The Weekly Stuff #254 – Spider-Man PS4 & Dragon Quest XI First Impressions

It was an amazing week for video games, as Marvel’s Spider-Man and Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age both launched on the PS4, and after spending an unhealthy amount of time playing as much of them as possible, we’ve got spoiler-free impressions of both. Jonathan gives his thoughts on the early hours of Dragon Quest, Sean sings some more praise for Yakuza Kiwami 2, and we both gush over the incredible achievement that is Insomniac’s Spider-Man game. It may be the best use of a licensed character in a major video game to date, a consistently surprising, endlessly engrossing experience that goes above and beyond being the Spider-Man game of our childhood dreams. We’ll have a full spoiler-filled review next week, but we keep things spoiler-free this time, so feel free to listen whether or not you’ve touched the game yet.

Enjoy, and come back Wednesday for a special mid-week bonus podcust with our retrospective review of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3!

Time Chart:

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:08:36

News: 0:08:36 – 0:19:36

Yakuza Kiwami 2: 0:19:36 – 0:28:37

Video Game Cover Art Is Weird Now: 0:28:37 – 0:36:14

Dragon Quest XI - Echoes of an Elusive Age: 0:36:14 – 1:02:44

Marvel’s Spider-Man: 1:02:44 – 2:02:51

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