Spider-Man PS4 Launch thread

Sep 3rd, 2018 4:19 pm

#1

Batarang [OP]: Deal Addict; Oct 30, 2013; 4110 posts; 4561 upvotes; Ottawa

Sep 3rd, 2018 4:19 pm

The game officially launches September 7th (Friday). And there's no recent thread here for people to talk hype.

So who is getting it day one? Anybody able to secure the Collector's Edition or are getting the Spider-Man PS4?

I haven't been this excited for a game since God of War PS4. I think it's going to do extraordinary. We'll find out tomorrow; the review embargo for the game lifts tomorrow at 10am EST.

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Sep 3rd, 2018 7:03 pm

#2

XFactor11: Deal Guru; Feb 11, 2007; 10018 posts; 4393 upvotes

Sep 3rd, 2018 7:03 pm

I think Red Dead Redemption 2 is clearly going to be the best upcoming game for the rest of 2018.
It will probably come down to game of the year being God of War or Red Dead Redemption 2.

Spider-man might outdo Shadow of the Tomb Raider with critics,
but it seems unlikely since this is Insomniac's first attempt at a licensed superhero game.

I have the Collector's Edition of Spider-man pre-ordered from BB. Also a $50 standard version from Amazon, if that one does not ship in time.
Amazon de-listed it from their website so maybe they are not going to honor those pre-orders.

I watched and like the Spiderman movies except for Spiderman Homecoming.
That movie seemed more like an Ironman movie to me. Other than that, I never read any of the comic books these superhero movies
or games are based on.

Videogame Dunkey's review of Spider-man 3 (the movie):

Sep 3rd, 2018 7:36 pm

#3

OVOSound: Deal Addict; Nov 19, 2017; 1402 posts; 3040 upvotes; Toronto

Sep 3rd, 2018 7:36 pm

Im pretty hyped for this game. I was hoping they would have a midnight release, but no one is doing one around here. I haven't seen a midnight release being done for any game for a while now on that note.

I haven't been this excited for a Spider-Man game since I played Spider-Man 2 on the PS2. I'm hoping this game can bring back some memories of free roam web slinging around New York City from those days.

Sep 3rd, 2018 8:15 pm

#4

Redmask: Moderator; Aug 20, 2009; 8968 posts; 4228 upvotes

Sep 3rd, 2018 8:15 pm

Just beat Prey again (man what a game) so I'm all set for this. Between Spider-Man and Dragon Quest XI, I have no idea how I'm going to play RDR2 before Christmas. I just don't think its possible. What a great time to be a gamer!

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Sep 3rd, 2018 8:57 pm

#5

Ascott: Deal Addict; Jul 14, 2010; 2398 posts; 397 upvotes

Sep 3rd, 2018 8:57 pm

Waiting on reviews. Everything I've seen still looks really QTE heavy.

Plus Dragon Quest XI is also out this week.

Sep 4th, 2018 11:54 am

#6

muzzybananas: Newbie; May 22, 2017; 54 posts; 11 upvotes

Sep 4th, 2018 11:54 am

Anyone know where to get it early in Toronto/Mississauga?

Sep 4th, 2018 12:40 pm

#7

RiftOfChaos: Deal Fanatic; Aug 24, 2011; 5776 posts; 3923 upvotes; Toronto and London

Sep 4th, 2018 12:40 pm

87 on metacritic, Sony has another hit!! I can't wait.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstat ... spider-man

This until RDR 2 and then Smash in December is all I need for the rest of the year!

+1

Sep 5th, 2018 12:58 am

#8

XFactor11: Deal Guru; Feb 11, 2007; 10018 posts; 4393 upvotes

Sep 5th, 2018 12:58 am

Digital Foundry's analysis: States Spider-Man on PS4 Pro significantly more detailed.

Graphics actually improved over the E3 2017 and E3 2018 demos. Usually games get downgraded in graphics
compared to the reveal trailers. The opposite happened here.

PS4 regular: Dynamic Resolution goes as low as 900p - 1080p max
PS4 Pro: Dynamic resolution 1368p - 1944p max native resolution.

Easy Allies' review:

RiftOfChaos wrote: ↑ 87 on metacritic, Sony has another hit!! I can't wait.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstat ... spider-man

This until RDR 2 and then Smash in December is all I need for the rest of the year!

Sep 5th, 2018 2:03 am

#9

gundamwingZero: Deal Addict; Nov 10, 2016; 1893 posts; 926 upvotes; BC

Sep 5th, 2018 2:03 am

Still nothing from amazon...as expected...
Shows will ship sept 5 and yet, still no charge in my card...

Sep 5th, 2018 4:33 am

#10

Batarang [OP]: Deal Addict; Oct 30, 2013; 4110 posts; 4561 upvotes; Ottawa

Sep 5th, 2018 4:33 am

gundamwingZero wrote: ↑ Still nothing from amazon...as expected...
Shows will ship sept 5 and yet, still no charge in my card...

Always does that for me. Says mine will ship today too. Spoiler, if you live in an area where you can get an item in less than 24 hours (which you probably do if you're in BC), it'll probably ship out late Thursday and still arrive for Friday.

It's happened to me more times than I care to count.

Ascott wrote: ↑ Waiting on reviews. Everything I've seen still looks really QTE heavy.

Plus Dragon Quest XI is also out this week.

The reviews are... pretty favorable.

Sep 5th, 2018 9:09 am

#11

asifnana: Deal Addict; Nov 13, 2006; 1236 posts; 891 upvotes

Sep 5th, 2018 9:09 am

https://i.imgur.com/cc4Wps6.jpg

Sep 5th, 2018 11:58 am

#12

gundamwingZero: Deal Addict; Nov 10, 2016; 1893 posts; 926 upvotes; BC

Sep 5th, 2018 11:58 am

got charged! now I hope it comes in on Friday... *hyped!

Sep 5th, 2018 2:22 pm

#13

OVOSound: Deal Addict; Nov 19, 2017; 1402 posts; 3040 upvotes; Toronto

Sep 5th, 2018 2:22 pm

Any news on midnight releases?

The only one I've heard of so far is the Scarborough EB Games in the GTA.

Sep 5th, 2018 4:08 pm

#14

ReeGee: Deal Fanatic; Oct 23, 2004; 9142 posts; 6333 upvotes; Toronto

Sep 5th, 2018 4:08 pm

Those review scores don't really tell me much because the Batman games got similar scores and those games were all monotonous to me after a certain point. Interested to see what the consensus is after the hype dies down in a few months

Sep 5th, 2018 4:15 pm

#15

BranCracker: Deal Addict; Jun 7, 2017; 1311 posts; 3416 upvotes; New Brunswick

Sep 5th, 2018 4:15 pm

I'm out in the Maritimes, so the fact it hasn't shipped yet is a worry for me since Prime gives me 2 day shipping at best. Still says arriving Friday though, and my card has the pending charge.

Speaking of Amazon, are we supposed to get the pre-order suits?

Sep 5th, 2018 4:34 pm

#16

Ascott: Deal Addict; Jul 14, 2010; 2398 posts; 397 upvotes

Sep 5th, 2018 4:34 pm

Batarang wrote: ↑ The reviews are... pretty favorable.

Yeah, but DQXI is reviewing even better and I already bought that, so...

Sep 5th, 2018 6:40 pm

#17

rockstar187: Newbie; May 13, 2010; 21 posts

Sep 5th, 2018 6:40 pm

The controller on the PS4 Pro bundle looks nice. Glad I ordered it in time. Only ordered it because I wanted a PS4 Pro and most stores seemed to be sold out.

Sep 6th, 2018 7:45 am

#18

BranCracker: Deal Addict; Jun 7, 2017; 1311 posts; 3416 upvotes; New Brunswick

Sep 6th, 2018 7:45 am

Amazon order shipped last night via UPS and it's already scheduled for delivery this afternoon; pretty impressed

Ascott wrote: ↑ Yeah, but DQXI is reviewing even better and I already bought that, so...

Is it? It looks like both games are pretty critically even

+1

Sep 6th, 2018 4:41 pm

#19

OldMarriedGuy: Deal Addict; Sep 22, 2013; 2336 posts; 1471 upvotes

Sep 6th, 2018 4:41 pm

What makes this any different than any other Spider-Man game released in the past decade or so?

I can recall playing the games on PS2 and swinging around town and thinking how great this was. Until a couple of games later it got to be mundane.

Is this just a graphically better version of the same thing?

Sep 6th, 2018 7:00 pm

#20

Batarang [OP]: Deal Addict; Oct 30, 2013; 4110 posts; 4561 upvotes; Ottawa

Sep 6th, 2018 7:00 pm

Anybody's Amazon copy get shipped out yet?

You would think I'd learn by now not to preorder with them, but nope. I don't! Says "Shipping now" and has since noon. I have been billed, which is good news. Odds are they shipped it out and haven't even bothered to update the tracking at all... Or they're shipping it late tonight and going to overnight it.