Quick Look: Infamous 2

Looks like the first one.  I did not care for that game.  I do not care for this. 

damn, I wanna play this so bad but I'm takin my good old time with LA Noire right now!

this song of ice and fire.

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What's with everyone at Giantbomb speaking in that dry monotone voice during these vids? Now Klepic is doing it too.

@Flipyap:  The issue is that Cutscene John Marston isn't the kind of asshole to go shoot up a town and be a villain on his own volition. He tends to be the kind who prefers working with people who aren't assholes and would only do so when he really has to. He only works with the Mexican army jerks because he thought they could get him his man.

can someone enlighten me on the vinny's law part? Also, the street performer part was hilarious!

@Damian said:

Good calls all around. Playing bad on hard seems to be the way to go since collateral damage = xp. And you're right, Infamous 2 is very much more of the same as well as a gamey game. Though 2 feels less awkward in it's handling of all the side missions/collectables. It's just as gamey at it's core. But it feels less gamey in practice due to how they weave character and story into all that. It's totally worth owning at $60, but I'm sure it will hold up fine for the year it'll take to drop half-price.

Just finished the game on hard and the evil L1+R2 skill was really helpful against the final boss. For most of the game, I actually preferred the hero powers. Not an overly difficult game on hard at any rate. inFamous 2 is selling for 70 Euro (~100 USD including tax) here, which is a bit much for me. However, I'm importing a copy from the UK, where it sells for £35 (~55 USD including tax), which seems totally reasonable for a bigger, better inFamous.

You know Brad, I've heard for years how you're bad at gaming, and I never believed it. But slowly I'm beginning to think this might be true :P. Nothing wrong with that, maybe it's just specific genres, because you could totally rape me in Starcraft.

I don't think Brad was talking about causing chaos in the open world, I think he meant standard mission-based mass murder. Still, cutscene Marston might be doing those things for a reason, but that doesn't change the fact that he's a monumental scumbag. When played properly, gameplay Marston rescues prostitutes, while cutscene Marston turns his back on rape. He'll save his little family, but in the process ruin the lives of many more people, including his cutscene friends.  "Noble" my ass.

Why does Cole sound like he's 15 now?

Awesome game,almost finished playing through the first time.

Really great- great game!!! This is another exclusive by Sony for ps3 and again they done marvels job its truly a brilliant! Without any doubt I can say this is grand action game with great graphics. inFamous 2 is a brand new installment that will leave you breathless.

Looks like the first one.  I did not care for that game.  I do not care for this. 

This part is even much better than the first. Infamous 2 has great mission variety, smoother traversal (both in terms of the city design and Cole's powers), and excellent set pieces. Challenging, but rarely frustrating. I really loved it.

The only real incentive I'm getting from playing as Evil Cole in inFAMOUS [1] is that the powers you attain are of a much more offensive nature (e.g. electric blast that causes enemies to explode and harm anyone near them or shockwave that causes enemies to get electrified) as opposed to Good Cole's more defensive powers (e.g. headshocks have a chance of healing you or shockwave that cause enemies to float in the air for a certain period). The offensive abilities make the game more fun as it suits my playstyle but that really doesn't justify the character's drastic change of morality in-game. Here's hoping for a more nuanced morality system for inFAMOUS 3...

kwel

Can't believe this came out so close to E3 last year. Shame.

Also, unskippable 30 second ads now? That's worse than YouTube.

@TheHT: Premium bro, once I got it I can't live without it. One of the few gaming sites where it's actually worth it.