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[FalconPunch]

I purchased Spiderman 2 at launch but only played it for a few hours. Over the weekend, I tried to play it again and wow, the graphics are not impressive for a ps5 game.

Maybe it's just me but the character models looks off. The trees look last gen, the textures repeat so much especially on the buildings. They also look off. The facial animations during cutscenes? Wow, it might be behind Uncharted 4 on ps4. I'm playing on the ps5 pro and i don't think the game looks significantly better than Miles Morales? Maybe I'm just misremembering.

However, Sony studios this gen have been basically phoning it in when it comes to graphics. Even the upcoming Wolverine game looks mid from a graphics perspective.

 

[Spukc]

 

[Guilty_AI]

 

[Fahdis]

We need to take people's concerns seriously. - Asha

 

[FalconPunch]

I'm so thoroughly unimpressed ?

 

[bitbydeath]

Insomniac don't go for the best graphics, and this is actually a good thing since it means they can release a new game almost every year.

More studios should do this, minus the woke BS.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

I would never call Spiderman 2 "bad" looking but he's not that far off. It's a nice looking game but it doesn't look much better than Miles Morales and Sony has not been the same publsiher graphically that they used to be. They did the same thing with Ghost of Yotei.

Everyone expected these games to blow minds on PS5 when the cross gen shackles could come off and yet they just look a little bit better than their previous games. Look at Yoteis environmental detail and asset quality. Barely improved. Spiderman 2 same thing assets are no better than MM just has better lighting.

Sony learned from Nintendo this gen and realized people will still buy our games while acting like they're graphical "marvels" even when they're not. God of War Ragnarok, GT7, Saros ....these games have none of the wow factor that was found all throughout the PS3 and PS4

 

[Unknown?]

I would never call Spiderman 2 "bad" looking but he's not that far off. It's a nice looking game but it doesn't look much better than Miles Morales and Sony has not been the same publsiher graphically that they used to be. They did the same thing with Ghost of Yotei.

Everyone expected these games to blow minds on PS5 when the cross gen shackles could come off and yet they just look a little bit better than their previous games. Look at Yoteis environmental detail and asset quality. Barely improved. Spiderman 2 same thing assets are no better than MM just has better lighting.

Sony learned from Nintendo this gen and realized people will still buy our games while acting like they're graphical "marvels" even when they're not. God of War Ragnarok, GT7, Saros ....these games have none of the wow factor that was found all throughout the PS3 and PS4

That's just diminishing returns and also IG being incredibly fast with their games in comparison to other AAA developers.

 

[squallbr]

Its like Mary Jane

 

[Gonzito]

Character models and lighting are very dated indeed but I don't think thr game looks bad though

 

[Fbh]

We at insomniac would prefer you use the proper name:
"Your friendly bipoc neighbor Spiderperson".


On topic, the game looks great IMO. Aside from then ugly character design.

 

[duck_sauce]

I'm so thoroughly unimpressed ?

…and oh so edgy.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Maybe stop playing games to look at tree graphics?

 

[Ironman_Bad]

Looks like puke i wanna poke my fuggin eyes out

 

[existensmaximum]

I was really impressed by the beginning of the game but then it kind of got progressively worse, yeah. But it's really not a bad looking game.

 

[Paasei]

I'd rather have the good performance. But still, I don't think it's a bad looking game at all graphically.

 

[FalconPunch]

I was really impressed by the beginning of the game but then it kind of got progressively worse, yeah. But it's really not a bad looking game.

The problem is that AA studios using UE5 are putting out better looking games.

Spiderman 2 looks like at best a cross gen game to me. Honestly, we were spoiled by the Sony studios during the ps4 generation. Probably the best graphic output in terms of being consistently good last gen. This gen has been a massive regression.

There are like 3 somy games i can say "this looks decent". Not good, just decent. Horizon Forbidden West, GT7, Ratchet and Clank. The rest, they're below par. MLB which used to lead sports graphics is firmly behind. Others have caught up to PD but we can give them a pass due to the cross gen nature of GT. Naughty who used to compete with Rockstar can't release anything of value. SSM who wowed us with the graphics of Gow 3 and 2018 released an average looking Gow Ragnarok. The list of disappointments goes on and on….

 

[existensmaximum]

The problem is that AA studios using UE5 are putting out better looking games.

Spiderman 2 looks like at best a cross gen game to me. Honestly, we were spoiled by the Sony studios during the ps4 generation. Probably the best graphic output in terms of being consistently good last gen. This gen has been a massive regression.

There are like 3 somy games i can say "this looks decent". Not good, just decent. Horizon Forbidden West, GT7, Ratchet and Clank. The rest, they're below par. MLB which used to lead sports graphics is firmly behind. Others have caught up to PD but we can give them a pass due to the cross gen nature of GT. Naughty who used to compete with Rockstar can't release anything of value. SSM who wowed us with the graphics of Gow 3 and 2018 released an average looking Gow Ragnarok. The list of disappointments goes on and on….

You're right. I agree with you...

 

[Baemono]

Huge open world with RT and running at 60fps, and you're like "why the game looks bad?"

Are you for real ?

 

[Boss Mog]

The graphics are like the game's only strong point, you'd have a much easier time attacking it for its numerous other shortcomings.

 

[GymWolf]

Not terrible, but we expected much, much more.


If only the graphic was the main problem of that game...

 

[Cakeboxer]

What do you expect for only 300 million? You have to make compromises somewhere. You can't have modern audience side quests + story, groundbreaking free-flow combat system, the emanzipation of Mary Jane to the butterface stun gun queen AND good graphics.

 

[GymWolf]

What do you expect for only 300 million? You have to make compromises somewhere. You can't have modern audience side quests + story, groundbreaking free-flow combat system, the emanzipation of Mary Jane to the butterface stun gun queen AND good graphics.

I hope the bolded was also sarcastic...

 

[Physiognomonics]

They have a huge open-world to render with RT reflections at 60fps. Characters look mid because of DEI push. It's on purpose.

But the rest, notably the high resolution textures and highly detailed world, look great.

 

[MAX PAYMENT]

Some areas looked great and others looked awful. It was very clear that some parts of the map got a ton of effort and others had minimal.

I thought the sandman fight at the beginning looked awful. You had a couple giant flat sandstorm textures that rotated with the camera and clipped through the buildings. It looked dated as hell from the opening moments.

Couple that with being the buggiest first party launch game ive ever played and its enough for me to consider it an extremely mediocre game.

 

[Mownoc]

Gamers: "Wah games take 10 years to release now boo."

Insomniac one of the few to release consistent titles.

Gamers: "Wah spiderman 2 graphics are bad!"

I'd rather have games with Spiderman 2 graphics quality if it meant more developers didn't take 6+ years to release something.

 

[Dazraell]

Still think it's one of the most disappointing games I've played this gen. Not even talking about graphics. Just game in general was a letdown, at least for me

 

[J3nga]

Still think it's one of the most disappointing games I've played this gen. Not even talking about graphics. Just game in general was a letdown, at least for me

You're not the only one, writing is atrocious, I felt cringy while playing it. Finished it at launch on PS5, sold the CD and never wanna touch with a 10 feet pole ever again. Meanwhile I finished the first game 3 or 4 times.

 

[IAmRei]

the graphic is not the only thing that bad

 

[Cumulus]

because they largely reused PS4 assets and didn`t really upgrade their lighting engine besides bolting some barebone partial RT on it.

 

[Certinty]

It's not just the graphics.

It's by far my most disappointing game ever.

Besides the traversal almost every other part is a huge downgrade from the first game. Characters, story, side content, pacing, missions and everything are just not good.

 

[GymWolf]

It's not just the graphics.

It's by far my most disappointing game ever.

Besides the traversal almost every other part is a huge downgrade from the first game. Characters, story, side content, pacing, missions and everything are just not good.

I would say combat was about the same or a tiny bit better aswell.

 

[Fake]

We need to take people's concerns seriously. - Asha

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