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inFamous Second Son - Behind the Scenes - Smoke & Mirrors
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Fried Food
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I need to see more of the combat system, right now it looks mashy. I want to combat to be a challenge and require me to dodge but still offer the depth to last the whole game
Wow. That looks stunning. I couldn't believe parts of it actually. I always have liked the inFamous games, but not loved them (i.e. I have fun and play through the good or evil path and would then essentially lose interest in trying the other path). This looks to be enough of a jump in terms of EVERYTHING to get me to play it a lot more. 
Yeah, that's not at all what's happening though
Especially since we are very far down the PR chain, being in France and all...xenorevlis
Member
That's probably because Troy Baker is both Joel and Deslin
Yeah, that's not at all what's happening though
No news on the 1080p direct feed gameplay from E3 aswell then?
Perfect.
dummydecoy
Member
BloodMoney
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beaten.
They released it again, but it was basically youtube quality so we didn't bother with it.
ChronotriggerJM
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Even went as low as 16fps.
Oh it had dips, don't get me wrong, but at no point was it ever un-playable. It was certainly stable enough for how gorgeous it was.
If framerate is your only benchmark for quality then yeah sure they dropped the ball I guess. But massively greater than the sum of it's parts in my opinion.
kallisto76
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fkking awesome, day 1!!! can't wait!!
Wait... this is not a launch title?? What is a launch title? What am I going to be playing at launch?
SolidSnakex
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DriveClub
Killzone: Shadow Fall
Knack
and Just Dance 2014.
That'll do.
I think we may get a look at a new power at gamescom
Hoping for a multiplayer reveal.
indigo-cyclops
Member
God this looks fucking incredible. Love the idea of leeching off different powers. DAMN DAMN!
I really like this idea but someone will push to censor it because that would send the message that cigarettes are healthy even though everyone knows they're not from just looking at the packages with all those warnings and pictures...
And that is considered a fail now huh? The game is near perfect 95% of the time, I can bearly play Assassins Creed on consoles because of the framerate but had no problem with TLoU, imho ND achieved more than any other dev on the PS3.
Even went as low as 16fps.
Is he using a Dualshock 3?
lol I didnt expect this here.
I think we may get a look at a new power at gamescom
How do I hold all this hype!?
Dead Prince
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and an improved UGC component.
uncharted86
Member
Are Sucker Punch big enough to be able to chew on both at the same time?
LMAO!
krypt0nian
Banned
THIS right here is enough to jump in. Infamous 1&2 were two of my absolute faves, and this one looks (and sounds) like its fucking next level goodness.
System Seller for me. *drool*
System Seller for me. *drool*
krypt0nian
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OMG who is this? He is so goofy-cute!
Allonym
There should be more tampons in gaming
So Delsin is essentially equivalent to Rogue or Hope Summers? That's pretty cool, we'll probably receive powers when we come into contact with other conduits in Seattle. It'd be cool to see Delsin being portrayed as a sensory and parasitic type of conduit who can identify conduits and their powers. His radar sense would function like Cole's in the sense that it'd outline potential collectibles and power sources in the world but would also color code different types of conduits in the immediate area as well. Healers for instance would glow Green while the radar sense is active, Ice types as White, Lightning types as Blue, Fire types as Red, Gravity (levitation/black holes/shockwaves) types as black...so on and so forth. It'd be nice to see different conduits also having varying weaknesses and reactions to different powers; some would be weak to some powers and more resistant to others while if their own power is used against them they'll be empowered and healed. This is a concept familiar to anyone whose played Poke'mon. Couple that with Delsin only receiving absorbed powers from npcs temporarily, that'd make the game a lot more strategic and add a sense of urgency to the combat.
I think the only powers that should be permanent should be those that Delsin acquires from bosses whom he has had to kill, leeching and draining them of not only their powers but their life force as well in the process.
I think the only powers that should be permanent should be those that Delsin acquires from bosses whom he has had to kill, leeching and draining them of not only their powers but their life force as well in the process.
Allonym
There should be more tampons in gaming
That he is.The red light, analog sticks and just form of the controller confirm it.
Love it!
Americanmushroom
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Everything looks awesome except for the protagnoists smile. There's something off about it. Like he's forced to smile while someone is painting him or something. Very weird
RedAssedApe
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eh...i want to see more beyond the same level over and over again. isn't his power that he can take other people's powers? hopefully at gamescom.
Dead Prince
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everyday math
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Hahah perfect.
Sorry if this was asked already, but have they told us how will the different powers come to work? I mean, we know Delsin can absorb other Conduit's powers, but have they explained how will this work?
Will it be connected to the main story, in which you have a boss battle with a conduit and by killing it you absorb his power and it becomes yours to keep?
or
Will it be situational, for instance you can see diferent conduits throughout the city and you can engage at will and absorb, but the moment you try with some other different conduit the previous power gets replaced?
Can you acquire as many different kinds of powers as you want or do they get replaced by the most recent one?
I'm digging the smoke, but I would like to know more about his other powers. Cole's Ice Jump thing was awesome and complemented well his bolt attacks, but you couldn't have both fire and ice in the same slot.
Will it be connected to the main story, in which you have a boss battle with a conduit and by killing it you absorb his power and it becomes yours to keep?
or
Will it be situational, for instance you can see diferent conduits throughout the city and you can engage at will and absorb, but the moment you try with some other different conduit the previous power gets replaced?
Can you acquire as many different kinds of powers as you want or do they get replaced by the most recent one?
I'm digging the smoke, but I would like to know more about his other powers. Cole's Ice Jump thing was awesome and complemented well his bolt attacks, but you couldn't have both fire and ice in the same slot.
Agree with you. Didn't think like that. It seems a more logical and sensible approach.
It's super impressive how they've added all of these effects, but they don't look tagged on, they look so well integrated into the game mechanics.
It seems smoke is a permanent one, and then maybe you get to "borrow" an additional one from a nearby conduit situationally. Like a temporary fire or ice or electricity to complement the base smoke you always have.
Thank you for the reply!
I guess that could work. I would prefer a "you get to keep the powers and switch back as you please" method, but I can see that the method you mentioned would allow for more dynamic fights, which is good.
EDIT: Btw, is there a reason why we haven't seen Deslin zoom in while "shooting"? Everytime he's throwing projectiles he seems to be "running and gunning". I might be mistaken, but I don't remember seeing it.