I'm about 40% of the way through Spider-Man. I'm enjoying it more than I expected. I heard a lot of complaints about the miscellaneous activities (towers, backpacks, etc.), but I'm enjoying those. In fact, I've spent a fair amount of my time doing them and have completed all the backpacks, landmarks, most of the research stations, and more than half the other stuff. I also heard complaints about Peter's quips, but I'm finding them funny, and I'm glad they included them; that's part of his character, and it's one of Insomniac's strengths.
At first, the combat felt a little overwhelming, but once I got the hang of it, it was really fun. I'm enjoying the story and characters so far. I'm only at the point where Miles is introduced, so I've still got a lot left to go.
If I had a complaint, it would be that there are just too many options -- all the suits, the suit powers, the suit mods, the gadgets, the perks/upgrades. It's a little much. I know people like options, but it feels excessive to me. I would've preferred they left about half that stuff out.
I'm coming off replaying Ratchet and Clank. I had fun with that. I was in the mood for a lighthearted, old-fashioned platformer/shooter, and it fit the bill nicely. It held up well on a second playthrough.
Both of these are Insomniac games, of course, and we've got follow-ups to both coming up for PS5. I figured I needed to get to Spider-Man under my belt, before Miles Morales arrived for PS5. I had been resisting because I'm not a big superhero guy, I didn't like the setting, and I'd heard a lot of criticisms about bloated side-missions. But I'm enjoying it.
