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GI July Cover Revealed: Infamous 2

And also, the good/evil thing is nice on paper but it was just really poorly implemented in this game. Probably the worst implementation I've ever seen. The evil decisions always made ZERO SENSE. Even in the context of Cole "ANTIHERO OR SAVIOR OF EMPIRE CITY", the evil decisions were just fucking ridiculous. Never once would I have ever had even one reason to choose an evil decision, with one exception
(trish or THE PEOPLE).
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Was there reasons to pick the good ones though? The reasons were the powers and just enjoying being a mean ass or being good.

Amir0x said:
but the game could borrow some things from that. For one, Cole should be able to hover cars or pick them up. Not just sonicwave them out of the way. And for two, running speed should be increased ten fold, like in Prototype. In Prototype you run so goddamn fast. It's so satisfying. inFAMOUS is the better game, but never be too big that you don't take good ideas from others.
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Not sure I'd want to see a speed increase, makes it too easy to just run away from enemies, recharge, run back. I actually enjoy the shooting in infamous and would like to see them polish the cover mechanic so that it essentially feels like a single player TPS in an open world + non-linear platforming.

If they can add an option to pick up cars without hurting the controls or anything then its fine I guess, doesn't seem like it would add much though.
 
I actually enjoyed how skin-head Cole turned on his KKK rally members in the first one. It was a pretty good storyline twist.
 
I really hate the redesign but I've already said I'm going to be really hard on Infamous 2 because I loved the first one so much. I don't like that they lost the gritty look and the gritty voice that's gone now. Cole felt beaten and a bit tortured in the first game and that's why I liked it. Superhero's and their worlds are so often too pretty. It makes you wonder why they would change it if the game was so successful? Did Sucker Punch dislike the design and voice in the first game?
 
BobTheFork said:
I really hate the redesign but I've already said I'm going to be really hard on Infamous 2 because I loved the first one so much. I don't like that they lost the gritty look and the gritty voice that's gone now. Cole felt beaten and a bit tortured in the first game and that's why I liked it. Superhero's and their worlds are so often too pretty. It makes you wonder why they would change it if the game was so successful? Did Sucker Punch dislike the design and voice in the first game?
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He seemed like he was living a pretty gritty life to begin with in Infamous, and it got harder from there, so I also liked his design in the first... the characterization could have been better, but the design was bang on.
 
Why are people bitching about people bitching about the redesign? Its not about a preference of one or the other but the fact that they bothered to change it in the first place that bugs the hell out of me. It's like when they recast a character ina movie or tv show. It breaks the flow and pulls me out of the story. I didn't like the original look at first but when you play through the game 3 times and enjoy the shit out of it, you get used to it and accept him as an odd looking, but badass, character. But now, not only do I get a cheee dick look, I'm going to be hearing a different voice too? Kinda sucks.

And to go from the look of the comic like "cutscenes" in 1 to something like that cover for 2 will be a HUGE slap in the face. I don't want baby face Cole with vibrant and clean stills in my infamous 2.
 
i blame the necklace/wide vneck
looks way better, imo, with just a reg tee

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I'll be honest, the first iteration of Cole didn't stand out at all for me (except his sexy voice). So the "change" is neither here nor there.
 
is it really that different? He still looks like the same dude, only slightly longer hair and he took his jacket off. Is it really that different? Different enough to warrant complaining?
 
Tobor said:
I need answers to the following:

1. Is Cole still going to be so unlikable I want him dead?

2. Is Zeke in this?

3. Is the completely obnoxious chick still in this?

4. Did Suckerpunch hire some writers?
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These are all very important questions and I would like to see them answered!
 
The main reason why I don't like the character design is if you guys have played the first game, you would KNOW what cole would look like down the road and from we have seen, he doesn't look like Paul Walker. Make him grittier and meaner!

[Steam browser is shit awesome!!]
 
shagg_187 said:
The main reason why I don't like the character design is if you guys have played the first game, you would KNOW what cole would look like down the road and from we have seen, he doesn't look like Paul Walker. Make him grittier and meaner!

[Steam browser is shit awesome!!]
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I played and and I think it looks much better, all we seen was one piece of freaking art.
 
Sentry said:
You guys realize that he may look way different in-game, especially this early.. right? Remember how different concept art can be to in-game models?
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Folks don't seem to understand the concept of concept art. But what the fuck else are we gonna argue about :lol
 
I don't know anything about these games, but I just wanted to say that this man looks waaaay better now than in the previous one. Hair ftw.
 
OK, that's it.
I can't take it anymore. I can't stand looking at that horrible GI cover. Whomever drew / designed that cover should be shot because it looks horrendous.

I get that it's supposed to look like Cole traveled back in time (maybe to England or some shit?) and that he's younger. But the colors chosen and his whole look is just so fruity. I hope Sucker Punch doesn't make Cole look like in inFAMOUS 2. That would be a HUGE mistake.

Anyway, I made my own 'shopped version of that nasty cover (still doesn't make it good because of the fruity colors and retarded suit):

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gofreak said:
Looks ugly. New Cole, or whoever he is, looks so much better.

Old Cole looks like some dodgy character out of Eastenders.
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I don't know what Eastenders is (Wiki says it's a BBC show?) but that's what made Cole so great in inFAMOUS. He was a rough & tough, shadey guy that could turn bad anytime. Someone you don't want to fuck with, even if he was on his 'good side.' His character was very distinct, fresh, and cool IMO. He was one of the coolest asshole character I've seen in a long time, in any medium.

This new guy looks like a schmuck trying to look cool, when he's not. The suit looks terrible. The original Cole's jacket and old track suit was so much better looking. It gave him attitude. This new suit (if you can even call it that... it's just a small, tight tee-shirt and leather pants) makes new Cole look like a hairdresser wearing some weird, bigass red jewel (I'm guessing this is what gives Cole his time traveling ability).

I understand a need for Sucker Punch to redesign Cole a little bit. But I just don't see how the new Cole looks better.
SP's art in the first inFAMOUS looked great. This cover's version of Cole, doesn't.
 
Seeing all these pics of I1 Cole made me realize just how ugly he was in the first game (how the fuck did I forget this? :lol ). Putting the models next to each other, the GI cover Cole does look like an improvement... but either way, Sucker Punch's concept arts don't directly translate to identical models, so regular gameplay screenshots will still be the best source of judgment.

Anyway, does anyone know when this GI issue will hit subscribers?

EDIT: lol NIN90
 
BeeDog said:
Seeing all these pics of I1 Cole made me realize just how ugly he was in the first game (how the fuck did I forget this? :lol ). Putting the models next to each other, the GI cover Cole does look like an improvement... but either way, Sucker Punch's concept arts don't directly translate to identical models, so regular gameplay screenshots will still be the best source of judgment.

Anyway, does anyone know when this GI issue will hit subscribers?

EDIT: lol NIN90
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I don't think it's an improvement. Why do most heroes have to be some handsome hunk?

I know I'll play it anyway but I don't know why this change was necessary.
 
Maleficence said:
Why does he need to be good looking again?
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Well...

Handsome > Overly Muscular?
 
Maleficence said:
Why does he need to be good looking again?
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He was jealous of Nathan Drake, and got some surgery between games.

Put next to Drake, WHAT MAN WOULDN'T?!

I fully support Operation: Cole Transformation.


Click said:
I understand a need for Sucker Punch to redesign Cole a little bit. But I just don't see how the new Cole looks better.
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I understand being pee-ed off if you liked the old one. I guess I didn't have that appreciation for the old design, so I can easily let go of it. I think what's 'better' IMO about the new design is that his face is much easier to read which I think is always good for a character design. I know in-game you're not actually seeing his face much at all, but, y'know... Old Cole had weird lighting on his face, and it was a bit scrunched up or something, it just subconsciously turned me off. He looked like a sickly bum. I overall just didn't like the look of the original, I think the character design played a part in that. Shallow as it may be, it turned me off the game...this is already an improvement for me.

Anyway, are we sure this is Cole, and not a new character?
 
Hydrargyrus said:
The new Cole looks pretty good to me. Seems like has more charisma
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:lol
Charisma?

I know "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," but have the people who 'like' the new Cole even played the first inFAMOUS? This new cole is such a big departure from the original character... in design, look, and attitude.

cantona222 said:
Man, Infamous 2's been announced already, and I haven't yet played part 1. So, Do you recommend playing part one?
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Do you want to play a very fun superhero(villain) / platformer / action / adventure / third person shooter game with some high-speed "skateboarding" thrown in? If so, then yes, you should play the first inFAMOUS. You should get it asap because it was an awesome game.
 
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