Having a big open New York is now a standard for a Spidey game but there isn't really much to do it. Random crime encounters start to get tedious and as far as I'm aware you can miss characters who give you side quests. There's photography quests/camera mode but as far as I'm aware the game doesn't save either of those and you have to use the Share button.
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Posted 01 October 2018 - 04:25 AM
You can't miss any sidequests, HC. They're tied to achievements and no achievements are permanently missable.
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