Diving from a skyscraper to swing at the last possible minute as street sounds rush up to meet you never gets old. Again, like the last game, there's just an exhilarating freedom to being let loose with those powers. Miles' life as a superhero plays out in a similar way to Peter Parker's, with a city to protect and crimes to fight. Full credit to actor Nadji Jeter here, who provided the voice, face and mocap, who's excellent as Miles, creating a character full of enthusiasm and charm as he navigates his hopes and fears for the future. Being young can be a lot to take in at the best of times and this somehow channels that in a believable way, even if it is about a kid from Brooklyn who can stick to walls.
It does a great job of conveying the pressures of youth: that inexperienced overload from experiencing everything for the first time and feeling like it has to all be dealt now or it's a disaster. The opening places a firm emphasis on community and family, making his responsibilities, relationships and hopes outside of Spider-Man clear - the latter just one more thing he has to deal with. Here it is all about a kid dealing with his life, of which superheroing is just a part. The original game did a good job of using Peter's relationships to add some heart and emotional weight when the story needed it. Throughout, the focus is on the human part of 'superhuman'.
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