inFamous: Second Son

Not as good as the previous games. Delsin is a good protagonist but the story and the villain were just HORRIBLE!! Infamous 1 and 2 were ridiculously exciting but this one is equally boring. I was dying to be done with it when I was playing it. Nothing exciting about this one.

I've had a PS4 since day one and have been massively disappointed in terms of games, we had the average killzone and the pitifull knack whilst the xbox had forza titanfall dead rising and ryse. It's taken 5 months to get its first worthwhile exclusive and boy was it worth the wait.

Infamous on the ps3 was a good game, it wasn't ever going to get as much attention as it is by being the debut big title on the ps4. This game is fun, that's the main thing everyone wants, it's fun for 15 minute messing about and it's fun for a 4 hour gaming session.

Graphically it is superb, the detail is awe inspiring and the effects are flawless, occasionally there is a slight texture glitch, bug that's to be expected with the amount of action being done on screen. The voice acting is great and the characters have rarely looked closer to being actual human beings, sometimes in cut scenes it's startling how real they look, from the hair to the mannerisms. Delsin is probably the most detailed but overall most characters are of a high standard.

Here's a tip, if you see a game with the lead character voiced by Troy baker you know its good, the last of us, mgs v , batman and bioshock infinite all had his voice and were all classics.

Story modes good, the standard good vs evil choices exist. The only issue is the story doesn't truly reflect if you've chosen to go down the evil route, you can see an effort has been made to use to cover both bases but his interactions in cut scenes after being so evil don't really add up other than that can't complain. The choices can be a bit unnatural and not really fit in with the fast flowing action. I have completed both modes so there is definitely an ins entice to play through both good and evil.

The gameplay is good solid fun, the only issue could be it's fairly repetitive, although you unlock different powers, the actions you make and things you have to do don't change much, for me it didn't matter, I was constantly blown away by the detail and effects so never got tired of it.

It has intelligent AI, they run for cover, shoot dodge and act well compared to games like killzone where the computer opponents seemed to be blind and act irrationally. Overall it's well made, entertaining and the true first must bug on ps4.

Tonnes of replayability , it's just down right fun, gorgeous graphics mixed with a decent story and amazing effects! What more can you want, easily a must buy and a positive step to the ps4 being the only true next gen console.

It has a steep learning curve and some of the stuff you need to do is not explained that clearly, like any game there are tiny flaws but overall its a breath of fresh air.

Is it the best game out on ps4? Arguably tomb raider, assassins creed 4 are probably the two best, but with ground zeros and infamous things are looking up! Online may have been a good addition but there is none but overall it's the first and best exclusive that'll make the ps4 stand out, solid 1080p smooth graphics means the xbox one would have had a glitch filled unpolished version if it was a cross platform title.

9/10

The inFAMOUS games on PlayStation 3 are undoubtedly my favorite games of all time. The first installment grabbed me and I was in for the whole ride. Loved almost every moment of its story, gameplay and open world. InFAMOUS 2 took this a step further with a more polished presentation, a great story, an incredible open world, and some compelling additional content. Long story short, I'm a huge fan of this series. Second Son was exciting when it came out, as we got to see a new protagonist in this gritty superpowered saga on the PlayStation 4. As a standalone game, Second Son is a pretty good time. The game plays good, looks even better, and works well as a launch title. But once you start to dig deeper into what this game is and what it has to offer, the more cracks start to unfortunately appear.

Let's start with the good. The strongest aspect of this game is its visuals. The graphical fidelity, art direction, and VFX still look AMAZING to this day as it did back then. This game also has some of the best cinematics I've seen in a game - the motion capture and cinematic direction is quite literally top notch. The atmosphere and soundtrack is also quite strong - but inFAMOUS games have always had great atmosphere and soundtracks. The gameplay is also quite good, if not a bit simplified and a little less nuanced compared to the previous games.

Now for the bad. The story and content. While I wasn't expecting Second Son to be better than the first two games in terms of storytelling, I was expecting an interesting and fleshed out standalone narrative. Interesting it is and some of the writing is entertaining. But the overarching story is very flawed. In fact, the story and the game's content feel quite rushed. Characterization of our main cast is pretty shallow and inconsistent, the karma system messes up the logic of the story even more than it ever did in the previous games, the worldbuilding is pretty flat (which is a HUGE downgrade from the previous games that were RICH with history and fleshing out their locations), and our supporting characters don't get the screen time they very much need. Also one of the more serious themes of the game gets pushed to the side and barely touched. Then there's the content of the open world. While inFAMOUS 1 & 2 didn't have masterpieces of side content, what was there was fleshed out enough to be worthwhile and interesting. Side missions and collectibles may have been a bit repetitive, but there were gameplay benefits, additional narratives, and good worldbuilding that came with them. Those side missions also allowed for a few hours worth of additional content, with the average side mission being around 4-10 minutes. Second Son completely downgrades all of this. Side missions are now split up into categories, allowing for even more repetition (with little to no worldbuilding except for one mission type). They can take a few seconds to complete and they don't really come with many gameplay or narrative benefits. Also the world design is a lot lackluster. Empire City and New Marais in the first two games had a lot of variety in locales and a lot of interesting interactive elements. The way NPCs interacted and moved around in the open world also added a lot more nuance to the world - but this isn't really present in Second Son. Also the gameplay design almost dismisses most of the world design, making it so that you can speed past the most of the locales without ever interacting with many of the world's elements. The open world is more of a obstacle than a living breathing world. Which also removes some of the challenge that the open worlds had in the previous games, such as tough platforming and strategic traversal.

InFAMOUS: Second Son isn't a bad game - standalone or sequel. It's just a huge downgrade. It's visual and technical presentation is the biggest appeal and upgrade in the series, but everything else has been watered down in terms of quality and fleshing out certain aspects. It lacks the compelling plot of inFAMOUS 1, the fleshed out characters of inFAMOUS 2, and the open world of both. Which is a shame, because this game REALLY could've been much more, given the time. It tries to do so much, but the quality is watered down as a result.

I played all Infamous series games and found this one is the most boring. The story is mediocre and I didn't feel engaged. The district clearance tasks are all extremely repetitive.

Some boss fights are good. But that's all the good about it. The game encourages to do a second play to see the other side of the character. But just thinking about all the repetitive tasks I will have to do again, I gave up on that idea.

It looks like Sucker Punch just needed to get the games out the door. It lacked game passion and souls. Only good graphics don't make a great game.

I was just dying to finish the game and get it done with.

The Infamous series is simply amazing. But with a title like this, it may divide the fans, given that this story has a different style and every character is different from the past entries. But in terms of gameplay, it is still Infamous and I loved every moment.

Several things are done better in this game, other than the graphics. The gameplay feels more fluid. For the first time, you can shoot energy from you hands without having to aim. Parkour is much easier and more satisfying although I miss sliding on power lines. Boss battles, however, are just as great.

The major cons here, however, is that the game feels a bit short. A 10 hour story isn't long for an open world game and there's not that much to do otherwise. Some side activities are good, but there isn't as much as I would like to be. That is the main reason 9/10 is as high as I could give it.

Other than that, this is a must own title for PS4 players. It is my favorite title that I got free with PS Plus and arguably my favorite Infamous game. While not very long, the main story is amazing in my opinion, and the characters really grow on you (even though the main character is polarizing for some). Gameplay just makes you feel like a badass overall and you can get creative in not only the combat, but traversing the city as well. And it's a nice, big, and beautiful sandbox to explore.

If you own a PS4 and have not played this yet, do yourself a favor and play this.