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[VibratingDonkey]

PeePee and M&M.
Is that what you call them?

 

[Seventy70]

My interest in this game slowly dwindled over the course of the demo the more button prompts and indicators came up. I would think one of the advantages of having a Spider-Man game is the potential in the degree of control and freedom of movement you would have.

The combat also seems to be very much in the Batman Arkham Asylum style unfortunately.

Same exact thoughts here. It kind of sucks if you have to take everything that makes Spider-Man cool and relegate it to QTEs and scripted events. I want to do the cool shit!

Give me control and let me fuck up if I want to. I should be able to slingshot myself into the ground.

 

[Spinluck]

My interest in this game slowly dwindled over the course of the demo the more button prompts and indicators came up. I would think one of the advantages of having a Spider-Man game is the potential in the degree of control and freedom of movement you would have.

The combat also seems to be very much in the Batman Arkham Asylum style unfortunately.

This is probably my biggest disappointment.

Was never really a huge fan of Arkham combat, but there was some neat stuff in there. Loving the context sensitive environmental stuff. Spidey's web abilities look like they will offer a lot more in combat as well.

 

[ToastyRamen]

No Peter parker in this game unless they doing multiple Spidey. Miles Morales looks to be main Spidey.

 

[Bishop89]

That isn't a QTE, he is web zipping to the sign right as it explodes which triggers that special animation / camera. The player doesn't have to hit that at all

For instance if the water tower doesn't explode he would've zipped to the top of it, but since it did it changed the animation so he lands and vaults off

sounds great.

You guys are doing an amazing job

 

[dominuece]

That isn't a QTE, he is web zipping to the sign right as it explodes which triggers that special animation / camera. The player doesn't have to hit that at all

For instance if the water tower doesn't explode he would've zipped to the top of it, but since it did it changed the animation so he lands and vaults off

This is going to be a dream game that I've been wanting to materialize for ages.

 

[jett]

Look at the difference in speed. look at that PS2 game.

Come on, Insomniac.

That's totally unsurprising. Look at Sunset Overdrive, traversal is kinda slow despite the wackyness and there's like zero acceleration when you link one move to another.

 

[The God]

Horizon's gameplay is pure spectacle, as are souls boss battles. GTA does set-piece spectacle without QTEs. Just off the top of my head. Uncharted 4's main jaw-dropping set-piece didn't rely upon QTEs.

You can't be serious with those comparisons.

Which Souls boss had as much going on as this Spider-Man demo? Horizon sure didn't, neither did Uncharted 4's car chase set piece.

The whole scene of this demo had way more going on than in those games you listed, and I just think it's kinda ridiculous to expect all that action to stay completely in your control. Same goes for God of War and its set pieces. I mean, the alternative is a cutscene. I'd at least rather have QTEs

 

[Rokuren]

That isn't a QTE, he is web zipping to the sign right as it explodes which triggers that special animation / camera. The player doesn't have to hit that at all

For instance if the water tower doesn't explode he would've zipped to the top of it, but since it did it changed the animation so he lands and vaults off

Very exciting to hear.

This is probably my biggest disappointment.

Was never really a huge fan of Arkham combat, but there was some neat stuff in there. Loving the context sensitive environmental stuff. Spidey's web abilities look like they will offer a lot more in combat as well.

Given his power set Spidey, probably lends himself the best to that style of combat. Yeah, I'm hoping to see what upgrades he gets. It looked like he had that proxy-web that they had in the Homecoming trailer.

 

[PrimaNocta]

Never thought i'd say this but day fucking one for my 1st spiderman game. game looks amaaaazing.

 

[steven28]

That looked fantastic to me and i don't even like spiderman that much.Definitely a game i want to play.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

That isn't a QTE, he is web zipping to the sign right as it explodes which triggers that special animation / camera. The player doesn't have to hit that at all

For instance if the water tower doesn't explode he would've zipped to the top of it, but since it did it changed the animation so he lands and vaults off

Contextual actions and not QTE. That is how all QTEs should morph into.

Btw. Is this PS4 footage or PS4 PRO footage? Because before the show, they said all games shown will be on PS4 PRO but Cory Barlog said GOW was on standard PS4.

Edit: The Lost legacy was confirmed to be running on PS4 PRO.
Just check PlayStation channel: any game with video quality reaching 4K must be running on PS4 PRO.
GOW highest quality is 1080p.
.

 

[c0Zm1c]

That's not even a QTE, it's pretty obvious to me that he web zipped there and it triggered that animation, just like you're saying, you most likely won't have to go through that sign in the full game. Not every button press is a QTE guys.

Well that's good then. These subtle transitions that don't pull control away from you but still allow for such scenes are the better way of doing it.

 

[Gartooth]

This is the highlight of E3 for me so far! I love Arkham games so I loved the takedowns with different web shooters and environment interactions. I feel it is crazy for me to be this excited for a Spider-Man game when I never cared for them before.

 

[KageMaru]

That isn't a QTE, he is web zipping to the sign right as it explodes which triggers that special animation / camera. The player doesn't have to hit that at all

For instance if the water tower doesn't explode he would've zipped to the top of it, but since it did it changed the animation so he lands and vaults off

Very awesome! Can you guys say anything about the tech, like are you using photogrammetry?

Also please keep the QTEs to a minimum. Game looked amazing.

 

[AngelOFDeath]

I automatically thought the swinging was physics based and you couldn't just start swinging right away especially how he thwipped almost directly above him vs ahead of him

 

[ghibli99]

Perfect way to finish the Sony event. So fast, bright, funny, colorful.

 

[Gurish]

I still can't believe those insane visuals that Insomniac was able to achieve, do we know if that was on Pro or OG?

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Is this representative of how it will look on base PS4?

 

[Vire]

I feel like everything needs to be sped up.

Combat seemed slow, swinging seemed slow. Felt like more priority was given to animations rather than some gameplay elements.

The visuals are phenomenal though.

 

[Son Of Sparda]

Possibly the speed is matching the Helicopter so you won't be able to catch it right off the bat, who knows. Comparing a complete game that's been out for ages to an 8 min demo and making definitive statements is a bit silly.

Even if the swinging is slowed to match the pace of helicopter, the other parts of the game still look like the lack the proper speed that you expect form a Spider-Man game. Look at the fighting parts (sans the obvious slow-mo moments) or that building getting destroyed scene. He still doesn't move at a speed that I would expect from Spider-Man.

Hell, RS' Batman would be able to run circles around this slow ass Spider-Man.

 

[brickarts295]

Rewatching this and you know what. This was a good way to end the press conference. Hype for the game. Well done Insomniac.

 

[EhoaVash]

Was hyped for this liking the combat + swinging in city but man did all those QTE's turn me off :/

 

[Spinluck]

Not every button press is a QTE guys.

Thanks for saying this.

It really needs to be said.

Hell, RS' Batman would be able to run circles around this slow ass Spider-Man.

ok

 

[Son Of Sparda]

I feel like everything needs to be sped up.

Combat seemed slow, swinging seemed slow. Felt like more priority was given to animations rather than some gameplay elements.

The visuals are phenomenal though.

Yeah. That's how I feel as well.

 

[MugiwaraCole]

No Peter parker in this game unless they doing multiple Spidey. Miles Morales looks to be main Spidey.

Pretty sure we're playing as Peter.

 

[Zombie James]

Easily one of the most impressive demos shown so far. Fantastic stuff.

 

[KageMaru]

I still can't believe those insane visuals that Insomniac was able to achieve, do we know if that was on Pro or OG?

There's no way that wasn't running on a Pro. I'd be that much more impressed if I'm proven wrong.

I'm sure it'll look great on the OG PS4, just not as clean.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

That looked SOOOOOOO GOOD.

Just so vibrant. I loved it.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Game director talks now on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke1po72X8i8

 

[AngelOFDeath]

Miles Morales DLC

 

[Jack Scofield]

Wow, this game looked insane. I don't think they'll be able to pull off those graphics, though. Would love to be proven wrong.

 

[Bunta]

"Sprawling Manhattan, you can go anywhere, it's open."

 

[3rdEdge]

I'm still not a fan of the suit and I personally think Spidey comics have been mediocre at best since the whole One More Day/Brand New Day thing, so the presence of Yuri Watanabe and Mr. Negative are kind of a turn off. (Don't really care either way about Miles.) But with that said, the graphics are great, it looks really fun to play and I love Spider-Man, so I'm still looking forward to the game.

 

[Extollere]

I feel like everything needs to be sped up.

Combat seemed slow, swinging seemed slow. Felt like more priority was given to animations rather than some gameplay elements.

The visuals are phenomenal though.

That's how I felt too.

 

[DKHF]

Looks great. Liked getting to know more about the characters and story and can't wait for more details. Watching Bryan Intihar on Geoff's stream now. QTEs are kind of meh but still looks good overall.

 

[Kyolux]

Mister Negative touching Spider-man near the end is pretty telling of where this is going. We're probably going to be trying to get Peter back to normal as Miles at least for a good portion of the game.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

I still can't believe those insane visuals that Insomniac was able to achieve, do we know if that was on Pro or OG?

There's no way that wasn't running on a Pro. I'd be that much more impressed if I'm proven wrong.

I'm sure it'll look great on the OG PS4, just not as clean.

Before the show, they said all games shown will be on PS4 PRO but Cory Barlog said otehrwise for GOW.
The Lost legacy was confirmed to be running on PS4 PRO.
Just check PlayStation channel: any game with video quality reaching 4K must be running on PS4 PRO.
GOW highest quality is 1080p.
The lost Legacy is 4K.
Days Gone is 4K.
Spider-Man is 4K
You got your answeres.

Edit: confirmed and will be played tomorrow.

 

[Chuck Norris]

I feel like everything needs to be sped up.

Combat seemed slow, swinging seemed slow. Felt like more priority was given to animations rather than some gameplay elements.

The visuals are phenomenal though.

I noticed this too, but it seemed way faster in the mini boss fight. It was the thugs where there was a lot of slow down

Reminded me of Batman if you took out all the lead up punches, and you can really only activate those by growing the combo meter. That's probably what this needs

 

[Bunta]

"Peter Parker is represented really well in this game."

 

[erlim]

I'm still not a fan of the suit and I personally think Spidey comics have been mediocre at best since the whole One More Day/Brand New Day thing, so the presence of Yuri Watanabe and Mr. Negative are kind of a turn off. (Don't really care either way about Miles.) But with that said, the graphics are great, it looks really fun to play and I love Spider-Man, so I'm still looking forward to the game.

It's probable that Spider-Man will have alternate costumes. Most of these comicbook games do.

 

[Bunta]

Unsurprisingly it was running on PS4 Pro.

 

[Rokuren]

Game director talks now on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke1po72X8i8

Neat, watching now.

Mister Negative touching Spider-man near the end is pretty telling of where this is going. We're probably going to be trying to get Peter back to normal as Miles at least for a good portion of the game.

Based off of what was said in the stream, it seems unlikely. Talked a bit about how the man in the suit was important.

Also, running on ps4 pro.

 

[Brine]

Playing as Miles for any significant portion would really make this game perfect for me.

 

[Gurish]

There's no way that wasn't running on a Pro. I'd be that much more impressed if I'm proven wrong.

I'm sure it'll look great on the OG PS4, just not as clean.

Just confirmed during the stream, PS4 Pro indeed.

Fuck

 

[NullPointer]

You can't be serious with those comparisons.

Which Souls boss had as much going on as this Spider-Man demo? Horizon sure didn't, neither did Uncharted 4's car chase set piece.

The whole scene of this demo had way more going on than in those games you listed, and I just think it's kinda ridiculous to expect all that action to stay completely in your control. Same goes for God of War and its set pieces. I mean, the alternative is a cutscene. I'd at least rather have QTEs

I was serious and I think we just completely disagree. "More going on" doesn't impress me when I'm not in the action.

Different strokes.

Just confirmed during the stream, PS4 Pro indeed.

Fuck

Its safe to say that all game showings will be on the most powerful hardware acceptable for the venue.

 

[DangerMouse]

That Spider-Man footage again on the E3 stream...stunning.

Yeah it was a Pro and going to have HDR like Rachet, nice.

 

[DKHF]

Director said Peter Parker is 23 in this game.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Peter Parker is 23 and got a job now.

Interesting.

 

[bananafactory]

Just confirmed during the stream, PS4 Pro indeed.

Fuck

Ratchet looks great on standard PS4. God of War was running on a standard PS4.

I wouldn't fret, yet.