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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5)
What a title. Now, at the time this game released it seemed like it was downplayed pretty hard. It wasn't a full sequel, it reused much of the existing Spider-Man game, which had reused its own elements for a DLC expansion already, and it wasn't a particularly hype showing for the brand-new PS5, unable to reach that famous 4K/60FPS combination for one thing. And it's true, there's not as much here, in terms of campaign length or side activities, and plenty is reused from the original. But I don't think it got enough credit, because it's a great game, in many ways an improvement on the original. It's a huge spectacle, a dramatic superhero story, and an experience. Among the things reused are a truly excellent combat and traversal system, and most of Pete's abilities are unlocked up front. Meanwhile, Miles' personal abilities are inherently fun and satisfying in gameplay, and introduced in a way that enhances the story's presentation. One of my big complaints about the original was that Peter's gadgets were clunky and hard to access compared to the rest of the combat techniques, leading to them gathering dust unless I was desperate. Here they're refined down to four types, including the web shooter, and I mostly still don't use the others except remote mines. Picking up the slack is the Venom power, which feels right at home in character action and superheroing alike. The charming humor is still loud and clear. I don't care for Danika, though. I get that some people didn't enjoy being continuously slandered by JJJ between missions. I love being continuously slandered by JJJ, and the shorter plot here gives him a tad less to work with, but he still makes good stuff out of it.
I recommend this game heartily. It's a good time, and on PS++, so go for if if you've got it.