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New Infamous High-Res Screens from TGS

"Included in the batch is a piece of concept art for the "Thunderdrop" attack, as well as several scenes snapped from the demo given at TGS. People are tossed around, cars elevated and an electricity station plays host to an electrically charged battle."

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dc085696d ago (Edited 5696d ago )

Looks amazing.

Silogon5696d ago (Edited 5696d ago )

I wouldn't go that far. It looks good, but not amazing. I also don't think the gameplay engine is going to be that intuative. did you see when the guy was playing it at E3 and he couldn't aim and hit the guys on the roof? He hit everywhere but where he was aiming it looked like.

I see sloppy controls killing this one, right along side the main character/"urban" explorer.

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The open zone? Why, you can't give an opinion here? I stated my concerns for the game and not in a bad way. What's your deal, is it just because it's me posting?

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I'm ill informed because I saw a video where the controls seemed off? How the hell is that even possible? I saw the video with my own eyes, the guy couldn't hit the 3 guys on the roof when he played it. He had a hard time targeting the guys. I seen it and you had to have seen it if you follow this game at all.

And I'm ill informed cause I don't like the main guys looks? That's new on me.

Harri44445696d ago (Edited 5696d ago )

you are very ill informed to be making all of these criticisms.

Harri44445696d ago (Edited 5696d ago )

how can you see somthing bad in everything that you look at.

DarkArcani5696d ago

Uncharted had sloppy controls and ND fixed those before release. Makes you wonder why developers even bother to show games before they are done. I'm not just picking on you, everybody does this. Someone is ripping on the Quantum Theory game about it being bland when they just announced this game.
Might as well do what RStar did and stay silent the whole time and just show teaser trailers.

Panthers5696d ago

Holy crap siligon you are full of it. This game looks amazing!!!!!!!!!

It must suck always being so critical of games. Do you ever actually just enjoy yourself while your playing? Or just constantly judge how it looks?

Presentist5696d ago

Just think, if this was on the 360 you'd all agree with Siligon and you'd give him bubbles.

Fanboys.

Panthers5696d ago

Na, this game looks amazing. I dont care what it is for. The fact that its exclusive just means that they will take full advantage of the hardware.

Genki5696d ago (Edited 5696d ago )

oh and just because it's exclusive, I might add. Developer skill has nothing to do with that. Nevermind that the top game this gen is a multiplat. Those games Lair, 99 nights, Perfect Dark, Bomberman, and Haze...hoo boy, MASTERPIECES, and only because they were exclusive! EVERYONE knows that if it's exclusive, it MUST be good! ...right?

I understand we all want good exclusives on our consoles...but let's lay off on the false logic a bit here folks, my goodness. The stuff you guys convince yourselves of is preposterous, and I say that because of all of the blatant mishaps and fiascoes we've seen in the past, yet these silly illogical notions are still drilled home day in and day out. A lot of you pretend that since a game is exclusive, it CAN'T fail, when the past tells us otherwise. Well, don't count your chickens before they hatch. I bet you insecure gamers who continuously convince yourselves that games you haven't played are gonna be perfect are among the most disgruntled, dissatisfied gamers. The difference between yourselves and normal folks is that they don't jump to irrational conclusions about games they know nothing about to begin with...so without lofty expectations, we tend to enjoy our games. I suggest you do the same, but it's up to you.

Stop expecting exclusives to be perfect. A lot of them suck worse than those oh-so terrible multiplats that you all THINK you love to hate. We haven't heard this one in a long time...but play GAMES, not consoles.

badz1495696d ago

those pics look amazing and the lightning thing makes the game looks AWESOME! better than the one in TFU! I have high hopes for Infamous! I'm wondering if there's any relation between the title and the game itself or they just simply put that title! anyway, can't wait for 2009 as Infamous & KZ2 are the 2 games that are already on my must buy list!

ShinMaster5696d ago

It looks better than GTAIV.

SL1M DADDY5696d ago

Give it a rest bud, this game looks amazing. Textures are clean and the game looks like it will put an amazing spin on open world gaming. Don't judge the game ill until the final release. Try being excited for new IP's since it takes guts for developers to run with them.

LikAChicken5696d ago

wow everyone silogon just has an opinion just like the rest of you.

Time_Is_On_My_Side5696d ago (Edited 5696d ago )

People aren't liking your comments because you're stating that the person playing couldn't aim due to bad controls. I've seen people play Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and still can't aim. So because an individual person wasn't use to the controls it doesn't mean it has bad controls. It's called prejudice, the game is coming out in 2009 a long ways from now.

An opinion doesn't mean you state them as facts and saying it has bad controls based on an individual's poor aiming isn't a fact. Saying, "I think it will have bad controls because of the vertical covering system will be hard to implement" would be acceptable. Saying, "It has bad controls because of the vertical covering system is going to be implemented" is being prejudice because you're making statements based on a passive experience when games are an interactive experience. In order to say facts you must have had an interactive experience otherwise it can't be a fact/statement.

"I also don't think the gameplay engine is going to be that intuative. did you see when the guy was playing it at E3 and he couldn't aim and hit the guys on the roof? He hit everywhere but where he was aiming it looked like. I see sloppy controls killing this one, right along side the main character/"urban" explorer."

- Silogon

thewhoopimen5696d ago

Looks like there's going to be more infrastructure/environmental damage available for the player to take advantage than gt4. Look at all the rubble on the ground. Very cool to be able to implement that in an open world.

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poopsack5696d ago

looks really nice. i wonder if automobiles are driveable.

Panthers5696d ago

i doubt it. besides you can jump around and climb and stuff.

thereapersson5696d ago

But you could drive vehicles as well. Crackdown is one of my favorite XBOX 360 titles, and this game looks to have the gameplay that I will love. InFamous is quickly becoming one of my top-anticipated PS3 games for '09.

facepalm5696d ago (Edited 5696d ago )

::off topic:: Now that I see more news about this game, I'm curious on what's happening with this game's supposed rival "Prototype"...

It's like the game just vanished...

andron5696d ago

It was delayed until march 2009.

I don't think it means it won't be good though, as it was one of the titles that survived the Activision Blizzard merger.

xionpunk5696d ago

Yeah... where the hell is Prototype? I actually prefer Prototype's style over Infamous (from what I've seen of both). Infamous still looks cool though.

MvmntInGrn5696d ago (Edited 5696d ago )

prototype did vanish...

This looks good though, very detailed for open world. I think thy will do a good job with the story and the gameplay looks simple but fun. There will likely be some interesting online components that are unannounced. Effects look nice, physics are very nice, animation is ok (not realistic but sticks to the comic style)

It is a summer 09 game so I am expecting a lot if info soon. I am really expecting this to be good, Sucker Punch is great.

EDIT: Yea the detail here is very impressive.

Montrealien5696d ago (Edited 5696d ago )

No its not, it's also coming on the Intelivision 3k. Eitherway, I'll be getting it on my PS3, I don;t like the Intelevision's stupid telephone like controler.

DO you think there will be cars and people drawing-in in the distance, or can you see miles and miles with zero draw-in?

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The inFamous games deserve more love from Sony

The inFamous games are an important part of PlayStation history, but the series is in limbo and playing older entries isn't exactly easy.

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LucasRuinedChildhood86d ago (Edited 86d ago )

Would like remasters of 1 and 2. I enjoyed them much more than Second Son.

1 & 2 had more of an emphasis on climbing and the traversal requires a bit more effort in a good way. It was rewarding. Second Son made climbing mostly obsolete so they put little effort into it. The traversal was just great in inFamous 1 & 2. There's a reason Sunset Overdrive copied and improved upon the induction grind mechanic.

Reminds me of how I felt about the decline of parkour and the well designed tombs (basically Prince Of Persia levels) that we saw in the Assassin's Creed games.

The story and atmosphere were also much better in 1 & 2.

Electricity is just a brilliant superpower for an open world city. It perfectly fits just like webslinging does in New York and it has many applications.

Cacabunga86d ago

For sure.. one of my favorite Sony licenses

Shane Kim86d ago

Loved one and two. I actually liked the story as well.

Minute Man 72186d ago

The standalone DLC was a sweet

jznrpg86d ago (Edited 86d ago )

I enjoyed Second Son but it was too short. The first 2 were great though

-Foxtrot86d ago

Second Son was alright but didn't touch the first two games

It felt short and lacking in comparison

Also I really thought Reggie would have made a better protagonist, someone who is anti-conduit as much as him and ends up becoming one would have been interesting to see. I kind of enjoyed his character throughout the game as his development.

badz14986d ago

why is it right now, the thing I want the most from Sony is to release remasters of inFamous (1,2 & SS), KZ (1,2 & 3), Resistance (RFoM, 2 and 3) and Motorstorm (1,2 & 3)??

The_Hooligan85d ago

All great choices. I would like to add Warhawk/Starhawk to that. The multiplayer in Warhawk was amazing. I am surprised Sony hasn't looked into MAG either. That game was ahead of its time.

Maybe Sony should make an internal studio like Bluepoint games and all they do is remake/remaster these amazing games, even going back to PS1,PS2,PSP, Vita portfolio. And because of the recent articles suggesting cost cutting, budget issues and releasing more games on PC, they could do that with these remakes/remasters. Do a day one on PC and PS5. At the end of the day Sony or any other company is going to do what makes them the most money.

Kiryu199285d ago

Would love a remastered collection on PS5/PC

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kpgs86d ago

Wouldn't the onus be on the consumers? If they bought the Infamous games, then we'd have more games from that series.

KwietStorm_BLM86d ago

Infamous has sold millions of units. People have been asking for more. They aren't interested. Just like people have been asking for more Resistance or even a remaster collection, but insomniac isn't revisiting that either. Likely never getting a new sequel since they're a Marvel studio now.

LucasRuinedChildhood86d ago (Edited 86d ago )

No. Infamous was successful. But after a few entries (which are taking longer to make these days) a lot of Sony studios move on to new IPs. That's not a bad thing at all. They don't need to make inFamous games forever, just like we didn't need new Sly Cooper games forever.

But people would like to be able to easily play them on current hardware which is reasonable. Same for Killzone, Resistance, MGS4, etc. Good games shouldn't be trapped on old hardware. It's good that Bluepoint ported Uncharted 1-3.

kpgs86d ago

I'm not saying it wasn't successful. I enjoyed playing all 3 entries and DLC. But like you said, people move on, studios move on. But I don't think I've heard people asking for more Infamous in a long time.

Profchaos86d ago

The franchise was popular we got quite a few games but Suchet punch wanted to beach out I think that's why we got ghost of Tsushima over infamous 4

Tbh ghost is a fantastic game I'm not complaining about that but I'd love to see infamous handled by another team

jznrpg86d ago

Id take GoT2 over Infamous right now but after GoT2 or maybe 3 if they go trilogy I’d like a new Infamous.

badz14986d ago

that's the problem with Sony that puzzles me A LOT! they have studios specifically specialized in remastering and remaking old games for new gen hardware, but we are getting very few of them. SoTC, Uncharted collections, Demon's Souls Remake, TLoU Part 1...and?? that's it? why aren't they giving their old games new lease of life on the PS5 for the new generations of gamers to enjoy? they clearly have the expertise. for god sake, I can even accept lazy porting like Nintendo are doing for theirs if I have to.

FinalFantasyFanatic86d ago

There are a lot of games that consumers have been asking Playstation for, Playstation won't do it, so a lot of these developers have gone and made it themselves by any means possible such as Kickstarter (e.g. Armed Fantasia, Penny Blood, Ratatan, 100 Heroes, ect...). Developers have even asked if Sony could help them out with porting/remasters some of these older games for Playstation, they said no.

Crows9085d ago (Edited 85d ago )

Um...dude like you say that as if nobody bought them....the devs went on to do ghosts after 3 infamous games....3

People ask for new resistance and new infamous at every moment where it makes sense to mention it.

Having a remake of 1 and 2 would be very welcomed I'm sure.

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chicken_in_the_corn86d ago

I would love to see a new game but a feel that would get a response similar to Saints Row.

TravsVoid86d ago (Edited 86d ago )

If they keep any of the characters from the previous games I think it would do fine unlike Saints Row which decided to replace fan favorites with less likable replacements. I wouldn't be surprised if that decision caused a majority of their buyers to be new to the series rather than returning players. I will say though, if Infamous Second Son or the first two Infamous games were remade I would be a day one buyer on PC.

ocelot0786d ago

Loved all 3 of them. I couldn't get on with the vampire spin off though. Wish they didn't move away from cole but I didn't mind the other character.

DefenderOfDoom286d ago

Loved 1 and 2 , would definitely love a new INFAMOUS single player campaign.

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Nixxes Software Can't Go Wrong With An Infamous Remaster

Nixxes' Remaster focus could set the stage to resurrect many obscure titles like the karma-centered, superpower-fueled sandbox of Infamous.

maniacmayhem303d ago

Infamous remaster? How about an Infamous re-Boot! This is one game that doesn't need a remaster, it needs either a proper equal of a reboot of the original. And since Sony is currently in development with Marvel, i can totally see them having guest marvel characters to appear in Cole's world.

BanginTunes302d ago

This is one of the worst things I have ever read

1Victor302d ago

I would prefer Warhawk or Starhawk ether or both will keep us fans happy for a looooooooong time

The_Hooligan302d ago

Warhawk would be awesome! So many good memories playing that game on PS3. They could do a massive 50v50 mode, battle royal with last Warhawk standing, classic 20v20 mode, so many options.

shinoff2183302d ago

I'd rather infamous. Sonys got enough online bs in the pipeline. No need to add more.

1Victor301d ago

@shinoff I disagree with you both of those games was extraordinarily fun to play just the satisfaction of transforming your plane into a bot and stomp a enemy then transform and fly off on Starhawk was a experience that hasn’t been replicated since.
The game was extremely valanced to the point you could go against a tank on foot and win with the ratchet or 1 shot a plane doing a massive attack with your tank. In Warhawk you could pick up half your team and fly them to a base and take it over but those are experiences you had to play to know how awesome those game was even YouTube videos don’t do justice to those game.
Anyways I’ll stop here or I’ll run out of words to post a wall text taking about those games

Christopher301d ago

Here's the thing, infamous and *hawk are such different games and with different audiences that Sony could... do both at the same time? Nixxes doesn't need to be involved in the shooter (that would be new for them I think since they usually do SP games) but someone else could and Nixxes could share support with development/engine needs.

shinoff2183301d ago

1victor

Ya know Christopher is right they are completly different games. Me personally I don't value online games I just don't care for them. Hell in another bubble I probably enjoy them. In this bubble nah I just prefer single player unless I'm playing Mario or Mario party with my girl and kids or something.

1Victor301d ago

@shin of course I know Chris is right but the games have to be approved first before assignment to a studio I didn’t mean this studio in particular making those game I meant the approval process and Sony harder push on MMO games.
I’m just one of the millions of players that loved those game and a top 800 word wide ranked on Starhawk and proud owner of its platinum trophy

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DankSinatra302d ago

A remaster would allow people who don't have access to a ps3 to experience the game since there's so many stuck on the ps3 that are exclusive to the console and Sony refuses to invest in backwards compatibility

darthv72302d ago

Who doesnt have access to a ps3? There were over 87m of them sold. They are cheap and easy to find. Just like wii and ps2.

shinoff2183302d ago

Or maybe it's just not ready yet, ps3 was a different kinda animal.

DankSinatra301d ago

@darthv72

Not everyone is willing to go out and buy a ps3 for a single game or a handful of games when they have a ps4 or a ps5. A port or remaster would actually help. Younger audiences who did not grow up with a ps3 would have exposure to these games that Sony has essentially left behind on the ps3 due to them not investing in backwards compatibility. If they would do backwards compatibility then we wouldn't need to shill out more money for the same games. Something I actually applaud microsoft for (the only thing they have done that's good).

zaanan301d ago

Agree, and PS3 is getting long in the tooth, so failure rates will be going up. I had to send my slim in for repair years ago.

shinoff2183301d ago

I had a couple extra dollars and came across I guy selling ps3s for 50. I bought all 4. Just felt it was a good deal. Now if I could find controllers. I swear I can't find any cheap controllers around me

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jeromeface302d ago

go back to marvel avengers, sounds like more your cup of tea

KwietStorm_BLM302d ago

You know what, now that I think about it.. yeah none of that makes any sense.

TheKingKratos301d ago (Edited 301d ago )

Lol 😂😂😂

Christopher301d ago

Yes to a reboot, absolutely no to Marvel characters in it.

maniacmayhem301d ago

*either a proper equal of a reboot of the original. *

Damn, there needs to be an extension on the Edit feature.

"Either a proper sequel or a reboot of the original"

And people aren't with Cole interacting with cameos from Marvel? Especially with Sony making Spider Man and Wolverine?

Why exactly would that be a bad idea? Especially with the multiverse being a huge deal and all.

Christopher301d ago

***Why exactly would that be a bad idea? Especially with the multiverse being a huge deal and all.***

There's enough Marvel. Let's not spread it everywhere and let other IPs be their own thing. Please.

neutralgamer1992301d ago

Infamous 1-2 collection would be amazing on current generation. God of War 1-2 and PSP games also playable on PS5 Yes please. And last but not least MGS4

There are so many great games which are on PS3. We need them to be remastered and released for current generation.

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GoodGuy09303d ago

Idk why sony hasn't done remasters for 1+2 yet. Such great gems.

RaidenBlack303d ago

I'd like a Killzone 2 Remaster.
Keep the visuals style as is ... just improve the LoD and the resolution

ArchangelMike302d ago

Now that COD is in Microsofts back pocket, it's time for Sony to start investing in it's own 1st party shooters. I loved Killzone - even Shadowfall. But Yeah Killzone 2 was the high point of the Franchise.

ClayRules2012302d ago

Yes. KZ2 was the high point of the franchise and a strong, solid and just bloody fantastic shooter! Had so much fun those days with the game.

Neonridr302d ago (Edited 302d ago )

Shadowfall was my first introduction into the series as the PS4 was my first Sony console. Maybe compared to the others it was not great (personally I don't know), but I had a blast playing it and found it quite enjoyable. I'd love a Trilogy Remaster though so I could go back and enjoy the original 3 for the first time (with a new coat of paint + updated controls)

shinoff2183302d ago

Naw were good. There's plenty in the sea

zaanan301d ago

It’s about damn time for a Resistance trilogy remaster!

long-time-gamer301d ago

Most def the highest point of the franchise, the music, gameplay and story was awesome

ironmonkey301d ago

absolutely right! killzone has been quiet long enough since ps4 release date.

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long-time-gamer301d ago

man id love a killzone 2 remaster, its one of my favorite games of all time, but who knows what shape that code in and where its at, prob wont happen under jim ryan though! you can keep your fingers crossed though and see what happens but GG is all about Horizon now

Vits303d ago

There is a lot of the PS3 era that I would love to see ported/remastered. But, unfortunately, they are probably not commercially viable and I have no idea who owns the rights currently. Stuff like Sire: Blood Curse, White Knight Chronicles, Tokyo Jungle, Folklore, etc.

Infamous on the other hand was never a series that I found good or interesting. Especially when compared with other contemporaries like Prototype. But, given how bare the subgenre is right now, I would dig a remaster.

BehindTheRows302d ago

Sony owns Siren. I can’t speak for the rest.

As for inFAMOUS vs Prototype, I feel the opposite. inFAMOUS mopped the floor with it, quality and gameplay. Just felt far more polished. That said, I enjoyed Prototype’s powers a little more.

Vits302d ago

Fair enough, I agree that the production values of inFamous were higher. But I found it to be a snore-fest.

darthv72302d ago

...no meed. Sony could add ps3 support to the 5 and then people can play loads of games already available. No streaming required. Rpcs3 could be adapted to run on the 5... it would solve so many problems.

Vits302d ago

No need, because they instead could do these two other things that they have shown no interest in doing? Sure.

Shane Kim301d ago

But then they couldnt charge you for remaster (even though I would love one for infamous) or charge you for PSN premium.

darthv72301d ago

It would be even funnier if the series x gets rpcs3 support and can play the ps3 games while ps5 still cannot (not without streaming them)

shinoff2183301d ago

Don't most people still have issues with rpcs3. It's not as stable as alot of emulators out there. From what I've read

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zaanan301d ago

My kids and I had a fun time in Tokyo Jungle!

long-time-gamer301d ago

prototype def was not on the same level as infamous far as gameplay or graphics

Pocahontas301d ago

It was legitimately bad game.

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isarai302d ago

Infamous, Resistance, and killzine are so ripe for a remaster, I wish Sony would make it happen.

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Older PlayStation games that we'd love to see on the PlayStation 5

From Xfire: "For a company with a three-decade-long history in gaming, Sony has done a crappy job at preserving its legacy. "

Flawlessmic747d ago (Edited 747d ago )

All the mgs games, all the ape escapes, silent hill 1-4, croc 1 and 2, legend of dragoon, tekken 3,tenshu, bushido blade, vagrant story, okami, ico, crash bash, gt4.

Thats just off the top of my head that i would play immediately, still so many more though that id love.

Welshy746d ago

MGS, Silent Hill etc are no brainers, but you earned my thumbs up for our boi Croc. I talk about him all the time, it's an honour to find another man of culture.

Flawlessmic746d ago (Edited 746d ago )

Hahaha yea was one of my very first games i owned on ps1 as a child, great memories!!

Love to hear there other people out there that enjoyed the gem of a game that is croc 👌

RedDevils746d ago (Edited 746d ago )

Okami has HD version already. I want those Sly games though since PS3 and vita had it.

Flawlessmic746d ago

Yea sly would be cool, i never got into those so would be a good opportunity for me to do so.

But yea theres so many games in sony catalogue we coukd be here all day listing titles.

Hopefully we all get the ganes we are hoping for.

outsider1624747d ago

Tenchu 1 and 2
Socom 1 and 2
MGS 1-3
MGS4
ICO

seanpitt23747d ago

RDR2 for me they can boost that up to 60fps with better graphic settings than last gen

Luc20747d ago

Folklore. It was such a unique and beautiful game. Great soundtrack. I still have my PS3 copy

The_Hooligan747d ago

YES please! Also I would love to see Warhawk come back. Such an awesome game.

moriarty1889747d ago

The Resistance and a killzone series for me.

Bigman4k747d ago (Edited 747d ago )

Infamous 1 & 2 probably will get remaster for PS5/4 at some point as for the others in that article idk

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