I'm very divided on it. I love it in short bursts and the story is quite good but the open world activities are really repetitive and the combat and web-slinging (too automatic, the game usually forces you to let go of the web and the webs go through buildings) lack depth and are way too easy. Hard mode may as well be easy mode after the first hour.

Some of the web-slinging animations are amazing though - like the way Spiderman will zip over a building if your swing arc gets you just short of getting to the top of it. I hope Insomniac address these issues in the sequel because I usually love their games. I'm way harsher on this game than most but this is my honest opinion. I did get the Deluxe Edition on offer last year so I'll be playing it for a while. I heard that the DLC is a bit tougher so I have that to look forward to.

I agree that its sad that used games are becoming a thing of the past for consumers. But its much better for the industry as a whole. We need to ensure that when we buy a product that we enjoy, that our purchase goes to support the people who made the game. Second-hand sales don't allow for this.

Lol nice

The sequel has had rumors that it could be sold piecemeal style or might be GaaS.

https://youtu.be/XCFr3KRB9G...

This is all coming from the leaks you mentioned. The problem is the industry is not doing well no matter how ill-informed people spin it on here when they see “sold 3 mill.” In those Sony leaks it showed the struggle to get ROI and they spend an insane amount of money to develop, which makes 0 sense to me when there’s not much to show for the increased development costs. Case in point would be Suicide Squad vs Arkham Knight.

I believe we’re in the middle of seeing a drastic change in media and distribution. This goes for movies, but more so for games and the industry is scrambling to figure out how to get more money out of consumers rather than stick to the “buy it once” to play it all.

https://www.gamesindustry.b...

https://www.theverge.com/20...

These are things you need to pay attention to in order to know which direction the wind’s blowing with this sh*t storm. I was almost certain the GaaS initiative was killed when Jim was leaving, but now seeing the success of Helldivers 2… I’m thinking we’re in for a bumpy ride. I just don’t know what that looks like yet, but I don’t think it’s gonna be pretty.