I'll start by saying that I love Infamous so much that if I was anymore into the first two games they would seriously consider getting a restraining order. Hearing the announcement of Second Son got me giddy as all hell, and after playing it I found myself plummeting back down to earth.
The first issue will become readily apparent- as a first party game released soon after the launch of a new console, it has to capitalize on the new features in some truly obnoxious ways- from the janky motion control spraypainting to using the ridiculous touch pad when a normal button prompt would have done just as well, to having noises blared through your controller at random intervals. And might I add that the unneeded additions to the Dualshock would have been more palatable if the controller had a battery life longer than that of a cancer-stricken mayfly.
Nothing about the game ever really made me think it needed to be on PS4. The graphics, while nice, are not so face-meltingly good that they couldn't have been conceivably been emulated on PS3. The multiple powers idea might have, had been implemented properly.
Rather than being able to switch between powers on the fly, which would have made for a very freeflowing experience with infinite possible ways to handle any given encounter. Instead you can only change powers when you drain from different points. And this will happen a lot, because even with upgrades your 'ammo' will deplete ridiculously quickly. I guess keeping track of four different kinds of ammunition was simply beyond the scope of an almighty eighth generation console. And it might have made encounters less of a pain and mitigated Delsin having the durability of a french fry and the attack power of a wet noodle.
Also the game is short. 'Beat the story in two days' short. There's only one villain to beat, one who is ungodly bland compared to her predecessors, and since the story is basically X-Men there's little to take an interest in. Delsin is more interesting than Cole, but his interactions with others are lacking. Like... he and Fetch fight, are BFF's at the start of the next mission, and then macking on each other by the end of that same mission.
I don't want Infamous to end as a series, but I do hope Sucker Punch put a whole hell of a lot more effort into the next one.
Disappointing
I'll start by saying that I love Infamous so much that if I was anymore into the first two games they would seriously consider getting a restraining order. Hearing the announcement of Second Son got me giddy as all hell, and after playing it I found myself plummeting back down to earth.
The first issue will become readily apparent- as a first party game released soon after the launch of a new console, it has to capitalize on the new features in some truly obnoxious ways- from the janky motion control spraypainting to using the ridiculous touch pad when a normal button prompt would have done just as well, to having noises blared through your controller at random intervals. And might I add that the unneeded additions to the Dualshock would have been more palatable if the controller had a battery life longer than that of a cancer-stricken mayfly.
Nothing about the game ever really made me think it needed to be on PS4. The graphics, while nice, are not so face-meltingly good that they couldn't have been conceivably been emulated on PS3. The multiple powers idea might have, had been implemented properly.
Rather than being able to switch between powers on the fly, which would have made for a very freeflowing experience with infinite possible ways to handle any given encounter. Instead you can only change powers when you drain from different points. And this will happen a lot, because even with upgrades your 'ammo' will deplete ridiculously quickly. I guess keeping track of four different kinds of ammunition was simply beyond the scope of an almighty eighth generation console. And it might have made encounters less of a pain and mitigated Delsin having the durability of a french fry and the attack power of a wet noodle.
Also the game is short. 'Beat the story in two days' short. There's only one villain to beat, one who is ungodly bland compared to her predecessors, and since the story is basically X-Men there's little to take an interest in. Delsin is more interesting than Cole, but his interactions with others are lacking. Like... he and Fetch fight, are BFF's at the start of the next mission, and then macking on each other by the end of that same mission.
I don't want Infamous to end as a series, but I do hope Sucker Punch put a whole hell of a lot more effort into the next one.