Superheroes has always interested me. Even though I don’t read comic books myself, I have always greatly appreciated superhero stories in moving format. Doesn’t have to be movies, games work as well.
Among the best superhero experiences I have had besides the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Insomniac’s Spider-Man game for Playstation 4. Insomniac being a studio that I really like after playing games like Ratchet & Clank and Sunset Overdrive. The first being my first ever Platinum and the latter being my favourite game on Xbox One, which I would say is a very good track record for Insomniac when it comes to me.
In Spider-Man the similarities are striking to Sunset Overdrive, using the same engine, now running on a competing system, the tempo is the same and also the ease of manoeuvring in the big sandbox that is Manhattan. I would say that Insomniac was the perfect match for the Spider-Man franchise and I am very much looking forward to the sequel that is rumored to be in the works.
The game’s combat is building on the Batman Arkham game’s combat system and enhancing it with a plethora of possibilities of move to find your own play style. I opted for a lot of air attacks, which I found was very successful strategy for me.
The story is also interesting, and the villain cast is brilliant. There are few things so telling of my enjoyment of the game than that I never used the fast travelling system. I find it so much fun swinging though Manhattan at a brisk pace, listening in on the police radio, helping the neighbourhood as well as I can.
Update:
After getting the PS5 I replayed Spider-Man but the Remastered version. The game was of course even smoother in 60 FPS even though it worked very well in 30 FPS on PS4. A perfect fit for the new system.
I didn’t import my save from the PS4 so I “had” to get all trophies again. I was just happy about it, since I totally adore this game. I did platinum this game twice. The new Performance mode with raytracing look and run amazing which is the mode I would recommend for everybody playing the remaster.
