Marvel's Spider-Man 2 brought back an enduringly popular figure from the previous games in the series, but it did so only to almost immediately kill him off in one of the most unbearably emotional scenes in the entire game. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 weaves a dramatic narrative with numerous characters, and though this tug at the heartstrings of long-time fans of the series is quite cheap, it is devastatingly effective. Ultimately, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 brought back one character for no reason but to die – their death is not narratively important, nor does their death present a lingering point of conflict.

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