Don't get me wrong, I love this game...but it can get ridiculously glitchy a lot. I fall through objects a lot, taking cover sometimes makes me walk right through the thing I'm trying too take cover behind. I've fallen into the ground 4 times. The way you cling to everything when you jump can get odd sometimes. Sometimes when jumping and trying too land on a power line or something instead of landing on the power line I will just go right through it. etc.
Seems really glitchy to me. Although still playing it and enjoying it. Just have to know if this happens this frequently for anybody else.
inFamous
Game » consists of 13 releases. Released May 26, 2009
inFamous is a third-person open-world action game in which players take control of Cole, an urban explorer / bike messenger changed by a mysterious blast that grants him electricity-based superpowers.
Why Does This Seem So Glitchy?
Sometimes it seems that Cole has shifted phase and falls through everything I try to jump at. Maybe it's an unadvertised side effect of his powers? ;) I feel your pain. For me, nothing ends a play session quicker and in more annoyance than a few glitches occurring at the most crucial moments.
Yeah, it's pretty glitch. You can pass through fences, power lines and cables consistently, and it's not at all uncommon to "dance" atop of a ledge, while Cole decides which side he'd like to fall. Some aspects of the game really deerved a little more time in the oven.
But, like you said, it's still a great game. It's a little frustrating sometimes because of some rough edges, but don't let this keep you away from it. It's worth it.
I've fallen through the map a couple times in almost 2 playthroughs but other than that it hasn't been too bad for me.
I find the game great, but theres something to it that makes it seem, sort of unfinished, I`m not sure how to describe it, like the characters move all weird and like there not apart of the world and some things look jaggy and beta looking, and I agree there are a good amount of glitches, but I still enjoy the game, weird huh.
Yes all of the above. But, they happen to me so rarely it doesnt break the game. For the most part everything runs fine.
Yeah I've glitched through a few solid objects, fallen through the floor of the world once. I think it's a side effect of simply having a fairly large-sized game world where literally 99% of all structures can be scaled, stood upon, or used for grinding. I think any other game that tried to do the same type of gameplay would probably have the same issues, but I know sh*t about game programming, so, who knows?
Ive had the same problems also. Has the developers made any statements about the problems yet? Hopefully this all can be fixed with a patch.
" Yeah this game has tons of bugs, but for some reason they don't bother me. It auto saves all the time so maybe that's why. "Yeah, they didn't bother me either until my second play through, and they got REALLY noticeable. I fell through a wooden walkway type thing and got stuck inside of it a few times and had to kill myself to get out.
I had to "not make Zeke fall off the tower" but i saw him jump onto the ground and fall through it.....
inFamous is extremely rough, no doubt about it. I don't think I've ever encountered a game that seems quite as broken as inFamous but still remains totally, totally awesome this generation actually.
i havent heard/had any of those glitches at all so far.. only thing thats happened to me is one time cole just stood there when i tried to revive someone but thats it.. do you think when you installed it some error happened?
" i havent heard/had any of those glitches at all so far.. only thing thats happened to me is one time cole just stood there when i tried to revive someone but thats it.. do you think when you installed it some error happened? "Maybe, but apparently lots of other people are having the same glitches as me.
I've had a ton of errors too, which were really frustrating when I'm trying to collect all of the blast shards, but nothing as bad as that thing where your ps3 controller locks up for like 3 seconds and your stuck moving in the direction you were last going. Anyone else totally die because of this? I know it's not infamous's fault, but man, that's annoying
" I've had a ton of errors too, which were really frustrating when I'm trying to collect all of the blast shards, but nothing as bad as that thing where your ps3 controller locks up for like 3 seconds and your stuck moving in the direction you were last going. Anyone else totally die because of this? I know it's not infamous's fault, but man, that's annoying "I've never had that locking up thing.
" Don't get me wrong, I love this game...but it can get ridiculously glitchy a lot. I fall through objects a lot, taking cover sometimes makes me walk right through the thing I'm trying too take cover behind. I've fallen into the ground 4 times. The way you cling to everything when you jump can get odd sometimes. Sometimes when jumping and trying too land on a power line or something instead of landing on the power line I will just go right through it. etc.Seems really glitchy to me. Although still playing it and enjoying it. Just have to know if this happens this frequently for anybody else. "after playing prototype, i forgive InFamous for its occasional bug
no glitches like that for me. sometimes u have to let go of the glide button if u want to grab something mid-air, otherwise it thinks u want to go right passed it.
Edit: I've platinumed it, too. i guess im lucky with no glitches.
" @CL60 said:It's not really occasional for me, happens all the time, and man...Prototype was soooo boring." Don't get me wrong, I love this game...but it can get ridiculously glitchy a lot. I fall through objects a lot, taking cover sometimes makes me walk right through the thing I'm trying too take cover behind. I've fallen into the ground 4 times. The way you cling to everything when you jump can get odd sometimes. Sometimes when jumping and trying too land on a power line or something instead of landing on the power line I will just go right through it. etc.Seems really glitchy to me. Although still playing it and enjoying it. Just have to know if this happens this frequently for anybody else. "after playing prototype, i forgive InFamous for its occasional bug "
" @Akeldama said:exactly. Prototype BORED me. What a waste of a game." @CL60 said:It's not really occasional for me, happens all the time, and man...Prototype was soooo boring. "" Don't get me wrong, I love this game...but it can get ridiculously glitchy a lot. I fall through objects a lot, taking cover sometimes makes me walk right through the thing I'm trying too take cover behind. I've fallen into the ground 4 times. The way you cling to everything when you jump can get odd sometimes. Sometimes when jumping and trying too land on a power line or something instead of landing on the power line I will just go right through it. etc.Seems really glitchy to me. Although still playing it and enjoying it. Just have to know if this happens this frequently for anybody else. "after playing prototype, i forgive InFamous for its occasional bug "
I've only had one happen and it was right after I beat my first "Destroy 12 listening devices," Zeke called in, but never said anything and basically the mission wouldn't fully "end." I'd still reclaimed the territory and everything, but the 12 of 12 Devices was still up as was Zeke's portrait. A quick save and reset fixed it though, I didn't have to do the mission over or anything, so I'm not really complaining.
I've experienced a fair number, but if you think of this as closer to a GTA game (or any other sandbox-type game), then it's actually INCREDIBLY stable. I rarely manage to make it through a single session, let alone playthrough, of GTA or Saint's Row without having waaaaay more glitches than I've had so far.
I jumped off a building last night and when straight through the ground into the underside of the game. It was as if I had jumped into a pool. I looked up and could see the city above me. Cole died, of course, but I thought it was pretty funny. I've had a few other problems related to clipping, too.
Oh, the funniest one I had was this killer cop. I was in a fight with some of the big green dudes in the Warren and some cops were also fighting them. I took one down but not before he injured a cop. I shackled the dude and healed the cop. The cop then proceeded to continue the fight with the shackled dude. He kept shooting him. After the shackled one disappeared, the cop then began shooting all the pedestrians as if they were the bad guys. It was funny to see him on his rampage. The citizens were all running around and hiding behind cars for protection. Every so often, he'd hit one and I'd see the civilian drop to the ground in need of healing. I'd zap them back to life and the whole weird affair would continue. The policeman found an alley and held up there, shooting everyone who passed by. There were about a dozen pedestrians crouched, shaking and hiding out from him while I was watching. He didn't try to shoot me, though. I thought about offing him, but I am "good" so I didn't want to open that ball of wax. I jumped off a building and blew up some locals earlier and had three cops shooting at me for a bit. I'm a "Champion" but they didn't seem to care. Finally, I left the area so I'm not sure how it resolved itself. It's a fun game, but it definitely has some quirks.
i dunno, i thought this was one of the most polished games i have ever played.
right up there with dead space.
" @TwoOneFive said:dude thats nuts, that never happened to me. what system do you play it on?" i dunno, i thought this was one of the most polished games i have ever played. right up there with dead space. "Really? On my first play through I fell through a platform on 3 different occasions getting stuck underneath it. "
lol. I think he was referring to inFamous (the PS3 exclusive)." @CL60 said:
" @TwoOneFive said:dude thats nuts, that never happened to me. what system do you play it on? "" i dunno, i thought this was one of the most polished games i have ever played. right up there with dead space. "Really? On my first play through I fell through a platform on 3 different occasions getting stuck underneath it. "
But I seem to be a lucky one like you. I didn't see much glitching at all with this game.
yeah i ran into a couple of funny glitches throughout the game like people floating randomly and twitching smetimes. but come on guys, you can't deny that despite those forgettable glitches this is one of the most polished games made. they did a tremendous job at making that city feel like a real living place.
" @CL60 said:It's a PS3 exclusive." @TwoOneFive said:dude thats nuts, that never happened to me. what system do you play it on? "" i dunno, i thought this was one of the most polished games i have ever played. right up there with dead space. "Really? On my first play through I fell through a platform on 3 different occasions getting stuck underneath it. "
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