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PCN Review: inFAMOUS 2

Cole MacGrath continues his quest to defeat the Beast, is inFAMOUS 2 as shockingly good as the first game? Here's PS3Center's spoiler-free review.

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MrDead5456d ago

Hardly any of these high scores are on metacritic, why?

DatNJDom815456d ago

PS3 exclusives are always shown bias. That's why. They will only show the bad scores unfortunately. It's the way this joke of a media works.

iamnsuperman5456d ago

"Metascore is a weighted average in that we assign more importance, or weight, to some critics and publications than others, based on their quality and overall stature" from metacritic. One possible reason

gaffyh5456d ago

Some sites simply haven't gone through the metacritic application process. You need to apply in order to get your site on there, and there are certain requirements too. Same with other aggregators like GameRankings, although GameStats seems to be a free for all.

rabidpancakeburglar5456d ago

I don't know, but it's consistently the case that most of the reviews that you see on n4g aren't on metacritic.

BrianG5456d ago (Edited 5456d ago )

Yea, except for the ones that are clearly biased/crap. Like the ones that give a good game a 5/10 just because.

Those get posted immediately, but you have to wait a few days for some of these 9+ ones to get posted.

I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but I have noticed some things that raised my brow in the past.

Either way, doesn't ruin my day. "Aggregate" scores aren't always the best representation of a game, just as no single score is. Ask those playing Socom 4 still if it is a 6/10 game, or less than that given what some reviewers graded it.

EDIT: Grammer

jack_burt0n5456d ago

WTF is wrong with being a conspiracy theorist FFS most of them are true, including this one.

Why o why5456d ago (Edited 5456d ago )

Not even a conspiracy. Its blatent. I always thought there was something fishy about that site then i heard it being mentioned by greenberg. Why not gamerankings greenberg. Share levels being altered due to the metascore given......Too much weight given to metacritic imo.

No transparency or reasons made public for each sites weighing or even their selection. Its not a mean mode or median average so they can pretty much do what the hell they want So basically the majority of the sites selected are from the west which are also predominantly american.

Im a firm believer in taking care of your own and media from around the world tend to be the same. The west have a champion now (360) so it will get backed like the home team. Its not rocket science, just human nature because it is humans running these publications after all. People will often contest this 'paranoid' theory with individual scores from individual sites but you have to look at the overall picture. I wouldnt be surprised if expansion pack crackdown 1.3 loving edge magazine are given the most credence on metacritic. If i wanted to sway opinion or whatever i'd use these techniques especially when so much is at stake especially from a financial aspect

MrDead5456d ago

Almost all reviews I've seen scoring it 8 and under on on there.

metsgaming5456d ago

because only biased crudy sites are considered "legit"

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RatchetandClank5456d ago

Sadly I think infamous 2, resistance 3, twisted metal, and deus ex are going to be highly underrated this year.

aznrunner18815456d ago

A prime example being Gamespot's review of Infamous 2.

Pintheshadows5456d ago

It is a sad day when you have to agree with that. Bar Skyrim those are the games i'm most looking forward to.

Good name by the way.

RatchetandClank5456d ago

Thanks, I loves me some Ratchet and Clank!

Why o why5456d ago

How can ANYBODY think meta is bias when they give EDGE magazine top credence/weight.. EDGE are the beacon of unbiased and transparent gaming jounalism.

R_aVe_N5456d ago

It just goes to show how many people actually are listening to game reviews anymore. Infamous 2 from what I have heard is selling better than the first even though most the sites are giving it an average review. It is about time people learned that game reviewers are a joke for the most part. It is just one persons opinion on a game (that person might not even like the genre the game is). Play games for yourself and decided if they are good or not.

flightdown5456d ago

Just finished it as a good character. Is it as good as the first one? No. I thought the first one had a better story and better platforming. This one looks better and the story is good but not as good as the first one. Don't think they built up the menace of the Beast enough. Also the difficulty of some of the fights were a bit too easy. In infamous 1 Kessler was the perfect difficulty for a boss fight. They scaled that back a way. Also you don't become a super super hero like they made out. One of the last powers you get is the last one you get in infamous 1. Overall a solid 8.5 from me. I enjoyed it but wasn't blown away by it like the first one.

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inFamous 3: We Want A Second Son Sequel

Fans of the action-adventure franchise have been eagerly awaiting news of a potential sequel to one of the best games on the PS4.

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Alexious1092d ago

I want it too. Make it co-op as well.

-Foxtrot1091d ago

Yeah they had a lightning bolt in the shape of a question mark at the end of Infamous 2

They always went off the good ending for Cole so I think for Delsin it should be the bad ending

What he did in the bad ending, absorbing everyone’s powers, seemed like he was going to turn into something powerful.

Makes you feel like he could have been the real Beast and John was just an anomaly because of them messing with time

Sets up a Cole vs Delsin showdown

lukasmain1091d ago

How would fans feel about a reboot? You know to bring a new audience in? Not a good idea? Good idea?

anast1090d ago

Not a god idea. They let it sit for too long and the game hasn't been strong enough to carry itself all these years. There is so much other stuff out there right now.

masterfox1091d ago

Second Son was released in 2014 was an amazing game visually and gameplay wise, sometimes I play it again on the PS5 and seeing it run at 60 fps is something to behold(yes an almost 10 year old game), if you haven't done that on your PS5 try it you won't be disappointed, pure eye candy, a PS5 exclusive of Infamous would be amazing no doubt.

gold_drake1091d ago

meh, i want Cole to come back.

or maybe a reboot. with cole.

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Older PlayStation games that we'd love to see on the PlayStation 5

From Xfire: "For a company with a three-decade-long history in gaming, Sony has done a crappy job at preserving its legacy. "

Flawlessmic1482d ago (Edited 1482d ago )

All the mgs games, all the ape escapes, silent hill 1-4, croc 1 and 2, legend of dragoon, tekken 3,tenshu, bushido blade, vagrant story, okami, ico, crash bash, gt4.

Thats just off the top of my head that i would play immediately, still so many more though that id love.

Welshy1481d ago

MGS, Silent Hill etc are no brainers, but you earned my thumbs up for our boi Croc. I talk about him all the time, it's an honour to find another man of culture.

Flawlessmic1481d ago (Edited 1481d ago )

Hahaha yea was one of my very first games i owned on ps1 as a child, great memories!!

Love to hear there other people out there that enjoyed the gem of a game that is croc 👌

RedDevils1481d ago (Edited 1481d ago )

Okami has HD version already. I want those Sly games though since PS3 and vita had it.

Flawlessmic1481d ago

Yea sly would be cool, i never got into those so would be a good opportunity for me to do so.

But yea theres so many games in sony catalogue we coukd be here all day listing titles.

Hopefully we all get the ganes we are hoping for.

outsider16241482d ago

Tenchu 1 and 2
Socom 1 and 2
MGS 1-3
MGS4
ICO

seanpitt231482d ago

RDR2 for me they can boost that up to 60fps with better graphic settings than last gen

Luc201482d ago

Folklore. It was such a unique and beautiful game. Great soundtrack. I still have my PS3 copy

The_Hooligan1481d ago

YES please! Also I would love to see Warhawk come back. Such an awesome game.

moriarty18891482d ago

The Resistance and a killzone series for me.

Bigman4k1482d ago (Edited 1482d ago )

Infamous 1 & 2 probably will get remaster for PS5/4 at some point as for the others in that article idk

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Latest RPCS3 build brings major improvements in Metal Gear Solid 4, inFamous 2, Ninja Gaiden & more

A brand new version of the best Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3, brings major graphical improvements in Metal Gear Solid 4, inFamous 2, Ninja Gaiden & more.

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Game-ur2144d ago

If the PC can emulate the PS3, then for sure the PS5 would be able to do same. but dose Sony want it?

Mr Logic2144d ago

If there was money in it, then Sony would do it. People can bitch and moan all they want, but even if every person on this site used BC, that would still be a tiny fraction of gamers. Almost nobody really uses BC.

DethWish2144d ago (Edited 2144d ago )

I think there would be money if they made PS3 games downloadable through PSNow and added a bunch more.
Edit: I would get it if MGS4 was available

Mr Logic2144d ago

@DethWish

That would be an emulator. You're not making any sense.

DethWish2144d ago

Mr Logic, really? If PS5 could emulate PS3 games (BC) and PSNow would let you download and play PS3 games locally instead of streaming (like it lets you download PS4 games), wouldn't that be awesome? PSNow has some really interesting PS3 games, but I'd prefer to play them locally

MadLad2144d ago

Really?
Remasters of popular games do extremely well. MS basically hands them out for free. If people didn't want to play older games, then why do remasters sell so well?

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anonymousfan2144d ago

I honestly would probably never ever use it... But I still think it would be pretty neat. Its one of the few avantages PC still has on console that is complete backwards compatibility. But for all the work needed to implement this I doubt it would be worth Sony's time.

Melankolis2144d ago

In my opinion.
The difference is independent emulator developer can build any emulator as an experiment that will be perfected for years, maybe more than 10 years. During that time, expect many glitch, bugs, and updates. They can do that because they do not have any obligation towards PC users or whatsoever.

Fos Sony, once they announce PS5 will be able to play PS3 games, they have to make it safe and playable for users. They do not want the emulator cause bricks, glitch, heating up or anything to the consoles and get sued for that.

Harkins17212144d ago

The amount of work it would require sony for each game probably isn't worth it. Maybe after rpcs3 is done they can patent it and use it. That's the dream lol

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Father__Merrin2144d ago

This has been going on for years any full game playable yet

EazyC2144d ago

Wish I never sold my PS3 for MGS IV alone, I'm dying to play it again

Gamerking822144d ago (Edited 2144d ago )

Any ps3 owner has too own this masterpiece . My disk drive has just gone on my old super slim . So I bought the digital version no questions ask . If you have a ps3 own this masterpiece that’s all I can say . I replay it every year and still find loads of enjoyment . The last true metal gear in my opinion . V was good and gameplay amazing , but it’s just not a metal gear quality story wise .