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    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.

    Should I play Good or Evil?

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    #1  Edited By yorick

    I'm only going to play through the game once so I was wondering which is best to play as. I generally play games as a good guy but I have started the game and I noticed that I don't really enjoy some powers.
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    #2  Edited By CaptainTightPants

    Yeah I was curious about which path gives a better experience as well.

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    #3  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

    I like the good powers better.  Every attack heals and re energizes you.  The good story is better than the evil story in 2.

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    #4  Edited By SadPatrol

    I like ice.

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    #5  Edited By Spoonman671
    @SethPhotopoulos said:
    I like the good powers better.  Every attack heals and re energizes you.  The good story is better than the evil story in 2.
    I disagree.  I haven't finished the evil playthrough yet, but so far I think that the evil story is much more interesting.
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    #6  Edited By SethPhotopoulos
    @Spoonman671 said:
    @SethPhotopoulos said:
    I like the good powers better.  Every attack heals and re energizes you.  The good story is better than the evil story in 2.
    I disagree.  I haven't finished the evil playthrough yet, but so far I think that the evil story is much more interesting.
    Obviously I disagree.
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    #7  Edited By Vorbis

    Evil is more fun, you just get to kill everything without having to worry about collateral damage. But Good is you know, good, people treat you as a hero rather than a demon.

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    #8  Edited By hoossy
    @Yorick:  
    doesn't matter really.  Frankly, the Good/Evil choices are an artificial attempt to make inFamous more deep than it is.  It's pretty transparent and shallow.  I have a real issue with morality systems in games being so two dimensional and pigeon holed.  I don't like that games make me feel like I have to go all good or all bad because the only way I am going to level up all the way is if I stick myself on one path and one path only  (I'm looking at you Mass Effect). 
     
    That being said I still really enjoyed the game (and played on the good side, but that's cause I always feel like a dick for being the renegade/evil/bad guy).  Your going to have fun either way you go!
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    #9  Edited By shinluis

    are you talking about the first inFAMOUS? i don't think the two stories differ aaall that much, it's all written to sound appropriate for both paths, more or less. It's more about how you want to feel like I suppose. Also good powers are precise and focused and evil powers are chaotic and explosive, I suppose.

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    #10  Edited By rmills87

    Like Brad, I am hopelessly chained to always being a good guy. It's actually a little challenge to go all evil for me. Then again, it all depends on your moral values. If I have the time, the best route for me is to always complete the game as good, then do a second playthrough as evil. You get the best of both worlds and you can enjoy the game that much more! Either way, enjoy the game. It's AWESOME.

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    #11  Edited By yorick
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    I didn't really care for the game until the end of the first island but now it's starting to grow on me.
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    #12  Edited By BD_Mr_Bubbles

    Quick question which ending in canon to the start of 2?

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    #13  Edited By bayushi

    @hoossy: Amen, brother Amen! I hate the limp dicked execution of the binary good OR evil choices in videogames. How about rewarding me for being more of a middle of the road anti hero? Not necessarily all evil or good, but practical.

    I want to be able to roll as a bounty hunter bad ass!

    That being said, while I originally started playing inFamous as a "good" guy I recently switched. Playing evil feels much more rewarding!

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    Gleevil.

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    #15  Edited By jking47

    Evil, cause your powers make stuff blow up good

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    #16  Edited By AhmadMetallic

    The good powers are better, not to mention that going evil makes literally everyone around you bash you and give you shit, it was unbearable.

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    #17  Edited By phantomzxro

    If you are talking about the first game well it will depend on your play style. The evil side power are way more destructive cause more damage and more chaos, while the good powers will help keep order by having easier methods for you to recharge your powers and pinning down weaker enemies rather then blowing them up. Some have said it's easier playing the evil side, which is why many save that for the hard run.

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    #18  Edited By BlackLagoon

    I found the precision of the good powers (one powerful attack vs. several weaker) superior to the evil ones against powerful enemies, which was the only time it really mattered IMO. There's one exception though, and it's a big one - the evil Arc Lighting power is extremely effective against the final boss, far more so than anything the good side has, so I'd ultimately recommend playing evil on hard.

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    #19  Edited By MezZa

    Either are fine. Whatever your heart desires. Now if this was Infamous 2 we were talking about, then the choice would clearly be good.

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    #20  Edited By Djratchet

    @BD_Mr_Bubbles said:

    Quick question which ending in canon to the start of 2?

    Both. Without spoiling anything specific, the way infamous 1 ends, good or evil, it leaves it just open enough for infamous 2 to pick up regardless of where you were karma wise.

    Now Infamous 2 on the other hand....
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    #22  Edited By TheHT
    @SethPhotopoulos said:
    I like the good powers better.  Every attack heals and re energizes you.  The good story is better than the evil story in 2.
    I agree, but the evil powers blow shit up real good.
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    #23  Edited By Emiel

    Both. But if you have to choose, choose good.

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    #24  Edited By Rainbowkisses

    For both games I did the evil playthrough first and then good.

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