Is Spider-Man 2 the greatest game ever? - REVIEW

[@ChannelPup]

I clubbed referring to Jefferson Davis as Aaron. I'm a big ol' goofy goober.

[@benjamingaleana16]

You mean Jefferson Morales? Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States lmao Edit: Wait nvm hold on his dad IS named Jefferson Davis, he just took his wife's surname ... Bendis really couldn't have picked a better name?

[@mikehunt146]

Did you used to be channel goat or am I trippin?

[@Slasher120]

Fr fr goofy momen :bruh:

[@zerobob8586]

So isnt Venom dead

[@Tsushima-wp6me]

I wonder if he will discuss the controversies surrounding it?

[@SpiderGoblin2012]

The official name for Miles' electric powers is Venom, but considering the character of Venom is also a thing, and that both play prominent roles in this game, I suggest we now go with Rhino's name for his abilities- Zappy Pops

[@spider-man500]

Or the proper name for them, "Bio-Electricity"

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

​@spider-man500 venom blast makes more sense but now that it is actually bio electricity and not just stings, I agree I guess

[@SuperSireBoyYT]

Im so shocked there wasn’t a “hey thats my thing” moment

[@midnightdeluxegaming6582]

No, I’m calling them Venom Blasts.

[@mrmelonman2893]

its called venom because its supposed to represent a spiders venom like sting lmao so both make sense

[@MarvelSonicFan04]

In the words of Homelander, "it was perfect. Perfect. Everything, down to the last minute details"

[@mikehunt146]

A lot of story elements could’ve been handled better, and that ugly ass evolved suit, but the gameplay is top notch. The best out of any Spider-Man game. My fastest plat to date.

[@tesleemhussein5217]

​@@mikehunt146the kraven finale was genius for so many reasons

[@marcusclark1339]

yeah its just a terrible agenda filled pander game, really shows the death of a industry when big games like this are THIS heavy handed with it: - Spanish language completely butchered for "inclusion" - ESG company blackrock has 7% of sony stocks and it shows its influence - performative pandering that they can't even get right - like the flag in Mile's room or taiyaki stand that can't even figure out Taiyaki isn't a pretzel - Mary Jowl face and androgynous body type cause femininity is seen as bad these days - Peter Parker emasculated constantly to push up Miles and Mary Jowl - Miles literally has no reason to exist - All they do with miles is remove Peter's agency in his own story, - Peter gets beat up then Miles saves him to show he's "important" when really its just devaluing Peter's ability to make miles look better - MJ stealth sections ridiculously overpowered to make her sections seem good when really its laughable - Black cat doesn't get missions, neither does wraith as playable but time for terrible MJ sections - Black cat retcon to bi and having a gf so the entire time she's manipulating Peter and causing stress in his home life for no good reason, also devaluing her care to her supposed GF they made up just now, legitimately makes her a terrible character now - Kraven and venom wasted to push more time to ESG and social politics - Mile's side missions are mediocre from helping someone ask someone out for prom to graffiti art, one is with two gay guys and the other with a deaf girl cause "inclusion over storytelling" and its so telling - fight club girl beating up a guy twice her size while he begs, just misandry in a nutshell - museum mission only there to say the funding gets taken away by EVIL WHITE GUY BUSINESS OWNER cause that's all they always do white = bad always to these writers and of course Scream fight of Peter being emasculated, insulted, while he begs for forgiveness from his "queen" (second sony game to emphasize that idea, other was GoW Ragnarok Freya speech) and she saves HERSELF cause she's a STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER if u ever wonder why it feels so padded so irrelevant to what u do, remember what they make u do and the social politics to why and it is obvious just another product that kicks Peter's teeth in to push identity and social doctrine onto people

[@nate.infinity]

​​@@marcusclark1339gonna cry?

[@NakedSNake764]

I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye

[@nal4883]

The symbiotes don't make up feelings in their hosts, they just enhance what's already there. Even though what Scream was saying was out of character for MJ, they were all very real thoughts and feelings MJ had been holding onto deep down.

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

The symbiote literally takes over the host's mind after awhile because it is it's own entity so, it does create emotions and thoughts. Hell the symbiote is why Peter felt like he would be weak without using it lmfao it was telling him all he needs is venom

[@nal4883]

Except the symbiote didn't just pull that idea from thin air. It was preying on Peter's pre-existing insecurities; that he's too weak without the symbiote to save everyone, that his non lethal approach is costing too many innocent lives and with the symbiote he can have the 'backbone' to put criminals down for good etc@@that_deadeyegamer7920

[@phantomslay5612]

And by this point, unlike when it was on Peter, the symbiote has grown far more dangerous and uncontrollable so it's amplifying those tiny problems MJ may have had before by way more than usual.

[@MistaJonz]

Their “original take on Venom” isn’t exactly original as Harry was Venom on the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon several years ago. I think a lot of people forget that. As far as the other stuff surrounding that in this game, yeah that’s kind of original.

[@comicfan1324]

Honestly, the Version Norman Osborn in this game has to be my favorite take on the character (besides the one from the Sam Raimi films and No Way Home). We know that he’s a corrupt scumbag who is willing to do anything to get what he wants, but we also see that (unlike most versions of the character) this version of Norman legitimately loves his son and is willing to do whatever it takes to save him. Obviously, if using his son with a potentially dangerous alien creature wasn’t the best decision, Norman, even admit this, during the Venom Mission, but you can tell that he did it out of desperation to save his son, so it makes him all the more sympathetic. I’m excited to see where he goes in the next game.

[@brycekennedy5935]

I couldn't agree more. The motive that Norman will have to become the Green Goblin (if, in fact, that is the route Insomniac is taking. Which I hope it is. I would much rather him become green goblin than Harry) will have such an emotional effect to it. Insomniac is great at story telling. Every installment has had such emotional pulls. From Peter having worked for Otto, who was one of his best friend's, who saw him as a father figure, who then needed to fight him. All the way to Phin being the Tinkerer and Miles needed to fight her. And then Harry, Peters life long Best Friend, succumbing to the venom Symbiote and becoming one of Peter's most powerful enemies to date. They are just great at creating emotional stories that makes feel like you're actually a part of the story rather than just watching it or playing through it. More often-than-not they have a way to make you feel like whats actually happening in the game is real. I have no idea how they do this. But there have been multiple times across all 3 installments where I'm so invested in the story and everything happening that I often forget that its a game or that I'm even playing a game. This was the first franchise I've ever played where this sensation has actually happened. No other game franchise (including all previous Spider-Man games pre-2018) has managed to create stories where I legit feel like I'm actually there. There have been so many times that I actually ended up feeling like I'm actually the character that I'm playing as (whether it's Peter or Miles). I am honestly still in shock and awe at how Insomniac managed to pull this off. But they did. I am beyond excited to see what they do with Norman in the third game and the potential introduction of the Green Goblin.

[@thebasicviewer9690]

The parallels between Harry using his Venom to save peters life and then Miles using his Venom to save Harry’s life are amazing

[@Jellybob69]

How is that amazing lol

[@typicalfella]

True

[@matthewmitchell3871]

As you said, the symbiotic is very impressionable at the beginning. The first person to wear the symbiote is Harry Osborne, who is impatient, quick to anger, and reckless. That anger really transfers to the symbiote once Peter dies. I wonder if that is why Peter grows so angry the more the suit is worn (and why the death scene was needed): it gives reason as to why Peter gets so edgy with the symbiote on

[@andrewburke4069]

Fantastic point I never thought of that

[@tesleemhussein5217]

​@@andrewburke4069And some think the entire story is trash smh 😂

[@ender_z4nd3r83]

@@tesleemhussein5217 that people doesnt understand the character of spider-man and venom

[@godzelda123]

Would also explain why he goes full rage mode right off the bat. And is feeding off of p Peter's repressed rage which we know he has a ton of

[@andrewburke4069]

@@tesleemhussein5217 in 30 hours or so it’s the best anyone could ask for. Everyone wants another 70 hour red dead type story that just doesn’t work for every game

[@Luumiia19]

During the MJ missions, I put the game on 'Friendly Neighbourhood' difficulty, the one which you can't die and so I just ran through them playing the DOOM theme as a fucking monster just tanking crossbow shots over and over, tazing enemies left right and center

[@UltimateTS64]

For the part about Scream, pretty sure it was the fact that Peter knew there was truth to what was being said. The symbiote feeds off the user's desires and distorts them, which only takes place after Peter puts in on.

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

Them making mj scream was a mistake she barely had anything to use to hurt Peter and they hurt the character because know she sounds shallow

[@KingInChrist]

I don't think Peter retired. I think he's just taking a much needed break to get his life together.

[@mattboy5296]

That's how I interpreted it too. Miles responds to the news with: "Go be Peter Parker for a while", which implies that Pete isn't totally done. If Peter intended to hang up the webs permanently, I think he would have cleared that up immediately and not string Miles along having him assume Pete would hop back into the fold eventually when he wasn't. Of course, maybe they go the route of Miles being the primary Spider-Man and Peter only suits up when Miles needs him for a big threat he can't take on his own. But given there's still unresolved storylines for Peter's Spider-Man (such as The Flame/Cletus Kassidy escaping and eventually becoming Carnage), I doubt he's gonna be out of the picture for very long. Although, I did get the feeling several times throughout the game that they are setting up a bigger story dealing with the possibility that the original Spider-Man is becoming obsolete and that Miles is the better hero. Which makes me wonder if we'll get a Superior Spider-Man story in the 3rd game especially since Otto is shown in the post credits scene in this one, or if they're setting up Peter's actual death, since in the original continuity that Miles was created in the Peter Parker that was the first Spider-Man dies while fighting... the Green Goblin. I hope that doesn't happen though because I really want this Peter to live a good and happy life since so many other versions of Peter seemingly can't, but it would also be pretty thematic.

[@FatKratos69]

@@mattboy5296The point is that Peter is at his lowest. When he go inside his mind. We see why he feels like he needs the suit to be a "better Spider-Man" Peter blames himself for Aunt May's death. And hasn't grieved. In a sense Peter gave up being Spider-Man. Add that with the balance theme, it's no wonder Peter is off his game

[@EmmanuelPrudhomme]

Which is tied-in to one of the theme of this game. Balance.

[@Multi-fandomEldingArum]

I was also very disappointed that the story missions that require the black suit for you into it. Especially when in the marketing, there were some scenes that had the advanced suit when in the final game we’re in the black suit, and I’m pretty sure those are rendered in-game, so what’s the big idea? I hope with new game+ it won’t force us into all those suits for it, but it probably will. With that little tangent over, I absolutely loved this game!

[@-Anonymous-.]

This game is kinda Like the kingdom Hearts 2 of the franchise. It has the best combat, but the 1st game has the best Story.

[@Master_Blaster_3000]

Agreed.

[@Legoro_]

Only real Spider-Man fans understand the magnitude of this game. For me, the characters interactions were the best part, all the discussions about morality and life thoughts made me emotional all the way. It really made me feel what it means being Spider-Man. I love you, Marvel's Spider-Man 2

[@Mattwms86]

The love that insomniac has for spider man is awe inspiring if you have ever loved Spiderman you HAVE TO play this game

[@AtracBreezy]

Real Spider-Man fans wouldn't be okay with Miles being the reason Peter takes the symbiote suit off. It totally took away any character development they could've given Peter. The whole story is not as good or tight as the first. Recency bias got everyone trippin.

[@antoninoilacqua1279]

​@@AtracBreezy hahaha

[@AtracBreezy]

@@antoninoilacqua1279 you must be a casual Spiderman fan

[@antoninoilacqua1279]

@@AtracBreezy no, I'm sorry

[@LillXVI]

The directional tank is probably the greatest move that they added to this game. It makes incapacitating engines much more quicker

[@tylerwgriswold]

This game is great. Beat the story in 3 days and going for 100% now

[@UnknownStealth2]

This game truly took me back to those days of playing spider man 3 and Batman Arkham city on my ps3 back in the day, I really felt like a kid again playing this and getting that platinum trophy, insomniac has done it again and i can not wait to see what they come up with in their next game, Marvels Wolverine and their 3rd Spider-Man game🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️

[@jadenalvarado4912]

I actually agree I didn't think the first was a masterpiece. People who call this game bad because the beginning is slow and suits don't have special abilities is just people nitpicking

[@ArcTrooper269]

THIS GAME MADE FEEL HORRIBLE & AWFUL FOR HARRY *He was such a sweet & nice boy WHO'S ONLY WISH is to make the world a better place, Yet faith was a B**#tch** with him* 💔 It's so sad also that even when he became crazy as Venom, he still wanted Peter to his side 💙

[@superjumpbros64]

MAN! This universe is insane! Crazy we have every single villian in this universe! The symbiote stuff was perfect, MJ turning into scream was perfect, venom was perfect, Antivenom was crazy, and Kraven was perfect. Miles too! Beautiful! I wonder what Spiderman 3 is going to give us!!! The fact even Wong and Strange made a kinda cameo too was epic!!! Cindy moon, mysterio, Otto, and the Goblin! The fact we can get Carnage (and possibly eddie brock) I wish we could get stuff like this in a movie!

[@spider-man500]

Hell no. Venom perfect? No. Symbiote Perfect? Definitely not. MJ as Scream Perfect? NOPE!

[@jordangerardpotier]

Spider-Man 2 > Spider-Man: Lotus

[@tylerwgriswold]

Lol of course. Not even close

[@CaptainF123]

Thats a hot take

[@Curt1813]

I kinda want the lotus suit in the game tbh

[@jordangerardpotier]

​@@Curt1813 well if you unlock the classic suit, it sort resembles that.

[@-Anonymous-.]

@@jordangerardpotiersorry but I disagree. All Spider-Man “classic suits” look different. But I feel you as far as role playing.

[@duttreacts4780]

the combat in this game is just amazing

[@mrmelonman2893]

Fr

[@specialcorn1312]

yes

[@Hester-l6k]

legit feels the exact same as the first 2 games.

[@Curt1813]

​@@Hester-l6k🧢

[@mrmelonman2893]

@@Hester-l6k nigga why are u lying tf?

[@Scsigs]

I very much hope that when they patch in NG+ & mission replay, for those we can choose which symbiote suit we wanna play in when replaying missions where Peter has it on because there's very little reason to force us into the game's canon symbiote suit on a replay.

[@rajamohanareddygayam5309]

Masterpiece of a game. Best superhero game ever!

[@invaderzimzim4561]

When you collect all the spider bots, Spider-Man 2099 jumps though a portal and thanks you, but if you’re miles he punches you in the face

[@SHMidlerPlays]

Just so you know, Aaron Davis is the name of Miles’ uncle not his dad. His dad’s name is Jefferson Davis. Apart from that, this video is great. And this is my own personal appreciation but the evolved suit that Miles wears for the ending up the game, I really like that suit. My only issue with it is that I wish there was an option to have it with the hood up.

[@King_QM23]

They took a lot of inspiration from web of shadows and the old Spider-Man 2 machanics like web slinging and perfected them almost

[@comicfan1324]

Although, I definitely like the streamlined approach to combat, I personally love using the web mine and the web grenade in combat. (Although, admittedly, those gadgets were pretty overpowered since they could take out huge clusters of enemies, so maybe it’s for the best it was removed?

[@Kyeju]

Nice breakdown. 1. Aaron Davis is Prowler. Miles' dad was Jefferson. 2. Pretty sure Peter recognized the truth in Scream's taunts based on his own symbiote experience. It's raw truth without the restraint of "would this be cruel?"

[@EEFUN1503]

Of all of this, I thought the wings for venom was a bit much 😂 he could've just leaped

[@ashcraft257]

You can wear hats from Coney Island as Spider-Man.

[@ashawnamv2117]

Aaron Davis is Miles' Uncle , Jefferson Davis is Miles' Father

[@Aaronactive1]

Doc ock’s whole motivation in the first game was to get revenge on Norman so them two teaming up in the third game seems a lil weird to me

[@terrellthaddies7867]

Not really weird when the enemy of my enemy, is my friend In that entire scene, he still don't mess with Norman. Norman is just a means to an end to get to Peter. If Otto also figured out Miles' identity, then he's up for a rude awakening as well

[@Aaronactive1]

@@terrellthaddies7867 yea but Otto never had a serious problem with Peter only that he just stopped his revenge plan on Norman so I don’t see from a story perspective why he would be so angry at him to help out the man he really hated🤷🏾‍♂️ doesn’t make sense to me

[@Slade_The_Deathstroke]

Was it hinted of a team up? How I look at that scene; Norman wanted to know the identity of Spider-Man from Otto since he knows, but Otto didn't give the info to him.

[@bogymanthedark]

I don't think peter is retired forever. he's just letting miles handle small scale crime. he'll definitely comeback when doc ock and green goblin are involved.

[@joshuarosario2213]

I absolutely loved this game and i would really appreciate of they added combat challenges like the arkham games and maybe also traversal challenges as well, it would awesome

[@isaacrogers4174]

10:40 Makes me wonder, was Task Master killed too?

[@DrawinandSh1t]

I would say in about a year from now when all the dlc is released, patches are fixed, and new game plus is added I'd call this my favorite spiderman experience....oh and can we please get the option to change weather again like come on insomniac

[@OxtlawX]

Played this game in 2 days on Spectacular difficulty and I have to say it was the best game that I have ever played by far. The story and plot made sense and the tension only continued to rise until the finale. Can’t wait for Insomniac to add patches for the minor bugs and glitches in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 along with the new game+, so that I can replay it in all of its glory.

[@Patrick_Nguyen]

I like that they showed Kraven killing Scorpion, but that’s it? Come on. SHOW ME MORE!!! Don’t tell me he just killed them. I honestly thought Kraven would’ve been curious by the new suit, but he wasn’t. If the symbiote could heal a lethal wound, It could probably cure Kraven. He probably could’ve asked Conners for help too. My man, Kraven was just suicidaI.

[@marcusclark1339]

cause they focused more on pandering and agenda than the actual story - Spanish language completely butchered for "inclusion" - ESG company blackrock has 7% of sony stocks and it shows its influence - performative pandering that they can't even get right - like the flag in Mile's room or taiyaki stand that can't even figure out Taiyaki isn't a pretzel - Mary Jowl face and androgynous body type cause femininity is seen as bad these days - Peter Parker emasculated constantly to push up Miles and Mary Jowl - Miles literally has no reason to exist - All they do with miles is remove Peter's agency in his own story, - Peter gets beat up then Miles saves him to show he's "important" when really its just devaluing Peter's ability to make miles look better - MJ stealth sections ridiculously overpowered to make her sections seem good when really its laughable - Black cat doesn't get missions, neither does wraith as playable but time for terrible MJ sections - Black cat retcon to bi and having a gf so the entire time she's manipulating Peter and causing stress in his home life for no good reason, also devaluing her care to her supposed GF they made up just now, legitimately makes her a terrible character now - Kraven and venom wasted to push more time to ESG and social politics - Mile's side missions are mediocre from helping someone ask someone out for prom to graffiti art, one is with two gay guys and the other with a deaf girl cause "inclusion over storytelling" and its so telling - fight club girl beating up a guy twice her size while he begs, just misandry in a nutshell - museum mission only there to say the funding gets taken away by EVIL WHITE GUY BUSINESS OWNER cause that's all they always do white = bad always to these writers and of course Scream fight of Peter being emasculated, insulted, while he begs for forgiveness from his "queen" (second sony game to emphasize that idea, other was GoW Ragnarok Freya speech) and she saves HERSELF cause she's a STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER if u ever wonder why it feels so padded so irrelevant to what u do, remember what they make u do and the social politics to why and it is obvious just another product that kicks Peter's teeth in to push identity and social doctrine onto people

[@zacharybosley1935]

Kraven didn't want to be "cured," because to cure his cancer would mean he'd have to grow old and feeble the long way. He wanted death to work for it, so the suit was only ever a tool for him, a means to get his final hunt to "stop holding back."

[@zacharybosley1935]

​@@marcusclark1339bossman, are you good?

[@MrAjking808]

@@marcusclark1339lol 😂 you sound mad , none of this is legit criticism your just a bigot that’s mad

[@UnionSinger2005]

I loved playing this game and hope more content will be added through updates or DLC expansion in the near future because while I agree with everything that was stated, this game was the fastest platinum trophy at only 20 hours of playtime; maybe I'm a little too spoiled playing longer games like Persona 5 Royal and JRPGs in general so was kind of hoping I would have something to hold me over longer than one weekend.

[@Elsinlock]

Something i comend for this game, i have never liked Kraven, i always found him boring, and this game actually made me like him for the first time.

[@legendlalo]

The game was cemented as one of my all time favorite spider-man related media after I played the Howard side mission, it captures the essence of spider-man beautifully

[@Grimace_Iscariot]

As good as the game is, I really wanna compliment how well put and cohesive this video essay is.

[@Squid_link]

they always have had the forward venom dash btw

[@Double-R-Nothing]

I was playing through the campaign and experienced something otherworldly. There was so much love, so much amazement, so much personality, so much adrenaline, so much horror, so much heartbreak... I wasn't fully registering it all. Only in retrospect did I realize the once-in-a-lifetime 11/10 masterpiece I just played.

[@braydoboss9505]

I thought the first act of this story was absolutely phenomenal. However, once Peter got the black suit, the pacing kinda fell apart for me. I don't know, it just felt like his anger should've been more gradual. Also, not the biggest fan of this Venom. I appreciate the ambition, but it's just not my cup of tea. Kraven, though? Easily a new top 3 villain, everything involving him was perfect imo

[@samuraichou7460]

agreed i feel eddie brock works as the best venom cause both eddie and venom hate spidey so they both go all out on him with this it works but not to that extent since harry is really just overtaken by venom rather then venom allowing the host to embrace their dark side

[@MrGlizzock]

@@samuraichou7460I kinda felt like they drew inspiration from the Venom movie. Notice how Venom doesn’t have Spider-Man’s powers like in the cartoons and the spider-man 3 movie, and is more so like a big gooey brute

[@MegasXRL]

Dude you’re probably a symbiote because its like you’re on my mind. That’s exactly my analyse of the game. The first act was VERY WELL paced. But then… its the fucking longest arc of the game LOL. 15 missions of it (until get black suit) 9 missions of second arc (black suit) 7 missions of third act (venom) The content we got to see was truly amazing. Yuri’s performance, venom’s performance… but everything happened so fast. The game have a ton of side activities but black suited spiderman doesn’t show his new behavior on any of them! One moment you’re so angry defeating street thugs and on the other one you’re asking yuri to spare Cletus… they should had made different dialogue to all side activities to match peter’s moment in the game. Also, the black suit arc should be bigger. At least a couple more of main missions to turn that changing in behavior more believable.. About venom, i agree with you. He doesn’t bother even explaining why his name is venom or what are those other symbiotes. All of them are his brothers? Cletus one was at OSCORP too? Why norman didn’t gave it to harry? So many questions … The whole arc of turning the city into warzone kind was rushed too but i understand, act 3 was rushed on first game too. That was not the main problem for me, but we should had more of symbiote spiderman arc.. thats the content that we won’t have anymore. Venom we can have at sequels Kraven is the true highlight of the game. Amazing character. You understand his motivations, his desire… i wish we could see a little more of him but his arc was well made I think overall the game had less villains than the first On the first we have Mr negative and doc ock as main antagonists On 2 we have Kraven and Venom But on 1 we have vulture electro rhino scorpion shocker kingpin as villains On 2 we have lizard, sandman, mysterio.. wraith +/- and thats it

[@MegasXRL]

@@MrGlizzockmaybe venom can web swing on sequel

[@coleintheville117]

Kraven's representation and presence were top tier, but they dropped the ball storytelling wise, we should've had more 1 on 1 (or 2 on 1) scenes with Kraven and we should've learned more about him, we learn more about him in the side quests than in the main story which is a problem, it feels like an afterthought because of that, plus we barely see any reaction from the public or from the authorities like the police on Kraven, he just strolled onto NY and the police did nothing, in the 2018 and MM games the police tried fighting the demons and the underground, Miles and Pete should've been more direct with trying to find Kraven in the first act, like it was with finding Mr. Negative in the 2018 game, we learned about Li's past through pursuing him, his relationship with the idea of yin and yang, his parents, history with oscorp etc., we don't get this for Kraven despite him being an impressive villain, I think Pete and Miles should've had a run in with Kraven where he affirms personally to them his goals and where we learn a bit of where he came from. Venom though I think was perfect on every level, same with Peter, the behavioral shift was completely fine imo, it doesn't have to be a slow burn as long as it makes sense, the stress from the possibility of losing Harry and the EMF foundation getting destroyed was the main motivator of that, plus the fiasco with the lizard, and Kraven still being a threat, once Connors was cured Pete was already too far gone, you can visibly see the symbiote tightening its grip on Pete after Connors tells him it chose him, as if affirming that decision, and at the same time preventing outside interference by becoming closer to the host, and thus harder to remove from Pete, (showing its intelligence, it knows outside forces are working to separate them) there's a lot to dissect with the development of the symbiote and it as a character, both on Pete and Harry, a pretty subtle detail I loved was that symbiote Pete clearly enjoyed witnessing the destruction he caused while wrecking the Hunters despite the EMF's destruction causing him major stress, already foreshadowing the paradoxical nature of the symbiote suit.

[@Lyanraw]

I had the EXACT same soft locks

[@dannyphoenix0013]

I couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed at Venom. The story with Harry was fine but it's simply not what I want out of Venom. Also the launch trailer's battle in the streets in broad daylight had me REALLY hoping for that as an actual set piece. Definitely nowhere near my personal favorite game, but in terms of spiderman it still does more than enough to own that crown.

[@spider-man500]

Felt like a rehash/mix of Otro from the first game and Lizard

[@isaacrogers4174]

52:02 When I went into Surge mode for the first time and heard the controller roaring, it was so cool!

[@doomguydemonkiller]

Tbh Black Cat was kind of wasted, the just the possibility of Peter in the black suit interacting with her would have made an interesting story beat. Maybe Peter under the influence of the symbiote aiding he in a robbery or re-igniting a previous love relationship would have been cool to see.

[@brucesnow7125]

Eh, that sounds like a waste of time for nonsensical melodrama.

[@ender_z4nd3r83]

@@brucesnow7125 he just wants to play the game with only one hand

[@superpixelwarrior6893]

I think a fake out death can work when done on a character that obviously isn’t gonna die. Since the characters don’t know the character isn’t gonna die

[@jamalsimmons619]

I like playing Marvel Spiderman 2 can't wait for someday Marvel Spiderman 3 pup.😊

[@jwgames3631]

I ran into a few bugs that kind of pissed me off about it and the only thing I got is the fact that I didn't even have to pay but it still bothers me that we still run into some bug it's supposed to be a finished game so my originally 9 out of 10 just turned into 6

[@NoCluYT]

I love this game and would rate it a 10/10, but ALL TIME is a very big thing to say...

[@RJH755]

One of the biggest issues I have with the game industry right is how so much triple a studios make us with around 5 years between titles, once upon a time during the PS2 and even PS3 era it was common for them the likes of Naughty Dog to introduce a new IP near the start of a generation and have a full trilogy by the end, but as the industry strives to make as bigger and bigger worlds with more photo realistic graphics I feel we've reached the law of dimishing returns now... So to have Insomniac release four high quality games within 5 years, reportedly without crunch as well, is fucking astounding! They might honestly by my favourite game studio at this point, I am fiending at the potential of them doing a Daredevil game in their Spider-Man universe (interesting that Kingpin didn't have a cameo in this game... 👀) and man, if anyone studio can bring back Jak & Daxter it's them!

[@brucesnow7125]

The fact that some villains are rehabilitated is so wonderful. It shows how great of a hero Spidey is and unlike comics, we don't have to worry about editors ruining it.

[@terrellthaddies7867]

Great video as always but I will say that in the ending, i don't see that as an retirement. More so a vacation cuz of what Miles had said and what they're setting up for Spider-Man 3. He's going to come back as Spider-Man

[@mattboy5296]

Yeah Miles says to Pete "go be Peter Parker for a while", implying that he's still gonna be Spider-Man, just that now Peter can take a break occasionally and rest easy knowing Miles has it covered. I wouldn't be surprised that Peter will do the same for Miles when he needs a break too especially once he starts college.

[@KingOdp]

Haven’t watched u in years Glad to see your still Doing well 😁

[@peterkefalos7430]

I know it’s a hot take but I actually like Miles’s final suit. The way you can see the blue lighting electrified throughout the suit is a really cool touch. When I first saw it I was like wtf is that, but overtime it grew on me. It really feels like a suit that Miles, who is still a teen at this point would make for himself to standout on his own.

[@devinjabairemoss]

If you like a human Colgate toothpaste looking Spider-Man, all power to it. Not judging

[@Hawkcam1996]

The only bugs I encountered were visual ones like the “cube suit”, or a car literally driving *into* another. That, and a Hunter randomly walking off a rooftop.

[@JNamikaze98]

This game is literally how u do an amazing Spider-Man story, a sequel and how u make a superhero video game. It's crazy how well insomniac understands these characters and everything about the game expresses that perfectly. I have no doubts about the wolverine game name and i hope they continue to build their version of the Spider-Man but also Marvel universe because i really don't want the FF, X-men, Defenders, Avengers, etc to just be referenced but never show up. I'm happy we at least got a tiny cameo from wong and dr strange even tho it's not in person but it just really helps with fleshing out that their's a way bigger universe out there than just for Spider-Man

[@GutiesgutZ777]

EXACTLY bro! I believe there was a rumor saying that insomniac was going to work on a multiplayer game after wolverine and if that’s true then I’d like them to do an X men game or even a Ff game but it’d make sense if they went with the x men route🤷🏽‍♂️

[@yofolkdem1256]

They understood Miles so well but they put a Cuban flag in his Puerto Rican household.

[@ender_z4nd3r83]

@@yofolkdem1256 found the nitpicker, also the flags are very similar

[@yofolkdem1256]

@@ender_z4nd3r83 nitpick ? Yup your THAT kinda white person.

[@Jakeyisdead]

With the fakeout death my opinion is it wasnt so much about Pete almost dying but showing how powerful the symbiote is agaisnt Kraven Pete almost died after being Spider-Man for around 9ish years now Harry has had the suit for a few days maybe (the agent venom suit that is) Also the Creative Director of the game said in a Spoiler-cast that he didnt want to market the game or the black suit at all because he believed that it would be much better if everyone went in blind

[@adamwalsh4045]

awesome game can’t wait to buy and play it when I get the chance to love the previous Spiderman games as well and this games even better

[@Pumpernickel420]

I play with earphones in so I don't get the remote noises, but I appreciated the heartbeats and stuff, I didn't get many bugs, once when I got stuck in a ceiling and jumped to my death in the void, I also don't play with subtitles, I find myself reading rather than listening

[@Hashtagman]

I've been WAITING for this review! Really wanted to hear your thoughts and opinions! Thx for the great content pup!

[@comicfan1324]

It’s too bad that insomniac Spider-Man series doesn’t have AR challenges (like the Arkham games). Then they could just have a collection of challenge maps where you play as venom and completely destroy the competition. Heck, they could literally just use the level that’s actually in the game but perhaps have a leaderboard to see who can rank up the best combo or the best time, and may be for completing certain objectives in this map you could get 1 or 2 alternate skins for venom? We probably wouldn’t see something like a carnage skin since they’re clearly hinting that he’ll be a character in the next game, so just like there wasn’t a Symbiot suit in the first Spider-Man PS4 game I’m sure they wouldn’t include Carnage here. But Venom has more than enough. Looks throughout the ages to give him at least a few alternate looks.

[@DCMarvel2009]

Venom is basically a monkey’s paw in this game, he’ll give you what you want, but on his terms.

[@macojo2477]

I liked how miles only focusses on Li with the boat. Miles feels to perfect tbh and this made him more... real

[@lachlanpr8463]

I think what they did with venom was really really really cool and hopefully shuts up a lot Web of Shadows fans. Its gone on long enough for them thinking that nothing can top it. I never played WoS but i loved shattered dimensions. I think insomniac wanted to add a 'complete' venom story so they wouldn't have to do another one, this is their definitive venom in their world. I'm strapped to my chair waiting for their next title and trust they will deliver on Goblin.

[@richstar8905]

8:37 Why is that hard to understand… he was there when his father died and was powerless to stop it or the man who did it… almost two years have passed since his dad died a man he has been with all of his life… now the man who killed him is standing in front of him with all the power to do something about... And you find it hard to understand why he acted the way he did regardless of the lessons learned about being a Spiderman… he is still miles morale

[@Tamisday]

I’m having such a good time cleaning up the end game. I was looking so forward to this game and I was not disappointed in the least.

[@sup3414]

No. Its not. Storywise and character designwise, the original PS4 game reigns supreme.

[@tesleemhussein5217]

I cant believe im already 45 minutes into this video. The ad made me look at the time 😂

[@halfdraggy]

Just finished the game and honestly it was great and super interested in the future of the insomniac spiderman universe

[@BIGwillTHEGAME]

We can always play Grand Theft Auto 5 with Venom mods with dismemberment. JullioNIB was on point.

[@MegasXRL]

I really wish new game plus let us use any suit with cutscenes + dark web on any suit. Lol the game cover is spiderman on advanced suit with black web and we can’t use it on the game

[@julianx2rl]

Not only did Harry have to become Venom, but now Osborn wants to turn him into the Goblin! Poor sucker.

[@LAGator-qu7tc]

Nah I think he's gonna try to do right by his son and take it fight hand to see before giving it to his son

[@whatsupssj]

My only my minor issue with their version of fall damage is that you can take damage from your own charge jump at standing height.

[@UP4NONE]

What the is wrong with these people hating on Pup? They really need a game to hold their hand this badly?

[@Deepseashark]

loved that venom is played to be very scary in the game like when you play as him his finishers are so brotal then the voices in the controller are super creepy. One thing im wondering is anti-venom canonically still around or did it die with the rest of the symbiotes because while yes pete has it after the credits that doesnt mean that anything after the credits is canon and just gamey stuff knowing that pete kinda retires but you know insomniac wasnt going to just take away a major gameplay mechanic because you beat the game, though i dont see peter being playable in the dlc's if we get any.

[@TheWhoniversalMan]

I was disappointed to hear your response to the MJ/Scream encounter... for me, that was the highlight of the whole game. A very real fight between a couple that had been building under the surface being magnified to an extreme by symbiote/spider-power shenanigans. I'd argue it wasn't "Scream" doing the talking so much as submerged parts of MJ being given a chance to talk; none of that was fabricated whole cloth by the symbiote, and Peter's reacting earnestly to all the accusations indicates that there's legitimacy to everything being said (i.e.: Peter realizing he'd been there for MJ less than he'd thought). Just like a real fight between a couple-things that have been small annoyances might build up and blindside the other partner if it all comes out at once in a frenzy. I just thought this scene was really well executed and rang true in a perfect moment of superhero/personal life collision, and it sucked hearing it dismissed as nonsensical.

[@spider-man500]

It was bullshit. All the stuff she claimed was the case, is bullshit. She was whining for the sake of whining. The whole point of the first game is that MJ's career came first. Whole point of the first game is that Peter supported her doing it despite her bitchy attitude. Whole point of her in the second game is that SHE is the one who is getting promoted in the job SHE wanted. But out of KNOWHERE she suddenly doesn't want it and blames Peter for everything that he NEVER did.

[@Patrick_Nguyen]

34:11 It is confusing, but they were called Venom abilities in the first game too

[@THE_CROW81]

I’m so annoyed you’re stuck with the white tendrils in the endgame

[@baki484]

I also hate that. I'd rather go with the ironarms after the story ends and you can't even get those as the parry.

[@ArcTrooper269]

Have you planned to review IRON MAN VR story mode? The campaign of that game is easily one of the best Iron Man Stories Ever Told

[@emperordalek102]

Also when we're playing as mj Insomniac turns into capcom.

[@evolucien1309]

it was a good game no doubt. buuuut therr are a lot of BUTS. 1. MJ seemed to have the best "upgrades" takes her 1 sec to defeat hunters etc. while spiderMEN need at least 4 air hits or 5-6 on ground. Make it make sense 2. MJ also gets "upgrade" to instantly "heal", while again, the spiderMEN need to apply "tough love" to "heal". Why not just equip the spidermen with that upgrade in their webs? And for that matter, the WHOLE police force? Make it make sense 3. we spend 10 mins and several rounds beating a "boss", only to get one shot grabbed for sake of the story? How about we forget the fight and just make it an ambush🤷‍♂️, why did i just go out of my way to beat this boss, taking as little damage as possible, using each super ability, just to have it spring up and ragdoll me so i could be "beaten" in the next story clip? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE INSOMNIAC!! The game IS good, story is great. But the above obvious fixes could have been made without adding to the workload of the developers. Now if we added THOSE things..which would consequently THEN put it in GOY category, imo, it would be: 1. add colorwheel so we can customize each suit 2. consequences for not completing certain side missions (i.e. dont help find instruments, no musuem opening and city upset or more violence ensues) 3. rather than unlocking ALL abilities, make the options finite per suit. So we essentially then need to equip proper suit for specific missions etc. (i.e. we went out and started a mission which increases our lightning power, but oops we disregarded the intel and began a mission which would be much easier if stealth we emphasized) i can go on...but these would be the START to getting the game to goy, imo

[@BullyGarfield.]

Since Kraven killed all of Peter's villain but I think they will get resurrected.

[@TevyaSmolka]

I love this game it's amazing.

[@ThePonderer]

I wish this game was as much a sequel for Miles as it was for Peter. In the first act I thought it felt that way, but as the game went on Peter’s side of things completely took Miles’ over and that was a bit of a shame.

[@alexandrpeterberg390]

Black suit's rage mode and Kraven's men, Shattered Dimensions did it and I am ok with that. Also, I feel like making comparisons between Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Archie Sonic. Miles vs Peter I would compare to Mecha Sonic vs Freedom Fighters and Mecha Knuckles. Not A good comparison since Sonic and Knuckles really didn't like each other while Miles and Peter were buddies. I also would compare Miles vs Peter to Sonic vs Tails in Archie Sonic. Side note, I really like Miles vs Peter battle, and the music in this boss battle is hella good. Spider-Man (Peter) vs Scream (MJ) is something I would compare to Sonic vs Mecha Sally. The difference is the whole Scream situation is for the boss battle while there is an entire story arc dedicated to Mecha Sally.

[@cameronmeder166]

What are 5 suits you wished were in the game

[@Hawkcam1996]

47:52 A Spider-Verse game already happened, *years* before the Spider-Verse movie: Shattered Dimensions.

[@JomaXZ]

I didn't even register the "Miles ignores civilian safety for revenge on Mr Negative" scene as anything too significant in the bigger picture. It's just fairly typical to have some flaw like that be the start of an arc, and since they didn't really bring up much of Miles feelings on the matter until then and there, him being suddenly confronted with these feelings in a real scenario and not knowing how to deal with them properly... It felt natural to me. No big deal at all. From what I understand, the fakeout death is just a part of how these games are written. Insomniac KNOWS that the Spider-Man stories and mythos has been told and retold to hell and back and that a ton of people are intimately familiar with how things tend to turn out. Especially the black suit saga. It's been done and redone so much that you can hardly find a fan who doesn't know of 'some' version of the tale. So Insomniac uses all that potent dramatic irony to their advantage and sets up these bombs with the loudest ticking noises imaginable that are also somewhat hard to hear to someone unfamiliar. For example the throwaway line at the beginning of the game where Peter asks if Miles has ever seen him angry is a perfect example. It comes across as casual conversation with little meaning beyond expressing character, but those who know, recognize the setup. They did this song and dance with Doc Ock in the first game, and they did it again with Venom here. Love it. There is a part of me that hopes that Spider-Man 3 tries to do Superior Spider-Man in part, considering Otto's condition... But time will show. Will probably enjoy it anyway.

[@MahNamJeff]

With that post credits scene im 100% expecting that.

[@kerrymurphy6990]

My only complaint is that I wish the game was a bit longer, since there's 2 playable spider men in this one, feel like the game should have more side content as well

[@divovo1382]

I wish we had more time with the symbiote 😐

[@TreyDxk]

We live in a era where Shock Value is common in media, so i was honestly sitting there like, " oh shit did they actually pull a Tlou2, and swap the actors in the trailer." And the scene keep going all the way to the point where he was literally dead. If they wanted to, they couldve killed peter but the backlash wouldve been crazy

[@Smashahar]

Easy 9 out 10 or 8.5 out of 10 I enjoyed every second of the game, but let's be real. I wouldn't buy a PS5 for this game only. Gameplay, visual, story, cutscenes,acting ALL OF THEM JUST SPECTACULAR 🎉 However, I got some things to say because the game is great but not perfect. 1 the length - for a game that costs 70 dollars, it took me 37 hours to complete the game at 100 percent, and that's a little bit disappointing 😢 If the game was cheaper or even better, it could be much longer (idk 70 hours like jedi Survivor) Repeatability - let us play certain missions again or even boss fights without restarting the game plz😢 Another important thing is the difficulty - this game is pretty decent on the highest spectacular difficulty and it is kind of a bummer 😕. Other than these 3 things thank you so much Insomniac for creating this wonderful game❤

[@P1Ckl31]

20:21 Channel pup u got this wrong Conner says harry and the symbiote are fully bonded and thus can’t be separated Connors says that this the only way to stop venom is to kill Harry

[@SirFunky]

isnt venom supposed to be weak against fire?

[@dolier2802]

This game kinda ignores and messes up a lot of lore tbh, lol, Venom is basically just Knull in this

[@LAGator-qu7tc]

​@@dolier2802not all symbiotes are affected by the same thing so it varies. This one was damn near the ultimate symbiote because of the rock

[@-Anonymous-.]

@@dolier2802cherry picking elements from the lore to make a new story is not messing up the lore lol.

[@tesleemhussein5217]

​@-Anonymous-. Also Venom being weak to fire lore wise was shit as its not as bad as his sound weakness. It's like saying x vampire movie is trash cuz Dracula don't get killed by garlic.

[@dolier2802]

@@-Anonymous-. I mean if this isn't messing up lore then I don't know what is, it feels like they just looked at different pieces of art from the comics and said "this looks cool, let's do that!" and then did it all without any of the build up that made that stuff from the comics work

[@mattdamsel2176]

They mishandled the Black Suit. The decision to separate the symbiote powers from the suit you choose to wear makes the Black Suit feel like nothing more than another skin. There are several big missed opportunities here that the Spider-Man games of old handled far better. One of which is simply the change in Spidey's movements/animations when in and out of the Black Suit. In this game, there is NO DIFFERENCE when in the Black Suit or in the red suit. No difference in walking, swinging, idle, or combat animations whatsoever. There also should have been different interactions with civilians when free-roamimg; more aggressive or dismissive when in black. Not to mention that by making the Symbiote Suit just another skin in the suits menu, it robs the player of that power fantasy feature we'd gotten before in games like Web of Shadows and Spider-Man 3 (PS2): the ability to switch in and out of the Black Suit at the press of a button. They could've even implemented the incredible feature that modders have shown possible, which is to have the Symbiote Suit adapt to whichever suit you're wearing at the time. For instance, if you're wearing the 2099 suit and you activate the symbiote, you'd end up with a black and white version of it (which, funny enough, we got in the form of a "suit style" color variant, but not an official "Symbiote Suit"). Insomniac really dropped the ball here.

[@-Anonymous-.]

It’s too much programming for the budget to add that in game cosmetic change, same with the difference in animations etc. Keyword is balance. In 2023 stories in video games are more prominent, I mean these games have motion capture now & better quality. It’s hard to please everyone, certain things can’t make the cut.

[@mattdamsel2176]

@@-Anonymous-. I'd argue that in a game, gameplay is more important than anything. If the game isn't fun to play and doesn't fulfill the player's fantasy, but it has a great narrative and fancy cutscenes, then I'd rather just watch the game on KZbin like a movie instead of playing it. What Insomniac has done is prioritize making a movie over making the gameplay capabilities the best it can be (minus traversal - we all know that's mostly polished). And furthermore, storytelling can be told through gameplay, not just cutscenes. If they wanted to, they could've prioritized gameplay a little bit more than the visual "spectacle". I mean even the Lizard chase or Coney Island Rollercoaster sequences - as flashy as they are - are little more than a Quick-Time Event or dodge-fest. There's really not a ton of actual gameplay happening there, but it's pretty to look at. If that's the type of game you prefer, or that Insomniac preferred to make, that's fine I suppose. It is subjective to each person. But let's not pretend they couldn't have implemented way more depth to the Black Suit gameplay. They absolutely could have if they would've balanced their priorities.

[@-Anonymous-.]

@@mattdamsel2176 you’re wrong. Changing the suit in game is a cosmetic, & not gameplay. Making separate animations doesn’t CHANGE how the gameplays. Dude if insomniac had an unlimited budget, we’d get everything we wanted. Listen to how Brian Intihar talks. He’s legit passionate about Spider-Man & knows all the details like we do.

[@mattdamsel2176]

@@-Anonymous-. To that I would argue that the ability to switch in and out of the suit by press of a button is technically a gameplay feature, however small. That ability, plus the different animations, contributes to the **feel** of the game. It contributes to the **experience** and the *immersion*. To me that is all part of the gameplay; our sensory connection to what's happening on screen. Perhaps the word that better fits what I mean rather than just "gameplay" is the word "immersion". And changing/customizing cosmetics adds to my experience of a game. It involves me in the game by affording me *choice*. A small aspect, sure, but again (subjective to the type of player), to me it's a feature that adds to my experience.

[@tesleemhussein5217]

​@@-Anonymous-.Facts it's not easy to make a next gen game where for 1st 2 years half the team was busy making making miles game in COVID era. Then had to 2x the map 3x the webslinging add like a 100 suits new story another playable spiderman new abilities like Iron spider and symbiote plus ironing out bugs and glitches in a ambitious 4k 60 fps game with fast travel. The 3rd game should be better.