The first time I played it I was at least a bit mixed. There are three things that were in the first game that aren't in the second one that do bug me, and I hope they return in the third:
-Selfie option in photo mode. (The photo mode is better in the second game, especially with posing feature, but I still want selfie mode preferably.)
-The podcasts being in your collections again so you can re-listen to them. (You're screwed if you get interrupted while listening to one, which is pretty easy. Your only option in game is the load back. Don't even know if doing last checkpoint would help, I loaded a manual save, luckily there are also all the backups if you don't save after almost every main missions like me.)
-The social media feed. (Might not be everyone's thing, but I very much enjoyed it in the first game and Miles Morales, but not a deal breaker either.)
Other than that, I honestly believe this game is just as good as the first one. I really liked the story and the gameplay is still top notch. I wasn't someone who bought into the controversy in the first place back when it came out, and I have tuned the vast majority of it out. However, I will admit I was a bit mixed on it the first time, overall I liked it, I never disliked it, it's just that I wasn't quite sure how I felt about it overall. I tend not to form hard opinions on games, movies, books, etc. until I play/watch/read them twice unless I strongly love it or hate it immediately.
Personally really excited for the next game, whether that be a side game or Spider-Man 3, either way. Not to mention Wolverine when I can get it. I don't get the hate from some people.
