These 5 Video Games Are Going to Take up All Your Free Time this Fall

2017 was an almost unprecedented year in games. We saw the release of tons of long-awaited games, the beginnings of new franchises, series-reviving sequels, and even a console launch that has since seen Nintendo take gaming by storm as it blurs the line between home and portable gaming. I can’t tell you how many of my friends wait for the Switch versions of games. I don’t know if 2018 can live up to that, but it’s still a huge year for gaming, and the last third of the year promises big things.

These are the biggest games that we know will be taking up our time this fall – along with a few honorable mentions, because we can’t fit every game into this list.

Spider-Man (PlayStation 4, 9/7)

Right as the kids are going to back to school and the grown-ups are lining up for their Pumpkin Spice Lattes (which, let’s be honest, are delicious), we’ll be lining up for Sony’s biggest game of 2018 – even bigger than the already huge God of War. We’ve been waiting for a true successor to the Spider-Man games that came along on the PlayStation console, and this year we’re finally getting it. Insomniac Games, the team behind Ratchet Clank and Sunset Overdrive), has spent the last few years re-imagining Marvel’s biggest hero, and now they’re ready to show us their vision.

Spider-Man presents an open-world version of Manhattan to navigate that promises to be as full and lively as Sunset Overdrive but in a much bigger area. Both myself and our own Brandon Russell have spent some time with the game and come away more than pleased. Spider-Man himself controls just as fluidly as you’d hope for, and Insomniac seems to be trying to make traversal itself the point of the game. Getting around as Spidey should be as fun as fighting or anything else. Insomniac wants to make moving around fun for both casual players and those who want to master the game, and my short time with it suggests that’s going to be the case.

But like I said, this isn’t a particular Spidey story, nor is it based on the latest set of movies. This is Insomniac’s take on Spider-Man, and they’re doing some really clever stuff with the story. Two core characters from the Spider-verse have seen what feels like really smart overhauls. Mary Jane Watson is a photojournalist that we’ll spend some time playing as and clearly has her own life separate from Peter Parker. J. Jonah Jameson has migrated from newspaper editor to an acerbic and inflammatory talk-radio host ready to turn any good thing Spidey does into a conspiracy. If the rest of the characters are seeing smart revisions like this, then we’re in for a great time.

Spider-Man is a PlayStation 4 exclusive and hits the console on September 7.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/09/03/5-video-games-fall-2018/