inFAMOUS (The Series)

[Firaga 5,947]

Ah yes, inFAMOUS. Sucker Punch's current mealticket and one of the best damn Playstation-exclusive series out right now. A tale about superpowers, monsters, soldiers, government conspiracies, science gone bad, explosions, kickassery, and the most important element: giving players the choice to either become a hero or villain and using their badass superpowers for good or evil.

 

I've played the first game, am playing the second game as well as the Festival of Blood stand alone title (by the way, pretty damn funny while at the same time blood-suckingly brutal), and have high hopes to purchase the already fantastic PS4 title in Second Son.

 

This series is underrated IMO, and needs a bit more recognition. I know one or two people that can vouch for me on that.

 

And I'm ballsy enough to even say this series is on par with SP's other brainchild, Sly Cooper. :P

Edited June 1, 2014 by Firaga Sensei

[ZOBLIVION 13]

Don't expect too much from Second Son. As far as I know I think it has LESS powers than Infamous 2 did. It's a fine game but Infamous 2 beats it by far.

[Geotrix 862]

Don't expect too much from Second Son. As far as I know I think it has LESS powers than Infamous 2 did. It's a fine game but Infamous 2 beats it by far.

Second Son is still an extremely fun and satisfying game. Story is a bit bland at times but the gameplay is as fun as ever with more powers to mix it up with.

[Gamerazor247 877]

Yeah the inFAMOUS series is badass. I was gonna rebuy a ps3 and get the collection HMMMGGGHHHH!!

#ENJOYYOURPOWERS

#SMOKE

[oblivion/oathkeeper roxas8 14]

Second sons story goes by pretty fast but all in all its a pretty satisfying game.

[teh lazy prince Xylek 1,559]

sly could kick coles ass

[TheFriedPopsicle 36]

Definitely one of the best series on the PS3 and for gaming in general.  I loved Second Son, the only thing that bummed me out a bit was the departure from the series old darker, more comic-book feel.  The original InFAMOUS seriously pinned that down to a T.  

 

also STICKY FINGERS TO THE WALLS

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

Well, I haven't played the Infamous series yet, but I do know that it's one powerhouse franchise, and I plan to get my hands on them soon enough! Second Son in particular looks amazing!

[Geotrix 862]

Infamous 2 is still my favorite. However I do love Second Son and is the only Infamous game I have a platinum trophy on. Infamous 2 has the better gameplay and powers. But I love the creativity you can have in Second Son. For example I love evading enemies with Neon and scaling up a tall building, absorb video and unleashed the video missiles on the D.U.P.S. Very satisfying stuff there.

[bit 944]

The inFAMOUS series has defenetly earned more recognition with Second Son. And inFAMOUS 2 sold a shit ton, and sony already made like 3 ps3 bundles with I2 in it. I adore the series though. inFAMOUS 2 is definetly one of my favorite PS3 games.

[Skhyatze 165]

I have played all 3 and my favorite is still the 1st one. The 2nd one didn't stick to me like the first one did. and was pretty easy from what I remember. Now Second Son is my least favorite. I didn't like the story, it was very short. Didn't like the gameplay that much with all the multiple powers stuff. The city I thought wasn't very alive or not as much as I thought the 1st ones city was. Half the time it felt like it was just me and a few enemies running around and that's it. 

[Hero of Winds 2,576]

I found the first inFAMOUS extremely dull and colorless. (Makes sense for a place that was left in ruin after an explosion), but the story was pretty good and powers were fun. inFAMOUS 2 was colorful, and worked out well with its story, but I grew bored with it easily. Second Son seems to have mastered the formula, but it's short. It's bound to be a very satisfying experience this time.

[Kaweebo 3,617]

The first two Infamous games are cool, but I can't get over the fact that Cole is basically a completely different person between them, physically, audibly and character-wise.

[bit 944]

The first two Infamous games are cool, but I can't get over the fact that Cole is basically a completely different person between them, physically, audibly and character-wise.

I wouldnt say his personality is completley different. Its just more developed and isnt as boring as infamous 1 (imo). I also thought the voice actor gave cole way more personality than the original voice actor ever did. Also in the second game his animations arent identacle to sly coopers, so thats a thing :n

[Kaweebo 3,617]

I wouldnt say his personality is completley different. Its just more developed and isnt as boring as infamous 1 (imo). I also thought the voice actor gave cole way more personality than the original voice actor ever did. Also in the second game his animations arent identacle to sly coopers, so thats a thing :n

All of that combined completely distracts me, though. If he had the same VA and his model looked closer to the original (facially, anyway) I'd have a much better time believing that, yes, this is the same person. Even then, because of your ability to make choices in the first game, it made continuity a bit of a mess and I2 kind of had to skirt around a lot of the stuff you did in order to not screw everything up. Whether Cole had the good or the bad ending in the original doesn't really matter in this game other than how many good or bad points carry over.

 

But that's more getting into the problem of the game itself rather than Cole. Infamous 2 is still a good game, but it had some problems, too.  

[bit 944]

All of that combined completely distracts me, though. If he had the same VA and his model looked closer to the original (facially, anyway) I'd have a much better time believing that, yes, this is the same person. Even then, because of your ability to make choices in the first game, it made continuity a bit of a mess and I2 kind of had to skirt around a lot of the stuff you did in order to not screw everything up. Whether Cole had the good or the bad ending in the original doesn't really matter in this game other than how many good or bad points carry over.

 

But that's more getting into the problem of the game itself rather than Cole. Infamous 2 is still a good game, but it had some problems, too.  

Eh. I got used to it after a couple of missions. But I see where youre coming from. Im just glad they didn't include that awful design for cole they had in they original trailers.

[NO_HEART_XIII 312]

infamous is a great series. infamous 2 is my favorite. The only thing that brothers me about it is that Second Son is based off of the good ending of infamous 2. The evil ending had so much more potential & the series is called INFAMOUS, which means famous for being bad, so why go off the good ending...? What's the point of making choices, if in the end they don't even matter? The games are still very enjoyable, so play it.

[Reyn 1,755]

Ive played and platinumed both Infamous 1+2, aswell as played FOB. WHEN i get a PS4, Second Son is one of the titles im buying for it right away, along with KHIII.

[bit 944]

infamous is a great series. infamous 2 is my favorite. The only thing that brothers me about it is that Second Son is based off of the good ending of infamous 2. The evil ending had so much more potential & the series is called INFAMOUS, which means famous for being bad, so why go off the good ending...? What's the point of making choices, if in the end they don't even matter? The games are still very enjoyable, so play it.

Sucker Punch looked at peoples trophies, and the majority of the people unlocked the good ending before the evil ending. Thats also what they did with inFAMOUS 1

[Danex Darkfire + 1,712]

Infamous is awesome

[NO_HEART_XIII 312]

Sucker Punch looked at peoples trophies, and the majority of the people unlocked the good ending before the evil ending. Thats also what they did with inFAMOUS 1

That's a shame. I go for all the trophies. I like evil better, so I did it second. Save the best for last, was my thinking process. And just because people unlocked the good ending first, doesn't mean they liked it better. The evil ending suggests that Cole gathers an army of conduits & wages war on the world, can you honestly say that doesn't sound way cooler than what we got with Second Son? SS was a good game, but I was disappointed.

[bit 944]

That's a shame. I go for all the trophies. I like evil better, so I did it second. Save the best for last, was my thinking process. And just because people unlocked the good ending first, doesn't mean they liked it better. The evil ending suggests that Cole gathers an army of conduits & wages war on the world, can you honestly say that doesn't sound way cooler than what we got with Second Son? SS was a good game, but I was disappointed.

myeh. I thought what they did was for the best. I honestly liked the good ending more anyway. except in the evil ending when that thing happens to someone. that was somewhat heartwrenching, yet insanley cool at the same time.  .......That was me talking in code btw for the sake of spoilers

[NO_HEART_XIII 312]

myeh. I thought what they did was for the best. I honestly liked the good ending more anyway. except in the evil ending when that thing happens to someone. that was somewhat heartwrenching, yet insanley cool at the same time.  .......That was me talking in code btw for the sake of spoilers

Ah, well I respect your opinion & at least some people were happy with the outcome. Maybe they'll build the next infamous game off the evil ending of Second Son, to mix things up. I can hope.

[Firaga 5,947]

Ah, well I respect your opinion & at least some people were happy with the outcome. Maybe they'll build the next infamous game off the evil ending of Second Son, to mix things up. I can hope.

 

The point of inFamous is to make choices from the very beginning and decide whether or not you want to be good or evil. If they made a game entirely about being evil, that would ruin that.

 

Then again, it would be interesting enough to maybe at least play a DLC mission post-Evil side campaign where you get an extra ending and get to spend some time being a true inFamous villain. A full game only being a villain, though, probably isn't going to happen.

[Queen Tery 4,591]

Infamous Second Son is the only PS4 game out right now that actually looks good. I want to buy a PS4 JUST to play that right now.