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inFAMOUS - The oFFicial Thread

polyh3dron said:
BTW the fact that the audio assets on the demo may have some extra data compression to save space is not my only issue with the audio, it's also to do with the dynamic range of the audio mix, or COMPLETE lack thereof I should say. That and the fact that the dialogue is turned WAY down and is being drowned out even more so by loud music coming out of the rear speakers.. Quite a few other games have that issue with dialogue too.

And again before you reply with the predictable, it's not my system because movies sound FINE on it and some games like MGS 4 have no mix problems.
This is a major issue with me. So, besides the language issue, is the surround sound mix trash?
 
lowrider007 said:
For a small minority of the hardcore gaming community yes, this may be true, but outside of this forum the overwhelming majority of people that buy this game won't even know what aliasing is, or even notice the frame rate drops, I have friends that are classed as the 'average gamer', don't post on forums etc and buys games based on cover art and synopsis, and familiarity, even trying to explain slow frame rate to them is a chore, they play games like GTAIV on the PS3 and to them everything is fine. The main complaints I hear from 'regular' gamers are about glitches, like clipping for example, this is understandable and I think that does break the illusion of the in-game environment, these are the only complaints I ever seem to hear though, I never hear "man this game has lots of jaggies" or "the frame rate is really slow on this game", never, not unless it's from a fellow gaming nerd.

So my point is that the development team is on a limited budget and schedule, why are you going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on extra development time on tweaking the engine to please that 0.05% of hardcore gamers?, I really don't see the point, yes in an ideal world it would be nice if all games ran at 60fps with 4xaa @ 1080p or whatever, but for a game like this it's just not worth it, you'd just throwing be money down the drain.

well, i am an hardcore gamer and i never noticed an framerate drop, and everyone who tried it on my ps3 thought graphics are great. It is just that it has been overblown by some people - for instance, Uncharted had more serious issues with tearing that you noticed several times in the game (and not, it wasnt an big deal either).
 
So they couldn't at least add 1-2x AA to the game to smooth the graphics out? Would it have been that taxing on the PS3? :lol

Also what's so amazing about the controls? No one has explained in detail why they are amazing or why they aren't amazing. I would like to know.
 
Don't have any problems with the sound or the audio mix. I know how those games sound which are fucked up so I guess I would notice the same with infamous.

Just replayed the demo and this game is incredbile. So much fun. Strong GOTY 2009 contender. Superhero done right. Awesome combat and style.

Gantz said:
So they couldn't at least add 1-2x AA to the game to smooth the graphics out? Would it have been that taxing on the PS3? :lol

Also what's so amazing about the controls? No one has explained in detail why they are amazing or why they aren't amazing. I would like to know.

WTF you are in this thread AGAIN? Talking the same shit AGAIN? And yo STILL didn't play the demo!? That's unbelievable, really. What do you even want!? Spoil the fun which other people have with this game?

Also, 1xFSAA DOES NOT EXIST!!! DAMN.
 
Thrakier said:
WTF you are in this thread AGAIN? Talking the same shit AGAIN? And yo STILL didn't play the demo!? That's unbelievable, really. What do you even want!? Spoil the fun which other people have with this game?

Also, 1xFSAA DOES NOT EXIST!!! DAMN.

you guys keep quoting him, it only gets worse. add to ignore and never look at those shitty posts ever again.
best thing i ever did while browsing this thread. the guy is just ridiculous.
 
It's amazing that I still find new tactis in the demo (on hard) to take out my enemies. It's so fun to sneak on a roof, hide behinde some pillars high above where they just can't get you, throw some bombs and then go after them with a devastating thunder drop. muhahar. :D This games combat >>>>>>>>>>>> shooters I played in a long long while regarding the fun factor.
 
Thrakier said:
WTF you are in this thread AGAIN? Talking the same shit AGAIN? And yo STILL didn't play the demo!? That's unbelievable, really. What do you even want!? Spoil the fun which other people have with this game?

Also, 1xFSAA DOES NOT EXIST!!! DAMN.

Actually it does. I was playing Crysis with it on my crappy PC. Anyway enough of that. I just want to know about the controls. This thread hilarious.
 
1XAA :lol

Lince said:
omg how did I miss the last pages of this thread? (too much MGO / R2 / KZ2)

I must defend TTP on this one, we can't let developers get away with poor gfx/sound efforts in 400$ hardware. I'll be buying the game (UK) since it's a lot of fun but I fully understand and support TTP, all these years I've been saying that framerate drops, aliasing and pop-in break and destroy the illusion of being "there" in some games.

<3 TTP

Back off xbot
 
Gantz added to ignore list... wtf man seriously.

Cant wait for this game, is there anywhere in the uk selling it for less than full price? not that I wont bite with the Beta aswell...
 
wind_steaker said:
Gantz added to ignore list... wtf man seriously.

Cant wait for this game, is there anywhere in the uk selling it for less than full price? not that I wont bite with the Beta aswell...

shopto is selling it as 32.95. the others are pretty much selling it as 39.99, and the game seems to have a rrp of 49.99.
shopto seems a nice deal.
play.com seems to be the only one with the uncharted 2 beta though.
 
Played the demo. Good, but the controls were just off for me. No matter how I tweaked them in the options I never felt comfortable with them say compared to Crackdown where the controls (coupled with the ability to lock-on to enemies by pressing a button) are perfect.

I'll have to play Prototype first to determine which I get, if any.
 
Witchfinder General said:
Played the demo. Good, but the controls were just off for me. No matter how I tweaked them in the options I never felt comfortable with them say compared to Crackdown where the controls (coupled with the ability to lock-on to enemies by pressing a button) are perfect.

I'll have to play Prototype first to determine which I get, if any.

Its more about area attacks than straight up precision. That and the fact that you are supposed to keep moving (the whole parkour thing).
 
lowrider007 said:
For a small minority of the hardcore gaming community yes, this may be true, but outside of this forum the overwhelming majority of people that buy this game won't even know what aliasing is, or even notice the frame rate drops, I have friends that are classed as the 'average gamer', don't post on forums etc and buys games based on cover art and synopsis, and familiarity, even trying to explain slow frame rate to them is a chore, they play games like GTAIV on the PS3 and to them everything is fine. The main complaints I hear from 'regular' gamers are about glitches, like clipping for example, this is understandable and I think that does break the illusion of the in-game environment, these are the only complaints I ever seem to hear though, I never hear "man this game has lots of jaggies" or "the frame rate is really slow on this game", never, not unless it's from a fellow gaming nerd.

So my point is that the development team is on a limited budget and schedule, why are you going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on extra development time on tweaking the engine to please that 0.05% of hardcore gamers?, I really don't see the point, yes in an ideal world it would be nice if all games ran at 60fps with 4xaa @ 1080p or whatever, but for a game like this it's just not worth it, you'd just throwing be money down the drain.

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iamcool388 said:
But when someone says the controls arent great, then that about does it for me.

Basically this. If some people feel that way about it then hey, that's those people for ya, but to me its ridiculous to a point where it seems perfectly reasonable to simply ignore what that group of people ever has to say about any game.
 
Gantz said:
Actually it does. I was playing Crysis with it on my crappy PC. Anyway enough of that. I just want to know about the controls. This thread hilarious.
I've never seen a more appropriate tag:
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1xAA means NO anti-aliasing.

It's a multiplier.
2 times 1x (none) = 2xaa... 2 times that = 4xaa, then so on and so forth

:lol :lol :lol
 
So I've been following this thread with interest because I'm currently playing Crackdown and it's awesome. Yet, none of the vids or screens I saw really *grabbed* me until I finally downloaded some from PSN the other night.

Yesterday I preordered the game, and played the demo for the first time.

I have to say, I think the game looks fine. Perhaps my DLP softens the image somewhat, but I didn't see any instances of aliasing that took me out of the game. Some pop-in on distant cars down the street from a high altitude, yes, but I suppose the same thing happened in GTA4 (I played the 360 version).

Is my apparent satisfaction with the visuals a case of lowered expectations? An older display? Thirty-nine-year-old eyes? Who knows. But as someone who does most of his gaming on 360 (with a smattering of Killzone, Little Big Planet, and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift on PS3), I'd say this game meets my expectations for next-gen visuals.

Give me the option for a female lead next time, is all.
 
Revolutionary said:
I've never seen a more appropriate tag:
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1xAA means NO anti-aliasing.

It's a multiplier.
2 times 1x (none) = 2xaa... 2 times that = 4xaa, then so on and so forth

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He's a joke character.
That's the only logical reason he's still not banned after all the trolling he does.


Kolgar said:
Is my apparent satisfaction with the visuals a case of lowered expectations? An older display? Thirty-nine-year-old eyes? Who knows. But as someone who does most of his gaming on 360 (with a smattering of Killzone, Little Big Planet, and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift on PS3), I'd say this game meets my expectations for next-gen visuals.

Don't pay too much attention to the graphics whores' criticisms.
If you personally find no problem with the visuals, then there's nothing to worry about.
Just have fun with the game.
 
Click said:
Don't pay too much attention to the graphics whores' criticisms.
If you personally find no problem with the visuals, then there's nothing to worry about.
Just have fun with the game.

Thats right. My issue is that in all this graphics talk, people arent paying attention to just how goddamn FUN this game is.

I got done with all the good missions and side missions of the first two islands on friday night... didnt play yesterday, was entertaining the lady, but intend to finish them all today. Would be another good 6-7 hour session.

This is the second game where I have the urge to get a platinum (first was Uncharted), and the first where I might do it.
 
iamcool388 said:
Thats right. My issue is that in all this graphics talk, people arent paying attention to just how goddamn FUN this game is.

I got done with all the good missions and side missions of the first two islands on friday night... didnt play yesterday, was entertaining the lady, but intend to finish them all today. Would be another good 6-7 hour session.

This is the second game where I have the urge to get a platinum (first was Uncharted), and the first where I might do it.

Is it hard to get platinum?
 
Thrakier said:
Is it hard to get platinum?

Its not hard, you will have to play a lot though. You definitely need to play both good and evil sides till the end, and then you might have to play to get specific trophies you still havent achieved. You can get most trophies just by playing through the game.

Wario64 said:
What are the trophies anyway? The full list.

The full list is here. Let me know if you want to know what the secret trophies are... I have 3 of the 4, and have a good idea what the 4th is gonna be. FYI, they contain
story spoilers.
 
Dever said:
So the U2 beta has been confirmed for Europe then?

So far the only retailer who's boasting with the U2 beta is play.com. Haven't seen any other offering the beta :/ even though it was denied that it's play.com exclusive.
 
Gantz said:
Also what's so amazing about the controls? No one has explained in detail why they are amazing or why they aren't amazing. I would like to know.

I think the controls are really great, everything feels perfect, everything is fluid and responsive. The camera is fast yet precise, when you're aiming, you don't lose much movement speed and the camera is slower and much more precise, which is what is supposed to be.

It's very easy to climb up everywhere, and there's some kind of magical amount of automation (when you're jumping and trying to land on a small platform or a pillar), you always land where you want to and it never feels too automatic.

It's really great mix of comfort of use, accessibility and precision. Basically it's like playing GTA with Nathan Drake from Uncharted, and with a fast camera. For some reason, open world games almost always have shitty controls, it's like a dream come true :lol Maybe I'm over reacting, inFamous' control may not be anything special or exceptional for some people, but if there is something that you can't complain about in this game, it's the controls. The only way I can see somebody hating the controls would be to hate aiming with stick or to hate traditional controllers :lol
 
DunpealD said:
So far the only retailer who's boasting with the U2 beta is play.com. Haven't seen any other offering the beta :/ even though it was denied that it's play.com exclusive.

Amazon has it too.

Facism said:
Looks like most of GAFe are going to be in U2 beta :D

I want in it, but i want the LE too and nobody is doing both. :(
 
Hold on... Euros can get the U2 MP Beta too?? When did this happen? Actually it doens't matter - ignore the histrionics. I'm off to Amazon to pre-order. :D
 
okay, so amazon, play and hmv are giving beta keys? i'm really starting to think that the first batch of copies will have them regardless of where you buy them...
i mean, i really wanted in on the u2 beta, but that infamous limited edition is too good to pass on
 
the annoying shit about these online orders is the price. I haven't paid £40 for a PS3/360 game for a long time.

'You save £10.00 off the RRP of £49.99!!' Muppetry.
 
Just got done finishing all 15 good side missions, as well as all the regular side missions in every island. Now on to the final story mission... At least, I think its the final story mission haha! :lol
 
iamcool388 said:
Just got done finishing all 15 good side missions, as well as all the regular side missions in every island. Now on to the final story mission... At least, I think its the final story mission haha! :lol



So, how much time would you guesstimate you have spent playing?
 
JB1981 said:
Why this particular game, may I ask?

Just really looks like a fun game, and I dig the visual style of the city, enemies, and powers.

I really enjoyed moving through the city in Assassin's Creed, and from the clips I've watched and the impressions, Infamous seems to do all that AC did and much more. Parkour movement and nifty super powers? How can't that be fun?

I play mostly on my PC, but Infamous really captured my attention, and its only on PS3. I would have likely purchased a PS3 eventually, so with Infamous releasing, I figured "Why not now?"
 
Was there going to be a demo up on PSN before the game releases?

wouldnt mind trying it out before i make a decision. looks like a lot of fun.
 
cjtiger300 said:
So, how much time would you guesstimate you have spent playing?

Not too sure, but easily around the 20 hour mark. And I just found out that it wasnt the last mission... turns out, there is still some 'unfinished business' I have to take care of. This is a long ass game. :lol
 
iamcool388 said:
Not too sure, but easily around the 20 hour mark. And I just found out that it wasnt the last mission... turns out, there is still some 'unfinished business' I have to take care of. This is a long ass game. :lol

Good to hear! If the story is as good as I have heard, then it will be very welcome! I don't mind a game being long if it is fun and the story is good!
 
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