Re-experiencing Insomniac’s story has delighted me as much as it did the first time around, particularly in the wonderful first moments of Peter and Mary-Jane on screen together, Spider-Man’s friendship with Yuri Watanabe, and some of the bigger personalities of Peter’s foes. His take on Peter still stands tall as one of my favorites, buoyed by Laura Bailey’s still-wonderful Mary-Jane, William Salyers’ broken Otto Octavius, and more. It looks more age-appropriate and more in line with the boyish but confident charm of Yuri Lowenthal’s memorable performance. Now I’ve come to like it more than the original. And yes, it’s certainly jarring at first to see that face appear instead of the PS4 version, but I pretty quickly grew accustomed to this new look. Insomniac’s original Spidey tale is still a great Peter Parker adventure, even with a new face, featuring a great clash between the lives Peter leads both behind and out of his mask. Two years later, all of that remains true, even next to the open-world side mission improvements I just played in the amazing Miles Morales adventure. I griped a bit about some suit powers being way better than others and the repetitive optional missions being a drag but it’s overall one of the best superhero games ever made. This is a game that was already worth replaying on PS4, but now that it’s on PS5 it’s a great time to revisit New York and see it at its best.īack in my original Marvel’s Spider-Man review, I called it Great, highlighting its awesome swinging through of New York City, its excellent Peter Parker story, and battles with familiar villains. And they replaced Peter’s face… which is weird, but at least it showcases the major improvements to facial animations. Fortunately, Insomniac has retrofitted Peter Parker’s adventure with all the outstanding tech it developed for Miles, including improved lighting and frame rates, ray-traced reflections, lightning-fast load times, and DualSense haptic feedback. After playing Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PlayStation 5, it would’ve been really tough to go back to the PS4 version of 2018’s best superhero game.

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