Early reports suggest that Spider-Man 2 can be Platinum-ed in just 28 hours, as fans are already at loggerheads over game length and price.
The question of value for money has been a hot topic for video games lately, given many publishers have started to charge £70/$70 for a new title, including the upcoming Spider-Man 2.
Developer Insomniac has already stated that the game will be about as long as the previous one (which was priced at £55 at launch), which according to HowLongToBeat takes around 17 hours to complete the main story and 35 hours to do absolutely everything.
Although that was announced several months ago, someone who claims to have got hold of the game early suggests he’s been able to Platinum the game within just 30 hours – which has set the internet alight in terms of whether that’s acceptable for such an expensive game.
Twitter user ChrisGaming95 originally posted what seems to be proof of his claims, and while his original posts have since been deleted, screenshots were saved on Reddit.
He claims that the story can be beaten in 15 to 18 hours and that the Platinum trophy can be achieved in 28 to 30 hours.
In a sense, it doesn’t matter whether he’s lying or not because, as surprising as the claim may be to some, it’s within the time frame that Insomniac has already suggested.
As far as we’re concerned, the original game was already too long and spin-off Miles Morales managed to tell a much more coherent story within its shorter 7-to-8-hour playtime, while also making it harder to tire of its gameplay in that time.
That doesn’t negate concerns about value for money though, which has, understandably, caused a lot of disagreement online.
Even within the Reddit thread that first highlighted the claims there is no agreement, with one fan simply saying: ‘LMAO, five years for this.’
‘5 years of hype for a weekend worth of game is a bit disappointing, but still looks like it’ll be fun,’ added joeisaturnip. ‘I’m curious to see how they fit two Spider-Men and double the powers into a story the same length as the first game though.’
Others claimed to be pleased at the news: ‘Fine by me. Games are getting too long IMO, said SpideyFan4ever.
‘Game length is dependent on what kind of game it wants to be, like I can’t imagine Red Dead Redemption 2 being a short game; I trust insomniac with everything, the game will feel amazing,’ says Hishamy99.
Many online arguments, that aren’t cordial enough to repeat here, compare the game to Xbox exclusive Starfield (Spider-Man 2 is a PlayStation exclusive). Although Starfield’s story campaign can be beaten surprisingly quickly, it offers hundreds of additional hours of gameplay beyond that.
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