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Oct 27, 2017
3,900
Portland, OR
Just picked this up last night. I bought the RDR2 PS4 Pro bundle and figured I needed some other PlayStation exclusives to justify going with that over the X1X. I have to say, this game is ridiculously satisfying to play. I like how intuitive everything feels. Now, maybe it's because I spoiled a fair bit of it watching Let's Plays on YouTube and champing at the bit to actually try some ridiculous stuff, but it just seems so easy to drop in to battle against 8 guys and just go HAM on them. And yet, not super-easy, because when it goes wrong, it punishes you quickly. It still feels rewarding to jump from a juggle combo to dodging a rocket to webbing a guy to playing return to sender with a grenade. I'm still really early in the game (I just caught the Shocker), so I know there's still plenty to unlock, but I'm loving the web bloom ability. I might swap it out for the focus boost as I take on more of the demons, since they're a lot better at hitting me than the early guys, but there's something supremely satisfying about becoming a whirling dervish of webbing and catching 5 or 6 guys all at once.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
On Break
Oct 25, 2017
32,774
The DLC is cool, but I'm not sure I like the implementation. I kinda wanted something I could do while swinging around playing NG+, instead I find out that it is a separate story and that all its content is cordoned off from the main game.

It's good content, I really like it and found it to be a bit of a challenge until I figured out the chain gun guys, but I do also feel like maybe they don't get the issues they currently have with the main game and not having enough meaty side content. This feels more like a completely separate, smaller, game that uses the Manhattan they already built and that's fine.

Jesus.

Is Black Cat supposed to be such a horrible person ?
Yeah, that characterization is pretty dead-on. That said, there's always some angle with her that's not always apparent at first blush. Remember, this is part 1 of 3. So it's only the end of the first act and Peter doesn't quite have a full view of what's going on with both her and Hammerhead just yet.
 

Glass

Member
Oct 26, 2017
1,244
I think my DLC install had a problem, throughout my playtime the day/sunset/night cycle kept happening at the start of cutscenes, but the loading would screw up and I'd miss the cutscenes altogether. Been looking them up on YouTube. Enjoying the Spidey UK suit now I've swung about in it, love a clean blue aesthetic you get on the rear of the suit.
 

SolidSnakex

Member
Oct 25, 2017
23,381
Jesus.

Is Black Cat supposed to be such a horrible person ?

Well, she is a criminal. She makes her living stealing from other people. But it seems most are angry at her for manipulating Peter by claiming she had a kid that was kidnapped. Given her occupation, if you want to call it that, you shouldn't necessarily be surprised that she'd stoop pretty low morally to get what she wants.
 

Z-Beat

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
31,847
Jesus.

Is Black Cat supposed to be such a horrible person ?

Sometimes. She had a tendency to play the moral bad to MJ. But because her crimes are mainly theft, she's not entirely bad, and part of her does care for Spidey which is why she's given the hero thing a try every now and again, but it doesn't take much for her to fall back into crime.
 

BeeDog

Member
Oct 26, 2017
4,556
Seriously, am I the only one having MAJOR issues with the DLC? Unpolished as hell; I have subtitles enabled, and as soon as I get into a mission I can hear cutscene stuff going on (and the subtitles reflect it), but my game is stuck on a loading screen not showing ANYTHING (e.g. that day/nighttime transition screen). And BAM, I'm dumped into a mission without any context.

What the hell?
 

icyflamez96

Member
Oct 26, 2017
7,590
Seriously, am I the only one having MAJOR issues with the DLC? Unpolished as hell; I have subtitles enabled, and as soon as I get into a mission I can hear cutscene stuff going on (and the subtitles reflect it), but my game is stuck on a loading screen not showing ANYTHING (e.g. that day/nighttime transition screen). And BAM, I'm dumped into a mission without any context.

What the hell?
First time I've heard of these issues
 

Fuzzy

Completely non-threatening
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
18,130
Toronto
Seriously, am I the only one having MAJOR issues with the DLC? Unpolished as hell; I have subtitles enabled, and as soon as I get into a mission I can hear cutscene stuff going on (and the subtitles reflect it), but my game is stuck on a loading screen not showing ANYTHING (e.g. that day/nighttime transition screen). And BAM, I'm dumped into a mission without any context.

What the hell?
Sounds like you should delete the data and reinstall it.
 

jstevenson

Developer at Insomniac Games
Verified
Oct 25, 2017
2,042
Burbank CA
Seriously, am I the only one having MAJOR issues with the DLC? Unpolished as hell; I have subtitles enabled, and as soon as I get into a mission I can hear cutscene stuff going on (and the subtitles reflect it), but my game is stuck on a loading screen not showing ANYTHING (e.g. that day/nighttime transition screen). And BAM, I'm dumped into a mission without any context.

What the hell?

This is a bug we are fixing in 1.10

You can work around it by returning to the main game, going to a research station and setting the time of day to NIGHT and then returning to The Heist
 

Deleted member 27751

User-requested account closure
Banned
Oct 30, 2017
3,997
Finally finished the game yay, decided it was a good idea to do so before RDR2 gets too much that I won't stop. I enjoyed what I played, I gave up on 100% as I hate the challenges because they felt like the worst part of the game due to need for precision when the controls weren't able to do that at all.

Overall story was good, combat was fun and I really liked the world. It definitely is Spider-Man 2 but modern and I love that. Good work insomniac!
 

OnanieBomb

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,482
Insomniac really put some work into making sure there are constant rewards and waypoints to keep you moving. Strangely, playing this makes me appreciate all the work inFamous did for the open world superhero genre.
 

bunkitz

Brave Little Spark
Moderator
Oct 28, 2017
13,523
This is a bug we are fixing in 1.10

You can work around it by returning to the main game, going to a research station and setting the time of day to NIGHT and then returning to The Heist
Since we're talking bugs here, I've encountered some with the calls. Particularly one with Miles. Peter calls, then when it's Miles' tried to speak, we don't hear him speak. The subtitles play along and progress... Then we suddenly hear him say his first line. Subtitles stop progressing until he's caught up. Really weird but minor inconvenience.

Also... Is it normal that missions take longer to start? I don't recall the starting cutscene of ant mission in the base game taking so long to load like The Heist's did for me. It was just a black screen for a few seconds.
 

BeeDog

Member
Oct 26, 2017
4,556
This is a bug we are fixing in 1.10

You can work around it by returning to the main game, going to a research station and setting the time of day to NIGHT and then returning to The Heist

Thanks for the info. Already uninstalled the game since I figured the installed data was corrupt, but good to know a patch is coming.

Also, I faced the same issue as bunkitz above, Miles wasn't audible in the calls until long after the subtitles played out.
 

mechs

Banned
Oct 1, 2018
56
A query from me, sorry if its already been asked. But I have just moved and do not have the internet for another 20+ days (I know, Virgin UK sucks)..but is it possible to still play the game without the day 1 patch?
 

bunkitz

Brave Little Spark
Moderator
Oct 28, 2017
13,523
A query from me, sorry if its already been asked. But I have just moved and do not have the internet for another 20+ days (I know, Virgin UK sucks)..but is it possible to still play the game without the day 1 patch?
Absolutely. I believe the first patch adds Photo Mode and fixes some bugs, but the game will work fine without it. None of the bugs, as far as I know, have ever been game-breaking and the like, so you'll be fine.
 

rahji

Member
Oct 25, 2017
3,567
Seriously, am I the only one having MAJOR issues with the DLC? Unpolished as hell; I have subtitles enabled, and as soon as I get into a mission I can hear cutscene stuff going on (and the subtitles reflect it), but my game is stuck on a loading screen not showing ANYTHING (e.g. that day/nighttime transition screen). And BAM, I'm dumped into a mission without any context.

What the hell?

I had the same issues and in addition to that I once had a blackscreen and MJ phoned me and I could hear the talking but had no visual. Going to main menu and back helps, but it is annoying.
 

rahji

Member
Oct 25, 2017
3,567
Now I had a really bad issue which basically skipped a whole cutscene. Midway in the loading screen the dialogue started and when it was super zoomed in on some blurry spot. I hope that gets fixed soon because this a real funkiller.
 

s y

Member
Nov 8, 2017
10,432
Just got an email congratulating me on getting the platinum trophy. Also tells me my play time(jstevenson is this current playtime or time to Platinum?)
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shadewolf

Member
Oct 27, 2017
372
Got an email for my Platinum too, but there doesn't seem to be an actual code in it. The Redeem Avatar link takes me to the Redeem Code page after signing in, but it's not populated with a code.

s y - did your email have a code?
 

Fuzzy

Completely non-threatening
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
18,130
Toronto

OnanieBomb

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,482
Someone at Insomniac definitely did their homework. JJ is a dead wringer for the Rush Limbaughs of this world.
 
Oct 27, 2017
8,688
Are all the mission transitions in the dlc meant to be dialog over a black loading screen into a bugged out time of day loading screen or is my game borked? Getting tired of it and it seems too consistent for it to not be on purpose but I can't tell.
 

SolidSnakex

Member
Oct 25, 2017
23,381
Are all the mission transitions in the dlc meant to be dialog over a black loading screen into a bugged out time of day loading screen or is my game borked? Getting tired of it and it seems too consistent for it to not be on purpose but I can't tell.

That definitely shouldn't be happening. The mission transitions in the DLC are exactly the same as they were in the main game.
 

SolidSnakex

Member
Oct 25, 2017
23,381
Well now I want to delete it and start over. Any ideas on how to?

Ooooof, now my gameplay is just a black screen...

Try to get into contact with jstevenson as he might be able to help you. Worst case scenario is that you'll have to start a New Game Plus file to use it. Luckily you unlock access to it really early on. If I remember correctly it's after
Peter makes his white logo Spidey suit.
 
Oct 27, 2017
8,688
Try to get into contact with jstevenson as he might be able to help you. Worst case scenario is that you'll have to start a New Game Plus file to use it. Luckily you unlock access to it really early on. If I remember correctly it's after
Peter makes his white logo Spidey suit.
It looks like a reboot helped but then the load to the chase sequences started when the screen was still black and by the time I was able to see, I failed it. It's getting ridiculous. I really hope a mission select is patched in so that I can replay this stuff (and the main game) at my leisure.
 

bunkitz

Brave Little Spark
Moderator
Oct 28, 2017
13,523
So about the DLC...

I kind of really hoped Felicia had a son with Peter, lol. I'm sure I'm not the only one. It would have created a really interesting situation. Shame we got bamboozled. About the ending, I'm interested to see how they'll handle Felicia surviving. I know she used a smoke bomb at the very last second, but... how does that help her get away?
 

mclem

Member
Oct 25, 2017
13,454
A completionist question from much earlier on than most of you: With a completion meter at 56%:

I've just clinked coffee mugs, and am now heading to dinner

I'm currently *almost* complete with Demon crimes; I have one left to get in one region (east of Central Park). However, I also know of exactly one bonus objective for crimes I have yet to get (web throws for the bus hostages). So I've been trying to get another Bus Hostage crime to spawn in that region, and it's not happening. I've definitely had one spawn there before - just outside the mosque, so I know they *can* spawn in that environment, but it's just not happening no matter how much I webswing around.

One thing has sprung up that concerns me in correlation to this: last night when I was trying to get them I was getting a number of the demon bomb van missions, but this morning *those* aren't spawning, which makes me wonder if there are specific circumstances which prevent certain mission types from spawning at all? I'm loosely aware that in postgame I should get a chance to pick up any I've missed even after completing all zones, so maybe it's not that crucial, but it's irritating the bits of me that obsess over getting every last thing!

Edit: of course, first time I boot up after writing this, first crime is exactly what I needed. Oh well!
 
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Spartancarver

Attempted to circumvent ban with alt account
Banned
Oct 27, 2017
3,453
This is a bug we are fixing in 1.10

You can work around it by returning to the main game, going to a research station and setting the time of day to NIGHT and then returning to The Heist

Thanks, it was getting really jarring and irritating to have the game constantly flipping between day and night while I'm traversing between missions.
 

bunkitz

Brave Little Spark
Moderator
Oct 28, 2017
13,523
Well into November now, I hope we get news of the second DLC soon.
This might be a little weird but I honestly hope it gets delayed. Let Insomniac take the feedback from the first to create an even better chapter. Less of the same stuff from the base game and more totally brand new stuff, ideally.
 

Fuzzy

Completely non-threatening
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
18,130
Toronto
I really don't think they'll stick to the October/November/December schedule for the 3 DLC episodes and I don't mind if they don't.
 

OnanieBomb

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,482
About 50% done with the story and this game has totally, unexpectedly won me over. I don't care about super heroes, I rarely enjoy open world games, but somehow this all came together in a very enjoyable way. It's just filled with fun little suprises. Got to the
Halloween party
bit last night.

Also, as a Noo Yawka, I'm loving this rendition of the city.

Probably only behind Celeste and Hollow Knight (maaaaaybe Octo Expansion) in terms of my GOTY list.

If you're still perusing this thread: Bravo, Insomniac. And thanks for the fun game.
 

chefbags

Member
Oct 25, 2017
9,285
Yoo new update finally adds hudless option!!

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Edit - correction you can turn off mini map and control hints.

Either way I'm glad this happened :)