#insomniac spider-man 2

[seek--rest]

How is anyone playing this game and not seeing how gay Harry and Peter are. They’re boyfriends. They’re lovers. They’re each others first kiss. They’ve made out under the bleachers. They’re so devoted the lines blur. They’re fucking. They hold hands. They stare dreamily into each others eyes.

#seek speaks #parksborn #spider-man 2 spoilers #insomniac spider-man 2 #I haven’t even finished and I’ve already written a fic

[ethan-nestor-owns-my-heart]

Spider-man 2 MJ is unstoppable cause she’s got the face of Ashley Johnson, the voice of Laura Bailey and the hair of Marisha Ray

#insomniac #insomniac spider-man #spider-man 2 #spider-man #ashley johnson #laura bailey #marisha ray #critical role #insomniac Spider-Man 2 #mj #Mary-Jane #Mary Jane Watson #game #ps5 #PlayStation #peter parker #critical role cast

[arekayic]

this image radiates parksborn but like in the angst way

#I HOPE THATS HARRY THERE BC I MIGHT BE GOINH INSANE LATLEY #TEEHEE #harry osborn #parksborn #spider-man #peter parker #spider man 2 ps5 #spider-man game #insomniac spider man #insomniac spider-man 2 #insomniacs spider-man

[xxoxobree]

Don’t hate me but I love these two and them together more than ATSV.

#neteyamsmunch #neteyamsmunch fics #breeandhermunches #breeandhermunchesfics #insomiac games #yuri spiderman #insomniac miles morales #insomniac peter parker #spiderman insomniac #insomniac spider man #insomniac Spider-Man 2 #ps5 miles morales #ps5 Peter Parker #Miles morales #Peter Parker

[peters-moon]

peter and harry as that one gay picture

#pls ignore everything bad abt this #my trad art is Messy #i need to draw more mj #harry osborn #insomniac spider-man #insomniac spider-man 2 #parksborn #fanart #peter parker

[shadowcatgirl09]

The amount of cavities I have accumulated from watching Miles and Hailey in Spider-man 2 is ridiculous.

#Good God they're adorable #Hailey Cooper #Miles Morales #Miles x Hailey #Hailey x Miles #Marvel's Spider Man 2 #Marvel's Spider-Man 2 #Spiderman 2 PS5 #Insomniac Spider-Man 2

[willemdafinky]

I have completed Spider-Man 2 twice now and I have very conflicting feelings on the game’s story, mostly towards its Venom/Symbiote storyline. On my first playthrough my problem was how little screen time and characterization Venom had in the story despite all the build up and prioritizing him over anything else and while I still have a problem with that aspect of the story, upon my second playthrough I realized that my real biggest issue with the narrative is Peter’s time in the black suit and being corrupted by the Symbiote. I felt it was rushed and forced but I didn’t have any deeper and meaningful critiques of it…that is until I looked back on other adaptations of the Black Suit storyline and a review of Spider-Man 2 by Youtuber Dorito God which I recommend watching that made it click as to why Peter and the Black Suit doesn’t work.

Insomniac's Peter Parker is the nicest version of the character.

An aspect of Peter Parker that I feel has been downplayed in many adaptations is that he was, at many points, a jerk. He had an incredibly short temper, tends to be cocky for the worst, and outright selfish at points. This does not inherently mean he was unlikable, I actually believe this makes him more interesting and even sympathetic. His negative traits aren’t there just because but are present of numerous factors, most of them because of his double life as Spider-Man. The sheer responsibility that is required of being Spider-Man would naturally cause high level of stress which as we all know can easily lead into losing your cool: not to mention other elements such as J Jonah Jameson’s constant slander of his name which influenced his public perception amongst New York, the grief and guilt of losing loved ones such as Uncle Ben, his struggles of keeping good relationships due to wanting to keep his identity a secret out of fear of his loved ones getting hurt, and how this all started when he was 16 it is completely understandable that Peter can be frankly a jerk.

I don’t think Peter Parker’s defining characteristic is a jerkass who underneath is a good person but I feel that his jerkiness is an important factor of the character that doesn’t get much attention in adaptations outside of Peter B Parker in the Spider-Verse movies. That being said, I would be arguing in bad faith if I said this has been completely left out of Spider-Man adaptations: Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, The Amazing Spider-Man duology, and even the MCU have this aspect of Peter’s personality intact. In the Raimi Trilogy Peter is shown to be a very flawed boyfriend to Mary Jane with Spider-Man 3 being the most prominent example where he just doesn’t understand Mary Jane’s own struggles and subconsciously brushes them off not just because of his own struggles but also from the outright celebration he is getting from New York as Spider-Man. The Amazing Spider-Man duology gave Peter a new motivation for becoming Spider-Man as originally purely being revenge only to later take up the role of hero, not to mention also breaking a dying man’s promise of staying away from Gwen. The MCU had Peter initially refuse to help Norman and the other inter dimensional visitors despite the fact that it was his fault they were brought to the MCU and it’s only because of Aunt May that he does try to help.

Now, I have to ask a question: can you honestly name a scene with Insomniac’s Peter where he has any of these traits? I genuinely can’t think of one. Spider-Man 2 tries with the boss fight against Scream where while under the Symbiote, Mary Jane tells Peter how much he made her feel like she was nothing more than emotional support for his struggles while not doing anything for her and I don’t think that lines up with how Peter was written in the game. Peter is very supportive of Mary Jane throughout the story for her job and does listen to her when she vents about it so this interaction where the story suggests otherwise in the Scream boss fight doesn’t work for me. Peter in these games is just a really nice guy, does this mean he doesn’t have moments where he crosses his limit? No of course not, the climax against Otto disproves but that’s more of an example of the “pissing off the good guy is a bad move” trope than Peter’s more abrasive side. I don’t think this inherently means that Insomniac Peter is a bad character, I very much liked him in the first game and Miles Morales after and one of my other favorite versions of the character is the one from the 90s cartoon who is also a kinder interpretation of Peter Parker. So what is my problem?

I don’t think this overly nice version of Peter Parker works with the Black Suit story. Ever since the 90s cartoon, every version of the Black Suit story has the Symbiote amplifies Peter’s more negatives traits (most notably his temper) and we’ve established that Peter doesn’t have of any these traits so seeing him lash out at other characters and being more aggressive feels extremely out of character and not in the way that I think the writers intended.

Okay so, the amplification of negative emotions doesn’t work but maybe they went through a different approach. Maybe in this version the Symbiote instead brings out the host’s intrusive thoughts and inner frustrations, like they did with Mary Jane. The story suggests this: first in the Spider-Men fight where Peter hints that he has a sense of insecurity in his role as Spider-Man because of how good Miles is in the role, that he might not be needed anymore and how the Symbiote is the only way he could keep and be greater. Second when Miles and Martin Li go into Peter’s subconscious it is outward stated that Peter supposedly may secretly want to kill his foes just so he could end the cycle, which the Symbiote feeds on. This all sounds great, what’s the problem?

Neither of these are even hinted at beforehand. Peter never shows any resentment towards Miles, not helped by how little screen presence Miles has in the story but that’s its own can of worms, and there is nothing to suggest that Peter even entertained the idea of defeating his rogues gallery permanently. So there is nothing in this story that gives any reason as to why Peter acts the way he does while under the Symbiote. Now this might sound weird for me to say since “isn’t that what the Symbiote does” but hear me out:

Harry does not act anywhere similar to Peter when he is using the Symbiote. His personality is the same which gives the idea that perhaps in this continuity the Symbiote might not have the same negative energy it does in most adaptations and is more like in the original comics where its only negative thing is that it takes control over the host while they’re asleep. But I don’t think that was ever the intention, it always felt like that the Symbiote is supposed to be what it usually is in most adaptations. So why was Peter affected by it but Harry wasn't?

There’s also the problem that Peter himself never has the big moment of realizing what the Symbiote is doing to him, he doesn’t have his own self reflection. Compare to other adaptations:

•The 90s cartoon: He almost kills Shocker after the latter had already given up and even after he stops, the Symbiote still tries to kill Shocker.

•Spider-Man 3: Him slapping Mary Jane is the moment where Peter finally sees that he had changed for the worst.

•The Spectacular Spider-Man: Getting called out by Flash Thompson for how he’s been treating his friend is what plants the doubts in Peter’s head that something might be wrong with the Symbiote which only gets confirmed when it tries to convince him that they don’t need anyone.

In Spider-Man 2, we don’t get that. I don’t consider Miles telling Peter that the Symbiote is changing him to be a moment of self realization, it doesn’t work for me. I never got the idea that in this game Peter did something so awful, an action that he wouldn’t act out doing, that would break him free from the hold the Symbiote hivemind has on him and to be better. I don’t get that.

Combine all that and you have what has ended up being one of my least favorite versions of the Black Suit storyline, even more than Spider-Man 3. Note that I hate Spider-Man 3, it’s my least favorite of the Spider-Man movies not counting the Sonyverse movies, but with that I can see how it could work with that version of Peter. Spider-Man 2’s version of the story doesn’t work fundamentally to me because of their Peter unless you change Peter’s characterization, the narrative or how the Symbiote works.

#spider-man #peter parker #venom symbiote #spider man 2 #spider man 2 ps5 #insomniac spider man #insomniac Spider-Man 2 #critique #rant #both are good

[evanlrodriguez]

ALL I’M SAYING IS

IF THE ANTI-VENOM SYMBIOTE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE VENOM SYMBIOTE EXCEPT THAT IT DOESN’T HAVE A CONCIOUSNESS

WHY DIDN’T PETER JUST GIVE IT TO HARRY??????

#Insomniac Spider-Man 2 #Spider-Man 2 Spoilers #parksborn #hashtag agent anti-venom for Spider-Man 3

[avisisisis]

can we talk about how many times peter apologizes in this game cuz it's insane

#they showed the guilt and burden he carries so well #i feel so bad for him. let him suffer more #spider-man #peter parker #insomniac spider-man #insomniac spider-man 2 #spider-man 2 #spider-man spoilers #insomniac spider-man 2 spoilers #spoilers #sm 2 spoilers #sm 2

[rere9500-18]

Insomniac SpiderMan 2… this game… THEM.

Peter and Miles’ relationship has me in a chokehold 😭 😭

#insomniac spider man #insomniac Spider-Man 2 #insomniac miles morales #insomniac peter parker #if we have each other

[seek--rest]

a fine line

T | 2k | major spoilers for MSM2

“Trust me,” Harry says, knowing from the look on Peter’s face that he wouldn’t think of doing anything but. “I got you.”

Peter breathes in, breathes out and then a soft smile— the look of it never failing to cause Harry’s stomach to twist.

“I know,” Peter says and it’s all the courage Harry needs.

For Peter, Harry will do anything.

Or: not romantic or platonic but a secret third thing (so devoted the lines blur)

Read now on AO3

#parksborn #Harry Osborn #Peter Parker #msm2 spoilers #msm2 #insomniac spider man #insomniac spider-man 2 #insomniac spider-man 2 spoilers

[strangeracrossthestreet]

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 | Gameplay Reveal

#FROTHING AT THE MOUTH #SYMBIOTE SPIDEEEEEEEEEEEY MY BELOVED #YESS RAGE RAGE RAGE ANGER MURDER KILL! #spider-man #marvel spiderman #playstation #insomniac spider-man 2

[arekayic]

it’s so funny that i’m the ads and trailers for spider-man 2 they are just absolutely WAILING on venom but meanwhile in usm (cartoon) peter makes sure never to really hurt harry and nearly ruins missions because of it

#and that’s why usm parksborn has no flaws- /j #harry osborn #spider-man #spiderman #usm #ultimate spider man #ultimate spiderman #usm cartoon #peter parker #spider-man 2 #gameverse #insomniac spider man #insomniac venom #insomniac spider-man 2 #insomniacs spider-man #insomniacs spider-man 2 #parksborn #usm peter parker #usm harry osborn #msm2 #msm

[psychicpinenut]

peter has the symbiote suit. i repeat. peter has the symbiote suit

#spider-man 2 ps5 #insomniac spider-man 2 #marvel's Spider-Man 2 #pine rambles

[peters-moon]

baby peter and harry

#insomniac spider man #insomniac spider-man 2 #insomniac spider-man #harry osborn #peter parker #spiderman ps5 #i am actually going insane abt them

[ask-cloverfield]

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 needs to have Drive that Funky Soul on the soundtrack and the ability to do a certain dance

#Spider-man #ps5 spider-man #Insomniac spider-man #insomniac spider-man 2 #Ps4 spider-man #This game appears to be implementing every pet peeve of mine the original had so not entirely looking forward #Also playstation is dead to me #The symbiote story is so thoroughly dead to me #Love the black cloth suit #Never want to see anything even vaguely venom again in a Spider-Man adaptation