Spider-Man Miles Morales: Familiar But Different

 Hi everyone,

Update on my ankle, is that I stayed in bed with my leg elevated most of the day and the pain has gradually subsided, now I just have the swelling to mitigate, hopefully things will resolves with a combination of continued rest, ice and elevation. 

Work was cancelled at the last minute, which is frustrating considering the series of days lost because of the holidays. On the positive side we were able t start the stream early.

And for the stream, which ended at 1:35 PM, we played Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and having put in a ton of time with Marvel's Spider-Man this year, playing this was very familiar but clearly things are different as Miles certainly has his own unique powers, the Venom strike is real useful, and I suspect as I get further into the game, the camouflage power will really be a big help. 

Much like my play-through of Spider-Man, and open-world games in general, I set about doing all the side activities and finding collectables, which there are a fair amount. Unlike the earlier Spider-Man game, in this one, crimes certainly pop up more randomly and you are given more of an incentive to do all the challenges associated with time, considering the limited currency options to unlock new Suits and doing upgrades.

There were  a few bugs that I encountered with enemies not spawning in  when reaching crime locations, and the timing, and thankfully turning off the QTEs is an option, because from what I saw early on the QTEs in Miles Morales would be more off the wall than Spider-Man's.

Also, the character model for Peter Parker is even more nightmare causing...  and the photo-mode when using Miles out of costume is horrifying with the emotion customization.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4) Trophies

• Like a Rhino In A China Shop: Smash into 15 breakable objects while steering Rhino through the shopping mall
• Rhino Rodeo: Ride Rhino through the mall
• A Gift From Pete: Receive the Gift Suit
• Punching Pixels: Get Spectacular or better in a Spider-Training Combat Challenge
• Mod that Suit: Craft a Suit Mod
• Launch, Swing and Dive: Get Spectacular or better in a Spider-Training Traversal Challenge
• Look with Better Eyes: Craft a Visor Mod
• The Harlem Express: Get the trains running again
• Nowhere to Hide: Perform 100 Stealth Takedowns
• Dodging Light: Get Spectacular or better in a Spider-Training Stealth Challenge
• Spider-Training: Complete: Complete every Spider-Training Challenge once
• Pete's First Villain: Complete the Final Test
• JJJ Would Be Proud: Apply a sticker and customize lighting while in Photo Mode
• Hanging By A Thread: Keep the bridge together

We didn't do a raid tonight, sorry folks. Normally we do but a rare instance of not doing a raid keeps things fresh.

With being bed ridden with the ankle problem, I didn't do any writing during the day, so I hope to do some today before my cousin comes over.

Which  leads in to me talking about our next stream on Saturday, which will feature my cousin Frances as we'll mess around with various co-op things! Stream will start once we get set up in the early evening!

So on that note, we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!