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(I know Miles is originally from Brooklyn, but he lives in Harlem now and you can be sure I'll put a Guy from Harlem reference in my thread title if it's even remotely appropriate) Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales by Insomniac Games was released in November 2020 as a launch game for the PlayStation 5, with a PS4 version coming out on the same day and a PC port arriving a couple of years later. Rather than a full sequel, this is basically a standalone expansion in the vein of Infamous: First Light and Uncharted: Lost Legacy, a smaller game than the original Marvel's Spider-Man from 2018 but still a fun experience in its own right. Miles Morales was originally introduced in the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, becoming Spider-Man after that version of Peter Parker died (he eventually got better, and then the universe collapsed) and eventually crossing over to the main Marvel universe after the Ultimate books were cancelled. While his comic book incarnation was popular and the original run by Brian Michael Bendis was very good (I haven't read any of the more recent stuff), most people probably know Miles from the fantastic Spider-Verse movies. Miles also showed up in the original PS4 Spider-Man game and got bitten by a genetically modified spider, and at the end of the DLC Peter Parker took Miles under his wing to train him as a Spider-sidekick. Spider-Man: Miles Morales starts off a year or so after that, and Miles finds himself as New York's only Spider-Man as Peter goes on a working vacation with MJ in Symkaria for a few weeks. What could possibly go wrong in a few weeks? The first nine episodes of the LP were recorded on the PS4 Pro version due to the fact I didn't have a PS5 when we started this in late 2020. At launch, Sony only sent a few thousand units to Finland, and those sold out in 0.8 femtoseconds. The PS4 version is very solid (at least on the Pro), runs at a stable 30 fps, loads much faster than the original, and looks quite nice as well. Of course, it is now three years later, and I do in fact have a PS5 so the rest of the LP will be recorded on that version, running in the Performance RT mode so you get 60 fps and ray tracing. ChaosArgate joins me for the initial batch of episodes, but due to scheduling difficulties I'm flying (webswinging?) solo for the rest of the LP. He'll probably return once we get to Spider-Man 2. Oh yeah, and  NO SPOILERS! VIDEOS: Episode 1: The Oath Episode 2: The Underground Episode 3: Miles Saves Christmas Episode 4: Spider-Cat Episode 5: Lost Control Episode 6: My Time Episode 7: The Leader DMorbid fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Oct 31, 2023 |
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 Episode 1: The Oath The Spider-Men get in the holiday spirit by stopping Rhino's rampage through the city. I'm not going to bother making any jokes about Peter Parker's new face, because I think all of those have been made by now.
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Dec 15, 2020 01:10
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Just wanted to say I’ll be following and enjoying this LP. The game is on my play list- not sure when but I will play it at some point in the future- based on good observations from other LPs and I like your work. Have fun with it!
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Dec 15, 2020 01:46
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Oh man I wasn’t expecting this up so soon! This game looks real cool and makes me wanna finally go back and play the base game!
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Dec 15, 2020 02:39
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For those who don’t know, The Guy from Harlem is a classic 1977 blaxploitation film. I hope to download and watch it this weekend. Thanks to Doc M for bringing it to my attention. Watched the first video, game looks great so far.
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Dec 15, 2020 05:40
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achtungnight posted:For those who don’t know, The Guy from Harlem is a classic 1977 blaxploitation film.
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Dec 15, 2020 11:45
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Looking forward to this, also.
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Dec 20, 2020 16:48
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 Episode 2: The Underground Today, we do some AR training in our fancy(?) new suit, mimic the aesthetic of a different Earth in another suit, and beat up a bunch of Cyberpunk rejects.
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Dec 21, 2020 02:10
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Good to know the Deckers are still getting work after Saint's Row 3. Better facing Spidey than the Boss.
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Cythereal posted:Good to know the Deckers are still getting work after Saint's Row 3. Better facing Spidey than the Boss. If I ever have to fight a Decker Rollerblader again.... I feel like they’d be a tough opponent for Spider-Man. Another good video. I dig the new training style. And I agree with Doc that way too much cool stuff in the game is locked out till NG+. achtungnight fucked around with this message at 10:19 on Dec 21, 2020 |
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Dec 21, 2020 10:14
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I'm pretty certain that's an Argent Energy canister.
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Dec 22, 2020 08:15
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 Episode 3: Miles Saves Christmas Miles saves Christmas, hangs out with his uncle and plays with some trains. This video is blocked in North Korea, Syria, Iran and Cuba thanks to 20 seconds of copyrighted music, which I'm sure is a massive blow to all my viewers in those countries (in the unlikely event someone actually is watching this from one of those countries, or if YouTube thinks you're in one of those countries, I can upload an edited version but I doubt that'll be necessary). DMorbid fucked around with this message at 13:14 on Jan 9, 2021 |
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Dec 24, 2020 18:04
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Doc M posted:This video is blocked in North Korea, Syria, Iran and Cuba thanks to 20 seconds of copyrighted music, and if you're in one of those countries (or Youtube thinks you're in one of those countries - remember the Saints Row 2 Antarctica debacle a few years back?) I can upload an edited version later. This proves that Youtube is controlled by communists, since everyone knows American music (and blue jeans) are the key to destroying communism.
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Dec 24, 2020 19:42
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That move you mention as really good is also one I find myself needing to practice a lot, so I’m glad there’s a challenge involving it. Seems there’s a lot more to interact with in this game than in the original Spider-Man one. Good thing.
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Dec 24, 2020 20:17
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 Episode 4: Spider-Cat This one has a cat in it so I expect at least two million views. YouTube has decided that processing ultra HD videos should now take an actual eternity (or at least over 18 hours), so this is 1080p only at the moment. The 4K version should be ready at some point in the not too distant future. Or maybe not. You never know with good old YouTube.
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Jan 9, 2021 12:08
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I do like how Aaron sussed out who Spider-Man actually was with no trouble. Making people not totally moronic makes them more relatable.
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Jan 9, 2021 13:11
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I'm down for a Spiders-Man videogame now.
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I still find it kinda funny that original spidey is jealous of the electricity punch, when he could probably punch rhinos head clean off if he didn't hold back.
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 Episode 5: Lost Control No, seriously, what is it with Spider-Man and bad things happening on and around bridges?
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Jan 22, 2021 15:04
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I suppose I have to repost this. https://i.imgur.com/dYdW8kU.mp4
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Jan 22, 2021 15:34
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In the comics, Phineas Mason was the Tinkerer. So once you see a certain character's name, you should suspect something. Possibly we'll get an Easter Egg that the original Tinkerer is her grandpa or great uncle.
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achtungnight posted:In the comics, Phineas Mason was the Tinkerer.
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 Episode 6: My Time We get the suit from the box art, and to celebrate the occasion we hunt down some toy thieves and chase after pigeons. Okay, maybe not the most exciting way to bounce back after the disaster in the previous episode, but we are supposed to be the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man so we'll spend some time just helping people out.
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Wasn’t happy the pigeons were back at first, but this time they only last one mission and it’s got a story, so it’s not too bad. I enjoyed the “My Time” song too.
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Any plans to get back to this one? I was enjoying it. 
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malkav11 posted:Any plans to get back to this one? I was enjoying it. I was also thinking of putting this on hiatus and coming back when I eventually get a PS5, so you get the ray tracing and 60 fps and all that cool stuff. But since the likelihood of me getting a PS5 this year is... somewhat slim, I'm not sure how viable that idea is either. Another idea I had was going solo for the rest of the LP in case the scheduling really doesn't work out, but I don't like talking to myself all that much.
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It it’s any consolation, I have been enjoying the game recently. Not planning an LP, but it is a fun game.
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We did record commentary for episode 7 back in February, so I can put that together in a bit and then figure out what to do after that.
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 Episode 7: The Leader We visit Rick Mason's repair shop to Also, I completely forgot I made that Bubsy reference on commentary all the way back in February, before doing the same in a San Andreas episode. I think about Bubsy quite often, as all of us should. E: Those Underground snipers in the thumbnail are obviously going to hit their own guys instead of us there. Good job, fellas. DMorbid fucked around with this message at 11:37 on May 8, 2021 |
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I played this part of the main story just a few days ago- naturally you found things I missed. Somehow, after God knows how many tries, I didn't count, I achieved Ultimate on all Challenges last week. Only on the last Combat one did I need the reward to help out. I will gladly brag.
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Oh Miles. You're so bad at inferring from context. The Nuform gave Rick leukemia or cancer or something in his bone marrow, and then he died, and now Phin is out for a combined revenge/stopping anyone else from getting sick kick. (Or Roxxon caught up with him and killed him before he could die of the cancer, but I think probably not since he said they needed him to make Nuform.)
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Unless this game really throws me for a loop, I cannot see it ending with 'although this company poisoned your uncle and would have poisoned so many other people, because your actions were too extreme (even though they revealed the company was actually poisoning people) you'll have to be punished' for Phin.
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