InFamous 2: The best PS3 game since Uncharted 2?

Shocking details on new combat and setting

[theunleashed64]

this game is going to be so awesome!.

[Abash]

Yeah inFamous 2 does look awesome, but "Best PS3 game since Uncharted 2"? Uncharted 2 was fantastic, but I found God of War 3 and Gran Turismo 5 to be just as great.

[Simon_Brezhnev]

Yeah I found GOW3 better than UC2.

[RememberThe357]

I don't know if I would say "better"? But I can't really argue with it. GOW3 is my GOTY.

[darkcharizard]

#1 Metal Gear Solid 4
#2 God of War III
#3 Uncharted 2
#4 LittleBigPlanet
#5 Gran Turismo 5

[lociefer]

the best game since mgs4 / uc2, i dunno why everyone keeps forgetting mgs4, but in the end theyr all ps3 exclusives, so its a win-win

[Cheeseknight28]

@1.1.3

No Demon's Souls?

[visualb]

I also enjoyed GOWIII SP more than Uncharted2. not putting U2 down, GOWIII was just that much better! =D

however over all game U2 is better package (single player + MP + co-op =D)

still, i'd say Infamous 2 might be the next graphical leap from GOWIII in terms of action graphics/narrative

unless the author means in terms of review scores, in which case i'll say:

who the hell gives a ****

[NecrumSlavery]

I think GOW3 did a few things better just by the shear scale of the battles ad epic set pieces, but UC2 is so consistently perfect that it still reigns king. Uncharted 2 does some amazing things and everything it does is right. A rarity in many games.

inFAMOUS 2 looks to be the best sandbox game around, the environments are gorgeous, the combat is so fluid, the visuals are going to make the first one, hell all sandboxes look last gen. The amount of detail is insane. Just look at the battle against the horse monster, every time it burrowed or sprang up from the road it left dynamic damage. The street was destroyed. The amount of destructible objects are awesome. Tearing down balconies, towers, blowing a bunch of tables away. I think it is easily going to be a 10+ gig game with the amount of content.

[plenty a tool]

i dont know, coz i aint played it yet.

but i will make my decision after playing it

[infamousinfolite]

@darkcharizard
it's a given that MGS4 is at the top, no doubt

[mrcash]

UC2,Killzone and heavy rain, gow3 disappointment GT5 looks great but not into car games.

[Dee_91]

i dont even want to hype this game
because after gt5; reviewers will actually treat it like its suppose to be the second coming of christ ... and make every little thing bad 10x bigger

[raztad]

I have to agree with Dmarc.

inFAMOUS was underhyped and performed really good. I have not reasons to think inFAMOUS 2 woud be any different, but CVG overhyping the game is just the first step for reviews starting with "it is the old same", "game didnt revolutionized the genre", always used when reviewing PS3 exclusive games.

[Gawdl3y]

In the article description, it says, "Shocking details on new combat and setting".

I see what you did there.

[rjdofu]

I really hope they would improve the framerate, one of the biggest minus to the first one.

[jneul]

i loved uncharted 2 but even i admit that gow 3 was just mindblowing and infamous 2 looks to take the crown away infamous 1 had a briliant story and if infamous 2 is the same story wise it will be the best thing since gow 3nto me

[Commander_TK]

@lociefer

Only PS3 exclusives r good?

Anyway, MGS4 is the best PS3 game out there.

[gunnerforlife]

thats really an opinion!
because to me the best game since uncharted 2 is god of war 3 while to some it could be GT5

[BYE]

For me it's between Heavy Rain and Demon's Souls, which came out this year in Europe.

But no game this gen has touched MGS4 yet in my opinion.

[TradingWarStories]

Nah I don't think GOW3 did it as much as Uncharted 2 I mean it's funny, action packed it just fits together really nicely. GOW3 was and still is the sh*t but I couldn't help but feel a sense of incompleteness don't know why but I do.

PS anyone know anything about g25 and g27 steering wheels?

[Marceles]

The only "problem" with GOW3 was it felt short to me, even playing it on Titan my first playthrough. But then UC2 felt short also lol, that's a problem with all epic games...we don't want the game to end.

[zeddy]

i could put down uncharted 2 so i has to ration the game to prolong the awesomeness same for infamous but i ran through single player because i knew i still had to do evil cole.

[lazysey]

Just because we've played Infamous 2 right?

[CrIpPeN]

Jump on the hype train, because here we go.

[Balt]

At least Uncharted 2 had indoor missions and variety in it. 2 games down and Infamous still doesn't offer up indoor missions or mission variety.

Don't get me wrong, I liked Infamous and had a great time playing it. It was fun to tool around with and had a rewarding structure to it -- I just didn't like the fact we couldn't enter buildings or structures and were relegated to the same sewer missions when they did allow for a change of scenery.

I heard SP opted to not have indoor missions in the follow up at all. Not even sewer missions. I hated Cole and the voice work, though. I just didn't feel connected to him and wished we could've changed his appearance ourselves with an editor. Just a bad design choice.

[metsgaming]

uncharted is a linear game and infamous is an open world game. Totally different but i do agree they should have some indoor missions and the ability to go into some buildings.

[-Alpha]

Who says they don't?

It may happen, we never know.

The game is definitely set to be as great as UC2. Funny thing is that when UC2 was all in-door people complained that it wasn't more open.

It'd be nice to see some in-door missions but only if done right.

IMO iNFamous 2 is on its way to make Sucker Punch into superstars much like UC2 did for ND. Sure, they had good AA-AAA games before then, but these games are much more iconic and significant.

I just keep thinking of how much of a good time iNFamous 2 will be. Epic Boss battles (which is the only thing I was disappointed with in UC2), super-powers, an engaging story, hopefully side missions, and hopefully a co-op mode because I know it's possible to make it without feeling tacked on.

And of course, the graphics and world look gorgeous. When I saw the House of the Rising Sun trailer I knew that this was going to be another cinematic masterpiece.

[deadreckoning666]

If this has Move support...I'm getting Move, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

[-Alpha]

Move support sounds interesting, but IMO I want to see original Move titles instead of having devs like SP have to adjust their time for it.

I don't see how motion control could benefit iNFamous 2, but if they can do it then more power to them.

I'm waiting on Sorcery. I see a lot of potential in it, just hope they give it the attention it deserves.

[SpartanPrince]

personally I don't think that Move would work in Infamous 2 at all-it would just seem tacked on. Im also hoping for Sorcery to become my replacement action-rpg for kingdom hearts(since SE seems to want to make 5 more spinoffs before making the third one). So far it seems to be an extremely simplistic kids game, which dissapoints me :/

[PinkFunk]

Ahh man. Alpha I got to disagree with you there. I just got the Move a couple days ago and the way that i've seen it perform for Sorcery, I could see it being a huge plus for inFamous 2. In the sense of performing magic through arm movements, initiating energy through a dance, and then pushing said energy toward the enemy in an accurate thrust.

I don't think that applying Move controls for any game is too taxing on dev time (though I can't say that for certain). Either way, I think it would work very well if implemented properly, and would add so much to the immersion and flexibility of the gameplay.

My experience for the Move has been quite positive for the actual hardware, and for the possibilities. The software thus far doesn't interest me very much... but that's why I look forward to UC3, inFamous2, KZ3, LBP2, hopefully all Move compatible. From a serious gamer perspective, I'm REALLY looking forward to how Move can enhance my experience in terms of control. It's like a CPU mouse... but more challenging. A steep learning curve signals to me a greater opportunity to master a game further.

I really hope Sony doesn't treat Move like a gimmick peripheral, cause it could be really sweet if developers utilize it as an equally valid method of control as the DS3.

[pork_chop_express]

RUSE on ps3 with move has become CoH on consoles to me its excellent.

RE5 goes from a deeply mediocre experience to actually a pretty good one with move support.

Those are two titles with very little implementation effort working wonders. Dont underestimate it.

There are a few titles that need move more than Inf 2 tho,

MGR
Portal 2
Dead Space 2

top three for me.
edit:
Oh and i loved the sewer levels in infamous, and the lighting reflecting blue or red depending on ur karma.

[Fishy Fingers]

"2 games down and Infamous still doesn't offer up indoor missions or mission variety. "

Generally sandbox games dont do indoors, take GTA for example. Practically no buildings you can enter, 5 games in (3 really). The reason being thats not the point of the genre, their design, engine, code is built to provide large open playing fields. So that's what they provide.

[ForceCSW]

I also think it would be hard in infamous because most of Cole's powers require a lot of space to use. If there were lot's of close quarters battles the player would be relegated to only using the melee and basic shock powers.

[BeOneWithTheGun]

Fallout/Oblivion did it just fine.

[InvaderZim]

@Alpha: I have to disagree. Respectfully of course. Naughty Dog have been legends in this industry since the very first Crash Bandicoot game in my opinion =).

[RememberThe357]

It's an open world game. Indoor missions are cool, but since Infamous 2 is an open world game I would much prefer the openness of it being exploited. Roof top chases, big battles in the streets, a bunch of exploration; stuff like that.

If you really have all these issues with the game, I would recommend not even following it. I don't like Cole's new voice either but it's not bad enough to make a game unplayable, and indoor missions in an open world game are almost a non-issue.

[despair]

First news I'm hearing of no indoor missions, wait for an official announcement.

[Karum]

How can you say 2 games down and inFAMOUS doesn't offer mission variety? The original inFAMOUS did kinda have indoor missions down in the sewers, or how about the big tunnel mission with the boss battle at the end?

As for mission variety, we know very very little about inFAMOUS 2 so you simply cannot make that comment about mission variety when inFAMOUS 2 isn't even 2 games in yet....the thing isn't releasing for like 4 months and we've not actually seen any single mission from start to finish never mind seen what kind of variety there is.

[nycredude]

WHy would they add something into the game (indoor area) if it didn't fit into the game story or gameplay? THat is the dumbest thing ever. While we are at it why not complain about GTA4 not giving you the ability to shoot electricity out of your fingertips and jump from/climbing on buildings?

Come on dude. Play the fames for what they are, not what you want them to be and you will be a much happier gamer.

[Cajun Chicken]

Why do people hate Zeke so much? I thought he was a bit of a comic relief, really. You know, until...

[VersusEM]

that was out of nowhere but I know how you feel, I like Zeke as well.

[Neckbear]

I think Zeke was the best character in the game.

He showed a human side, and was a true bro, despite [insert spoilers here].

[-Alpha]

Dammit, come on, spoiler >:(

[mushroomwig]

You're complaining about a spoiler for a game that's nearly 2 years old?

[LordMarius]

really? You haven't played the first one and yet you are here discussing the second one and don't expect people to talk about the plot

infamous was $10 on friday, if you didn't get it then, you probably won't ever

[Baka-akaB]

well for starters , he aint funny ... wich is kinda a serious flaw for a comic relief .

And it's no wonder , characters usually created for that purpose usually fail and are just annoying , between their forced comedy routine wich fall flat , and their constant bickering , wich would only be endearing to someone charmed by the mentioned comedy .

At least he had a valid and interesting plot twist , but that's it so far

[Rage_S90]

he wasnt funny at all imo where uncharted takes the cake from infamous is its awesome characters sully comes to mind

[RememberThe357]

The writing in Uncharted is unparalleled, plus they let the actors improve a little to make it sound more natural. They are the top tier in performance capture. Naughty Dog does what Ninja Theory claims they can do.

I think with some better writing Zeke could be a really cool character. It's the same with Rico in Killzone: In the other Killzone games Rico was pretty cool but in Killzone 2 he was just a dick and you wanted to shoot him half the time. A lot of they characters just need stronger writing to bring out what we like about them.

[NecrumSlavery]

The say if you hate the character they succeed as an actor since they provoked the emotion.

Rico was angry and it showed. I personally didn't love him, but I still thought he was a good character. He had a lot of hate, he was like the devil on Sev's shoulder.

[dredgewalker]

Sully was an excellent sidekick. He's funny and a great friend to Nathan not to mention that they have great chemistry as best buds. Rico...is just Rico and I don't really hate him knowing that going through a lot of hard battles makes you a very angry man against your enemies. Anyway I'm looking forward to Infamous 2.

[Cajun Chicken]

There's no spoilers in my comment, many possibilities could happen with what I've said. It's open to interpretation, I don't like spoilers clearly given away, so I don't do it myself.

Also, it has a go at Zeke in the article.

[Cartesian3D]

to those that havent played infamous 1..

play it ASAP .. ITS FUN AS HELL!! and its really cheap right now.. hurry up , seriously !!
infamous2 is first day purchase for me.

[saladthieves]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[visualb]

my fav new IP along with Dead Space and LBP =)

[Cartesian3D]

some people compare those 2 just in term of visuals .. just easy nongamer guys.. first of all its an open world with so man physic calculations( uncharted2 had it too but just limited to dead bodys and small stuff)

second of all infamous is about having fun and manipulate your environment , blowing stuff , jumping around etc.. its nothing like linear adventure game like uncharted (i played both uncharteds too and they are the best in their category specially uncharted has the best main character ever!)

I cant believe infamous 2 is coming .. may be im overexcited but believe me SUCKER PUNCH knows how to make it fun

[NegativeCreepWA]

I actually played Infamous twice which is rare for me, amazing game.

[thawind]

imma pick it up i never played which is sad...but i never got around 2 it but ill be picking it up before infamous 2

[MGRogue2017]

The Power of the PlayStation 3's CELL processor! :D

[jizzyjones]

I think its going to better uncharted2

[saladthieves]

I wouldn't be so sure about that though. Uncharted 2 is a good game and it has one hell of a high bar that other games have to achieve. While I did enjoy very much infamous, I look forward to the 2nd one as well!

[BYE]

UC2 was good but not revolutionary by any means. At the end of the day it was just another third person shooter, although a very well made one.

[jizzyjones]

I enjoyed Uncharted1 more, InFAMOUS 2 looks something different (and more fun). No doubt it wont get the reviews UC2 did.

[Sonyslave3]

You got the touch

[silkrevolver]

...but who knows? LBP2 comes out before InFamous 2, so there’s a chance right there...

[Britney Spears]

Well Heavy rain,God of war III already came so the title is wrong. I think they mean the same jump that Uncharted did to Uncharted 2.

[Fatal Blow]

infamous 2 will be an amazing game for sure cant wait to get my hands on it

[Ahasverus]

How are you saying that without even playing it? ugh

[blasian]

Infamous 2 will be better then beat by uncharted 3 which is then beaten by infamous 3.. after that who knows.

[zero_gamer]

We'll have to wait and see what this game has in store for PS3 gamers.

[SpartanPrince]

Let's not get to ahead of ourselves now. While the original infamous is my personal third favorite ps3 game, I dont think it has that universal appeal like uncharted does. Unless it has an out of this world story, some sort of co-op/multiplayer, and extrememly memorable powers, it wont happen.

P.S. PLEASE SUCKER PUNCH, ADD CO-OP/MULTIPLAYER

[demonddel]

we heard that b4

[Cajun Chicken]

Sorry. I respect Sucker Punch, especially with Infamous but it's not really going to touch Naughty Dog. They just have some great cinematic wonderment, likable characters and attention to detail in graphics and animation that nearly nobody else in the game industry has ever caught up with from Crash, to Jak, to Uncharted. It's not going to change. Naughty Dog are great at what they do.

[Genecalypse]

I liked Infamous a lot, beat it twice but it was by no means a perfect game. With that being said, if Sucker Punch improves upon their formula as much as Naughty Dog did from UC1 to UC2 then this game will be amazing. I really hope the game is a huge jump forward.

[redDevil87]

It might be as good as UC2 but what happens when UC3 comes along lol

[Cajun Chicken]

The industry will tremble to the feet of ND and Playstation hardware again, that is what will happen.

[visualb]

"It might be as good as UC2 but what happens when UC3 comes along lol"

I have a feeling 2011 is going to be a cluster f*ck for PS3 exclusives. Just think:

LBP2
inFamous2
KZ3

and then, bare with me:

Uncharted 3
The Last Guardian.

seriously...U3 or TLG? which would get GoTY PS3!? =P HAHAHA YOUR MIND HAS BEEN BLOOOWN

[supremacy]

Realistically I dont see uncharted 3 coming out next year.

However what I do see coming to light next year are..

Killzone 3
Infamous 2
Littlebigplanet 2
Motorstorm apacolypse
The last guardian
Twisted metal
Resistance 3
Ratchet and clank all4one

If anything you can atleast expect some kinda info on the rest..

Like agent
Agency
Syphon filter
Ect..

[Theyellowflash30]

I think this game has a high chance of being better the Uncharted 2 in my book. The first Infamous had a deep combat system that was far more dynamic than uncharted 2. And the open world was nice. The one thing that held it back was the repeatitive side quests. I look forward to Infamous 2 A LOT!

[Bounkass]

How do they know it's the best? It's not even out yet... Lol.

[XRider]

I thought the first InFamous was better than Uncharted 1 and 2.

[Close_Second]

Man, generating hype is like shooting fish in a barrel. Infamous was great and the sequel looks to be as good if not better. However, lets not over hype things like we seem to do with every upcoming game.

[offdawall]

That's a bold claim ... Because GOW3 came out after uc2 .. But hey if they can match a spectacular game like gow3 I'll take my hat off to them

[xg-ei8ht]

I like linear.

I also like open world if done properly. GTA4 never did it for me.

Infamous was the better game for openworld imo. More exciting and fresh.

Hopefully in this new game, there will be more enemies, and alot of new things to try out. That's how you stop a game from getting boring.

Top games BTW.

1.Uncharted 2
2.Uncharted 1
3.GOW3
4.LBP
5.Heavenly sword

GT5 isn't on the list until i've finished playing it. And that may take some time(EPIC) shhh don't tell anyone.

[wissam]

I really hope so. Can't wait for it.

[sam2236]

How can they say that when the game hasn't come out? Not only that, but they haven't even played it yet!

By that logic, Transformers 3 will be the best movie of 2011.

[Masterchef2007]

This game will be amazing. Infamous does what crackdown never could do and that is give an awesome experience.

[IPUMPMYGUN]

Also, they're two different games. On a side note....Zeke is a jackass; I love it!

[Fatal Blow]

@Ahasverus

if u looked at the game play then you should know by now its gonna be an amazing game

[Dsnyder]

This game was on a downward spin with that character redesign but now we have the real cole back and he is ready to kick ass.

[IPUMPMYGUN]

Uncharted - Action/Adventure

InFAMOUS - Action/Sandbox.

[ReBurn]

I'm not sure that's an accurate characterization. They're both action/adventure. It's just that one is an open world and the other is not.

[SuperStrokey1123]

I have an idea, lets completely over hype a game again to a level where no game could actually compare to it regardless? Come one guys lets wait and see, the game looks great but you are going to spoil it for yourself.

[CrzyFooL]

I've played inFamous 2 - it's friggin sweet. YOU CAN THROW ELECTRIC TORNADOES AT PPL OMGAD

[jackfack66]

You sir, are one lucky fella'

[turgore]

infamous is one of my favorite PS3 games (along with Metal Gear Solid 4)... I have high hopes for the sequel.

[DeathGazer]

Sucker Punch's second PS2 game (Sly 2: Band of Thieves) was amazing.

No doubt their second PS3 game is going to deliever.

[jwk94]

I don't think that this is the best looking free roam game on consoles, i'd still give that to GTA4, but this is definitely the best looking free roaming exclusive, and best looking super hero game.

[ReBurn]

That's interesting, because in my opinion GTA4 was not really that graphically impressive.

[gypsygib]

Wow those are some incredible graphics for an open world game, or any game for that matter.

Before you say I'm a graphics whore, Infamous 1 is one of my fav games this gen and it's graphics were mediocre.

I wish 3rd parties could develop like 1st parties, dame.

[Figboy]

i disagree with CVG's assertion that Empire City was "New York."

it felt NOTHING like New York to me in any way, shape, or form.

now, GTAIV's Liberty City felt very much like New York.

i don't think Empire City felt much like any particular real world city, and maybe that was one of it's problems. it didn't feel like it was cribbing from an existing city, but it didn't particularly craft it's own identity either.

New Marais is definitely borrowing heavily from New Orleans (a city that i don't recall EVER being utilized in a game well, if at all), but hopefully it will still have it's own character and identity.

anyway, inFAMOUS was probably my favorite game of 2009 (and man, what an INCREDIBLE year that was for me. my top picks would be Batman: AA, Demon's Souls, Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time, and Uncharted 2), and inFAMOUS 2 is looking rather incredible.

Sucker Punch knows how to make a sequel, if Sly 2 is any indication. that game bested Sly 1 in every way, so i'm expecting great things from inFAMOUS 2. i really can't see how it won't be, at the least, as fun and awesome as the original.

even if it just maintained the quality of inFAMOUS 1, it would be awesome, but it's looking to eclipse that big time.

not to offer potential spoiler topics, but doesn't anyone else think that the "Major, game changing choice" that Cole faces in inFAMOUS 2 may have something to do with those ice powers we saw in the teaser trailer? like maybe, at some point in the game, Cole is forced to choose what path of power he wants to pursue in order to defeat the beast: Electric or Ice? or better yet, does he want to forgo some of his electric powers for ice powers (as in, he keeps the rail/wall/powerlines grind, and shock, but gains some new ice abilities).

i think that'd be an interesting path to take. so not only are you choosing between a good and evil path, but an ice and lighting path. the permutations of the story because of these results could be interesting.

[duplissi]

oh no dont start this overhyping crap....

look uncharted 2 is a phenomenal game, and it would be one hell of an accomplishment for infamous 2 to be almost as good as uncharted 2. so if we think it will be better and if its not people will think it sucks even though being almost as good as uncharted 2 is still better than 95% of all other games. i just hope its good.

[Paradise Lost]

God i loved the first game

[Dark-Cloud]

what !!? ..
i love inFAMOUS AND UNCHARTED but what about gt5 ?!! it's best game out there !! ..

[Three_Sisters]

I hope they implement Anti-Aliasing on this one, the first game really had issues in aliasing....

[Greek God]

gameplay was so fun so i didnt care much back then
but now seeing the improvements omg!

[D-Lite1]

i couldn't say it any better

[TwistedMetal]

I cant wait to go static shock on some fools.

They gonna be calling me uchiha sauske once i get to owning dudes in this game. coles chidori was epic in the first game.

[StitchJones]

Let's wait till the game is out before anyone says anything. Let's calm down the hype machine here a bit.

[saimcheeda]

coming this way, previews look awesome!

[RevXM]

BEST Ps3 game since uncharted2?

I doubt it but Ill be getting it for sure.
GOW 3 is GOTY IMO and I dont think It will match up to GOW 3.

And next year there is LBP 2, Killzone 3, TLG, Resistance 3, Socom 4 and Twisted metal.
Competition right there.

[prettyboy1]

come on ppl,lets not do this wit this game cus u kno wut the so called reveiwers tried to do to gt5......BUT OF COURSE THEY FAILED!BUT WILL IT BE A GOOD GAME?WELL IN THE WORDS OF A SINGER NAMED TREY SONGZ.....YEAH!

[ReBurn]

I'm really looking forward to this one. I enjoyed the first tremendously and this one looks like it is going to deliver. I get more excited every time I see it!

[Fel08]

Seriously can't wait for this game. This is going to be Uncharted on steroids. LBP2 and Infamous 2, the wait is killing me.