inFAMOUS Second Son: Almost Famous | GE Review

With all the right blocks in the wrong order, inFAMOUS so far has been a pretender to what it truly strives to be; more like, than a love, always promising more than what is given. Shortly after the initial next-gen announcement dust settled, Second Son quickly became the forerunner in the “This is the game that will justify your purchase” conversation for PlayStation 4 early adopters. Following the mixed success of the first two offerings, has developer Sucker Punch’s ”I think I can” exclusive pushed into the realm of must have or is it just more of the middle road that you already know?

[JasonRoseEh]

Thanks for reading everyone. If you have any comments, concerns, or feedback, be sure to leave your thoughts here and I'll do my best to respond. As opposed to reacting simply to the score, I encourage you to read through the reviews critiques first.

[marlinfan10]

I've got a feeling you'll get a lot of dislikes and hate over this article. giving infamous a 6.5 is worse than murder to some of these fanboys. just giving you a heads up

[JasonRoseEh]

That's something I'm perfectly fine with as I don't review games based on expectations. The critiques justify the score and despite being a fan of the previous games, this needed to be much more than a new gorgeous coat of paint.

[tuglu_pati]

@ JasonRoseEh

Good subjective review, but you need to redesign that website it look pretty bad. :)

[tbone567]

I would give Second Son a 6 at the most.

[Whitey2k]

Its worth more then a 6.5 I say around 8 considering the glory of 1080p even thou the story might lack but its thee one of the games thats flexing ps4 muscles and it aint glitchy

But for titanfall I give it a 7 due to low count playeres laggy in certain parts and a buggy mess with the servers

[bosoxs505]

You're judging a game based of the graphics...

[JasonRoseEh]

I mean, what?

[Irishguy95]

Yes, every PC game from the last 10 years is at least an 8 because of 1080p. Even 'the war z'

[marlinfan10]

great read. its nice seeing a reviewer base their score purely off gameplay rather than comparing it to other games.

[randomass171]

Thing about judging gameplay is it's totally subjective too. He thought the gameplay was a'ight. But many others thought it was a lot of fun. It goes to show that difference of opinion exists and can be conveyed in a well thought out and sincere way.

[randomass171]

I have not yet played Second Son, but I think I'll like enough to give it more than this number. That all being said, thank you for your honest opinion. Stepping away from what people expect is often intimidating because of how passionate fans are of their favorite games (and us Sony fans are some of the most passionate). I respect your score, sir. Happy gaming. :)

[Genuine-User]

What kind of random events and side quests would you have liked to see in Second Son?

I agree with some of the points you make but I also take into account that SS was made by a 100+ man team.

I would give the game an 8.5 for what it is, not what it could have been if it was developed by Rocksteady or Rockstar.

[fluxmulder]

Now you've done it. You know that N4G has a strong Sony bias, right? :)

[dale_denton]

lol your site is a joke.. not getting clicks from me if you're thanking people to read.. you ain't special son.

[Magnes]

Who are you again and why are you reviewing games? Oh your a nobody like me. Here's my review played through twice loved it a bit short but only compared to infamous 2 which I give a 10. Infamous SS 8.5 out of 10. There about as meaningless of a review as yours.

And really you use your last bubble to say
"I mean, what?" Wow

[Simco876]

Can I read this and not get the story spoiled? This is on my backlog already.... ;(

[Godz Kastro]

You got a backlog on PS4? Uhhhhhhh...really?

[pyramidshead]

Haven't you? PS4 has more games available on it than any next gen console right now, not surprised people already have backlogs.

[WrAiTh Sp3cTr3]

Lol...seriously.

[Hicken]

And you don't?

Oh, right. You don't know what games are even ON the PS4, let alone HAVE one.

[WafflesID]

God forbid some of us have real jobs and it takes a little longer to finish games.

[MasterCornholio]

With plus and FTP titles I have a sizable backlog on my PS4 and if your talking about PS3 and Vita my backlog is huge (thanks plus).

@Waffles

Don't forget those of us who study as well.

[Themba76]

I got a backlog too still haven't beat ac4 yet and resogun to busy jet fightin in bf4 #1 in my state in attack jets and #3 in stealth hard to keep that record up.

[Simco876]

Yeah having a wife, two kids, and a full time job really cuts into hobbies man. Wish I could keep up, but I usually have to wait until price drops to get the games I want to play.

[WeAreLegion]

It sounded like you really liked the game, but knocked off too many points for little things. I feel like you were expecting The Last of Us or something.

[tuglu_pati]

well we should expect Last of Us quality from every game why should we settle for less.

[goldwyncq]

I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed a lot then.

[randomass171]

But not everyone liked TLOU. Not everyone has the opinion that it was a great game. And that's okay, those people have different opinions and are very much entitled to them.

[Bathyj]

So every game that comes out has to be better than one of the best games ever made?

Is that a realistic expectation?

Even if it could be done, ONCE, arent you just setting yourself up for disappointment every single time a game comes out?

How many times can you raise the bar before you hit the ceiling?

[WrAiTh Sp3cTr3]

"So every game that comes out has to be better than one of the best games ever made?"

So iNFMAOUS should be cheaper than TLOU? I think you're onto something.

[Hicken]

@tuglu: not realistically possible.

@wraith: that was an incredibly stupid comment.

[iistuii]

Pretty honest review. I finished it being good but couldn't find it in me to play through again evil as it was too much all the same combat wise. Spraying walls & chasing bad guys in side missions were again too repetitive. Looks great by the way. Glad I played it, but I just felt it needed more variety.

[bloop]

I agree, more variety would've been nice. The side missions really started to remind me of the first Assassins Creed after a while!! It's definitely worth going through again with Evil Karma though, just don't bother with the side missions. I did Good Karma first time too and I had much more fun second time around on Evil. Think it deserves more than a 6.5 though. My only negatives about the game are that it was way too easy, the main campaign length is actually pretty short, and the side missions were too repetitive. I'd score it a solid 8 myself.

[PS3and4_HAS_GAMES]

Opinions are opinions but this game is far from a 6.5 at least 8.5 and up. One of the best games this gen so far.

[yazter]

Guys, don't click on the link. No need to give this person hits :)

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

"Zeke was insufferable"...no way man, i guess you didnt like the first 2 games. im not against anyone not liking the game, i admit gta5 has raised the bar extremely high for open-world games. but i dont play those games because i dont like the american/urban gangster mentality of gta. so to each his own i guess.

I just placed my order for ps4 earlier today along with this game. cant wait for monday

[JohnS1313]

I'm not even wasting my time on that lousy review. Who is the idiot who did the layout on that site? Get a clue. It's a lot easier to read things on the Internet if the columns of text don't go all the way across the screen.

[guyman]

highly disagree with that score, a 6.5 implies a broken game with detracting flaws. Infamous is not that. Just another hater, simple as that

[king_george]

A 6.5 is a decent game... some will enjoy it. Some will not. people need to stop using the 7-10 scale. And if you actually read his review you can see why he gave it that score. I personally disagree with it but i respect opinions

[DanManDantheMan]

Dude what? Then what does anything lower than a 6.5 imply?

[MegaDan]

6.5!? Wtf?

[CPTN MITCHELL]

6.5 for u trying to make second son a bad game with that low score...

[saint_seya]

I have a review for this, story quality "WTF", like the site "no"..
Its my honest opionion, and i guess as i said that i cant be judged... Shame i dun have a site to generate traffic with it..
This game is far from 6.. when games that are broken this days get a 6, and i dont care about "oh but 6 should be considered decent", well it doesnt, in today standars everything under an 8 is not even decent.
Well if i had to give a score to the site, i guess a 1/10 would be my score.

[KinjoTakemura]

Exactly. Thief is a 6, not Second Son.

[Silent_Radiance]

Anyone who's played this game knows it's not a 6.5/10. Absolutely not. I have a hard time believing any reasonable person would rate a game this polished and well done so low. The problems mentioned for most of the reviews justify maybe an 8. But 6.5? Get real.

[marcindpol]

Am not trolling, I paid a full price for Infamous SS at launch.Yesterday I finished the main story with good karma and just started with bad karma just for that first red trophy. First of all I think infamous 1 and 2 were better games, more rounded overall. SS looks amazing but the story and gameplay were just very boring, I was just forcing myself through and impatiently waiting for the end of this game. If I rented it I would probably stop playing it after 2 hours. I would rate it 7 and no more.my psnid is marcindpol, just in case you say I did not play the game check my trophies.

[Skate-AK]

Haven't played this yet but the only bad thing I have really heard is it is a little too short and easy.

[Killzoner99]

Wow , who approved this garbage review? All you need is to see a screenshot of S.S. to know this shouldn't get below an 8. This reviewer is either trolling or he just didn't understand how to play the game. I'm on my fifth play through and all I can say is that there's no game out now that can touch S.S. Don't bother reading this trash review by some fly by night website.

[KinjoTakemura]

Actually second son is more than a light show. It deserves a better rating than Ground Zeros, that is certain. This game deserves nothing less than an 8. I'm not really a fan of this type of game, Fight-Destroy-BossFight-Die-Re peat, but I enjoy playing this one. I also enjoyed the story. There was real tension between Delsin and his brother, you could feel it as the story progresses. The powers and how they're acquired by progressing through the game are another plus. The light show, the graphics, and the game's physics truly showcase what the Playstation 4 is capable of. I can understand that some people don't like this game, but there's not much not to like. The only problem I see is that the game can get repetitive when doing side missions. But the level of destruction, the visuals, and the lighting from powers like neon are what will keep you going back to the side missions. There weren't too many negatives pointed out in the article and definitely not enough negatives to deserve a 6.5 rating. I think the author is just looking for attention at the expense of the truth. Shame on you sir. Shame on you.