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[Figboy79]

I don't get it. Why would a headshot be negative for building up karma bombs?

Headshots get you negative Karma, because they kill foes. Leg shots give you positive Karma because they subdue foes.

When evil, your kill streak is what builds up your Karma bomb.

When good, your subdue streak is what builds up your Karma bomb. If he had headshot that guy, it would have reset that little bomb counter in the upper left to zero, and he'd have to start his karma streak over.

At first I was cold to the idea, but I think, in the end, it will require you to be more skillful when playing as Good Delsin.

 

[Bunta]

How is the frame rate anyway? Any bad drops during hectic scenes?

I didn't really notice any horrendous drops, sometimes it would dip a decent amount while turning around quickly on a rooftop, though.

 

[Nuke Soda]

Headshots get you negative Karma, because they kill foes. Leg shots give you positive Karma because they subdue foes.

When evil, your kill streak is what builds up your Karma bomb.

When good, your subdue streak is what builds up your Karma bomb. If he had headshot that guy, it would have reset that little bomb counter in the upper left to zero, and he'd have to start his karma streak over.

At first I was cold to the idea, but I think, in the end, it will require you to be more skillful when playing as Good Delsin.

That actually sounds pretty cool.

 

[Rogue_Ledr]

I am,really not crazy about the idea of tying morality to the gameplay.

Forcing you to shoot people in the leg? Seriously?

 

[LowEndTorque]

Headshots get you negative Karma, because they kill foes. Leg shots give you positive Karma because they subdue foes.

When evil, your kill streak is what builds up your Karma bomb.

When good, your subdue streak is what builds up your Karma bomb. If he had headshot that guy, it would have reset that little bomb counter in the upper left to zero, and he'd have to start his karma streak over.

At first I was cold to the idea, but I think, in the end, it will require you to be more skillful when playing as Good Delsin.

Oh.

I thought you only had to not kill civilians to get good karma. Didn't know you had to subdue enemies instead of killing them. Playing as good Delsin kind of sounds like a drag :/

 

[FMbarbarian]

I am,really not crazy about the idea of tying morality to the gameplay.

Forcing you to shoot people in the leg? Seriously?

You aren't forced too you just won't get many karma bombs if you don't. It's actually really fun when you get into it and the way the blue karma indicators pop is satisfying. You feel like your playing the game at a high level when you can take out a group of enemies by subduing them all. You can also just play evil and say fuck it.

 

[Bunta]

Oh.

I thought you only had to not kill civilians to get good karma. Didn't know you had to subdue enemies instead of killing them. Playing as good Delsin kind of sounds like a drag :/

The other powers have different ways of subduing, so it's not just shooting enemies in the legs.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Oh.

I thought you only had to not kill civilians to get good karma. Didn't know you had to subdue enemies instead of killing them. Playing as good Delsin kind of sounds like a drag :/

From the streams we've gotten, it's pretty much the same thing in practice whether you go for leg shots or head shots, plus those aren't the only way to subdue or kill enemies anyway. The difference really comes through in keeping collateral damage to a minimum when you're going for good karma. You have to be more precise. Bad karma is all about kill streaks with less regard for....well, anything.

 

[WordsintheWater]

Are they as bad as past infamous games framerate drops

Nope runs smooth for the most part every once in a while there are drops, but nowhere near as bad as past inFamous titles.

 

[ReBurn]

I wish it was Friday already.

 

[DNAbro]

I wish it was Friday already.

I have said this more times than imaginable today.

Also guys. Dat OST. SOOOOOOO GOOOOOD.

 

[3rdamention]

I am getting this game, Day 1, hands down. I am very interested in how this will review. I could see the length of the game getting brought up, and the gameplay being repetitious being brought up. That is just based on what little I have seen of the game. I heard someone say they 100% the Good playthrough in 10 hours. That sounds perfect for me, as someone who would go back and do an Evil playthrough afterwards. But I could see some reviews saying the game is short, or only 10 hours, and ignoring how different the story plays out if you play it Good or Evil.

 

[3rdamention]

I am,really not crazy about the idea of tying morality to the gameplay.

Forcing you to shoot people in the leg? Seriously?

You can play it how you want, you aren't forced at all. You can shoot some in the legs, some in the head, blow up a whole street of enemies and some pedestrians, blast away without regard for anything. You don't have to choose Good or Bad Karma, you could mix a bit of both.

 

[Magicman103]

Man, this game is so much more enjoyable when you're playing as a dick.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I am getting this game, Day 1, hands down. I am very interested in how this will review. I could see the length of the game getting brought up, and the gameplay being repetitious being brought up. That is just based on what little I have seen of the game. I heard someone say they 100% the Good playthrough in 10 hours. That sounds perfect for me, as someone who would go back and do an Evil playthrough afterwards. But I could see some reviews saying the game is short, or only 10 hours, and ignoring how different the story plays out if you play it Good or Evil.

I think it will score decently, nothing mind blowing but very solid

 

[Futurevoid]

Oh.

I thought you only had to not kill civilians to get good karma. Didn't know you had to subdue enemies instead of killing them. Playing as good Delsin kind of sounds like a drag :/

It's not. At all. There's more than one way to build up a Karma bomb. That method is specifically with Neon. It also happens to be my favorite power in the game. It sounds like a drag until you get into a groove and are subduing enemies left and right with precision shots.

 

[Dead Prince]

Man, this game is so much more enjoyable when you're playing as a dick.

Dick you say.

 

[Goldenhen]

Yay JB HiFi just shipped my copy today and hopefully I'll get it by Friday. ^_^

 

[AndersTheSwede]

It gets pretty hard sometimes on normal, you should pop that sucker on easy and be OK. Sometimes you do have to react pretty fast because of some of the enemy types.

Can you change difficulty mid-game?

 

[Futurevoid]

Can you change difficulty mid-game?

Yes. Its in the menu options.

 

[K' Dash]

So, anyone knows if this is going to be up thursday midnight for digital preorders or is it going up in Grace Chen time? I don't want to stay up in vain :/

 

[MrCunningham]

I don't really have much to say on the game, as I don't own a PS4 or have any plans on buying one soon. But I just wanted to say this, if GAF ever started a monthly magazine, I want BurnOutBrighter to be the editor-in-chief of it. Awesome work on the OP, those are some great layouts You really captured the feel of magazine scans.

 

[Magicman103]

Dick you say.

Yeah everything from the gameplay to the story is just so much better on the evil side.

 

[ArcaneJoker]

Headshots get you negative Karma, because they kill foes. Leg shots give you positive Karma because they subdue foes.

When evil, your kill streak is what builds up your Karma bomb.

When good, your subdue streak is what builds up your Karma bomb. If he had headshot that guy, it would have reset that little bomb counter in the upper left to zero, and he'd have to start his karma streak over.

At first I was cold to the idea, but I think, in the end, it will require you to be more skillful when playing as Good Delsin.

Spoiler

A lot of the good Karma powers actually make it really easy to subdue without having to worry about skill shots like the neon stasis bomb.

 

[CrimsonCommie]

Just got a PS4 today and I didn't even realize that this came out Friday until I got home!

 

[Darryl M R]

Yeah everything from the gameplay to the story is just so much better on the evil side.

I'm at the half way mark for the game but I wonder how it would be if I would switch and swap good and evil decisions. Like for the first ally corrupting her and maybe also for the second but everything else doing good.

 

[Mashin Haters]

Looked at this GIF over and over trying to see if there were any spoilers. I don't think there is but correct me if I'm wrong so I edit it.

hhhhhnnnnnnggggggg

 

[matrix-cat]

And there go my plans of ever shooting people while on the ground. ALWAYS BE JUMPING.

 

[Darryl M R]

Headshots get you negative Karma, because they kill foes. Leg shots give you positive Karma because they subdue foes.

When evil, your kill streak is what builds up your Karma bomb.

When good, your subdue streak is what builds up your Karma bomb. If he had headshot that guy, it would have reset that little bomb counter in the upper left to zero, and he'd have to start his karma streak over.

At first I was cold to the idea, but I think, in the end, it will require you to be more skillful when playing as Good Delsin.

I would argue that playing good is a lot easier if we are basing it on getting the karma bomb. Since being good it builds up and never goes down unless you do something evil rather than being timed like the evil karma bomb.

Also all of the upgrades seem to help you get good karma.

 

[Psychoward]

And there go my plans of ever shooting people while on the ground. ALWAYS BE JUMPING.

Yup, as soon as I saw that gif I knew I'd be Max Paynin' all over the place. Except with pretty colors.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Anybody lucky enough to find this locally early?

 

[hydruxo]

I've been listening to the OST and it's awesome. So glad they went with grunge rock for it, just going to make the Seattle ambiance that much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlmm_kNFh14

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

with MGS coming out at midnight on release date does this mean Infamous will as well?

also it may have been asked already, but if i pre-order infamous on psn @ $59.99 will i get the $10 credit even though its a penny short?

 

[DNAbro]

I've been listening to the OST and it's awesome. So glad they went with grunge rock for it, just going to make the Seattle ambiance that much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlmm_kNFh14

yeeees, finally someone else mentions it. Absolutely love the soundtrack. The overall sound for the game is so perfect.

 

[Lucent]

with MGS coming out at midnight on release date does this mean Infamous will as well?

also it may have been asked already, but if i pre-order infamous on psn @ $59.99 will i get the $10 credit even though its a penny short?

They said that'd qualify on the blog. Someone posted the link somewhere. So if they gave you any trouble, there's evidence there. I went ahead and did it.

 

[timmaysmittay]

Man, this game is so much more enjoyable when you're playing as a dick.

I second this, being evil is great. I probably used my karma bomb less than 10 times in my good playthrough but playing evil is fantastic, way less chances to lose your combo.

Edit: Not to say that being good sucks, it's just way more challenging and I think that's a good thing. It should be easier to be evil than to be good and the game understands this.

You have to hit both feet in order to subdue an enemy with the neon beam as opposed to the 1 headshot evil kill for example, as you can see in the above gif.

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

They said that'd qualify on the blog. Someone posted the link somewhere. So if they gave you any trouble, there's evidence there. I went ahead and did it.

cool thanks brotha

 

[sjay1994]

I've been listening to the OST and it's awesome. So glad they went with grunge rock for it, just going to make the Seattle ambiance that much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlmm_kNFh14

I fell in love with the main theme "second son" when I heard it in the e3 trailer.

 

[Replicant]

Yay JB HiFi just shipped my copy today and hopefully I'll get it by Friday. ^_^

WTF?! Does that mean I can actually pick up my copy today?

 

[Figboy79]

Spoiler

A lot of the good Karma powers actually make it really easy to subdue without having to worry about skill shots like the neon stasis bomb.

Yeah, I know, but I was just responding to that particular gif that the original guy was asking about. It was the Neon powers, and he was wondering why they guy just didn't do a headshot.

 

[Castcoder]

Has anyone gotten any info from Amazon? I haven't heard anything even though it says my estimated delivery is Friday. Keep me posted. I'll stay subscribed in case of any news.

 

[prwxv3]

Nope runs smooth for the most part every once in a while there are drops, but nowhere near as bad as past inFamous titles.

Great

 

[IAmRandom31]

Anyone else tired of waiting?

Yeah ... I'm tired of waiting. I am in pure WANT mode now ... no more photos .. no more awesome gifs ... just give me the damn game!

now to go to bed tonight wrapped in infamous screenshot printouts.

 

[DrBo42]

I second this, being evil is great. I probably used my karma bomb less than 10 times in my good playthrough but playing evil is fantastic, way less chances to lose your combo.

Edit: Not to say that being good sucks, it's just way more challenging and I think that's a good thing. It should be easier to be evil than to be good and the game understands this.

You have to hit both feet in order to subdue an enemy with the neon beam as opposed to the 1 headshot evil kill for example, as you can see in the above gif.

The problem is that it's not actually challenging, it's irritating. I tried every non-lethal option in the powers available and not even once did I come away from an encounter feeling like I accomplished something special, I instead felt I had jumped through hoops to maintain karma.

 

[dmg04]

I fell in love with the main theme "second son" when I heard it in the e3 trailer.

Vandal King, man.
Damn good. (First listen, seriously loving it)

 

[Requiem]

Still can't decide if I should go digital...does Sony usually put games on PSN at midnight?

 

[wapplew]

I've been listening to the OST and it's awesome. So glad they went with grunge rock for it, just going to make the Seattle ambiance that much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlmm_kNFh14

Thanks for the link, OST is quite good!

 

[boredandlazy]

WTF?! Does that mean I can actually pick up my copy today?

Probably not. They usually ship early so it's there by release day. You'll have to wait for your SMS before they'll let you grab it.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

The problem is that it's not actually challenging, it's irritating. I tried every non-lethal option in the powers available and not even once did I come away from an encounter feeling like I accomplished something special, I instead felt I had jumped through hoops to maintain karma.

doing the right things is its own reward.

 

[Bloodworth]

I've been listening to the OST and it's awesome. So glad they went with grunge rock for it, just going to make the Seattle ambiance that much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlmm_kNFh14

ugh, soundtrack's only $10 people, these quick rips are gross