Platted over the weekend. It was a fuckin blast and I enjoyed it every step of the way. Evil Expert was surprisingly easy and I didnt really have many issues with bosses. I think the most deaths were due to the final one, but even then its all about pattern recognition baby.
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Infamous: Second Son |OT| Smells Like Beanie Spirit
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dcx4610
Member
You didn't miss much. It was just a nod to you for finishing. No cut scene or anything, you just hear Delsin say (paraphrasing)
We've been through a lot together but officially, we are done.
After finishing my first play through as good, here is my assessment of the powers:
3. Smoke - Honestly pretty bad. Boring to use, traversal is terrible compared to the other two and damage is nothing great.
2. Neon - My favorite for the majority of the game, even after acquiring the 3rd. Traversal is a blast and the slow down on shots is amazing.
1. 3rd one turned out to be the best. I wasn't sold on it at first but it does way more damage than neon. 1 rocket burst takes down just about any enemy. Traversal skills are probably also the best since you can stay in the air longer than endless run.
Not gonna rate the final thing since you get it so late.
The_Hitcher89
Member
No way of increasing the size of the menu fonts? It's tiny 
Only put 2 or so hours in, but think there's a massive downgrade in the intuitiveness in the map and power menu. Would have preferred a more traditional HUD as well
Trophy question:
If I do a completionist Good run on Normal, will I be able to do an easy sweepup on Evil Hard, without having to take over all the districts etc?
I miss the slight autoaim in the controls tbh, feel like I'm struggling with accuracy more than I did in the first 2
Only put 2 or so hours in, but think there's a massive downgrade in the intuitiveness in the map and power menu. Would have preferred a more traditional HUD as well
Trophy question:
If I do a completionist Good run on Normal, will I be able to do an easy sweepup on Evil Hard, without having to take over all the districts etc?
I miss the slight autoaim in the controls tbh, feel like I'm struggling with accuracy more than I did in the first 2
Melchiah
Member
Yes. I did exactly that. Although I maxed out the three powers, by collecting most of the shards.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Cheers.
Do they ever introduce more variety to the side-missions, other than Audiologs, Hidden cameras, secret agents and tags?
Seems a little shallow, I liked the way civilians would give you (somewhat) unique missions in the first 2
Melchiah
Member
The
Fetch & Eugene
curse and even attack you towards the end
EDIT: Forgot the street musicians, sign twirlers, activist rallies, and Akuran gang members which are side tasks on the evil side. Not much difference there to those on the good side though. The first two become a bit harder the further you go on the evil side, as the civilians
start to run away, when you approach them. So, you need to take them out from afar.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Really growing on me now, controls much better with Neon
The disparity between the quality of main and side-content is incredible.
Such a beautiful game.
The disparity between the quality of main and side-content is incredible.
Such a beautiful game.
dcx4610
Member
No way of increasing the size of the menu fonts? It's tiny
Only put 2 or so hours in, but think there's a massive downgrade in the intuitiveness in the map and power menu. Would have preferred a more traditional HUD as well
Trophy question:
If I do a completionist Good run on Normal, will I be able to do an easy sweepup on Evil Hard, without having to take over all the districts etc?
I miss the slight autoaim in the controls tbh, feel like I'm struggling with accuracy more than I did in the first 2
I did Good Karma on Normal, collected all shards, took over all districts and did all of the missions. I then started Evil Karma on Expert and only bothered to collect enough shards to get the powers I wanted to beat the game.
Expert is easy on Evil since you can just kill everything in sight. You already know how to play the game at that point and can pick and choose your powers as needed. I think I only took over 2 districts just for easy shards.
Endless
Member
Tested out the PS4 to USB option, and then uploaded it to Facebook. The results are fairly decent, just as long as you make sure you're watching in HD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiCJ7uCEm9M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiCJ7uCEm9M
lazybones18
Banned
Decided to finally start a new game on Expert with Evil Karma. Being evil never felt so good. Having too much fun killing people left and right not giving a single fuck
I'm at second island, just done the "Fan" quest.
Had a legit WTF at
.
Anyway, having a blast with this title: incredible graphics (a real leap over last-gen), but mostly i'm surprised at how fluid everything is, from loading assence to just running around with neon dash. Feels really next-gen to me.
Bit disappointing is that once i maxed out neon(infinite dash, bullet time, insta-kill granade), i stopped using smoke. Hope the other 2 powers change this a bit.
Had a legit WTF at
angels
Anyway, having a blast with this title: incredible graphics (a real leap over last-gen), but mostly i'm surprised at how fluid everything is, from loading assence to just running around with neon dash. Feels really next-gen to me.
Bit disappointing is that once i maxed out neon(infinite dash, bullet time, insta-kill granade), i stopped using smoke. Hope the other 2 powers change this a bit.
Finally picked this up earlier this week. So far I've gotten through the third district on my first (good) play through.
I really liked the intro and the initial weather in Seattle, but so far it just seems like there's something missing. Part of it is that the traversal is more awkward than in the other Infamous games so far, but part of it is that this is the third game in the series and the district-by-district cleanups and blast shard hunting is getting a bit old.
I like Delsin the character quite a bit, but when the game isn't doing dramatic scenes with him, he feels as generic as any other character. I think it helped Cole having Zeke as the NPC foil, and the mystery about the mythology helped too.
Right now, I feel like I'd rather be back in the woods of the opening scenes, trying to protect Betty, rather than struggling to get around the city.
The graphics are fantastic, of course, but they feel like they fade into the background while I'm playing, rather than creating an interesting world to explore. So far, the space needle has been the only really interesting structure to climb on.
I really liked the intro and the initial weather in Seattle, but so far it just seems like there's something missing. Part of it is that the traversal is more awkward than in the other Infamous games so far, but part of it is that this is the third game in the series and the district-by-district cleanups and blast shard hunting is getting a bit old.
I like Delsin the character quite a bit, but when the game isn't doing dramatic scenes with him, he feels as generic as any other character. I think it helped Cole having Zeke as the NPC foil, and the mystery about the mythology helped too.
Right now, I feel like I'd rather be back in the woods of the opening scenes, trying to protect Betty, rather than struggling to get around the city.
The graphics are fantastic, of course, but they feel like they fade into the background while I'm playing, rather than creating an interesting world to explore. So far, the space needle has been the only really interesting structure to climb on.
TheMaidenInBlack
Banned
I'm finally buying a PS4 tomorrow and this will be my first game!
Im just finishing up my first playthrough [cleaned entire city]. I had a blast with good powers, but I expect that evil will be even better.
Start a new game and save it into a different slot.
The game is just as fun on good run. Prefer to use smoke for that run, feels great to headshot them into coughing state and smoke grenade gets a lot use. Really hope SP show off the DLC at E3.
Star new game for evil karma story.
Star new game for evil karma story.
SniperHunter
Banned
i asked before but didn't get an answer. is there a trophy for climbing the space needle? I need to start my evil playthrough
Nope!
This but there is a trophy for jumping off the highest building.
DanteGhost
Member
That's not true, you don't need get all the fragments again. if you have at least Neon full you can beat the game. There is not such thing as underpowered in these game, even on Hard. Really easy plat.
I see it more as a fun platinum rather than an easy one. Considering most people don't beat games asking them to play twice and on the hardest difficulty setting is a tall order. The game has surpassed a million sales within 9 days prob much more now, must be doing something right to have 10% of the userbase to platinum it.
I don't know man, just with smoke alone a group of enemies with a special one (gatling gun guy) almost tears me apart.
I dunno, i guess i'll try like you said.
On my second play through I wanted to collect all of the shards as well. I didn't worry about the other side missions, e.g. audio logs, secret agents, etc. (though I did check out some of the spray paint missions since they are different depending upon which karma you choose) It didn't take too long to clear those DUP stations and it gave me practice with the evil powers.
I just got the platinum yesterday evening. It wasn't too hard to do. I don't typically platinum games. This is the first one I put the effort into. The Resistance: Burning Skies platinum doesn't count because I got that without even trying on my first play through.
The Hat Trick trophy was the hardest one for me to get.
You may want to leave one of the DUP machines until after you have three powers. Pick one that has tall buildings near by with each of the powers available to switch to. I left the one in the center of the southern map. Then pick one of the enemies that can take a fair amount of damage (remembering which one you picked) and hit him once with two powers and then finish him off with the third. What took me a while was I kept forgetting which enemy I was working on. Finally picked one of those big chain gun guys and spammed him from a distance from the roof of a nearby skyscraper.
Playing the evil karma second is probably the easiest way to go for the Expert difficulty. But I didn't enjoy the choices or the ending during my infamous play through. I'm assuming that the good karma story is canon.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Fun game so far. But I really dislike the use of the touchpad for draining. Annoying how it feels like they tried to force you to use the touchpad just to use it. Would have felt much more natural if you could just use l3 pr r3
Anyhow do you guys recommend turning on the Fps limiter? Are there noticeable drops or issues with it unlocked?
Anyhow do you guys recommend turning on the Fps limiter? Are there noticeable drops or issues with it unlocked?
m_shortpants
Member
Personally I think it's much better without the limiter, I never understood the complaints people had about it being unlocked. To me it looks fine when it's in the 40s.
Lion Heart
Banned
The game feels way better with it off, so glad this is a thing now. The second I turned on fps limit it felt like shit in comparison.
RedAssedApe
Banned
are trophy notifications bugged in this game? i thought it was strange that i made it all the way to seattle without any trophies popping. so i went to my trophies section and noticed two bronzes that i never knew i unlocked while playing.
I finished good karma, and then started a new game on new save slot. At first opportunity I switched the difficulty to Extreme.
Will that be enough for me to get that extreme trophy, or do I need to be on extreme when clicking on "start new game" button?
Is there any way to skip cutscenes?
Will that be enough for me to get that extreme trophy, or do I need to be on extreme when clicking on "start new game" button?
Is there any way to skip cutscenes?
NullPointer
Member
Finished my second runthrough over the weekend - an evil/hard run to balance out my initial good/normal one. Fun game is still a fun time.
Used mostly smoke and neon in my first playthrough, but found myself using more smoke and especially
the second time around.
Still don't have the platinum though its definitely within reach if I ever feel so inclined - am more interested in post-game DLC that'll let me get off the hook again.
Used mostly smoke and neon in my first playthrough, but found myself using more smoke and especially
video (we still spoilering powers?)
Still don't have the platinum though its definitely within reach if I ever feel so inclined - am more interested in post-game DLC that'll let me get off the hook again.
RedAssedApe
Banned
any recommended audio mix?
have been using ps gold wireless headset even though my headphones aren't lol
have been using ps gold wireless headset even though my headphones aren't lol
I don't think you can choose hard when you first start a new game. It's a few scenes in. Just switch as soon as the game lets you and you should be fine. I'm pretty sure the update now tells you if you are eligible for the trophy when you look at the options/save screen.
A few weeks ago I got 100% good on normal and 100% evil on hard. Now what? I guess I could do some raids but is there anything else? I also haven't looked into the Cole's missions or whatever they're called. Are they actual missions for the game? I just put in the code and download the update?
I find myself still popping this game in just to see the first twenty minutes or so. I love the cutscenes and acting so damn much. When Del first meets Augustine is such a great scene. "Well I do get nervouos around pretty girls..." *makes face like "ugh, why the hell did I just say that?"*
I REALLY wish Sucker Punch would patch in a cutscene viewer.
I REALLY wish Sucker Punch would patch in a cutscene viewer.
Get the headset companion app off of the PSN Store (its free) and there is an audio mix specifically for Second Son.
And it's downright awesome
how do I use my super ultimate power in this game ? so far I have only used it once for each power " 3 power obtained so far "
and its by pressing the D pad down " I think". but it only happens when I acquired that power. like, I was instructed to do so.
is there a way I can fill the power meter or something and then release it ? how do I do it ?
and its by pressing the D pad down " I think". but it only happens when I acquired that power. like, I was instructed to do so.
is there a way I can fill the power meter or something and then release it ? how do I do it ?
If you're playing good, you have to fill all those blue bars in the bomb icon on the side of the screen by doing good deeds (stopping drug dealers, healing civs). It takes seven deeds to fill the blue bomb and then you just hit down whenever.
If you're playing evil it's a little different. You make the skull icon bigger by doing six or seven evil deeds, BUT the combo meter is on a timer so you've got to be quick about it. Once the skull is at it's max size then you hit down.
Axispowers
Member
I beat the game twice and didn't know there was a combo meter...
Thats just what I call it. I know it's a timed counter for Evil deeds.
Been playin too much Knack lately I guess
ah ok thanks. i just finished the game on good. awesome game, i am going to play it as evil as i want to know how the story change. i wonder if neon and angel will help me as they did around the end of the tower or the plot will change
Pankratous
Member
The more I play this game the more I am starting to appreciate the... soundtrack? Hot damn, it is actually really good.