With Armored Core VI in the rearview, I’ve dived headfirst into Spider-Man 2. I’ve played a good amount, but I’m still early in the story — I keep getting distracted. Like the first one, this takes place in Manhattan, New York (with the addition of an abbreviated Brooklyn and Queens). Just like in real life,… Continue reading Good Distractions
Tag: Spider-Man
Breaking Spider-Canon
Heads up: Spoilers for Across The Spider-Verse in this one. One thing I really like about Into The Spider-Verse is how it tackles the identity of Spider-Man. Miles Morales is bitten by a radioactive spider around when his world’s Peter Parker dies. So Miles takes up the mantle of Spider-Man and, under the tutelage of… Continue reading Breaking Spider-Canon
Spidey’s Kicks
I started playing Spider-Man: Miles Morales recently, in-between outs of Horizon Forbidden West (80+ hours and 75% done!). It’s great so far; I mean, it’s more Spider-Man and that was a game I really liked. It’s fun to play as Miles and I’m enjoying his arc (and I look forward to seeing where it goes).… Continue reading Spidey’s Kicks
Spiders, Man!
While watching Spider-Man: No Way Home I found myself oddly distracted by the spoilers. The internet has been absolutely a titter over the last year or so about the movie, with crackpot theories based on trailers and leaked set photos guessing who was going to be in the movie. I still really liked the internet,… Continue reading Spiders, Man!
The Joy of Exploring
I continue to be endlessly fascinated by Breath of The Wild’s open world. Since the last time I talked about the game I’ve taken on one more Divine Beast, but I still spend so much of my time exploring Hyrule and trying to find everything. Which of course makes me wonder why I find this… Continue reading The Joy of Exploring
Spiders
Comics are weird. Especially superhero comics. There are people who come back to death, people with weird powers, people who lose those weird powers but then get them back when they come back to life. Also, y’know, aliens and monsters and crazy science crap. Like I said, weird. There are also multiple universes, and so… Continue reading Spiders
Mary Jane Watson
One thing I love so much about Spider-Man is how so much of the narrative can be stripped down to its archetypes. Peter Parker is an unlucky kid who’s suddenly had this great power thrust upon him. Otto Octavius is a genius scientist doomed for tragedy. And Mary Jane Watson is the girl next door.… Continue reading Mary Jane Watson
Spidey’s New York
Narratives are a two way street. What you bring to them is what you get out of them. So let’s talk Spider-Man, the video game (again). Spider-Man, of course, takes place in New York. Because, well, duh. Now, I happen to live in New York and have lived here for most of the past six… Continue reading Spidey’s New York
I’m Swinging Here
It wasn’t long after I first moved to New York that I found myself really wanting to be Spider-Man. Not for having spider-like strength or the responsibility entailed; nah, what I really wanted were those web-shooters. Confronted by the architectural chasms that make up the city’s downtown, I figured that being able to swing from… Continue reading I’m Swinging Here
Haven’t We Heard This Before?
Spider-Man’s a superhero whose central theme is conveniently spelled out for us: with great power comes great responsibility. And it’s a great one too. A nobody gets given amazing powers and has to learn what to do with them. It's a pretty essential part of most incarnations of Spider-Man, be it Miles Morales or even… Continue reading Haven’t We Heard This Before?
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