[PS3] inFamous 2

[Saluki]

I'll be coppin this soon as i get my free infamous 1 from the playstation store.

 

[Twigg4075]

I finished up my Evil playthrough today so bring on the sequel!

 

[Handleit_44]

Link: G4 Review - 4/5

inFAMOUS 2 builds upon the excellent foundation established in its predecessor: give the player mass powers of electric destruction, present a standard good-and-evil moral duality, and let them loose in a city to do as they will. It's likely one of the best superhero-sandbox game ever made, and though it has its flaws, the game remains a polished experience from start to finish.

Link: Game Informer Review 8.75

The more I played Infamous 2, the more I found myself disengaged with the story, instead enjoying the experience solely for its amazing open-world superhero fights. The game sacrifices its narrative flow for more fantastic elements. This isn’t a necessarily a bad thing; it just ends up being more about the action and random moments than Cole’s journey.

Link: GamePro Review - 3.5/5

InFamous 2 is a hard game to hate, but an even tougher game to acclaim. It gets so much right -- great set pieces, a terrific series of battles involving monsters, and some truly compelling powers that really do put you in the conductive shoes of a superhero. The ability for users to create their own missions also means this game has room to grow. But the problems with InFamous 2 are more than just the result of raised expectations and trying to do too much. Yes, the missions are unimaginative (even compared to the original), navigation issues prevent you from ever attaining a movement rhythm, and the various narratives are a mess. But worse still, the combat isn’t as tight as it could be and the world itself just seems less polished than its predecessor.

Yet, for those moments when the game shines, it shines brightly.

 

[Twigg4075]

Gamepro officially lost my interest in their review when they said the missions are more unimaginative than in the original game. I thought they were quite imaginative and had quite a bit of variety.

 

[Twigg4075]

I just realized why Gamepro gave it a seemingly lower score than most outlets so far. It's not a fucking iPhone game. For anyone else that subscribes to their magazine, you should know that they slob all over the iPhone's knob. It seems every iPhone game gets a 9 while high profile console games get above average scores.

That reminds me that I need to cancel my subscription to their shitty magazine.


And for those that don't know, Best Buy is offering a pretty sweet release week deal with this game. When you buy it you get $30 off several other PS3 exclusives including Killzone 3, SOCOM 4, MotorStorm: Apocalypse, GT5 and The Show.

 

[KNUBB]

Just finished the demo :fap:

They only gave you a taste of the new power, but OMG this game is gonna be insane. New Marais looks quite a bit like NOLA. I knew it was meant to look like it, but once I hit the residential area by the levee I was blown away by how much it resembles NOLA.

 

[JayDizzle]

More inFamous is never a bad thing.

Haven't played the first one in a while so I came in a little rusty... new powers are cool (I dig levitating cars and chucking them at enemies; WAY better than using a Pulse to "push" a car into them) and the local's great.

Being able shock the Living Statue guy was funny as shit too.

 

[KNUBB]

Being able shock the Living Statue guy was funny as shit too.

lol you did that too

 

[Twigg4075]

Just finished the demo :fap:

They only gave you a taste of the new power, but OMG this game is gonna be insane. New Marais looks quite a bit like NOLA. I knew it was meant to look like it, but once I hit the residential area by the levee I was blown away by how much it resembles NOLA.

Speaking of powers, does anyone remember how you are supposed to used the downloadable blades from the first game? I remember getting that with my GS preorder (and I think they became free to everyone later?) but don't know if I ever used them. I know I downloaded them but couldn't find them on any menus in the game.

Being able shock the Living Statue guy was funny as shit too.

Holy shit! That guy is in the game? Awesome.

 

[JayDizzle]

Speaking of powers, does anyone remember how you are supposed to used the downloadable blades from the first game? I remember getting that with my GS preorder (and I think they became free to everyone later?) but don't know if I ever used them. I know I downloaded them but couldn't find them on any menus in the game.

I know that I could use them on an Evil Playthrough once I checked all my powers in the Powers Menu.

It was a one-button push that ate up all your electricity after only a few hits.

lol you did that too

Holy shit! That guy is in the game? Awesome.

I found it funny that you could only do it on the Good Playthrough mission.

The guy with the saxophone was left to his own devices on the Evil Mission though. :shifty:

 

[Twigg4075]

Just played the demo and it was awesome. Some of the creatures remind me of the necromorphs from Dead Space. The monsters with the blade arms and the little rolly polly things that shoot at you.

I thought I read that even though this game only has two islands, as opposed to the first games three islands, it was still a little bigger. It doesn't look that way though. Maybe I'm wrong.

Does anyone know what you are supposed to do with the street performers for Good Karma?

 

[Handleit_44]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ceAoLEXBP4&feature=channel_video_title[/ame]

 

[Twigg4075]

Awesome easter eggs. Although with this PSN debacle, how soon do you think a game will poke fun at it? You know it's coming.

 

[ryne candy]

Reviews are coming out....they range from 7.5 to 9.0 but most say the camera angles are spotty and Gamespots review talks about the black/white choices you make (no grey area) and how they seem not to really matter in the game.

 

[Buzzman]

Just picked up my game. Gonna play this in about an hour. STOKED

Edit Beta starts June28th for Infamous and PS+ users for Uncharted 3.

 

[JBregz]

Brother just picked it up today. Looks fantastic.

You can load your profile from the previous Infamous to start off on the good side or bad side depending what you were.

 

[Buzzman]

I am an hour into the game.
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[Buzzman]

The user generated content looks like it could be a blast if the community gets creative enough, but I am sure there will be some missions made out there that are strictly for boosting your powers or karma.

 

[Pills]

Played a few missions. Looks to be fun so far.

 

[JBregz]

I love the one move you can do when your good, (not to sure about evil) where you grab the enemies and whip them in the air. Like an electric whip.