Soon after Venom shows up, things really starts going down hill. I liked the part where you get to play as Venom. Breaking out from the lab had a superhero/monster movie vibe which I liked. Soon after that Venom starts infecting people, turning them into venom space zombies, and these large symboite black goe tentacle towers starts appearing in the city with symboit nests. Not like we havent seen space zombies and infestations of alien organic matter in like every other game before.. It went from being a superhero game to any other generic game.
I havent read the comics in a long time, but as I rembember, Venom was never a planet wide threat with semi-god like powers?
Later he also turns MJ into a space zombie called Scream which Peter has to fight. Peter has to break through the symbiotes grip of MJ and reach her true self. And OMG, the dialoge in that bossfight was the worst Ive ever heard.
"You are just as important as me, MJ! Your book helped alot of people, it helped me! You are stronger than me in so many ways! You are the one who keeping our lives together; our house, your job! I´m sorry I havent taken your needs into enough consideration!"
Almost seem like the writers are ventilating their frustrations in their own lives here. It also breaks the characters. Up to that point MJ had seemed like a strong, competent character, and nothing says strong character like a strong need for validation, right? I cant wait for the next insomniac developted Avangers game where Thor has to break an alien hiveminds grip over Hawkeye: "Thats not true Hawkeye, you are just as strong as me! You are as importent to the group as me, the GOD OF THUNDER! I´m sorry I havent taken you needs into account more!" If that doesnt teach us that Hawkeye, despite being having much weaker powers than the other avangers, is strong character I dont know what will.
Isnt the tragedy of Spiderman that he has had to make big sacrificies in his personal life because with his powers "comes great responsibility"? In this game MJ is apparently oblivous to that or she doesnt care, and comes across as a narcisitic sociopat. "I know your best friend is dying, I know you have to save innocent lives, but what about ME?!"
After the bossfight Peter gets scolded by Miles mom because he hasnt answered her calls. Being mindcontrolled by an alien life form isnt good enough of an excuse apperently, so it was a good thing he apologized. Now after apologizing to both MJ and Miles mom he will learn not to be so selfish.
I liked the fight between Kraven and Venom in times square, and it had the right about of epicness to be a final bossfight in a spiderman game, and we got to see two classic spiderman characters. The final bossfight is just ridicolous. Venom creating an arena out of a football stadium, growing wings and stupid things like that. It just looks ridicolous. Sometimes less is more. Someone pointed out some weird dececions: spiderman has this ugly anti venom suit so he can fight venom, and harry is his best friend, but its miles doing the final bosstage. It would make more sense if spiderman did the final boss because the emotional stakes are higher and he has that new suit.
Jesus Christ, the hubris of these people. The sketch Joey and co did about that was hillarious.
