Marvel's Spider-Man: The Heist Reviews
Black Cat's intro is great, but the first DLC episode feels more like a first act than satisfying, standalone content.
More of the same, but it offers the same fun and smooth playing style with more light on Black Cat.
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A fun DLC that doen't make anything new, but still entertain during the 3 hours that it lasts.
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Quotation forthcoming.
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Perhaps all three acts together will be a complete package worth a purchase, but this just feels like more of the same, except rushed out to meet an audience and lacking the unerring attention to detail that made the main campaign so special. Whilst Black Cat herself is pretty excellent, the story around her isn't one that is gripping, at least, not yet.
As such we'll only give it a review score once all three DLC episodes, referred to in their entirety as The City The Never Sleeps, are out. The Heist is by no means essential but it marks a decent start to what could be another intriguing Spider-Man story. However, it's already clear that these post-launch adventures will only extend, not enhance, your overall experience with the original game.
Black Cat's DNA was already spliced into side activities in Spider-Man so her appearance makes sense, even if the "to be continued" ending is a bummer (I guess that eliminates the idea of further DLCs being standalone). It's not the most explosive beginning, but it does feel like more of a natural extension rather than a tacked-on thing. As does the possible baby mamma drama.
Spider-Man's first episode is fantastic in almost all the same ways that the main game is.
While The Heist has a strong story—or at least the start of one—it doesn't fill out the world or give Peter any additional gameplay growth. Mary Jane gets another boring stealth segment. There's a single requisite set of collectibles. Added suits give visual flair only. Embracing Peter's human side as he swings through the city was always a strong point of Marvel's Spider-Man, but I had hoped the DLC episodes would begin to improve on some of the weaknesses in the main game. Instead, The Heist makes them more apparent than ever. Perhaps the complete The City That Never Sleeps arc should have been released as single robust expansion, rather than three piecemeal episodes that are just giving us more Spidey at a trickle.
If you've platinumed the game and crave a few more hours of gameplay, The Heist does the job just fine. Just don't expect a wildly stimulating plot or any radical new additions. It's more of the same, and for some, that's okay.
Marvel's Spider-Man: The Heist didn't bring any new abilities or gadgets and ends in a few hours after the beginning at the most interesting moment. Nevertheless, fans of the original story will be happy to spend some more time in the company of Peter Parker and his friends, so if you liked the base game, you can buy this add-on.
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Marvel's Spider-Man: The Heist DLC is more of the same.
Though its vision might be restrained somewhat, The Heist nonetheless makes a compelling case for itself as a hugely satisfying and essential continuation of Marvel's Spider-Man.
The Heist is a good bite-sized morsel of content that kept my attention throughout, and I'm excited to see where the rest of these chapters go. I just hope the Insomniac team can keep things interesting throughout.
It's unreasonable to expect Marvel's Spider-Man The Heist to reinvent the wheel here, it's a DLC for a game that was remarkably popular, and many are clamouring for more. However, I don't think I'm the only person that will be a little disappointed at Marvel's Spider-Man playing it safe, and it's a prime example of how you can have too much of a good thing.
The Heist It's a disappointing DLC for a superb game. While people might be interested in Black Cat character, at the end they would probably gonna feel that $10 dollars for this are not worth it.
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The game equivalent of a fortune cookie after a filling meal, The Heist is simply more of the same in a bite-sized package. There are few new ideas here, and a weak ending and overly short experience should make fans wary.
The narrative surrounding Black Cat and Spider-Man is interesting and engaging, but the side stuff is recycled and disappointingly thin.
More than anything, The Heist leaves you begging for more, and I guess that's what the idea was. It's just enough more Spider-Man to get you back into the swing of things, but it leaves you hanging with an abrupt ending and minimal new side content. But at only $10, it's worth it to get back into Insomniac's lovingly created New York.
The ending of this first installment of the DLC certainly ends on a cliffhanger, leaving us excited for November's content. Whether you play it now or wait until all three DLCs are out, The Heist is definitely worth the price of admission and the four hours it takes to complete.