Info about Marvel's Spider-Man 2: Official game description: Digital Deluxe Edition ====================== Edition includes: * 5 exclusive suits for Peter * 5 Exclusive suits for Miles * Additional Photo Mode items * +2 Skill Points * All PC Purchase Perks: * Arachknight Suit early unlock for Peter with three colour variants * Shadow-Spider Suit early unlock for Miles with three colour variants * Web Grabber gadget early unlock * +3 additional Skill Points About the Game ============== Edition includes: * _Marvel’s Spider-Man 2_ Spider-Sense tingling… ---------------------- Mask-up for more thrilling web-slinging heroics as _Marvel’s Spider-Man 2_ swings onto PC. Developed by Insomniac Games in collaboration with Marvel, and optimized for PC by Nixxes Software. **A city under siege!** Spider-Men Peter Parker and Miles Morales face the ultimate test of strength inside and outside the mask as they fight to save the city, each other and the ones they love, from the monstrous Venom and the dangerous new symbiote threat. **Traverse an expanded Marvel’s New York** Explore a larger Marvel’s New York than ever before, featuring two new boroughs – Brooklyn and Queens – as well as locations like Coney Island, and more. Swing, jump, and utilize the new Web Wings to travel across the city, switching between Peter Parker and Miles Morales in open world exploration to experience different stories and epic new powers. **Experience two playable Spider-Men** Wield Peter’s new symbiote abilities and Miles’ explosive bio-electric venom powers, and discover upgradeable, high-tech equipment that enhances the combat experience for extensive gameplay depth and variety. **Battle iconic Marvel Super Villains** Fight against a variety of new and iconic villains, including an original take on the monstrous Venom, the ruthless Kraven the Hunter, the volatile Lizard, and many more! **A more accessible Spider-Man experience** Support for a range of accessibility features strives to create a Marvel’s Spider-Man experience without barriers, that can be enjoyed by more players of different abilities. PC features ----------- **PC optimized graphics** Save the day in style with your choice of graphical quality options, as well as unlocked framerates for smooth Super-Hero antics. Enjoy support for performance-enhancing technologies including NVIDIA DLSS 3 and AMD FSR 3.1 upscaling and frame generation¹. Intel XeSS upscaling is also supported.¹ **Improved ray-tracing**¹ Ray-traced reflections, ray-traced shadows and ray-traced ambient occlusion bring the sights of Marvel’s New York to life all around you. Choose from a selection of quality modes and take in the breathtaking views from up high. For NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU users, DLSS Ray Reconstruction is available. This technique uses an NVIDIA supercomputer-trained AI network that generates higher-quality pixels in between sampled rays, resulting in sharper and more accurate ray-traced images. **Ultra-wide monitor support**² Discover great image clarity through support for a range of screen setups, including 16:9, 16:10, 21:9, 32:9, and 48:9 resolutions with triple monitor setups using NVIDIA Surround or AMD Eyefinity. **PlayStation® overlay and trophies** The PlayStation overlay is available for Windows PC players with an account for PlayStation Network to earn PlayStation Trophies and access Friends lists, settings, and player profile. Press the Shift key and F1 key shortcut or follow the in-game menu to open the overlay. **Controls and customization** Feel the true power of Spider-Man with the PlayStation DualSense® controller on a wired USB connection, or full mouse and keyboard support. DualSense haptic feedback³ The responsive vibrations of the DualSense controller bring Peter Parker’s symbiote abilities and Miles Morales’ bio-electric skills to your fingertips. DualSense adaptive triggers³ Master acrobatic moves, execute thrilling combos, and experience the breathtaking excitement of web-swinging traversal through the DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers. ¹ Compatible PC required. ² Compatible PC and display device required. ³ Wired connection required to experience the full range of in-game controller features. Release date: Jan 30, 2025 Categories: Open-World Exploration, Action-adventure, Character Progression, Stealth Gameplay, Boss Fights, Multiple Playable Characters, Cinematic Narrative Feature scans: - MTX: score 12; verdict: Fair / Pure (No Microtransactions Detected); summary: The user reviews focus almost entirely on dissatisfaction with DLC (lack thereof, quality issues, or pricing of separate products) and vague complaints about grind. No reviews mention any form of real-money microtransactions within the game – no paid gacha, loot boxes, currency bundles, battle passes, or pay-to-win mechanics. The few references to 'overpriced' relate to DLC or other games, not to in-game purchases. According to the scoring criteria, complaints about traditional DLC, base price, and grind without paid solutions cannot push the score above 20. Therefore, the monetization is considered fair and non-predatory. - Mods: score 40; verdict: Buggy but Playable; summary: Reviews consistently mention needing community performance fixes and general patches to make the game playable. There are no claims of crash-on-startup, so the score is capped at 50. The feedback indicates a notable mod tax for acceptable performance and stability, placing the game in the 'Buggy but Playable' category. - Wiki: score 50; verdict: The Student; summary: The primary Wiki Tax complaint is the need for external maps to locate hidden collectibles (spider bots, tech crates) for 100% completion, classifying this as Tier 3 'The Student'. However, the majority of feedback focuses on technical issues (bugs, alt-tab crashes, graphical glitches) and performance problems, which are secondary but prevalent. - Proton/Linux: score 35; verdict: Minor Tweaks Required; summary: Spider-Man 2 runs on Linux/Proton with minor tweaks. Users recommend Proton GE and specific launch options. Some experience hanging during cutscenes, and performance is acceptable but not perfect. No reports of being broken or unplayable. - Steam Deck: score 85; verdict: Broken; summary: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is widely reported as broken on Steam Deck despite its 'Verified' label. Users experience severe performance issues (stuttering, low FPS, visual bugs), frequent crashes, and glitches. The game requires extensive tweaking (Proton, FSR, file edits) to even approach playability, and even then performance is inconsistent. The majority of Steam Deck-specific reviews deem it unplayable, with many refunding or warning others. The score reflects a broken experience (70-100 range) due to frequent crashes and unplayable performance. - Hardware Profile: - Summary: Across all hardware cohorts, the game exhibits widespread performance issues including crashes, stutters, and poor optimization, with only a minority of players reporting smooth experiences after extensive tweaking. - Sample size: 955 (5% coverage) - Audience skew: Review sample is mostly Windows-based. - Windows 12-15GB VRAM (mixed, 260 reports): Players report a mix of good frame rates and frequent crashes, with some praising optimization and others citing instability and HDR issues. - Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAM (negative, 211 reports): The game is widely described as poorly optimized, with frequent FPS drops, crashes, and visual bugs making it difficult to play. - Windows 8-11GB VRAM (mixed, 204 reports): Opinions are split: some players enjoy stable performance, while many others experience crashes, stutters, and VRAM-related problems. - Windows <8GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAM (negative, 161 reports): Performance is consistently criticized as poor, with low frame rates, crashes, and heavy VRAM usage even on mid-range hardware. - Windows 16GB+ VRAM / 16-31GB RAM (mixed, 41 reports): Even on high-end GPUs, players encounter crashes, stutters, and frame drops, though some report acceptable performance with tweaks. - Windows 16GB+ VRAM / 32GB+ RAM (mixed, 34 reports): Top-tier systems still suffer from crashes, freezes, and performance degradation over time, despite some positive reports. - Caveats: 955 of 19675 reviews expose hardware metadata.; Review sample is mostly Windows-based. Feature extractions: - Community Price: - Community fair range: $20.00 - $40.00 - Reasoning: The majority of reviews indicate the game is overpriced at its full $60-70 price point, citing short length, performance issues, and a weaker story compared to predecessors. Specific price mentions include under $30, $40 as acceptable, and $20-30 as ideal. The community consensus is that the game is best purchased on sale, with a fair base-game price range between $20 and $40. - Playtime Metrics: - Game completion: 30.0h - Story completion: 17.0h - Session length: 4.0h - Endgame: N/A - Reasoning: Game completion: multiple reviews report 30–35 hours for 100% completion (e.g., ~35h, 30h, 25–30h). Story/campaign completion: reviews mention 12h, 15h, 19h, 20h for finishing the main story; a typical value around 17h is derived. Session length: one review explicitly states playing at least 4 hours straight per session. Endgame: several reviews note that after the story there is little to do, with no post-game content or DLC, so no typical endgame hours can be extracted. - Time-to-fun: - Summary: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 offers immediate fun through its web-swinging and combat, but a lengthy prologue and early technical issues can delay the full experience until about 2 hours in when the open world opens up. - Stance: Clicks after - Anchor: After the prologue - Time to anchor: 2h 0m - Friction: Lengthy prologue; Technical issues (crashes, performance); Tedious early missions (bike section with Harry); Boring side content; MJ stealth missions - Unlock drivers: Completion of prologue; Access to open world; Unlocking symbiote powers; Web wings for faster traversal - Conditions: Solo play; Playing as Spider-Man (Peter or Miles); Using web-swinging for traversal; Adjusting settings for performance - Player Archetypes: - Performance-Weary Patient Gamer (deep sale) - Motivation: To achieve a stable, high-quality gaming experience without crashes or frame drops. - Playstyle: Tests and tweaks graphics settings, waits for performance patches, monitors frame rates, and often delays purchase until deep discounts or hardware upgrades. - Experience: familiar - Purchase stance: deep sale - Labels: patient gamer; performance enthusiast; system benchmarker - Reference games: Spider-Man (2018); Spider-Man: Miles Morales; PS5 version of Spider-Man 2 - Franchise Faithful Story Seeker (sale) - Motivation: To experience the next chapter of Insomniac's Spider‑Man universe and see character development. - Playstyle: Focuses on the main narrative and character arcs, completes story-driven side content, tolerates repetitive open-world elements for the sake of plot payoff. - Experience: veteran - Purchase stance: sale - Labels: Spider‑Man fan; Insomniac loyalist; superhero story lover - Reference games: Spider-Man (2018); Spider-Man: Miles Morales; Insomniac's Spider‑Man trilogy - Action-Focused Momentum Addict (sale) - Motivation: To enjoy fluid, visceral combat and exhilarating traversal mechanics. - Playstyle: Maximizes combat combos, explores the city through web-swinging and web-wings, challenges boss fights, and often completes side content for gameplay rewards rather than story. - Experience: mixed - Purchase stance: sale - Labels: action junkie; movement enthusiast; combo chaser - Reference games: Batman: Arkham series; Spider-Man (2018); Infamous Second Son Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category. Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews. What players like: - Core gameplay is excellent (weight 0.68): Players consistently praise the core gameplay, describing it as amazing, enjoyable, solid, and well-balanced. The game is considered a fantastic experience overall, with many noting that almost everything except the main story is fun. - Traversal is highly enjoyable (weight 0.45): Web-swinging and traversal are frequently praised as incredibly fun, insanely good, and the best part of the game. New additions like web wings and the ability to partially disable autopilot are appreciated, making movement feel fluid and enjoyable. - Story is engaging overall (weight 0.42): The story receives mixed but generally positive feedback, with many calling it awesome, good, or better than the movies. Side stories and intimate character moments (e.g., Miles and Hailey, Peter and MJ) are often considered better than the main plot, and boss fights are cinematic spectacles. - Graphics are stunning (weight 0.32): The graphics are repeatedly highlighted as beautiful, detailed, and stunning, especially on new consoles. The New York City setting is described as big, detailed, and visually impressive with ray tracing. - Combat is deep and fun (weight 0.29): The combat system is praised as great, amazing, and agile, with improved depth and parrying mechanics. Fighting Venom and using symbiote powers are highlighted as particularly satisfying. - Unlockables are rewarding (weight 0.24): Players enjoy the variety of unlockable content, including many suits, abilities, and symbiote powers. The Venom suit and skills are particularly highlighted as satisfying and a favorite element. - Occasional technical issues (weight 0.12): Some players note that the game is cool and enjoyable when it works, implying occasional technical issues or bugs that affect the experience. - Boss fights are cinematic (weight 0.09): The initial fight with Sandman is noted as fine, and boss fights in general are described as great with cinematic spectacles. This indicates that boss encounters are a highlight for some players. - Music is good (weight 0.05): The music is praised as good, contributing to the overall atmosphere of the game. - Opening scene is impressive (weight 0.05): The opening scene is described as one of the best, setting a strong first impression for the game. - Characters are well-developed (weight 0.05): Characters are described as well-built, suggesting strong writing and development. - True to comic book roots (weight 0.05): The game is considered the closest to comic book Spider-Man, appealing to fans of the source material. - Fans love the series (weight 0.05): Players express love for the Spider-Man series, indicating strong franchise loyalty and enjoyment. - Web of Shadows style liked (weight 0.05): The style of Web of Shadows is liked, suggesting that elements from that game are appreciated in this title. - Silk introduction is welcome (weight 0.05): The introduction of Cindy Moon (Silk) is praised, indicating excitement for new characters. - Spider-Bot dialogues are fun (weight 0.05): Spider-Bot dialogues are described as fun, adding a lighthearted element to the game. Common complaints: - Severe performance issues (weight 0.99): Players report severe stuttering, frame drops, and lag across cutscenes, combat, and traversal, even on high-end hardware and after multiple patches. The game is described as unplayable on average and high-end PCs, with poor optimization compared to previous titles. - Disappointing side quests (weight 0.2): Side quests are described as boring, woke, forgettable, and cringe. They are hit-or-miss and fail to engage players. - Missing Turkish language (weight 0.2): Turkish language support is missing despite the game including many other languages. This frustrates Turkish players who feel overlooked. - Weak Peter Parker portrayal (weight 0.13): Peter Parker is portrayed as a loser, whiner, and weakened compared to the previous game. His character is poorly written and downgraded. Gameplay feedback: - Open-world with web-swinging traversal (weight 0.35): The game is an open-world superhero title set in New York with web-swinging as a primary traversal method. Web-swinging mechanics are central, though some segments feel like walking simulators. - Combat includes parrying and dodging (weight 0.25): The combat system includes parrying, blocking, dodging, and a large dodge window. Players can parry attacks, but the dodge window is generous, making combat feel forgiving. - Large open world with side activities (weight 0.14): The open world features side activities and is the largest map in the series, similar to Assassin's Creed. This provides plenty of content but may feel overwhelming. - Symbiote abilities and healing (weight 0.14): Symbiote abilities are available, including a healing mechanic that requires a full venom bar. These add variety to combat and traversal. - Wingsuit and new traversal options (weight 0.1): New additions include wing suits, wind tunnels, and symbiote abilities. The wingsuit provides a fresh traversal option. - Stealth sections included (weight 0.09): Stealth sections are present, including stealth with line creation and MJ missions with shooting. These break up the action but may not appeal to all players. - Combat involves ability spam (weight 0.06): Open world combat often devolves into ability spam, where players repeatedly use powerful moves without much strategy. - Customizable ability loadouts (weight 0.06): Ability and gadget loadouts allow up to four abilities and four gadgets, giving players customization in combat. - Gacha mechanics present (weight 0.05): The game includes gacha mechanics, which may be controversial as they introduce randomness for unlocking content. - Controls require many inputs (weight 0.05): Controls require many button presses, which can be complex and overwhelming for some players. Performance notes: - Graphical glitches and texture issues (weight 0.5): Users encounter various graphical glitches including texture loading problems, T-posing NPCs, white artifacts, blue squares, character pop-in, and models constantly unloading. These bugs detract from visual quality. - Random crashes and system shutdowns (weight 0.47): The game crashes randomly, including during gameplay, cutscenes, and even causing PC shutdowns or GPU restarts. High-end systems with i9 and RTX 4090 are also affected, indicating stability problems. - Frequent crashes during cutscenes and menus (weight 0.44): Frequent crashes occur during cutscenes, menus, loading saves, and the first run. Some users report the game failing to start or crashing before reaching the main menu, making it unplayable. - Steam Deck performance is poor (weight 0.41): Multiple users report that the game runs poorly on Steam Deck, with low frame rates, stuttering, glitches, and battery drain. Extensive tweaking and frame generation are required to achieve playable performance, and even then the experience is subpar. - Audio sync and delay issues (weight 0.31): Users report audio delays, voice sync issues, dialogue sync problems, and audio bugs such as voices disappearing or ambient noises muting. These issues affect immersion and gameplay. - Constant stuttering and lag spikes (weight 0.29): Constant stuttering, lag spikes, and frame skipping are reported during gameplay, combat, and traversal. The game feels unresponsive and choppy even on capable hardware. - Unplayable on lowest settings (weight 0.22): The game is described as unplayable on lowest settings, with slideshow-like frame rates and extreme lag. Users cannot achieve a playable experience even after reducing graphics to minimum. - Rendering pauses and black screens (weight 0.21): Users encounter rendering pauses, black screens, freezing in menus, and frame generation flickering. These issues make navigation and gameplay difficult. - Power spikes and CPU 100% usage (weight 0.18): Some users report that the game causes power consumption spikes, CPU usage at 100%, and PC shutdowns or auto-off events. This indicates potential hardware stress or memory leaks. - Worse performance than previous games (weight 0.18): Users compare performance unfavorably to previous games like Jedi Survivor and Red Dead Redemption 2, noting that this game runs worse on similar hardware. This suggests a regression in optimization. - Requires extensive tweaking for performance (weight 0.18): Users report needing extensive tweaking, such as using Lossless Scaling, removing .dll files, or adjusting settings to achieve smooth performance. The game does not run well out of the box. - Loading and map loading issues (weight 0.18): Users experience long loading times, scenes and maps not loading, and frequent loading every few seconds. This disrupts gameplay flow and indicates optimization issues. - Settings bugs and ray tracing issues (weight 0.18): Users report settings bugs causing display issues, poor visuals with or without frame generation, frame generation flickering, and ray reconstruction problems. These affect visual fidelity and performance. - Ray tracing broken or problematic (weight 0.14): Users experience frame drops without ray tracing, broken ray tracing, and ray reconstruction problems. Ray tracing features are not functioning correctly, impacting visual quality. - Poor performance on laptops and handhelds (weight 0.1): The game does not run well on laptops or handheld PCs, with poor performance and optimization issues specific to these form factors. - Incompatibility with older GPUs (weight 0.09): The game is not compatible with some older GPUs like AMD RX 580, and users report video memory issues. This limits accessibility for users with older hardware. - Memory leak reported (weight 0.06): A user reports a memory leak, which could explain performance degradation over time and crashes. This is a specific technical issue that needs addressing. Recommendations: - Strong do-not-buy advice (weight 0.52): A large number of players strongly advise against purchasing the game, citing disappointment, ruined experience, or wasted time. Many express regret and urge others to save their money. - Poor performance on Steam Deck (weight 0.42): Multiple players report that the game runs poorly on Steam Deck and average PCs, with many recommending playing on PS5 instead. Some suggest using Lossless Scaling on PC as a workaround. - Wait for deep discount (weight 0.4): Many players recommend waiting for a significant discount or sale before purchasing, with some suggesting a 70% off or deep discount. The game is not considered worth its full price. - Poor optimization and performance (weight 0.32): The game is described as poorly optimized, with issues like stuttering, freezing, and crashes. It is considered unplayable without a high-end PC, and even then, performance problems persist. - Refund requested by many (weight 0.31): Several players have requested refunds and advise others to do the same, indicating dissatisfaction with the purchase. Refunds are seen as a necessary action. - Not for series fans (weight 0.3): Fans of previous Spider-Man games or the first game are advised to avoid this title or play older games instead. It is considered a letdown compared to its predecessors. - Wait for patches and fixes (weight 0.24): Players suggest waiting for patches and updates to fix performance issues before buying. The current state is seen as unready for purchase. - Limited appeal for gameplay (weight 0.2): The game is only recommended for those interested in the story or exploration, but not for those seeking consistent fun gameplay or a worthy sequel. Unskippable cutscenes and poor writing are criticized. - Political content concerns (weight 0.09): Some players mention forced political content and inclusivity as reasons for not recommending the game, alongside technical issues. - Prefer indie alternatives (weight 0.05): One player suggests playing indie games instead, implying the game does not offer good value compared to alternatives. Other player notes: No miscpoints Emotions: - Frustration (weight 0.58): Players are frustrated due to severe technical issues such as frequent crashes, freezes, and poor optimization even after multiple patches, making the game unplayable on high-end hardware. Additionally, the lack of a tutorial, clunky combat, and missing language support for the deluxe edition add to the dissatisfaction. - Disappointment (weight 0.33): Disappointment stems from the story ruining the overall experience despite solid gameplay, with technical problems like bugs and color changes breaking immersion. The game is seen as a major letdown compared to previous entries in the beloved series. - Overwhelm (weight 0.08): Players feel overwhelmed by a boss fight that requires managing too many mechanics simultaneously, leading to a sense of being overloaded. - Satisfaction (weight 0.08): Satisfaction arises from the excellent story and action scenes that closely match the comic book source material, providing a rewarding experience. - Anger (weight 0.08): Anger is driven by the game's terrible optimization, resulting in persistent frame drops and freezing that ruin the gameplay. - Upset (weight 0.08): Players are upset because the game is glitchy on Steam Deck, unlike previous titles in the series that ran smoothly on the device.}