SlasherJPC
Banned
Well that's just odd. Hmmmmm. Perhaps they are only sending it out to lesser known folks cause they are worried the bigger sites will rip it apart?
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |OT| Spidey's back I guess
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Well that's just odd. Hmmmmm. Perhaps they are only sending it out to lesser known folks cause they are worried the bigger sites will rip it apart?
Jimmyfenix
Member
Interesting. What kind of embargo does this game have then ?
Looks like Jeff did get a code but i am more interested on the Embargo for this game than.
nordique
Member
flaxknuckles
Member
Soooo, for the people who have already played it, do you guys think the whole left/right web-swinging system is just superfluous?
chickdigger802
Banned
60ish?
hmmmm besides arkham, which you can't really wail on one guy if you want to keep combo going, pretty much all games i tend to stick with 1 guy until they are gone.
my logic:
you will always be doing the same damage per second to the overall enemy group, but taking 1 guy out lowers their potential threat quicker than evenly dishing it out.
It's the fatal flaw of majority of games where a damaged baddie will still throw punches like them at their full health state >.<"
but it hardly matters in these games with the big obvious counter prompts so its just me rambling
So besides web swinging, any key difference in combat/stealth gameplay from asm1?
I haven't played for more than an hour, as I'm at work now, but the combat seemed pretty much the same as the last game, if I recall correctly (I never finished the first game, but I played quite a bit of the PC version). It feels the same. It's punch punch, counter when the prompt appears, punch punch, finisher move, etc, etc.
Personally, I think Web of Shadows had the best combat, Spider-Man 2 had the best swinging, Shattered Dimensions had the best story, and Ultimate Spider-Man had the best art style. I'd love to have an open world Spider-Man game that combines the best parts of each of those games, with a narrative that encompasses Spider-Man's comic history, from his early, Amazing Fantasy years, down to Superior Spider-Man. I think, spread across 3 games, that would be an epic Spider-Man trilogy. But, yeah, Activision. At least it looks like they are stuck with movie games, so hopefully Disney/Marvel can make an awesome comic based game at some point in the future.
EDIT: Yeah, I can see why beating on one guy makes sense, but I like hopping around between enemies because it looks cool. Lol, and seems like something Spider-Man would do moreso than Batman (I imagine Batman would just take out one dude at a time, with crazy precision and speed).
The PC version runs better than the original did on my AMD card. I haven't measured the fps or anything but it runs a lot smoother than tasm1 ever did for me.
I'm having fun with it so far but oh boy the character models are hideous. Spidey looks alright but everyone else so far looks terrible.
I'm having fun with it so far but oh boy the character models are hideous. Spidey looks alright but everyone else so far looks terrible.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Hopping around is the best way, because then you build up your combo metre faster and can pull off signature moves. Wailing on one guy and countering others makes combat slow.
Runs worse for me. Everything maxed in ASM would be a smooth 60, so I forced even more AA. ASM2 is all over the places. Swinging around the city makes the framerate bounce between 30 and 60, probably averaging about 50 fps. It really isn't pretty enough for that to be reasonable. I still have to play around with it, though. Downsampling seems better than their in-game AA, but gave me screen-tearing even with vsync on. I'll check out D3Doverrider later.
WordsintheWater
Member
Sometimes yes, whenever you push the left or right trigger there is a little bit of a lean in the direction you pushed, but you can also go straight. Where it really helps is when you want to take a corner fast, if you time it right, the trigger you push will help you take the corner in a sharper turn.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Yes! I love how the alternating swings makes corners a breeze and fun. Also it really helps when carving through between buildings or from low to high structures. I am really happy with the swinging.
WordsintheWater
Member
Same here very surprised by it, after watching some streams I thought it would be difficult to use, but I haven't had issues.
flaxknuckles
Member
Awesome. I was hoping it would work that way. If Beenox mixed this with the physics of Spider-man 2 then they'd have the perfect system. They need to nerf web-rush though. And give us a new environment already, New York is getting stale.
Here's a quick and dirty clip I took with Shadowplay. This is with all in-game settings maxed. It's hard to tell if my framerate dips are coming across, since it's Youtube. There are moments where the webs connect to nothing, but they at least make you wait until you're below streetlights to swing.
The swinging is a step up from ASM, but it's still missing some stuff. I love the sense of weight. It really manages to convey the feeling of hurling yourself around on a string. It requires more input than ASM, and that makes it feel more rewarding when you build up speed and height (I ignore the existence of web rush when swinging around the city). It's missing everything but the basics, though. Pushing both triggers does absolutely nothing, which seems like a wasted opportunity. Instead, you can just press jump while midair to lift yourself a few feet with crossed webs. There's no slingshots or anything. No launching yourself up the side of a building and flying straight up into the air. No gaining speed by putting your feet forward. It's very barebones. Press LT to go to the left, RT to go to the right.
The swinging is a step up from ASM, but it's still missing some stuff. I love the sense of weight. It really manages to convey the feeling of hurling yourself around on a string. It requires more input than ASM, and that makes it feel more rewarding when you build up speed and height (I ignore the existence of web rush when swinging around the city). It's missing everything but the basics, though. Pushing both triggers does absolutely nothing, which seems like a wasted opportunity. Instead, you can just press jump while midair to lift yourself a few feet with crossed webs. There's no slingshots or anything. No launching yourself up the side of a building and flying straight up into the air. No gaining speed by putting your feet forward. It's very barebones. Press LT to go to the left, RT to go to the right.
You need to get some upgrades, Flossy.
Oh, you can get swinging upgrades? I've played for less than an hour.
Yeah the other trigger turns into a boost depending on which arm you're swinging from. Among other things.
That makes me hopeful. I didn't see any section for swinging upgrades in the menu, so I guess it's one of the locked ones?
Yeah the upgrade presentation is ass. You won't know what's included until you unlock it.
Maintaining a web line while wall running is in the game.
I was thinking mid 50s, tbh.
Ah, sorry, poor wording on my part. Can you wall run without maintaining a web line?
flaxknuckles
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODnpPepkylY#t=48
I'm glad the left/right swing system is there, so I can simply not use one trigger when there isn't any buildings on one side, so I don't have to endure the shitty air-swinging displayed here.
Nah I just read it poorly. Yeah that chain of movement can be completed but not as smoothly as SM2, the sprint charged jump is absent here.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Yeah, like others have said there is boost, slingshots and more. There is no charge metre for the jump, but it does depend on how long you hold it down for.
Rappelling is in too!
Duebrithil
Member
Can you "hold" your jump by pressing the jump button against a wall? Is grabing traffic lights/flagpoles and swinging around them in?
Byron Bluth
Banned
Amazon? Just price match at Future Shop!
Byron Bluth
Banned
Not sure what you meant exactly about holding the jump against a wall, like hanging there? Not sure exactly.
You can't swing around poles but you can rappel down them and use web rush as a launching point for continuous movement.
Byron Bluth
Banned
I had boost and slingshot within the first 1.5 hours, but thats what I wanted to spend my points on.
4-5 hours is right.
sketchsanchez
Member
Just opened the Wii U version, no real impressions yet but wanted to pop in and say the gamepad does nothing but display the map and options when paused.
A bit OT, but can I still do this? Amazon has since rocketed up the price to usual Canuck-milking levels.
Plasma Snake
Banned
Had the ps3 version since last week because i was thinking about getting the ps4 version, game had potential, but they stopped well short of reaching it.
Played it once and then went back to playing Metal Gear (msx version) on psvita.
Will buy when bargain bin/ps+ sale.
Somethings i noticed:
Combat is redundant(enemies are easily taken down, and i was playing in hard mode)
Swinging has potential, not as flexible as SM2, (particularly swinging between buildings and swining from high buildings to low buildings)
Story was pretty streamlined from what i played (why are we still worried about uncle bens killer?)
Gfx mediocre
Upgrades were ok but not very robust.
Stealth mode was a nice addition
Game is does alot of little spidey things i like (being able to hang from ceilings,perch on walls, webslingshot, slide behind cars (like in the movies) as you try to subdue them, public perception changes as you do/dont do random missions)
Played it once and then went back to playing Metal Gear (msx version) on psvita.
Will buy when bargain bin/ps+ sale.
Somethings i noticed:
Combat is redundant(enemies are easily taken down, and i was playing in hard mode)
Swinging has potential, not as flexible as SM2, (particularly swinging between buildings and swining from high buildings to low buildings)
Story was pretty streamlined from what i played (why are we still worried about uncle bens killer?)
Gfx mediocre
Upgrades were ok but not very robust.
Stealth mode was a nice addition
Game is does alot of little spidey things i like (being able to hang from ceilings,perch on walls, webslingshot, slide behind cars (like in the movies) as you try to subdue them, public perception changes as you do/dont do random missions)
TerryWogan
Member
You must be new here. Don't even hint about piracy.
Quite interested to see what people think of this. Thinking of grabbing the PS4 version. Do we reckon it'll be an easy Plat?
Quite interested to see what people think of this. Thinking of grabbing the PS4 version. Do we reckon it'll be an easy Plat?
Piracy is fun amiright?
Duebrithil
Member
Haha sorry, it's late here and I'm not all there. I meant walljumping off the side of a building. In Web of Shadows you could walljump immediately or hold down the jump button to stick to the wall and "pause" the walljump.
It's a shame about the poles, I loved breaking a low arc, grabing one and launching upwards. I guess I'll adapt to the web rush mechanic.
Thanks for the answers!
Plasma Snake
Banned
Ok will do.
Is it at least on par with the previous game?