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<\/a>Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because it looks so damned good. In fact, it\u2019s got more going for it than the PS5 remaster that came out a while back, which has severely annoyed folks who paid out the nose for the beloved PS5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is an amazing remaster here, so let\u2019s just get that out of the way now. If all you care about is the pretties, this game has them in spades, and you can stop reading now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ..Ok, I know my readers aren\u2019t here for just that, so let\u2019s get into the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The storyline is your classic Spider-Man fare; if you haven\u2019t ever read a Spider-Man comic or (more related) seen a modern Spider-Man film, you\u2019re Peter Parker (most of the time – more on that later). Adorably awkward kid genius with superpowers (and super-quips), you just want to keep your city safe from a variety of bad guys. You\u2019ve got your on-and-off-again girlfriend Mary Jane (no, not that kind of Mary Jane), Aunt May, Miles Morales and a wide cast of secondary characters, villains, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019re running (well, web-swinging) around New York City stopping crime, helping citizens and solving mysteries.. And the game will remind you of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first nuisance I have with this game is the main story harassment. Everything is just so damned urgent, apparently, that each main quest item is presented as a \u201cDO THIS NOW OR FAIL\u201d, despite the fact that you can ignore it without consequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It even tries (and fails) to encourage exploration by periodically giving you a break to do a little side mission, fetch quest, etc.. But just one, and then it\u2019s back to the world burning, essentially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Getting around the world is incredibly fun. The movement mechanics here are so refined that I\u2019m flabbergasted how they managed to do it so fluidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember Anthem? Anthem wishes it was this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not perfect, though. Transitioning from ground, to wall climbing, to web slinging can sometimes be a jarring experience, especially for those missions where precision is key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Combat itself is interesting, too. At it\u2019s core it is relatively basic.. And then you get into the moves system. Much like the classic arcade combat games of yore, you\u2019ll find yourself learning combos necessary to take on foes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sure, you can just button mash 2 basic attacks and dodge, but that\u2019ll only get you so far.. Especially in the boss fights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boss fights themselves are, quite possibly, the worst part of this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I grew up gaming on the Atari 2600. I\u2019m an old man, with old man memories.. And old man problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First: Most boss fights take all you\u2019ve learned and shove it out a window, instead opting for a system that I was sick of 30 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rather than fighting bosses like anybody else, you\u2019ve got to target weaknesses the game specifically gives you, and ONLY those weaknesses. The boss will repeat a specific pattern which you\u2019ll learn, and then you perform a specific action at a specified time.. Usually 3 times, and then it changes to another phase where you do things a little differently. This is every. Single. Boss. Fight. I hope you like quick-time events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, and you\u2019ll fight some bosses multiple times, and it goes differently each time, so those same patterns you learned previously? Yeah, those are useless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s sad is you get all these interesting unlocks via skills, suits and gadgets, and you are relegated to only what the game says will work against the boss. There is no creativity here in taking down bosses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking of skills and whatnot, this system isn\u2019t bad. You\u2019ve got the standard tree-based skill systems, and most of the skills are fun and useful, making deciding what you want a challenge. You can unlock everything eventually, though, at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The suits are extremely fun, even if most of the abilities are rather minor and completely useless against bosses. Also, just for the fashion-focused gamers: Yes, you can use whatever suit you like with whatever suit abilities you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gadgets were a little disappointing. I find myself sticking to the Electric Web ability more often than anything else except when something else is needed (such as the case of a boss fight). You can upgrade these as well, too, which usually increases the amount of uses as well as the overall power\/range of the gadget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyond the main story (if you can get past the guilt-trip delivery of each main mission) is a variety of side quests and activities that plump out the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are sprinkled throughout the map, which you can discover via.. Towers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s right, we\u2019ve got Assassin\u2019s Creed style towers to open up the map. Here you\u2019ve got to solve a mini-puzzle, but it\u2019s a fairly basic process overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ll also collect your old backpacks that you\u2019ve abandoned all over the map, clear bases, hunt down pigeons, tackle crime, take pictures of landmarks, and more..<\/p>\n\n\n\n ..And none really make you feel like you\u2019re contributing to the world. These are all just ways to earn special tokens and XP in order to level up or unlock new suits and gadgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, and puzzles. Lots of little puzzles. Some are tied to side missions, while others are part of the progression in the main story as you help Doc Ock with his research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking of side missions, you\u2019ll also find yourself taking a break from being Spider-Man to do little \u201cMoments Earlier\u201d gameplay sections where you play as someone else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s.. Weird. These sections are usually stealth-focused bits where you\u2019re exploring or escaping as either Miles or Mary Jane, and they are there to give you a little more immersion in the story and build connections to the characters. I don\u2019t really think they accomplished that well, though.. While I love stealth gameplay, I want to stealth as Spidey, not Miles to Mary Jane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking of, let\u2019s get into the stealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Spider-Man Remastered\u2019s core gameplay loop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/a>Getting around, putting the beat down and solving puzzles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Taking an aside from the main story (and character)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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