Negotiator101
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Why what's happened?
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Fabieter
Member
They gave an unscored review which read like a 100 a 83 by an employee because that what they do now. At least with some games. Its the first time I hear about it.
Negotiator101
Member
They scored the game 83? MC don't score games they just list them or am I missing something?
Fabieter
Member
No they did with that review. Someone in the thread found a policy that they do that now with unscored game but I don't think they ever did it. So either this is new or they handpicked the games tho.
Eiknarf
Banned
Mom and Pop stores are “allowed” being they have to compete against the big box stores like Target and Best Buy and Walmart and Amazon.
All the local “mom and pop” game stores around here sell games a day early if they received the stock
Fabieter
Member
In germany the stores can be forced to pay up to 25.000 bucks if they break street day first. If someone else did already everyone else is fine to do the same.
Eiknarf
Banned
Oh I know. Trust me I have heard
But for the last twenty years I’ve been getting DVDs, Blu-rays and video games a day or two earlier than Street Date from my local mom and pop stores. It’s to “even the playing field”.
They have enormous rent, less popularity and they’re not a franchise with huge financial resources- it’s just a family owned business… So they sell a day or two early
I may go today and check out if they have Spider-Man 2
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BadBurger
Banned
I just read that review. It is absolutely glowing, their only knock was that they thought the exploration of the relationships between Peter, MJ, and Harry was too genial. That's it. How that isn't at least a 95 (or being real, a 100 or 10/10) is beyond me. Given developer bonuses sometimes hinge on a MC score, I'd be fucking calling MC if I were working for Insomniac lol.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Exactly! The reviewer purposely didn't score it for this very reason. Yet MC gave it a score anyway.
midnightAI
Member
Installing 
Certinty
Member
Hearing they nailed both Kraven and Venom and both haven't been done better outside of the comics is great, especially given the flaws Mister Negative and Doc Ock had in the first game.
Doesn't also seem to have an incredibly rushed final act either with constant boss battles which is a big plus too.
Doesn't also seem to have an incredibly rushed final act either with constant boss battles which is a big plus too.
GymWolf
Gold Member
Lol i remember when i was a kid and we always tried to make gamestop break the embargo, we actually succeeded 2-3 times.
The gamestop was inside a mall and they had the rule that if anyone inside the mall break the street date, they were allowed to sell, so we just visited every shop and took pics if they were already selling the game.
Another strategy was to visit every italian forum to see if some other gs in italy broke the embargo, it was usually followed by the dude posting a pic of the receipt so we had proof to show to the clerks.
Good times.
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digoutyoursoul
Member
Bought my nephew a copy, seeing him at a young age and so excited waiting for it to be delivered reminds me of my youth during the SNES/Genesis era. Time goes by so quickly, scary.
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Laieon
Member
That's good to hear because my only real complaint about the 1st one is it just ends a bit abruptly.
Certinty
Member
Interesting that PowerPyx has uploaded his guide for the second game and put the length of the story at 20 hours whilst he put the first at 8-10.
Everyone kept saying the story was the same length at the first but I highly doubt that now, this does seem a bit longer which I like given the whole concept of two playable characters.
Everyone kept saying the story was the same length at the first but I highly doubt that now, this does seem a bit longer which I like given the whole concept of two playable characters.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
First game took me 15 hours but i did most of the side missions and challenges. it was the perfect length. took me around 20-25 hours to platinum. again, perfect length.
Certinty
Member
Totally agree.
I don't know what they were thinking in all honesty. First two acts are good and set up Mister Negative well to go along with it.
Then they threw it all away introducing Doc Ock as the main real villain and the last 2-3 hours of the game being full of awful boss battles and wrapping up the story without developing on any character much. Just messy.
But at least they learnt.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
my PS5:
midnightAI
Member
Only played about an hour so far, but I'm impressed
Jayjayhd34
Member
New game plus coming by end of the year
Lokaum D+
Member
wait, the game dosnt have NG+ at launch ? c'mon what kind of trend is this ?
Certinty
Member
Doesn't even have mission replay or the ability to change time of day and weather post-story. Miles Morales had all three at launch so not sure what's happened here.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
uhh, well I hope it's an easy platinum first time through then.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
imo that's basically the only feature that we should be ok with it being missing at launch.
GymWolf
Gold Member
Miles is thinking about the turn of the events that made him decide that a jaden smith haircut was cool to have.
Are these two taking a dump or what?
If so. Day One.
Peter is just there for the panorama knowing that he has the superior haircut (look at the smug)
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Shakka43
Member
Seems to be a trend with Sony Studios. Pretty lame they add it months later like it's a big feature drop.
Imtjnotu
Member
The new fall damage system
graywolf323
Member
JJJ: That menace is out there creating potholes!The new fall damage system
Fake
Member
The new fall damage system
Petter need to stop eating spaghetti.
GymWolf
Gold Member
Missed opportunity to activate ragdoll on impact for maximum comedic effect.The new fall damage system
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Peter Porker?
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sendit
Member
That is great, can't wait to play tonight at 9PM PST.The new fall damage system
Krappadizzle
Member
I expect to feel the same way about SM2 as I did SM. I really enjoyed my time with it, but I felt less compelled to replay it as I did compared to the Batman series for example. But I didn't have a bad thing to say about it, I just enjoyed my time with it and moved on. Maybe I'll return to it again in the future. I'm sure I'll feel the same way about SM2. Insomniac has a tendency to deliver exactly what I expect from them and I'm almost never disappointed.
GonSama
Member
OC: 91
opencritic.com
MC: 91
www.metacritic.com
Amazing reviews.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Reviews
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is an action-packed, open-world superhero game that expands on its predecessor with improved gameplay, fluid combat mechanics, and dynamic web-swinging across New York...
opencritic.com
MC: 91
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Reviews
Spider-Men, Peter Parker and Miles Morales, return for an exciting new adventure in Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise for PS5. Swing, jump and utilize the new Web Wings to travel across Marvel’s New York, quickly switching between Peter Parker and Miles Morales to experience different stories and...
www.metacritic.com
Amazing reviews.
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And not a single mixed review yet.Back to 91
{insert code here}
Member
Kind of amazing that this is their first 90 game. Insomniac have been a top tier developer for decades now.
Eiknarf
Banned
So if Insomniac was a dude, he’d be able to get any chic he wants ?
Certinty
Member
Yeah but instead they'll choose MJ.
GonSama
Member
First game since the PS2.
R&C Up Your Arsenal got 91: https://www.metacritic.com/game/ratchet-and-clank-up-your-arsenal/
R&C Going Commando got 90: https://www.metacritic.com/game/ratchet-and-clank-going-commando/
Spyro got 91: https://www.metacritic.com/game/spyro-year-of-the-dragon/
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
How many playstation sites gave spider man a 10 or a 9 out of interest? Also, how many unknown sites have reviewed spiderman or starfield. Would be interesting to know.
Looks like spider man has around 30 extra reviews.
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Thirty7ven
Banned
He looks great get over it.
