The best Spider-Man game of all time is...
Plus, the first photo of The Besties in years
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is a triumph, boasting double the standard number of Spiders-Men playable in a single installment of this long, storied franchise. But is it better than literally every other Spider-Man game? Let's find out by comparing them one at a time, shall we?
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Games discussed:
Spider-Man 2, The Path and The Graveyard by Tale of Tales, Teardown “Art Vandals” DLC, Pokemon Trading Card Game for GBC, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Justin’s five favorite Spider-Man games:
Marvel’s Spider Man 2
Marvel’s Spider Man Miles Morales
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider- Man: Web of Shadows
109393. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
Books discussed:
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager by David Grann, Shadow and Bone: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
The Besties, together again!
Have questions for The Besties?
Drop them in the comments! We aren’t able to respond to every question, but we read all of them and answer some in episodes!
Next week on The Besties:
On next week’s The Besties: Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Bonus links:
Spider-Man isn’t a cop anymore, he’s a firefighter
This Spider-Man 2 Easter egg references an old Besties indie favorite
Grayson Morley’s review of Spider-Man 2 (and his newsletter, Backlog)
Caelyn Ellis reviewed Moonring for Eurogamer
Plante’s review of Super Mario Bros. Wonder
And why he thinks Wonder is Mario’s Mickey moment
Griffin Spider-Man
Long time listener, first time caller.
A pleasant surprise from listening to the Besties is the video game terminology I've picked up. "Metroidvania" and "Rogue-like" are words that come up often, but others like "the loop" and "save scumming" are other nuggets I've enjoyed learning about.
Question: Other than listening to your all's banter every week, what are some good books, podcasts, or movies/docs that would give a more comprehensive overview of this sort of essential video game lingo?
Suggestion: Could be a good topic for a Resties? I've really enjoyed the Required Reading List series and this could be in the same vein, i.e. as part of a video games 101 syllabus.
Thanks for the laughs,
Duncan
The boys look great!