Patrick T – Google

Good, but overrated. People need to calm down. Swinging through New York has been done in past Spider-Man games. The game is enjoyable but still has significant flaws. The combat system is poorly done. It is difficult to focus on the enemies you want to hit, and Spider-Man doesn't feel very strong or nimble in battle the way he should. The game has the dreaded QTE and button-mashing battles that are so boring. The Research Station missions are really bad. The story is good, and the city is beautiful. The gameplay needs a significant rework to be a really good game. The novelty will keep it high on people's list. I hope the new game is much better.

This game is OK. I am going back to play it after a long time because it never captured my interest, even though I'm a LOTR fan. It is open world, but there is not much to explore. The challenges and missions are the usual do X in Y time while being overwhelmed with enemies. Rather dull. The story is entertaining but moves slowly. My main issue with the game is the movement. The character just stops, and you have to spam inputs to move again. This can be fatal in the middle of a mob. Another problem is that multiple captains will join a battle or challenge seemingly out of nowhere. You have to run if you can, which forfeits the challenge and makes you start over. Some challenges are over very quickly, but there is no clear indication of what your goal is. I will finish this eventually, but it isn't something I am excited to play. Hopefully the sequel is better.

Very good game. It's not a 10/10 as all the overblown hype would suggest. The story is excellent. The voice acting is very good. The worlds are beautifully rendered, if not very limited in their ability to be explored. For me, the combat system falls short. For example, the double blue action requires luck to be close enough to interrupt it. Most of the battles don't take much skill. The boss battles are the overdone memorize the moves, block or parry a bunch of times, do minor damage, and repeat for way too long. It gets tedious quickly. Some quality-of-life upgrades would go a long way too. Fast travel isn't available in key areas. The map has very little information about the location of items you have to return to later. The compass goes nuts sometimes for no reason. Overall, I'm glad I got this game, and I don't even mind paying full prices (something I don't often say these days). Really, the game only needs to concentrate a little more on gameplay, even at the cost of the story, and I would like it even better.

More is not always better. Just OK overall. Too long and repetitive. Many locations and missions are nearly identical. Some strange gameplay changes versus Origins, like nerfed assassinate and predator bow abilities. (Aren’t I supposed to be able to assassinate enemies?) Fewer jump points and worse horseback travel drag out the time. The in-game choices aren’t significant enough for me to care what I choose. Special abilities seem to misfire for no reason. Item and ability system is over-engineered. The constant loading is painful. Beast interactions, like getting bounced around by the boars, are just annoying, not challenging. On the good side, the locations are beautiful. There is enough gameplay variety to suit my mood. It is a solid game, but it feels like a step down from Origins. I think they went for quantity over quality.