The first Arkham game was amazing. It was like playing a Metroid game, but with Batman. Not to mention it allowed you to be stealthy and when you got the combat system down, there was a great amount of variety with it.

And Spiderman copying that is kinda disappointing considering the studio tbh

But we don't know if it is exactly copied. We are only making comparisons becasue that is what we have to go by. Frankly, I don't care if it is a copycat as long as it is good.

Lets see
Stealth kills like Arkham
Combat looks similar and has counters similar to Arkham
Webswinging looked a lot like ziplining in Arkham
OH WAIT SILLY ME THE QTES MAKE IT DIFFERENT!
I care because Spiderman's a lot more different from Batman and because I expected better from a studio that made Spyro and Ratchet and Clank

Like I said, I just want a good game, that is all.

That's fine, but I know I'm not the only one upset at this decision

That's exactly what I was thinking. These are two very different characters so their games should've been different also.

Activision's 2004 Spider-Man 2 game had a combat mechanic that could easily have been a predecessor to the Arkham system. So it's not like there has never been a Spider-Man game that played that way and, although Rocksteady generally polished it and made it famous, it was a combat system that existed (in some form) before the Arkham titles.

I guess what I'm trying to figure out is in what aspect do you think Spider-Man and Batman are completely different. Both will do stealth. Both will beat up their foes or chase after them. The only true difference is one makes constant quips while the other plays it silent.

Maybe it's because I'm used to flashy gameplay from Web of Shadows (loved that game's suit powers) but honestly, Arkham Web's just lackluster. Only major difference iirc is that you can web the environment and throw shit