Review: Infamous: Second Son | Battle Screen

Battle Screen's Gregory Edwards reviews Infamous: Second son, stating "For all of its missteps and its surprisingly empty open world, Second Son is a fun game, and an excellent showcase for what the PS4 is capable of. The foundations for something special are more apparent than they’ve ever been in the series, Sucker Punch just needs to learn how to really take advantage of everything they have at their disposal, and if they ever make a sequel starring Delsin, I’ll be more than happy to play that."

[combolock]

Good review. Before everybody gets pissed off with the 7.5 of 10 maybe read the end of the article"

"For all of its missteps and its surprisingly empty open world, Second Son is a fun game, and an excellent showcase for what the PS4 is capable of. The foundations for something special are more apparent than they’ve ever been in the series, Sucker Punch just needs to learn how to really take advantage of everything they have at their disposal, and if they ever make a sequel starring Delsin, I’ll be more than happy to play that. Sucker Punch has nailed character interaction, now if only they could get everything else down quite as well."

WOW, I am surprised that Infamous has a lower review score than Titanfall....very surprised. I thought this game would be 90+ before the release

[gooney121]

Yeah, it's definitely a very fun game, just not all it could be. Really hope they make a sequel though that could reach its potential!

[Irishguy95]

Well, while I liked the first 2 alot I thought they didn't deserve the scores they got either. Games are scored too easy these days.

[bleedsoe9mm]

titanfall is a better game and i absolutely loved the 1st infamous

[thorstein]

Wait, so you guys actually go around commenting on threads of one game about a different game that isn't even similar, (one is SP the other MP) but also is not even on the same platform?!?!

Wow. Hey, let's look up the "New Yoshi's Island" reviews and compare it to Civilization 5! That will make ton of sense.

[bleedsoe9mm]

@thorstein commenting on someone being shocked that titanfall has a higher metacritic score than SS . i'm not shocked by this but i'm also not a crazy fanboy , infamous was my favorite of last gen and i enjoyed titanfall more than SS

[PONTIAC08G8GT]

Titanfall and inFamous are completely different games. Who cares what Titanfall got? Majority of inFamous scores are in the 8's. Titanfall was high 8's so it's not a big difference.

[bleedsoe9mm]

ss probably got a score bump because reviewers were afraid of fanboy backlash

[StraightPath]

Titanfall - 86% Metacritic

Infamous Second Son - 80% Metacritic

Pretty good review Infamous is a good game still waiting for PS4 games to arrive. Titanfall killer app for Xbox one though :)

[chiswiz]

the game score a 80 on the critics side, but it got a 86 on the user score(the final user and the one that buy the game and play it for a long time, and the one that crush modern warfare 3 for example), and titanfall get a 61 on the user score, and the users said that the game becomes too repetitive afther the 5 or 6 first hours, and that the game is designed for casuals and average people that does not want to feel like noobs in the battlefield (that one is a true war game that reward perseverance killing real people)

[thorstein]

It is a 90+. I wouldn't give it a 10 because there were some clipping issues early in the introduction. After that small snafu, the game becomes so engrossing!

I am not a 100% complete player. I play the story and move on, USUALLY. The beauty of this title (yes, I used that word purposely) isn't just the graphics, it is the engaging world in which Delsin lives. But, there is a reason I don't just go through the story, it is because the DUP actually are so antagonistic that I feel a compulsion to eradicate them from every nook and cranny of Seattle.

I haven't had such a fun experience since I played Last of Us. This game is superb. And, yes, SP can build on it!

[2paclives]

Please stop right now...This game is not below an 8.5. Beautiful graphics, and super fun. Sorry, never heard of "battlescreen.net".

[combolock]

then why is the average at an 80 on metacritic? That means the majority don't agree with you.

[chiswiz]

the game score a 80 on the critics side, but it got a 86 on the user score(the final user and the one that buy the game and played for a long time, and the one that crush modern warfare 3 for example), and titanfall get a 61 on the user score, and the users said that the game becomes too repetitive afther the 5 or 6 first hours, and that the game is designed for casuals and average people that does not want to feel like noobs in the battlefield (that one is a true war game that reward perseverance killing real people) the majority is the people by the way, not the critics...

[Palitera]

Agree(0) | Disagree(4)

I am one of these 4. I love the series, but the last entry is not as great as the other two. (despite being still good)

[RyanShutup]

Wholeheartedly disagree man, I've platy'd the other two infamousness and this one is leagues above them. The variety of powers alone and fun ways to traverse the city give this one the edge, add in enemy ai, boss battles, gameplay and story and it's no contest.

This game is the best in the series hands down in my opinion.

[Eldyraen]

I probably wouldn't give it a 7.5 myself but can see why some might. I don't see how it could honestly be given its lowest scores as there is a difference between what I consider reviews (technical/story/gameplay merits) and opinions (if they like it which lower scores are more prone to be unless the game is literally broke).

[Silly gameAr]

@combolock

That has always been my beef with metacritic. Reviewers can easily overscore or underscore games to affect the rating. The only opinion that you can truly trust is your own.

[cbuc1125]

Also, what does he mean by empty world? I just dont get it. Everywhere i turn im running into civilians and traffic in the streets. Its almost impossible to not hurt an innocent bystander getting caught in the crossfire. if it were more populated than it is, it would not be fun to play.

[gooney121]

Oh, when I say empty, I mean there's not much to do in it. There's not much side stuff and it's mostly pretty repetitive, sadly.

[combolock]

I'm pretty sure he was talking about the limited variety of minigames and other things to do in the world.

[DawnOfDon]

He means there is nothing to do in the world. It is not a lifelike living world (like watch dogs), when you use your powers the people just stand there and don't react what so ever. The game is good but more of a graphical master piece, the other Infamous games were better

Edit: Also what combolock said

[SoulSercher620]

I disagree about the lifelike part. Here are the reasons why it IS lifelike:

When you use your powers with a crowd of people around they WILL run away.

If you save someone or have Hero status they will praise you.

If you're Infamous they will attack you.

If you subdue someone or kill them they will surround the person and look at him or take pictures.

The people will use the scanning stations you haven't destroyed yet.

These were several things I noticed when I played the game and I'm not sure if this is all of it but the world is definitely living.

[GravelerMagnitude9]

i threw 3 ps4 on the shelf at the target i work at this morning. im shocked nobody called about them. the days we dont have them is when people call

[JonnyBigBoss]

Great review. I was personally disappointed.

[whyisthehorsestaring]

The game is amazing, but I was disappointed with the main story length. Didn't seem that long to me.

[incendy35]

It's a very fair review. I do enjoy Second Son, but it has many shortcomings. Story, characters, world physics, controls all have issues. The parts they get right though such as the lighting and the particle effects are very impressive though.

[gooney121]

Oh yeah, the best bits of the game are awesome, it's just a pity there are so many little issues.

[RyanShutup]

I played through it with no issues at all... in fact the world physics aside from the odd bug or two (to be expected in an open world game) were some of the best I've ever seen to date.

[davethedj]

TITANFALL 9.5/10 and i stoped reading
wuts wrong with them people these days!! lol

[rexwolf2]

Well, this is the strangest Titanfall review I've ever read.

[gooney121]

We have different reviewers at the site. I haven't even played Titanfall, and the reviewer who played Titanfall hasn't played Second Son.

[VoltySquirrel]

Yeah, hi. I wrote that 9.5 review. I had nothing to do with the inFamous review. So, you know, cool your jets, bro.

[BABY-JEDI]

It's good to see a MP game with so many limited features get so much praise. I found Angry Joes appraisal spot on. Guess this one gets a free pass here. As for infamous. It's a pretty excellent game that is very promising at this stage of release. Combat & tactics are solid. Animations excellent. Particle effects second to none. Story is pretty decent. Me. I would give it a solid 8. As for your MGS review? That's another story
; )

[gooney121]

I think Second Son is a very fun game at its core, and given a bit more time, could've been incredible, it's just a pity the side stuff was so repetitive. I do agree it's a beautiful game, and it hints at really wonderful stuff for the PS4's future, it just hasn't quite reached its potential. Haha, the GZ stuff is another story, yeah. Glad you're not mudslinging or anything, that's refreshing to see.

[VoltySquirrel]

Okay, as the person who wrote the Titanfall review, I'll tell you why I gave it a high score:

To put it bluntly, I didn't care about the limited feature set. What made the game stand out to me personally was the stellar design that appeal to both hardcores and the FPS-averse alike. I didn't really care that there were only 10 primary weapons or 3 titan chassis or whatever. All I cared about was that it was fun as hell to play.

[BABY-JEDI]

@ voltySquirrel, so free pass then. I like continuity within a review process. It's unfair to judge games with different rule sets IMO.
It would have been better if they developed TF a bit longer & ticked all the boxes. See what I did there?
; )

[hamburgerhill]

I'm glad to hear you gave this game a high score because it was fun to play. Kind of reminds me of the good old Halo one system link at a friends house days. As long as you're being honest I wouldn't care much about fanboy jerks from either side.