REVIEW: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered for PC

In another strategic move by Sony, the company announced during the June's State of Play 2022 that two more of its exclusive games would be coming to computers: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, scheduled for release on August 12, and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, scheduled for release sometime between September and November.

We had early access to the first title and gathered a lot of information and analysis! Come on?

The review is divided into sections, so you can read it all or navigate to the topic you want more easily.

The friendly neighborhood now on your PC

After the Sony surprise by taking exclusive games like Horizon Zero Dawn e God Of War (winner of Game of the Year 2018) for computers, it wasn't such a shock to gamers to learn that recent games in the franchise Spider-Man would follow the same path.

The game, created and developed by Insomniac Games, Inc. had your port for PC made by Nixxes Software B.V.. In Brazil, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered for PC is on sale for an initial price of R$249.00 in online stores Steam, Epic e Nuuvem. The game can also be accessed from the laptop Steam deck. It is worth mentioning that the game includes the DLC pack “The City That Never Sleeps”, which includes 3 new story chapters and post-game missions.

originally released to PlayStation 4 em 2018, the game has been remastered for the PlayStation 5 em 2020 with several performance improvements. The addition definitely boosts the company's reputation in the PC gaming world, particularly given the console's high price tag. PlayStation 5 currently, making it difficult for many fans to access, and due to the rapid expansion of services offered by Xbox, such as Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Cloud, which offer a massive library of games at relatively low prices even for those without a next-gen console.

The titles join games like Nioh e Nioh 2, Human, Detroit Become Human e Death Stranding, for example, increasing Sony's base of PC gaming. Can Peter and Miles manage to increase Sony's power in the competition?

story and characters

The beginning

In recent years, game developers and audiovisual productions of heroes seem to have realized there is no need to retell the origin story of names already marked in pop culture, such as Spider-Man and Batman.

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered follows this logic, already launching you in the middle of the action in the first mission of the game. And it's not a slow, introductory mission: you start by controlling the hero in a battle against the personal army of Wilson Fisk and the king of crime himself.

Several games include tutorials tiring and repetitive. Here, the screenwriters knew how to use the elements of fights and scenarios very well to present the gameplay. One of Spider-Man's most famous abilities is his "spider sense" - which makes him sense danger. So, instead of teaching you to “use CTRL to dodge” on an empty street and away from danger, you learn to dodge when receiving shots and even missiles from enemies, adding dynamism and adrenaline to the game.

Villains and Allies

In addition to Wilson Fisk (King of Crime, or Kingpin), you will face many famous characters from comics and movies and cartoons: Mister Negative and his army of Devils, Electro, Rhino, Scorpion, Shocker e Vulture, Among others.

There are also good people on your side, of course. Aunt May e Mary Jane they always call Peter between missions (or in between) to ask how the boy is doing or give him tips on where to go next. Yuriko Watanabe is part of the NY Police Department and gives the hero various orientations.

A very fun participation is to J. Jonah Jameson. Fans of the franchise have already been very angry with the character in the films starring Tobey Maguire, where JJJ commanded the Daily Bugle news and spread fake news about Spider before we used that term all the time. In Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, hater most iconic of the hero no longer works at the Bugle, but has a podcast that the protagonist listens to during his walks around town. JJJ comments on recent events you've been involved in in the game, adding a layer of depth and relaxation.

There are also characters that do not participate as directly in the story, but enrich the script, as you will see in the next section. Others, not so much...

Main and side missions

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is divided into 3 acts, each with 20, 16 and 8 quests respectively, plus a total of 17 side quests unlocked throughout the story. The three chapters of DLC “The City That Never Sleeps” has 26 main and 5 side quests.

On site How long to beat ("How long to beat", in free translation), players record an average of 31 hours of gameplay to complete the main story and extras and 42,5 hours to platinum the game achieving all achievements - on PC it will be 78, on total.

Certain extra content in the game is added very fluidly. To unlock new outfits and gadgets, for example, you need to collect Tokens – which can be earned by completing small tasks across the map. At one point your friend Harry Osborne calls to ask a favor with scientific research around NY, exploring Peter Parker's more scientist side.

One of the research tasks introduces you to the study of a bacteria capable of eating plastic – something that in fact is being worked on in the real world and subtly introduces the player to the importance of proper disposal of certain substances and how scientific advancement can save the environment. Fun and educational!

Other extra content, however, is not attractive and becomes repetitive. One involves searching for and “capturing” the pet pigeons of a man who was recently evicted from his apartment and lost his pets. pets. Although it involves some funny dialogue and there is identification between him and Peter, (who, as we know, also has problems paying rent in all universes apparently) web-slinging pigeons to win scientific research tokens seems a bit random.

Pigeons even seem to be a recurring theme in the game for some reason. On a mission, Spider-Man encounters a flash drive important and at the time of catching it a pigeon appears and steals the object. In another, as you control a drone, guess who appears to get in the way? another pigeon. My tip is: if you don't need the tokens offered by this quest right now, save it for later. There's no point in accumulating multiple upgrade tokens and stagnating in the main story.

Recorders

world building

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered It's not just a well-told story. The game has won so many fans for several reasons, including the excellent recreation of New York and the freedom of movement provided by Spider-Man's abilities. The visuals are very beautiful and the game has a lot of potential for rendering and detailing, even of very distant objects.

The game does not have an internal clock that follows our world's clock. Specific side quests take place at specific times of day or night and under certain weather conditions. The unfolding of the main story can also affect the cycle, giving the player the opportunity to explore New York from different points of view.

In addition to iconic real sights such as the Empire State Building and the many museums and bridges of the cosmopolitan city, you will also find references to the world of Marvel everywhere, such as the avengers tower rising imposingly.

Another point much acclaimed by fans is the Photo mode. It differs from the in-game camera used in missions. In this mode, you have complete freedom to freeze time and search for the best angle and configure lighting, filters, brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness, add filters, change the Spider's costume without having to open the adventure menu, among many others. options to take the best photo and make JJJ jealous.

Differences in the remastered version

In its remaster for PlayStation 5 and PC, the characters had their appearances preserved, with the exception of the big star of the game. Peter Parker had his visual model changed, which generated mixed opinions between players. Some believe that the new, younger face gives less credibility to the story of a more mature hero who has already faced several villains, as the game proposes. But I don't think that has interfered with the game in any way. And let's face it, the new Peter is prettier.

There are several notable improvements regarding clothing and object textures, characters' skin and hair, and details in nature and buildings.

It is possible to play Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered for PC with an HDD, but installing on an SSD ensures faster and smoother loading and rendering, as with the PlayStation 5.

The PC version supports resolution in 4K e FPS unlocked, that is, the game does not limit the frames at the rate of 60 FPS. The technologies NVIDIA DLSS e DLAA, of video cards RTX , will also be optimized. Both use artificial intelligence to further smooth and improve image quality.

Ray tracing and ultra-wide

The technology ray tracing is used in-game to better render lights, shadows, and reflections. There are several customization options for the player to find the most appropriate for their PC, ensuring more immersion in the game. Like much of gameplay happens by swinging in webs between buildings with mirrored windows and glass and New York City is surrounded by water, ray tracing creates a very realistic atmosphere.

This is even an improvement over the PS5. The lighting update will create even more special scenarios and give it a special touch, differentiating day and night scenes.

Another important point is the possibility of playing in proportion 21:9 ou 32:9 on an ultra-wide monitor or a set of individual monitors forming a station.

Gameplay

mouse and keyboard

Ah, one of the great most controversial debates of humanity. Play with mouse and keyboard or joystick? Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered for PC offers the best of both worlds.

In these slides you can check the initial configuration of the key and mouse button mapping. But know that you can also customize the experience as you prefer.

Joysticks

I personally prefer to play with controller, even on PC. Mainly because Steam offers great compatibility with Dualense of PlayStation 5, bringing the experience closer to the console. One of the highlights for the version, by the way, is the functioning of the adaptive triggers in the same way they are presented in the console.

This screen shows the initial setup of DualSense in-game:

Costumes, gadgets and skills

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered has several RPG elements (role playing games), such as the skill tree that you can upgrade in the order you like according to your favorite playstyle, and the list of outfits and gadgets that can be unlocked in exchange for the aforementioned tokens.

Gadgets include drones and web modifications such as webs that trigger shockwaves and web blasts that pin even larger, tougher enemies to surfaces.

Most outfits also release a special ability to be used in combat. Collecting the costumes is one of the most fun parts of the game. In addition to being able to dress as in the film adaptations starring Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield e Tom Holland, the hero can wear costumes that were exclusive to the comics, such as the Future Foundation or Peter Punk. But with the production of sequels to Spider-Man in Spider-Man and the MCU in your Multiverse Saga, everything is possible. Maybe one of the looks appears in the movies…

It is worth mentioning that the costumes from the most recent film in the franchise (Spider-Man: No Return Home) are present in the PS5 and PC version.

Accessibility

I think it's very important to point out that the game thought of players of all types. In addition to the basic customization of the game's difficulty level for those looking for something more casual or more challenging, there are several tools to help gameplay of those who have some type of difficulty due to health issues.

for people with difficulties in movement of hands/fingers, there is an option to automatically complete tasks that involve puzzle, such as the mechanic of frantically pressing the same button to fill an energy bar. For those who find the technological puzzles complicated or can't concentrate enough in them, you can also avoid them by changing the configuration.

Players with a history of photosensitivity, epilepsy ou vertigo can also benefit from the various accessibility options. It is possible to avoid lighting effects and also to fix the game camera, preventing it from shaking so much. After all, we're talking about Spider-Man, swinging between tall buildings out there.

and if you have limited vision or hearing, there are very flexible subtitle, vibration and visual support options to represent sounds and contrast.

Experience and final words

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is a game. It doesn't matter if you've played the original PlayStation 4 version or if you've never played the Miranha console games: if you're thinking of investing in a game with an interesting story, beautiful visuals and refreshing gameplay, this is the game.

Now just check the requirements for your PC, choose your favorite gaming platform and swing around New York with the web.

Requirements to play on PC

	Minimum	Recommended	Very high	Amazing Ray Tracing	Ultimate Ray Tracing
AVG Performance	720p@30FPS	1080p@60FPS	4K @ 60 FPS	1440p @ 60 FPS (4K @ 30 FPS)	4K @ 60 FPS
Recorders	Very low	Media	Very tall	High Ray Tracing High	High Very High Ray Tracing
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or AMD equivalent	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 580	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 5900 XT	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
CPU	Intel Core i3-4160 or AMD equivalent	Intel Core i5-4670 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600	Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
RAM	8 GB	16 GB	16 GB	16 GB	16 GB
Operational system	Windows 10 64 bit	Windows 10 64 bit	Windows 10 64 bit	Windows 10 64 bit	Windows 10 64 bit
Storage	75 GB HDD	75 GB SSD	75 GB SSD	75 GB SSD	75 GB SSD