Insomniac's Spider-Man is Truly Superior 

Abso-fucking-lutely brilliant.

Slowly walks backward into the kitchen. That was hilarious.

After that scene the very next day I made chicken curry.

Best bit is when he’s awkwardly texting her and getting flustered when he can’t really get his messages across

Especially when we'll be able to wear the undies suit. He'll just pretty much strip in her kitchen for no reason

Right? I found myself right in front of a main mission several times, but then suddenly the police radio told me of a crime. Sorry Aunt May, who is sick and dying, I gotta take care of some guys that rob a jewelry store.

the worst part is that that is as pure spidey as yu can get. somehow bbeing responsible and irresponsible at the same time

I actually did feel obligated to do them because early on i accidentally missed a crime getting a backpack. the victim later called on JJs talk show about how watching spider man just pass right by them and not even turn to give notice filled them with despair at the situation, and that they genuinely felt abandoned and hopeless. It seriously hurt me that I missed them, that they could have gotten hurt at my negligence, so from then on i didn't miss a single crime in progress.

I was motivated by the 20 goddamn tokens I needed for the Last Stand suit.

WOW. thats deep. and thats coming from the side missions

Silly neckbeard, your dreams have already become reality.

Velindian woah where’d THAT come from

It came from the mutual understanding all basement dwellers have.

My parents are dead. *batman voice*

@@spider-man2291 That's okay, you've still got your uncle.

EasyGoingDude 99 facts.

Damn, true words. 😃

It's almost like games do this exact thing every year. No need to focus on the bad apples.

Remember when you’d buy a game and everything you wanted was on the disc?! Man, good times!

@@ExtraordinaryFateFocusing on the bad apples is precisely how we get change.

I can’t believe I’m commenting on this since it was 2 years ago but here we are, I see both sides of the argument, I agree that it can give a better understanding of how normal people feel in these situations and help Spider-Man feel more powerful, but I think it can also be seen as a big stunt in the pace of the story like most say and can sometimes take you out of it, I like the mj section in normans penthouse because it builds lore and it’s nice to see more about the story through articles and pictures but the other sections which don’t do the same such as the mj mission in tombstones garage are a pace breaker

I absolutely agree, it did a perfect job of showing the threats Spidey faces from the perspective of someone who doesn't have his great powers

I have not issue with most of the MJ and miles sections. I've stated this in other comment sections helps show you the threat from a normal person. Like the Cafe opening from arkham knight giving us the perspective of a cop hopped up on fear gas. Come into my parlor Don't touch the art Breaking into the Sable base in Central park. For Miles running from rhino Evading the demons Even the second one showing us the Sable occupation.

Jelmer van Riet Well, I don’t know if you’ve played the game or not, but Taskmaster and Tombstone ARE in the game, and the symbiote is hinted at so.

They set it up for a sequel at the end. And given how much this game has sold, there’s no way they’re not going to follow through with it.

Sean Locke I think he was saying they can come back

Mike Morro maybe, but the way it was written seemed like he was talking about making their first appearance

As long as they don't go the Ultimate route and replace Peter with Miles, I'm game. Nothing against Miles, but I'm just really digging this Peter right now.

I only bothered with fast travel when I was going for the taskmaster challenges after the end of the game. And even then, only some of the time.

Poldovico Even with that too I loved how they gave even the loading screens for fast travel personality with Spiderman texting casually on the subway.

I fast traveled once when the story makes you, then four times post game when I saw there was a trophy for it. That'll be all though.

Yeah same, for the trophy

YOU CAN FAST TRAVEL!? Guess I never really tried XD

Just call it insomniacs Arkham Asylum. Man... It's just going to get better from now on, and they'll reach the stars and go beyond from their foundation😎

@@youngspecial64 What if they just keep adding to their roster, their own cinematic universe. Like they have their established 1048 universe, so Wolverine is gonna be in universe. Having them interact would be a little much but, references seem perfect, they could do so much with the many characters. Would be cool to come back in 10 years hopefully having played Daredevil, Moon Knight, Blade Insomniac games lmao.

given that a wolverine game set in the same universe as these spider-man games is coming out i want to see games from insomniac about dardevil iron man thor and the punisher

"you're going to be alright, ma'am" killed me. absolutely killed me.

I actually had that plot point spoiled for me beforehand....and I STILL cried. I thought I was ready man! I THOUGHT I WAS READY!!!

I was shocked that this game had the balls to do that. And it really does make you feel for Pete in that moment. You know what he wants to do, but you also know what he should do and you have to ask if you could do the same.

"Take off your mask."

"i want to see my nephew" "you knew?" "i always known"

Matthew Hilliker And like a typical man you don't see the purpose of that scene or her growth.

And just like a typical delusional dumbass you thought it was logical for an untrained women to go into an active war zone regardless of her gender.

wat

@Mark Hendley Yeah, I guess it’s much more reasonable and acceptable that a teenage boy do it instead.

@@bleh329 a teenage boy that has superpowers mind you

*Yuri sighs* What have I unleashed...?

Part Spider, Part Man, All Cop

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I love those parts. I just kinda hate how the "Hur Dur, I hate how they made Spider-Man a cop" opinion exists. It's such a bad take on it.

Dracosfire, oh yes. It misunderstands the point of the joke and, imo, also points at a concerning attitude towards law enforcement in America. A proper law enforcement is vital to functioning democracy. America has been in short regard in both departments, but the attitude that police can _never_ be good and always will abuse its own power creates a self-fulfilling prophecy that isn't sustainable.

I know right? Glad to know some non-anime fans will get to hear him.

BEN 10 PEEEWWW PPPPEEEEW . PPEEEEWW . PPPEEEEWW.

"You were everything I wanted to be!" Damn, he's good...

It only took him 40+ years of his life but it was worth it

I mean he voices Sasuke Uchiha so...

Great you going to show us who said that they where? Or are you just going to misquoted the EA guy for the millionth time?

@@myself2noone Sorry for the long response but, I think it's warrented. I'm not misquoting a guy from EA. And im not referencing the game designer who worked on naughty dog games that now works for EA becuase, what she was saying was simply that AAA single player game's are getting expensive to make. I'm making a joke that represents EA's business perspective by using this popular idea widely spread over the internet that is inherent pressnt in the rhetoric of gaming journalism. It's more a jab of an opinion that I see gaining popularity rather than a jab at EA which is why I didn't mention the company or said "You wanna here a joke? EA said single player games are dead. However I don't want to act like I don't think EA has a similer mind set. I do think EA as a company does not want to support single player experiences. If I'm wrong to think EA wants to avoid single player games I would like to know why.

Shay Usu *cough, god of war ps4, breath of the wild, mario odyssey, megaman 11, persona 5 just to name a few hit single player games, cough* whew, I have one hell of a cold

@@shayusu8317 No you're not. Because that's not a persistent idea in games journalism. So if you where making a joke about that it's not funny because it's not true. What it is though is a dumb meme stared by people who can't read. And 5 minetes in Google shows you why. The statement was single player games are not as popular as they once where. Witch is true. This doesn't matter though because facts have never stoped anyone form beliving what they want to.

@@myself2noone "witch is true"

Man fuck One More Day.

What's one more day?

"No, wait, I can fix this! I just need to give Maphesto my relationshi- oh, right... we're not dating right now... fuuuuuuuuuuu-"

DenyingEnigma95 an extremely controversial and widely reviled story arc in the Amazing Spider-Man comic in which Peter makes a deal with Mephisto (aka Satan) to give up his marriage with MJ in exchange for saving Aunt May’s life (who was dying from a gunshot wound meant for Peter). It was the result of an editorial mandate by Marvel executives (specifically Joe Quesada) to make Peter single again and reset the status quo because apparently “married couples are harder to relate to”. Naturally, it was very negatively received and is now one of the most infamous stories in the Spidey canon over a decade later, up there with Sins Past and the 90’s Clone Saga

oh god no, pls no terrible anime comparison

before the big twist Ultimate spiderman is pretty decent. But the big twist kind of ruins the whole story IMO. also it has the worst green goblin.

"Criminally Underrated"? literally single handedly kept the ultimate universe afloat, and introduced a character to revolutionary Marvel nearly rebooted it's main universe for him.

Crazedviewer The game, not the comic.

Could'veBeenBetterProductions I just remember enjoying the heck out of the gameplay, and the art style was great. Their Green Goblin might not have been the best version of any Spider-Man game, but it was true to the Ultimate comics, and it made for a very challenging boss battle from what I remember. I also didn't hate the plot twist. Didn't make sense in broader Spider-Man lore, but it worked for the game.

Jaime Nyx gotcha, I loved the wolverine bar scene

I agree. Almost every moment feels cinematic, thanks to amazing camera control, spectacular graphics, and the ultimate game score. The result is that the game feels like one continuous story, not a chop up of cutscenes.

Future_Vantas - amazing, spectacular, ultimate... I see what you did there.

as great as the story was id argue it only worked as well as it did because of how much time we were able to spend with the characters and in the world, a lot of important character moments n plot threads would probably have to get cut if they were to make a movie out of it. they could probably make a good show out of it tho

Krvys only in a form of a tv show with a movie level budget

They'd probably have to cut the villains down to the essentials. Kingpin, Osborn, Ock and Negative, to have time to do the characters justice...

Exactly people who say she's nothing but a damsel in distress clearly just watched the Rami movies.

I wonder how you would feel if insomniac brought a switch between Mary Jane and Gwen Stacy within this universe and storyline. It ain't no one more day situation... but Mary Jane dies, and Gwen Stacy lives. That'd be interesting if done right.

He also voices Sasuke if you've ever watched naruto

"And Ben Tennyson" OH YEAH!!!!!!! Shit this pretty nostalgic, hell i'm reliving my childhood in one video

I couldn’t stop hearing Sasuke and Ben lol

Akira Kurusu okay, someone needs to make an edit of that meme of two spider-mans pointing at each other, so that one of them has golden eyes and a speech bubble or some thing saying “I am a shadow, the true self!”

@0utta S1TE Lucky bastard. All I could hear is "You're not malfested? *stabs a guy* How unfortunate there's no way to prove it."

I love this mj

Agreed. I found they were far more than filler: It was world building. Was it perfect? Nah, but I appreciated it for what it was and what it brought. It was more than just pace breaking, as with Miles facing down Rhino, you really got to see the contrast and the impact of Rhino's character and really understand what a force Spiderman is for facing down these guys. This is easily one of the best games I've played in years. Surpassed its hype in my eyes and is OWED a sequel.

I agree. I liked them too. They did feel a little tacked on but what can I say, I'm a fan of stealth and I liked the change of pace that these sections with MJ and Miles provide. It also helps I love MJ and Miles and was happy to engage with them and glad they contributed not just to the story but the gameplay.

Kayleb Lang And who doesn’t love dialogue with Yuri Lowenthal and Laura Bailey?

Same with me here, the stealth sections never really bothered me at all in my playthrough. Yes it's annoying to not have Spidey's powers as a fallback and just die instantly when spotted, but then I realised how important it is for these differences to be highlighted. MJ and Miles are really fragile compared to Peter and the lack of power helps ground the characters and illustrates the 'great power' Peter has. It probably wasn't the best way they could've handled it, but I feel that they're only extremely minor flaws in an otherwise perfect game. Overall, I can say that our over TEN YEARS worth of waiting for a truly great Spider-Man game was worth it. Can't wait for the DLC.

Personally, once I platinumed the game I just spent a lot of time on the ground just soaking in the atmosphere. It was strange because I felt so enthralled with the web slinging, but both metaphorically and physically grounding myself was another point to the game that hit home in a way I didn't expect. This game is truly one of my all time favorites. I'm seriously just sitting here unbearably impatient on those dlcs. Anything to jump back into that world really.

It's good that it managed to communicate that smaller scale, rescuing people over fighting criminals angle without resorting to balloon missions again. Though I did really like the backpack easter egg :P

Shaman Xeed i mean if no game has come on par or beyond said original game then yes it is

@Shaman Xeed There's plenty of PS2 games that hold up today.

Oh yeah? Can this friendly neighbourhood spiderman help kids get back their balloons? Check. Mate.

It has the theme in the game ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f-D8kU3sjtQ.html

PIZZA TIME

Peter is 29 in comics

And yet marvel still writes him like he is still 16.

Look in real life he be 40 or bloody older, probably his 100s. Point is, the game treats Peter with respect, unlike SJW MArvel!!

To be fair Peter is not in his 40's. At least not always. There are many different Peter's throughout different universes. The MCU is just one where Peter is just becoming the Spider-Man. He almost always begins his career while in high school. I don't know when he's been an irresponsible man-child. MCU's Spiderman is an actual child. And when whether he is a teenager or an adult he is usually depicted as a combination of mature and immature. He usually sucks at paying his bills especially his rent (immature) cracks juvenile jokes in inappropriate times (Immature) but always taking responsibility (mature) Making very difficult decisions that are much more than good choice bad choice even up to ultimate sacrifice like you said (mature).

Peter is 23 in this game so he's recently out of college with mounds of student debt and a very unreliable job that could shut down at anytime. Which it did. So...

Noirpool0 I know right. Like just call Tony stark Pete. He knows your smart he'll set you up for a high paying job. Even give you mad days off because he knows your spider man

Well, who knows? Maybe he ends up doing that between the big climax of the film and where we're going to see him at in a future game? They're certainly not shy about the fact that the Avengers very visibly exist in this world, after all.

wow!

That didn't go so well in the comics for him. Real deal with the devil situation.

Another note said “remember Yuri’s birthday.” Yuri Lowenthal is his voice actor. Awww Pete wanted to give his VA a present!

Red Dead or God of War.

Close, but nah, I think Spidey takes the cake. God of War lacked in its gameplay even though the story and visuals were amazing, and Red Dead is just another Rockstar game that I can't say is bringing much to the table besides improving upon it's first game.

Spiderman, God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2. One of the them has to win this year. I would personally go for God of War, and Spiderman close second. But I wouldn't mind either winning, they both deserve it, as well as RDR2.

Sorry but RDR2 gonna win it, spiderman gonna lose. Lol

Yes

What?!? Do you mean literally because if so, holy shit, that is hilarious!

Grand Peach No dude, she just does some crazy shit in the game. I like that though.

You need to be a little crazy to be Spider-man's girlfriend =p

Id like her more if she had a little more personality in her own segments.

Don't you mean spectacular?

Nate G I said that...

@@MI-mm4lq he means "don't you mean the show was... Spectacular?" I never said his pun was funny.

It was great, yes, but if you do not own the game and are not planning on getting it any time soon, this is one of the few games I would recommend watching the "game movie" for. Gamers little playground has the best one in my opinion. The story is just so frickin' good. I honestly enjoy it more then spectacular Spiderman.

christian crusader I see now😂😂

Danny D's World I loved comic MJ, but her game personality is still very off to me. In the comics, MJ was outwardly selfish in her party girl role, especially after her trauma from home life, but she was still internally very caring and conflicted through that period in her life. Post Gwen’s death, she matured and became a much more nurturing, kind, and rational person. 1610 MJ skipped on the outward selfishness and even some interests, but maintained her signature consideration and kindness. Any feistiness they had were playful, but the game interprets that as meaning being periodically rude. In the game, after a long history with Peter, she’s still brash and inconsiderate, often not thinking about the implications of what she involves herself in. She has this overwhelming sense of self-importance, which is much more in line with 616 Gwen in the late Ditko era more than anything else. With the exception of some scenes, such as kitchen scene and ending scenes which were absolutely brilliant, she is very much an inwardly selfish person, often being rude to Peter with little to no reason other than the plot demanding it for advancement. Despite being in a larger role with even her 1610 inspired occupation, she ends up becoming the annoying plot device who won’t listen to reason. Not to say they don’t have their moments, but those are more driven by well written and relatable dialogue than actual character understanding of MJ exclusively. Ironically, comic MJ, both 616 and even 1610, were typically the more emotionally mature ones in the relationship, as they served as the lenses for the grounded issues that Peter could never see when distracted (Sort of like a non-toxic Reed and Sue relationship). Sorry for the long paragraph, but I’d thought I’d add my perspective as I still disagree with his comic MJ sentiment

@@stanfordfeynman2796 I highly disagree with this. Most of the moments of her coming across as "selfish" as you say are literally just her wanting to do her job while Pete won't let her. It's a big part of their relationship in this game and is part of why they split. It's completely understandable from both their perspectives, it seems like you're just looking at this through Pete's lens of understanding, which undermines her own experience and actual role in what she does. What she's doing is dangerous, but it's ultimately for the best and is part of why she does her job. She puts herself in danger in order to help people, same as Pete. The whole message of Spider-man as a character is that even without powers, anyone can be a hero, and MJ encapsulates that in this game, same as Miles or Aunt May. Not saying her older version doesn't do this as well, but it seems like you're leaving out a lot of important aspects of her character and perspective in that analysis. Which moments is she outwardly too rude during for little to no plot reason either? One standout moment to me of her just being completely understanding and outwardly selfless is her apologizing to how she reacted after finding out Peter might have a kid. She realizes that he's going through something potentially a lot worse, and is then understanding after being brash, something that I would be hard pressed to find in too many other fictional relationships. Also older MJ had plenty of moments where she was being unfair, tends to happen in superhero relationships in general. I doubt this game had anything more than usual, it seems like people just pay attention more now because they changed her profession.

@@tlozmeowcatz7991 ok.

@@tlozmeowcatz7991 i can understand the small stuff, but MJ was literally fucking with a private army, a gang, and the fucking cops. I see why peter is mad

yea, that hurt me too. People can say he didn't make Otto the main villain but I have no doubt he walked in shook hands and said "I think Doc Ock should be the main enemy."

I don't understand how Mother's Basement can claim that Zack Snyder ruined Superman or Marc Webb ruined Spider-Man when Slott's Spidey LITERALLY tortures Sandman to death for information. And don't get me started on what that dunce did to Black Cat.

Or you can pretend superior spider-man, big time, ends of the earth and renew your vows aren't stellar comic arcs in the spider-man lore. As long as this thread is up it's own web thinking dan slott has written more bad comics than good. Seriously, I'd expect this kind of bashing on bendis and his x-men run. 👀

@@TheMovieDoctorful He tortured my boy to death? What?

@@swagtasticpanda the only good one of those stories is Big Time. Ends to the Earth completely butchers everything I loved and admired in Spirer-Man, Renew your Vows was just pandering to people who got butthurt over One More Day and Superior Spider-Man was basically Slott's way of fucking around with all of Spider-Man's relationships without actually using his brain. I still don't hate him as much as Paul Dini though.

I think that's just a rumor

@@mothersbasement clearly

Lol

No, the heart does exist, i have seen it!

JackB.313 ya basically

But she did shit.

Except she isn’t legally blind.

Most likely Green Goblin and Venom next. Kind of disappointed it isn't Eddie, but I'll take what I can get.

But Eddie IS there in-universe. So maybe it'll get to him at some point. His signature is on JJ's little retirement card.

Here's a theory I have. Eddie did become Venom sometime after Peter left the Bugle. The beginning of the second game will have Peter fighting Eddie in a flashback. He loses the Venom symbiote and gets sent to Ravencroft. Then Oscorp somehow gets its hands on the Symbiote.

@@thebeavpercabethftw9604 Whose to say it isn't Eddie's symbiote. Wouldn't be the first time they were forcibly seperated only to reunite later.

Yeah, that's what my theory entails, that the symbiote did belong to Eddie prior to this game and Oscorp got its hands on it after he lost a fight to Spider-Man.

Commander_Ninja I'm somewhat indifferent, but gameplay wise, it flat out sucks.

I LOVE Kraven's last hunt!

You have good taste.

Kraven's Last Hunt is awesome probably the best Spider-Man story.

Just work for a bit and you’d have ps4 bundle with the game

Last hunt is quite probably one of the BEST SM stories. good taste.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b_H44u3mHqw.html&ab_channel=ZhenTech They didn't even compare to this kind of flirting.

warrick102 YES! Or daredevil! Or turtles! (TMNT)

IronMan is nonsensically too OP to fight anyone that isn't Thanos, Thor, and The Hulk. It's difficult to make a good video game out of it. What they're gonna do? Have him fight alien army with his superior human's technology?

Argo P For one, they don’t have to stick with the OP shit he already has. It can focus on the more basic types of suits, not just the op ones.

That WAS a gripe for me at first until I saw the after credits scene which kinda explained why there wasn't a Symbiote suit. Yet. They'll be tackling that story in the next game

@@TitanGT66 Yeeess... We will

@@TitanGT66 your wish has been granted

@@Pablo-mo2ng 😁

@@viktorthevictor6240 😁

Cumadrin Alex Jones is currently a very popular hate sink (a person/character that is very very easy to hate) and JJJ’s purpose in all Spider-Man media for a while was to be a hate sink, so the comparison was easy to make

@@DB-su4ke If you think about it, most of JJJ sentences in the game were true and justified, but his hate for Spidey and eccentric personality discourage people from liking him.

Hidden Thunder I’m taking your word for it, because I don’t have the game. there IS a kernel of truth in what JJJ says about vigilantism in most of his incarnations. the problem is he says it so POORLY. that’s what makes him a heat sink in my opinion

@@DB-su4ke Well, I'm pretty sure someone already downloaded all of his audio on RU-vid.

I find his stand on anything unrelated to Spider-man is actually good, but when it comes to Spider-man he is just plain ridiculous.

i'd definitly be a vilan

yeah but if you're spiderman you can bang all the girls of the city

Kenzi Anteur but then they'd all die because of his radioactive spider semen

definitely worth it

Oh, God, same. "If I were in Peter's shoes, I probably would have given up all my responsibilities and become a functionally/socially catatonic wash-up at numerous potential points by now" is not an infrequent thought for me when consuming Spider-Man stories anymore. It... kind of puts a damper on the web-swinging fun and quirky quips the more of an adult (/depressed) perspective you gain on just how hellish the hectic, high-stakes pace of his life really is. All while maintaining his humility and superlative moral strength. "A regular-ass dude like us" my eye. I'd sooner say the radioactive spider-powers aren't what most makes him superhuman after all.

While that might be true in sales, when it comes to the wider audience people have been sour on Superman since superman 3 and 4 (Not talking about comic book fans themselves but the casual movie goer as well etc.). The character on the big screen really hasn't recovered. Also while he had his own cartoon show and was part of the justice league cartoons. The fans still gravitated to Batman much much more than Superman. I think it's more that even though the 2 (Spider-man and Batman) are still out there, they're also still relatable. Superman is basically a god in power levels to most people and quite simply a god with boy scout views can simply put be boring. While making him Darker destroys the character (Looking at you Zack)

Where is my Hypno-Hustler?! He's a walking chick magnet!

Truer words have never been spoken. But seriously though, for as much shit as Big Wheel is given I think Insomniac could do a really cool, movement based boss fight with him in one of the dlc or sequel

what about the spot? total missed opportunity. what a shame. :/

He would make a great boss fight. Probably will be in the sequel.

Web Of Shadows is criminally underrated and my second favourite Spidey game after this one.

Jay 3.0 stop

Jay 3.0 true

No DOUBT!

Nope, GOW & RDR2 owned spiderman.

They used motion capture so all of the characters have the faces of their actors.

Probably because he only reads Spider-Man comics from 2008- current day.

KC NotQuiteHD maybe he does have his reasons? and just bc. its despised doesnt mean he cant find it enjoyable or has good things to say about it so who knows

"universally reviled" Not really. This comic has had tons of praise from critics and most of the people I see that hate it hate the concept. As in I never get the impression they've actually read it past a few issues.

Superior Spider-Man is hated? I’ve seen quite a few people saying it’s one of the best Spider-Man stories to come out of the past decade

Since when is it universally reviled? I have seen most people praising it a lot.

Naim Byrd dan slott?

Dude that scene fucking broke me... I did not see that coming at all until she said "Take your mask off. I wanna see my nephew." 😥😥

Gotta leave some things out for the potential sequel(s)

I mean... Have you seen some of those finishers, they might not be split in half, but damn if they arent close to it.

venom spinoff game when

Gotta love that Spider-Man Ultimate

I wish the first time you wear the Iron Spider suit Spidey had made a comment about "new car smell" :P

Exactly!!!

because her personality doesn't fit those lines. The lady who said those line orginally is different than the lady who said them here. and I know this is gonna be seen as "sexist" but I honestly don't have a better word for it at the moment, but she hasn't been Peter's cheerleader.