Poll: One Week Later, Is Spider-Man PS4 as Good as the Reviews Say?

I haven't finished it yet but I'd give it an 8 if I was scoring. It's definitely fun and I'm having a blast playing through.

It's as good as I hoped really. It's not quite up as a game of the year contender for me but it's still very good.

I just want to know, does the game end with Spiderman finally facing off against Green Goblin for the first time, and then just before they start fighting does Peter Parker wake up in his bed and say "Oh wait...just a dream." 😉

I finished the story last night. I thought it was very well done but poorly paced,with too much crammed into the second half. I think the criticisms about the game having come off the open world design production line are entirely valid but the sheer quality and attention detail were sometimes staggering. I really enjoyed all the Easter Eggs as well. The high 80s Meta Score is bang on in my opinion,and if there is a bit of substance to the DLC I'll gladly jump back in, probably at Xmas time.

Great poll and it'll be interesting to see the full results this evening.
I rented it so I haven't quite completed it but I will buy it at some point.
The story is the standout for me, it's also very pretty obviously. I didn't like the combat (extremely fussy and complicated) or the traversal (every time a marker 1000+ came up I just sighed) but overall it's a tight and really made game. Good, not great. 7 so far ... whatever that's worth.

I like the game, it plays really well, controls well and the story, so far is good. However, it isn't very original and felt like an updated Spiderman 2. To me, it is about as good as a cookie cutter open world game can be if that makes sense. Good story, great controls and world but lots of the usual tropes. Good, bordering great but not a GOTY contender

It’s exactly what I thought it would be- fun. It’s a lot of fun & I’m loving every minute of it.

Trying to stretch the game for as long as I can. Wish the first DLC drop was beginning of Oct, rather than the end.

I'm loving every second of it and it hits all the right notes for a lifelong spider-geek, so for me it's an easy 9/10. However, even my fanboy goggles won't stop me from admitting it's not quite on the level of God of War, which was as close to perfect for an action game as I could possibly imagine.

i have the platinum so that should tell you how much i enjoyed it.

some might say it was to lighthearted but then again it's spiderman not batman so it is a accurate take on the emotions.

i'm not going to say that is was GOW perfect but still a GOTY contender for me (way more deserving then all those popularity contest games aka battle royale stuff).

a 9 from me. (GOW got a 10 plus from me for refference)

The first several hours were amazing, then it becomes poorly paced with nothing interesting going on and now I'm at the part where the game is really dropping everything on me at the same time. The boss fights are not spread out well either, you're even fighting multiple ones at the same time at one point.

Here's the main thing that I just realised: the game's open world content is only good when taking a break from the main missions. After you've fought a hard boss fight, or just had some intense battles in general, you'd want to relax by swinging around the city, collecting stuff and whatnot. But at the part of the story where you're constantly doing slow paced stuff, you never have a reason to relax and do some side stuff because there's nothing to relax from. That's when the open world stuff becomes repetitive really fast. They should've really worked on the pacing of the story.

I'm apparently 80% done with the game/story or whatever based on my save file, but I'd give it an 8/10 right now just because the story has become better and more interesting. But it shouldn't take hours of boring missions to get there. At this point I'm still not sure I'd call this a GOTY contender. There's just more average than amazing here.

Looks like i'm closing in on the final battle. Wish open-world activities were more optional, especially crimes - they become just too much at some point. Every other activity is fine, but i'd love if they all yielded a single currency type to spend on upgrades, so i could choose freely what to do, instead of having to partake in certain activities to get certain upgrades. But it really doesn't get tedious or necessary - it's possible to proceed to the next story mission almost immediately.
Story is mostly super predictable but it's well done nonetheless. Combat is even more freeflowing, varied and reactive than i thought, swinging is great - it's refreshing to have a AAA action game where movement is so expressive and engaging. And it all prevents the openworld stuff from becoming a chore.
Visually my only slight issue is how much better the game looks during daytime. With night lighting the city just doesn't seem that impressive.

at 50% - the story is good and so far well paced. The traversal is excellent and I really like the fighting as its so chaotic and fast paced although the only criticism is trying to use the gadgets along with all the other facets of combat its almost too much.

Is Spider-man as good as the reviews says?
Yes he's helping the police and putting bad guys in jail. He's also very kind with everyone. Spider-man is a very good guy.

I don't usually give score so I voted 'oustanding' since it sounds similar to amazing.

Never had so much fun as a super-hero
The main story is less than half of everything going on that you can get into. Insomniac have delivered a game worthy of game of the year. Spider-Man's Manhattan is absolutely a joy to swing and walk around. Music in cars, buskers, dancers, fans, critics, I spent 15 minutes walking in and around central park yesterday.
This is the closest thing you can get to being Spider-man. I put on the punk spider-man out fit and stopped to watch some street dancers and JJ Jameson comes on to yap about Spidy's garb.
There's so much to love about the game and that's not mentioning the photo mode.
Catch that pigeon!

7-8/10 all day ain't it.

Hope you enjoyed it Spidey fans, you weird bunch.

Now, on to Red Dead!

I'm enjoying the game. I'd probably give it a 9.

The swinging is the best part. I'm hardly into the story and I already have two of the collectibles done.

Completed the story a few nights ago and really enjoyed it. I do think the paced doubled in the final 3rd for sure and some stuff seemed a little too crammed in. I cant deny that i didnt enjoy it tho as i did....alot! Thoroughly enjoyed swinging about the city which is made even better once you unlock a few of the moves to speed you up in the air etc. I'm now mopping up some of the side missions but it's slowly becoming a grind now. Close to the plat tho so don't really want to stop.

9 is the perfect score for it, can't wait for the sequel to polish and give us the 10/10 experience!
But damn the game is a blast, only used fast travel when you unlock it, traversal is ridiculously good!

To be honest, I am disappointed with the games structure and the open world. It feels 'old' and by that I mean its like they took an Ubisoft last gen open world game and mixed in some Arkham Asylum combat with Treyarch's Spider-Man swinging and put it all together with nice new visuals.

I was hoping that games like the Witcher and even H:ZD to a degree would have had more influence on the design and activities available in the open world. Without spoilers, Spider-Man is an Adult and been Spider-Man for years yet still has to unlock the map of the city he has been protecting via 'towers'. Why taking a Photograph of a Landmark is 'necessary' to be able to upgrade is beyond me but you do, as well as need backpacks and 'crime' tokens that you can get from tackling the same criminals, do the same crimes in different places.

I can't comment on the Story yet, and won't either for spoiler reasons, as I haven't completed it yet but my initial experience is 'Meh' to that too. In some ways, it really can't make up its mind whether its a new or an 'experienced' Spider-man game - 8yrs in and some supporting cast/villains are not 'known' to Spider-Man? I can't say more but along with the Map issue, its almost as if Spider-Man is new but also 'old' with the collectibles.

Sunset Overdrive was far more innovative and 'modern' feeling and this feels like they had little/no idea on what to do for Spider-Man so took a few games from last gen and used those as a template.

Insomniac knocked this one out of the park. As I knew they would.

I'm loving the game but I don't think it's a 10 or a 9 out of ten,I'd put it at an 8/10.
I still have tons to do as I'm playing one day Spiderman then the next day Dragon Quest (which IS a 9/10) so my opinion may change as I play more of it.

Still really enjoying it. I agree that the story could've been better paced, but I had a great time with it overall. As for the side content, yes it's nothing we haven't seen before from an open world game, but I'm still more than happy doing it all because the game is just damn fun. The collectibles, police towers etc. all fit and all have a purpose, and the combat and web slinging are both so good that any excuse to do either works for me. It's exactly what I expected and wanted.

I'm not finished yet. I just got past the Prisin section that was in the E3 demo. I would give it a 9.5 at this point. I love it!!!

Absolutely loved it, and I almost have the plat. It’s a 10 from me and definitely a GOTY contender. However, I do think that God of War is better (which I would also give a 10/10). This is more like a 9.75 for me.

Actually haven't had a chance to play it yet, but I have been watching my son play and I really like what I see. This is probably going to be my GOTY this year as of now, but before I make it official In want to play Battlefield V and Red Dead 2 first.

@ztpayne7 Most of the game was a 9 for me, but the final boss and ending bumped it up to a 10.

I'm on the final act of the game, and while I am enjoying it very much. It feels very by-the-numbers. What makes this game great is that it gets the Spider-Man feel right. The combat, traversal, and most of the main story are excellent, making me feel like I am Spider-Man. It may not be anything we haven't seen before, but it's executed mostly well.

My gripes are the stealth missions as a civilian. Aside from two, they feel like a pacebreaker from the good stuff. The lack of truly interesting side missions is another. I was hoping it would be like the Arkham games and get some good villains with them, but so far there's only Tombstone (Great), Taskmaster (Yes), and....Screwball (Who?). Black Cat doesn't show up for hers, because DLC.

I'm also getting the feeling that the last act is (excuse my French) the game blowing it's wad too soon. It's like Arkham Knight without the three games of build up. I was also liking the idea of the big villain being a lesser proven guy like Mr. Negative, so I'm personally kinda iffy about the "twist" at the end of Act 2.

So far it's an 8/10. It's derivative, but not really that bad in this case. The fun factor and the Spidey feel are what make this game to me.

I'll likely follow up with a more detailed post after I finish the game in the forum OT if anyone's interested.

The average of the grades given in this poll by the Push Square community is 8.7, by the way. Yes, that's exactly the current score of the game on Metacritic. And also close to the 9/10 awarded in the review on this website.

It was great, just wish there was more to do. I finished everything very quickly and there's just no reason to keep playing even though I wish there was

It’s really good, but fell for the open world trap with too much and too repetitive side content. It feels like Ubi design tbh.

Still bloody fantastic though, just stick to the main story.

Excellent Quality, Excellent traversal, Good side content. I would give it an 8.5. I wish there was more interaction with the citizens of NY. That would have done a lot in making the player feel like Spider-Man.

I'm loving Spiderman coming straight from completing God of war and AC origins it's a brilliant game👍

@Kidfried Dayuuuuuuuum

7.8 - not enough puddles. 😆

It’s absolutely pant-soilingly brilliant in my humble onion. I haven’t finished it yet, purely because I’m a big side quest guy but I’m at about 80% completion so I think it’s fair to say I’ve played enough to know it’s great. I prefer it to most humans. So inconvenient and fleshy. Gross.

I think what it comes down to is if you like Spiderman this instantly gives the game 2-4 more points.

Like I said before if this was Transformers I would be all over it. The Platinum Games Transformers a couple of years ago was absolutely awesome IMO, but I can see why it is just an average game to most people.

GIMMIE MORE TRANSFORMERS

I’m working through all the markers before moving on in the story. What I love is how easy and quick it is to swing from one end of the map to the other. Travel really is a joy! I wish Insomniac had included a more robust set of aerial options for tricks...something similar to .skate would have been awesome!

@rjejr it’s been 8 years since he’s been spider-man surely facing green goblin won’t be their first dance?

I completed 84% of the game and it’s definitely one of my favorite games this generation. The gameplay is a blast, Insomniac proved again they are one of the best developers around.
Even if it’s not like God of War, still is a GOTY contender, it will probably be among the five best games of this year.

@Kiloman74 not all villains have surfaced yet (meaning just because he’s been Spider-Man for a long time, doesn’t mean Green Goblin is a thing yet)

Just go the platinum trophy, loved every second of it and I can't wait for the DLC which I already have pre-ordered. I have yet to get Gold on all Taskmaster's challenges though and I didn't complete some bonus objectives in the random crimes (although that's like 2-3 tops). Overall I can't wait for the Game+ which is supposed to come out real soon. 10/10 - my game of the year contender alongside God of War and Dead Cells.

I platinumed it, and the only reason I would give it a 9/10 and not a 10 are the civilian/MJ missions with stealth and insta-fail.
Not so much the insta-fail, it doesn't piss me off as much as it does other people, but the whole pointlesness of it.
I mean, if I buy a game called Spider-Man, you have to give me a really good reason to make me play as or even care about anyone else.
And let's be honest, while the other/notMJ civilian missions were pretty interesting and/or meaningful and advanced the plot in some way, while also giving you a different perspective, pretty much all MJ's missions (except one) felt, at least to me, incredibly unnecessary and pointless, and added nothing to either plot or gameplay in any meaningful way, while also slowing down the pace of the game for no reason.
Except one time, whenever I was handled control of MJ I just rushed as quickly as possible to the end... I don't care about playing as a reckless reporter with suicidal tendencies, I wanna be Spider-Man, a reckless super-hero with suicidal tendencies...

that’s true I guess.

It's a really great game, not game of the generation like god of war (except in sales ) but a really fun games, it has been 1 week but I still thinking about swinging as spider-man on manhattan. I plan to platinum the game like god of war, nier automata, and transistor.

And I agree with pushsquare 9 score.

@Infinite_J_777

"It’s absolutely pant-soilingly brilliant in my humble onion."

This is the greatest comment I've ever seen

@ShogunRok haha thanks buddy! Fully appreciate the Zechs marqueese (or however you spell it) profile pic!

Magnificent game, personally think God of War was better but Spiderman deserves to be there with the game of the year contenders.

@BAMozzy I loved sunset overdrives traversal system and combat it was a blast but that games main story was bad along with the mission template with barely anything worthwhile to do on the side

Interesting how many haven't played yet, will get it soon!

Worth the hype. I've just spent three hours on in mmby mistake, without even touching the main story.

I got the Platinum last night, secret photos and all, and can't put it away. I'm really excited for the New Game+ update and DLCs.

I haven't played very much yet, just got the White Spider suit and have been constantly distracted by all of the fun side missions/random crimes.

It’s a solid very solid 6. Which means good game, right? Only 15% done, but I feel it won’t hold my attention.

Ok ok, it’s a 9. I really need to put some more time into it.

About 70% done with the main story but just love the open world stuff one minute i'm chasing pigeons, then stopping burglaries and the proper side missions are great just took out a big bad and got a trophy. 10/10 from me! 😀

I'm still loving this game. I'm hoping that they will continue to have more DLC besides the ones already announced.

I'll pick it up on sale next year. I expect I'll probably end up enjoying it.

@DanM MJ missions are some of the worst levels I have ever played.

@ZeD Well, I wouldn't go as far as that, but they're certainly the worst thing in the game. What makes it even worse is that the game shows how it can do civilian missions the right way, with MM missions, which are actually interesting, so by contrast MJ missions feel even more slow and boring. And pointless... they all start with her saying "I went there, and found this" and instead of just a sentence or 5 seconds of cutscene to explain, you have to trudge for 15 minutes to half an hour while you'd rather skip the whole thing and just go back to being Spider-Man... It's a really baffling game design choice, and even more so when compared to MM missions...

@DanM near the end when you need some info from an apartment block, I was shouting at the TV "no" when MJ told you that she could find a way in. But to be honest, this MJ mission is the one where you get the stun gun and man, it improves it so much!

I am surprised no one has brought up the load screens in the comments. I felt they ruined the pacing especially the brief load between entering an area and starting a mission. I would have loved to be able to swing straight into some missions - I know this would not be possible with some as Pete likes to scout the area first.
May be because I have recently finished God of War but it did spoil it a little for me.

It's an awesome game that I unfortunately haven't been able to put much time into. This week has been a bit hectic with school and personal stuff, not mention I have a ton of other games I want to beat. I wish I had more time to game but I'm hoping to put more time into it Tuesday night!

7/10 for me. Super FUN to play (this is the highlight of the game IMO, your a superhero and you cannot be stopped), however also painstakingly rough in a number of areas

6/10

It’s sad how over hyped this game is. It looks and plays exactly like every Spider-Man game before it.

There’s no weight to anything, battle camera and controls is as weightless, over poppy and utterly underwhelming as every other Spider-Man, web slinging is unimaginative.

The advertisements, make this game look so unbelievable and action packed and awesome..... then you play it and think, where did all that go? Why am I playing Spider-Man in PS2?

Paid youtubers and “influencers” over hyping? Check.
TV and Online advertisements rammed with cutscenes and no in game footage? Check.

Reminds me of when first saw the trailer for final fantasy VII, thought WOW! Then I played it and thought what the **** is this muddy, tiny sprited, flat background god awful looking game!? Great game! Looked like crap.

Spider-man is the other way around. Looks stunning, but gets instantly relentlessly boring and has no neat to it at all.

Super hero game done right? Arkham Asylum by more than a clear mile showed how to do it, and this is no where near in the same league as Arkham. Which is sad as I’m more of a Marvel fan, but maybe Spider-man should have gone a multi format developer rather than yet another Sony exclusive developer with the directives of •Spend all youbtjne and resources on the graphic engine and effects!!!! Get the interns to develop the physics and gameplay of the game. I think only EA could have made a worse Spider-Man game.

Maximum Carnage still stands as the best SpiderMan game in my opinion.

It's not only the best Spiderman game, but also the best Spiderman film imo....