This week, we dive deep with one of the best video games of the year: Insomniac’s Spider-Man for PS4. We break down the story, the gameplay, the open world, the characters, and much more, building on our spoiler-free discussion from last week to explore what makes this a new standard-bearer for the superhero genre in video games. This discussion has spoilers aplenty, but we give fair warning before those begin. We also go through all the news from this week’s Nintendo Direct, including a brilliant Animal Crossing troll, talk a little more Dragon Quest XI, and more!
Time Chart:
Intro & Stuff: 0:00:00 – 0:11:20
Nintendo Direct Breakdown: 0:11:20 – 1:08:52
Spider-Man PS4 Review: 1:08:52 – 3:00:46
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