Marvel's Spider-Man is everything I've ever wanted in a game starring the famous web crawler. Swinging around New York City feels so good! I never imagined there would be a game where I thought fast travel was the dumber option. Imagine if getting around Skyrim, or Grand Theft Auto V was as fun as hurdling through tall skyscrapers. Actually, there was a game that felt like this and it has nothing to do with Spidey. The first Attack on Titan game for the PS4 was excellent. I even that it felt like the best Spider-Man games because swinging around with their grappling launchers and taking down titans felt amazing every time. If only there was some giant monster you could fight in Marvel's Spider-Man. Hmm, well maybe in DLC. You never know.

Praises and random tangents aside, there are some issues with the game in the logic department. Even the best of games are going to falter in some regard. You're playing a video game after all, which is to say stories sometimes don't gel well with a game's mechanics. For example, Final Fantasy VII. At the end of that game, the world is going to be crushed by a giant magical meteor in a week. You have seven days canonically to prepare for certain ꦬdoom so what do you do? Go play with Chocobos for hours on end. The same aspect can be applied to this game as well. Also🍬, just for fair warning, there are SPOILERS ahead.

25 No Time For Suits Doc Ock

There'𝓡s a couple of problems I have with the ending, but one of my biggest concerns is with the final confrontation with Dr. Octopus, or I guess at this point he's just a deranged Octavius. Anyway Peter knows he has the mayor already so time is of the essence. So what does he do? Go to Octavius' lab and build a brand new suit. It was never a model that was hinted at either. It's treated like a climactic moment, but when he puts it on something just felt off. Also, how did he have the time?

24 Gadgets Over Rent

Part of Peter Parker's long going dilemma is that he's constantly at odds with money. How can he afford to have a well paying full-time job when being Spider-Man is༒ his real job? He's doing well, but he's not earning money. It sucks for him, but that's part of the character's charm. However, in this version, it's a bit odd. I mean how can he be poor and not have enough money for rent, but can graft gadgets that rival Tony Stark? Otto certainly doesn’t have that kind of scratch.

23 Where’s All That Webbing Going?

Spider-Man can naturally produce webbing✱ from his wrists. However, that's draining so to combat that fatigue he creates organic shooters to help him offload the balance. That's what his various gadgets are filled with.

I can get behind that, but that's also a very video game-like way to deplete players of unlimited ammo in battle, which doesn't make sense since you can swing infinitely. More so than the others I kind of get it, but also, come on Insomniac. There has to🎃 be a better way to make this feel more "realistic." Which, to be fair, isn't a word we use when describing superheroes much.

22 Leave It To The Professionals MJ

First of all, when did Mary Jane become Lois Lane? I kind of dig that she's a reporter instead of Peter, but it's also a funny comparison to bring up. That aside, I don't get why she insists on throwing herself into danger. I mean it's not like Peter doesn't think she, as a woman, can handle herself. It's not about gender. It's about the fact that Peter is a mutant and is literally better equipped to handle danger. She can help in other ways that don't involve infiltrating gang hideouts Metal Gear style.

21 Scorpion’s Acid Trip Seems Familiar

It's hard not to bring up the Batman Arkham series when discussing Marvel's Spider-Man. Both games are very similar especially Arkham City and this. I won't waste time comparing everything, but let's discuss that Scorpion scene toward the end. Now I love me a good psycho trip, but what Peter was seeing and doing didn't really jive with what was happening in the real world. It felt like a gimmick to create a crazy level akin to the Scarecrow stuff but made les🅘s sense.

20 Spoiled Li’s Turn Too Early

This next complaint has more to do with how the game was marketed. From the very first time Marvel's Spider-Man was shown off, Martin Li was unveiled to be Mr.♏ Negaꦕtive.

Oh no the extremely nice guy turned out to be extremely mean...

That's a revelation you learn in the game about halfway through and it's treated like a big reveal. I mean, sure, perhaps💛 you didn't watch any trailers or read any previews, but that's a big if. When it comes down to it, I think most media spoils too much, but that's another rant for another day.

19 What’s Miles’ Name Again?

Prior to this game, I knew very little about Miles. Scratch that. Even after p🦩laying it I still don't know much. For example, I thought there was an error in the voice acting at one point. When Officer Daves is nominated for his award on the news, I thought they changed Miles' name to Daves. Later on, he's referred to as Miles Morales. See, Daves is his dad's last name and Morales is his mother's, but they were still married before his untimely demise. It's a small issue, but I couldn't have been the only one confused.

18 Where Are All The Rockets Coming From?

Why does every organiz🥂ation have the same archetypes? There are guys with pipes, big dudes you need to web up, and my biggest concern, the ones with rocket launchers. I can see how Sable's men are prepared since they are a militia and maybe eℱven Fisk, but the normal crime gangs and the prisoners blow my mind. Even the Demons seem out of place. It's a video game so whatever, but it makes me laugh to realize New York City has an issue bigger than narcotics.

17 Focusing On The Real Issues

How do you heal in Marvel's Spider-Man? Are there healing kits I need to collect, or does it recharge over time? In this game's ca🎉se, you can 🐠heal via your Focus meter, which builds up as you fight.

To heal, or not to heal, that is the question.

While that's great and all, there's a small problem with this system. Focus is also used for finishing moves. While cool, I found healing🍎 more useful. I just found it odd th🍸ey shared the same gauge.

16 In The Name Of Very Specific Research

So Harry Osborn decides to go on a trip, but before he leaves he records messages for Peter to clean up his research centers. There's over a dozen randomly placed atop rooftops concerning the weirdest experiments. For example, curing fish of toxins by spraying them with bacteria you secrete from your suit. Every single one has dire consequences for the cꦐity like smog pollution that somehow only appears whi🥀le in this mini-game. New York City is on the brink of destruction from chemicals spills and potential power failure, but it's a side quest. Huh?