I’ve never been a tech geek to the degree where I’d be analyzing anti-aliasing and so forth, but I was shocked at how well Spider-Man Remastered ran on the portable device. These are great showcases for Valve’s technical marvel as they look and run great to an impressive degree (and further underline how badly Sony missed the mark with the Vita). Its sequel, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, is much smaller in scale, so it will also naturally fit on the handheld PC as well when it comes out later in 2022. Such games likely wouldn’t be as satisfying to play in short chunks and not as fit for the Steam Deck.

It’s something I can fire up for just a few minutes and satisfyingly knock a few things off the to-do list, which is nice considering how large the game actually is when going for 100% without being too bloated like other open-world games. With side missions that are structured as challenges, it’s also easy to replay the side content in an attempt to get a higher score. I’ve always gravitated toward handheld gaming, and to my delight, Spider-Man Remastered not only plays great on the system (although it takes a bit to get used to using Xbox controller buttons with a first-party Sony game), but it is perfectly suited for shorter gaming sessions.ĭue to its design, Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man is also naturally suited for smaller gameplay sessions as even the single-player missions aren’t too long with most lasting less than 20 minutes, cutscenes included. While the standard PC release wouldn’t have done all that much for me as the game looks fantastic and runs well on PlayStation 5, I was tantalized by the option of it running on Valve’s Steam Deck, a handheld PC that is an emulation powerhouse and gets solid performance out of many new releases.

RELATED: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Adds Miles Morales Novel Author to Dev Team I did the same with Miles Morales on PlayStation 5 (along with spending some time with its own remastered release), and now I’m gleefully playing Spider-Man for a third time with the Steam release of Spider-Man Remastered. However, something about Spider-Man wowed me when I played it on PlayStation 4 and I wound up completing every facet of the game on my way to getting the Platinum trophy as the gameplay was just that satisfying, and swinging around felt that much fun.

I rarely find myself trying to do everything an open-world game has to offer since side content is often dull and not worth the time investment.

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