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Infamous: Second Son |OT| Smells Like Beanie Spirit
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petethepanda
Member
Final boss. I don't get the complaints about the bosses in this, honestly. They're not great (though this final one is shaping up to possibly be) but they're hardly terrible, and they've been a breeze on expert thus far.
Edit: This is the first boss I've had any real trouble with, but it's also kind of awesome.
It's been argued to death already, and there's been a lot of meaningless crap like going after Sessler for his lukewarm review and valid criticisms, but there's an excellent paper to be written on why certain video games get 9s across the board and some get 8s across the board.
Edit: This is the first boss I've had any real trouble with, but it's also kind of awesome.
It's been argued to death already, and there's been a lot of meaningless crap like going after Sessler for his lukewarm review and valid criticisms, but there's an excellent paper to be written on why certain video games get 9s across the board and some get 8s across the board.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
I knew I wanted to Platinum so first thing I checked as soon as I could pause was the difficulty, along with inverting the camera.
With inFAMOUS, Uncharted, et cetera I always play on the hardest difficulty available first for the completion trophies then go play again in the easiest difficulty.
With inFAMOUS, Uncharted, et cetera I always play on the hardest difficulty available first for the completion trophies then go play again in the easiest difficulty.
That's what i'm doing. Completing it on expert as a good guy was far from challenging, but playing evil on easy makes you feel like some bad ass GOD. I'm loving the game even more on my second playthrough. And it'll be my first current gen platinum, much like the first infamous was my first previous gen platinum.
Blitzrules240
Banned
I enjoy Delsin's prank calls for the District Showdowns lol.
Troy Baker is so awesome.
Troy Baker is so awesome.
SenatorBot
Member
I switched to expert the moment Delsin got his smoke powers because I forgot all about it.
Now I'm in the middle of the game, do you think I'll get the expert trophy or will I have to restart the whole thing again.
Now I'm in the middle of the game, do you think I'll get the expert trophy or will I have to restart the whole thing again.
I really wish we could have gotten side missions with a little more variety. Like one of the missions is Delsin trying to date that woman by infiltrating the DUP's central location or something silly like that. Because yeah the back and forth is great.
Yeah it's certainly a better designed game than 2. I felt like Delsin had the proper motivation as well, sometimes I was conflicted with Cole.
Keep refreshing, it will eventually come up. It was very much up and down for me, but I did complete Part 1.
Just beat the bridge boss
Game was annoying on normal, but I got better/upgraded, so then it was too easy. Bumped it up to expert, and Im having way more fun. Still have no idea how I'm dying about 50% of the time- ie who killed me/from what direction. Next game should try to be better about this, even a kill cam or something would help.
Oyashrio-Sama
Member
Streaming Hero endgame right now. There are spoilers with powers and stuff. Right now I'm clearing all the districts.
I thought Neon is pretty useless except for the Karma bomb and the nonstop run. If I can alternate those easily with all of my smoke powers, I'd have been happy. That's the other thing that I want: being able to alternate my powers without having to drain the associated element first from a nearby area. I just want to scroll left/right using the d-pad to change them.
I just finished my evil run. Neon is so much better on evil.
Outtrigger888
Member
Just finished the first set of clues for paper trail on the website now I can't log in through the game to continue. Fix this shit sucker punch. Gotta say this is a neat feature, just needs to work.
Saberus
Member
Im sooo late, but I made this such a long time ago and finally the game is out
LoL.. nice
valkillmore
Member
I have yet to finish the game, but can spoke one spoiler tag the answer to this question; when you finish the game, are you allowed to adjust the time of day/weather for post - story free roam?
Looking forward to my Evil playthrough then! One question though:
Do you need to pick evil side on the betty pick a side part?
McFadge
Member
Completed my Hero playthrough, now going through on Evil. Neon is definitely my favourite power for traversal, even if not the most effective. The
on that guy is amazing.
Starting again for my Evil playthrough and losing all the powers made me resort to climbing a lot again, and does anybody else think it feels worse than than the first two games? It may just be a matter of the environment design, because I often find Delsin doesn't grab onto what looks like a ledge, and there are a fair amount of times a wall I'm scaling angles out overhead and Delsin refuses to jump outwards to grab on.
Story wise, the presentation is a lot better, but I didn't feel as engaged as Infamous 2. Maybe I just haven't played it in a while, but it seemed to have a better pace of progression.
infinite dash
Starting again for my Evil playthrough and losing all the powers made me resort to climbing a lot again, and does anybody else think it feels worse than than the first two games? It may just be a matter of the environment design, because I often find Delsin doesn't grab onto what looks like a ledge, and there are a fair amount of times a wall I'm scaling angles out overhead and Delsin refuses to jump outwards to grab on.
Story wise, the presentation is a lot better, but I didn't feel as engaged as Infamous 2. Maybe I just haven't played it in a while, but it seemed to have a better pace of progression.
infiniteheteroskdasticity
Member
After playing this all weekend I'm going to come out and say that it will take something insanely good to top this as my GOTY. The story, soundtrack and voice acting are top notch (I liked Delsin and Reggie a lot more than Cole and Zeke) but it is the gameplay and the visuals that set a new bar in open world games imo. I thought neon couldn't be topped but holy sh*t that third power is so cool.
is one of the most impressive things I've ever seen in a game.
I have never, ever platinumed any Playstation game. I'm already a huge chunk of the way there with my initial good playthrough and am pretty confident I'll do it during the evil one I'm going to start next week. Well done Sucker Punch for making every other open world game seem boring to me. The bar they have set is insanely high.
I finished that mission where you chase Hank around downtown Seattle using the video traversal mechanic. Jumping into a dish, growing wings and soaring at insane altitudes looking down on the action from above
I have never, ever platinumed any Playstation game. I'm already a huge chunk of the way there with my initial good playthrough and am pretty confident I'll do it during the evil one I'm going to start next week. Well done Sucker Punch for making every other open world game seem boring to me. The bar they have set is insanely high.
I agree
3 games now and its been the same shit.
Kill the marine dudes in yellow. Blow up a power core. Rinse and repeat. No stand out set pieces, no memorable moments. Just repetitive tasks.
in terms of tech its really good. But 12 hours of doing the same stuff? Nah no thanks.
was fun for a couple of hours flying through the city and killing some dudes.
How? You don't get slow-mo aiming.
petethepanda
Member
Credits rolling on my first playthrough (evil/expert). Great game! Fairly easy, but I died just enough times to have it not feel absolutely mindless (the hardest thing in the game is finding 10 sign twirlers :lol ). Time to clear up some trophies and do a quick Good run on normal or easy.
Not sure. I picked evil on all of the choices.
Easier to aim for the head and get one hit kills. Those guys kill each other when they blow up, chain reaction. Then you get the karma bomb.
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
Really? I was sniping guys all day long with the neon powers.
I think giving you power switching on the fly would be way too OP. It makes sense that you can't hold two power resources at the same time - you can't shoot "smoky neon". And draining power feels good and lets you get "in the mood" to use it. It also adds to the ebb and flow of the combat, making you have to retreat tactically and think about your next power source.
Net_Wrecker
Member
The side content in this game is like 3rd tier side content. You know, like missions are 1st tier, side missions are 2nd tier, and then there's 3rd tier. 3rd tier is the "destroy all stuff, collect all things, take pictures of all these, tag all those, steal all these, etc" category. There's nothing wrong with that kind of content as long as it plays the background, there for people who want to squeeze every drop out of the game, but it's right there on the stage dancing with the 1st tier missions in Second Son. That's not enough. There's a hole between the main missions and the 3rd tier stuff that could've filled out Second Son giving the city and more characters a chance to shine. it feels lacking. The game needs some quirky reoccurring side characters, or side missions that touch on different ideas and personalities within Seattle.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Is the paper trail site down again?
But no slow-mo. It made the
He Who Dwells
three Juggernaut DUPs that ambush you at the bus part
I can't bring myself to use Neon on Evil anymore. I can't.
Saying that, the third power is so good that I can't willingly use anything else.
I'm kind of disappointed with the way they portrayed Seattle in this game. It isn't bad- just really small. The game only really takes place downtown. Seattle is a lot bigger, and they cut out south Seattle, north Seattle, Ballard (which reminds me- there is a bay called Salmon Bay in Ballard, which is confusing because Delsin lives near a 'Salmon Bay' in the game. Maybe in the inFAMOUS universe the other parts of Seattle are all not Seattle and are all rural rather than urban?), Northgate, Greenlake, etc.
That's really it though, and it doesn't detract from the experience at all.
That's really it though, and it doesn't detract from the experience at all.
MyLifeIsALie
Banned
Just got neon and did the evil fight with
And holy fucking shit pulling of that neon ult is so fucking pretty and powerful. Love the sniping with them too.. Gameplay in this game is just awesome.
Like the neon more then smoke at this point
fetch then we fucked
Like the neon more then smoke at this point
IAmRandom31
Banned
I just reached the area after the 2nd boss and my fucking jaw is on the floor. Seriously I have NEVER been this impressed by the visuals of any other game ever. Don't know how many times I have just stood and looked around in complete awe of it all.
I am now within the downtown square with all the video walls on the skyscrapers. There has to be countless colors all over the place from the reflections of the lighting, which occur off cars / windows / water / etc. AMAZING
Just wanted to ask, is their anyone in the thread who thought both Infamous 1 and 2 were pretty poor games and bought this anyway ? Just wondering how someone from that perspective is finding it. This isn't me shitting on the game btw, I've not played it so I'm not saying either way, but just that I'm tempted by the game regardless of the first two so I'm curious from that perspective.
Poor Sly
Lol at Nex Jen
Just finished the game 
I wish it wasn't so short but it was a hell of a ride.
I probably won't go back and do a good karma expert run (I hate re playing games), but I'll do all the side stuff.
I really hope this game has some good dlc. I'm also excited to see what they can do with a sequel now that the engines in place. He content feels lacking but maybe that's just because I want more more more.
I wish it wasn't so short but it was a hell of a ride.
I probably won't go back and do a good karma expert run (I hate re playing games), but I'll do all the side stuff.
I really hope this game has some good dlc. I'm also excited to see what they can do with a sequel now that the engines in place. He content feels lacking but maybe that's just because I want more more more.
Riedinizzo
Banned
Anyone else have issues with the combat in this game? It just isn't 'clicking' for me.
dapperbandit
Banned
Completed the game, got every shard, cleared every district.
Went evil but I must admit I didn't go evil for every choice.
I'm a bit confused though. I saw that
is listed in the credits but never encountered the character. Part of the day one patch? I downloaded it but perhaps it didn't install. The game seemed incredibly light on side missions too.
Went evil but I must admit I didn't go evil for every choice.
I'm a bit confused though. I saw that
Zeke
Pretty much, I thought the third power was the most lame but definitely the most useful, at least for evil
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
So what's the deal with this paper trail stuff? Does it really unlock a new power or missions?
Thanks, mate. Been playing it for the passed few hours and I think it's pretty great. Yeah the combat encounters haven't been that challenging so far but on expert you have to at least think about what you're doing. Made it to about 19% criminal and having a blast so far. And the graphics, man. Wow. And it all runs so smoothly. Pretty impressed actually; can't wait to play more. I hope there's more sections like the Space Needle; that was off the hook.
Is there another difficulty after expert or some type of new game+?
infiniteheteroskdasticity
Member
I didn't think 1 & 2 were bad games per se but I found them very mediocre. Cole had all the character of a piece of damp cardboard and Zeke was pretty awful. The power sets for most part did not make you feel like a superhero and felt like reskinned TPS staples. Infamous 1 was too repetitive and I absolutely hate games set in modern day New York (I lived there for years and am just bored by the setting). It also looked and ran like crap. It was a 5/10 game in my book. Infamous 2 got better in the second half and post Ice Launch finally made you feel like a superhero. It was an improvement but still looked average and relied on too much filler material. It was a 6-7/10 game for me.
In my humble opinion Infamous Second Son is by far the best Infamous game ever, probably the best superhero game ever and also the best game released on a "next"(current) gen console to date. I like the characters, story and soundtrack and it fixes my biggest problems with the previous games. The graphics have gone from average to best in class, the powers feel incredible, the gameplay feels fluid and the story is tight and focused and does not overstay its welcome (a medium length good game is better than a sprawling unpolished boring mess). Some of the side activities are repetitive but the gameplay is so good that you don't mind doing them. The only negative (and the only step back from 2) is the lack of enemy variety. It would have been fun to have enemy conduits that used something other than concrete. Its easily a 9/10 (maybe higher once I do the evil playthrough). I never bothered to play more than a few samples of the others games as evil. In this one, I can't wait to get back in.
EventHorizon
Member
It took me a while to get use to each power. Each has their own feel and tactics. Once I got that down, combat became pretty fun. Don't know about you, but I think a lot of the people who say the powers are the same and don't think combat is fun are trying to snipe with all the powers at range. At least for me that is a really boring way to play.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
This game is so awesome, the scene where Delsin's brother put the vest is hilarious!!! Also the Chinatown district is so freaking beautiful the graphics are ridiculous!! Amazing