Recording summary · November 2023
why i HATE Spider-Man： Miles Morales
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Overview
Daniel reviewed Spider-Man: Miles Morales across PC and handheld platforms, awarding it a 6.2 out of 10 after finding it disappointing relative to previous franchise entries.
The core gameplay, combat moves, web-swinging, spider-sense counter indicators, and animations in Miles Morales closely match Spider-Man Remastered, with basic skill tree branches for venom, combat, and camouflage lacking deep customization.
Venom bioelectricity mechanics add repetitive generator puzzles, while stealth options, camouflage, and perch takedown one-shot kills make open group combat on higher difficulties less practical.
Daniel criticized the narrative predictability, writing, racial representation across the character roster, the portrayal of Ganke Lee, and Miles Morales's vocal performance.
The game achieved stable performance at around 30 FPS on the ROG Ally handheld, whereas an RTX 3060 gaming laptop suffered from lag and stuttering.
Themes
Spider-Man: Miles Morales review and critique
Gameplay mechanics, bioelectricity puzzles, combat systems, and comparisons to Spider-Man Remastered
Platform performance on ROG Ally and RTX 3060 PC hardware
Narrative structure, character portrayals, voice acting, and cast representation
Developments
Spider-Man Remastered was released on Steam.
Spider-Man 2 was released on PlayStation 5.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales went on a 50% discount sale on Steam.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether Jefferson Davis was Miles Morales's father remained uncertain to Daniel while checking the character database.