The Amazing Spider-Man 2

[bluengold34_OS]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

There are no next gen discs out right now right? Might have something to do w/ it...

There are no XBOX One discs out, plenty of PS4 out there.

[BlueNGold]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

http://www.twitch.tv/osmillennium

Millennium is playing this right now.

The graphics are awful for a PS4 game (basically high-res PS3 graphics), but it does look pretty fun from what I've watched so far. The web swinging looks good with the separate left and right hand controls and the fact that your webs have to attach to something makes a huge difference.

I wouldn't pay full price for it, but I'm considering trading a game or two in to get it after I see the movie.

[bluengold34_OS]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

http://www.twitch.tv/osmillennium

Millennium is playing this right now.

The graphics are awful for a PS4 game (basically high-res PS3 graphics), but it does look pretty fun from what I've watched so far. The web swinging looks good with the separate left and right hand controls and the fact that your webs have to attach to something makes a huge difference.

I wouldn't pay full price for it, but I'm considering trading a game or two in to get it after I see the movie.

Actually Spidey looks really nice, but everything else is kinda meh - The graphics aren't horrible, but it does have the ability to come across as a very good looking PS3 game.

[Zalf]

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It is what it is advertised to be, a sequel to the last one with some Next Gen juice. It feels like more of a last gen sequel than a full out next gen game. If you like the last one then it is a pretty safe buy; baring some game breaking bug popping.

Combat is last game with more "Batman" feel mixed in. Some pretty sweet sequences worked in but they feel a lot more by random chance than you get out of Batman if you get really good at it. And I am either doing it wrong or it is missing that piece where in batman you go toe to toe, grapple out, lose the remaining bad guys, and setup your next planned attack. It seems like it wants to be there, but once toe to toe starts it is pretty much toe to toe until that "room" is cleared. Stealth is there a lot stronger but once stealth is broken there is no easy way to reestablish it within the same room; that I have figured out yet.

Some game mechanics have the potential to be good, ok, and annoying at the same time within certain parts of a mechanic. Hero/Nuisance: infinite missions; good in that it was missing from the last game;, bad in that they get repetitive fast and you can choose not to do them but other parts of the game get more and more annoying, and annoying in that they are instanced within the open world so cutscene and load to start, cutscene and load to end.

Costumes could get annoying too. I liked to switch a ton in the last game. In this one each costume is like a separate/new character as far as Experience advancement goes. So besides the stat drop to a new costume, the spider sense power you have maxed out drops to default until you earn the Xp to train it on this one too. I am hoping I don't have a full understanding on this one yet. It eventually goes away as you get your favorites leveled up but finding that new shiny costume very late game is going to be a let down when you start without the basics you have grown accustomed to. I am fine with advancement for a purpose, but this just feels like grind for the sake of grind to artificially stretch hours played.

It is what it is, a progression over the last game. Next Gen touches, but doesn't shout NEXT GEN!

[spidertour02]

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I'm surprised there are no reviews of this game. IGN, Kotaku, Gamespot, Giantbomb - nothing.

Like I mentioned a couple of pages ago, Activision didn't provide anybody with review copies. You guys have probably played more of the game than anybody from those outlets!

[JBH3]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

It is what it is, a progression over the last game. Next Gen touches, but doesn't shout NEXT GEN!

^^I think this is a pretty solid statement.

I am enjoying the game too. One thing I will say is that those "Fire Rescue Civilian" side missions are unforgivable. I think because I am playing the hardest difficulty, the timer runs faster?

There was like 3x where I had the civilian rescued [basically]... meaning they were off of the burning building, and out of harm's way but because I didn't get them in the little spider circle the mission was failed.

The game restarted me every time, right before the side-mission I failed. On the bad side, it seemed like there was no punishment for failing. My hero meter didn't drop any further on the menace side. On the good side, I don't want to miss those rescue missions so I'm glad I can re-do them.

One thing I just noticed is that clouds started pouring into the city and there is lightning flashing in them. It looks pretty cool. Don't know if the weather is random/dynamic or scripted, but nonetheless it is cool to see the environment change like that.

I am 17% complete right now. I completed the Shocker boss-fight. It took a couple tries on the hardest difficulty. Each one was fun and I enjoyed the boss fight. Really looking forward to the other ones, especially the

Spoiler

Carnage

boss fight.

[Behindshadows]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

PC Images on Amazing Settings

<iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Behindshadows07/embed/slideshow/SPIDERMAN%20PC"></iframe>

[Jano]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Do it Shadows I'd be interested in seeing em.

[Behindshadows]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Do it Shadows I'd be interested in seeing em.

View my previous post..I edited it with the images.

[DGuinta1]

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Why is it so hard to just stand at the ledge and not jump?

[wrestlinggod1]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

IGN Review

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/01/the-amazing-spider-man-2-game-review

[23]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

IGN Review
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/...-2-game-review

ouch......

[kingsofthevalley]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

IGN Review
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/...-2-game-review

Whew, thats LOW. I'm going with a solid 7. Should've been much more detail in more than just spiderman though. I know the system has the power for it. I'm tellin ya'll, we need another Ultimate SpiderMan on current gen.

[Jano]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

PC Images on Amazing Settings

<iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Behindshadows07/embed/slideshow/SPIDERMAN%20PC"></iframe>

Hmmm game actually looks decent there.

[NINJAK2]

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^^I think this is a pretty solid statement.

I am enjoying the game too. One thing I will say is that those "Fire Rescue Civilian" side missions are unforgivable. I think because I am playing the hardest difficulty, the timer runs faster?

There was like 3x where I had the civilian rescued [basically]... meaning they were off of the burning building, and out of harm's way but because I didn't get them in the little spider circle the mission was failed.

The game restarted me every time, right before the side-mission I failed. On the bad side, it seemed like there was no punishment for failing. My hero meter didn't drop any further on the menace side. On the good side, I don't want to miss those rescue missions so I'm glad I can re-do them.

One thing I just noticed is that clouds started pouring into the city and there is lightning flashing in them. It looks pretty cool. Don't know if the weather is random/dynamic or scripted, but nonetheless it is cool to see the environment change like that.

I am 17% complete right now. I completed the Shocker boss-fight. It took a couple tries on the hardest difficulty. Each one was fun and I enjoyed the boss fight. Really looking forward to the other ones, especially the

Spoiler

Carnage

boss fight.

Co-sign those fire missions JB, they are truly unforgivable and kinda scream cheap challenge and lazy design. If I get a person off the burning building I would think that would be good enough but not in AS2. I rented the 360 version from redbox and got 20% into it before returning it. I may rent it again but I feel that this series could benefit from a change.

When you play a game like GTA 5 and see how that city is a living breathing world it's hard to play a game that is supposed to take place in the busiest city in the world yet feels so lifeless. You can't interact with citizens at all it seems. You swing down to the street and while you may hear random gibberish about spiderman it feels like they don't even recognize you are there. Even in the Incredible Hulk game you could interact with citizens and other objects. In AS2 you can only interact with who/what they want you to. I understand I'm spider-man and I'm not supposed to want to web or pick up random citizens, cars, etc. so maybe they could use the actual hero/menace meter and punish me for these actions negatively and

Spoiler

send the kingpin/osborn task force after me

if I choose to do such things.

Spoiler

You could also air random news reports by JJJ or the news lady about your acts (audio that is already in the game) causing citizens to react to you negatively by throwing rocks, sticks, etc at you

First impressions I'd give it a 6-6.5 out of 10. While the fighting is pretty cool and swinging thru the city feels and looks good the game still seems archaic with wonky control when on foot or in/on buildings(a problem that has plagued some of the older spider-man games for years). These things coupled with my previously mentioned issues really hurts this game in my eyes. It's fun regarding the things it does well but NYC feels so dead in this game that I easily get uninterested in it. I'd be really curious to see what rockstar could do with this license..