The best place Spider-Man was ever in
Marvel's Spider-Man, developed by Insomniac, had a very big buzz to it before it came out, and everybody who had played it previously liked alot. My expectations were high, and still I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did. It's amazing, very well put together. Spider-Man is one of my favorite superheroes, being such a relatable character. This game makes it even better with the presentation of the chracters, if feels so real, especially the dialogues between Peter and MJ, or Peter and May. The interactions are so well written and directed, it's one of the best I can remember in a video game. The back and forth text and calls between an ex-couple who's still halfway in, it's very believable.
The swinging around the city must be the most satisfying whey to move in a video game ever, at list that I can remember. They combine real physics with some very "video gamy" parts to make it more fluid, and it results in a marvelous conclusion of gameplay loop. You never feel the need to use the fast travel system, because the coolest part of the game is just swing around. Plus, the presentation of Manhattan, how real it feels, it's almost hard to believe.
Another cool feature in the game is the amount of different suits you can unlock, some that'll be a throwback to another spider-man piece of media (cartoon, comics, movies). Lots of cool easter eggs for fans, and a few additions as well, they give you a bunch of gadgets that you can use in combat, some for a more stealthly approach, others for pure brawl. Helping with the variety of the gameplay loop. Doing side objectives around Manhattan gives you different types of tolkens, which you use it to unlock all this suits and gadgets, throughout the game.
This is probably my favorite superheroe video game ever, and definitely my favorite Spider-Man story in any piece of media, not just game, but I feel like the way Insomniac did his arc in this game, is the best it's ever been. The development of the villains, the different takes with Peter's career, MJ, May. It's amazingly well done, I didn't expect that to be so good.
My problems with the game are some load times, and the amount of it. In some parts of the game at least. As well as the missions in which you have to fight waves of enemies, that could've been much shorter and more enjoyable, in my opinion. Maybe even the amount of side stuff could be lower, but I understand that too much content shouldn't be a problem, specially for people who can't buy that much games.
