An UNDERRATED and EXPERTLY Written Game | Spider-Man: Edge of Time Retrospective Review 

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This game would have worked so well as a movie. The writing is insane

“Explain it to my rapidly retreating backside” is one of the greatest lines in any Spider-Man game

I've always loved Miguel's costume's strobe light effect. Wish they'd bring that back

I love the messy webbing patterns on Peter's costume.

I think the black cat portion, while you’re probably right with it being tacked on due to a lack of boss fights, has a purpose within the story. it’s meant to physically demonstrate how twisted this ceo peter parker is and how his desire to “save” all his loved ones will probably end up just like this black cat clone. it shows that ceo parker is not reliable at all and would’ve screwed up any attempt to be a hero and save his loved ones.

The genius of hiring a big name like Val Kilmer is to throw the player off. Surely the famous actor is the big bad. And then to have that rug pulled out from under you is so good. Wish more games did this.

I love that Peter David wrote this game it gives it authenticity and I love that Miguel O'Hara Spider-Man 2099 feels right out of the actual comics

Also, I really like that part where peter puts all his strength into knocking Eddie down with a single punch despite his weakend state. It shows how peter is much stronger than he let's on, but holds back because he doesn't want to kill anyone. Yeah Eddie still got back up, but the fact he got knocked down pretty hard from that state is amazing as is.

The CEO's trying to keep his loved ones alive long after they're supposed to die and is willing to damn himself and the world to do it, instead of dealing it with it like an adult. It's One More Day's characterization of a selfish Peter as a fully fledged villain.

I liked the subtle hints the game gave us that peter might be the villain. Mainly when peter guessed the password correctly and figured out how to restart the portal.

probably my favorite detail in this game is that you can web an enemy the split second you knock them out so they get webbed up and say muffled lines

I got this game in the mail last week. I'm almost done playing Shattered Dimensions after buying that game because of watching your retrospective. I've been eagerly anticipating your next video, glad it's here and I'm still on a massive Spider-Man kick.

CEO Peter Parker in this game is a perfect, definitive take on the concept and it's sad that we didn't get so much from it as we could if it wasn't rushed. Josh Keaton is perfect for it and it's hard to believe that it's same voice actor as young Peter and it's already gives well written dialogue justice. Peter David nailed it with characterisation: "With great power comes great responsibility, and great opportunity. And the only way to live up to all that responsibility, is to use every opportunity to get all the power". The only aspect I think is flawed is "serum mixed his mind", but it doesn't come out in the story and I like the idea of Parker just falling this low as his own choice while seeing it as extension of his moral code. Man, I would love just any game or reference of evil Peter Parker from this game, because, like I said earlier, it is a perfect take on "evil CEO Parker" which is played sometimes in comics, but never explored so well or given enough attention on how it is fundamentally changes Peter's way of thinking.

I had this game on the 3ds when it came out and i remember it had a super cool feature where whenever spider-man changed the future you could see it in the other screen so it didn’t interfere with gameplay. super cool idea and it was well executed. I had never seen it played on console and its crazy to see how similar they are!

Peter being voiced by the actor from spectacular and Miguel is voiced by the actor from the 1994 series (or at least a similarly sounding voice) and I absolutely love it

I absolutely love this game, and I didnt know about the 1 year development time they had! My biggest dissappointment with the game was buying it as a kid and then finishing the main story 4 hours later LOL. Now I understand why 😅 Story had me hooked tho. And really made me love 2099 as a character

Miguel O'Hara is one of my favorite 'alternate' Spider-Men, and I'm happy he's getting attention in the next Spider-Verse movie. He was also GREAT in this game, the voice casting being a nice touch.

Regarding the lack of bosses, I thought about some scenarios they could've used to add some more. They could've had Sloan put a bounty on Spider-man in the heroic age as a precaution in case Anti-Venom failed. In the future, they could've made use of the CEO having hero DNA on file, imagine fighting against Alchemax's recreation of Wolverine or Hulk.

Miguel asking Peter if he wants a 6 hour explanation of paradox theory and Pete saying yes is one of the most classic Peter Parker moments I’ve seen outside the ps4 game that didn’t involve his suffering.

The "Pure Honey, That's The Bees Knees" is a reference to the Bee movie tie-in game, which was also made by Beenox and I'm convinced that they picked them just because of a pun

Thank you for so eloquently explaining what an unfortunate situation Beenox was placed in with this game. They did the best the could with the parameters they were given. It's unfortunate that the game wasn't received better. I love that Peter David was involved. And that Josh Keaton and Christopher Daniel Barnes were the two Spider-Man that they chose to bring back. I Platinumed this game years ago and wish I would have held onto it. Thank You for the wonderful retrospective, Nerdy.

33:15 This is crazy because this is the entire premise of Across the Spiderverse

The voice acting and dialogue in this game is phenomenal

There’s actually another reference to Shattered Dimensions. When you go to CEO Peter’s office, you can see the Stone thing that got Shattered at the start of Shattered Dimensions.

When reviews of this game first came out, I was confused since I loved _Shattered Dimensions_ with its linear gameplay and with Peter David as writer, I figured the game would be great. I was right. The critics were just too used to sandboxes to enjoy this for what it was.

33:19 This Peter would agree with Miles in ATSV

Even though the action can be repetitive, this game always seemed so underrated. I mean a game about the death of Spiderman. It’s also good to see movies taking bits and pieces from games and comics like this. Across the spiderverse did a great job of showing that contrast between Miguel and other Spidermen

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the Tablet from Shattered Dimensions that appears in the CEO’s office…

If there's anything besides the writing and voice work that I liked in this game, it's the costume selection. The uneven webs on Peter's suit, and the light effects on Miguel's suit, are great details. I also learned about Miles Morales by seeing his suit in the game.

Miguel in Spider-Verse Movie:YOU RUINED THE CANON EVENT- Miguel in this game:I got forced by Peter Parker to Save MJ Peter:Bruh I’m just tell you have to be spider man

i remember being so hyped for this game, desperately waiting for Christmas. When i got it, i screamed a lot that day. this is my fav spidey game ever :P

I always enjoy and respect the content you have been creating with these retrospectives, i am really excited for what is yet to come, keep doing what your doing cause its great!!!

I really think this game could've been something special if it was given the proper time. I'd love to see another game with Spider-Man 2099 or maybe a remake of this game. Imagine what they could do today with the new graphics engine and 2 or 3 years to develop. It would be amazing

I really like the Archives cutscene. It's basically Peter reinforcing his greatest lesson. With great power comes great responsibility. Miguel wanted to focus on what was important to him, reversing the time changes and saving his future, but that meant he had the power to save someone and decided not to use it for that. Something Peter absolutely would not stand for, not just because of it being MJ dying, but because that's his code, Spider-Man's code, which Miguel is ignoring.

Imagine if, all these years later, they made a "third" game that focused just on Ultimate and Noir.

The most memorable banter to me was when Miguel asked Peter what a toaster was.

I remember discovering this game back in 2012-13 and was SHOCKED because At that point my knowledge of Spider-Man consisted of only 1994 Spider-Man and Raimi movies, I had no idea Comics existed let alone that there was a future Spider-Man. I LOVED Story of this game and the fact that THE Spider-Man was voicing Miguel well it was match made in heaven! This game singlehandedly opened the world of Spider-Man comics to me and I read 2099 comics after the game as well. Now i see sentiment that Shattered Dimension is better, but for me Edge Of time will forever be special and the best Spider-Man game along with Web Of Shadows.

Game didn't deserve to be slaughtered the way it was. Damn Activision 😔

I don't know when I'll have time to watch this, but I certainly look forward to it! As someone who worked on the game, it's cool to see so much positivity here.

This game brings back so many memories back from when I was a child. I was hooked on this game for a few months or so, I even managed to 100% complete this game too.

I have to say my favorite alternate suit from this game is the black suit mainly because the suit can blend in dark areas best example is in the back from the dead chapter just stand inside the door to the gate way room and ther you go.

I enjoyed this game but I feel they blew their load a bit too quickly with Peter's death happening kind of early so that middle section is a long drag. The ending then picks up but by then it could of easily overstayed its welcome for a lot of people.

I love Val Kilmer in this game, it's sad that he can't talk on his own anymore because he's a good actor.

My favorite part of the retrospective was the voice cast part. Seeing Keaton and Barnes in action was dope! Even here in Brazil, it's considerably rare to see voice actors working together in the same room. All things considered, I think it should be more common, as it makes the dialogue feel much more realistic.

Next to Web of Shadows this game was my first real introduction to Venom (well, Anti-Venom lol).

0:01 Intro 0:31 behind the scenes 5:28 story 56:47 gameplay and extras 1:04:45 challenges 1:05:16 outfits 1:10:00 arena 1:11:28 collectibles 1:13:41 audio 1:24:02 conclusion 1:28:40 future content 1:29:35 sponsorship

I wish we could've gotten a sequel where Peter teams up with Spider Man Noir in a cool 1930's New York setting. Would've made for a great adventure

This game introduced me to my second favorite symbiote, Anti-venom. I was a little boy when this came out and didn't read as much comics so this game is what made me start to read comics to learn more about anti-venom

I love the dynamic between the 2 spidermen throughout the whole game, the themes and aesthetics perfectly juxtapose with their different time periods, Hell it even plays into the gameplay, Miguel's powers can't be absorbed because it's not radiation based but bloodbased as well as his suit being made of UMF which leads to it not tearing... then you got peter over here constantly getting stomped on and getting more and more naked by the mission. At the start of the game its clear that the pair really don't like each other but at the end of the game they both become buddies and respect one another after saving each other's skin so many times. (also there's a hilarious conversation in the credits which hasn't been seen by enough people, check it out). e.g. miguel is confused why peter won't flee the building to prevent his death to which peter replies with 'because what I do matters, beyond changing hallways and elevators, it matters, and that's something I have to live with even if it means I die with it, you get it O'Hara?' to which Miguel brushes it off with a simple 'whatever.' but as the game progresses, Miguel starts to respect peter's namesake and morals and ultimately decides to save Mary Jane later in the game rather than staying at the computer which would've made both their lives so much more easier as he can influence the construction of the building to craft them a path and get them over obstacals. But what really makes this game stand out is it's self awareness of the pacing, everything feels like a rush (which is perfect considering the subtext) you're always running off to the next macguffin which help turn the tides and its fucking amazing. Not to mention, the final bosses are expertly designed, that Atrocity DNA sample mission still scares me and the final twist villain is just pure genius on the Writer's part easily, my favourite spiderman game, sure the gameplay may be repetitive at sometimes but the dialogue between the characters is something to behold and make it's replayability that much more valuable....... THERES EVEN A FIN FANG FOOM REFERENCE, PLAY THE GAME.

After watching across the spider verse this hits so much harder 33:08

I will always love the cutscenes in this game. Top Teir voice acting, and the body language when you can't see their faces was done amazing, and really delivers.

Great content as usual! I'd love a Spider-man 3 retrospective, discussing the differences especially between the PS2 and PS3 versions.

Miguel just breaking a cannon event?!

23:39 That can be seen, in a certain way, as another connection to the prior game. In the first mission of Shattered Dimensions, Madame Web says she has enhanced Spiderman's spider-sense in order to help identify the shards and other key structural objects.

I remember this coming out when i was 9 and I thought it was actually BETTER than Shattered Dimensions. The gameplay was clunky IMO, but the STORY WAS WAY TOO PERFECT FOR IT'S TIME.

Thank you so much for making this video. I got this game when I was 5 years old because my parents thought all spiderman games were for kids. This game is not for kids, and I got nightmares from it. I was even stuck on the Ohara crawling mission because I didn't know how to get past the security. One day, my cousin beat the level for me, which made me able to play the rest of the game. This is my favorite game of all time because of the plot, nostalgia, music, and gameplay. I remember telling my mom how I had nightmares of Anti-Venom and how I explained the entire Edge of Time plot to my friend while we were working at a nursing home internship. I believe this game is so underrated. I would do anything to play this game again.

23:41 technically spider man 3 had this feature that's used as spider sense before batman arkham even existed to be used as detective vision

It was the comics and this game that made me love Miguel. I always thought he was cool in design and concept. Even the twists on his powers are so badass and I clearly never deep dove into this game because there’s

I just noticed at 52:55 his eye lense fixes even thought before and after it was cracked

22:20 is quite literally one of the coolest lines I've ever heard from spiderman

38:26 this is probably my favourite part of the game

I found that just tapping yhe direction during the free fall section makes them easier to control. Since Miguel moves predetermined distance.

Funfact if you go into CEO Peter office desk you can see the Tablet of Order and Chaos from Shattered Dimension

this game is the definition of my child hood it’s crazy how many times. i’ve played this game on my wii

It was a good game but I feel it suffered much from losing 2 Spiders. Too bad it is one of these games where its full potential couldn't be reached because of corporate rushing. Another great video and analysis.

31:55 Miguel is showing his ATSV personality a little bit

I remember spending so many months trying to beat this game on my 3ds. It was one of the first games I’ve ever played, and I recall getting frustrated and Giving up for a while because I couldn’t beat a certain level. But then I just suddenly would and I couldn’t believe it and then the story got more interesting and I just kept playing. I also think this game is very underrated it would honestly make a great spider man movie.

I played this game in 2014 and I loved it since, it had a good gameplay and I really loved the mechanic of doing 2 boss fights at the same time on the final level This game had many flaws but it still was a very good game and I will always love it

I’m so glad someone isn’t hating on this game bc this is my first played spider man game and I played it 10 years ago and it’s still my favorite game entirely

i love that christopher daniel barnes made miguel distinct from his peter so it didn’t feel like it was just two peter’s playing off each other but actually two different guys

What I adore is that 2099 (and previously Noir) is voiced by the same guy who did Spidey in the animated series from the 90s. "Get back here SHOCKER!"

Your videos are great to listen to while i’m at work waiting for 4pm to roll around. Thanks for the videos, they are very entertaining and well-put together.

Damn I still remember my dad buying this game for my wii and renting it for my X360 in blockbuster, what a good time that was when they just did a bunch more games with different premises less hinged by having to be part of a universe, sequels, making sense or stuff like that, it was just for fun. Ps: That Jonah face model is surprisingly great, i like it more than the ps4 Spider-Man

Ah nostalgia, the feeling of shock at seeing spider-man die, the random memory I have of when I tried to skip the game’s opening bit where it shows little bits of what happened to spider-man by button mashing only to accidentally skipping straight to the first anti-venom boss, the feeling of absolute horror encountering anti-venom the first time, the memory of forgetting that game even had an upgrade menu, the annoyance I felt towards the black cat fight, and the triumph I felt after finally beating a game I had put off for like 2 years because I didn’t know what to do during the mutant zombie things were crawling to kill spider-man segment in the anti-venom fight whereas I only found out what to do after my brother showed me when he accidentally missed a dodge and got grabbed by anti-venom and was promptly smashed into one of the containers

The line where peter tells miguel he doesnt understand the first thing about being spiderman is easily one of the best lines in all of spiderman

For only having a year to make this, it’s one of the best Spider-Man stories in the line up of his video games. I only had the Wii version but I loved it!

Man's out here making me feel things I remember when I'd always see these spider man games in like a video game/movie rental store or a GameStop or something.

here's a fun fact, for some reason the 3ds version has stuff that the system versions don't. stuff like extra dialogue and a mask for the future peter during the final boss fight

I was just about to say that this spider-man sounded like an older spectacular Spider-Man I’m oddly glad I recognize his voice to be honest such a godly show and game

I’d love if they could do a movie about this

I think this game would’ve been more remembered if they just made this a 2099 Spider-Man game

This feels like the same kind of situation as Majora's Mask: Forced to make a new game using existing assets in a limited amount of time, the developers got experimental under pressure and took more creative risks than they might have otherwise, resulting in something truly unique.

this peter parker reminds me of an adult spectacular spiderman. voiced by josh keaton, and peter has a bit of that crass, sass and anger in his personality that some people miss

I like to imagine that Peter and Miguel are permanently physically linked since based off the ending and the end credits, there seems to be no indication that it ever stopped.

Definitely was better than what ppl gave it credit for thank you for spotlighting that and thank you for the great content

I like the line about reversing the polarity! That's most likely a Doctor Who reference, perhaps a nod to the times the show's tie in comic have overlapped with the Marvel Universe in the past.

35:07 Yowza!

I love watching your videos. It is very interesting watching your takes on games I played long ago, or never had the chance to play. It's great to see you bringing attention to these classics, and maybe even new players who never got to try them. Can't wait for the next video!

Love this one. Edge of time is a classic.

I just noticed the reason why the computer Peter was using granted him access is because old Peter created the company in the future so that was like foreshadowing of some sorts

Besides Sandman, you can also find Scorpion 2099 and Spider-Ham in the giant test tubes. When you enter the CEO’s office, he even has the Tablet of Order and Chaos on his desk! I love this game’s continuity Easter eggs!

Really good job with this video. I liked that you included many Easter eggs and even the unlockable stuff from HeroHQ that few people knew about at the time.

I'm so excited for this video! Your videos are just so great and keep me entertained informed and teaching me all about games that I thought I knew and I had no idea existed. Keep up the great work

"What's Important is not letting someone suffer and die while you do nothing! If you dont get that, you dont get the first thing about being Spider-Man." I didnt get to finish this game, but that exchange is probably one of my favorite Spider-Man related lines in fiction.

I remember playing this years ago, and loved the story and the saving amazing spider-man segment. The main menu/opening menu segment is still one of my favorite title screens in history

How something as awesome as this be so overshadowed is criminal. Great Video!!

I too like Edge of Time more than Shattered Dimensions! Thanks for bringing this game into the light once more. This was my childhood

This is still one of my favourite Spider-Man stories ever. 2099 Spidey is so cool, and the shot of him carrying Peter is such a powerful shot. I hope we get a live action MCU rendition of this at some point. Spider-Man, 2099, Chris Barnes, time travel, Venom, fun gameplay, cool style, just an all around great package for me.

Edge of time, shattered dimensions, web of shadows, friend or foe, Spider-Man (2000 PS1) & the Raimi trilogy games all remain within the most deepest parts of my heart.