Marvel's Spider-Man 1 is still held up today as a masterpiece of gaming. In Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Insomniac aim to meet those high expectations again while also taking risks to elevate the experience even further. In this retrospective series, we'll explore the entirety of Spider-Man 2 to not only discuss the quality of the game, but also examine every eater egg, behind the scenes detail, and comic book reference I could find. This video is Part 1 of 2, and will focus primarily on the Main Story. Part 2 will release at a later date and examine everything else such as side missions, open world content, gameplay, and more. Sources Referenced in Video Gamespot Interview w/ Bryan Intihar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoKyidBbQFk Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Interview w/ Bryan Intihar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVrIWxnMYvA&t=3471s Wired interview w/ Bryan Intihar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4u9WOASvaM IGN Beyond Interview w/ Bryan Intihar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oQHFGJvv10 Kinda Funny Games Interview w/ Bryan Intihar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-rM-MLSuM4&t=2430s GDC Festival of Gaming - The Animation of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Presentation by Robert Coddington, Lindsay Thompson, Stephen Camardella, James Ham, Bradley McLaughlin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMlEyfqVZLk Stark Concept shared by Danoka29: https://www.reddit.com/r/insomniacleaks/comments/1belzmq/spiderman_2_2020_stark_concept_art/ Original Script leaked by Visceral: https://x.com/zvis_ceral/status/1760741199571505402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1760741199571505402%7Ctwgr%5Ebadbdb77b6766f3a7a28a8158e11169ce7628027%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fin.ign.com%2Fmarvels-spider-man-2%2F202781%2Fnews%2Fmarvels-spider-man-2-leaked-script-reveals-alternate-prologue-birth-of-carnage-and-more-scrapped-det Cut Meteor Mission found by Cryosphered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3GXuE273vA&t=155s Kraven's Throne video by Faz Faz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng9nhqk07pM Kraven's Throne originally found by Clkzins: https://www.reddit.com/r/SpidermanPS4/comments/17fsvdh/spoilers_out_of_bounds_dev_test_room_with_cut/ Riot Fight found by Rifza Gamer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q0BRz21s24 The Hood file image found by Tiffsomniac in Spider-Man 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdz_kh7_8R4 00:00 - Intro & Early Development 07:10 - Harry Flashback, Symbiotes & Goblins 15:18 - Peter, Miles, MJ, and Jonah 24:11 - Sandman & Opening Gameplay 33:17 - Kraven Reveal and City Cleanup 46:46 - Aunt May's House 01:02:17 - Queens Mission with Harry 01:13:01 - Scorpion & Mister Negative Capture 01:21:50 - Emily-May Foundation 01:31:53 - Hunter HQ & Black Cat 01:45:13 - Coney Island 01:58:27 - Tombstone & Agent Venom 02:05:01 - Playable MJ & Rebirth of Lizard 02:13:01 - Hunter Mansion & Lizard Fight 02:36:23 - Symbiote Crash Outs 02:46:09 - Miles & Martin Li 02:53:51 - Kraven & Symbiote Boss Fights 02:57:00 - Venom & Symbiote Invasion 03:08:03 - Scream & Anti-Venom 03:22:54 - Miles New Suit & Finale 03:33:02 - End Scenes & Final Thoughts
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Personally I think the Symbiote as an allegory for addiction doesn't work conceptually yet so many adaptations seem to keep trying to make it that. In the game especially, if the Symbiote is meant to represent addiction, then the Anti-Venom suit completely negates that. It's like a meth addict going to rehab and later finding the perfect meth that gets him high but doesn't destroy his body.
MJ’s yellow sweater also doubles as a reference to her attire in the 90s cartoon.
Speaking of Venom,RIP Tony todd.
This is the definition of a game that needed *at least* another 6-12 months in development. The ending portion of the game was so rushed. It just needed that extra level of polish, especially to the story which was such a slow burn right up until the end then suddenly fucking 100mph to the finish line. It's painfully obvious that this game was rushed, even after 5 years in development. They talk about not having enough time...delay the game then! yeah people would be unhappy, but they were unhappy with the product they got. If an extra year of development would mean getting all their ideas into the game and making it a better product...why didnt they do it? Cancelling the DLC was also a bad move in my opinion. Spiderman 3 already has enough to cover, without also cramming in Beetle and Carnage. I can see Spiderman 3 being an overstuffed mess, but hopefully that isn't the case. I also think Brian Intihar needs to go. Sorry but cutting Venom content for more boring MJ missions, doubling and tripling down saying they aren't going anywhere and that he doesn't care if people don't like them or think shes too OP. At the very least he needs someone to rein him in
The fact that Miles is the one to get the final boss fight against Venom is so baffling considering they've (referring to both Harry and Venom) BARELY interacted over the course of the story. Why not have a portion of the fight where you swap between Peter and Miles? Or change it so Miles gets the first bout and Peter the last?
Despite my misgivings with the story & doubling down on MJ missions I enjoyed this game well enough that I still anticipated whenever you’d make this video, and it was certainly a long time coming!
I actually gasped out loud
JUST CASUALLY DROPPED THIS BOMB ON US. ON A RANDOM THURSDAY. Thank you for blessing us 🙏
I literally just shut down my PlayStation, 100% finished the game for the 4th time then I open YouTube and get this video, uploaded 1 minute ago with 5 views. Insane coincidence
A 4 hour video and it's only part 1, you are by far the most thorough person when it comes to this stuff
I will admit that there were parts of the story thar I wish were done different but I still love it for what it is. A game where despite the flaws it still exceeds in every other department. Glad you enjoy MSM2.🕷
I once read someone say the characters in this game talk as if their boss is in the room. I kinda agree, there's some edge lacking in this game's dialogue.
Feeding us good my Nerd whos Always
Yeah Peter literally calls the symbiote a ‘jealous ex-girlfriend’. Hence why I always headcanoned that the symbiote was female.
NGL, the game wasn’t as good as I thought it was. Especially with the last moments of the game. I’m not saying I didn’t like the symbiote invasion, I just think they should have saved it for the third game. (28:46) Now I did like the web wings, but I wasn’t really a big fan of the mechanical spider arms. They could have given him more web-based powers like in Web of Shadows or Shattered Dimensions. Maybe Peter could have used his fists more because in the first game, he was mostly a kicker. He could have mentioned that he has been exploring Jeet Kune Do, Tang So Doo, Hapkido, Wing Chun, and Krav Maga…
Oh peak just dropped
Had this game developed for an extra year, it probably would've been a major highlight for both Spider-Man 2 (2004) and this game 😊
Man I LOVE this game SO MUCH! Cannot WAIT for Marvel’s Wolverine!
I anticipate new uploads for this channel like I anticipate movies