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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 18.6 hrs on record
Posted: 28 Mar, 2023 @ 8:23am

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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales showed me that not every company hates their fans. Well done insomniac games <3

Graphics: On maximum settings, this game is like watching a movie. Whether you're flying through the air at high speeds, jumping right into combat with a swinging kick or staring at the city, not a second goes by without a little part of your brain going "How did we go from potato like graphics to this?!"

Gameplay: Unlike the main game, this game made me want to 100% it (which im still working on but ive gone back to the first game first.). Its short enough to not be a slog and long enough to not be a waste of your money. The story makes up for any short comings you may find with the length of the game. The combat is as you would expect, much like the first game its as repetitive as you make it. You have to find your creative side with the combat and try new things. Try a stealth approach a few times, no gadgets allowed once, only gadgets allowed, see how long you can remain in the air and tons of other approaches that make the combat a treat to be in. Dodging after doing a dumb combo in the air that you thought couldn't possibly work makes for an adrenaline filled experience. The movement, again much like the first game is fun, freeing and engaged me in a way few games do with movement alone. Getting up to high speeds is super fun, throw in some tricks and the fact that just toughing a single building will slow your speed back down, you end up in a battle between you not being an idiot and miles wanting to zoom at break neck speeds. Good times. Note - I played on the hardest difficulty you from the start and plan on doing the hardest i can on my replay. The games not a cake walk but its also not a challenge you'll think of when remembering hard games. I recommend harder difficulties for those who aren't new to pc gaming.

Audio: The music that plays throughout the game is just a bop all round. I actually ended up muting the in game music in order to put on the miles Morales spotify playlist to enjoy more of them whilst playing. The ambience of the city, the chattering of people and the combat are also all sound super well done and lets you soak in a tad further game. I would recommend whilst collecting stuff to jam on the spotify playlist as again as it makes you feel a little bit more like your in miles shoes and listening to what he most likely is swinging around the city.

Audience: Young or old, fat or thin... just grab the game. There's no one i wouldn't say should give this ago. Maybe wait for a sale as the price is steep but its well worth it and once it is, full steam ahead.

PC Requirements: For the best possible time i would say look more at the recommended as some of the charm does come from the beauty of the game. I played on max with dlss enabled and ran without a hitch but i would say medium settings is where the bottom is for whats "playable". You want to be soaked into the city and feel like youre watching a movie. If you are planning to buy this game with a potato please save the money, upgrade some stuff and come back to this at a better time. The wait will be worth it.

Difficulty: As i said above, "Note - I played on the hardest difficulty you from the start and plan on doing the hardest i can on my replay. The games not a cake walk but its also not a challenge you'll think of when remembering hard games. I recommend harder difficulties for those who aren't new to pc gaming.". The games by no means a cake walk i did die a few times on certain sections just out of not paying attention to the dodge warning. I also failed to beat some challenge at 3 stars after a good go towards the start of the game til i had built up the skill to be able to do it (most likely around mid game for myself). I think to make it a challenging time you would have to do a no heals run. The heal comes back quick enough to where even on the most intense fights you can balance having a decent chunk of hp. To increase the challenge further don't use gadgets. To add to this, i dont think spiderman is the game you go to in order to find challenge, you would visit the realm of darksouls etc. All in all, balanced and fun.

Grind: The grind comes from collectables. If you dont like collecting stuff you wont 100% the game. The collection only comes in for the players who want to 100% the game and not for those who want to just beat the story. Its a grind if you make it.

Story: The story... i dont know if i was having an emotional day or what but at about 2am upon finishing the game i had a single tear slide down my cheek. One of the few games that have managed that. :`)

Game Time: Finished to 100% at 18.6 hours and plan to do a replay for 100% achievements. Could probably do the story in about 10 hours or so at a comfortable pace.

Price: Bit hefty at full price for just main story. Super worth the full price if you intend to explore everything you can and 100%. Still though, wait for sale, saving money is always a good idea :p

Bugs: No bugs found during my time so far with the game. Very polished :D
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