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Marvel's Spider-man 2 |OT| - The 19" inches of Venom you're Kraven for
Sleepwalker
Member
Ended up going to the store and picked up my copy. They gave me it in a filthy (jk) xbox gamepass bag, gave it to my dog and she destroyed it lool.
picked up Mario Wonder too.
picked up Mario Wonder too.
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semiconscious
Gold Member
i don't want to frighten you any further, but i seriously believe that this's actually their idea of being 'subtle'...
Laieon
Member
I'm only about 2 hours in so far, but I think my favorite thing about the game so far is that they (at least based on what I've experienced up to this point) didn't go with the tried and true trope of finding some way to nerf you plot-wise. I immediately feel just as strong as I did (if not more strong) at the end of Spider-Man 1 and Miles Morales. The devs are doing a great job at selling the idea that these are experienced Spider-folk.
It's not what you're looking for, but I'd love for Sony to revisit Ape Escape or Legend of Dragoon.
It's not what you're looking for, but I'd love for Sony to revisit Ape Escape or Legend of Dragoon.
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semiconscious
Gold Member
thing is, we're not really getting 'sequels' anymore. what we're getting is much more similar to 'episodes', where everything basically looks exactly the same, & everything just carries on from what came almost immediately before. think metal gear solid, or devil may cry, dragon quest, or zelda, or most other classic games that've had sequels, & you'll see what i mean. the only major series that i can think of where the sequels are more like episodes are the yakuza games...
MAX PAYMENT
Member
Laieon
Member
I'm not quite as nihilistic about Sony's first party games yet, but there was a part near the beginning of this game where you're
hanging out with MJ and riding a bike around the neighborhood with Harry
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I did notice that. Which is weird, I felt like the other two games looked great
MAX PAYMENT
Member
I Think insomniac may be spread too thin.
So more like miles Morales? Weird
ManaByte
Rage Bait Youtuber
Nah it’s longer than Miles. You could do Miles in 8, but the Platinum required two play throughs.
So more like Miles Morales? Weird
Still pretty short
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
What I thought would be a pain in the ass is actually quite great. Flying around searching for spider bots feels so freeing and awesome
Giving us the Superman game we still haven’t got
Giving us the Superman game we still haven’t got
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Ovech-King
Gold Member
I think I nailed this one 
Also, did you know that if you go down from flying straight to water in central park, you start gliding ?
Also, did you know that if you go down from flying straight to water in central park, you start gliding ?
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
I think I nailed this one
Also, did you know that if you go down from flying straight to water in central park, you start gliding ?
Jesus christ that first pic
Dunno what I'm doing wrong but can someone tell me how you do the spider jump and the spider dash? I've unlocked them in the skill tree and for jump it says to press L1+X while swinging or gliding.
I do that and all that happens is Spidey stops in midair and his metal things come out like I'm doing the special ability attack (which then goes on cooldown). I'm not jumping forward like the skill video indicates.
I do that and all that happens is Spidey stops in midair and his metal things come out like I'm doing the special ability attack (which then goes on cooldown). I'm not jumping forward like the skill video indicates.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
You just need to hit L1 triangle while gliding or L1 square at the peak of your swing and you’ll get a power boost
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Said it before but this game has some of the most beautiful skies I’ve ever seen in a game. The gradual time change through the story with the subtle change of the lighting, sunbeams etc has been nothing short of masterful
It’s that sorta stuff that evens out the bullshit lol
DeaDPo0L84
Member
BLM and civil rights do not belong in the same conversation, drain your head of all the nonsense you've been force fed the past few years.
Vroadstar
Gold Member
I think I nailed this one
Also, did you know that if you go down from flying straight to water in central park, you start gliding ?
Wow, the graphics, great job with the first pic!
3liteDragon
Member
The traversal & combat in this game man, 
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Lokaum D+
Member
My god, Miles missions are so cringe, filled with inclusive bs that feels so forced geez.
Just did a mission that at the end o got silent claps, i wish i could play only Peter.
And the next is help a gay dude to invite some other dude to prom or somethin like this.
Just did a mission that at the end o got silent claps, i wish i could play only Peter.
And the next is help a gay dude to invite some other dude to prom or somethin like this.
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Certinty
Member
There really is no inbetween with the side content in this game.
It’s either awful or outright great.
The replacement for Taskmaster’s challenges is bad, real bad, who’s idea was it to make them all combat based? Taskmaster’s stuff in the first game was so varied and the stealth and race ones were actually fun. Shame because the final mission is actually rather good.
The one-offs like Hailee’s and Howard’s just do everything right for short side missions. Then you have the Brooklyn Visions’ missions which the less said, the better.
Wraith’s whole story side arc is great, definitely a lot of work put into that and they play like main missions. Should have been far more of this for different story arcs with allies/villains.
Even the bases feel like a huge downgrade from the first one overall. I think some are designed better in this but the sheer number of them and variety is lacking.
Forgot about Sandman’s side content too. That was really bad, it’s like Insomniac just didn’t want their sand enemies to go to waste after the opening mission.
Shame really because besides half of the side content being very bland (and all the bugs), it’s an amazing game.
It’s either awful or outright great.
The replacement for Taskmaster’s challenges is bad, real bad, who’s idea was it to make them all combat based? Taskmaster’s stuff in the first game was so varied and the stealth and race ones were actually fun. Shame because the final mission is actually rather good.
The one-offs like Hailee’s and Howard’s just do everything right for short side missions. Then you have the Brooklyn Visions’ missions which the less said, the better.
Wraith’s whole story side arc is great, definitely a lot of work put into that and they play like main missions. Should have been far more of this for different story arcs with allies/villains.
Even the bases feel like a huge downgrade from the first one overall. I think some are designed better in this but the sheer number of them and variety is lacking.
Forgot about Sandman’s side content too. That was really bad, it’s like Insomniac just didn’t want their sand enemies to go to waste after the opening mission.
Shame really because besides half of the side content being very bland (and all the bugs), it’s an amazing game.
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Thank God Mario came out on the same day to cleanse all that stuff
You can't read my dude. Maybe try reading the original tweet you're having an aneurism about.
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Beat the game .
Solid 9/10. More impactful story in Spider-Man 1, but much better story than miles morales game.
The shortcomings for this game are pretty small and minor in the grand scheme:
-MJ play times as always are meh
-Too many of the same side missions. There really is no reason to chase after a mech bird more than 3 times
-Lots of pandering in a disingenuous matter coming off as woke AF nonsense.
All that said it’s the best super hero game made, and the best benchmark for what current gen consoles are capable of.
Solid 9/10. More impactful story in Spider-Man 1, but much better story than miles morales game.
The shortcomings for this game are pretty small and minor in the grand scheme:
-MJ play times as always are meh
-Too many of the same side missions. There really is no reason to chase after a mech bird more than 3 times
-Lots of pandering in a disingenuous matter coming off as woke AF nonsense.
All that said it’s the best super hero game made, and the best benchmark for what current gen consoles are capable of.
Markio128
Gold Member
SM2 is so much more fun than the previous games when it comes to exploring the map. According to the in-game stats, I’ve only completed 20% of the game, probably because I’ve spent half of my time web-winging and water surfing all over the shop. 
I find that I don’t need to open the map as much either; it’s more natural to find things during gameplay - ooh, what’s that green light over there?
I find that I don’t need to open the map as much either; it’s more natural to find things during gameplay - ooh, what’s that green light over there?
MirageMew2
Member
ReBurn
Gold Member
It feels longer because there are crimes or something popping up all the time that make you feel like a bad Spider-Man if you don't put the story on hold to go fight them. It adds a sense of urgency that sometimes makes me feel a little rushed despite not making a ton of progress toward the story.
Shakka43
Member
Well of course, if the game had instead any semblance of conservative views, Insomniac would had been dragged to the mud by now. Think Cyberpunk or Hogwarts...
ManaByte
Rage Bait Youtuber
They were dragged through the mud with the first game because Spidey was too friendly with the Po-po.
Shakka43
Member
Exactly. We might act like old men yelling at clouds sometimes, but the blue whales are much more vicious and damaging when it comes to their protests.
lol I just started the game but in general I think this is the way I prefer to do it, especially w shorter games.
arkhamguy123
Member
Seeing a lot of discourse on the wokeness and politics in this game being increased from the first so I’ll weigh in. I did my homework
First game had a slightly different writing staff. Comprised of all men and 2 of which write for actual Spider-Man comic books and graphic novels
This game shook up the writing team and there are I believe 2 women on the crew now, who of course are woke, and the comic writers from the first game are gone.
Take that as you will. The quality of it is subjective of course but the increased politics and eye rolling post Anita video game tropes are very likely a causality of this fact.
First game had a slightly different writing staff. Comprised of all men and 2 of which write for actual Spider-Man comic books and graphic novels
This game shook up the writing team and there are I believe 2 women on the crew now, who of course are woke, and the comic writers from the first game are gone.
Take that as you will. The quality of it is subjective of course but the increased politics and eye rolling post Anita video game tropes are very likely a causality of this fact.
Puscifer
Member
Played for 2 hours and holy shit I'm really tired of the cutscenes and tutorials, and considering you were in control of Spidey in like 10 seconds from the moment you pressed start in the original this is a bad change of pace
Seriously, some of these post are fucking nuts. And the dude who posted the pedophile flag shit was aggravating.
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