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Infamous: Second Son Review Thread
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Interfectum
Gold Member
In a new generation of consoles perhaps people expected this game to bring a little more to the table than a prettier version of inFamous? I don't know why this is so hard to understand.
Object lesson: Dragon doesn't care what you have to say.
It's hard to understand because it's an Infamous game. If it was something completely different, it wouldn't be an Infamous game.
The problem is reviewers are not consistent at all when it comes to this stuff. You're going to level this criticism on Infamous, you better level it on Pokemon and other properties that have largely remained the same for upwards of 20 years.
MHWilliams
Member
It is the most Baker of games.
Well, then you know what you're getting with Second Son. That's great. Hope you have a ball.
Doesn't mean that every game and game series you love is "A tier", though. That's my whole point.
Not going to happen like at all lol.
BronsonLee
Member
Very much so. Anyone under the age of 22/23 likely won't remember.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Id argue that it was mostly bullshit then too.
Outside of a few key franchises, most franchises still followed the same gameplay tropes as previous entries in a series.
Anytime a franchise tried to reinvent the wheel, it was hated.
"Next gen gameplay" is always the reserve of new IP.
http://www.eurogamer.pt/articles/2014-03-18-infamous-second-son-analise?page=2
eurogamer.pt
They gave it an 8/10
eurogamer.pt
They gave it an 8/10
punkmaggit
Member
Are you serious
LifEndz
Member
Yet another reason why I don't read reviews. I'm playing through Infamous 2 now. Thanks for the heads up.
silver.tongue
Member
I don't think that's happening.
You should expect Knack and Killzone to be there eventually.
0ptimusPayne
Member
Ive came to the conclusion that Reviewers will be very hard on games this Gen, If they don't provide new Revolutionary mechanics and such. Infamous getting high 8's is not a bad thing at all. If I get 85-90 on an exam, I would go crazy with excitement. The real question at the end of the day is, is the game fun? Is its content/experience worth $60 of fun? Thats why I like Kotaku's scoring system the best.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
I would strongly advise against that.
purpletentacle
Member
Dude, seriously. All of those we're picking on reviewer bias. Not Titanfall. Which I have and like.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Wow, now I feel like an ass, and I plan on getting that game. Yea, Smash Bros 4, for sure. But yea, outside of that, nothing really seems like it will tickle the press' fancy, exclusive wise.
Which is fine though. I often find my tastes at odds with games media. Some things I absolutely adore, they find "boring" or "difficult", and some things we agree on.
Soren01
Member
3D World.
So no one is going to explain next gen gameplay to me?
Sessler doesn't know what it is, so good luck getting an explanation.
Maybe he has, but concerning the visuals, he has eyeballs and it's not like you haven't been able to watch people playing over ps4 live stream for days now. In todays day and age physically playing a game is completely irrelevant when it comes commenting on visuals and story.
I am assuming it means it is plays exactly like the last 2 games. They did nothing to really expand the game play. If you love the first 2 games you will love it. If you did not like the first 2 games you won't like this one.
AC4 83
NBA2K4 85
Dead Rising 3 78
Madden 74
BF4 86
NFS Rivals 80
COD:Ghosts 78
Infamous is at 80 right now.
Nymphae
Banned
From the polygon review:
This tired argument again. I don't get why people complain that there isn't more nuance in this franchise's "morality system".
This isn't an RPG, or a fucking character study. It's a superhero game where you can choose to be good, or bad. How is there room for a grey area in this type of game? What power set would you get for fence-sitting? It just annoys me when reviewers judge a game for not living up to their expectations of how the game should have been designed. If it's a legitimate game design beef that causes problems for the player, sure. But the hero/villain power set thing works completely as intended in these games.
This tired argument again. I don't get why people complain that there isn't more nuance in this franchise's "morality system".
This isn't an RPG, or a fucking character study. It's a superhero game where you can choose to be good, or bad. How is there room for a grey area in this type of game? What power set would you get for fence-sitting? It just annoys me when reviewers judge a game for not living up to their expectations of how the game should have been designed. If it's a legitimate game design beef that causes problems for the player, sure. But the hero/villain power set thing works completely as intended in these games.
Wildarmsjecht
Member
Wait..
We're looking at predominantly 8, and 9s and a few 7s and 1 or 2 6? Good reviews then.
Sounds like Amazon needs to hurry the fuck up with my game because I NEED IT.
How were the pre-order numbers? Some dude on twitter I happened to run across said its at like 700k.
We're looking at predominantly 8, and 9s and a few 7s and 1 or 2 6? Good reviews then.
Sounds like Amazon needs to hurry the fuck up with my game because I NEED IT.
How were the pre-order numbers? Some dude on twitter I happened to run across said its at like 700k.
I think you're quite naïve if you think that's the reason for some of the comments here.
I think this game is going to get good user reviews (unless ofcourse it gets titanfelled 
). Was hoping for a higher metacritic score but yeah seems back upto 80 now ... with a wide range in scores. I guess the series is just divisive in general.
Also I think tlou and gta5 raised the bar so high last year (even bioshock infinite) expectations are really high going into this gen hence so many 80s scores.
Yup im going to go with destiny as being the first 90+ score of this gen (Or arkham knight if that comes out before. Think the order has a good chance too but that too is later in the year I believe)
). Was hoping for a higher metacritic score but yeah seems back upto 80 now ... with a wide range in scores. I guess the series is just divisive in general.Also I think tlou and gta5 raised the bar so high last year (even bioshock infinite) expectations are really high going into this gen hence so many 80s scores.
Yup im going to go with destiny as being the first 90+ score of this gen (Or arkham knight if that comes out before. Think the order has a good chance too but that too is later in the year I believe)
I hope you mean the Gaf user reviews.......and not the Metacritic user reviews...lol
that's just when personal opinion comes into play. some people just don't like the game as much as others. it happens.
A bit of self-promotion, but hey, I got the Delsin beanie from Sony so I count.
Gamed.Nl - 9.2
http://www.gamed.nl/view/111050
Gamed.Nl - 9.2
http://www.gamed.nl/view/111050
SwiftDeath
Member
Huh thought it would be an 84 - 86
That 80 has got to hurt sucker punch
Ah well I'm thoroughly enjoying it but not sure those turned off by previous installments would feel the same
That 80 has got to hurt sucker punch
Ah well I'm thoroughly enjoying it but not sure those turned off by previous installments would feel the same
this made me laugh. I'm a sucker for pet gifs. Also I'm a bit hammered. Fun times.
I see a lot of great scores though, unfortunately I don't want to watch/read through the reviews at the moment to see if some of the bad ones have some merit to them. I don't want anything spoiled, will probably give a few a read when I'm done with the game.
Also, I did see an excerpt from Kotaku and I'm glad they enjoyed it. I go to Kotaku for some good feedback, I tend to agree with their reviews, as well as Joystiq.
immortal-joe
Member
You guys can check out reviews for infamous 2 to get a reference point for how the gaming press generally views this series.
For me, this was instabuy by the time they showed that first gameplay trailer.
Infamous 2 had the best controls of last gen in terms of delivering the pure feeling of being in control, and I haven't come across a single review that ever emphasized that. Sometimes there really is a case where people don't see what you see. This shit was like Tony Hawks pro skater 2, but if you were a superhero.
This seems to pickup where that left off, so bring it on.
For me, this was instabuy by the time they showed that first gameplay trailer.
Infamous 2 had the best controls of last gen in terms of delivering the pure feeling of being in control, and I haven't come across a single review that ever emphasized that. Sometimes there really is a case where people don't see what you see. This shit was like Tony Hawks pro skater 2, but if you were a superhero.
This seems to pickup where that left off, so bring it on.
GetemMa
Member
The notion that Titanfall represents some sort of evolution in gaming or even the FPS genre is a total farce.
I've played it for many hours now. It is fun but it is not a sea change for the FPS genre.
In it's many pieces Titfanfall is completely derivative, but Respawn managed to execute these derivative elements very well and sometimes better than the content in which they were derived, so it all fits together really nicely. But, it still feels like COD with some wall climbing, jet packs, and some Rock 'em Sock 'em robots. The Gunplay is most certainly COD.
The only sea change that Titanfall potentially represents is charging $60 for a game that is MP only and is overall, a very light package.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Then all Sequels should be reviewed that way. Every game I listed feels more of the same, however they don't get docked for being more of the same. Unless they wanted him to have fire breathing powers, wings. Space bending, illusion conjuring, making it into your normal X-men story. It makes no sense to realistically dock it for something that every game that has came out this gen has not achieved themselves.
purpletentacle
Member
gundamkyoukai
Member
Are you being serious ??
There is nothing next gen about MGSV game play , it more open world and now you have some more options .
Which is evolution for MGS but there is nothing gen about it , you can play the game on PS3 and PS4 the same way .
Now if people say SP should evolve the game play more i have no problem with that.
Saying it has no next gen game play is BS statement that some using so they don't have to explain stuff .
Sounds like what I expected: another Infamous game, but with a fresh coat of paint. Another Infamous game isn't exactly a bad thing, but I don't blame reviewers for feeling underwhelmed by games that are only 'next-gen' on a superficial level. Shiny graphics are enough for me now, but I am starting to crave something more.
Sure, we can shit on reviews for not enforcing this criticism consistently (or just because we don't like their opinion), but I don't their they're wrong in this case if what they say about SS is true.
Sure, we can shit on reviews for not enforcing this criticism consistently (or just because we don't like their opinion), but I don't their they're wrong in this case if what they say about SS is true.
In what way, people love to toss that out there but never back it up with what should've been done. The fact is nearly every single triple a game brings little to the table with game changing gameplay.
All those games have a similar metacritic as Second Son, so it seems the charge is consistent.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Pretty bummed out by some of these scores. Titanfall, Ground Zeroes, and Infamous were my three games to get this month and none seem to be ground breaking experiences.