
We still have platforms like the Nintendo Switch and not everybody has managed to get next-gen hardware, so loading screens aren’t quite done and dusted, although they are on their way out. Still, play the game on a PS5, with new-fangled technology that includes an SSD that makes loading take just a split second, and Spidey’s subway ride is often just nanoseconds long. It was such a refreshing breather from the typical action-packed beat ‘em up but it was only made possible by the need to spruce up a loading screen. Honestly, it’s a loading screen: it drops Spidey onto a train, still awkwardly wearing his costume, while bystanders are visibly boggled as to whether he’s a cosplayer or the real deal.
READ MORE: Best Xbox Series X|S games: The games to play in 2021. When that happens, the best bet is the game’s fast travel mechanic which has Spider-Man ride the subway from one end of the Big Apple to the other. And no, I'm not joking.Thwipping about and taking in the sights of the bustling streets of New York City is one of my favorite pastimes in Marvel’s Spider-Man, but sometimes I just want to get on with the story. Sometimes the games were actually loaded by the time I was finished. I used to boot up games on my Commodore 64 as a kid and then go make breakfast. Edit: I do remember long load times in the distant past. They could have balanced this a bit better than they did, but overall I haven't had long load times and I don't have the game installed on the 360's hard drive. The weird thing about New Vegas is that some of the areas are very small with short loads going in and long loads coming out. Unlike Oblivion, neither Fallout game has had the occasional load symbol pop up just when navigating the open world. Generally my load times aren't more than thirty seconds or so, which isn't bad.
I'll have to see what difference that makes. But since I rarely play for more than an hour at a time, it hasn't been a problem.
I've only put in one or two marathon sessions on New Vegas, but had the same issue. It is a bit strange that load times increase the longer you play.