Text author Shirabane Night Tea Ceremony Hagura
preface
When it comes to the name of Spider-Man "Peter Parker", I believe many people will think of the classic Spider-Man comics, animations, and the Spider-Man series of movies starring Maguire, Garfield, and Dutch brother. Like myself, I was often addicted to it when I was a child, and the villains such as Green Goblin, Venom, Dr. Octopus, Lizardman, and Scorpion were so precious that the phrase "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility" is also deeply imprinted in my heart.
Compared with Marvel's other famous superheroes, Spider-Man is not as worth trillions as Iron Man and has an unquestionable domineering; He does not rule the fairy palace like Thor's father, Odin, and has innate divine powers; Nor is he like Captain America, symbolizing patriotism and always doing his best for the "American Dream." Before he gained superpowers, he was just an ordinary student, keeping to himself; After gaining superpowers, what he does is use his power to become a good neighbor of New York, solving problems in everyone's daily life.
His actions may be smaller than Captain America and Doctor Strange, his superpowers may be weaker than Scarlet Witch and Thor, he often whines like Deadpool, and often makes mistakes and confused like an ordinary person. But because of this, the image of Spider-Man has become full, real, and affinity, and in my heart, this is the perfect superhero.
When Spider-Man meets the insomnia group
There are many games about superheroes, some of which are such as "Batman Arkham Trilogy" and "Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy" must be familiar to everyone, and the Spider-Man series can definitely rank in the top three. This not only has the attraction of Spider-Man IP, but more importantly, the continuous, stable and efficient creative output of Insomniac Games (insomnia group). In 2018, the PS4 exclusive game "Marvel Spider-Man" was born, and the insomnia group told players the original story of Peter Parker after becoming Spider-Man, exploring a new way to combine superhero movies and games, and sales once surpassed God of War and Beauty to the top of the list, and has reached 30 million sets so far. Then the insomnia group took advantage of the hot iron to launch "Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales", which was once again highly evaluated by the media as a PS5 escort masterpiece.
I first learned about "Miles Morales" in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, a black teenager with an AJ1 on his head, headphones on his head, and a black suit that made people feel trendy and cool at first glance. He is bold and avant-garde, with a unique hip-hop style, and of course the confusion of becoming Spider-Man like Peter did in the beginning. This is undoubtedly very attractive to Spider-Man fans, and in Miles, you can see the former Peter, and you can also regain the joy of witnessing Spider-Man's growth. At the same time, compared to Peter, Miles is younger and younger, and the process of the gradual growth of the big worm and the little black spider and the implementation of the "responsibility" creed is very interesting to think about.
As the latest Spider-Man series, "Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales" inherits many excellent attributes of the previous work, and has made a new leap in combat feel and picture performance, and the insomnia group uses its own extreme details to polish to provide players with a growth journey unique to Miles. The pure main story flow of the game is about 7-9 hours, which is certainly not enough to watch compared to the previous game, which is why many people feel that its cost performance is low and laughing at it as "Marvel's Spider-Man" DLC. However, strictly speaking, I personally feel that although the high price of "Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales" is not enough, it is completely beyond the previous game in terms of gameplay, and the short process of 7-9 hours also creates a game plot narrative is quite compact, the whole process is climactic, and the player's attention is firmly attracted by the story of the little black spider.
Flying cornices walking walls, swinging spider silk, good neighbor little black spider to force
If I had to choose the most enjoyable and fascinating game in my mind, the first place in my mind would be "Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales", and the second place would be "Marvel Spider-Man". I still remember watching Spider-Man flying around the city when I was a child, and I am quite envious of watching Spider-Man fly around the city, and thank the insomnia group for giving me the dream experience, so that I can one day play Spider-Man in person and be free in the city. The kind of BGM that accompanies the hustle and bustle of the city of New York, the radio broadcasts and the dynamic BGM, it's quite wonderful to be a superhero and patrol back and forth in this special way.
In the game, players can dive through the air, using the entire city as a backdrop plate to quickly sweep over the ground, quickly raising to the frightened sounds of passers-by. But even if you don't control the spider silk and fall to the ground, it doesn't matter, Miles will fall on all fours and get up again (Peter will land steadily). Jumping quickly before landing is also a good way to speed up gradually, and players will also receive a certain speed bonus as the main game progresses through the level. In addition, running vertically can also help players fly higher and higher. As long as you master these three points, the little black spider will already be comfortable in the city.
A little more advanced gameplay is the aerial stunt system and venom acceleration. In the process of falling from a height, our little black spider can pose a variety of poses, such as backflips, Myerst skills, etc., and even play with mobile phones, with the help of this function, Miles' leap of faith in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse", players can completely realize it by themselves. But in addition to being handsome, aerial stunts also have a big use, that is, accumulating bioelectric energy for Miles. As a small black spider, Miles has a unique bioelectric ability, and whenever the energy tank accumulates a block, he can use the corresponding venom acceleration moves, such as suddenly achieving a large jump in the air, or sprinting with the thrust of venom like a rocket. These operations undoubtedly enhance the playability of the little black spider swinging spider silk, and also bring rich visual effects, and flying with gorgeous venom in the lights of New York is also a pleasure.
In addition to the perfect gameplay and excellent feel of spider silk, the insomnia group also strives for the details of New York, including iconic landmarks, and more surprising are Spider-Man-related Easter eggs such as the Avengers Building, Uncle Ben's tombstone, etc., players can patiently discover in Spider-Man's open world. It is no exaggeration to say that I personally feel that the wonderful experience of waving spider silk in New York City is worth every Spider-Man fan to try, which is also the essence of the insomnia group Spider-Man series of games.
When Spider-Man is on vacation, it's the turn of the little black spider imp to be home
As a work that tells the personal story of the little black spider Miles, the Peter Parker we know well at the beginning travels with Mary Jane. Miles, who has just become Spider-Man, is obviously not comfortable enough to be alone, and people are used to two Spider-Men appearing together, and they are particularly dependent on and trust the big Spider-Man. However, Little Black Spider is still full of energy, and his good dead party has developed the Good Neighbor app, and through other people's news notifications, Little Black Spider can go to solve cases and activities happening in New York at any time. Of course, when you're bored, you can also open the community feed to see what people are chatting about.
In addition, the little black spider can also go to the holographic training device left by Peter on the roof to master combat skills, and as the story progresses, it can also unlock collectible items, everything seems to have the smell of an open world list, but "Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales" fully differentiates the gameplay, players will master new combat skills every time they go, and there will be a variety of collectibles as a reward. And the shorter game flow weakens the player's repetitive boring feeling, in general, the open world of the little black spider is fun and compact.
Next, let's talk about the plot part of this work, as a game that complements the movie comics, the story of Little Black Spider is full of the taste of classic Marvel popcorn movies, some familiar characters such as rhinoceros and wanderers have appeared, mainly telling the story of Miles being involved in a dispute over liquid gold in the daily good neighbor action, fighting with the underground gang led by the tinkerer and Simon's Roxxon company, gradually discovering their true face, and finally upholding justice. The storyline belongs to the beginning can guess the end, the classic revenge reform memory bridge, the standard happy ending, but Ye loves to watch. Maybe many players will be like me, seeing Miles save New York, and when he finally returns to his daily life, he will smile with his aunt, for the little black spider, this is enough, he still has a long way to go, and there are opportunities to grow.
It is also worth mentioning that the cinematic CG of this work, like all Marvel movies you have seen, the insomnia group is very good at shaping the fierce battle scenes, plus the unique bioelectric ability of the little black spider itself, it can be described as very cool to fight. Some tributes are also worth noting, such as the little black spider pulling the bridge with its body, corresponding to the Toby version of the block train and the Dutch brother version of the steamer; The little black spider rescues Feeney, who fell from a height, and catches it with his body instead of spider silk, which corresponds to the regret of Gwen's death in Garfield's version.
New bioelectric abilities This is a little black spider that can fight better
As mentioned earlier, Miles has most of Peter's moves and has his own unique bioelectric abilities, and the combat and puzzle parts of "Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales" revolve around this part. In terms of combat, bioelectric abilities are mainly divided into venom skills and camouflage.
The Venom skill requires energy bars to use, and energy bars require combo recovery. Players can use Spider-Man's common moves, such as binding opponents with spider silk and pulling repeatedly; Directly disarm, by the way, with weapons to injure the opponent; Or through a surprise flying kick, send the enemy to the air to beat alone; You can also interact with items in the scene and even enemy throws to throw them at enemies. When the player reaches a certain number of combos, they can unleash the finishing move.
Once Spider-Man's energy bar accumulates, he can use the Venom skill, which is a very important part of the battle, as both the Underground Gang with Boxing Gloves and the Roxxon Company soldiers with shields need the Venom Skill to break defenses. In addition to this, the Venom skill has a paralyzing effect. In the game, players can unlock moves such as Venom Fist, Venom Shock, Venom Dash, and more. For example, Venom Fist and Venom Shock are single high burst moves, while Venom Shock is AOE range damage. Personally, I recommend that you use Venom Sprint more when fighting, this skill can be used for displacement (no energy is consumed if you don't hit the target), and it can automatically lock the enemy, as long as the enemy is within range, it can cause damage without causing an embarrassing situation with a large space. The most impressive thing about Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales poison skills is the mysterious Prowler boss battle, players need to use spider sensing to dodge stealthy Prowler attacks, and use Venom skills to paralyze fast-moving Prowlers before dealing damage. The whole battle was a splash of fire, and sometimes I didn't know where I was fighting, but using Venom Shock was a good way to locate the prowler.
The disguised energy bar recovers over time, and the player can temporarily become invisible in the disguised state. This skill is mainly used to release mines and holographic dolls to attract enemies before the battle starts, causing a large number of enemy casualties; In battle, it is used to get out of the war, and after leaving the war, you can use operations such as spider web strikes and subdues to slowly steal people, giving people a feeling of being a bit like an official plug-in. It is quite useful in a large number of miscellaneous environments, such as against underground gangs and Roxxon company soldiers, after all, Spider-Man does not have a particularly strong ability to fight, that is, it is necessary to fully rely on its own flexibility to break down one by one.
The puzzle solving of "Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales" makes full use of the bioelectric characteristics of the little black spider, mainly divided into operations such as using spider induction to find the motor and turn on the circuit. The motor requires the little black spider to generate electricity and absorb electricity, and the connection circuit requires the little black spider to emit conductive spider silk to the power interface, although the external form scene is different, but all the puzzles in the game are similar, giving people the feeling that it is a little boring, but the vast majority of puzzles are used as a post-battle adjustment, the time required is relatively short, plus the game itself is not long, this shortcoming is harmless.
With great capacity comes great responsibility
Rather than watching Spider-Man defeat the bad guys, as a fan, I would actually prefer to see Spider-Man's growth process, and I would rather see his cognitive path of his own ability and the process of understanding that responsibility. It's a pity that "Marvel Spider-Man" presents players with Peter, who has been Spider-Man for several years, in contrast, the young little black spider Miles in "Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales" can reflect this more. Miles was unstable and a little reckless when he first became Spider-Man, and he had to go out with Peter and be Peter's assistant to play his talents, and people's impression of Spider-Man often stayed on Peter, ignoring the little black spider around Peter, and the muralist at the beginning was a good example, which also made Miles a little troubled and made him less confident.
Peter's sabbatical gave Miles a great opportunity to exercise, and he had to go it alone and try his best to play Spider-Man's good neighbor image. And his own knowledge of the newly discovered new ability bioelectricity is not enough, which also caused the painful experience of doing tasks and causing liquid gold explosions in the game. When Miles became familiar with his abilities, the difficult problem of measuring justice and morality was again in front of him. On the one hand, Simon, who claims to be how excellent the new energy bioelectricity is, appreciates Simon, the behind-the-scenes black hand of the Roxxon Company; On one side is his friend, the "Great Evil" tinkerer who leads the underground gang; On the one hand, he is both good and evil, saying that he is a wanderer for his good uncle. Miles is confused, but with the encouragement of his friend Gan Qi and his mother, he finally chooses to cheer up and see the truth with his own eyes.
In the end, Miles no longer encountered problems and handed them over to Peter to solve, and he also shouldered a heavier responsibility, gradually thinking about more people, from solving trivial matters, to saving friends, to saving all of New York, breaking with his uncle, and willing to absorb all the energy of liquid gold to sacrifice himself, Miles carried too much, don't forget that he is just a teenager...
Miles fell from the sky, people spontaneously covered him, spontaneously put on a mask belonging to Spider-Man for him, and in the face of the paparazzi's questioning, the mural artist who was very unfamiliar with the little black spider before had this conversation with her:
“Who is he?”
“That guy? He is OUR Spider-man!" he said proudly.
From Peter Parker to Miles Morales, Spider-Man may change from suits, abilities, and residents from familiar to unfamiliar, but what remains unchanged is the good neighbor of New York, the belief in justice and duty. "The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", this is the best interpretation of the spirit of Spider-Man, which is the eternal theme of the Spider-Man series.
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"Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales", as the latest work of the insomnia group Spider-Man series, allows players to incarnate as the little black spider Miles, swing spider silk to fly between cities, incarnate New York's good neighbors to maintain social justice, use the ability of bioelectricity to deal with underground gangs and Roxxon companies, and choose the truth in the confusing relationship. This is a mental journey of the new Spider-Man to understand himself and save his friends, and it is a growth journey that implements "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility" with actions.
If you meet Miles Morales, don't forget to tell him, "It's great to have your own good neighbor, Spider-Man." ”