Why Battle Damage Made Sense for Rocksteady’s Batman Games, But Not Insomniac’s Spider-Man Games

Marvel’s Spider-Man reinforced why superhero games work so well in an open-world space, and even though Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales was a shorter experience in terms of its narrative offerings, its open-world activities were bolstered even further with the Friendly Neighborhood app. Both Spider-Man games make traversal and collectible-hunting digestible in a way where it’s difficult to pass up an opportunity to snatch one up when it appears on the mini-map, and random crimes sprouting nearby when close to a destination are perfect for role-playing as the web-slinger.