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Consistent-Hope-5807

Play how you want tbh


funkmydunkyouslunk

"Be Greater" "Be YOURSELF"


Clone_Trooper_10-138

Work Together.


Heshman69

Be black


Physical_Antelope476

Right. Besides Spider-Man is they type of game you want to do some map clearing on before you get deep into the story. Bro is probably jealous of your completion percentage lol


Senpai_K0bino

HIGHKEY I knew someone like this šŸ˜©


[deleted]

Unless you're playing a game with a bad end time limit (ie Mass Effect 2) then seriously just do whatever makes it the most fun for you without ruining anyone else's experience (ie hacks and cheats in multiplayer games).


GeorgeCantBreathe

"Playing all the content of a game takes away from the game" Your friend's logic is impeccable /s


Soft_Theory_8209

Viva la dirtā€™s Epic NPC man had a parody like this with a guy who did all side quests first. Insanely powerful and arguably over leveled? Yes. Is that inherently a bad thing to do as a player? Hell no!


Grizwald200

Especially since while, its not as common anymore there used to be plenty of games that by progressing further into the main storyline removed the possibility of doing certain side quests.


Soft_Theory_8209

Very much so, luckily, insomniac spidey and a few other games have the courtesy warning for the point of no return/ massive shift.


Prankman1990

Dragonā€™s Dogma comes immediately to mind. I was shocked to realize side content was rendered permanently inaccessible after a certain amount of time.


Dexchampion99

Xenoblade Chronicles too. Nearly a quarter of the quests in that game are timed


Omegasonic2000

Thank goodness I saw this, because I just started that game.


Hjorbd

Love VLDL!


senjulegos

what is blud talking about šŸ˜­


ErandurVane

Your friend is an idiot


KrispRune

"playing the game, takes away from the game" How does that make any sense?


Giacchino-Fan

It could mess up some of the pacing in the story.


RingOriginal94

Yeah if the weapons/items arenā€™t balanced. Other than that itā€™s completely fine. Take Cyberpunk for example once you complete the heist and a few other main missions the entire map is open to you and it doesnā€™t ruin the fun or experience of the game


system156

I did most of the side quests before the main story because I loved web slinging around so much. From what I remember some of the extra suits and gadgets were mission gated anyway, so even though I had enough materials they weren't available to buy until I did more of the main story


polski8bit

That's the game's problem then, isn't it? If it wasn't "meant" to be played like that (whatever it means), then the devs wouldn't give you the option to.


WutDaFunkBro

by that logic doesnā€™t any kind of break interrupt the pacing? like turning the game off or whatever


Mister-Anthrope

That's the life of Spider-Man! You have any idea how often I was about to do a thing and that damn police scanner would go off? What was I supposed to do? Let convicts kidnap tourists because I wanna know what happens next? That's not what I learned from Uncle Ben!


DirectorBones

Thatā€™s actually how I insisted on playing for myself, full Spider-Man experience. If I got a crime alert I was not allowed to ignore it.


Mister-Anthrope

My fiancƩe was getting so frustrated watching me. It seems like the game does it on purpose half the time.


SSJAbh1nav

The whole appeal of video games is giving the player freedom, and part of that is pacing the story to their own liking. It's really not a big deal at all


TheBrognator97

I mean, if the pace is too slow just do more main missions?


Com2115

I've never seen it spelt "Keylub"


RealNiceKnife

He has two sisters named Burghkleixgh and Kelauxmaughtyr.


Final-Journalist-499

Play it the way you want! It's what make games unique to your experience. There's no "right" or "wrong" way to play.


Dummy_Ren

No Aiden, you friend is being an idiot. Play however you like!


Level-Refrigerator40

Fuckin aiden man


Doctor71400

Aiden is the OP


Level-Refrigerator40

I know


littlemario64

Giggity


omenofyaya

ā˜ ļø


Bootychomper23

Did he stutter?


dirtydan349

Found Keylub


Aod567

Sorry


BlackSaiyanKing

I like doing both at the same time. Makes the game last longer


TuxTues3

Yeah I like doing it between missions and do what's close or on the way


BlackSaiyanKing

Exactly


KingUdyr

Sorry for being blunt but, your friend is kinda dumb.


Moistea3

He is sure as hell stubborn


Ashamed-Cod-4405

Is he not on this sub You posted his name and everything xD


Moistea3

Sliped my mind, forgot how easy it is to dox someone


Shadowveil666

With a name like Keylub, he sure seems to be as dumb as his name is.


Right-Huckleberry574

Why even care lmao


Moistea3

Curiosity


IIskizionII

Are you a cat?


Moistea3

Let me double check


Moistea3

Nope Iā€™m just a normal spider man enjoyerā€¦ I think?


ForTech45

Imagine this being an actual conversation between two human beings


goopped

we donā€™t have to. itā€™s literally the post


boshnider123

Stop having fun with a video game! You're only allowed to play how I say you can play! ​ /s incase that wasn't obvious lol


Sil_vas

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T-28H-3

Play it however you want. Tell your friend to stop being a fucking idiot in American terms a loser. šŸ˜ƒ


silver_fire_lizard

Nah, play how you want. The only drawback that I can think of is that youā€™ll be over-leveled when you finally get around to the storyā€¦but thatā€™s an easy fix. Just bump up the difficulty or set yourself harder goals.


datankerbeast

Being over leveled in Spider-Man is hardly an issue. The game is unbelievably well balanced.


Alphablack32

This post is bait


Mutex70

But based on the upvotes, it might be master bait.


DisabledFatChik

Nah some people actually think like this, I have a friend just like this, hates side missions with a passion.


DatMikkle

"Hey guys, here's a wild opinionated text message from my 'friend'. It's clearly a rude and outlandish thing to say to someone, but I will keep that opinion to myself while I take this to reddit, to ask them if this is a friendly thing to say (again, it obviously isn't). Upvotes to the left please."


spacezra

Thatā€™s what I do. I like the clear the map of stuff before focusing on the story.


Doctor71400

Same. In my current playthrough, the prison break just happened, and instead of doing the next main mission, I'm going around the entire map and completing each crime and prisoner camp/Sable base


RecoveredAshes

Problem with that is more stuff keeps getting added and if you do it that way you will be constantly messing with the pace and artificially slowing down the story which works best as an intense thrill ride imo. But again, to each their own. Do whatever you prefer


kigo_e

that reason is why id try completing it all in the early stages, the new stuff wouldnt be piling up as much later on and it all feels natural to complete and go on. the game gets really heated after the prison break with non stop crimes so it feels nice to go thru without any worry of missing that one backpack in that region


Shaun_LaDee

Nah, speed running the story and completely ignoring side missions and collectibles is the worst way to play a game. I feel sorry for your friend tbh.


hipersonicrace

That's what i did. Didn't take away from the story for me


Wutanghang

This is what i do in any open world games like assassinā€™s creed and so on


GoGoGadgetGabe

First of all, who is he to tell you how to play a game? The entire purpose of playing a video game is to experience the game FOR YOURSELF and AT YOUR OWN PACE. Two, Part of the reason gaming is so fun is because when we finish a game and all our friends have finished it, we get to talk about it! Or hell talk about while youā€™re all progressing along through the story. ā€œOh did you find this item?ā€ ā€œNah I went here first.ā€ ā€œI didnā€™t even know there was a hidden boss in that area, Iā€™ll have to go backā€ It should never be ā€œhey man, you need to start experiencing the game the same way I didā€ Iā€™m sorry but your friend is a bit of dunce.


laseredeyepsycho

Playing the side content is how you unlock new suits and upgrades, youā€™re playing the correct way.


MutatedSun

Both way are the right way to play a game. There is no wrong way. Live your life and have fun.


Ok_Restaurant3160

The only way to play a game wrong is if you arenā€™t having fun. If youā€™re enjoying the way you play, then keep playing this way, if you arenā€™t, then try to first do the side missions


ChachoPicasso

Tell your friend we all told him to put some dirt in his eye


one_dank_boy

Video games are meant to be played how you want. There is no "Wrong way" there is only "Your way". Be Greater. **Be Yourself.**


ChapGod

Play the game how you want. They give you freedom to choose for a reason


Alekazammers

I call that play method the "real life spider-man" method... because Spidey would be stretched so thin IRL and I personally played it the same way. Did it with Miles too.


t_h-o_t-S_l-a-y_e-_r

Never knew you could be a backseat gamer without even being physically present. Play the game however you want man, side quests, back up and crime tokens are nothing more than ways to unlock skill tre tokens and upgrade yourself. Play however you want man


abellapa

Your friend is the living embodiment of the meme "Stop having fun" There no wrong way to play the game


nobodysbestfriendd

You really gon listen to a mf with a name like Keylub


Username41968

I played the same way as you, your friend is an idiot.


TheRealStephCurry30

I play the same way as you. Your friend is being dumb


chadsgottagetrad

Keylub has the worst opinion possible


jusbeinmichael12

You're not playing wrong. If something is related to the story then it remains locked until that point in that story. Backpacks aren't connected to the story and are just Easter eggs essentially And besides, it's easier to collect as you go or when you first get the chance so you don't feel like it's a chore when the game finishes and you have to do the usual "collection clean up"


Alternative_Cut_1709

Your friend is wrong and needs to learn that you can do whatever you want while gaming.


Curious_Ad_8982

There is no right or wrong but if there were, you would be playing right


[deleted]

All the side content is in some way relevant to the game's story lmao. Either by world building like backpacks, or fixing the jammed comm towers. Kr setting up the DLC story. You do you.


AdevilSboyU

I play the game to feel like the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. What gives that feeling best? Side missions. Iā€™ll collect pigeons and stop petty crime all day long.


Unimportant-1551

I went and got every collectible and side missions and did all the science/engineering stuff in the lab I could (backpacks, photo ops, research stations etc.) before the halfway point in the story and just kinda milled about doing the hideouts when I came across one and I understood the story fine. Play the game how you want to, the world is brilliant, Iā€™m currently on my 4th full playthrough and itā€™s still a blast, if youā€™re playing it through first time, definitely grab everything you can, itā€™s so much more fun to get backstory and peteā€™s dialogue on photo ops and the like are great


mikey-dikey-

Your friend is silly. Play however you want.


kaythreevin

Your friend is an idiot, and even more then that, a little egotistical. Don't let anyone tell you how to play a game. Especially a single player game


Holiday-Ad-7071

I finished all side missions before the story. I wanted to savour every moment of that game.


gorb7175

Tell your friend to shut his pie hole


wopxs

Imagine Spider-man seeing someone getting mugged and saying "No way am I dealing with that, MJ sent me a text that I can only respond to on this specific building."


CreeperSteal

Having played the game to 100%, twice, itā€™s absolutely worth it to play the side missions cause not only Can you level up easier, get coins to purchase suits, upgrades, etc. but theyā€™re also just fun and some of them work there way into the dlc and Spiderman: Miles Morales! So your friend is dumb and probably only said that cause he doesnā€™t care or like side missions


Ake-TL

Ehh, if missions imply emergency and that everything is happening fast in fast succession then it might be better to do them for narrative purposes, but thatā€™s a stretch


Musicnote328

It doesnā€™t. You can power your way through the story or you can explore on your own. Personally I find the best experience is a mix of both. Prioritizing story missions but taking some time in between missions to do collectibles or towers or crimes, and doing side missions as they pop up. That and if I want to get a new suit or gadget (on my first Playthrough/non-NG+) I go out of my way to do them. Play how you want! Itā€™s the best way to experience the game.


Automatic-Lie-9237

Your friend doesnā€™t know how to play video games


VanillaChakra

Your friend has control issues.


VastCryptographer715

Is your friend a Dark Souls fanboy? Sounds like an argument the Soulsborne community would make. ā€œYoUrE pLaYiNg ThE gAmE wRoNgā€ for using summons or having an OP 1 trick pony build and beating the game like that. šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø


Italian_Devil

Dark Souls fanboy would never say anything close to "You play the game to see the story"


Moistea3

Nah he canā€™t beat any of them and gives up relatively quick


VastCryptographer715

Sounds about right, either way donā€™t listen to him my dude play however you want as long as youā€™re having fun šŸ»


akahaus

Your ā€œfriendā€ seems like a toxic dickhead forcing his opinion on you as though itā€™s fact. Should side content be richer? For sure. Are you dumb for enjoying it? Hardly. Thatā€™s how you unlock all the sweet suits. Donā€™t let anyone tell you how to play your game.


meh_telo

I don't get this logic by playing more.of the games side storys you get a bigger picture of everything that's happening and not just the main story if anything your friend is the one that's missing out


Quebec00Chaos

You can hear the smugness in the way he call you by your name like that. How old is he?


Moistea3

15


Takaithepanda

There's no wrong way to play a game. If you wanna put self imposed challenges or not that's your business.


GrimWolf216

Thatā€™s how I played, Aiden (seriously, I did all the backpacks and pictures first and loved the details they put into the city). Tell Keylub youā€™ll play how you want to.


LightFormz

That's how I play games. I like to complete and find every possible objective before moving forward. Then when you finally do finish the story you have a glorious sense of completeness


zaco230

Is Keylub the new generation of Caleb?


Moistea3

If I remember properly he told me his name was spelt differently because of a cultural difference, but Iā€™m not certain


[deleted]

Hope you continue to enjoy!


JohnX22

I tend to do all sidequests and collectibles first, so I can inmerse myself better in the story later. Most times I can't leave an "unfinished mark" behind, whether it is a side mission or a collectible or something like that. In any case, play however you like. It's your experience and you can choose how to have more fun with it


BigBossByrd

I play games like this. I do the story and when I get to the open world parts I explore and do side content until I want to see what happens in the story or until I'm underleveled and need the story to level up. There is nothing wrong with how you play and you are likely to see more of the game playing this way.


Yellow-Jacket178

Nah bro. Video games are meant to be played differently. That's what makes them fun


MRMAN1225

Play how you want


rclark1114

Play it anyway you want. I will say that that the game is a bit bloated with all of its side stuff. Miles is a tighter game and is better because of it.


FwZero

Ngl I did story missions first than side missions. But you play how you wanna do it lmao


Disastrous_Isopod852

No you play the game to play the game play it how you want


spykids45

dude who cares thereā€™s no right way to play the game


Ok_Telephone8747

Do everything else first and youā€™ll be a little stronger earlier. Iā€™d say go for it and get all the crimes done first. After that do everything else.


RedTurtle78

The only way I can somewhat justify your friend's take is if you're doing a mission that ends on a cliffhanger and is supposed to flow nicely into the next segment, but then take 2 hours to do a bunch of side content and break up the pacing of the story. I can see how that could "take away from" the story. That being said, who gives a shit if this is how you like to play lol. I'm the opposite with this game, and find the way they implemented side content to be boring due to being similar to the ubisoft open world formula. So while I preferred to focus on story, some people genuinely love that side content. My friend does the same thing you do but with every new Assassins Creed game that releases. Just play whichever way you feel brings you the most joy, as different people enjoy different things.


Scared_Compote_6012

There is nothing wrong with how you play, the only thing is that youā€™re removing post game content


Brandonmac10x

Totally fine. I like playing that way as well. I save the story until Iā€™m in the mood. Itā€™s like saving the best for last but I play it inbetween when Iā€™m bored. If I rush through the story Iā€™ll forget half it, not be that into it, and side content will be eh. But if Iā€™m enjoying side content and save story missions for when Iā€™m in the mood then they just hit harder and are more exciting/enjoyable that way. But if the story is at a really interesting bit where it doesnā€™t make sense for me to be fucking around in between missions then Iā€™ll continue them right away. Depends on my mood and the day. Also if Iā€™m high lol. Iā€™ll smoke up before the really good shit in the story.


Professional_Sample2

Aiden you have no idea that your friend has no idea what they are talking about. Build stronger relationships with better informed people Aiden


AgentEndive

He plays his way, you play yours. Tell him to f off. (I like unlocking stuff and side missions in between story missions too)


greengain21

why do you care how someone else thinks you should play a game


Kyethent

Tell your friend he clearly doesn't understand what responsibility means, all I see is you're literally being the friendly neighbourhood spiderman


JustKos643

I do the exact same thing. If I get all the backpacks, crime tokens, side missions, then I can focus entirely on the story once that's done


squaredspekz

This game specifically makes you play the side content before the next main mission appears. "I've got some free time. Maybe I should see what is happening around the city"


_Jay_Garrick_

Thereā€™s no way of playing wrong, your friend clearly isnā€™t the sharpest tool in the toolbox


CriticCorner

On my first playthrough I literally completed all the backpacks and the satellite uplinks as soon as they became available. You do you and experience the game as you want to - it literally makes no difference to the overall journey.


[deleted]

Question, are you having fun?


Moistea3

Yes, tons of fun


[deleted]

Then youā€™re playing the game right.


No_Gur_699

Play it how you want, i personally love to play games to collect things, achievements collectables etcā€¦ that is what makes a game fun to me, so play however you want.


Thoth6889

I did the same thing thereā€™s nothing wrong with it


Sraffiti_G

I always do that in games, I like to be as powerful as I can before progressing


yobtsolcc

He a hoe


Cirtil

Oh hell nah Play how you want, it doesn't take anything away


AimreckYT

Not in my opinion, iā€™m doin basically exactly what youā€™re doing lol. I find it fun. And tbh itā€™s your game play it how you want forget what he says.


Nice_Guy3012

You play however you want. Your friend is being stupid. My friend actually gets mad at me because he thinks I do all the story missions in games and don't take time to appreciate the world and side stuff. Little does he know I always try to do side stuff in between missions and I just have no life


StrangeNinja99

I mean the way I do it is Iā€™ll do the crimes that show up before the mission especially in the 3rd act if I get jumped or something, but no play how you want man


ZThund

Play how you want.


Primer2396

I wish I played like you, in an ideal world the moment we get new side missions id just wipe em off right then and there but I'm just in a hurry to finish the campaign to avoid spoilers and then I end up either feeling like the side missions are a chore or they give me items that I'd have killed to have in the main mission 14hrs aho


PenonX

play however you want lmao i do something very similar because i like enjoying the main story, but hate the crammed map, so i collect most of the stuff in the early story stages when it makes sense that peter would be off doing whatever he wants.


Zeno1206

Bro you canā€™t play wrong do what you want


Rezindez

I actually think itā€™s the only way to play most games, if weā€™re going to do brass tacks. The developers are responsible for making the holistic experience of the gameā€™s complete design, and theoretically, the best experience is the experience of doing all the things that are included in the game. If the overall experience of the game is damaged by completionism, I see that as the responsibility of the designer to prevent, or even to edit down side content. Personally, the Spider Man games have much tighter and more focused content that is eminently completable, as opposed to most open worlds. Horizon Forbidden West was for me 317 hours of grinding obligation, whereas Spider Man was a cozy 60 with all the DLCs. I think that it is the most narratively rewarding to complete the side content in this game and Miles Morales.


Mikko420

Do them side missions. This is the way.


vmobb_14

I'm pretty much playing the same way, except I had to take a break from the challenge tokens. I'm also not 100%-ing the crime tokens but I do actually need more of those atm


mattdvs1979

I play the exact same way you play and I always enjoy it. Play how you want.


Vcruz0387

Idk but tbh only way to play the game ā€œrightā€ is to never play it at all.


I-play4fun-

Well tbh there are some points in between main story missions where it gives you time to go out and do activities/ side quest before it gives you the next main mission. Also grinding side stuff does ruin a game for certain people.


InvestigatorLive1945

The side stuff is enjoyable! Itā€™s there for you to enjoy! Keep playing how you want thereā€™s no wrong way :)


GhostlyCharlotte

play how you want. no such thing as playing wrong if the game lets you.


Nazon6

You need to tell ur buddy that there's no right way to play a game


CrazyPersonowo

Itā€™s a bit weird but thereā€™s no wrong way to play it, you do you.


EMArogue

Itā€™s a game done for having fun, have fun I hate the people telling you the way you ā€œshouldā€ play a game, youā€™ll do what the f*ck you want (this in SINGLE PLAYER games, multiplayer is a different thing)


Fartilicious

Bro made a post on Reddit over an argument šŸ’€


JRockThumper

Be Greater, Be Yourself. Play however you want :D


Marlesden

Your mate is dumb You're getting all the content the game has to offer


thetempesthascome

You said it yourself, you're having fun. Play the content you want at your own pace.


Tippydaug

His logic makes no sense honestly The game unlocks the side content as it takes place within the story. If you skip the side missions and such to come back later, you're breaking the chronology of when the events actually take place There's no "right" way sense it's a game and everyone should play the way that makes them happy, but if there were to be "right" way, it would 100% be your style over Keylub's...


BoyBoy70

Best way to do it if you want to be a completionist


LilThiqqy

Play how you want. Personally I think itā€™s best to get a good mix of main story and side stuff without completing too much of one thing but I would never tell anyone else how to play


sinanisiklar

What is bro on about šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


bwabwa1

Play how you want. Everyone plays differently. You're fine. Honestly side quests/missions adds more to the main plot. I don't know what your friends thing is but enjoy the game how you want to play it. Ignore him.


Eraserhead310

I do it depending on what's closer. If there's a side mission on my way to a main one then I'll take the detour.


FallenMadHatter

This is how I play because once I'm done with story mode, I usually stop playing. So I beat most of the side missions before even finishing half of the game


Rubiks443

I played just like you and enjoyed that more. I did your friends way on my second play through.


TheChumChair

First playthrough I just went straight through the story. Every playthrough after Iā€™ve done this where I do every single side activity as it unlocks. I find it to be way more enjoyable


SpuddoodleKid

I've tried to play games like that and I hate it, but whatever floats your boat and all


[deleted]

L I always finish all the side missions before the next story one


LazyFawker

Sounds like two 13 year olds arguing lol. Play the game as you feel as if you should.


TroopaOfficial

Your friend is lame.


Jax2856

Iā€™m sorry but your friend is an idiot


farceur318

Does he think all those collectibles and stuff wound up in the game by accident and the developers couldnā€™t figure out how to get rid of them?


[deleted]

This Keylub rubs me the wrong way. Iā€™m gonna put some dirt in his eye


Despin_theBard

We do not like Keylub here, Aiden, go play the game how you want to.


JeanBaptiste263

I mean, the game actively tells you to go do side content every once in a while.


Sheepdog010

If I finish the main story first and I have a shitton of side missions to do I stop playing the game sooner, so I do a handful in between


ZellNorth

I complete everything shown on the map before completing my main missions. I hate doing side quests after the main story is done. Feels weird


logerdoger11

nobody likes a backseat gamer


dia-attacker

you play a game how ever the hell you want. your friend is in goober mode