Current Events > Just started up Infamous: Second Son.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Got it free from PSN.

Seems like a lot of fun so far. Good focus on characters.

But there's a choice I have to make. Turn myself in or sacrifice the tribe??
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lawl
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Do what feels right.

As a fan of the Infamous series, I'm glad I got this game for free and played it recently, because it really emphasises a lot of problems I had with this gen.


If this is your first Infamous game though, well, if you find you like the general game formula, there's others like it so this might open new doors for you.
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Tmk posted...

Do what feels right.

As a fan of the Infamous series, I'm glad I got this game for free and played it recently, because it really emphasises a lot of problems I had with this gen.


If this is your first Infamous game though, well, if you find you like the general game formula, there's others like it so this might open new doors for you.

The previous infamous games already have a ton of problems themselves though, fun as they are. But what are some of the problems of this gen that the new infamous exemplifies?
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Second Son is the worst in the trilogy. But still pretty good.
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Do the choices majorly change the gameplay/story?
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saspa posted...

The previous infamous games already have a ton of problems themselves though, fun as they are. But what are some of the problems of this gen that the new infamous exemplifies?

I'm pretty sure it's shorter and possibly smaller in map size.

Lower variety of things you do.

There's a subset of side quests that you have to log in and make an account somewhere or some shit to even do.

It has forced motion control gimmick stuff that just screams "Sony demanded we try and justify their controller gimmicks!" The spray painting literally serves no function except to go "See? The controller can do things!" as you can't even fail it. It's just "please entertain Sony's hardware gimmick for a minute"

The game goes with pretty abstract concepts for powers like "smoke" yet largely uses it to just rehash the powers from the PS3 games, while also generally making a lot less sense than they did in the originals.


I expect sequels to basically go "Did you like the last games? Well here's more of that, expanded and elaborated on, and with bigger and better everything and new ideas!" and I doubly so expect that of next-gen. But that's the problem with this gen. It's not really next-gen like what next-gen used to mean. The jump from PS3 to PS4 was not impressive and due to unfamiliarity with even developing for the console, earlier games ended up shorter on scope and content, and this game is no exception. So we have a sequel, and a next-gen one at that, that is smaller and less varied and barely even puts forth any actual new ideas. It's at best: "Infamous: Another One"

Now, I really like the Infamous game formula and had been wanting to play one for awhile, so this was an okay like...20 hour experience, and I took my time, but it felt pretty lackluster for what it should have been.
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fan357 posted...

Second Son is the worst in the trilogy. But still pretty good.

The first had a good story but the gameplay and graphics are so rough that I'd give the edge to Second Son. It was an extremely disappointing you though, inFAMOUS 2 was so fucking good.
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LightningAce11 posted...

Do the choices majorly change the gameplay/story?

Yes. Infamous games are based on a karma system. Good/evil, represented by blue/red.

It will affect the entire story and protagonist and ending, what missions you do, the way your powers look and specifications of your powers and what enhancements they get.

Your choices will add to one of those karmas.
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Tmk posted...

saspa posted...

The previous infamous games already have a ton of problems themselves though, fun as they are. But what are some of the problems of this gen that the new infamous exemplifies?

I'm pretty sure it's shorter and possibly smaller in map size.

Lower variety of things you do.

There's a subset of side quests that you have to log in and make an account somewhere or some shit to even do.

It has forced motion control gimmick stuff that just screams "Sony demanded we try and justify their controller gimmicks!" The spray painting literally serves no function except to go "See? The controller can do things!" as you can't even fail it. It's just "please entertain Sony's hardware gimmick for a minute"

The game goes with pretty abstract concepts for powers like "smoke" yet largely uses it to just rehash the powers from the PS3 games, while also generally making a lot less sense than they did in the originals.


I expect sequels to basically go "Did you like the last games? Well here's more of that, expanded and elaborated on, and with bigger and better everything and new ideas!" and I doubly so expect that of next-gen. But that's the problem with this gen. It's not really next-gen like what next-gen used to mean. The jump from PS3 to PS4 was not impressive and due to unfamiliarity with even developing for the console, earlier games ended up shorter on scope and content, and this game is no exception. So we have a sequel, and a next-gen one at that, that is smaller and less varied and barely even puts forth any actual new ideas. It's at best: "Infamous: Another One"

Now, I really like the Infamous game formula and had been wanting to play one for awhile, so this was an okay like...20 hour experience, and I took my time, but it felt pretty lackluster for what it should have been.

HOw... were there motion controls... in gen 8? What is 2006 again? How utterly bizarre, maybe video game cycles really are stuck on an endless loop

Very strange, I didn't know ps4 even incorporated that stuff. Wasn't it released in 2013, way after that fad hype ended?
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Well Second Son came out in...2014 I think.


It's really token. It's impossible to fail. You just hold the controller sideways and shake it like a spray can, then hold R2 to spray while moving it around to aim where the spray goes and it's just dumb. >_> The game actually STARTS with doing that. That's how the game leads in.
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Story seems interesting so far. Decided to do the good route then the evil one.
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