Is Spider-Man: Edge Of Time REALLY That Bad?! 

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I had no idea that it was even considered bad

No. No it is not. It is a beautiful blend of awesomeness.

I think part of the reason the game is as fun as it is is because of the dialogue between Peter and Miguel. The dialogue was written by comic legend Peter David and I think the dialogue shows his love for the characters. He actually created Spider-Man 2099 and wrote the title for ages.

Come on Matt you already know the answer :D it's not great but it's far from bad! Edit: Never mind lmao I think I like it more than most lmao

This game does a great job adapting spider-man 2099

I couldn’t disagree more with your opinions on the art style and Peter’s writing, firstly, this isn’t a Spider-Verse story with multiple realities, it’s the Present & Future in the same reality, hence the art style being consistent between both Spider-Men, second, Peter isn’t being stupid, he’s refusing to stand by and let others get hurt because he could’ve done something but didn’t, he probably knows what the smart thing to do is, but he consistently chooses the morally right thing, instead of the logically right thing

Thank you so much for covering our game ☺️

4:05 you really did… shit is upwards of $150 by now, so ridiculous. 🤦‍♀️

Long live MrMatty, long live Retro Rebound

Yeah they were rush because Bennox actually wanted to do a a sequel to Shadow dimensions but on the publisher's Activision said no. Because they wanted to another with Spider-Man title out real quick so they had to hurry up and come up with this Edge of time game. Honestly I'm not really that disappointed because when they explain the premises that Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 are going to be stuck into altrctrax building I was like oh okay I see.

You should make some armored core videos for retro rebound

This game was amazing and should have been the plot that introduced the time stone into the MCU

Always wanted tonplay this and shattered dimensions

I am both jealous and nauseated by your black suit spiderman costume.

Peters suit is so nice🥰

Fun fact, this game is about $20 on Nintendo Wii. So if you want to play the cheapest version of this game, there it is. Of course that means you will have to play it on the Wii, and who really wants to do that?

The game had a very cheap feeling. Kind of like the amazing spiderman games. The graphics and framerate felt clunky/outdated Never heard anyone say it was bad game. But didnt hear anyone say it was amazing either. I do love the suit

i had no idea this game had a bad wrap. i loved this game and the graphics it was so good to me at least the graphics were for the year it was when i played it as a kid

I believe this game was not given alot of development time, and apparently if it was given more time from the start the devs would have made shattered dimensions 2.

Now that the multiverse has bled into the live action Spider-Man movies thanks to No Way Home, I want a live action adaptation of this game now!!!

Still a top 4 (maybe top 3) Spider-Man game for me

Cant wait to hear your deep and insightful thoughts on Pixel Starship in What Were Playing this week ✊️

Obviously the predecessor is brilliant but I like this one too quick straightforward spidy adventure

I actually played this before shattered dimensions tbh so it always been one of my top 10s

How hot does it get wearing that Spidey outfit?

I just got shattered dimensions and edge of time the little bit that I played edge of time I liked it.

the need to quit pushing timeline releases and go for the quality of the game..web of shadows was great but you can tell it was rushed for the Halloween of that year...I know I was there lol

Spider-Man 3 one of the worst if not the worst to people. Which it is the worst to me.

You just rebounded all over my retro

You should do spiderman web of shadows

People can say what they want this is a certified classic the story was pretty dann good imo

They only had like a year to make the game

Good narrative, good art, bad game design

This game is too good

The story and the characterisation of Peter definitely is bad.

I don’t care what anyone says this is the best

I thought it was a amazing game

This game had a fast development time, I think 6 months or 1 year (I can't remember) because they were forced to make it as fast as possible by Activision. They were originally gonna make Shattered Dimensions 2 but didn't have enough time. Ironic with the time theme with Edge of Time.

I personally liked Edge of Time better than Shattered Dimensions. The tone was darker and the voices for Miguel and Peter just worked better.

They had limited the time in development so they couldn't exactly put more into the combat system or add more characters

I really enjoyed this game as a kid I had no clue that it reviewed poorly

Still in my top 5 Spider-man Games. Great dialogue, interesting level design, and 2 distinct spidermen. If only it wasn't so undermined by Shattered Dimensions, I feel like people would've appreciated it more...

Edge of Time is one of the top 3 Spider-Man games of mine. The story I loved, and the art style in the cinematics is still SO BEAUTIFUL. This and Shattered Dimensions are actually the reasons for Spider-Men (comic) and those branching multiversal crossovers, so they deserve even more praise for that ALONE. All in all, this would've been SO MUCH BETTER as a graphic novel instead of a game, the story has so much potential and the artwork is SO fantastic

This game has my hands down favorite incarnation of Peter's classic red and blue suit. The asymmetrical web patterns look like actual spiderwebs covering the red parts of the suit.

I swear I thought I’ve seen you do this video already lol I’m guess crazy. Edge of Time decent imo

I played that game like 15 years ago, and maybe it's because I still was a little kid, but the memory I got of the game is really fond. I begged my parents to get me one copy but at the end I could only rent one at the Blockbuster when it was still a thing and I liked it . . . even more than Shatter Dimensions XS

I liked this game but it wasn't as good as Shattered Dimensions. I be having trouble with the free fall parts in the game.

Beenox wanted the game out ASAP, so the development time for it was only a year and a half. The original pitch and ideas for the game were much bigger in scope. The channel “ Always Nerdy” did a 90 minute video on the behind the scenes creation of the game and he even interviewed one of project director. Check it out. His videos are extremely informative and fun

Spider-Man friend or foe is going to be a fun retro rebound episode that game is apeshit crazy

I will always say this, gaming communities expect TOO MUCH for every new game entry. Yeah, Edge of Time came after Shattered Dimensions but why stupidily think every new SM game after would have more playable Spider-Men...that ridiculous. Plus not every new Spider-Man game or games in general needs to be like the last or add more. Just like how fans are crying about Insomniac not adding harder swinging mechanics...like dude the swinging mechanics we have bow is great. Why change that isnt broken

Um, I hate to tell you how to do your job but.. "The story is what *WEBS* you in..." It wa s right there, Matty... Right in front of your un-masked face.

This game is still awesome imo

Insomniac needs to make a spider-man 2099 game

Tbh being too critical can hurt your enjoymen of the game i was a kid so i just thought spidey was cool but for what it is its still a very good game and i put it up with wos and 2018 because of its great dialouge voice acting and tone Edit: just wathced the rest of the video holy crap have i never heard a worse vidoe game take

Damn I had zero idea this game was considered bad. The funny thing is its my favorite non open world spiderman game.

its infuriating hearing you repeatedly say Into The Spider Verse instead of Across the Spider Verse

3ds port was impressive, even if it was the wii version, its still impressive they had basically the same game on all platforms aside from DS.

I need a review of Ghost Rider on PS2.

Underated Xmen game?! Maybe im misremembering it. I played Xmen destiny once and never touched it again. Why? I got it for christmas on christmas mirning. By lunch (maybe dinner dont know) time, i had beaten it. It was cool to he a new mutant qith new abilities and be able to make some choices, but completely forgetable. I dont remember a dang thing about that game. Lol, aside from what i just said. Maybe you should do a video in that game, i dont know.

I refuse to hate edge of time, but it's coming up on my own retrospective, and I have to admit... I'm nervous

I didn’t know this game had a bad rep. I played it when it came out and I remember really liking it. The atrocity boss fight brought me right back to monster Ock from the ps1 Spider-Man.

I really can't agree with any of the criticisms you have, other than the upgrade tree being bad. The story for the game is fantastic, judging it against this idea that "you should be able to switch between the two to see what actions in the past can do to the future and vice versa" is legit an impossible task for a ps3 era game and also doesn't respect the direction the game went. We get plenty of moments where we see the concept in action. The idea of a stubborn Spiderman who doesn't want to listen to Miguel, especially when he's being told to not save somebody, is very much in line with a traditional spiderman take. He's not an idiot, he's just a slave to his responsibility. It's a theme that carries the entire story of the game, especially with Miguel having to learn to become more of a hero and when the actual villain turns out to be oldman Peter Parker who's taken the 'great power great responsibility' lesson too far. It's one of Spider Man's most important and deep stories outside of the comics told as a time-travel sci-fi adventure.

I thoroughly enjoyed this game. Yea swinging limited being mostly indoors, combat can get repetive, but felt like the story was pretty interesting and ambitious at the time. Wasn’t worth going for 100% completion but was def a solid game. 2099 had best some good representation in it too I felt. Liked his trademark free fall sections returning again, like watching his character arc. Still hits me as most memorable thing was when they get swapped in each others universes Parker begs him to help MJ and he doesn’t really wanna cause it’d have nothing to do fixing the timeline but he ends realizing she’s means a lot to him and just maybe it does so you save her and he has a little conversation with her carrying her to safety. O’Hara was done very well and I loved him more by end of it and he was a spidey I didn’t know much on prior to the game.

I liked the amazing spider man -game on ps3

We need more Spider-Man games and a remasters in the future

Him saying X-men destiny is underrated made me laugh, horrible take. . Worst X-men game of all time

It's amazing how 90% of the video can be answered with a simple "They were rushed" like, it only took them 1 year or less for development.

The XBOX 360 had some Amazing Spiderman Games!!

I like it its not bad i don't know why people hate it

I can't believe people thought this game was bad

I liked this game😊

I love the writing in the game, shame Activision doesn't let projects meet their full potential.

Salutations Mr Matty!! 😊

Do a retro rebound video on captain america super soldier

Basically Activision said, we like money. Money, money, money. We'll give you not even a year to make another Spider-Man game. Get to work.

I think it's weird how Edge of Time is loathed by the community but Shattered Dimensions is lauded... To me SD had me turning it off and returning it in the first few hours. Everything felt so clunky to play. The story felt disjointed and corney. And the level design was uninspired aside from 2099. Then EOT comes out and is the exact opposite. And everyone hates it?

dimensions was my first and this was my second Spider-Man game I’ve ever played good times

This was the weird sequel to Shattered Dimensions I never got around to, and at 4 hours long and the price people are charging for it online, no thank you. I’m sure its okay, but definitely not worth 70 plus dollars. Imma stick with my copy of SD I’ve had since middle school.

No edge of time was a good ass game

I strongly disagree with you on Peter character in this game. If peter had ran he should never put on his suit again he has people to save and bad guys to defeat and help. Should he be less sarcastic yes but other than that they wrote spiderman how he is supposed to be

The fact that we got any good Spider-Man games during the late 2000's/early 2010's is kind of shocking if you think about it. After the Raimi game trilogy has finished, Activision was seriously trying to make Spider-Man games a yearly release. Friend of Foe was the same year as Spider-Man 3 with Web of Shadows a year later. Shattered Dimensions had a little more time to cook thankfully with two years, but then Edge of Time and Amazing Spider-Man came out the next two years. The rate they were going; Spider-Man would have gotten some kind of live service game if the license was still with Activision.

This game dose has some bad flaws ngl but I got this game on my 3Ds as a kid and it was so fun and nostalgic but I could never save Peter from being crushed😭😭

Honestly did not know people hated this game, always thought it was an underrated gem like web of shadows

Free Starbucks? Dirk Benedict or Katee Sackhoff? I'd prefer the Sackhoff version. 😏

Ive been playing spiderman shattered dimensions via emulator on pc. Also been playing a lot of armored core. I love that i can play all these old gems on pc

While this game’s mechanics definitely weren’t the best, i think it’s universally agreed on when I say that this game was the best adaptation on 616 Peter Parker and Miguel O’Hara and their characters were captured near perfectly

The change is art direction is probably because they were experimenting because they weren't happy with Shattered Dimensions sales.. the art style change doesn't really accomodate sharing of assets between games.. it's as simple as that.

Dont play the DS version like I got stuck with... one of the worst games ive ever played

Slight nitpick but please stop calling it universe when you mention 2099 to Present day Peter... It doesn't make sense and is flat-out wrong to call it that. They share the same timeline officially. It's not like Spider-Ham or Ultimate Peter/Miles. Peter Parker and Miguel O'Hara are on the same Earth and time stream.

Repetitive gameplay has to be one of the most overused phrases in the entire gaming community!!

Spider-Matty is back!

I love edge of time I didnt even know it got hate till i saw people talking about it on the internet sure its not a super long game and it has its limits but what it does it does super well imo I love the banter between miguel and Peter I love the story

While not the worst Spider-Man game, it's still far from the best. I think one of the biggest irks with this game is how limited the scope is compared to the last game.

Retro, how are you able to atleast stream this game on ps3?

One of the most epic cinematic moments are in this game. I had so much fun with it, and it's considered bad?! I am confused

Ummm EXCUSE ME???! Who TF says this is a bad game??!!!!

This was my fav dpiderman game b4 spiderman ps4 came out

I want a video on superman 64...the best superhero game ever

Tbh they had a deadline and so they had to reuse a lot of shattered dimensions