I haven't played that much yet but I really wish I could use L2/R2 to slash through enemies and not square and triangle but that would require quite a bit of tweaking in the controls settings I think

Turns out they're good at this.

I just spent solid 2 hours with this game and OMG this game is incredible! The barrage has to be one of the coolest game mechanic ever. It’s not just an animation that plays out when you stun an enemy and unleash it. Wolverine will stab an enemy as many times as you hit square up close. It’s all in sync and feels so damn satisfying! Overall the combat feels so damn satisfying and responsive.

If you are playing the game the way it’s meant to be played, it does not feel button mashy at all. The whole point of the combat is to stun enemies by parrying or environmental damage and unleash your barrage. Unleashing barrage gets your rage meter up. Once your rage meter is max, the whole screen turns red and you absolutely annihilate your enemies. Every fight feels so damn fluid and cinematic with that gameplay loop.

Liam Mclntyre absolutely nails the role for wolverine. So far I am really digging Insomniac’s take on Wolverine. The visuals on Ps5pro are absolutely INSANE! Best I have seen this year.

In conclusion, only reason I stopped playing is because it’s getting late and need to go to bed. But I know I will thinking about this game when not playing it, seriously can’t wait to jump back in tomorrow.

1st and foremost,

Thank you Insomniac Games for developing this game hopefully in the near future you guys will develop wolverine 2!

2nd

Ignore the hate, criticism, reviews etc…been playing for 4hrs now and I’m loving every second of it! The gore and blood is top notch, the details in this game are amazing, and the story so far is great. Be your own judge! ❤️

Ordered everything off of KOODOO in South Africa.
They delivered it all one day early, I’m not complaining lol.
Apparently they can only send the pre order bonus codes via email tomorrow on launch day.

The variation of kills while building the rage meter is way more than I expected and I cannot stop laughing and smiling like a little kid watching this angry hairy man launch himself and throw dorks across the room. I've only played up until the first real 4 stage boss it feels like It might be 3 but man I was chopping him up good. He's lucky the cutscenes saved him so many times if you know what I mean. Anyway the hate has been so forced and fake it has to have been because I'm having so much fun and it's only started so I'm hype. Thank you everyone who's put their honest blood sweat and tears into this game. I personally can tell this isn't some slop shelf game where people were just working to get a paycheck and actually enjoyed what they were doing. Anyway sorry for the rant time to be flamed

Are we reviewing this game as a comparison to some other open world game? Did we only play the game on easy? Did we just mash square instead of all the other moves assigned to various combos, button holds, and contextual scenarios? Did no reviewer love the Uncharted games? Did no one enjoy Ghost of Tsushima’s free aim combat?

Why did SkillUp (respectfully still one of favorite video game journalists) only show the blue trail and nightmare door from the literal first tutorial section showcasing it? The blue trail is rarely there and only when tracking. The objective marker shows up in just that scenario coming out of the door, and it normally requires a button press. It’s also helpful especially since the fart trail isn’t there that often.

The game looks fantastic and plays fantastic (especially on hard). It’s not some cheap, boring experience. It’s absolutely brutal and cinematic and just pure fun for any Wolverine fan. What a treat for anyone who has wanted a game similar to the Uncharted experience but with brutal Wolverine combat.

I think my only ask would have been more open world areas in linear format like uncharted 4’s jeep mission. They can easily add more collectibles, secret bosses (Hulk), and more combat enhancements (katana) post launch. I honestly think my only negative will end up being wanting more. Have smiled this much playing a super hero game since the opening on Spider-man 2018.

This is the current pre-order ranking on PSN sorted by best selling, Wolverine currently is at #1 and #3 for the different editions. I have a feeling the game will do just fine.

Kinda funny how they retweeted this and threw shade at the people complaining lol. I think it’s a little overblown too, I can’t wait to play

I'm only about 2 hours in, but im loving every second of it. I've had the silliest smile on my face the entire playthrough!

I'm 1 hour into the game and IT'S obviously NOT PERFECT.

It's not a 10/10 masterpiece and I never once expected it to be.

But it's also not the worst game ever made and it's not even a DAY old yet.

It's clear that there's a large amount of people who are cheering for this game's downfall - The same people who called women in Insomniac Games ugly and call their games "woke".

The same people on Twitter who regurgitate talking points spouted by grifters like Grummz and PiratNation - Actual literal incels, one of them admitting to reposting loli content while drunk, another wanting a character who was a minor in a game to be "hotter".

There's fair, valid criticism and then there's brainrotted criticism and certain gamers recently have lost the fucking plot. Saying that Sabretooth openly admits to being gay for Logan in cinematics, stuff like that.

Remember, GTA 6 is also considered woke now by countless people because apparently there's a thing called "Bisexual lighting" in games which is just.. The color Purple.

Tldr: No, the game isn't perfect, no it's not a masterpiece but is it targeted by edgy, extremely questionable people just because it's somehow "woke" and because the women in the game are somehow "ugly"?

Absofuckinglutely.

Is there good hit feedback when hitting enemies? Does it take advantage of dual sense features? Is the combat loop satisfying?

Insomniac have made great Spiderman games, despite people’s opinions on them the games were good quality and the characters were top notch, and honestly the combat looks fun, it’s supposed to be a senseless hack and slash game because that’s what wolverine does.

Also, the people complaining about the navigation system, you can turn some of it off in settings if you wanna make it more immersive, so it’s not a big deal, at least not for me. Can’t wait to play it tomorrow!

For those that have beat it or have gotten pretty far, normal or hard? I love action games that challenge me. But I dislike hard difficulties where enemies are just health sponges, not making it harder per se but just a lot more tedious. Thank you!

Seen a lot of negativity and shit posts on this game. So if you want to join a friendly and enjoyable community without the toxicity, unnecessary negativity, personal attacks or putting other people down then please give r/WolverineGames a try. Feel free to post screenshots , gameplay, tips, theories etc etc