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For me it was that AND also Otto's "trapped in this USELESS BODY". Partly why I hate most of the renditions of Spider-Man and why I love this one so much. One of the key aspects to a good Spidey story is the villains have the saddest fates. The beauty of Spider-Man/Peter Parker as a character is when he absolutely cannot find any rationalization for his actions against the "bad" guys, when he knows they have reasons for being that way and what he does doesn't help at all. And to me Otto in this game was the most perfect heartbreaking example of why Spider-Man is such a great story.
Honestly for me insomniac did the second best adaptation for spiderman all time. I still think spectacular spiderman is better but maybe after second game that might change. The thing is, a show/movie/cartoon can explore better side characters than a videogame. It would be very difficult to see characters from peter’s school being well developed on a game, on a cartoon is more simple. For me spectacular spiderman understands what spiderman and all its characters is about and does an excellent job to portrait every character in the show. Insomniac’s spiderman does that well too.. its a hard fight i really want to see the sequel to make the final comparison
@christianhenry4173 personally, I prefer less universe-shattering stakes in my Spider-Man stories. The smaller/more local plots always have more of an impact on me
The “NO YOUR WRONG…YOU WERE EVERYTHING I WANTED TO BE!!” Are my favorite lines not just in this game but in any game. Literally gives me chills every time
For real! I have 300+ hours of gameplay saved on PlayStation from the 2018 PS4 game and most of it was mindlessly swinging through the city and stopping every crime that just randomly appeared whilst ignoring the missions
I really love May's big quote of the game "when you help someone, you help everyone". It is so absolutely Spider-Man to the core and it's such a great foundation for this iteration of the character
I really love the white spider-suit. It made me internalize this spider-man as its own thing from the very start. Wouldn't play with any other suit, playing in it "legitimizes" the separate spider-universe for me.
Genuinely my favorite Peter Parker story and my second favorite Spider-Man story overall behind ITSV. Basically a perfect licensed game or just action game in general, and this video is making me even more unbelievably hyped for the sequel then I already am, AGGGH. Great job!
That May scene still makes me cry. The first Spider-Man was so good. It felt like it was two entire games with as much story as they packed in. Can't wait for the sequel.
As someone who has been critical of the direction PlayStation has been taking, Spider-Man isn’t one of them. I just finished this game earlier this year and it’s easily one of the best written Spider-Man stories to come out from the franchise. I am eager to the play the sequel soon.
@@Johnny2Cellos 8:22 Of course, Otto becoming Dr Octopus is pretty predictable. So what they did is make is make Otto is very likable character that you you don't want him to become a villian, and it was done perfectly. Giving us small hope that the Otto we grew to like in this game won't become the monster that he is desinted to be, only to shatter it. That made the last boss fight between Spider-man and Otto not only a deep berayal between the two characters, but also to the player. 25:46 exactly.
Insomniac really understands the characters within the Spider-Man mythos. One of my favorite moments is when Aunt May asks Peter to take his mask off. I lost it at that point, the character of Spider-Man has meant so much to me ever since I was a kid. They really did great with this game, I can not wait for Spider-Man 2.
From the interviews I've heard and countless stuff I've seen about this game, Insomniac were not reluctant at all. They immediately wanted to do it and bit at the chance. This is without a doubt my favourite Spider Man story, this and Spider Man 2 the movie. The second game in less than 20 days, it's going to be phenomenal.
too bad its ps5 only, heroes like spiderman shouldnt legally be allowed to be an exclusive...not buying ps5 for one game...sorry not sorry their exclusives arent enough to buy the ps5 should be like 50plus exclusives to make it worth it instead you got god of war, spiderman and what else that does near as good which is zero you're other exclusives always flop or get pc releases..so again proof the ps5 shouldnt of been released just like the series x....too early with nothing or not enough nex gen for the leap and purchase, funny how all my homies family friends etc have only upgraded for one or two games that is sad...
Got me so immediately hyped for the second one this month I hadn’t preordered it yet but finally did halfway through this video as you reminded me of this masterpiece of a game and how much I love miles morales too
Glad to have this back. Got scared for a second. What I said before applies now, this is one of my favorite incarnations and interpretations of Spider-Man.
My third fav moment in the game behind May's death and Ock's defeat is Peter texting MJ while swinging and walking on walls. Such a perfect texting moment while moving around trying to think. Relatability went through the roof.
Love your spidey videos Johnny. This is probably my favorite version of the character I normally dont comment on videos but trying to help with the algorithm or some shit
Am I the only one who believes that Dr. Octavius was evil the whole time? He planned the prison break for months not days. And he did the whole "you're spider-man's costume designer" to basically not make Peter think a lot, he knew that Peter was Spider-man from that moment.
I think one thing that gave Marvel the confidence to hand it over to Insomniac to do their own thing with is the success of the Batman Arkham games. Those showed that developers don't need to be slaves tied to a story, they're allowed to use the whole of the mythos to create a unique interpretation of well-known elements into something unique but still well within the spirt of that character and property. Because Insomniac's Spider-Man feels like that. It knows the mythos, knows the parts, but is using them to tell its own story.
I'm personally of the belief that Otto knew full well what he saw when he discovers Peter's secret. But seeing on Peter's face how worried it makes him he downplays the situation for Peter's sake. Playing it off as just Spider-Man's tech guy and not the man himself.
31:43 I forgot what a gigachad Norman was in this game 😂 bro is being dangled off the edge of a skyscraper and instead of groveling for his life he STILL decides to dogwalk the nerd threatening him 🗿
Great video. Just replayed both the Remaster and Miles Morales on the PS5, and man are they just some of the most fun I've had in a long time with a game. Definitely one of if not the best interpretation of the character outside of comics, and Spectacular Spider-Man. Can't wait for the sequel in a few weeks.
The only few things that could've made this game even MORE perfect: more swing tricks: there are very few for pete kept the old face for Peter: the remastered pete looks TOO young for a "spidey" EIGHT years into his work changed MJ to Gwen: MJs the basic "strong independent woman" and gets mad at Peter for no reason ALOT in the game And have an even MORE DIFFICULT, difficulty: since it ends at ultimate- but you can unlock an ability where you one shot enemies but can be one shot as well. they should've made an "Equal" difficulty where your dodging and combat is pushed to the limit, but you can 1 shot everything- even bosses. AS proven many times- spidey holds back, and even when he DOESN'T his punches "by my best estimate, was over twelve hundred foot-pounds" - Doc Ock
It’s almost scary how many points we agreed on being so strong. The way this “already-experienced” Peter was established along with the world around him, the characters, the controversial “cinematic” gameplay pieces feeling and looking awesome, and the arcs these characters goes through. I was floored when you talked about how the root of this conflict is Norman. It’s obvious in retrospect, but it’s something I’ve never heard anybody talk about. Something original I CAN share is how Peter “Lets go” of Otto. When you were talking about that heart-shattering ending, I randomly started thinking about Ra’s al Ghul’s death in Batman Begins. That Batman literally said: “I’m not gonna kill you, but I don’t have to save you.” This Peter practically said: “I’m not gonna kill you, and you are beyond saving.” One left their former mentor to die in a fiery blaze, and the other knew his mentor was already gone, but left him in a safe place for the authorities to collect him. The pure savagery in Yuri’s voice is something we would hear frequently in Spider-Man 2, but the fact that Peter was that mad without the symbiote’s influence is staggering proof of his heart. Even when pushed to the edge, this Peter will not kill.
I love the spider-man games so much. SOOOO MUCH. I got the original game’s platinum trophy in about 27 hours total, and I got the miles morales platinum in about 18 hours total. Miles morales had a lot of grindy combat trophies and 2 play throughs, but these games are still both perfect from the story to the collectibles to the platinum itself.
I've played this game hundreds of times. I have hundreds and hundreds of hours in this game and own it on ps4 and my pc and have beaten it multiple times on both and the story still makes me emotional. Such an amazing game. Insomniac really hit the ball out of the park with this game. I've not been this excited playing a Spidey game since Spider-Man 2
I mean, I don’t realllly agree. it’s a drastically different kind of story and Peter B is at an entirely different place in his life than this Peter. In ITSV, Peter B needed Miles as much as Miles needed him.
@@Johnny2Cellos I don't mind the differences, and there are multiple elements in Miles education by the other Spider-People, but it was the leap of faith bit that was the thing that suddenly made Miles master his powers. . These games are a slow burn that feel like natural education, Peter feeling worried and Miles getting hospitalized for jumping off a bridge is really fun and adds to fleshing the story further.
I hate how much I adore this game because I can't even play the sequel since I don't have a PS5. Still, though, this is at least in my top 3 video games of all time. Love running through it all every couple of months.
I’m currently playing through this and Miles Morales with my girlfriend and she’s loving it! I also played my first play-through with the Scarlet Spider costume, would love if someone could step up and write a good version of the clone saga in any media lol.
Ngl.. not sure how I felt about the advanced suit when the trailer first dropped... it has now become my favourite Spidey suit after the superior Spiderman and black suit
A Scarlet Spider playthrough, eh? A fellow man of culture, I see. I'm still utterly gobsmacked that the guy who voices Rigby in Regular Show gave one of my favorite performances of all time as Doc Ock.
@@s.p.d.magentaranger1822 Delectable Yuri Lore, he’s voiced my favorites since I was a kid. Ben and Sauske to name a couple, so I’m super happy he’s thriving! He soooo deserves it
Your analyze is great dude, awesome video you’ve got yourself one subscriber. I’ve recently finished that game for the 4th time to keep warm to spider2 and I was just thinking how great of a storyline and character development that game has, now i’m replaying miles morales for the first time (i’ve only played on launch) and they just keep the high bar on that one. I’m very hyped for the sequel because symbiote arc for peter is my favorite arc for him, its a shame the game will be as long as the first one because with insomniac great storytelling i wish we had a game twice as big in story
If Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse didn't exist, this would still be ny favorite piece of Spider-Man media. 100% the best portrayal of Peter of all time. Yuri absolutely killed it and the writing team knocked it out of the park. The feel of being Spider-Man was not something i could put into words before this game, but the freedom and joy of web swinging and the simultaneous constant bombardment of things that need to be fixed does it so well. Amazing video for a spectacular game.
I’m commenting on this reupload to help the algorithm. The Insomniac Universe is S tier Spider-Man only SLIGHTLY outclassed by the Spider-Verse movies. The first game is the most perfect Peter Parker story I’ve ever seen and Yuri Lowenthal is my favorite actor to ever play him and Spider-Man. I’m so excited to see his take on Symbiote Spider-Man. The new game is coming in a little over two weeks and I’m so excited.
What I love is that it doesn't treat us as if we're new to spider-man, this is a game for fans of the character, we know that Otto is going to be evil, but damn, we really wanted him to be good, that's what insomniac did, they took a well established bad guy, and made us WANT him to be a good guy.
I've been a big Spidey fan for my whole life. Between the 1994 cartoon series, 2000 game, and 2002 movie trilogy (and the comics, of course), I thought my favourite incarnations of the character already existed. Then Spider-Man PS4 came out, and it quickly became my favourite piece of Spider-Man media. I can't even count how many times I've played through this game and its DLC since 2018. Probably about 12 times if I had to guess. It's my favourite game of all time. The Miles Morales game kicks ass, too. Spider-Man 2 has a lot to live up to. Can't wait for it.
I never got the whole "Miles doesn't have an Uncle Ben moment" because it's literally just wrong. Peter's death is his moment. The Uncle Ben moment is the moment when Spider-Man learns about his responsibility with his powers. Miles felt he could've helped Peter but didn't, so he feels guilty. Miles blamed himself for the death of Spider-Man. This is how it was in the comics, this is how they did it in the Spiderverse movies, this is his origin.
The first time I played this game, I already KNEW all the twists, and even with that, I was STILL crazy invested in the story and characters…it GENUINELY felt like I was playing through a comic/movie
I’ll never forget this game’s announcement back in. E3 2016. The fact that insomniac games, the creators of ratchet & clank, spyro the dragon, etc. is something i didn’t know i needed. Insomniac is my all time favorite game developer/studio and they NAILED this character and their version of the web of spider-man this franchise is literally re-living the Batman Arkham series hype all over again and I can’t wait for the upcoming marvel’s spider-man 2
These games are masterpieces at multiple levels, storytelling, pacing, controls, physics, environment…sure there are tons of marvel-like shortcuts and everything is simple and easy, but that’s well worth the enjoyment we get from playing. I’m not usually up for those compromises but I had so much fun with these games, I have no choice but to admit I’m sold !
This game is maybe my favourite version of Spider-Man….ever? It’s so good. Peter is spectacular in this. His relationship with Doc Ock and May are my favourite parts of the story. You truly by into Ock and Peter as friends and also like Otto being the new “father figure” to Peter. It’s fantastic. The heel turn for Otto makes sense and feels so heartbreaking because of one very very simple thing Insomniac did. They made you care about Peter Parker and Otto Ocktavious before it became Spider-Man vs Doctor Octopus. This game also has my favourite scene and moment in maybe any 21st century Spider-Man adaptation. Peter let’s May die. With the great power he has of curing New York he uses it responsibly by choosing to not waste it to make more…at the cost of Aunt May. Spider-Man wins by curing the city. Peter Parker loses by letting May die. Hightop Films said it perfectly “Ben dies because of Peter being selfish, May dies because of Peter being selfless”. It’s the most ‘Spider-Man scene’ I’ve ever witnessed.
omg listening to the movie/game scores while reading the comics is awesome and i'm totally stealing that! great video as always, i love you're analysis every time!
I was shocked when I saw that people didn't like this game or story online. I know you cant satisfy everyone but this game js just the whole damg package, then Miles polished the mechanics. Now i cant wait to see how they do things in 2. The next two weeks are gonna be rough. 😭
Subbed, Spider-Man is my favorite character in general, and fav superhero, platinumed both recent Spider-Man games, hyped for the sequel it's so close! 🙌😃💯🤯
I'm not that big on the comics so I don't know about other Miles iterations but I really like how they implemented him here and his relationship with Peter. When Mile's dad die Peter helps him move on but after all the aftermath of the game's ending when Miles shows Pete that he's got spidey powers Peter can't help but smile because, with how throughout the whole story it was established how being a super hero often sucks, he finally has someone to share the load with. Spider-man might have saved Miles but Miles has saved Peter. Also I just really like their conversations from the DLC and the Miles Morales game. I don't know how to explain it but I just really like the vibe they have with each other. I like mentor-student stories when both the mentor and the student are dynamic characters going through character development I really hope they will explore this dynamic more in the sequel given how its whole thing is "Be greater. Together"
I love the Spider-Man PS4 game, I love the story, the animation, the gadgets, the suits, and especially the white spider symbol that Otto made. I love that little friendship Peter develops with Miles, especially him, teaching Miles how to punch 🤜 at his hand not the face. Also, I agree with you that Mary Jane’s missions are good just a little information of her and Pete’s backstory as she is in the museum. And why would she take out the role as a reporter, she ain’t Lois Lane why not be a model or actress like in the old comics? But she does get more information for Peter and having more than one or two playable characters is good (example miles). I also love Peter & Otto’s relationship at the beginning but it became heartbreaking at the end. I also love that you can chat with someone on the phone as he is swinging. As for Sable, I hate her and wish Spider-Man can beat her in this and in silver lining. The side missions are good such as evidence of Pete’s past as Spider-Man, fighting Tombstone and Sable guards, demons & thugs too. Also it’s nice to hear from Felicia in the side mission, it’s good she is in but I don’t like the ending of her mission where she use him. Sure that’s her character but they have a history together back then. The villains are good too, especially Martian Li who has a good reason to hate Norman as well as Otto. Norman is the real villain of all and hopefully we get to see him in his goblin suit in the second game. One last thing, I love that Pete sacrifice his chance of saving his aunt for the whole people of the city. ❤❤❤He is my favorite marvel hero all the way 🕷️🕷️🕷️🕸️🕸️🕸️.
I just thought of a new feature that could be in spider man 3, being able to slide on the railing of buildings, similar to sliding on the water, you can only grind on the railing if you have enough speed
Great video. What you said about MJ overall is pretty spot on. I love MJ as a model and actress as it has been in tbe comics, tv shows and movies forever but this little change makes more sense for this game and and Insomniac knew that. I personally liked playing as MJ simply because we've never had that in a Spidey game before. Playing as Spidey's normal-girl and love interest was cool. This game gas done many new things. Its also the first game where we play as Miles (not as Spiderman but just as the character if Miles himself) and thats awesome. Cant wait for the continuation in a few days time.
I just want to bring this up because i heard something upsurd. Miles does have an Uncle Ben like origin in the Ultimate comics, its Peter's death. Its been a while since I've read them, but Miles get bit before Peters demise, and seeing the situation in the city without Spider-Man leads to him donning the red and blue. However, due to his inexperience he gets helps from the Ultimates to properly become Spider-Man and recieves his own red and black.
literally only spiderman game that makes me obligated to help people around the city, without forcing me or having any real consequences if i don’t do the side thing but suprisingly i rush into help as if im protecting my own nyc even if it is just lines of code. I Am Spiderman.
It's just a shame they changed the model for Peter. Maybe I wouldn't mind if the current model they're using was used originally, but all I know (and reinforced after seeing this video) is that the original looked like someone who had that voice, where as the Tom Holland look alike should sound, well, more like Tom.
Marvel deciding to stop doing movie tie ins was one of the best choices theyve made. Between the SM games, the Guardians game and all the dope upcoming stuff, im starting to enjoy the games more than the movies. Also OG model for Peter still better than the new one. Ill never get over that change
Those moments, looking at Fisk's artifacts and getting the backstory on Peter and MJ's relationship, it's such a clever way to avoid forced, clunky, unnatural sounding exposition.
Otto is already corrupted by the time he finds Peter working on the Spidey suit. Otto immediately puts two and two together and knows that Peter is Spider-Man, but he doesn't let Peter know that he knows. The "Spider-Man suit designer" line is Otto playing dumb.
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Glad I waited now 🙌
Already doing so man!😊😊😊
It's ok, always happy for more spidey!
So good I might watch it 3 times
Groovy
Aunt May asking Spider-Man to take his mask off so she can see her nephew absolutely gutted me. Good storytelling all around.
when Peter said “You knew?” to her, which were his exact words after Otto revealed he knew who Spider-Man was, made it cut deeper
@@jalenciagass99MY HEART
That scene was ROUGH....but so good.
For me it was that AND also Otto's "trapped in this USELESS BODY".
Partly why I hate most of the renditions of Spider-Man and why I love this one so much.
One of the key aspects to a good Spidey story is the villains have the saddest fates. The beauty of Spider-Man/Peter Parker as a character is when he absolutely cannot find any rationalization for his actions against the "bad" guys, when he knows they have reasons for being that way and what he does doesn't help at all. And to me Otto in this game was the most perfect heartbreaking example of why Spider-Man is such a great story.
Such an amazing scene.
Insomniac really made the best spider-man game hands down. The second one is gonna be so sick.
HYPE
Honestly for me insomniac did the second best adaptation for spiderman all time. I still think spectacular spiderman is better but maybe after second game that might change.
The thing is, a show/movie/cartoon can explore better side characters than a videogame. It would be very difficult to see characters from peter’s school being well developed on a game, on a cartoon is more simple.
For me spectacular spiderman understands what spiderman and all its characters is about and does an excellent job to portrait every character in the show. Insomniac’s spiderman does that well too.. its a hard fight i really want to see the sequel to make the final comparison
@@Johnny2Cellos when marvels spiderman 2 game come out will you do a review and a video essay on there take on venom. Loved this video
Shattered dimensions runs circles over marvels Spiderman PS4. The plot to save the universe had a better impact
@christianhenry4173 personally, I prefer less universe-shattering stakes in my Spider-Man stories. The smaller/more local plots always have more of an impact on me
The “NO YOUR WRONG…YOU WERE EVERYTHING I WANTED TO BE!!” Are my favorite lines not just in this game but in any game. Literally gives me chills every time
moving around in this game is so flowy and intuitive, i found that aspect of it absolutely addicting
For real! I have 300+ hours of gameplay saved on PlayStation from the 2018 PS4 game and most of it was mindlessly swinging through the city and stopping every crime that just randomly appeared whilst ignoring the missions
When people basically ignore your fast travel system, then you know you did something good. ❤
I really love May's big quote of the game "when you help someone, you help everyone". It is so absolutely Spider-Man to the core and it's such a great foundation for this iteration of the character
I really love the white spider-suit. It made me internalize this spider-man as its own thing from the very start.
Wouldn't play with any other suit, playing in it "legitimizes" the separate spider-universe for me.
Genuinely my favorite Peter Parker story and my second favorite Spider-Man story overall behind ITSV. Basically a perfect licensed game or just action game in general, and this video is making me even more unbelievably hyped for the sequel then I already am, AGGGH. Great job!
_"Buddy, if I had a nickel for every "don't move," I'd finally be able to pay my damn rent on time!"_
That May scene still makes me cry. The first Spider-Man was so good. It felt like it was two entire games with as much story as they packed in. Can't wait for the sequel.
As someone who has been critical of the direction PlayStation has been taking, Spider-Man isn’t one of them. I just finished this game earlier this year and it’s easily one of the best written Spider-Man stories to come out from the franchise. I am eager to the play the sequel soon.
It really is such a banger, play the Miles Morales game if you haven't yet!
@@Johnny2Cellos
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Of course, Otto becoming Dr Octopus is pretty predictable.
So what they did is make is make Otto is very likable character that you you don't want him to become a villian, and it was done perfectly. Giving us small hope that the Otto we grew to like in this game won't become the monster that he is desinted to be, only to shatter it.
That made the last boss fight between Spider-man and Otto not only a deep berayal between the two characters, but also to the player.
25:46
exactly.
Insomniac really understands the characters within the Spider-Man mythos. One of my favorite moments is when Aunt May asks Peter to take his mask off. I lost it at that point, the character of Spider-Man has meant so much to me ever since I was a kid. They really did great with this game, I can not wait for Spider-Man 2.
From the interviews I've heard and countless stuff I've seen about this game, Insomniac were not reluctant at all. They immediately wanted to do it and bit at the chance.
This is without a doubt my favourite Spider Man story, this and Spider Man 2 the movie. The second game in less than 20 days, it's going to be phenomenal.
16 days until the party.
@@iitreeckokingii_4442putting my life on hold on October 20th!😅
Time to party like it’s 2023
too bad its ps5 only, heroes like spiderman shouldnt legally be allowed to be an exclusive...not buying ps5 for one game...sorry not sorry their exclusives arent enough to buy the ps5 should be like 50plus exclusives to make it worth it instead you got god of war, spiderman and what else that does near as good which is zero you're other exclusives always flop or get pc releases..so again proof the ps5 shouldnt of been released just like the series x....too early with nothing or not enough nex gen for the leap and purchase, funny how all my homies family friends etc have only upgraded for one or two games that is sad...
@@kentown8115well if u have the money why not, im glad I can play spidey 2 when it comes out
Got me so immediately hyped for the second one this month I hadn’t preordered it yet but finally did halfway through this video as you reminded me of this masterpiece of a game and how much I love miles morales too
Glad to have this back. Got scared for a second.
What I said before applies now, this is one of my favorite incarnations and interpretations of Spider-Man.
I really enjoyed the parts where you play as mj and miles. It shows you just how powerful spiderman really is. It's one of my favorite games.
My third fav moment in the game behind May's death and Ock's defeat is Peter texting MJ while swinging and walking on walls. Such a perfect texting moment while moving around trying to think. Relatability went through the roof.
Love your spidey videos Johnny. This is probably my favorite version of the character I normally dont comment on videos but trying to help with the algorithm or some shit
The Reveal that Otto knew that peter was Spidey was really well done and i love this moment, you can really feel the emotions
Am I the only one who believes that Dr. Octavius was evil the whole time? He planned the prison break for months not days. And he did the whole "you're spider-man's costume designer" to basically not make Peter think a lot, he knew that Peter was Spider-man from that moment.
You're not alone
I think one thing that gave Marvel the confidence to hand it over to Insomniac to do their own thing with is the success of the Batman Arkham games. Those showed that developers don't need to be slaves tied to a story, they're allowed to use the whole of the mythos to create a unique interpretation of well-known elements into something unique but still well within the spirt of that character and property.
Because Insomniac's Spider-Man feels like that. It knows the mythos, knows the parts, but is using them to tell its own story.
I'm personally of the belief that Otto knew full well what he saw when he discovers Peter's secret. But seeing on Peter's face how worried it makes him he downplays the situation for Peter's sake. Playing it off as just Spider-Man's tech guy and not the man himself.
31:43 I forgot what a gigachad Norman was in this game 😂 bro is being dangled off the edge of a skyscraper and instead of groveling for his life he STILL decides to dogwalk the nerd threatening him 🗿
Great video. Just replayed both the Remaster and Miles Morales on the PS5, and man are they just some of the most fun I've had in a long time with a game. Definitely one of if not the best interpretation of the character outside of comics, and Spectacular Spider-Man. Can't wait for the sequel in a few weeks.
The only few things that could've made this game even MORE perfect:
more swing tricks: there are very few for pete
kept the old face for Peter: the remastered pete looks TOO young for a "spidey" EIGHT years into his work
changed MJ to Gwen: MJs the basic "strong independent woman" and gets mad at Peter for no reason ALOT in the game
And have an even MORE DIFFICULT, difficulty: since it ends at ultimate- but you can unlock an ability where you one shot enemies but can be one shot as well. they should've made an "Equal" difficulty where your dodging and combat is pushed to the limit, but you can 1 shot everything- even bosses. AS proven many times- spidey holds back, and even when he DOESN'T his punches "by my best estimate, was over twelve hundred foot-pounds" - Doc Ock
It’s almost scary how many points we agreed on being so strong. The way this “already-experienced” Peter was established along with the world around him, the characters, the controversial “cinematic” gameplay pieces feeling and looking awesome, and the arcs these characters goes through.
I was floored when you talked about how the root of this conflict is Norman. It’s obvious in retrospect, but it’s something I’ve never heard anybody talk about.
Something original I CAN share is how Peter “Lets go” of Otto. When you were talking about that heart-shattering ending, I randomly started thinking about Ra’s al Ghul’s death in Batman Begins.
That Batman literally said: “I’m not gonna kill you, but I don’t have to save you.”
This Peter practically said: “I’m not gonna kill you, and you are beyond saving.”
One left their former mentor to die in a fiery blaze, and the other knew his mentor was already gone, but left him in a safe place for the authorities to collect him.
The pure savagery in Yuri’s voice is something we would hear frequently in Spider-Man 2, but the fact that Peter was that mad without the symbiote’s influence is staggering proof of his heart. Even when pushed to the edge, this Peter will not kill.
I love the spider-man games so much. SOOOO MUCH. I got the original game’s platinum trophy in about 27 hours total, and I got the miles morales platinum in about 18 hours total. Miles morales had a lot of grindy combat trophies and 2 play throughs, but these games are still both perfect from the story to the collectibles to the platinum itself.
2017-2019 was game changing (no pun intended) for video games, GOW4, Breath of the Wild, Mario Oddysey, Spider-Man, RDR2 and a few others
i know it’s a 36 minute story retrospective, but fuck man i started tearing up at just the mere mention of some of this game’s best scenes
I feel genuinely bad if I’m swinging and don’t stop to help somebody at a crime. This game is taking over my mind and I love it for that.
that part where he almost chooses to give may the serum is so heartbreaking.
I've played this game hundreds of times. I have hundreds and hundreds of hours in this game and own it on ps4 and my pc and have beaten it multiple times on both and the story still makes me emotional. Such an amazing game. Insomniac really hit the ball out of the park with this game. I've not been this excited playing a Spidey game since Spider-Man 2
This video was AMAZING man! Thankss for all your hardwork! Love this version of peter and Miles 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
That “I don’t know what to do” my heart hurts all the time
Me: Man, he didn't even touch on the Miles DLC
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Great to see this back man!😊😊😊❤❤❤
Love this character and this channel. I’ll rewatch 😂
Appreciate you!
That first post-credits is also funny because they're *both* pretending that table is heavy.
Peter tutoring Miles here is done better than it is in Miles animated films.
I mean, I don’t realllly agree. it’s a drastically different kind of story and Peter B is at an entirely different place in his life than this Peter. In ITSV, Peter B needed Miles as much as Miles needed him.
@@Johnny2Cellos I don't mind the differences, and there are multiple elements in Miles education by the other Spider-People, but it was the leap of faith bit that was the thing that suddenly made Miles master his powers.
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These games are a slow burn that feel like natural education, Peter feeling worried and Miles getting hospitalized for jumping off a bridge is really fun and adds to fleshing the story further.
"YOU KNEW!!!!!" vs "You knew?"
I hate how much I adore this game because I can't even play the sequel since I don't have a PS5.
Still, though, this is at least in my top 3 video games of all time. Love running through it all every couple of months.
I’m currently playing through this and Miles Morales with my girlfriend and she’s loving it! I also played my first play-through with the Scarlet Spider costume, would love if someone could step up and write a good version of the clone saga in any media lol.
Yessssssss! Honestly the Ben Reilly scarlet spider is one of my fave versions of Spider-Man hopefully one day that wish will come true!
I trust insomniac to write a excellent game for clone saga and superior spiderman sagas
Yoo venom kills rio in the comics?? Holy shit they really guna take everyone from miles in the next game??
Miles' story is crazy tragic in the comics in entirely different ways. Honestly hope they do NOT kill Rio in the next game... but we'll see
Ngl.. not sure how I felt about the advanced suit when the trailer first dropped... it has now become my favourite Spidey suit after the superior Spiderman and black suit
It grew on me a lot! I think I don't love the details as much, but I do lovvve the white spider
But Otto actually discovers Peter’s identity, he just says “oh you design his equipment, blink blink”
I'll still never forgive them for recasting an older, lesser seen depiction of Peter for a BTEC Tom Holland
He looked way too old imo
A Scarlet Spider playthrough, eh? A fellow man of culture, I see.
I'm still utterly gobsmacked that the guy who voices Rigby in Regular Show gave one of my favorite performances of all time as Doc Ock.
Oh wow, it must’ve been weird for Yuri to record lines talking to The Detective. Since they share the same first name lol
AND Yuri is voiced by Tara Platt, who is Yuri Lowenthal's wife.
It's Yuri talking to Yuri!
It's Yuri-ception!
@@s.p.d.magentaranger1822 Delectable Yuri Lore, he’s voiced my favorites since I was a kid. Ben and Sauske to name a couple, so I’m super happy he’s thriving! He soooo deserves it
“Are you Spider-Man’s girlfriend?!” - Miles the Geek
Your analyze is great dude, awesome video you’ve got yourself one subscriber.
I’ve recently finished that game for the 4th time to keep warm to spider2 and I was just thinking how great of a storyline and character development that game has, now i’m replaying miles morales for the first time (i’ve only played on launch) and they just keep the high bar on that one. I’m very hyped for the sequel because symbiote arc for peter is my favorite arc for him, its a shame the game will be as long as the first one because with insomniac great storytelling i wish we had a game twice as big in story
If Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse didn't exist, this would still be ny favorite piece of Spider-Man media. 100% the best portrayal of Peter of all time. Yuri absolutely killed it and the writing team knocked it out of the park. The feel of being Spider-Man was not something i could put into words before this game, but the freedom and joy of web swinging and the simultaneous constant bombardment of things that need to be fixed does it so well. Amazing video for a spectacular game.
There is no way Otto didn't know the entire time. I'm 100% sure that he only acted like he didn't know he was spider-man to make Peter feel better.
yeah I basically say this later in the video
I’m commenting on this reupload to help the algorithm. The Insomniac Universe is S tier Spider-Man only SLIGHTLY outclassed by the Spider-Verse movies. The first game is the most perfect Peter Parker story I’ve ever seen and Yuri Lowenthal is my favorite actor to ever play him and Spider-Man. I’m so excited to see his take on Symbiote Spider-Man. The new game is coming in a little over two weeks and I’m so excited.
What I love is that it doesn't treat us as if we're new to spider-man, this is a game for fans of the character, we know that Otto is going to be evil, but damn, we really wanted him to be good, that's what insomniac did, they took a well established bad guy, and made us WANT him to be a good guy.
And even the ones who somehow don’t know about Spider-Man, they still get a great compelling story.
I've been a big Spidey fan for my whole life. Between the 1994 cartoon series, 2000 game, and 2002 movie trilogy (and the comics, of course), I thought my favourite incarnations of the character already existed. Then Spider-Man PS4 came out, and it quickly became my favourite piece of Spider-Man media. I can't even count how many times I've played through this game and its DLC since 2018. Probably about 12 times if I had to guess. It's my favourite game of all time. The Miles Morales game kicks ass, too. Spider-Man 2 has a lot to live up to. Can't wait for it.
This is great content dude. It’s genuinely heartwarming hearing the passion you have for the Spider-man character. Keep it up!!
I never got the whole "Miles doesn't have an Uncle Ben moment" because it's literally just wrong. Peter's death is his moment. The Uncle Ben moment is the moment when Spider-Man learns about his responsibility with his powers. Miles felt he could've helped Peter but didn't, so he feels guilty. Miles blamed himself for the death of Spider-Man. This is how it was in the comics, this is how they did it in the Spiderverse movies, this is his origin.
The first time I played this game, I already KNEW all the twists, and even with that, I was STILL crazy invested in the story and characters…it GENUINELY felt like I was playing through a comic/movie
It's interesting that this game predicted the future two years before the pandemic.
Aunt May got a bit scared when Peter said he didn't know what to do, as if the answer was obvious. Truly a great moment.
Love the game and the suit. And the May scene left me in tears. Never before have I ever felt like Spider-Man then this game
I’ll never forget this game’s announcement back in. E3 2016. The fact that insomniac games, the creators of ratchet & clank, spyro the dragon, etc. is something i didn’t know i needed. Insomniac is my all time favorite game developer/studio and they NAILED this character and their version of the web of spider-man
this franchise is literally re-living the Batman Arkham series hype all over again and I can’t wait for the upcoming marvel’s spider-man 2
The only problem I have with the advanced suit is probably that the red seems a little orange, so I never used it
These games are masterpieces at multiple levels, storytelling, pacing, controls, physics, environment…sure there are tons of marvel-like shortcuts and everything is simple and easy, but that’s well worth the enjoyment we get from playing. I’m not usually up for those compromises but I had so much fun with these games, I have no choice but to admit I’m sold !
This game is maybe my favourite version of Spider-Man….ever? It’s so good.
Peter is spectacular in this. His relationship with Doc Ock and May are my favourite parts of the story. You truly by into Ock and Peter as friends and also like Otto being the new “father figure” to Peter. It’s fantastic. The heel turn for Otto makes sense and feels so heartbreaking because of one very very simple thing Insomniac did. They made you care about Peter Parker and Otto Ocktavious before it became Spider-Man vs Doctor Octopus.
This game also has my favourite scene and moment in maybe any 21st century Spider-Man adaptation. Peter let’s May die. With the great power he has of curing New York he uses it responsibly by choosing to not waste it to make more…at the cost of Aunt May. Spider-Man wins by curing the city. Peter Parker loses by letting May die. Hightop Films said it perfectly “Ben dies because of Peter being selfish, May dies because of Peter being selfless”. It’s the most ‘Spider-Man scene’ I’ve ever witnessed.
Aunt May scene was wild that whole scene the tough choice to be made. Just perfection
omg listening to the movie/game scores while reading the comics is awesome and i'm totally stealing that! great video as always, i love you're analysis every time!
Subscribed. Spider-Man PS4 is my favorite game ever and you have summed it up brilliantly.
yes mvp character of this game was landlords he know that he kick spider-man out of his apartment and didnt told the world who he is.
I was shocked when I saw that people didn't like this game or story online.
I know you cant satisfy everyone but this game js just the whole damg package, then Miles polished the mechanics. Now i cant wait to see how they do things in 2. The next two weeks are gonna be rough. 😭
Btw love your Spider-Man videos found them today I’ve almost watched them all you do really great work
Into The Spider-Verse & this game are what made me a Spider-Man fan.
Spiderverse movies and insomniac is the best thing that ever happened to the Spiderman franchise hands down
Other than the comics ofcourse
Can't wait for spider man 2 and to use the venom suit
I like to think miles' "uncle Ben moment" was Peter's death
This game was so dope currently about to pick up part 2 of this game and I can’t for your video on it months from now
26:39 relatively speaking doc oct is newer than the chameleon
Subbed, Spider-Man is my favorite character in general, and fav superhero, platinumed both recent Spider-Man games, hyped for the sequel it's so close! 🙌😃💯🤯
Only OGs know this is a reupload 😎
Glad you’re back btw👍🏼
I'm not that big on the comics so I don't know about other Miles iterations but I really like how they implemented him here and his relationship with Peter. When Mile's dad die Peter helps him move on but after all the aftermath of the game's ending when Miles shows Pete that he's got spidey powers Peter can't help but smile because, with how throughout the whole story it was established how being a super hero often sucks, he finally has someone to share the load with. Spider-man might have saved Miles but Miles has saved Peter. Also I just really like their conversations from the DLC and the Miles Morales game. I don't know how to explain it but I just really like the vibe they have with each other. I like mentor-student stories when both the mentor and the student are dynamic characters going through character development
I really hope they will explore this dynamic more in the sequel given how its whole thing is "Be greater. Together"
I love the Spider-Man PS4 game, I love the story, the animation, the gadgets, the suits, and especially the white spider symbol that Otto made. I love that little friendship Peter develops with Miles, especially him, teaching Miles how to punch 🤜 at his hand not the face. Also, I agree with you that Mary Jane’s missions are good just a little information of her and Pete’s backstory as she is in the museum. And why would she take out the role as a reporter, she ain’t Lois Lane why not be a model or actress like in the old comics? But she does get more information for Peter and having more than one or two playable characters is good (example miles). I also love Peter & Otto’s relationship at the beginning but it became heartbreaking at the end. I also love that you can chat with someone on the phone as he is swinging. As for Sable, I hate her and wish Spider-Man can beat her in this and in silver lining. The side missions are good such as evidence of Pete’s past as Spider-Man, fighting Tombstone and Sable guards, demons & thugs too. Also it’s nice to hear from Felicia in the side mission, it’s good she is in but I don’t like the ending of her mission where she use him. Sure that’s her character but they have a history together back then. The villains are good too, especially Martian Li who has a good reason to hate Norman as well as Otto. Norman is the real villain of all and hopefully we get to see him in his goblin suit in the second game. One last thing, I love that Pete sacrifice his chance of saving his aunt for the whole people of the city. ❤❤❤He is my favorite marvel hero all the way 🕷️🕷️🕷️🕸️🕸️🕸️.
And a thing for those who don’t know, the man who plays Doc Oc is the same guy that voices Rigby from Regular Show
I just thought of a new feature that could be in spider man 3, being able to slide on the railing of buildings, similar to sliding on the water, you can only grind on the railing if you have enough speed
3. Comic Spider-Man
2. Spec Spider-Man
1. This guy
The peter/ Otto relationship made me cry at the end...
Can’t wait for your video on the second game!
Great video. What you said about MJ overall is pretty spot on. I love MJ as a model and actress as it has been in tbe comics, tv shows and movies forever but this little change makes more sense for this game and and Insomniac knew that. I personally liked playing as MJ simply because we've never had that in a Spidey game before. Playing as Spidey's normal-girl and love interest was cool. This game gas done many new things. Its also the first game where we play as Miles (not as Spiderman but just as the character if Miles himself) and thats awesome. Cant wait for the continuation in a few days time.
The game doesn't just encapsulate the "spider-man" experience, it encapsulates the human experience...
With spider powers...
I just want to bring this up because i heard something upsurd. Miles does have an Uncle Ben like origin in the Ultimate comics, its Peter's death. Its been a while since I've read them, but Miles get bit before Peters demise, and seeing the situation in the city without Spider-Man leads to him donning the red and blue.
However, due to his inexperience he gets helps from the Ultimates to properly become Spider-Man and recieves his own red and black.
literally only spiderman game that makes me obligated to help people around the city, without forcing me or having any real consequences if i don’t do the side thing but suprisingly i rush into help as if im protecting my own nyc even if it is just lines of code. I Am Spiderman.
It's just a shame they changed the model for Peter. Maybe I wouldn't mind if the current model they're using was used originally, but all I know (and reinforced after seeing this video) is that the original looked like someone who had that voice, where as the Tom Holland look alike should sound, well, more like Tom.
That damn Screwball messed with the original upload.
fr tho
Its a nice mind refreshing reupload before SM2 comes out
I used Scarlett Spider 100% my first 2 playthroughs and remains most used!
Same here on first play through being in the ben Riley scarlet spider costume 😂😅
Top tier Segway to the sleep mask
RIGHT?
Marvel deciding to stop doing movie tie ins was one of the best choices theyve made. Between the SM games, the Guardians game and all the dope upcoming stuff, im starting to enjoy the games more than the movies.
Also OG model for Peter still better than the new one. Ill never get over that change
SM1 Miles: "Call the play, coach."
SM2 Peter: "Call the play, coach."
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Those moments, looking at Fisk's artifacts and getting the backstory on Peter and MJ's relationship, it's such a clever way to avoid forced, clunky, unnatural sounding exposition.
Otto is already corrupted by the time he finds Peter working on the Spidey suit. Otto immediately puts two and two together and knows that Peter is Spider-Man, but he doesn't let Peter know that he knows. The "Spider-Man suit designer" line is Otto playing dumb.