Fornaximus
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Agreed. I hated it. Lowest point of the game for me.
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Infamous: Second Son |OT| Smells Like Beanie Spirit
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Agreed. I hated it. Lowest point of the game for me.
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
The enemy concrete jump does a good job keeping you on your toes instead of just sniping from a rooftop, since they can make their own platforms and jump to your location.
Psychoward
Banned
Mixing didn't seem that bad with PX4's and the Headphones option selected. Have dialog at 8, music at 9 and sound effects at default and it sounds fine to me.
EightBitNate
Member
Best to worst powers? Spoilers if you haven't finished, obviously
Traversal
1. Video - fastest and easiest to control
2. Neon - fast, not as easy to control
3. Concrete - slow, easy to control and steady
4. Smoke - normal, hard to get high
Normal Attack
1. Video - feels very satisfying, attacks are varied
2. Smoke - makes you feel really powerful, destructive
3. Concrete - satisfying, not varied
4. Neon - makes you feel underpowered
Super
1. Neon - easily the coolest looking, looks really powerful
2. Smoke - cool looking, up in the sky and all
3. Video - kinda boring but oh well
100. Concrete - I heard there wasn't one? I'll have to check.
Availability
1. Neon - everywhere, easy to get from the ground
2. Smoke - can be found in cars and on roofs somewhat easily
3. Video - rarely on ground, must climb buildings to find
4. Concrete - such a stupid mechanic to recharge, must get from downed enemies
Overall
1. Video
2. Neon
3. Smoke
4. Concrete
1. Video - fastest and easiest to control
2. Neon - fast, not as easy to control
3. Concrete - slow, easy to control and steady
4. Smoke - normal, hard to get high
Normal Attack
1. Video - feels very satisfying, attacks are varied
2. Smoke - makes you feel really powerful, destructive
3. Concrete - satisfying, not varied
4. Neon - makes you feel underpowered
Super
1. Neon - easily the coolest looking, looks really powerful
2. Smoke - cool looking, up in the sky and all
3. Video - kinda boring but oh well
100. Concrete - I heard there wasn't one? I'll have to check.
Availability
1. Neon - everywhere, easy to get from the ground
2. Smoke - can be found in cars and on roofs somewhat easily
3. Video - rarely on ground, must climb buildings to find
4. Concrete - such a stupid mechanic to recharge, must get from downed enemies
Overall
1. Video
2. Neon
3. Smoke
4. Concrete
Seriously?
Psychoward
Banned
Good Neon > Smoke > Video > Evil Neon> Concrete
LookAtMeGo
Member
Dont think you are going to like the side missions
EatinOlives
Member
The traversal options are great and kind of not so great at the same time.
I love the smoke traversal. The gutter-to-roof mechanic keeps you on your toes on being aware of your surroundings and works fantastically well with the hover and dash mechanics. You can definitely see it was well thought out.
Neon felt great at first but after a while I found it kind of, I don't know, boring? You can run up any obstacle at any time for any period of time. I don't even have to think about where I'm going.
Traversal of the third power is even worse.
I haven't gotten the final power yet. I'm going to assume it's going to be something even more OP.
I know this sounds like a nitpick, but I really did like the way traversal was handled in the first two inFamous games. Remember when everyone was raving about the Ice Launch? Such a simple mechanic of a large jump breathed a new dimension into the traversal, but it wasn't "run up everything lol". You still had to think about where you were going, how high it was, and how to get to where you wanted to go if you knew you weren't going to jump high enough.
You can definitely see Sucker Punch got lazy with the building facades as a result. Climbing buildings with any amount of regularity is extremely finicky. Far worse than either inFamous 1 or 2. I mean yes, they are far more detailed and maybe the structural complexity made climbing the buildings a little less straightfoward, but sometimes it's really just far more frustrating than it should be.
It's weird. Traversal mechanics are so much faster and flashier now, but in a sense you've lost all need to actually see where you're going. It feels like turning on a cheat.
I love the smoke traversal. The gutter-to-roof mechanic keeps you on your toes on being aware of your surroundings and works fantastically well with the hover and dash mechanics. You can definitely see it was well thought out.
Neon felt great at first but after a while I found it kind of, I don't know, boring? You can run up any obstacle at any time for any period of time. I don't even have to think about where I'm going.
Traversal of the third power is even worse.
I can just zippidy-doo-zap across anything and everything. I just mash the circle button and get up buildings even faster than I did with Neon.
I haven't gotten the final power yet. I'm going to assume it's going to be something even more OP.
I know this sounds like a nitpick, but I really did like the way traversal was handled in the first two inFamous games. Remember when everyone was raving about the Ice Launch? Such a simple mechanic of a large jump breathed a new dimension into the traversal, but it wasn't "run up everything lol". You still had to think about where you were going, how high it was, and how to get to where you wanted to go if you knew you weren't going to jump high enough.
You can definitely see Sucker Punch got lazy with the building facades as a result. Climbing buildings with any amount of regularity is extremely finicky. Far worse than either inFamous 1 or 2. I mean yes, they are far more detailed and maybe the structural complexity made climbing the buildings a little less straightfoward, but sometimes it's really just far more frustrating than it should be.
It's weird. Traversal mechanics are so much faster and flashier now, but in a sense you've lost all need to actually see where you're going. It feels like turning on a cheat.
Psychoward
Banned
I thought it was awful at first too, but after 3-4 times you get used to it and then start to enjoy it actually. Really cool concept.
EightBitNate
Member
There's a difference between the two?
Give it time. You will get used to it. It ended up being one of my favorite things to do in the game.
pharmboy044
Member
Really? I think it's one of the most unique ways motion control has been implemented. Shaking the controller and hearing the spray can sound from the controller speaker just gives that extra touch of realism. I personally had a smile on my face doing that.
New save.
Sucker Punch almost completely ignore the previous games. I can see why they did it but it makes me sad a little. Infamous 1 had an interesting storyline IMO.
A part of me is a little bit curious about Nate Fox's original story for Infamous 3, which was supposed to be based on I2's evil ending.
Psychoward
Banned
I don't know. For a first impression it really put me off. Why SP thought thats the best way to start the game I don't know. Otherwise I'm really enjoying infamous.
Boombloxer
Member
Has anyone figured out what the deal is why time of dayafter finishing the game? I've finished twice now and each file has a different time of day afterwards...is it random? Want to play at night
Good/Evil.
Same as the other games. You'd have a blue sky or a red one.
Nope. I much prefer neon.
Mixing and matching was so fun near the end, though. I LOVE traversal in this game.
It ticked me off too at first then I realized that I should be holding my controller vertically like a spray can instead of horizontally and suddenly it clicked and I had more fun with it.
Psychoward
Banned
Yeah, the game kind of starts off odd, between that, the odd cinematic parkour thing they had going on, the sheer amount of cutscenes and whatnot... Still though, it doesn't screw around much once you actually get to the city.
Yes. I hated the fact enemies spawn in the middle of the fight. This is the same stupidity I saw in KZ:SF. I don't this trend continue through out PS4 era. Hopefully this is not due to the CPU limitation.
- Enemies spawn behind the main character. Making it a 360 degree run in circles fire fight. Which I hate
- Not AI are there before the combat starts
Infamous 1/2 had a great setup, where I could completely survey the AI locations and stratergize before the fight starts.
Along with what everyone else said, you'll get used to it.
I hated it at first because I was holding the controller normally and it was jumping everywhere. When I realized you're supposed to hold it like a spray can......I learned to love it.
EDIT: Beaten by Replicant, you crafty bastard.
Neon and
Video
Psychoward
Banned
Like from a meta standpoint sure smoke is probably on the lower end, but I'll be damned if it isn't ridiculously fun. I figure I have at least 20 hours in the game so far, and I still never get tired of going in to vents or smoke dashing mid-air and then resuming hovering.
pharmboy044
Member
I guess people not treating the controller like a real spray can during this might not like doing it.
Maybe because I held the controller like a spray can with my index finger on the R2 button sold me on the motion controls.
The villains in the first infamous were an organisation named "First Sons"
perineumlick
Member
I don't remember enemies spawning in the middle of a fight; I'll have to go back and check that out. In my experience they always show up on the map and are easy to track.
I held the controller normal, as I thought that's what you were supposed to do, and I liked the painting. It controls fine that way.
Papacheeks
Banned
So I'm not the only one that picked up on that.
Anybody know why I can't access the paper trail dlc?
I did the one mission now I can't do anymore?
HORRORSHØW
Member
just did the paper trail mission. would buy DLC with paper powers.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Doesn't it tell you do that when you spray stuff? I've done it everytime.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Reggie being a
was fucking hilarious hahahaha
pretend conduit
anchorman128
Member
Easily one of my favorite aspects of the game. The motion controls felt really intuitive, the way you held the controller made it feel like you were holding a can, the light bar changes to the color of paint, the paint pee makes sounds inside the controller, the spray paint art is great.... What's not to like?
Yipes.
I'm not feeling the third power at all.
Bleh.
Up to this point, I was all for it. Cleared out all the districts 100%, except for a single blast shard and was all in just to play the rest of the story. Here's hoping it ends well.
I'm not feeling the third power at all.
I just don't like where the story is going I guess- the whole Eugene is a gamer/was bullied and now we're fighting alongside Angels & demons... With Delsin encouraging him to find himself etc...
Bleh.
The power itself feels lazy to me- I thought Neon and Smoke really were really unique- in terms of changing traversal and combat. But Video? And satellite dishes to link flight, and scaling buildings with wings... I guess I'm just not into that bit.
Up to this point, I was all for it. Cleared out all the districts 100%, except for a single blast shard and was all in just to play the rest of the story. Here's hoping it ends well.
People think the third power is lazy... Now I really have seen it all.
Subjectively to me, yes.
I think Alienous mentioned that it felt like Saints Row IV, more than inFAMOUS.
Up to that point, I felt like neon/smoke were really unique sets.
But after acquiring the third, I don't know- the comparison felt apt. Maybe it was the ease of movement, or scaling of buildings, or feeling too much like a rehash?
I've been loving the game, and really enjoying playing evil and exploring the wonderful recreation of Seattle. But that power/narrative direction/boss fight, soured me a little bit.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Haha I also thought it was really funny
PuppetMaster
Member
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
I did too on my current hero run. Awesome touch.
