History YMMV / SpiderManMilesMorales

* CompleteMonster: [[ManipulativeBastard Simon Krieger]] is the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive sociopathic head of the research and development at Roxxon]]. Placed in charge of the Nuform Project, Krieger has Rick Mason develop Nuform, only for it to make civilians horribly sick, with Krieger choosing to distribute it anyways, ignoring the risks out of pure greed. When Rick Mason tries to stop the project, Krieger kills him, resulting in Rick's sister, Phin, becoming the Tinkerer. When Phin steals the Nuform, Krieger has his enforcer, Rhino, capture both Miles and Phin, [[ILied going back on his deal with Prowler to let Miles go]], and has them both tortured for information, with Krieger implying that he plans on dissecting Miles for his powers. Knowing that Phin plans to destroy Roxxon Plaza, Krieger has the Nuform reactor sabotaged so it will destroy all of Harlem instead of just Roxxon Plaza while Krieger hides in his bunker to survive the blast, planning on painting himself as an victim of a terrorist attack, before [[InTheirOwnImage remaking Harlem in his own image]]. A cruel and corrupt businessman with [[LackOfEmpathy no regard towards human life]], Krieger will murder anyone just for the sake of money.

** Many reviewers have noted that the basic plot structure of the main campaign directly parallels that of the 2018 game, but at a much faster pace and with much less nuance. There is the tech-savvy sympathetic supervillian that Spider-Man has a close bond with (Otto/Phin), the corporate magnate with a dark secret (Norman/Krieger), the friend Spider-Man fell out of contact with who turns out to be SecretlyDying (Harry/Rick), a public health hazard at the center of the plot (the Devil's Breath virus/Nuform) and the premise of a new superpowered gang trying to fill the EvilPowerVacuum (Inner Demons/The Underground).

* BaseBreakingCharacter: The Tinkerer AKA [[spoiler:Phin Mason]] is quite a hotly debated character. A lot of fans dislike her and think that the narrative is [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic trying to milk way too much sympathy out of her]] due to her [[NeverMyFault absolute refusal to take responsibility for her plans going awry]] and instead blame Miles for them, up to the point where her stubbornness nearly ended up costing the lives of several innocent people and just made [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Krieger]] look better in the public eye, making her come across as extremely idiotic. However, others are willing to cut her a bit more slack since she was grieving over the loss of her brother, wasn't in her right state of mind as a result, and still [[AntiVillain had good intentions at heart]], even if she went about it the wrong way. And then there are those who think she's just [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks too similar to Doc Ock and Mister Negative from the previous game]].

* ShockingMoments: After the breakout success of ''Marvel's Spider-Man'', a follow-up was inevitable. Few suspected, however, that said follow-up would arrive in time to be a launch title for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: [[spoiler:Miles' relationship and tension with Phin could have been the source of an interesting new rivalry or partnership. Instead, the Tinkerer is killed off at the end of the game in a display of RedemptionEqualsDeath.]]

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: If you wear the Bodega Suit near the end of the game, Miles falls on his back with the sound of a loud meow, and his backpack disappears for the rest of the level, heavily implying Spider-Man the cat died by breaking Miles' fall. Yet, at the very end of the level, Miles has the backpack again, with the cat in it, making it an awkward UnexplainedRecovery. That, or after landing on the cat it ran away and returned later.

* UnnecessaryMakeover: Just as was the case in the [=PS5=] remaster of ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'', Peter's redesigned face (done by Ben Jordan) has been critically panned by fans of the original [=PS4=] game, with many finding Jorden's younger, Creator/TomHolland-esque face to not fit the older and experienced Peter Parker like John Bubniak did. That said, it is agreed upon generally that the new face looks better in this game than it does in the remaster, due to the improved face-mapping and it being better mapped around Jorden's face, thus not looking as off as it often did in the [=PS5=] remaster of the first game.

* MagnificentBastard: Aaron Davis, Miles' affable uncle, is the retired mercenary, Prowler. Quickly finding out that Miles is the new [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacHeroes Spider-Man]], Aaron begins to worry about his nephew's well-being, and returns to his criminal activities for the sake of trying to protect Miles. When Miles reveals that his friend Phin is the leader of the Underground, Aaron convinces Miles to infiltrate the group by lying to Phin that he wants to help her cause. Afterwards, when Miles tells Aaron that Phin found out Miles' identity, Aaron suggests that Miles meets up and has an open talk with Phin after she finds out Miles' identity, truthfully using this as an opportunity to inform Krieger where he can capture Tinkerer on the condition that they don't harm Spider-Man. Later, Aaron tranquilizes and imprisons Miles as he's heading to Roxxon Plaza, making sure he stays out of danger even at the cost of other innocent lives. Despite his selfish nature, Aaron did everything in his power to protect his family until Miles made him see the error of his way, and publicly reveals all of Krieger's crimes at the cost of turning himself in.

* MagnificentBastard: Aaron Davis, Miles' affable uncle, is the retired mercenary, Prowler. Quickly finding out that Miles is the new [[Characters/SpiderManInsomiacHeroes Spider-Man]], Aaron begins to worry about his nephew's well-being, and returns to his criminal activities for the sake of trying to protect Miles. When Miles reveals that his friend Phin is the leader of the Underground, Aaron convinces Miles to infiltrate the group by lying to Phin that he wants to help her cause. Afterwards, when Miles tells Aaron that Phin found out Miles' identity, Aaron suggests that Miles meets up and has an open talk with Phin after she finds out Miles' identity, truthfully using this as an opportunity to inform Krieger where he can capture Tinkerer on the condition that they don't harm Spider-Man. Later, Aaron tranquilizes and imprisons Miles as he's heading to Roxxon Plaza, making sure he stays out of danger even at the cost of other innocent lives. Despite his selfish nature, Aaron did everything in his power to protect his family until Miles made him see the error of his way, and publicly reveals all of Krieger's crimes at the cost of turning himself in.

** Deaf street artist Hailey Cooper won over a lot of fans thanks to her sweet nature, adorable interactions with Miles/Spider-Man, and helpfulness at the end of her sidequest. More than a few people are open to the idea of her and Miles becoming an item in the future because of this.

*** [[Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller Phil Lord]] [[https://twitter.com/philiplord/status/1332532386567864322?s=21 "We gotta put this]] in [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse Spider-verse 2"]][[note]][[LyingCreator Unforunately]], Friendly Neighborhood Patio heater does not appear in the film.[[/note]]

*** [[Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller Phil Lord]] [[https://twitter.com/philiplord/status/1332532386567864322?s=21 "We gotta put this in Spider-verse 2"]]

* MagnificentBastard: Aaron Davis, Miles' affable uncle, is the retired mercenary, Prowler. Quickly finding out that Miles is the new [[Characters/SpiderManPS4Heroes Spider-Man]], Aaron begins to worry about his nephew's well-being, and returns to his criminal activities for the sake of trying to protect Miles. When Miles reveals that his friend Phin is the leader of the Underground, Aaron convinces Miles to infiltrate the group by lying to Phin that he wants to help her cause. Afterwards, when Miles tells Aaron that Phin found out Miles' identity, Aaron suggests that Miles meets up and has an open talk with Phin after she finds out Miles' identity, truthfully using this as an opportunity to inform Krieger where he can capture Tinkerer on the condition that they don't harm Spider-Man. Later, Aaron tranquilizes and imprisons Miles as he's heading to Roxxon Plaza, making sure he stays out of danger even at the cost of other innocent lives. Despite his selfish nature, Aaron did everything in his power to protect his family until Miles made him see the error of his way, and publicly reveals all of Krieger's crimes at the cost of turning himself in.

** [[spoiler:More like unexpected reference, but the nod to Dazzler took many by surprise, especially since the first game [[ExiledFromContinuity seemed to go out of its way to avoid mentioning anything to do with the X-Men]] (in contrast to the litany of references to other Marvel heroes).]]

** The crux of the story is a group of youths of color trying to take down a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive billionaire industrialist]] whose lack of morals have endangered the city, with Miles and New York caught in the middle. It is ''impossible'' to not read into this, especially as The Underground are designed with a similar aesthetic to Antifa protesters (albeit with cyberpunk-esque tech) and the billionaire is shown using a private militarised police force who have no qualms about roughing up innocents.

* ThatOneSidequest: Getting the highest rank on Traversal 3.0 is likely the hardest challenge or mission in both this game and the predecessor, far eclipsing the final battles on the highest difficulty. The first question is how to get it ''even in theory'', as you need to get a lot of information on which specific traversal technique for every segment has the miniscule but critical edge in speed. Once you've figured every step out, good luck executing it.

* MemeticMutation: "The exaggerated swagger of a black teen."[[note]]A quote from [=GameSpot's=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1sEskbVjm8&t=178s review]] of the game referring to Miles' trick animations when he's web swinging, which caught on due to its sheer weirdness; defenders tried to emphasize that the review was done ''by'' a black staffer, Jordan Ramée, but this only provoked further confusion as to how ''awkward'' the wording was.[[/note]]

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: If you wear the Bodega Suit near the end of the game, Miles falls on his back with the sound of a loud meow, and his backpack disappears for the rest of the level, heavily implying Spider-Man the cat died by breaking Miles' fall. Yet, at the very end of the level, Miles has the backpack again, with the cat in it, making it an awkward UnexplainedRecovery.

* UnnecessaryMakeover: Just as was the case in the [=PS5=] remaster of VideoGame/SpiderManPS4, Peter's redesigned face (done by Ben Jordan) has been critically panned by fans of the original [=PS4=] game, with many finding Jorden's younger, Creator/TomHolland-esque face to not fit the older and experienced Peter Parker like John Bubniak did. That said, it is agreed upon generally that the new face looks better in this game than it does in the remaster, due to the improved face-mapping and it being better mapped around Jorden's face, thus not looking as off as it often did in the [=PS5=] remaster of the first game.