cleveridea
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inFAMOUS 2 |OT| Think Twice
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305 I think.upJTboogie said:
You don't get as many random encounters while walking down the streets and they don't seem to get a hard on for you like they did in the first game. The story missions on the other hand do throw quite a bit of enemies at you. It's easier to wipe out close groups of enemies this time around though especially with some of the new powers (tornado).brandonh83 said:
The new gameplay stuff helps (the locations seem to linger a tiny bit longer in the minimap and they're easier to make out), but it's definitely easier thanks to their new color (bright purple) and their tighter placement. Everything just feels closer together and usually when you pick one up there's another one within sight and then another one within that one and so and so on.TheFuryMGS3 said:
It's very much like the first game just more refined. The graphics looks wonderful, the story seems better so far (20 missions in), the city looks great, the set pieces have a Uncharted 2 vibe, the shard collection is easier, and the melee combat is much more satisfying this time around. What exactly did you hate from the first game?marathonfool said:
marathonfool
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The typical open world game problems. Missions become repetitive. Gameplay and level design lack depth. Boring traversal. I don't care about shard collectathon. The characters weren't interesting and the story was passable.Killthee said:
brandonh83
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Killthee said:
Sounds like it could be a bit more manageable. As long as the non-mission-specific encounters aren't as over the top as they were in the original. I didn't have a problem fighting a lot of enemies during missions, but when I'm just exploring or collecting stuff, running into 40 dudes to dispatch around every corner was tiresome.
BobTheFork
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With. I found all but 15 without it but it just cleared those up fast as lightning.Wario64 said:
Just beat the game. I will say nothing but that I loved it.
BobTheFork
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Normal. Not sure of the exact time, I played most of yesterday and last night and todayphillax said:
It's pretty much the same length as the first. If it's more and an hour more OR less I can't tell. The first game went by really slow until you go some mobility powers and you start with them in 2 so I think it may play just a bit shorter but that's not really about the content.
Might be best if you just skip i2 then. Missions feel a little bit more varied and traversal is slightly improved (<3 vertical grind bars), but the gameplay is still fundamentally the same and while the level design has more unique locations it remains pretty straightforward.marathonfool said:
Random encounters are much more manageable this time around. Enemies don't have some sort of sixth sense that locks them on to you so it's much easier to avoid them/run away this time. There's also less enemies patrolling the city and the one's that are are usually clustered and a bit oblivious to you (throw a couple of sticky bombs or blow them off a roof to wipe them out before they even notice you).brandonh83 said:
BobTheFork
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Yes, enemies don't have a twelve block insta-lock radius anymore, but I think you can't take as many hits this time at a \given difficulty level. It's just my observation but I think it balances out the same, it's just much less irritating this time.
WrenchNinja
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There still a "take back the city" mechanic from the gangs right? What's the encounter rate in areas that you own? Cause it was really hard finding enemies at the end of the first game for stunts.
brandonh83
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Killthee said:
Sounds good. My girlfriend's brother won it from Subway so I'll get to play it early anyway and decide for myself (tomorrow). I really thought the first game was awesome aside from those apocalyptic flaws that kept me from truly loving it, but between this news and the fact that you can easily collect the blast shards, I'm a lot more optimistic.
The Xtortionist
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Do the enemies still automatically move when you target them? That was really annoying in the original, especially when using Precision.
Yea, that was really annoying. I mean I expect them to take cover, but they ALWAYS new when you were about to shoot at them.The Xtortionist said:
And man, I am so pumped for this game. I need to finish LA Noire this week, else I might find it hard not to jump straight into Infamous 2.
BobTheFork
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If it does happen, it happens much less because I've been hitting headshots in precision just fine.The Xtortionist said:
Take back the city is still there. Not sure about the encounter rate because I've been skipping most of the side missions to avoid experiencing the issue from the first game.Crewnh said:
Stunt list is gone though and in its place is the new power tree. To unlock access to some powers you have to perform a specific stunt X number of times.
It doesn't seem as out of control as it was in the first game. Improvements to grenade throws and new powers like the triple bolt shot also make it easier to hit enemies.The Xtortionist said:
Incorrect. While we didn't have access to the servers, the special review copy was preloaded with a few previously constructed UGC missions, to give us an idea of what they could be.DrBo42 said:
Honestly, I don't see it as such a major feature. Missions just lose a lot of narrative moxie when they can only be conveyed via basic text, without any animations, motion capture, or voice acting. You can't (or at least, that I could see) set up any objectives or abilities that weren't already explored in the main game. It all just felt stale, after going through the full single player game first.
There are some UGC walkthroughs on YouTube from the Beta. You can check out some samples there.
The Xtortionist
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JABEE said:
I believe Sucker Punch included a number of missions from both in-house and the beta to give people an idea of what the tools are capable of.
Edit - beaten
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Trevelyan said:
PSN store is back!?
*turns on PS3*
EDIT: What country are you in?! Its not listed on the US-PSBlog
ConradCervantes
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It's not letting me sign in, Trevelyan. ITS NOT LETTING ME SIGN IN.
Edit: YESSSSSS!!!
Edit: YESSSSSS!!!
NotTheGuyYouKill
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It won't work for meeeeeeee
I'll just have to pass then.Irish said:
The only games that look good for the ps3 for me this year (i'm more of an xbox fan) is Killzone 3, Resistance 3, Infamous 2, Twisted Metal, and Uncharted 3
So far it looks like i'm only gonna be picking up twisted metal and uncharted 3.
Sweet! Downloading the demo now. Ran through Infamous 1 today to about 25% completion today in one marathon sitting. (a mission or two away from the final karma rank). I love the game so so much, it's so much fun. Hopefully this long weekend away will be a good enough break to avoid burning myself out on this open-world greatness.
Definitely gonna do the Best Buy deal. I just repurchased my ps3 and I have none of those games. I'll probably grab motorstorm for $30.
Definitely gonna do the Best Buy deal. I just repurchased my ps3 and I have none of those games. I'll probably grab motorstorm for $30.
Tingfrmnongpradu
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NubInaTub said:
This is such a stupid question. If you had watched any of the videos that have been released so far you would know it's a lot like the first only better. I mean it is a sequel... Did you expect it to play like N3 or something?
On topic, I'm buying two copies, one for me and one for my best friend for his birthday. You're welcome Sucker Punch.
Holy shit. HOLY SHIT.
Played the demo for literally 2 minutes and I CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH BETTER THIS LOOKS.
I liked Infamous 1, but graphically and color-wise it was lacking in a lot of ways. I hate brown/grey games, and I think Infamous 1 fits into that category. It only overcame my disdain because of the badass gameplay of being a super-hero in an open world.
Fuck dude. This game is such a joy to look at and is moving so smooth for an open world game. This is so, so, SO bought.
I am only wary because when it looks this good I imagine the missions/story/gameplay later must be seriously lacking to have not scored perfect tens.
Played the demo for literally 2 minutes and I CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH BETTER THIS LOOKS.
I liked Infamous 1, but graphically and color-wise it was lacking in a lot of ways. I hate brown/grey games, and I think Infamous 1 fits into that category. It only overcame my disdain because of the badass gameplay of being a super-hero in an open world.
Fuck dude. This game is such a joy to look at and is moving so smooth for an open world game. This is so, so, SO bought.
I am only wary because when it looks this good I imagine the missions/story/gameplay later must be seriously lacking to have not scored perfect tens.
I doubt they come in the box, my Subway copy only included an Uncharted 3 beta code and I'm sure someone that purchased it at Target would have said something by now.JABEE said:
Even if they were included inside, afaik, the vouchers haven't been unlocked from the database yet. I tried to redeem my Sniper Blast Schick code an hour ago and got the locked voucher error code. It'll probably be unlocked during Tuesdays store update along with all the preorder codes.