Game Review: Spider-Man PS4
Impressive from the core and beyond with a few minor irritations
Spider-Man PS4, which I guess is what we have to call it in order to not confuse it with any number of Spider-Man movies and video games that have come out over the course of our lifetime, is one of two games that have come out in 2018 that have gotten to the core of what gamers want from video games.
- Fun, engaging, and rewarding gameplay
- Solid coherent narrative
While that sounds laughably simple, game developers and publishers have been missing on the concept of gamers wanting to play games that are fun to play or have an entertaining story.
Instead, there’s so much made about online functionality, open world, branching narratives, the GRAPHICS, and while these are all valid desires to have in a game, the bones of a game has to function before you can put the muscles and skin on it.
God of War achieved this. It has an open world. Beautiful graphics. But it’s the story and gameplay that earned the game its mass acclaim. God of War PS4 released in 2018 that is. Not to be confused with God of War PS2 released in 2005. Video game historians will be pulling their artificial hair out centuries from now trying to decipher which game is which with how often publishers…
