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The one thing I hated about the game was how short it was When I got the Symbiote I was hyped but after only 2 hours it was already removed? I understand not every game has to be GTA length but it was way to short with the symbiote I wanted to have it for atleast 6 hours of story and strong writing but we get none? We get one scene of Peter being a prick and then he goes full monster mode it doesn’t feel natural. I was hoping it would slowly make him more aggressive and make him actually kill someone. They played it so goddam safe that it’s embarrassing that Sam Raimi actually pulled it off better and people said that version was the worst
It doesn't help that the Spider-Man 2 defenders make this game their entire personality but have very little media literacy of other Spider-Man stories.
Facts if you see they literally made a separate subreddit from official one that down votes anyone who validly criticizes the game for not being the second coming of Christ. It’s ridiculous because if so many act like this game has no flaws we will get the exact same game with a couple animations if we are lucky for the last kne
Yeah and they get super mad if you just say "Hey will there be DLC?" or even the people who criticized the face scans and motion capture, etc. They just get really mad that you don't slurp up every facet of the game.
@@P8nplaysI think my issue with that is just how unlike their hero a lot of those people are. It's like they don't actually understand why Spider-Man is supposed to be a special character, at least from the way a lot of these people act.
@@DegenerateJay the thing is a lot of us just want the game to be the best it can be if they had more content and fun side activities even a couple races for traversal mastery that maybe unlocks a different skill or move would be great we don’t even get the semi race droid missions anymore just the ones with the wingsuit and many people think we just think the game is trash when in reality it’s not but it should have been rivaling Arkham city they had everything set out to do that but instead had to rush partly blame Sony but short have cut mj missions for more venom and main characters development
The symbiote saga to me requires as much care and buildup as the Infinity saga to truly do that story arc justice. Peter Parker wore the black suit exclusively for a few years in the comics before Venom was even introduced. Trying to tell that story in a 2 hour long film or 24 hour game just never works out. The 90’s Animated Series and Spectacular Spider-Man have both done the symbiote arc way better due to them having more time to develop characters in their shows.
Personally when it comes to the symbiote arc, don't continue using what happened in the '94 cartoon. Stop letting Peter get aggressive with it. It's over used and it's now personally getting annoying to see in all media when it comes to it.
ssm symbiotic arc is extremely overrated honestly eddies turn is very drastic i feel like usm show handled it better and introduced agent venom as well
@@naolerena3193 well, Eddie was supposed to have a redemption arc in Spectacular but the show got cancelled before that could happen. So all we’re left with is the villain arc and I think that side of Venom was handled quite well in that show.
@@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX what im trying to say is his turn was rushed and was character assassinated when he tried to kill gwen stacy multiple times. I enjoyed the show due to the great voice acting and how stan lee ditko inspired the show was but this was one of the worst versions of venom i’ve seen
New raimi suit looks better. But this game is seriously lacking actual content. No combat challenges, no new combat animations of any kind outside of the abilities, 300 mill probably just went to them fleshing out the city hopefully the last one actually takes advantage and adds dynamic boss battles in the streets bring back chase missions as crimes , maybe a combat gauntlet allow us to fight waves or literally anything. People defending it because they don’t like side content when a lot of us who still play would have loved some sort of replayability that isn’t really there this time around. I 100 percent agree with every point you made. They need to give insomniac 6 years at least I love fit more at launch because I love Spider-Man but the post nut clarity hit very very hard
It’s the fact that the first game had far more variety in its missions and gameplay overall, besides swinging and skills obviously. Like the second game, as much as I love it, just feels like “swing till here, beat some guys, swing away and maybe press ONE button to o stop a chase”.
The more I play Spider-Man 2 the more I find wrong with it. When I first played it, I was on the hype train thought it was worth game of the year. When I played it again when new game plus came out, I noticed how many times Peter got ragdolled or nearly died, next play through I noticed how Miles was feeling left out and unneeded and how it was never really addressed in the story. Just beat after beat I noticed was either missing or just poorly executed. For having an entire section devoted to music, the games story didn't have any rhythm.
Li and Miles should've had their own story from Peter where Li teams up with other inmates or Just regular street criminals, until Miles confronted him, they advertised the game as two Spider-Man but it's really just Peter's story ft Miles,
I got off the hype train before it released because of the obnoxious fanbase in the lead up to its release. It doesn't help that a friend was one of them saying "I'm gonna rage if it doesn't win game of the year". But finding flaws the more you play is definitely accurate.
How is Peter almost dying a bad thing? He got his ass best but he also did more than anyone else. Same thing happened in the first game too, he almost died twice.
I honestly found this game to be a disappointment, i wasn't looking to hate this game as spider man ps4 is one of favourite games. But having said that, this feels more like an expansion than a true sequel.
As hype as I was for SM2 and counting down the days to launch I only had any excitement for the venom parts of the game other than that the entire game was a drag and I cant even complete NG+ and I’ve completed the first game multiple times and even got the platinum twice for it on ps4 and the remaster
While I do kinda agree with that, I’m also a fan of how they went all out with this game and included way more stuff than I thought they would, especially going with Venom’s King in Black thing
I didn’t mind Harry as Venom as I felt it worked well in this universe, but I do agree that the entire storyline was rushed. My biggest issue was how they handled Venom as the main villain with him trying to take over the world. To me, Venom works best as a villain turned anti-hero, but given his actions in the story I’m not sure how they could redeem Venom in a possible spin-off game now.
Ngl, I don't really like this portrayal of Kraven. Taskmaster from the last game is kinda what I wanted him to be. A lone warrior, studying our moves and fight patterns, and ultimately hunting us down. Him having an army felt so out of character.
@@trevorphilips9065 how about Alistair Smythe? He's a famed robotics expert that could've been hired by Norman as a candidate to find a cure for Harry. Since he's a robotics scientist, why not make androids or anti-spider bots while we're at it. Bots that can emit sonic sensors to eliminate Symbiote option (not that it's possible to begin with since the symbiote abilities are mixed in with Peter's normal abilities).
@@trevorphilips9065 there's a lot of possibilities here. Kraven's role in this is because he wants to die fighting. Not even because of the thrill of the hunt, but purely because of a suicidal fantasy. That's stupid. I'd rather it'd be like a situation where Harry does kill someone and gets their just desserts for it. Maybe Smythe experimented on Harry or the symbiote with the excuse of "evolution" or "progress"
What would revive this game is a directors cut, it needs it. I’d much rather have a directors cut for this than a Venom game 100%. I would love to actually play as symbiotic Spiderman with alot more story and have more venom time and have carnage be a DLC than have a venom game and abandon this game. The venom game is o unnecessary when we have this that is incomplete.
I think a lot of suits look like ass (including most of the update suits) and the third act could’ve used a little more refinement, but my biggest gripe with the game is how there isn’t single player DLC yet. This game has been out since like, what, October? And the first update for the game that improved on a lot of it’s initial problems came out in March. That’s 6 months apart! And then another one that added some more not-so-good suits came out 3 months later in June. Like I’m genuinely worried Insomniac will just skip out on additional content for this game just to jump to Wolverine or the Venom spin-off, kind of like how Nintendo skipped out on Tears Of The Kingdom DLC, or how Rockstar skipped out on RDR2 and GTAV DLC. Y’know, speaking of this Venom spin-off, couldn’t they just make that DLC for this game? All they really have to do is add some additional coding to the Venom you play as in the Oscorp mission. Then you could give him his own swinging mechanics, on top of his own skins, missions and side content. Hell, it might also be possible that the Symbiote somehow finds it’s way to Eddie Brock, and they reveal additional backstory on how Peter even knows who he is, unless if they decide to make it revive Harry again from his coma.
I’m not sure if this is true as I would have to find the source but from what I read the DLC for the first spider-man wasn’t received as well so when the miles morales game came out it was a stand-alone game. So it’s possible that the sales for the DLC affected them possibly doing DLC for Spider-Man 2 and instead will probably just make a standalone game. Maybe those storylines could be concluded in the supposed venom spin off to try to maximize sales instead of releasing the story in pieces like the city that never sleeps dlc. I personally didn’t like the story dlc for the first spider-man game. Having hammerhead be the main villain just didn’t work for me personally. But what I said about the sales figures for the DLC might not be true there could have been many other reasons.
@@GeekBlvdit probably didn’t help that the first game dlc was announced like right when the game was coming out and was maybe $30 if I remember correctly? I feel like 6 months out from 2’s release considering all they’ve added was quality of life updated, time and weather, ng+ and mostly horrible suits the game feels like it’s dead. I’ve finished ng+ and already got the platinum when it came out and I don’t think I’ve touched the game since
2:06 they can focus on so many things bc they outsource their games to sweet baby inc. which is why they get leaked so often. It’s also why the general quality of these games have dropped so much.
While I'm not a huge fan of this game compared to the others, I do remember God of War Ragnarok also took forever to release more content, so it might be a Sony thing.
@@shaunavant532pretty sure it was 2 years for Elden ring. But that game is massive and the dlc takes 40+ hours to beat so you can’t compare that to a spiderman dlc
I like this game but I wanted to love it. As is I think it's fine and it's a good game but this story was really meh compared to both of their previous outings. At least MJ wasn't annoying anymore.
The story had its misses for sure, but I still think it’s vastly superior to Miles’ story. I really just could not care about Phin 😂 Kraven was so better as an antagonist
Imagine this game had the storyline like Spider-Man PS4 but had the same friendly neighborhood app and activities from Miles Morales and Sm2 with the gameplay and transversal from Sm2? That's what Spider-Man 2 was supposed to be like
I actually think mj was more annoying this game lmao, shes just so incredibly unrealstic being john wick now its actually immersion breaking. Also beating a dead horse here but that face... that aint mj from spiderman 1, cant convince me otherwise
@@KIN1311 Oh I don't like that stuff either but in 1 I thought she was a nag constantly. Dude took a bite of pizza after not eating for a day and she freaked out.
I like Spiderman 2 but people called it a masterpiece to quickly its a good sequel but it doesnt even come close to topping the first game story wise. I hate the swinging in this game but the web wings wasnt something I expected to enjoy
As someone who loves Spiderman 2, I agree with a majority of your points. However I do want to point out that GOW Ragnarock also didnt have NG+ until later. This is intentional of course to continue engagement. However, I do believe it has to do more with Sony and not insomniac holding it back at least IMO. I agree with most of your points disagree with some but I do also feel that I cant be excited for DLC because we dont know much. I do think insomniacs are listening considering the number of quality-of-life changes they made i also wonder how much is in their control.
@@no.1spidey-fan182 TBH, i'm worried about SM 3, the only villains they got left are Green Goblin and Carnage. Carnage is not exactly known for his depth and the way they wrote Norman is previous games is not any different from Doc Ock or Harry.
@@onglanh5329 Same. I'm not interested or hyped for the 3rd game until further notice at this point. The sequel killed all my hope for this franchise😔. I did see the Goblin design though and that's cool and I guess
@@onglanh5329I think they might tackle Carnage in the DLC for SM2 since it wouldn’t make sense for the symbiote to exist however long until the events of Spider-Man 3
My Man chose to speak a very controversial truth here and honestly i do have to agree with this. Despite the weird arkham tank here. The Arkham series had great pacing with each other and i always come back to playing each of the arkham games but when it comes to Spiderman, only Spiderman ps4 is the only one i replay again.
At first, I really liked this game. I would defend it to hell and back. But now, after having a lot of time to think about the game... I don't really like it... and I hate saying that because I loved the first game and Miles Morales... The story of this game wasn't very good, to me. I'm amongst the crowd that thinks that Peter was nerfed in this game, and I don't really like the pacing of the story. Also, You have nothing to do after you finish everything aside from stopping crimes, and you can't replay story missions or enemy bases, and that's frustrating to me, because after doing all that, the world feels... _empty._ I also had a hard time with taking down enemies in this game when I felt like I shouldn't have when I replayed both the first game and Miles Morales just days before this game came out. Especially the Symbiote enemies, which I HATED trying to fight, even though I was on one of the easier difficulties of the game. All things considered, I just...don't like Spider-Man 2 that much, if at all, and I won't be checking out Wolverine or Spider-Man 3.
@@EmmanuelPrudhomme I appreciate your perspective, but my opinion is based on my own experience with the game, not external influences. Let's respect that different players can have diverse, valid opinions about the same game.
Unlike the first two games, spider-man 2 has no replayability. I cant play this game for a second time without being bored. Insomniac games clearly needed another year to develop this game
They have to have dlc coming out, just due to the leaks. Edit: I'm an absolute simp for the Advanced Suit 2.0 and the Upgraded Suit, easily my favorite suits.
I think the “leaked dlc” is just more cut content they forgot to remove from the files. I think they’re putting all their eggs in the Venom spinoff basket along with Spider-Man 3
@@Kyle_Hanson which one? Webman, black suit variant or red, black and green? All three are garbage in my opinion. They should’ve just updated the default colors from orange to red and make the blue more vibrant.
Nah bro we long over due for some DLC for the game, we got DLC for the first game like a month after it came out….we’re like 7-8 months after launch with no post content at all.. other than a few horrendous suits. I think we might just have to wait for another 2+ years to see what happens 🤷🏽♂️
Here's the issue with the time strain argument, they added mechanics and shit that was completely contradictory to Peter's character, they gave Peter high tech expensive technology that he wouldn't be able to afford BEFORE he even signs on to work with Harry
I after much fuss got to NG+, and it was more fun than I anticipated. I didn't expect to like it but some things still felt rushed, especially after the Kraven Death. It made me think: "Damn, that's it?" If Insomniac wasn't rushed by Sony for them to get another exclusive to put in the game awards, then I feel it would've been much much better.
Precisely. Apparently, Insomniac was supposed to have received an extra year to work on the game, which means Spider-Man would have seen its release this year in place of what we got.
My favorite suit in Spider-Man 2 is the black suit & the secret wars black suit. I honestly hate the suits insomniac make that are not from the comics. They look so bland or terrible. Still waiting for the DLC. Thanks for the vid Jay God bless you brother.
Alot of money was wasted on advertising. I remember seeing the same spiderman 2 ad on youtube 4-5 times in 30 mins. That's just overkill. Any fan of spiderman was going to know the game was coming out anyway
Damn this game came out 8 months ago already, i remember being so excited for it and when i played it it was a good and fun game but it didnt live up to exactly what i was hoping, i dont know if id say i was disappointed but maybe slightly let down by some aspects. But im still very excited for the 3rd main installment and i hope its the best one yet if sony isnt being assholes trying to rush it out
My favorite alternate suit for Peter is the Last Stand suit. I love the street level look for it. And for Miles, I personally love the Purple Reign suit cuz I love the colors.
I think what really made this a lackluster sequel was the story. Everything about the writing felt safe, which is especially a problem for the black suit/Venom arc since that's the last thing you want to be safe with. I actually don't think the problem was the black suit arc being as short as it was or having Kraven and Venom in the same story. I think the just executed it in a pretty bad way, which sucks since I think the story was close to being pretty good. I also do have ideas on how Insomniac Venom could've been really good without diverging from what we got, although I'm not sure if I should share them here. But the point is if they were more bold and do something like explore Peter's inner dark side, it would've made the game way better.
It’s definitely more on the simple side, but the Boricua suit for Miles is a favorite of mine. It was a pretty cool inclusion, and when I sent my Dad a picture of the suit, he liked it so much that he wanted to give the game a try. We’re Puerto Rican, and there aren’t too many custom outfits in games with the flag as a major design element, so it was an instant hit for the two of us.
I don't know what's going on over at Insomniac. They take months to add the smallest of updates, and each update introduces new bugs, they add horrendously ugly suits nobody wants, they keep insisting Miles and Peter need the same amount of suits which is a terrible handicap for Peter, there's no news on DLC. As much as I love Spider-Man 2, its kind of dragged down Insomniac's reputation a bit.
My favorite suit is the final no way home suit. I think the team for Spider-man 2 had there expectations set way too high. Because if you remember they wanted to add the mechanic of being thrown to another wall onto the streets making the fights feel grand
The final product we got has me heavily worried about Wolverine. That being said, Ragnarok had extra time due to Judges surgery/recovery. Will Santa Monica receive a similar rush on their new IPs and the next installment? Sony’s history with micromanaging while still being successful is really unfortunate all around
Makes me glad people aren’t afraid to look objectively at a game regardless of how highly you might want to to hold it. Also my favorite suit is the classic spidey suit with the black and red design. Makes me feel like I’m playing web of shadows.
My favorite Spider-Man 2 suit would probably be the Sam Rami black suit. Although I also liked Miles’ hooded suit with the cargo pants. It kind of looked like Red Hood from Arkham Knight.
Yeah the second half game felt a bit rushed. Definitely a flaw but still I have to say insomniac did handle it pretty well. It’s still a great story and I think it’s a bit better than the first one. I love how they handled The friendship between Harry and Peter, Kravens arc, Miles temptation with vengeance, and the cherry on top, MJ isn’t irritating anymore. I despised her attitude in the first game. It’s still a 9/10 for me.
@@Mop154 Did you come up with that one all by yourself 🙄? Dude, the game is great. It has an awesome story and there are many moments in the game that are very memorable.
I just recently got the game yesterday, and I've been enjoying myself just cause I wanna chill after work. I do think people who think this is the peak of Sony's exclusives and or games themselves are fooling themselves. Overall I can't wait to fight Kraven, and I have loved the small details so far.
I absolutely agree with everything you said here. Insomniac set the bar so high with the first game that the sequel suffered for feeling less than outstanding. I think there's a compelling narrative here about Peter Parker balancing his personal life with his superhero antics that I still enjoyed and have resonated with. Still, it tried to focus on so many different themes and character arcs that made the final product messy.
Honestly, I think they should’ve let the symbiote stay until the next title. I’m the comics or tv series Peter never just has venom for just one episode. We need to naturally build that connection with Peter to make it immersive. Hell, keep the story like that until the part where Harry wants the symbiote back. Let Norman test his medicine, become the green goblin and harry gets mad at Peter for killing his father and get the symbiote in the next iteration back. Then all the teasers and Tweets where they said „venom doesn’t wanna conquer the world, he wants to kill Spider-Man“ would’ve made sense and we would get a nice connecting story instead of a rushed and very weird 3rd act
Considering how big this game is I am shocked we havent heard anything about a dlc. I would think at this point we would have heard something even if there wont he a dlc they should have said something by now.
@@trevorphilips9065that happened months ago, insomniac had time to recover, and time to atleast bring out any news for future plans in spider-man 2 whether it’s new suits or if dlc is coming or not, just a short notice would suffice
@@trevorphilips9065of course is not something simple buddy, but in todays age we are much more technologically advance then we were ten years ago, also information is stored online so in this case many companies will want to invest in cybersecurity and have a plan b.
I feel like the first one was so great that the expectations for the sequel were very high. Sadly it didn’t meet those expectations. The story felt kind of short since they had to include both miles and peter’s stories/perspectives. If they had made the game longer then i think this could’ve worked out or at least give the writers solid space to do both characters justice. It’s still a good game but not as good as the first one in terms of story.
I don’t think the symbiote saga is over, we still have carnage and that could expand it a lot more, plus if we are getting a Venom standalone game, that could mean venom is coming back stronger than before, and that is when we are going to have Spiderman, Miles, and Silk
After hearing Sweet Baby Inc was involved with this game, and now involved with Marvel's Wolverine. The Future of insomniac pushing certain agendas will be the destruction of their company. This is just my opinion, so if you disagree feel free to leave a comment.
@smaaron_j_46 We're not. No one wants homosexual throat shoving flags, side missions and references scattered everywhere in a superhero game. It's pathetic, was blatantly put in for the sake of hitting a diversity quota. That deaf girl side mission was icing on the laughably bad cake. 😅
I actually didn’t notice the issues with Venom at all. In fact, the pacing was really good in my opinion. My view on this (and why I think the game has been criticized a lot recently) is that Spider-Man and Spider-Man Miles Morales were pretty much perfect. How do you follow up with that?? Spider-Man 2 is pretty similar with a few additional elements to the gameplay
This game was absolutely rushed and meddled by Sony execs. I feel like it needed another year to iron everything else and it DEFINITELY needed a new writing team to rework the pacing of the story (regardless if Sweet Baby Inc actually consulted on the story). But they are absolutely finished with expansion. Maybe a new suit update for the holidays but no major DLC. Insomniac is probably in such a panic after the leak that they're trying to keep everything under control for Wolverine and just said "screw it" with potential DLC. It sucks because this buggy and barren game is what we have to stick with for Spider Man 2, but hopefully they learned their lessons and come back strong with 3.
I was looking forward to this game immensely leading up to the release, so much so that I played through the entirety of the 2018 game again for like the 6th or 7th time a month before, just to get that hype built up to maximum. After getting it fresh in my mind again and comparing Spider-Man 2 to its predecessor, I was left really disappointed. I felt that the story beats with Peter having the Black Suit were incredibly rushed and that it was very much ‘here one minute and then gone the next’. I was really looking forward to having Peter slowly deal with the suit’s corruptive influence on his mind and having it be long and drawn out process to really sell the impact it’s having on him, his mindset and his relationships the longer he wears it. It also really bugged me that MJ treats Peter like he’s completely at fault for what he does while wearing the Symbiote and expects him to apologise profusely when he was literally under the control of an alien life form that wormed its way into his brain and changed him from the inside out. She still doesn’t acknowledge or admit that it wasn’t his fault even after she herself gets possessed by a Symbiote and experiences how it completely takes you over and brings out your worst side firsthand.
After the Venom Times Square fight, the game goes into overload with the rushing and pacing. It takes what should have been half the game and makes it into a two hour finale
I've never gone to having so much interest for a game pre release to just not carrying anymore post release. spidey 2 is not bad by any means but for whatever reason I have no urge to replay it. The pacing issues of the story make it clear it was rushed. A lot of the side quests weren't as good or as memorable of the first game. Graphically speaking the game looked amazing and the gameplay itself was crisp but IDK. I just don't care anymore. I understand the hacking thing played a big part in whatever plans they had for Post game DLC but giving us the silent treatment is like out of sight out of mind. I considered uninstalling the game the other day. Just curious if anyone else is at a point they just don't care about this game anymore.
I felt that the Symbiote arc was so rushed the anti venom suit also was rushed, and Harry turning into Venom didn’t really man sense to me, I loved the game when I was first playing through it but on replay of the story I can see the holes but it’s still great to play through
to asnwer the question, as of right now my favorite suit is a tie between Miles' 10th anniversary suit and the updated raimi suit are absolutely beautiful, though if they added the Ben Reilly Sensational Spider-Man suit, then that would dethrone the raimi suit for me
Ultimately, Spider-Man 2 is a GOOD game that could've been a GREAT game, but was rushed out the door before it was ready. Also, the lack of DLC compared to its predecessor is really disappointing.
If there is anything, I'm more tired of in the Triple A space concerning superheros is the focus on realism, and not a solid art direction. I'd kill to have another Spider-man game in vain of Ultimate Spiderman and Spiderman Shattered Dimensions. With gameplay being a focus and less of a cinematic experience. I enjoyed the first Insomnic Spider-man, but i always thought that this series was limiting itself in gameplay depth, but atleast it made up in story. But when I saw Spiderman 2, and heard of the story being weaker than one. It didnt excite me enough to buy it as I felt like it was a glorified expansion. Same issue with God of War & God of War Ragnorok.
I just completed the game got the ps5 for ncaa football but needed something to justify going to ps5 too. The lizard chase was their biggest wow moment which they had been already shown off afterward that no real wow moment in the game. It doesn’t got that amazing acting like uncharted 4 or 2.
Personally now that I got Peter’s Spider-Verse suit back I’m ready to move on from this game,I’ll just do one more NG+ playthrough and that’s it,if DLC comes then I’ll play it,but I’m not going to follow or even think about this game anymore.
This game is almost like an amalgamation of spider-man ps4 and Miles Morales, both good and bad. The game sets up Peter and Miles’s stories well where Miles has to confront Martin Li the man who killed his father and Peter has to fight his dying best friend who’s trying to take over the world. The problem is how these characters are explored and the balancing of these villains. Miles is forced to meander until he fights Li and then near the end of the game when he teams up with Li, those are the highlights of Miles’s story in this game. Harry is too underdeveloped to make the audience really care for him and is almost a carbon copy of Phin except his evil actions are caused by venom rather than his desire for revenge on someone. This is because the game is split between miles’s world and peter’s. Their worlds only ever intersect because of spiderman and that’s about it. This is why the stories feel disjointed and stitched together. Kraven is disserviced by the story as he doesn’t really have anything interesting going for him. He’s not the antihero of stas and he’s not the villain of the comics, he only goes after the sinister six and that’s it. There’s no previous history between him and peter, there’s no point where Kraven is building up to fight either of the spiderman and he’s not much of a presence in the game. His feats are him killing the villains off screen and scorpion with a stab wound in the gut with his own tail which is more anticlimactic than it sounds. He just doesn’t do much to progress the story. When venom becomes a villain it causes the story to go into over drive where there’s a “take over the world” plot and venom kills kraven in a narratively unsatisfying way just like the other dead villains. Venom feels really hollow and lacks a lot of what makes him appealing in the comics.
The flame side missions should’ve been a part 1 of a multi-part dlc for carnage like how the ps4 dlc was done. The game should’ve focused on Miles and Peter trying to stop Kraven from hunting the villains where they team up with the villains to fight off kraven, but in the end he kills the villain. It shows peter and Miles actually try to help the villains instead of just telling the player that. Have kraven be the one who hired taskmaster and have kraven kill him to show how dangerous he is. Kraven should also chase after wraith and prowler because it’s weird he goes after black cat but not them. Harry should be more careless and immature because he’s been in that tube for at least a year and in that time peter has grown up and lived his life, that should start the rift that pete and harry have and it’s widened because pete is constantly leaving harry behind to be spiderman with miles, this develops harry’s jealousy of miles. Have mj worry about peter leaving to risk his life instead of upset that she has to support both of them financially because she understands that peter is saving new york when he leaves , this is because kraven is a lot more deadly than Peter’s other villains. Have harry be a hero longer than he is and maybe his mistakes cost the lives of the villains the spider bros are trying to save this causes peter to tell harry to stay behind on missions giving more fuel to harry’s fire. Have Kraven be venom, it’s a really cool concept that doesn’t just throw away the starting villains that the games tend to do, this elevates kraven as well as giving venom the spotlight in the game. Peter has to fight kravenom to get the symbiote from to harry who’s dying without it. In the end peter is forced to either destroy the symbiote or contain it to save harry from being twisted by its effects and this will lead to harry to take the experimental g formula which turns him into the green goblin, because his father is too old to be fighting spiderman and harry still has a grudge against peter and miles. These would improve the story imo and be more narratively satisfying compared to what we have currently. Here’s hoping Sony learns their lesson of rushing out undercooked products (they won’t).
I never wanted Insomniac to just be “The Marvel Studio”. I don’t think it’s fair to the developers to stretch them very thin and restrict them to just super hero games. I’m a big Spider-Man fan but this kind of practice will only hurt the games in my opinion. Favorite Peter suit is the TASM 1 suit Favorite Miles suit is the 10th Anniversary suit
The bad thing about the game is at first you play it probably 2 times and then it just dies out at least for me, there’s nothing keeping me interested even the new dlc that they just stopped with the suits I didn’t even bother giving a shit it’s stuff I’ve seen before. I’ve already deleted it off my ps5 dashboard because it was just collecting digital dust
So, I'm mixed on this Jau, I usually am right there with ya but, I actually think Spider-Man 2 did exceed expectations least for me. From the King in Black venom, to the black suit, to kraken all of it. I was very happy with the game. I'm not just to defend it, I'm just giving my honest thoughts. It feels like what it be if web of shadows were made today, not as good but, still really good Also favorite suit ouch um... if we're talking in game suits, I'd say last stand suit. Mods? Easy, Unlimited suit
Literally should’ve just been the Symbiote arc as well as Martin Li. Just a darker story, have shit happen y’know. Let’s have a game where the hero ‘loses’ then the 3rd game can be about ‘being greater together’
I just got done with the game not too long ago. I agree with your points as far as the swinging is cool the web gliding is a nice touch and the symbiote affects is really cool I just felt like the ending was kind of rushed Am I the only one that feels like the ending was rushed.
I thought the game was mid. I loved the first one and was obsessed with it but this one story wise felt a little flat. There were some great set pieces and side stuff but I got bored. I’m tired of spending hours getting collectibles that brings nothing to the gave other then fluff.
My favorite suit in the whole game is definitely the Raimi suit. I mean, come on. Need I say more? Now, when it comes to potential dlc for this game in regards to those beetle missions, we're unsure if that's even going to be the dlc. I mean, it's possible that this whole thing is just a cut part of the game. It's possible that the beetle was gonna play a role in the game at some point originally, but ended up getting scrapped. We don't know.
@@lightdarksoul2097 It may be basic compared to the more extravagant suits. But it's iconic. It has so much value to it. I like it because of what it means to me and to spider-man as a whole.
@@mijofalco6355 i can understand that. I prefer a bit more but then again many suits wouldn't exist without that one. Plus the web pattern was always cool
This whole game should of just been about Miles and Peter with Peter wearing the symbiote suit for a good bit of the game and then in the 3rd game bring Venom in
honestly i’m really disappointed with what there doing with spider man story and gameplay wise SMPS4 was one of the most overrated spider man stories i’ve ever seen and the combat was bare bones with op gadgets i’ve loved what they’ve done with miles tho. SM2PS5 is more of the same thing but at least kraven was great and venom was fun to play as
I usually try to defend this game from people who just absolutely hate it and think that it’s a terrible game but I agree it’s still nowhere near perfect. That being said I still hope we get some kind of dlc and I hope insomniac fixes some of these issues in the 3rd game
I may be the first one to say this but marvels Spider-Man 2 has really died out since release man. Feels like this game went 2 steps back compared to the first game. Swinging/ combat wise they taken stuffs out which angered me and also they didn’t go beyond in that aspect. The game has been out for 7 MONTHS….. and still no dlc and ppl wonder why the game is dying. I got bored of this game cuz it didn’t have that replay value like it did the first gam. Also another reason why this game is dead is cuz the symbiote plays the exact same way as the other regular suits (apart from surge) but outside of that it’s the same combat/ dodge/ swing animations and the finishers… you can’t even morph into the symbiote in the game🤦🏾♂️ it don’t feel different when wearing it cuz it doesn’t play different. Insomniac really let me down
Biggest issue I can take from the game is the lack of risk! If you played Arkham Knights, it wasn’t the best in terms of depth but I won’t lie when I say the risk factor to save civilians is definitely there. It’s not one of those if the civilians die you start over either, it’s “ohhh they’re done, finish the mission still or leave the location be better next time”…. Spider-Man just feels like npc civilians are just there because we know people live in NY but play no actual role in protecting the city…. Also I would say they should aim to make fighting actual human enemies more realistic, like if I punch him one good time he knocks out and others might keep fighting. Make it more challenging to get consistent knockouts instead of constant punching/button mashing to get a knock out. Let it be more of,a flow and as if I’m Spider-Man not just a game you attack and block/parry
The game just didn’t live up to the first one. The first spiderman was (in my opinion) one of the greatest games ever made. I had several hundred hours in that game. Spiderman 2 on the other hand, I think I have maybe 60 hours, and it would’ve been a lot less if not for the delayed NG+ release. They just didn’t bring enough new to the table. Story wasn’t nearly as compelling, the game in general was too damn short, and there were not enough stakes in the plot. It didn’t feel like there were any repercussions at all at the end. We kind of just end up in the exact same place we did at the end of the first game-Harry is incapacitated because of his sickness and Norman is obsessing over trying to cure it. The only big thing that happens is that Peter “passes the torch” to miles, which doesn’t even make sense narratively anyway because Peter didn’t really suffer any consequences in this game, so his temporary retirement doesn’t make sense. Not to mention the complete lack of end-game content other than small bullshit side missions (helping someone ask out his date to prom… REALLY?!??) or mini-gauntlet levels that are repetitive as hell. The only compelling piece of side-content is the Wraith Missions, and they’re arguably more enjoyable than the main-game story
I really enjoy and enjoyed this game and thought it was a great game but I do think it wasn't like a game of the year title. But I'm so hoping it will recieve dlc or something.
They could have had double the game for half the money. PS4 is such an amazing game, I've played it 5 times and it still puts a fat stupid smile on my face with how much I love Peter. SM2 just turned me off massively. I technically appreciate it a lot, but I don’t love it, and that’s just so sad…
I don't have a PS5 so I'm just hoping whatever version hits PC feels definitive and complete. Insomniac being run so ragged at Sony is unfortunate. Makes me worried for Ratchet and Clank (which was my favorite franchise from when I played on PS). On the symbiote story end, I will say that's a massive Spider-Man storyline to tackle. It's gotten so popular everything wants to include it but it doesn't really work like that. Take Web of Shadows for example. In that game the symbiote is like the entire plot and even then it's a plot you jump into the middle of (you don't start from when it's origin story). You then spend the entire game either choosing to reject the symbiote or falling into temptation for its power and aggression. I also loved how you make those choices, but in general the good and evil ending isn't much a thing anymore in games. In comparison this game includes so many Spider storylines including a second Spider-Man and setup for Silk and Green Goblin. It's gonna be a huge wonder how Insomniac manages to fit everything they're alluding to for a Spider-Man 3. Honestly I'm looking more forward to a Miles Morales sized Silk game in between.
I Pre ordered the game. Played and 100% the game in a week. Put it down waiting for DLC. DLC Trailer for 80’s tracksuits come out. Disappointed. Trailer for DLC suits from the first game drops. Disappointed again. Trailer for spider verse game leaks and found out it got cancelled. Deleted the game immediately. I really hope the wolverine leaks were just tests an- why does jean grey look like mary jane from spiderman 2? Oh no its happening again….
Idk I'm probably not gonna buy or play the next one. Spiderman 2 was really boring, I like the swinging and gliding but I didn't get attached to the story this time or any of the side stuff like I did in the first one. Also some of the side quests where odd.
Honestly this isn’t a surprise with everything going on around the game overall still we don’t know if we are even going to get the DLC expansion right now who know at this point Insomniac is definitely in a weird unfortunately spot with part of this game I like and also don’t like in it all make me very cautious optimistic for Insomniac in the future with upcoming games from them just my thought here
I still love this game but it has flaws Like parts of the story Also no way home suit is my favorite suit Edit also to all of the people that say “ThIs GaMe Is WoKe” shut up most of what yall complaining about is what Spider-Man would do to help people like saving a museum or helping a teen with his prom date or helping a BLIND lady Woke has literally lost all meaning by these people
Personally in my opinion with this game, its good. But at the same time, there were some things that should've been better. This game in a way reminded me of Spider-Man 3 (how the story was planned out). Imagine this, kravin is the equivalent to sandman in Spider-Man 3 (besides the other villains) and well venom is about the same as well with how short he is as well when it came to marketing and what really happens in the film/game. Venom is to much "symbiote" and not enough what makes "Venom" who Venom is. Venom shouldn't just be this "Hulking, symbiote based villain" let him use webs. Allow him to be "invisible" to Spider-Man's Spider-sense. Make him go invisible in general. Those are key aspects of the character that they don't do anymore which annoys me. Another thing that annoys me when it comes to venom is how the symbiote HAS to make the user more aggressive or more angrier. Here's a fun fact that people believe is true when its not, the symbiote was NEVER and i repeat NEVER aggressive when it first came out in the comics. It got aggressive by Eddies hatred and being rejected by Spider-Man. Since the '94 cartoon, all of that changed and now its over used and personally, annoying to see all the time across all media. They should really do their research with these characters from the BEGINNING. And not just use recent stuff. I understand wanting to use harry as the host of venom but add a better spin to it and if your going to market venom as the biggest bad of the game or whatever, then do that instead of doing this all the time in media. I believe they should've went more of the route of web of shadows for some of the mechanics as well since it would make more sense and actually use fire as a weakness to venom cause that's been apart of the lore of the character for so long. But these are my opinions on it. *I literally got platinum a little more or less then 24 hours after launch. That's how quick it was do everything
Tbh I think the symbiote making the user aggressive makes sense because it’s gives more incentive to get rid of it, while also playing into a theme of addiction. And I don’t think it’s bad to diverge from the original source like this. ‘94, USM, and Spectacular Spider-Man had symbiote arcs that were in some ways, more memorable and well received than their original 616 counterpart.
You forget about the politics that were thrown into the game. It's one of the reasons that people aren't really too excited for Wolverine. Instead of spending time on politics, they could've refined more elements of the game. Yet, they let Sweetbaby Inc touch it. Shame really.
@@ChrisJones-oy4xu the gay guys, the deaf girl, black cat is bi sexual. And in miles morales after you conolete the story they show black lives matter on a rainbow flag. Thats what he means and thw fact you didnt notice makes you a lefty
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The one thing I hated about the game was how short it was
When I got the Symbiote I was hyped but after only 2 hours it was already removed?
I understand not every game has to be GTA length but it was way to short with the symbiote I wanted to have it for atleast 6 hours of story and strong writing but we get none?
We get one scene of Peter being a prick and then he goes full monster mode it doesn’t feel natural. I was hoping it would slowly make him more aggressive and make him actually kill someone.
They played it so goddam safe that it’s embarrassing that Sam Raimi actually pulled it off better and people said that version was the worst
i also agree, we don't have the symbiote on long at all.
@@smileysuburban8146exactly
Amen. Way too short it was.
Skip the cutscenes and it's an hour. Just did it two days ago to see
@@famouzrockz but that’s not the whole act you skipped the cutscenes
It doesn't help that the Spider-Man 2 defenders make this game their entire personality but have very little media literacy of other Spider-Man stories.
Facts if you see they literally made a separate subreddit from official one that down votes anyone who validly criticizes the game for not being the second coming of Christ. It’s ridiculous because if so many act like this game has no flaws we will get the exact same game with a couple animations if we are lucky for the last kne
Yeah and they get super mad if you just say "Hey will there be DLC?" or even the people who criticized the face scans and motion capture, etc. They just get really mad that you don't slurp up every facet of the game.
@@P8nplays That's just sad. I feel like anyone who unironically joins that sub should probably be re-evaluating their life choices.
@@P8nplaysI think my issue with that is just how unlike their hero a lot of those people are. It's like they don't actually understand why Spider-Man is supposed to be a special character, at least from the way a lot of these people act.
@@DegenerateJay the thing is a lot of us just want the game to be the best it can be if they had more content and fun side activities even a couple races for traversal mastery that maybe unlocks a different skill or move would be great we don’t even get the semi race droid missions anymore just the ones with the wingsuit and many people think we just think the game is trash when in reality it’s not but it should have been rivaling Arkham city they had everything set out to do that but instead had to rush partly blame Sony but short have cut mj missions for more venom and main characters development
The DLC suits for this game are really underwhelming
On god
I’d say suits overall for the most part.
Every suit that wasn’t from the first game was underwhelming
@@Sonic171K True.
@@The_Emperor823 Yeah pretty much, the symbiote suits and the upgraded suits were pretty cool tho.
The symbiote saga to me requires as much care and buildup as the Infinity saga to truly do that story arc justice. Peter Parker wore the black suit exclusively for a few years in the comics before Venom was even introduced. Trying to tell that story in a 2 hour long film or 24 hour game just never works out. The 90’s Animated Series and Spectacular Spider-Man have both done the symbiote arc way better due to them having more time to develop characters in their shows.
Personally when it comes to the symbiote arc, don't continue using what happened in the '94 cartoon. Stop letting Peter get aggressive with it. It's over used and it's now personally getting annoying to see in all media when it comes to it.
@@Mr5icknessno
ssm symbiotic arc is extremely overrated honestly eddies turn is very drastic i feel like usm show handled it better and introduced agent venom as well
@@naolerena3193 well, Eddie was supposed to have a redemption arc in Spectacular but the show got cancelled before that could happen. So all we’re left with is the villain arc and I think that side of Venom was handled quite well in that show.
@@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX what im trying to say is his turn was rushed and was character assassinated when he tried to kill gwen stacy multiple times. I enjoyed the show due to the great voice acting and how stan lee ditko inspired the show was but this was one of the worst versions of venom i’ve seen
New raimi suit looks better. But this game is seriously lacking actual content. No combat challenges, no new combat animations of any kind outside of the abilities, 300 mill probably just went to them fleshing out the city hopefully the last one actually takes advantage and adds dynamic boss battles in the streets bring back chase missions as crimes , maybe a combat gauntlet allow us to fight waves or literally anything. People defending it because they don’t like side content when a lot of us who still play would have loved some sort of replayability that isn’t really there this time around. I 100 percent agree with every point you made. They need to give insomniac 6 years at least I love fit more at launch because I love Spider-Man but the post nut clarity hit very very hard
It’s the fact that the first game had far more variety in its missions and gameplay overall, besides swinging and skills obviously.
Like the second game, as much as I love it, just feels like “swing till here, beat some guys, swing away and maybe press ONE button to o stop a chase”.
The more I play Spider-Man 2 the more I find wrong with it. When I first played it, I was on the hype train thought it was worth game of the year. When I played it again when new game plus came out, I noticed how many times Peter got ragdolled or nearly died, next play through I noticed how Miles was feeling left out and unneeded and how it was never really addressed in the story. Just beat after beat I noticed was either missing or just poorly executed.
For having an entire section devoted to music, the games story didn't have any rhythm.
Li and Miles should've had their own story from Peter where Li teams up with other inmates or Just regular street criminals, until Miles confronted him, they advertised the game as two Spider-Man but it's really just Peter's story ft Miles,
This is so me here. I'm happy I wasn't the only one who had this train of thought as well.
I got off the hype train before it released because of the obnoxious fanbase in the lead up to its release. It doesn't help that a friend was one of them saying "I'm gonna rage if it doesn't win game of the year". But finding flaws the more you play is definitely accurate.
How is Peter almost dying a bad thing? He got his ass best but he also did more than anyone else. Same thing happened in the first game too, he almost died twice.
lol I noticed these problems day one and everyone hated me for it it’s crazy you followed a hype train
I honestly found this game to be a disappointment, i wasn't looking to hate this game as spider man ps4 is one of favourite games. But having said that, this feels more like an expansion than a true sequel.
Same the game left me feeling a little disappointed
As hype as I was for SM2 and counting down the days to launch I only had any excitement for the venom parts of the game other than that the entire game was a drag and I cant even complete NG+ and I’ve completed the first game multiple times and even got the platinum twice for it on ps4 and the remaster
Same@@ETGamer-yl6dm
@@ETGamer-yl6dm it just doesn't feel like a great sequel, felt like an average one. Sequels to great games should not be average
@@theoutsiderjess1869How was the game disappointing
I wasn't a fan of trying so hard to make their Venom plotline different by making it Harry and doing it so quickly.
Tbh that was just lazy writing
They were doing way too much.
While I do kinda agree with that, I’m also a fan of how they went all out with this game and included way more stuff than I thought they would, especially going with Venom’s King in Black thing
I also was not a fan of that. It felt like the issues that a movie like TASM 2 had.
I didn’t mind Harry as Venom as I felt it worked well in this universe, but I do agree that the entire storyline was rushed.
My biggest issue was how they handled Venom as the main villain with him trying to take over the world. To me, Venom works best as a villain turned anti-hero, but given his actions in the story I’m not sure how they could redeem Venom in a possible spin-off game now.
Ngl, I don't really like this portrayal of Kraven. Taskmaster from the last game is kinda what I wanted him to be. A lone warrior, studying our moves and fight patterns, and ultimately hunting us down. Him having an army felt so out of character.
Well it’s a game obviously he needed an army for us to fight
@@trevorphilips9065 then use a different villain for it
@@JohnDoe-gt3jr No because Kraven was perfect for this role no other villain would have fit better here simple as that
@@trevorphilips9065 how about Alistair Smythe? He's a famed robotics expert that could've been hired by Norman as a candidate to find a cure for Harry. Since he's a robotics scientist, why not make androids or anti-spider bots while we're at it. Bots that can emit sonic sensors to eliminate Symbiote option (not that it's possible to begin with since the symbiote abilities are mixed in with Peter's normal abilities).
@@trevorphilips9065 there's a lot of possibilities here. Kraven's role in this is because he wants to die fighting. Not even because of the thrill of the hunt, but purely because of a suicidal fantasy. That's stupid.
I'd rather it'd be like a situation where Harry does kill someone and gets their just desserts for it. Maybe Smythe experimented on Harry or the symbiote with the excuse of "evolution" or "progress"
What would revive this game is a directors cut, it needs it. I’d much rather have a directors cut for this than a Venom game 100%.
I would love to actually play as symbiotic Spiderman with alot more story and have more venom time and have carnage be a DLC than have a venom game and abandon this game. The venom game is o unnecessary when we have this that is incomplete.
I think a lot of suits look like ass (including most of the update suits) and the third act could’ve used a little more refinement, but my biggest gripe with the game is how there isn’t single player DLC yet.
This game has been out since like, what, October? And the first update for the game that improved on a lot of it’s initial problems came out in March. That’s 6 months apart! And then another one that added some more not-so-good suits came out 3 months later in June.
Like I’m genuinely worried Insomniac will just skip out on additional content for this game just to jump to Wolverine or the Venom spin-off, kind of like how Nintendo skipped out on Tears Of The Kingdom DLC, or how Rockstar skipped out on RDR2 and GTAV DLC.
Y’know, speaking of this Venom spin-off, couldn’t they just make that DLC for this game? All they really have to do is add some additional coding to the Venom you play as in the Oscorp mission. Then you could give him his own swinging mechanics, on top of his own skins, missions and side content. Hell, it might also be possible that the Symbiote somehow finds it’s way to Eddie Brock, and they reveal additional backstory on how Peter even knows who he is, unless if they decide to make it revive Harry again from his coma.
There's a get well soon-type card in the first game with Eddie's signature on it, as a hint
I’m not sure if this is true as I would have to find the source but from what I read the DLC for the first spider-man wasn’t received as well so when the miles morales game came out it was a stand-alone game. So it’s possible that the sales for the DLC affected them possibly doing DLC for Spider-Man 2 and instead will probably just make a standalone game. Maybe those storylines could be concluded in the supposed venom spin off to try to maximize sales instead of releasing the story in pieces like the city that never sleeps dlc. I personally didn’t like the story dlc for the first spider-man game. Having hammerhead be the main villain just didn’t work for me personally. But what I said about the sales figures for the DLC might not be true there could have been many other reasons.
@@GeekBlvdit probably didn’t help that the first game dlc was announced like right when the game was coming out and was maybe $30 if I remember correctly? I feel like 6 months out from 2’s release considering all they’ve added was quality of life updated, time and weather, ng+ and mostly horrible suits the game feels like it’s dead. I’ve finished ng+ and already got the platinum when it came out and I don’t think I’ve touched the game since
@@Cornholio174they didn’t even add weather changing, and there’s no character bios tab either
@@hotdog3392 have they added the option to reply podcasts yet?
I’m someone who wants to love this game, but there’s no denying it has so many issues, unfortunately this game just doesn’t stick
2:06 they can focus on so many things bc they outsource their games to sweet baby inc. which is why they get leaked so often. It’s also why the general quality of these games have dropped so much.
Crazy how for a game that came out in October of last year, there’s still no DLC.
While I'm not a huge fan of this game compared to the others, I do remember God of War Ragnarok also took forever to release more content, so it might be a Sony thing.
@@andyowski5021 Probably, considering that the first game’s DLC each came out a month after the initial September release month.
tbf, Insomniac did get hacked.
Elden ring with a year and a half:
@@shaunavant532pretty sure it was 2 years for Elden ring. But that game is massive and the dlc takes 40+ hours to beat so you can’t compare that to a spiderman dlc
I like this game but I wanted to love it. As is I think it's fine and it's a good game but this story was really meh compared to both of their previous outings. At least MJ wasn't annoying anymore.
Yeah, MJ was definitely a step up personality wise. I still don't like basically making her Lois Lane though up to this point.
The story had its misses for sure, but I still think it’s vastly superior to Miles’ story. I really just could not care about Phin 😂 Kraven was so better as an antagonist
Imagine this game had the storyline like Spider-Man PS4 but had the same friendly neighborhood app and activities from Miles Morales and Sm2 with the gameplay and transversal from Sm2? That's what Spider-Man 2 was supposed to be like
I actually think mj was more annoying this game lmao, shes just so incredibly unrealstic being john wick now its actually immersion breaking. Also beating a dead horse here but that face... that aint mj from spiderman 1, cant convince me otherwise
@@KIN1311 Oh I don't like that stuff either but in 1 I thought she was a nag constantly. Dude took a bite of pizza after not eating for a day and she freaked out.
I like Spiderman 2 but people called it a masterpiece to quickly its a good sequel but it doesnt even come close to topping the first game story wise. I hate the swinging in this game but the web wings wasnt something I expected to enjoy
1st game has the better story but 2nd game has the better gameplay so it’s half and half
@@trevorphilips9065I agree even tho i despise the parry system and the new gadgets. If they can give me back my impact webs im a happy camper
@@trevorphilips9065I’ll take the game with the better gameplay, story is nowhere as important as gameplay
@@onlywiigame. Sure maybe if you are some kid who has a low attention span then yeah I get it
@@trevorphilips9065Ever heard of an opinion
As someone who loves Spiderman 2, I agree with a majority of your points. However I do want to point out that GOW Ragnarock also didnt have NG+ until later. This is intentional of course to continue engagement. However, I do believe it has to do more with Sony and not insomniac holding it back at least IMO. I agree with most of your points disagree with some but I do also feel that I cant be excited for DLC because we dont know much. I do think insomniacs are listening considering the number of quality-of-life changes they made i also wonder how much is in their control.
Same bc I also love the game but it also has its flaws I agree with you
True but gow ragnarok had a LOT more content to keep us entertained than Spider-Man 2 did which is why it wasn’t as noticeable
We need a directors cut instead of venom
With the release of Spider-man 2, Insomniac proves that the best superhero game franchise is the Arkham series
Facts and that's coming from me. They dropped the ball SOOO HARD after having the LAYUP of the CENTURY
@@no.1spidey-fan182 TBH, i'm worried about SM 3, the only villains they got left are Green Goblin and Carnage. Carnage is not exactly known for his depth and the way they wrote Norman is previous games is not any different from Doc Ock or Harry.
@@onglanh5329 Same. I'm not interested or hyped for the 3rd game until further notice at this point. The sequel killed all my hope for this franchise😔. I did see the Goblin design though and that's cool and I guess
@@onglanh5329I think they might tackle Carnage in the DLC for SM2 since it wouldn’t make sense for the symbiote to exist however long until the events of Spider-Man 3
My Man chose to speak a very controversial truth here and honestly i do have to agree with this. Despite the weird arkham tank here. The Arkham series had great pacing with each other and i always come back to playing each of the arkham games but when it comes to Spiderman, only Spiderman ps4 is the only one i replay again.
At first, I really liked this game. I would defend it to hell and back. But now, after having a lot of time to think about the game... I don't really like it... and I hate saying that because I loved the first game and Miles Morales... The story of this game wasn't very good, to me. I'm amongst the crowd that thinks that Peter was nerfed in this game, and I don't really like the pacing of the story. Also, You have nothing to do after you finish everything aside from stopping crimes, and you can't replay story missions or enemy bases, and that's frustrating to me, because after doing all that, the world feels... _empty._ I also had a hard time with taking down enemies in this game when I felt like I shouldn't have when I replayed both the first game and Miles Morales just days before this game came out. Especially the Symbiote enemies, which I HATED trying to fight, even though I was on one of the easier difficulties of the game.
All things considered, I just...don't like Spider-Man 2 that much, if at all, and I won't be checking out Wolverine or Spider-Man 3.
Well, your choice if you let negative opinions influence your judgement.
@@EmmanuelPrudhomme I appreciate your perspective, but my opinion is based on my own experience with the game, not external influences. Let's respect that different players can have diverse, valid opinions about the same game.
@@XJ43088 Fine by me. The game is still good.
Yeah, this game could have been way, way more in retrospect. I really like Spider-Man, but man… It’s unfortunate it had to end this way.
Y’all are just yapping I promise you when the Spider-Man 3 trailer drops everyone is gonna be hyped for it
The Peter B suit is definitely up there now that it's in the game, but the Classic Symbiote Suit is almost perfect in this game.
Unlike the first two games, spider-man 2 has no replayability. I cant play this game for a second time without being bored. Insomniac games clearly needed another year to develop this game
They have to have dlc coming out, just due to the leaks.
Edit: I'm an absolute simp for the Advanced Suit 2.0 and the Upgraded Suit, easily my favorite suits.
I think the “leaked dlc” is just more cut content they forgot to remove from the files. I think they’re putting all their eggs in the Venom spinoff basket along with Spider-Man 3
I honestly prefer the Advanced suit 1.0 design wise but the orange color on that suit was always what held it back for me.
@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX One of the suit styles for the advanced suit 1.0 should have been the colours of the advanced suit 2.0
@@Kyle_Hanson which one? Webman, black suit variant or red, black and green? All three are garbage in my opinion. They should’ve just updated the default colors from orange to red and make the blue more vibrant.
Nah bro we long over due for some DLC for the game, we got DLC for the first game like a month after it came out….we’re like 7-8 months after launch with no post content at all.. other than a few horrendous suits. I think we might just have to wait for another 2+ years to see what happens 🤷🏽♂️
Fav suit for Peter is probably the Superior suit, and for Miles its King in Black
Here's the issue with the time strain argument, they added mechanics and shit that was completely contradictory to Peter's character, they gave Peter high tech expensive technology that he wouldn't be able to afford BEFORE he even signs on to work with Harry
I after much fuss got to NG+, and it was more fun than I anticipated. I didn't expect to like it but some things still felt rushed, especially after the Kraven Death.
It made me think: "Damn, that's it?"
If Insomniac wasn't rushed by Sony for them to get another exclusive to put in the game awards, then I feel it would've been much much better.
Precisely. Apparently, Insomniac was supposed to have received an extra year to work on the game, which means Spider-Man would have seen its release this year in place of what we got.
My favorite suit in Spider-Man 2 is the black suit & the secret wars black suit. I honestly hate the suits insomniac make that are not from the comics. They look so bland or terrible. Still waiting for the DLC. Thanks for the vid Jay God bless you brother.
Alot of money was wasted on advertising. I remember seeing the same spiderman 2 ad on youtube 4-5 times in 30 mins. That's just overkill. Any fan of spiderman was going to know the game was coming out anyway
Facts. It was probably just another way to advertise the PS5 too
I don't think it was meant to convince spiderman fans
as soon sony purchased insomniac. the ip was doomed.
Damn this game came out 8 months ago already, i remember being so excited for it and when i played it it was a good and fun game but it didnt live up to exactly what i was hoping, i dont know if id say i was disappointed but maybe slightly let down by some aspects. But im still very excited for the 3rd main installment and i hope its the best one yet if sony isnt being assholes trying to rush it out
My favorite alternate suit for Peter is the Last Stand suit. I love the street level look for it. And for Miles, I personally love the Purple Reign suit cuz I love the colors.
I think what really made this a lackluster sequel was the story. Everything about the writing felt safe, which is especially a problem for the black suit/Venom arc since that's the last thing you want to be safe with. I actually don't think the problem was the black suit arc being as short as it was or having Kraven and Venom in the same story. I think the just executed it in a pretty bad way, which sucks since I think the story was close to being pretty good. I also do have ideas on how Insomniac Venom could've been really good without diverging from what we got, although I'm not sure if I should share them here. But the point is if they were more bold and do something like explore Peter's inner dark side, it would've made the game way better.
It’s definitely more on the simple side, but the Boricua suit for Miles is a favorite of mine. It was a pretty cool inclusion, and when I sent my Dad a picture of the suit, he liked it so much that he wanted to give the game a try. We’re Puerto Rican, and there aren’t too many custom outfits in games with the flag as a major design element, so it was an instant hit for the two of us.
Good looking but it always reminded me of Bucky Cap, tbh
I don't know what's going on over at Insomniac. They take months to add the smallest of updates, and each update introduces new bugs, they add horrendously ugly suits nobody wants, they keep insisting Miles and Peter need the same amount of suits which is a terrible handicap for Peter, there's no news on DLC. As much as I love Spider-Man 2, its kind of dragged down Insomniac's reputation a bit.
My favorite suit is the final no way home suit. I think the team for Spider-man 2 had there expectations set way too high. Because if you remember they wanted to add the mechanic of being thrown to another wall onto the streets making the fights feel grand
The final product we got has me heavily worried about Wolverine. That being said, Ragnarok had extra time due to Judges surgery/recovery. Will Santa Monica receive a similar rush on their new IPs and the next installment? Sony’s history with micromanaging while still being successful is really unfortunate all around
Makes me glad people aren’t afraid to look objectively at a game regardless of how highly you might want to to hold it. Also my favorite suit is the classic spidey suit with the black and red design. Makes me feel like I’m playing web of shadows.
My favorite Spider-Man 2 suit would probably be the Sam Rami black suit. Although I also liked Miles’ hooded suit with the cargo pants. It kind of looked like Red Hood from Arkham Knight.
I don’t regret buying the collectors edition but 100 percent for sure this needed more content. Wingsuits were cool though
Yeah the second half game felt a bit rushed. Definitely a flaw but still I have to say insomniac did handle it pretty well. It’s still a great story and I think it’s a bit better than the first one. I love how they handled The friendship between Harry and Peter, Kravens arc, Miles temptation with vengeance, and the cherry on top, MJ isn’t irritating anymore. I despised her attitude in the first game. It’s still a 9/10 for me.
😂😂😂
@@Mop154 Whats so funny?
@@Steel-101 game is dogshit. Only thing good about is the gameplay and graphics. Just one of those games you play once and forget about.
@@Mop154 Did you come up with that one all by yourself 🙄? Dude, the game is great. It has an awesome story and there are many moments in the game that are very memorable.
@@Steel-101 Yea I love the fact that Peter got held by a fridge. Muah 👌🏽 peak cinema
I just recently got the game yesterday, and I've been enjoying myself just cause I wanna chill after work. I do think people who think this is the peak of Sony's exclusives and or games themselves are fooling themselves. Overall I can't wait to fight Kraven, and I have loved the small details so far.
I absolutely agree with everything you said here. Insomniac set the bar so high with the first game that the sequel suffered for feeling less than outstanding. I think there's a compelling narrative here about Peter Parker balancing his personal life with his superhero antics that I still enjoyed and have resonated with. Still, it tried to focus on so many different themes and character arcs that made the final product messy.
Honestly, I think they should’ve let the symbiote stay until the next title. I’m the comics or tv series Peter never just has venom for just one episode. We need to naturally build that connection with Peter to make it immersive. Hell, keep the story like that until the part where Harry wants the symbiote back. Let Norman test his medicine, become the green goblin and harry gets mad at Peter for killing his father and get the symbiote in the next iteration back. Then all the teasers and Tweets where they said „venom doesn’t wanna conquer the world, he wants to kill Spider-Man“ would’ve made sense and we would get a nice connecting story instead of a rushed and very weird 3rd act
Considering how big this game is I am shocked we havent heard anything about a dlc. I would think at this point we would have heard something even if there wont he a dlc they should have said something by now.
They got leaked bro some hacker is at fault here
@@trevorphilips9065that happened months ago, insomniac had time to recover, and time to atleast bring out any news for future plans in spider-man 2 whether it’s new suits or if dlc is coming or not, just a short notice would suffice
@@phenox6539 Imagine thinking a hack is something simple man you must be young
@@trevorphilips9065of course is not something simple buddy, but in todays age we are much more technologically advance then we were ten years ago, also information is stored online so in this case many companies will want to invest in cybersecurity and have a plan b.
I feel like the first one was so great that the expectations for the sequel were very high. Sadly it didn’t meet those expectations. The story felt kind of short since they had to include both miles and peter’s stories/perspectives. If they had made the game longer then i think this could’ve worked out or at least give the writers solid space to do both characters justice. It’s still a good game but not as good as the first one in terms of story.
When is the last time we got a road map for anything in these last what, two years? Why are these companies rushing these game studios?
I don’t think the symbiote saga is over, we still have carnage and that could expand it a lot more, plus if we are getting a Venom standalone game, that could mean venom is coming back stronger than before, and that is when we are going to have Spiderman, Miles, and Silk
After hearing Sweet Baby Inc was involved with this game, and now involved with Marvel's Wolverine. The Future of insomniac pushing certain agendas will be the destruction of their company.
This is just my opinion, so if you disagree feel free to leave a comment.
You guys think way too deep on what agendas they’re supposedly pushing 😂
@@smaaron_j_46 I respect your opinion, but I disagree with your statement.
@@smaaron_j_46 No, they were definitely pushing agendas. You can see them bright as day I the game. Kind of like season 4 of the boys.
@smaaron_j_46 We're not.
No one wants homosexual throat shoving flags, side missions and references scattered everywhere in a superhero game.
It's pathetic, was blatantly put in for the sake of hitting a diversity quota.
That deaf girl side mission was icing on the laughably bad cake. 😅
Damn I havent seen Jay on my recommended in a minute. I missed this guy 😤
I’m glad to see you back!
I actually didn’t notice the issues with Venom at all. In fact, the pacing was really good in my opinion. My view on this (and why I think the game has been criticized a lot recently) is that Spider-Man and Spider-Man Miles Morales were pretty much perfect. How do you follow up with that?? Spider-Man 2 is pretty similar with a few additional elements to the gameplay
OG 2099 is my favorite suit from the game, close second is the comic black suit (purple shaded)
This game was absolutely rushed and meddled by Sony execs. I feel like it needed another year to iron everything else and it DEFINITELY needed a new writing team to rework the pacing of the story (regardless if Sweet Baby Inc actually consulted on the story).
But they are absolutely finished with expansion. Maybe a new suit update for the holidays but no major DLC. Insomniac is probably in such a panic after the leak that they're trying to keep everything under control for Wolverine and just said "screw it" with potential DLC. It sucks because this buggy and barren game is what we have to stick with for Spider Man 2, but hopefully they learned their lessons and come back strong with 3.
I was looking forward to this game immensely leading up to the release, so much so that I played through the entirety of the 2018 game again for like the 6th or 7th time a month before, just to get that hype built up to maximum. After getting it fresh in my mind again and comparing Spider-Man 2 to its predecessor, I was left really disappointed.
I felt that the story beats with Peter having the Black Suit were incredibly rushed and that it was very much ‘here one minute and then gone the next’. I was really looking forward to having Peter slowly deal with the suit’s corruptive influence on his mind and having it be long and drawn out process to really sell the impact it’s having on him, his mindset and his relationships the longer he wears it.
It also really bugged me that MJ treats Peter like he’s completely at fault for what he does while wearing the Symbiote and expects him to apologise profusely when he was literally under the control of an alien life form that wormed its way into his brain and changed him from the inside out. She still doesn’t acknowledge or admit that it wasn’t his fault even after she herself gets possessed by a Symbiote and experiences how it completely takes you over and brings out your worst side firsthand.
After the Venom Times Square fight, the game goes into overload with the rushing and pacing. It takes what should have been half the game and makes it into a two hour finale
I've never gone to having so much interest for a game pre release to just not carrying anymore post release. spidey 2 is not bad by any means but for whatever reason I have no urge to replay it. The pacing issues of the story make it clear it was rushed. A lot of the side quests weren't as good or as memorable of the first game. Graphically speaking the game looked amazing and the gameplay itself was crisp but IDK. I just don't care anymore. I understand the hacking thing played a big part in whatever plans they had for Post game DLC but giving us the silent treatment is like out of sight out of mind. I considered uninstalling the game the other day. Just curious if anyone else is at a point they just don't care about this game anymore.
I felt that the Symbiote arc was so rushed the anti venom suit also was rushed, and Harry turning into Venom didn’t really man sense to me, I loved the game when I was first playing through it but on replay of the story I can see the holes but it’s still great to play through
to asnwer the question, as of right now my favorite suit is a tie between Miles' 10th anniversary suit and the updated raimi suit are absolutely beautiful, though if they added the Ben Reilly Sensational Spider-Man suit, then that would dethrone the raimi suit for me
The only thing I think Sony did well was to cancel the multiplayer project which is where the money probably went
Ultimately, Spider-Man 2 is a GOOD game that could've been a GREAT game, but was rushed out the door before it was ready. Also, the lack of DLC compared to its predecessor is really disappointing.
My top suit for Peter is the 3rd Black & Blue style for the Fantastic 4 suit and the Black & Red style for the Track suit for Miles
If there is anything, I'm more tired of in the Triple A space concerning superheros is the focus on realism, and not a solid art direction. I'd kill to have another Spider-man game in vain of Ultimate Spiderman and Spiderman Shattered Dimensions. With gameplay being a focus and less of a cinematic experience.
I enjoyed the first Insomnic Spider-man, but i always thought that this series was limiting itself in gameplay depth, but atleast it made up in story. But when I saw Spiderman 2, and heard of the story being weaker than one. It didnt excite me enough to buy it as I felt like it was a glorified expansion.
Same issue with God of War & God of War Ragnorok.
I thought the story was a mess but ended up flowing well with one another. It didnt collide at all.
I just completed the game got the ps5 for ncaa football but needed something to justify going to ps5 too. The lizard chase was their biggest wow moment which they had been already shown off afterward that no real wow moment in the game. It doesn’t got that amazing acting like uncharted 4 or 2.
Personally now that I got Peter’s Spider-Verse suit back I’m ready to move on from this game,I’ll just do one more NG+ playthrough and that’s it,if DLC comes then I’ll play it,but I’m not going to follow or even think about this game anymore.
This game is almost like an amalgamation of spider-man ps4 and Miles Morales, both good and bad. The game sets up Peter and Miles’s stories well where Miles has to confront Martin Li the man who killed his father and Peter has to fight his dying best friend who’s trying to take over the world. The problem is how these characters are explored and the balancing of these villains.
Miles is forced to meander until he fights Li and then near the end of the game when he teams up with Li, those are the highlights of Miles’s story in this game. Harry is too underdeveloped to make the audience really care for him and is almost a carbon copy of Phin except his evil actions are caused by venom rather than his desire for revenge on someone. This is because the game is split between miles’s world and peter’s. Their worlds only ever intersect because of spiderman and that’s about it. This is why the stories feel disjointed and stitched together.
Kraven is disserviced by the story as he doesn’t really have anything interesting going for him. He’s not the antihero of stas and he’s not the villain of the comics, he only goes after the sinister six and that’s it. There’s no previous history between him and peter, there’s no point where Kraven is building up to fight either of the spiderman and he’s not much of a presence in the game. His feats are him killing the villains off screen and scorpion with a stab wound in the gut with his own tail which is more anticlimactic than it sounds. He just doesn’t do much to progress the story.
When venom becomes a villain it causes the story to go into over drive where there’s a “take over the world” plot and venom kills kraven in a narratively unsatisfying way just like the other dead villains. Venom feels really hollow and lacks a lot of what makes him appealing in the comics.
The flame side missions should’ve been a part 1 of a multi-part dlc for carnage like how the ps4 dlc was done.
The game should’ve focused on Miles and Peter trying to stop Kraven from hunting the villains where they team up with the villains to fight off kraven, but in the end he kills the villain. It shows peter and Miles actually try to help the villains instead of just telling the player that. Have kraven be the one who hired taskmaster and have kraven kill him to show how dangerous he is. Kraven should also chase after wraith and prowler because it’s weird he goes after black cat but not them. Harry should be more careless and immature because he’s been in that tube for at least a year and in that time peter has grown up and lived his life, that should start the rift that pete and harry have and it’s widened because pete is constantly leaving harry behind to be spiderman with miles, this develops harry’s jealousy of miles. Have mj worry about peter leaving to risk his life instead of upset that she has to support both of them financially because she understands that peter is saving new york when he leaves , this is because kraven is a lot more deadly than Peter’s other villains. Have harry be a hero longer than he is and maybe his mistakes cost the lives of the villains the spider bros are trying to save this causes peter to tell harry to stay behind on missions giving more fuel to harry’s fire. Have Kraven be venom, it’s a really cool concept that doesn’t just throw away the starting villains that the games tend to do, this elevates kraven as well as giving venom the spotlight in the game. Peter has to fight kravenom to get the symbiote from to harry who’s dying without it. In the end peter is forced to either destroy the symbiote or contain it to save harry from being twisted by its effects and this will lead to harry to take the experimental g formula which turns him into the green goblin, because his father is too old to be fighting spiderman and harry still has a grudge against peter and miles.
These would improve the story imo and be more narratively satisfying compared to what we have currently. Here’s hoping Sony learns their lesson of rushing out undercooked products (they won’t).
Haven’t played it yet but interesting discussion. I’ll check it out whenever I get a PS5
I never wanted Insomniac to just be “The Marvel Studio”. I don’t think it’s fair to the developers to stretch them very thin and restrict them to just super hero games. I’m a big Spider-Man fan but this kind of practice will only hurt the games in my opinion.
Favorite Peter suit is the TASM 1 suit
Favorite Miles suit is the 10th Anniversary suit
I like the black Raimi suit
My favorite Suits. I have 2 are: TASM 2 suit and the New Red and Blue Suit
The bad thing about the game is at first you play it probably 2 times and then it just dies out at least for me, there’s nothing keeping me interested even the new dlc that they just stopped with the suits I didn’t even bother giving a shit it’s stuff I’ve seen before. I’ve already deleted it off my ps5 dashboard because it was just collecting digital dust
So, I'm mixed on this Jau, I usually am right there with ya but, I actually think Spider-Man 2 did exceed expectations least for me. From the King in Black venom, to the black suit, to kraken all of it. I was very happy with the game.
I'm not just to defend it, I'm just giving my honest thoughts. It feels like what it be if web of shadows were made today, not as good but, still really good
Also favorite suit ouch um... if we're talking in game suits, I'd say last stand suit. Mods? Easy, Unlimited suit
My favorite suit hands down is still spiderpunk for Peter and for miles probably his carnage suit
Literally should’ve just been the Symbiote arc as well as Martin Li.
Just a darker story, have shit happen y’know. Let’s have a game where the hero ‘loses’ then the 3rd game can be about ‘being greater together’
I just got done with the game not too long ago. I agree with your points as far as the swinging is cool the web gliding is a nice touch and the symbiote affects is really cool I just felt like the ending was kind of rushed Am I the only one that feels like the ending was rushed.
I haven't played Spider-Man 2 yet but from what I've seen it's probably the symbiote
I thought the game was mid. I loved the first one and was obsessed with it but this one story wise felt a little flat. There were some great set pieces and side stuff but I got bored. I’m tired of spending hours getting collectibles that brings nothing to the gave other then fluff.
My favorite suit in the whole game is definitely the Raimi suit. I mean, come on. Need I say more?
Now, when it comes to potential dlc for this game in regards to those beetle missions, we're unsure if that's even going to be the dlc. I mean, it's possible that this whole thing is just a cut part of the game. It's possible that the beetle was gonna play a role in the game at some point originally, but ended up getting scrapped. We don't know.
The raimi suit? Really?
@@lightdarksoul2097 And what's wrong with it?
@@mijofalco6355 nothing just a bit basic but I mean it is the first for many
@@lightdarksoul2097 It may be basic compared to the more extravagant suits. But it's iconic. It has so much value to it. I like it because of what it means to me and to spider-man as a whole.
@@mijofalco6355 i can understand that. I prefer a bit more but then again many suits wouldn't exist without that one. Plus the web pattern was always cool
Thry should focus on making one spiderman playable only. We want peter spidey.
Thank you so dang much for all the work you do 👍👍
This is a good, measured take on the whole situation
This whole game should of just been about Miles and Peter with Peter wearing the symbiote suit for a good bit of the game and then in the 3rd game bring Venom in
honestly i’m really disappointed with what there doing with spider man story and gameplay wise SMPS4 was one of the most overrated spider man stories i’ve ever seen and the combat was bare bones with op gadgets i’ve loved what they’ve done with miles tho. SM2PS5 is more of the same thing but at least kraven was great and venom was fun to play as
Favorite suits would have to be raimi and the red and black ginga suit, I think they go together pretty good
I usually try to defend this game from people who just absolutely hate it and think that it’s a terrible game but I agree it’s still nowhere near perfect. That being said I still hope we get some kind of dlc and I hope insomniac fixes some of these issues in the 3rd game
I may be the first one to say this but marvels Spider-Man 2 has really died out since release man. Feels like this game went 2 steps back compared to the first game. Swinging/ combat wise they taken stuffs out which angered me and also they didn’t go beyond in that aspect. The game has been out for 7 MONTHS….. and still no dlc and ppl wonder why the game is dying. I got bored of this game cuz it didn’t have that replay value like it did the first gam. Also another reason why this game is dead is cuz the symbiote plays the exact same way as the other regular suits (apart from surge) but outside of that it’s the same combat/ dodge/ swing animations and the finishers… you can’t even morph into the symbiote in the game🤦🏾♂️ it don’t feel different when wearing it cuz it doesn’t play different. Insomniac really let me down
Biggest issue I can take from the game is the lack of risk! If you played Arkham Knights, it wasn’t the best in terms of depth but I won’t lie when I say the risk factor to save civilians is definitely there. It’s not one of those if the civilians die you start over either, it’s “ohhh they’re done, finish the mission still or leave the location be better next time”…. Spider-Man just feels like npc civilians are just there because we know people live in NY but play no actual role in protecting the city…. Also I would say they should aim to make fighting actual human enemies more realistic, like if I punch him one good time he knocks out and others might keep fighting. Make it more challenging to get consistent knockouts instead of constant punching/button mashing to get a knock out. Let it be more of,a flow and as if I’m Spider-Man not just a game you attack and block/parry
I assume you mean Gotham Knights because that isn't an arkham game.
0 wins at the Game Awards for Spider-Man is the biggest slight against this game.
The game just didn’t live up to the first one. The first spiderman was (in my opinion) one of the greatest games ever made. I had several hundred hours in that game. Spiderman 2 on the other hand, I think I have maybe 60 hours, and it would’ve been a lot less if not for the delayed NG+ release. They just didn’t bring enough new to the table. Story wasn’t nearly as compelling, the game in general was too damn short, and there were not enough stakes in the plot. It didn’t feel like there were any repercussions at all at the end. We kind of just end up in the exact same place we did at the end of the first game-Harry is incapacitated because of his sickness and Norman is obsessing over trying to cure it. The only big thing that happens is that Peter “passes the torch” to miles, which doesn’t even make sense narratively anyway because Peter didn’t really suffer any consequences in this game, so his temporary retirement doesn’t make sense. Not to mention the complete lack of end-game content other than small bullshit side missions (helping someone ask out his date to prom… REALLY?!??) or mini-gauntlet levels that are repetitive as hell. The only compelling piece of side-content is the Wraith Missions, and they’re arguably more enjoyable than the main-game story
I really enjoy and enjoyed this game and thought it was a great game but I do think it wasn't like a game of the year title. But I'm so hoping it will recieve dlc or something.
They could have had double the game for half the money. PS4 is such an amazing game, I've played it 5 times and it still puts a fat stupid smile on my face with how much I love Peter. SM2 just turned me off massively. I technically appreciate it a lot, but I don’t love it, and that’s just so sad…
I don't have a PS5 so I'm just hoping whatever version hits PC feels definitive and complete.
Insomniac being run so ragged at Sony is unfortunate. Makes me worried for Ratchet and Clank (which was my favorite franchise from when I played on PS). On the symbiote story end, I will say that's a massive Spider-Man storyline to tackle. It's gotten so popular everything wants to include it but it doesn't really work like that. Take Web of Shadows for example. In that game the symbiote is like the entire plot and even then it's a plot you jump into the middle of (you don't start from when it's origin story). You then spend the entire game either choosing to reject the symbiote or falling into temptation for its power and aggression. I also loved how you make those choices, but in general the good and evil ending isn't much a thing anymore in games. In comparison this game includes so many Spider storylines including a second Spider-Man and setup for Silk and Green Goblin. It's gonna be a huge wonder how Insomniac manages to fit everything they're alluding to for a Spider-Man 3. Honestly I'm looking more forward to a Miles Morales sized Silk game in between.
I Pre ordered the game. Played and 100% the game in a week. Put it down waiting for DLC. DLC Trailer for 80’s tracksuits come out. Disappointed. Trailer for DLC suits from the first game drops. Disappointed again. Trailer for spider verse game leaks and found out it got cancelled. Deleted the game immediately. I really hope the wolverine leaks were just tests an- why does jean grey look like mary jane from spiderman 2? Oh no its happening again….
My favourite suit was the classic black suit - anti venom style
Don't tell me u dont know if were gonna get more outfits and dlc
Glad you made this video. I’ve been trying to explain this in every comment section but everyone says I’m hating
Idk I'm probably not gonna buy or play the next one. Spiderman 2 was really boring, I like the swinging and gliding but I didn't get attached to the story this time or any of the side stuff like I did in the first one. Also some of the side quests where odd.
Honestly this isn’t a surprise with everything going on around the game overall still we don’t know if we are even going to get the DLC expansion right now who know at this point Insomniac is definitely in a weird unfortunately spot with part of this game I like and also don’t like in it all make me very cautious optimistic for Insomniac in the future with upcoming games from them just my thought here
I still love this game but it has flaws
Like parts of the story
Also no way home suit is my favorite suit
Edit also to all of the people that say “ThIs GaMe Is WoKe” shut up most of what yall complaining about is what Spider-Man would do to help people like saving a museum or helping a teen with his prom date or helping a BLIND lady
Woke has literally lost all meaning by these people
Personally in my opinion with this game, its good. But at the same time, there were some things that should've been better. This game in a way reminded me of Spider-Man 3 (how the story was planned out). Imagine this, kravin is the equivalent to sandman in Spider-Man 3 (besides the other villains) and well venom is about the same as well with how short he is as well when it came to marketing and what really happens in the film/game. Venom is to much "symbiote" and not enough what makes "Venom" who Venom is. Venom shouldn't just be this "Hulking, symbiote based villain" let him use webs. Allow him to be "invisible" to Spider-Man's Spider-sense. Make him go invisible in general. Those are key aspects of the character that they don't do anymore which annoys me. Another thing that annoys me when it comes to venom is how the symbiote HAS to make the user more aggressive or more angrier. Here's a fun fact that people believe is true when its not, the symbiote was NEVER and i repeat NEVER aggressive when it first came out in the comics. It got aggressive by Eddies hatred and being rejected by Spider-Man. Since the '94 cartoon, all of that changed and now its over used and personally, annoying to see all the time across all media. They should really do their research with these characters from the BEGINNING. And not just use recent stuff. I understand wanting to use harry as the host of venom but add a better spin to it and if your going to market venom as the biggest bad of the game or whatever, then do that instead of doing this all the time in media. I believe they should've went more of the route of web of shadows for some of the mechanics as well since it would make more sense and actually use fire as a weakness to venom cause that's been apart of the lore of the character for so long. But these are my opinions on it.
*I literally got platinum a little more or less then 24 hours after launch. That's how quick it was do everything
Tbh I think the symbiote making the user aggressive makes sense because it’s gives more incentive to get rid of it, while also playing into a theme of addiction. And I don’t think it’s bad to diverge from the original source like this. ‘94, USM, and Spectacular Spider-Man had symbiote arcs that were in some ways, more memorable and well received than their original 616 counterpart.
You forget about the politics that were thrown into the game. It's one of the reasons that people aren't really too excited for Wolverine. Instead of spending time on politics, they could've refined more elements of the game. Yet, they let Sweetbaby Inc touch it. Shame really.
What politics
@@ChrisJones-oy4xu That's not a real question isn't it? Did you play the games?
@@ChrisJones-oy4xu the gay guys, the deaf girl, black cat is bi sexual. And in miles morales after you conolete the story they show black lives matter on a rainbow flag. Thats what he means and thw fact you didnt notice makes you a lefty
Omg you're so insufferable 😂
@@Cloudx0xyeah I played no politics were thrown at players only some side things