3.5/5 ★ – guileffb's review of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

Spider-Man Miles Morales is a good game. Short and sweet, while not being a major improvement over its previous entry. One thing that I want to get out of the way first: The graphics are gorgeous! The first Spider-Man game, on base PS4, already looked amazing, but this is definitely the most significant improvement over the original. And not only it looks good, it also plays great! Swinging around the city is still a joy, the fast-paced combat system continues to excel expectations and unlockables like new suits, gadgets and skills feel very rewarding. The story is also great. While not as involving as the original game, I felt like Miles' story is much more personal, with freedom to take the character into different and more original paths than the ones we've already seen in other Spider-Man media. Great voice performances, exciting action moments and emotional cuts make this game worth picking up. What hurts this game, in my opinion, is the lack of novelty. A few things that I did not like in the original are still here. And since this is a much shorter experience, these things just get in the way of a great story being told. Side quests are still repetitive, but this time they don't add anything cool to flesh out the Spider-Man mythos, like the previous game did with some of them. The lack of enemy variety is sad and in harder difficulties, they still take forever to die. And the worst thing in the entire game: THE PUZZLES! They get old quick. Basically, they turn Miles Morales into a walking "generator energy". It's absurd! This game is very short, so buying it at full price might not be the best idea, but if/when you do pick it up, you'll definitely have a great time, whether you're a Spider-Man fan or just a sucker for good Action Adventure games. Now, if you've played the old one, you'll probably reach the credits with the taste of an overglorified DLC, in your mouth...