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I love Ultimate Spider-Man. Playing as Venom is awesome.
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |OT| Spidey's back I guess
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I love Ultimate Spider-Man. Playing as Venom is awesome.
MickeyPhree
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SmokedMeat
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Oh, god, I had repressed those memories! Damn you!
I hated that fricking kid. Five months, 8-12 hours a day, grabbing balloons for kids, crawling on every surface to make sure there were no map holes or invisible collision, and replaying the same game hundreds of times. By the end of the project, we could beat the game in less than 3 hours, and complete all of the web race challenges with our eyes closed, even the incredibly hard final race. We were fucking web-swinging masters by the end. I was so annoyed when USM ditched the swinging mechanic, and then every game afterward ignored it. It was probably the closest game to making you feel like you were swinging through the city.
ASM2 does not have that weight to Spider-Man, which is disappointing.
tiny raptor
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Grimløck;109915777 said:
LMAO!!
Byron Bluth
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Screens from my first 1.5 hours with the game. PS4 version.
Duebrithil
Member
Thanks for the write up!
IQ seems pretty good.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Its just like inFamous Second Son and The Amazing Spider-Man 1, certain times of the day/weather for points in progression.
At the end of TASM1 you could change it at will after you beat it. Hopefully the same for the sequel.
That Wont Fit In There
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Not a pretty game at all. Spidey's character model is good but definitely a downgrade when compared to the first game. Enjoying it though.
WordsintheWater
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Heard you can change it, but only by going to Aunt Mays house and exiting I think. About to go pick this game up right now.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Frame rate is decent too, goes above 30fps at times.
Anyone able to redeem their Web Threads GameStop DLC yet? My code doesn't work, likely need to wait for the PSN update? I called EB and bitched and they are looking into it too.
I will post more in depth impressions soon, still playing. I like the web swinging so far, much better than in the 1st, nowhere near SM2 but better than WoS.
SlasherJPC
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Just got review code PS4 version. Will start a video walkthrough tommorrow and get some impressions up! I was a fan of the previous Amazing Spiderman much to my surprise so going into this hoping it at least lives up to that.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Yes, in TASM1 you had to go back to Stan's Apartment. Aunt May's is your home in this one. I haven't beat it yet so I don't know if you can change it after you compete the game in this one, I sure hope so!
Nymphae
Banned
Looking forward to hearing some more of your impressions. I remain skeptical that the swinging is better than it was in WoS, especially if the "webs don't really attach to anything in particular" system is back in place.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Well shit! Thats annoying, and it changes randomly during the game itself? Or after you beat it? I haven't noticed yet.
Byron Bluth
Banned
The deal breaker for WoS type of web swinging was how god awful the camera was, trying to readjust while swinging and such. Really made it hard to do precision slinging.
You can keep your momentum going with the web rush mode spots you choose, so you can actually chain web swinging with web rush a lot better now, before it seemed so disjointed and halted your movement and transition at times.
Comic books seem more difficult to find now too, yay!
TimFL
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If you're still doing story missions you have the set time for that individual story mission. After you're done it starts to change randomly every time you exist your safehouse (not during freeroaming, just when you go back to NYC via the loading screen).
Ascenion
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So it's basically the same. I'd really love for them to some how just make a dynamic option.
That Wont Fit In There
Member
My code isn't working too.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Screens from my first 1.5 hours with the game. PS4 version.
The bottom screen doesn't look too bad, but the top two...UGH. Some color would be nice. A city should be lit up with signs. And the streets need some attention. Hopefully they drop old gen hardware with the next title.
flaxknuckles
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They barely touched the buildings in Web Of Shadows though. Seriously, you guys need to go back and play that game, the web-swinging is bad
Lol, that's because there is only 300 of them now. There were 700 in the first game.
sketchsanchez
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WoS web swinging is better than every Spidey game except 2.
littlegrasshopper
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Ahhh, its good to be back in Spidey's shoes. (PC)
Byron Bluth
Banned
Awww really? Damn, I got all of them last time.
Also, once again WoS had a horrible camera that made the mechanics of web swinging, while solid, a total mess.
Nymphae
Banned
I don't really care if the web actually touches the side of a building or not, what matters is that you need to consider the direction and speed that you're moving, and that the direction you shoot your web matters. The web swinging was awesome in that game.
Nymphae
Banned
Details? Why the regret?
friskykillface
Banned
Spiderman will be available on REDBOX!
Save your money and dash to the nearest redbox before you plunk down 60 large!
http://www.redbox.com/games/comingsoon
i'd rather play on PS4 but stupid red box stopped or canceled or idk doesn't want PS4/Xbox one games, lol a lot of them are on the site
but if i get bored i might just rent the xbox 360 copy tomorrow
This is exactly ASM1 with better swinging mechanics (unlock boosting upgrade ASAP for extra fun).
Combat is shitty, but I'm strangely satisfied with the purchase -- buy it if you really want a Spider-Man game, don't buy it for a polished or great looking game.
Seems locked at 30 on the PS4, but don't quote me on that.
Combat is shitty, but I'm strangely satisfied with the purchase -- buy it if you really want a Spider-Man game, don't buy it for a polished or great looking game.
Seems locked at 30 on the PS4, but don't quote me on that.
Nymphae
Banned
Ditto. As long as the swing mechanics aren't complete garbage, I usually have a blast just moving around the city now and then. I'll probably buy this this week even though impressions aren't fantastic.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Yes a few of us cannot redeem. Likely need to wait for the PSN update.
I agree. Even though they aren't amazing games, they do a great job of making me feel like I am spiderman
chickdigger802
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From what i seen and played of the first one, these games are more akin to sleeping dogs or other brawlers where you focus on one guy and button mash, while occasionally counter other guys vs batman which is about pingponging back and forth between enemies no?
MaximusPayne
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I just entered it again just a moment ago and now it works! sweet.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Here are my web swinging impressions:
This is for free roam only, because when in enclosed areas or a part of the city for a linear mission, they completely take away the physics and its just a basic straight swing like in TASM1, not a big deal because I am not worried about that type of gameplay when you are mainly focused on combat. It isn't a deal breaker for me since you don't spend that much time web swinging within missions.
If it is a mission taking place in the free roam environment, like chasing down the Green Goblin or his bombs for example, it uses the excellent free roam swinging.
Yes excellent. It is fantastic, the first indication that this was good swinging was the feeling that getting height takes some work and precision. Unlike in the cloud swinging game like TASM1 where you are above buildings most of the time, which made getting height something that is easily achievable.
Using each trigger for each hand allows for a new rhythm while swinging that feels great, using the left stick to aim your shot works very well. The physics of the web sticking isn't perfect, there is at least 1 time every half hour while swinging about that I said to myself "where the hell is that web sticking to?", but it wasn't often. Using the boost really makes the swinging feel like SM2, which used the boost to get your height. Slingshots are excellent too, and are a great way to cover some distance.
I am very happy with the web slinging, I dare say its better than WoS (the camera in WoS kills it for me), and has a lot of inspiration from SM2, which is good.
Use of the web rush mechanic can smoothly be used with web swinging as you can hold down on the left stick to keep your momentum, allowing Spider-Man (the hyphen is important!) to web rush to the side of a building to jump off and swing, very slick. In TASM1 it was very jarring to use web rush during swinging at it usually left you perched somewhere and did not transition well.
I have not gotten all the web swinging upgrades yet, so I can't say there isn't more to provide impressions about, I will update as we go. For me this is the best part of Spider-Man games and they nailed it really well. Very happy, best since SM2 but not as good as SM2.
This is for free roam only, because when in enclosed areas or a part of the city for a linear mission, they completely take away the physics and its just a basic straight swing like in TASM1, not a big deal because I am not worried about that type of gameplay when you are mainly focused on combat. It isn't a deal breaker for me since you don't spend that much time web swinging within missions.
If it is a mission taking place in the free roam environment, like chasing down the Green Goblin or his bombs for example, it uses the excellent free roam swinging.
Yes excellent. It is fantastic, the first indication that this was good swinging was the feeling that getting height takes some work and precision. Unlike in the cloud swinging game like TASM1 where you are above buildings most of the time, which made getting height something that is easily achievable.
Using each trigger for each hand allows for a new rhythm while swinging that feels great, using the left stick to aim your shot works very well. The physics of the web sticking isn't perfect, there is at least 1 time every half hour while swinging about that I said to myself "where the hell is that web sticking to?", but it wasn't often. Using the boost really makes the swinging feel like SM2, which used the boost to get your height. Slingshots are excellent too, and are a great way to cover some distance.
I am very happy with the web slinging, I dare say its better than WoS (the camera in WoS kills it for me), and has a lot of inspiration from SM2, which is good.
Use of the web rush mechanic can smoothly be used with web swinging as you can hold down on the left stick to keep your momentum, allowing Spider-Man (the hyphen is important!) to web rush to the side of a building to jump off and swing, very slick. In TASM1 it was very jarring to use web rush during swinging at it usually left you perched somewhere and did not transition well.
I have not gotten all the web swinging upgrades yet, so I can't say there isn't more to provide impressions about, I will update as we go. For me this is the best part of Spider-Man games and they nailed it really well. Very happy, best since SM2 but not as good as SM2.