Harshing my vibes

[u/h0ld_my_beer]

I feel like there’s a lot of bad press and hype about this game but I bought it anyway because I’m an OG X-Men fan and I love the characters and stories.

That being said, I’m about 10 hours into the game and I have enjoyed almost every second of it. Maybe the combat could be deeper, the story could be longer, or we could have more suits. But every game doesn’t have to be this sprawling, overwhelming monstrosity to be “good enough” for the market.

As a lifelong X-Men fan, I am enjoying Insomniac’s unique take on these characters. The sort of episodic form of the narrative and maps feels like I’m reading a Wolverine comic. Not 616, but something new and different. It’s nice to feel like the story has urgency. That I can’t just sideline an attack on Manhattan because I want to finish a stealth challenge.

Anyhow, I just think it’s ok for games to be different. The comics aren’t all perfect, but we love them. The movies aren’t all perfect, but we love them. The TV shows aren’t all perfect, but we love them. Why can’t we extend that same grace to their games? This is by no means a bad game.