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Infamous: Second Son Review - The Digital Fix

Put simply, Infamous: Second Son has an awful lot riding on it. Literally millions of PS4s have been shipped since the rather huge launch back in November and fanboys the world over have been heralding this as the new dawn of gaming - native 1080p, 60fps, amazing particle effects and so on, the sky’s the limit. Sadly though for all the fanfare and internet forum shouting nothing in the PS4 line-up has shone; Killzone was gorgeous yet hugely underwhelming to play and the other big release, Knack, was just flat out poor.

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Dynasty20214428d ago

Well when you peal away the hype and the "pretty" graphics that console fans have been riding on as proof their hardware isn't lacklustre even though it is, as Watch Dogs proves for example, Infamous SS is a short, okay game.

Not amazing by any means.

Silly gameAr4428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

Not a 6 by any means either. I swear a lot of these sites on N4G make me sick to my stomach.

@Lukas

I have no problem with opinions, but come on. This reads like it was written by somebody that's mind was made up that Infamous was going to get a lower score before they even played it.

GarrusVakarian4428d ago

Opinions...

What are they?

What do they mean?

Baka-akaB4428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

Why should we peel away it's obvious advantage to begin with ? it's part of the experience and point of the game .

ANd even then , it's still a pretty good action game , hardly something that would usually get rated 6 , in other circumstances such as a non exclusive and less high profiled game

It's his opinion , and possibly made for hits , but i'll just disagree with it and move on ...

Muzikguy4428d ago

I haven't played the game yet. Some people are telling me to just rent it because of it being so short. Whenever I get around to it though I will be buying it. I try to not believe all the hype surrounding many games and see them for what they are. Knowing that, I've been following InfamousSS for quite some time and in no way would I believe a "6" is a good score for it

Baka-akaB4428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

Yeah it's short , but it's basically one of those game you have to play twice for the full experience anyway , unless truly bored by it .

Besides most action game are short and even shorter , so it's fine .

I'm not sure i'd like as much 10-20 extra hours of the same thing . If longer , i want more variety and stuff to do

Gazondaily4428d ago

@Muzikguy

Rent it mate. Trust me. I platinum'd the game in 2 days easily. I'll be giving the game away tomorrow when I do my review anyway.

BLow4428d ago

@Septic

2 days really? Well, I'm glad I bought the game. Trust me. Care to give us a time limit in those "2 days". Most normal people have jobs, kids, girlfriends, wives, and friends they hang out with. Everyone doesn't beat games and platinum them is 2 days. I really want to know how long you actually played for those 2 days.

Maybe, I'm going overboard. But do you need to go through the game twice to platinum. If you don't then I guess that explains it. I haven't looked at the trophies yet because sometimes they can spoil the game. And yes, I've had it since launch and haven't beat it yet. Work and a wife kinda takes up some of my time.

Gazondaily4428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

" Care to give us a time limit in those "2 days". Most normal people have jobs, kids, girlfriends, wives, and friends they hang out with"

I am busy most of the time. I work, go out and workout everyday. The platinum that I got in 2 days didn't revolve aroundme sitting at home for those days. You could easily get this platinum in a day.

1) The game isn't very hard, even on expert. I hardly noticed much of a difference except that I could soak up less bullets

2) The campaign is really

3) The trophies are easy to get. The orbs are visible on the map once you destroy those truck jammer thingies or whatever they were.

"But do you need to go through the game twice to platinum."

Yeah you do. You have to play as good and evil. Do the 'good' playthrough first time round. Do all the challenges. Then be the bad guy on expert difficulty.

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Blaze9294428d ago

It's always some kinda reason or conspiracy behind something when a PlayStation exclusive scores under an 8.

Tin foil hat wearers, MAYBE this is just his opinion? Simple as that.

T24428d ago

it doesn't have to be a reason or conspiracy to identify hack writing... and game "journalism" is full of hacks that can barely write a proper scentence... not saying anything about this article in general, but a ton of articles on here are absolute trash.

Gohadouken4427d ago (Edited 4427d ago )

Oh yeah people can tell you're certainly a fan of the author's writing , coming out of the shadows to defend the poor persecuted guy , and totally dont have an agenda there /s

It's a troll review give up your schtick . The review start as a ps4 rant , fanboys and something completely unrelated to the game .

No need for conspiracies either , people dont pay mediocre hacks fanboys usually , they do the deed on their own , like zealots . Much like some of the so called SDF , and so called XDF

marlinfan104428d ago

lol the guy didnt enjoy the game like you did so it must be a troll review

Anon19744428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

No, it's a troll review. Here's a hint. If you start your review by bashing the PS4, bashing it's fans, bashing the PS4's lineup and suggesting that millions of PS4 owners are mournfully milling about without any games to play...warning...you might be reading a troll review.

What on earth does any of that nonsense have to do with the game being reviewed?

Could you imagine if a Titanfall review started with "Well, the Xbox One isn't selling as well as it's closest competition, and Kinect seems like a forced addon..."? Of course this is a troll review. Stick to reviewing the damn game. You want to write an editorial on the PS4 thus far, do that elsewhere.

Certainly he's entitled to his own view of this title, but it discredits his work when he opens with completely unnecessary, and in my opinion inaccurate, commentary on the PS4's launch.

Downvote for me on the quality of this article, and this site for not editing out that extraneous nonsense from it's reviews.

Vegetarianshark4428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

This review is obviously fishing for hits, lets all just pretend this never existed.

ksa-sh8sh8b84428d ago

he give Infamous: Second Son because it is not 1080P 60fps .

and give titanfall 9/10

what !!
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hulk_bash19874428d ago

If he is in fact the same person to review both games, then that is certainly a bit contradictory. I personally love the game but if he thinks its a 6/10 then that is his prerogative. It doesn't change my opinion that its is a hell of a good game.

andibandit4428d ago (Edited 4428d ago )

Dude, did you even read the review, he pretty much praised the graphics all along, and the 1080P 60FPS, was a positive reference....

ThatEnglishDude4428d ago

...or perhaps he was just disappointed and wasn't overly impressed with it. *rolls eyes*

Personally, I loved it!

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-Foxtrot676d ago

They really need to

Go off the evil ending off Second Son

Delsin absorbs all those powers

Revealed he’s the real Beast and John in Infamous 2 was just an anomaly created by timelines being messed with by Kessler.

Cole vs the Real Beast

gold_drake676d ago

quite honestly, i dont remember a whole lot about 2 amymore, but i absolutely hated the guy in second son haha.

chicken_in_the_corn676d ago

It would make more sense to go off the evil ending of 2 and the good ending g of SS where Cole is The Beast.

Cacabunga675d ago

Doesnt make any sense calling second son 2 as infamous 3..

OtterX676d ago

Ha, yea Delsin was obnoxious.

I wouldn't mind another new character, but somehow bring Cole into the story.

We can just pretend like Delsin never existed. :)

thejigisup675d ago

Everyone that age is obnoxious. It's been years and is like to think delsin has grown

neutralgamer1992675d ago

Until we wait for a potential new entry it would awesome to have infamous collection for PS5

RaidenBlack676d ago

Umm ... how about this?
First we get the Tushima sequel(coz its most rumored)
Then a new Resistance (need new PS SP FPS)
Then a totally new IP (new IPs are always interesting)
And then a new inFamous?

Pepsi_Man3000675d ago

resistance is insomniac I think

xHeavYx675d ago

Can we also get a complete remaster of InFamous 1 and 2?

fr0sty675d ago

Gimme a new Warhawk and MAG while we're at it.

DivineHand125675d ago

I had a great time with the second son. Never got to play the originals and hope they get remastered one day.

DazaMc675d ago

The graphics were amazing, I got the platinum on that one. Very good.

ChasterMies675d ago (Edited 675d ago )

If I had a choice between another Infamous game and another Spider-Man game, I choose Spider-Man. Sony should spend its resources on its winners.

Tacoboto675d ago (Edited 675d ago )

Infamous was such a winner its studio was given the freedom (after 3 titles + their expansions) to do a new IP with GoT, just like with Sly Cooper before infamous.

I'd welcome a 4th title even more than another Spider-Man, it'd be exciting what they could do with new powers fit for the hardware outside the limits of a licensed superhero game.

jznrpg675d ago

Spider-Man is guaranteed and is made by Insomniac so why not both as Sucker Punch would make Infamous.

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