The back-and-forth chemistry you guys have is legendary. You’re like an old vaudeville team. It’s like it’s scripted but it’s all off-the-cuff and the setups and assists are all so natural.

This game is insanely good, and it was a lot of fun seeing you guys just giggling about it as you were kids again reading the comics. It is my game of the year as well, though I did not enjoy everything, like the Mary Jane stealth missions for example, but 90% of the game is a masterpiece. I platinumed it in less than a week that is how addictive it is.

You two have the best, most positive vibes on the internet, really enjoy you two together. Real friendship and camaraderie, old grizzled veterans of the KZread video game scene

When u hear 2 50 years old men giggling about a video game and turning to a 9 years old at the same time ,u know that game is truly SPECIAL 😂😂😅

@theonemrham

9 ай бұрын

Shout-out to us old head gamers... I'm not quite 50 yet but when you have a 2-D 8-bit starting point for gaming for could truly appreciate how far they have come with game development 💯😎

@AnalogX64

9 ай бұрын

I turned 53 this year and I'm giggling along with them :) I've been watching Lucas/EPN content since 1995. its a great feeling.

@Cagliostro81

9 ай бұрын

Wait, HCG is 50?! Dude looks like he’s at least ten years younger.

I honestly couldn't give any less care about mainstream game reviews but seeing HCG get excited about a new game always sparks a little hype in me

@sirlancenotalot2765

9 ай бұрын

He could work in advertising. I’ve bought/played loads of things due to his enthusiasm talking about them. Metabarons graphic novel, FF6, and more. If the guy reviewed toilet brushes I would prob go out and buy it the next day 😂🤷‍♂️

@imacmill

9 ай бұрын

​​@@sirlancenotalot2765_If the guy reviewed toilet brushes I would prob go out and buy it the next day_ But it would, out of necessity, be a shitty review.

Love seeing you and Vik together, I was a fan of EP back in the day. Thanks as always for your positive attitude and reviews!

@Idhsbwbwhsusjsmksdbdbdnddndkdb

9 ай бұрын

Yeah was always sick with their chemistry

Always love the Vic colabs. You both balance and bounce off each other so well.

Vic needs to be a sportscaster. This guy has a voice that sounds like he’s doing play by play and stats for a football game 😂

I was born in 1989 and I grew up with Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies and games. Now I remember there was 2 Spider-Man games for PS1, those 2 games came before Maguire's 2002 Spider-Man movie.

I love seeing reviews from you 2 together, you can really feel how passionate both are about what they are talking about

Would love to see this duo more often. I cant explain how amazing the feeling is of having watched Lucas/EPN since 1995 and Johnny the past 15 years or so.😁💖💖💖

I'm currently playing through Spider-Man Remastered on PS5 for the first time and it's magnificent at 60fps. Cool little universe created. Almost finished with it, but I'll give the sequel some time to play after Sonic All Stars and Flatout 2 Ultimate Carnage 360...EDIT: Holy cow, after watching this whole video, I may play 2 right away!

@ojp5053

9 ай бұрын

No play spider man 2 now

@DuskWolf_

9 ай бұрын

Might be better to play Miles Morales in between!

@underleft

9 ай бұрын

I bought a PlayStation just for Spider-Man 2. It's stupid but I like the games. I played remastered on PC at 120fps Ultra on an Oled TV. I really wish 2 was on PC right away, but I'm not waiting 1 to 2 years, so I just bought a PS5.

@QuestNation3221

9 ай бұрын

Brilliant game with a brilliant story. I loved Spider-Man and miles morales on ps5.

This is like an old reviews on the run review Love it!

@ClumpypooCP

9 ай бұрын

Yeaa i forgot about on the run

You have made my Monday, always on point with reviews. I have been dodging videos of Spider-Man 2 To go in fresh, but couldn’t resist.

@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl

9 ай бұрын

Agree

Shout out from Brazil 🇧🇷 just bought mine 🎉

It is so expensive in Norway. Standard edition is 899 kroner= $82.16, while the deluxe edition it is 999kr= $91.29.

@zg-it

9 ай бұрын

Tell your government that tariffs are theft. It's a shame how they steal in so many ways.

@ItalianStallion462

9 ай бұрын

Yea man don’t get it twisted y’all are paying more but everyone is paying more for the basic and deluxe.

@ChairyCrasher

9 ай бұрын

​@@ItalianStallion462 WHAT?

Great review and it's good to see you and Vic back together. Can't wait for Spider-Man 2.

Yoo I haven't seen this dude since G4TV, great TV back then...him and Tommy tallorico...wow, memories

Who wants to bet that Miles is going to save Peter at the end of the game haha

@cashbbrown6067

9 ай бұрын

Bro stop with the SPOILERS 🤫…..dam that is what happens tho 🥴

Happy to see you both together again.. and love that you're outside in beautiful Vancouver. Would love to visit one day.. and the game looks great ha

I've loved these EP collab years. 2001 me and 2008 me always feel so mindblown.

Now we just need a great Superman game.

@AmariMarvelous

9 ай бұрын

I agree along with Dare Devil, Hulk, Hercules or new Thor game.

@QuestNation3221

9 ай бұрын

Superman is the most overrated and boring super hero of all time.

Imagine how good wolverine is going to be

Vic has a voice of a baseball commentator

Seeing Vic again was amazing. Loved it.

Awesome video! Great to see Vic. Brings back old Electric Playground / Judgement Day memories

Cool seeing you guys together again.

I could listen to you two talk about games for hours

You guys just reignited my I can't wait for this game. Love you're reviews

Really enjoyed this! Nice to get out of the studio from time to time and get some fresh air. I can't wait to play this game!

This was funny to me. They got each other more and more worked up about the game and they got carried away. If it went on for ten mins longer they would have said they were going to get Spider-Man masks tattooed on their faces

I generally don’t care much for super hero games but I gotta make an exception for the spider man ones. They’re so fun and look amazing. I’ll be playing this day of release

hahaha that Victor Lukas "Toasty" photobomb in the thumbnail.. brilliant!

Glad Lucas popped in for this review. You two are awesome together. More pls!

At first im like wow john really keeps up with the breadth of experience that Victor Lucas has in the industry, but then I remember this is Johnny we are talking about. This guy literally trained his whole life for stuff like this.

So what about the Swinging Assist Option thing? What's the difference between 1 and 10? Hardly anybody talks about it. Seems like an important Gameplay element to talk about...

Awesome review, guys!!! I can’t wait for this game but I have asked for it for Christmas so I will be waiting!!!

The gang is back together for this. Man, it must be a legendary game.

Really looking forward to Spider-Man 2! A little burnt out with soulslike and roguelites recently

I was just thinking about when you might post this. Great review

This brings me back to watching Judgement Day after school.

Is that classic suit dark blue and red or black and red?

Been seeing alot of negativity regarding this game for some reason, I was blown away by it

Can't wait for the "Wolverine" game!

@delgat000

9 ай бұрын

Coming soon in 2099!

@TheGjergj79

9 ай бұрын

@@delgat000 lol

Sambaj got it exactly right, great to see you two spider men swinging high, together again.yay

I can’t wait to play this Johnny, I’m a huge fan of the channel and I’ll be streaming my first run of the game on Twitch as well, I don’t stream all of the time I am a very casual streamer but, I am going to be streaming this and I’m a huge spider man fan as well. I’m actually playing through the first game and the spin off Miles Morales again currently on my PS5 to kind of hold me over until I receive my copy for Christmas from my grandparents

Ha ha. Nice poster with Vic on the side there. Thanks for the review guys.

Great review love it! You can also play the game in 40fps, when you set the 120HZ display mode on, if you have a 120HZ screen, wich is a pretty good middle ground between quality and performance mode.

@Avalanche8181

9 ай бұрын

Should I run vrr on smooth or unlocked for 40fps quality mode?

This is the only time I've ever felt envious of PS. I'm looking at my XBOX like why can't you do this?! Lol

Great review! The KZread channel @Redacted informed me about your great review!

Great review man. Keep up the good work

Why is this channel burried in the algorithm?? 😮😮 Very underrated channel ❤❤

Fantastic video guys, cannot wait to play this game on Friday!

I cant even imagine how fucking phenomenal Wolverine is gonna be next year. Friday cant come fast enough

@flouserschird

9 ай бұрын

I hope it’s open world

@MCMP1113

9 ай бұрын

@@flouserschird the rumor is the exploration and style will be inspired by Ragnorak. Thats the last thing i heard.

Your guys positivity is amazing !!!!

Haha hahaha..."an apology for Superman 64". No one will ever let that go.

Had no idea how much I missed a review from you guys.

I think subtracting .5 points just because you didn't feel like it was long enough to deserve a 10 is silly. When a developer shows restraint and decides to focus on quality over quantity, that is a strength, not a weakness. I enjoyed the video and I respect your opinion but just my 2 cents.

I'm so hyped! I hope my local gamestop is doing an early release tonight. I'm 41 years old and feel like I'm 14 rn.

I am so happy for anyone who loves the super hero genre, and can feel excited about these releases. I used to love Spider-Man, Batman, X-men and the like. Batman Beyond was the best thing after Toonami. I’m not saying that I “outgrew” the super hero genre at all. I’m not sure what it is, but I just can’t get excited for anything super hero related anymore. I recognize that they are very well done games. But I just wish all that money and talent would go into creating something new. Something like portal or half-life. Rock the gaming industry with innovation.

@terryhaircastle5702

9 ай бұрын

Took the words right outta my mouth, Colin. I'm in my late 30s now and fear it could be.....age

I feel like Cartman in the SP episode where he is waiting for the Wii to come out. Friday needs to hurry up already 😩.

How about side quests??? Power ups??? Or they are boring???

Is the web swinging faster!?

I can’t wait to check this out, unfortunately I won’t be able to until Christmas time, as my grandparents asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I said this and Miles Morales which, I’ve played but, it was back in 2020 when it first came out I played the PS4 version not the PS5 version so, I’ll have to wait, the 2 month wait will be excruciatingly tough, as I’m so excited for this game, but until then, I have the original I’m playing to get used to the combat engine again before the sequel and I can read some comics to get more excited for the game that were inspirations for the game to tide me over until, I can get my hands on what is probably my most anticipated title of the last few years since, the original in 2018, was my personal favorite game that year over God of War 2018 which, I know was a lot of people’s GOTY that year but, I’m glad Spidey got game of the year over that, apparently since I’m playing the GOTY/Remastered edition with all DLC again now.

I don't like the web wings, glide,, ok. But now it's like he's flying. C'mon. Like the movies, pretty much trying to turn him into the next iron man. Miss the old web head. .. maybe I'm just getting old but I don't care for this new ideation.

I am happy to read and hear that the story is mature and serious, Spider-man 2018 was very good but I kind of dislike Miles Morals because the story and his voice was really childish and stupid, also the main enemy was not appealing at all. So good that this has changed for the sequel.

Once I saw the venom statue I had to preorder the collectors edition I can’t wait

Did you ever do a video on how you know Vik and collaborated with him? I feel like it would be an interesting story.

Insomniac and Marvel coming together for Spiderman is like Squaresoft and Disney coming together for Kingdom Hearts and Retro Studios and Nintendo with Metroid Prime.

is it filled with repetitive fluff like the first game, or have they put interesting things to do in this game?

Looks dope! Can’t wait to play! But I have one question: Does Spider-Man say “I’m already at full health?”

@alvaroviquez1870

9 ай бұрын

Oh god that dug a memory

I’m 35 and I still love spidey.

Rob, I feel that if you say you can go through the story quickly... that actually means you get so into the game that you forget how much time you are spending playing it... on normal... which is a casual setting and you are hardcore bro so Spider Man 2 is really a ten out of ten game in that regard. Also this makes you wonder how Wolverine is gonna be but also might make people wish that Sony had secured the Batman and Superman movie licenses decades ago and then the videogame licenses but that is wishful thinking as there are only so many devs to go around.

My mind just exploded the first time sandman hit me😂

Can’t wait to see what insomniac do with wolverine next

The worst part of the game is that there are two different spider men. The story is not as good as it jumps all over in order to force Miles into a main role.

Vic is a legend

@imacmill

9 ай бұрын

I'm STILL having Electric Playground TV show withdrawals. 😊

My dream would be getting a Batman beyond or Spiderman 2099 with this type of game.

Can't say I enjoy these licensed games. Spider-Man is one of the better ones though.

Awesome review I'm definitely hyped for this game.

I am so pumped for this one. I'm sure it's gonna be unbelievable.

I still want to know if this game is gonna get released physically (on disc) or not. I hear a bunch of stuff that what you buy in the box is just a download code

@kismo6167

9 ай бұрын

The standard version is disk the rest are code

@hansdroedel5587

9 ай бұрын

@@kismo6167 really? I'm so relieved

I cannot wait to touch this, pre ordered it and am glad you guys love it already. Sony nailed it, they can deliver exclusives like no one can. Even MS with their new deals have brought nothing special yet Starfall who?

Great Video - I came from the redacted news letter :)

Oh wow are you guys filming from Granville Island?!?!?!?

I still have to play the first one and Miles Morales 😂

I'm gonna skip this one, as I platinum the first one and love it, I actually working on my backlog and it has been fun... I'll give it a try hopefully xmas time, but only after I catch up with the games I already own...

I think this is the only game that will give Tears of the Kingdom a run for Game of the Year.

@shmackatrotsky5394

9 ай бұрын

baldur's gate 3 is definitely a contender

the xbots are going mad lol

No doubt it will be amazing, but after the first one and MM, i feel this is more like part 1.5 to me. I'll wait a bit ..

I just want an M rated Venom game

Spiderman 1 is still in my backlog..

I have never played a Spider-Man game other than on atari 2600 but I always wonder when he is swinging from his web in the cities, is the web attaching to the moon or the sun? It certainly is not the buildings.

@underleft

9 ай бұрын

In the insomniac games it's actually attaching to something. If there isn't anything for it to attach to, you can't swing.

Some real cranks in the comments 😂

Awesome… absolutely awesome review. You continue to out do yourself Sir. Good Job! Please keep em comin my friend.😊

I'm really excited for this. A brilliant game that is not souls like, I can't stand them.

Thought the last game was generic open world gameplay. This looks a lot of the same

@subcon959

9 ай бұрын

Generic? What other games is it like?

Twice the size of the original same time or under to beat the game🤣 I’ll pick it up when it’s heavily discounted

@raf686

9 ай бұрын

Cool story.

Great review cant wait to play it !

No way this is an amazing throwback