10 Dumbest Controversies That Dogged Popular Video Games

1. Spider-Man's #Puddlegate "Graphical Downgrade"

Only in today's mediascape - one where vitriol and uninformed opinions are given weight by Twitter mobs retweeting to their heart's content - could we look at the glorious new Spider-Man on PS4, and come away thinking it was even remotely "downgraded".

Yes, there are visual comparisons to be made, but like with The Witcher 3, there's far more to a game than just aesthetics, and that's before you get to the brazen fact that Marvel's Spider-Man looks top-to-bottom gorgeous.

The size of one specific puddle literally means nothing when there's a whole 1:2 recreation of New York City looking photo-real. And yes, it comes with plenty of puddles.

Digital Foundry even did their thing and discovered the game was upgraded in spots, highlighting new lighting techniques, increased texture fidelity and more detail across Spidey's various suits.

Almost like... Insomniac know exactly what they're doing?