#spiderman2ps5

The way Spider-Man 2 touches on themes of reform, people being able to change, dealing with hatred of people who wronged you, and even dealing with the trauma that would come with being a superhero, and does it all in a way that flows into the narrative... beautiful.

I feel that it actually manages to do something a lot of superhero media doesn't really bother with, which is actually justify the hero's stance? People always like to mock Spider-Man and Batman for having that no-kill rule, but this game actually goes out of its way to show WHY.

WHY does Spider-Man believe people deserve a second chance? WHY will he not kill? Is he TEMPTED to do so? Has there ever been a case where this belief in helping even his enemies has paid off? All of that is addressed in this game, and done beautifully.

It reminded me of some of the better themes in Spider-Man comics back in the day. You had villains like Sandman who actually went good, even became heroic figures. You had people like Hobie Brown, the Prowler, who were ALMOST villains until they were set in the right path.

Seeing that belief that people can change validated, seeing Peter's care for these supervillains pay off and have meaning, that was amazing. Sadly, later runs took that away, but this game brought it back in a big, beautiful way.

It even touched on the difficulties of not only being a superhero, but being in a relationship with one in any capacity. You see (or hear) the anxiety Miles' friends and mom go through, you see MJ trying to cope with all this and the changes in Peter, it's just such a HUMAN story.

And seeing Venom as the embodiment of toxicity, someone being controlling, abusive, and yet thinking, insisting they're doing it out of love added an extra layer of horror to the game. As much as it's a fantastical story, it's grounded in some very real horrors in this world.

It's so hard to say more without heavily getting into spoiler territory, but man... Words cannot express how much I love this game.

RIDIN' THRU THE CITY

6" X 9"

Ridin' thru the city

6” x 9”

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It's FINALLY FINISHED! I hope it looks fine.