Harlem under snow, a bio-electric surge, and a city you cross as if flying were the natural thing to do.

The gut choice is emphatic: the community puts Miles Morales ahead of 93% of games without thinking twice. And this time the details confirm it rather than contradict it. Art style runs ahead of 97% of titles, the soundtrack ahead of 96%, the feel with a controller in hand ahead of 95%. Fun follows at 82%, desert island at 84%. Only one line breaks rank: attachment, barely above average, and rediscovery stalling at 44%. Those come from few votes and need confirming, but the nuance is interesting. People love playing it without necessarily carrying it around as a private memory.

That is the fate of a compact game that plays like an extension more than a break. The city, the swing, the combat, all of it was already there in the game before. Miles brings the fluidity, the warmth of the neighborhood, an identity of his own, but the shock of the first time belongs to someone else.

So, who is it for? For you if you want a visual and audio punch with instantly intoxicating controls. Much less so if you want a story that turns you inside out and stays with you long after the credits.