Spider-Man: Miles Morales: The good and the bad of Marvel’s new PlayStation video game

Continuing where we left off

At the end of the original campaign, Miles tells Peter that he has spider powers. Peter then reveals that he’s Spider-Man. At the end of The Heist campaign, Peter takes Miles web swinging for the first time. The story picks up a while later. Miles is working with Peter until Peter has to leave to go to work with Mary Jane as a photographer in Symkaria. That leaves Miles alone to be Spider-Man for the first time.

Some games will drop you off in a game without explaining what’s going on. In an age where you can find out with a simple YouTube search, it isn’t unheard of. In this game, however, you get a brief video package recapping what happened previously before the game starts. When you begin playing, the initial tutorial showcases Miles still in training but on a mission with Peter. Why is this a good thing? It adds to the story and his relationship with his Spider-Mentor.

Due to this, everyone who plays Spider-Man: Miles Morales will feel like they have played the previous game. This gives the new players a way to get what happened without having to dig too much. Another positive is you get involved in the development of Miles Morales. As the game continues, you see why connecting the two stories was so important.