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Infamous starts where the the other game left off and with the beast wrecking Imperial city. The game starts in a new location called New Marais and Cole powers evolve and transforms him. Cole is now able to use Ice powers and has new melee weapon. Cole must learn more about himself and the first sons and ultimately how to defeate the Beast.


The game is set for July 5 2011

Going to meet The Beast at the start of the game, looking forward to that. Zeke will also get a redesign with I assume any other recurring characters.

I love Infamous. It was so much better than Prototype.

I'll definitely have to buy this one, too.

I await more trailers eagerly.

Why is Cole wearing what looks like Nike products? I liked the white leather jacket with the backpack that had a sly cooper logo on it.

It would seem that the good path is the only canon side to inFamous. Would be nice that whatever you did in inFamous 1 would affect the sequel kinda like Bioware's Mass Effect but I see it isn't taking that route which kinda sucks imho.

You sure that's even Cole? I mean, I haven't read anything yet, but that's a pretty drastic-looking change to his character model.

Originally posted by First_Tsurugi06
You sure that's even Cole? I mean, I haven't read anything yet, but that's a pretty drastic-looking change to his character model.

It's Cole. I kid you not. Why his character model is changed, I have no idea.

In an interview they said they've changed the character to make him more relatable to the player. (?)

If you're certain. Anyway, my only gripe about Cole was more with how he was animated. Visually, it had problems kind of opposite of Prototype; Where Prototype had weak graphics but well-animated characters, InFamous looked much better graphically but the characters had really 'goofy' in-game movements (Particularly Zeke and how he runs).

Anyway, I suppose I'd been hoping for a sequel to this over a sequel to Prototype; InFamous has more lasting appeal overall IMHO, and Cole came off as being much less of a pissy douche than Mercer ultimately came to seem in my eyes.

Overall, I suppose this game may get a little more spotlight this time around given that there are seemingly no similar-styled games competing against it this time around.

And should I ask what the heck that thing on his back is?

Originally posted by BloodRain
In an interview they said they've changed the character to make him more relatable to the player. (?)

Relatable to the player? Surely I hope there's a custom option that the developers haven't announced yet because Cole looking sporty isn't relating to me whatsoever. If there is no custom option, then I guess Sucker Punch just wants Cole to relate to sporty people.

Originally posted by First_Tsurugi06
If you're certain. Anyway, my only gripe about Cole was more with how he was animated. Visually, it had problems kind of opposite of Prototype; Where Prototype had weak graphics but well-animated characters, InFamous looked much better graphically but the characters had really 'goofy' in-game movements (Particularly Zeke and how he runs).

Anyway, I suppose I'd been hoping for a sequel to this over a sequel to Prototype; InFamous has more lasting appeal overall IMHO, and Cole came off as being much less of a pissy douche than Mercer ultimately came to seem in my eyes.

Overall, I suppose this game may get a little more spotlight this time around given that there are seemingly no similar-styled games competing against it this time around.

And should I ask what the heck that thing on his back is? That's his melee weapon.

Originally posted by Nemesis X
Relatable to the player? Surely I hope there's a custom option that the developers haven't announced yet because Cole looking sporty isn't relating to me whatsoever. If there is no custom option, then I guess Sucker Punch just wants Cole to relate to sporty people. Well Cole is a urban explorer.

i dislike his new apperance but not to the point that i really care

New gameplay was just revealed showcasing Cole's use of his new electrified cattle-prod type melee weapon. It looks pretty intense and fun. The camera angles change when you finish someone off with them making it much more cinematic. I think inFamous problem was that it wasn't very cinematic, what with the Comic Book Style cutscenes and everything. Now the game is looking a bit more like Uncharted in terms of cutscene excitement.

Also I was excited when the action slowed down and Zeke was heard on the radio talking to Cole - it brought me right back to nostalgia for the first game running around catching Reapers and snagging blast shards. The parkour style climbing and running looks even sleeker than the first one - which is something to be impressed by.

Ionic Vortex looks ****ing ridiculous.

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Edit: Followed it on YouTube. Holy shit. As much as I don't care for Cole's new look, the game looks amazing. I hope that I can take the lesson from this to never doubt Sucker Punch.

I'm already thinking that The Beast could be Evil Cole because there are two reasons I think of this. One, The Beast's eyes remind me of Evil Cole's eyes and two, I don't think anyone from Sucker Punch said that the choices made in the first game will be ported into the sequel which would seem that going down the good path is canon while going down the path of evil is only optional gameplay and for there to be a third Cole, chances are that he came from a different dimension so that way, there wouldn't be a major time paradox and coming from other worlds would have to make more sense since Kessler (Cole's future self) already has the time travelling thing covered.

Originally posted by Nemesis X
I'm already thinking that The Beast could be Evil Cole because there are two reasons I think of this. One, The Beast's eyes remind me of Evil Cole's eyes and two, I don't think anyone from Sucker Punch said that the choices made in the first game will be ported into the sequel which would seem that going down the good path is canon while going down the path of evil is only optional gameplay and for there to be a third Cole, chances are that he came from a different dimension so that way, there wouldn't be a major time paradox and coming from other worlds would have to make more sense since Kessler (Cole's future self) already has the time travelling thing covered. Its not Cole, it is most likely going to be John who "died" in the second Ray Sphere explosion.

Originally posted by Phanteros
Its not Cole, it is most likely going to be John who "died" in the second Ray Sphere explosion.

Didn't he disintegrate?

Originally posted by Nemesis X
Didn't he disintegrate? The beast came out of nowhere and so far John was the only one who seems the most likely to be the beast. Maybe its him from an alternate future where Kessler Cole came from.

No, when the Ray Sphere went up it created a vortex that pulled John in. He could very well be the Beast.

Originally posted by MooCowofJustice
No, when the Ray Sphere went up it created a vortex that pulled John in. He could very well be the Beast.

Ah, I see. Haven't played inFamous for awhile so I thought he was disintegrated. Forgot he was sucked into a vortex. But John going evil would make no sense. He was a nice guy, looking to protect the people. It's possible that the energy from the Ray Sphere altered his mind or maybe the vortex sent him to another dimension which messed him up somehow.

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/110/1108060p1.html

A panel for Infamous just let out at San Diego Comic-Con, but the real news came before the show even started. Sucker Punch is changing Cole's look in Infamous 2 so that the protagonist looks more like he did in the original game.

A few weeks ago, the developer released the first screens and videos for Infamous 2, and all of that featured a drastically different Cole. This version of the hero had more hair, tattoos and a bunch of other stuff that made him look far different from the bike messenger we knew in the original game.

While the game is still in development and will continue to change, I was handed a manila envelope this afternoon that contained two images of Cole's new-new look. Due to the stage in development, I can't tell you exactly what he looks like, but I can tell you he looks more like the person we played as in the original Infamous and less like the man who was in all of those E3 screens and videos

Cole's getting a pre-makeover. Link for a new clip ^

A wise decision Sucker Punch made.

well as long as he looks like his age, and has a better voice.

Cole's New design is revealed.

edit: just go here can't post it for some reason. http://infamous.wikia.com/wiki/Cole_MacGrath


the last image you see.

This is going to sell like hotcakes.

Reeeally wasn't liking Coles new generic grissled brown-haired action hero look. He looked like a laem Nathan Drake rip-off, whose already lame. I liked him as a kind of ugly creepy git.

I can't tell from the smallish pic but it looks like they're minimising that nicely.

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The cars! Sweet. He can toss shit now.

Originally posted by MooCowofJustice
O.O

The cars! Sweet. He can toss shit now. Alex Mercer better watch out. at this rate Cole could be reaching city level threat and potentially planet based on the fact that The Beast destroyed a moon in infamous.

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The rescue mission

Awesome.

Im so glad that Cole's appearance was tweaked.

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Wait, what was up with that tornado at the end of the 2nd vid? Is the evil end of the first game canon, Cole gets a new superpower?

Originally posted by Nephthys
Wait, what was up with that tornado at the end of the 2nd vid? Is the evil end of the first game canon, Cole gets a new superpower? The good ending is canon to the first game. And that was cole's vortex ability.

But how does electric powers translate into tornado?

Call me anal, but is anyone else especially fond of Cole's improved in-game animations?

Originally posted by Nephthys
But how does electric powers translate into tornado?

Same way they translate into makeshift grenades, I guess.

As in, they don't.

Originally posted by Nephthys
But how does electric powers translate into tornado? Its made of Ions in the air I guess.

Originally posted by Phanteros
Alex Mercer better watch out. at this rate Cole could be reaching city level threat and potentially planet based on the fact that The Beast destroyed a moon in infamous.

Cole already had the power to be a city level threat in Infamous.
Also, the Beast in Kessler's Timeline eventually gained enough strength to be a Life-Wiper, and while he had years to lay waste to the Earth, the moon-busting feat (assuming it was him, and not something else, like a huge ass nuke that missed) likely puts him at that level. The one that's going to appear in Cole's timeline will be far below that level for most, if not all, of the game.

http://www.newgamenetwork.com/userfiles/heroedition.jpg I honestly thought it was going to be a raysphere.

Have they announced a release date yet?

Want.

Originally posted by Nemesis X
Have they announced a release date yet? Jun. 7, 2011.

And the trailer you all been waiting for. The Duality trailer.

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And the main event... THE MISSION Creator!!!!

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The quest for power trailer.

I wish they'd show the Beast already.

The Beast will only be hinted to in this one or get a small appearance at the end. Trailers etc wont show him until its for the third game imo.

InFamous with the first game I bothered to Platinum... but the more I hear about InFamous 2 the list interested I get, and I don't know why.

Originally posted by BloodRain
The Beast will only be hinted to in this one or get a small appearance at the end. Trailers etc wont show him until its for the third game imo. He's going to be in the begining of the second game. The reason why they didn't show him is because he's treat.

Confirmed that he's in it?

Originally posted by BloodRain
Confirmed that he's in it? I think it was stated in Game Informer 2 times and in IGN.

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Looks pretty legit.

There's an image of the supposed Beast on the Sucker Punch forums right now. But I think it's just a fire version of one of the enemies they already revealed.

Originally posted by BloodRain
Confirmed that he's in it?

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/116/1160013p1.html

Originally posted by Phanteros
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That quick-dash fire move looks shweet, as does Ionic Drain.

Can't believe how much better this one looks compared to the first game

The beast in the infamous 2 demo

http://www.dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/inFAMOUS-The-Beast.jpg

You can't punch anymore...and that's annoying.

Sure you don't wanna slap some spoiler tags on that? XD

Originally posted by MooCowofJustice
Sure you don't wanna slap some spoiler tags on that? XD Why?

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What are the chances that the sequel will be released sooner than expected? The first inFamous was released a day or two before the release date that was announced for it arrived if I can recall correctly. I hope inFamous 2 gets out early. That game looks sick.

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Here are the Pre Order bonuses:

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/infamous-2-pre-order-bonus-powers-demonstrated-on-video/

Good thing I stick with Gamestop. The Hook Shot looks more awesome imo.

You know what would make sense about Evil Cole in this game? Him forcing Kuo into the Transfer Device and stealing her powers. That way, MacGrath can have both pyro and cryokinetic abilities. Heck, Good Cole should do the same to Nix. "Resistance is futile Nix, you've been using your powers to harm the innocents and so I shall take them away from from you and use them to protect this city and it's people." Although that would ruin the point in the Karma system if he's able to have everything. I'm just thinking out loud here.

your right about the last part it will defeat the purpose of doing the karma system anyway.

I only thought he should get both their powers because he's gonna need everything he can get if he's going up against a possible planet buster. Speaking of the Beast...

Originally posted by Phanteros
The beast in the infamous 2 demo

http://www.dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/inFAMOUS-The-Beast.jpg

I didn't see this picture until I went back a page a couple minutes ago. So that's what inFamous' main baddie looks like huh? Makes you wonder what the point in having pyrokinetic abilities is when the guy looks like he's a humanoid volcano.

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Holy **** the Beast is awesome. I was not expecting that hand, at all.

Scary. >.>

I wasn't thinking of getting this but after that trailer, hmmm, I dont know.....

What's wrong with the trailer, it just has that stupid cloverfield type of filming other than that its looks ok.

Edit: looking at the trailer again It does make The Beast kind of underwhelming.

We're saying the trailer was cool.

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Opening scene


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Here are some screenshots of Cole fighting the Beast:

http://infamous.wikia.com/wiki/File:BEAST_TUT_FIGHT.jpg

Had no idea the Beast was supersized.

You know what, forget the screenshots. Here's a video showing some bits of the fight:

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Wait, he beats the Beast?

Thats kinda lame. I thought a guy who took a good chunk out of the moon would do better than that.

Originally posted by Nephthys
Wait, he beats the Beast?

Thats kinda lame. I thought a guy who took a good chunk out of the moon would do better than that.

The Beast is probably gonna do a surprise attack the moment Cole reaches the end of that dock. The end of that video sure looked like something under the water was busting it.

Screw a final attack. As much as the Beast was hyped up he should have easily tossed Cole aside.

he didn't seem that much effected by cole's attack. Also this is the "new" Beast as the one before came later and had more time grow strong.

EDIT

The more I listen to it I like Funny cole's voice better than wannabe strep throat batman's voice.

Originally posted by Nephthys
Wait, he beats the Beast?

Thats kinda lame. I thought a guy who took a good chunk out of the moon would do better than that.

Yeah, but the beast regens afterwards, and Cole admitted that he couldn't beat it, which is pretty much why we have InFamous 2.

Also, there's no indication that the Beast Cole barely beat at the beginning of Infamous 2, is as powerful as the one Cole saw in Kessler's vision.

Originally posted by Phanteros
The more I listen to it I like Funny cole's voice better than wannabe strep throat batman's voice.

The original one was better IMO (seeing as I haven't heard a lot of the new one), but yeah, too gravelly.


Also, Kuo's voice is hawt.

spoilers!!!

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I hate you.

Why? Who is tha.. oh.. OHHHHH... ohh.

Try a spoiler tag next time.

R.I.P Cole McGrath, SP had out done themselves and given what might be the most awesome send off ever.

can anyone explain to my why this dude is so popular? Cole, is it? he reminds me of alex mercer. but i like alex better. he seems a more fiercer warrior too.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
can anyone explain to my why this dude is so popular? Cole, is it? he reminds me of alex mercer. but i like alex better. he seems a more fiercer warrior too. Because unlike most generic anti-heroes(the batman type), we see Cole evolve and grow. He has personality that garners sympathy and respect if you play him on good. If you play the games on good you probably understand why he's a great character. Especially in 2 and its good ending, hell even in the bad ending it was emotional.


That's all I can tell you without spoiling it for you. There's a lot of things that make people like Cole over the generic batman/revenge driven brand of heroes games tend to funnel out of their ass. *cough*Alex*cough*

also to say he's like Alex Mercer will be an insult to him as they are nothing alike other than powers.

Yeah, he's a really well written character. Even when he's an ******* he feels somewhat believable. But the good route is just really, really good.

Originally posted by Phanteros
R.I.P Cole McGrath, SP had out done themselves and given what might be the most awesome send off ever.

It's possible he was only temporarily dead and came back when a lightning bolt was conveniently struck down where the boat with his body was. If he is dead for good then I'm gonna miss that guy.

If SP wants to bring him back, they'll find a way. InFamous is modelled after Comic Books after all. Or they could make the Evil Ending canon.

Just got my Platinum, and I have to say, even on the good play through Cole seemed like such an *******. In the first game I never got the impression that any of the evil karma choices actually suited the character, he just didn't seem like someone who would make any of those choices... but it is almost the opposite in this game. Can't stand Nix but there is one moment on the Evil Play Through near the end that was pretty powerful. Decent game, the moments with Cole and Zeke are all pretty awesome, the rest of the writing and plot could have been improved. Stellar game play though, I recommend checking it out.

Still... I wish they would have given me the option to play with the original InFamous 2 Cole character model (the one with hair), because the one they use is just so bland and uninspiring. He looks like every other character, from every other game. How many characters with buzz cuts do we need?

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
Just got my Platinum, and I have to say, even on the good play through Cole seemed like such an *******. In the first game I never got the impression that any of the evil karma choices actually suited the character, he just didn't seem like someone who would make any of those choices... but it is almost the opposite in this game. Can't stand Nix but there is one moment on the Evil Play Through near the end that was pretty powerful. Decent game, the moments with Cole and Zeke are all pretty awesome, the rest of the writing and plot could have been improved. Stellar game play though, I recommend checking it out.

Still... I wish they would have given me the option to play with the original InFamous 2 Cole character model (the one with hair), because the one they use is just so bland and uninspiring. He looks like every other character, from every other game. How many characters with buzz cuts do we need? Well I pretty sure you know the story behind the change. But yeah I would of liked it if he look less generic.

Maybe.. On that sequel they didn't say yes or no on the matter but said it ''depends on having some good ideas.'' So there's a good chance.

I kinda want the series to end now, with the good ending being Canon. That way it'll be...

Half as long, twice as bright.

I played and beat Infamous 2 and it was a pretty good game but if they do a sequel, I think they need to something really different with it because the second was starting to grind on me because it reminded too much of the first game.

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Problem?

Originally posted by Phanteros
Problem?

I'm just surprised. Vampires in inFamous...things are going to get interesting in October.

"The vampire of Empire Citeh"

Interestingly strange.

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So I guess it's safe to say that vampires in the inFamous-verse weren't Conduits to begin with.

Anyways, I have my suspicions that Festival of Blood is just a story made up by Zeke just to try and impress some chicks late at night. Cole's been too busy preparing for the Beast while fighting Bertrand and Zeke obviously had plenty of time to goof off when he wasn't gathering intel. If this is canon and Cole was actually able to put "fighting creatures of the night" in his tight agenda, I will be surprised.

Originally posted by Nemesis X
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So I guess it's safe to say that vampires in the inFamous-verse weren't Conduits to begin with.

Anyways, I have my suspicions that Festival of Blood is just a story made up by Zeke just to try and impress some chicks late at night. Cole's been too busy preparing for the Beast while fighting Bertrand and Zeke obviously had plenty of time to goof off when he wasn't gathering intel. If this is canon and Cole was actually able to put "fighting creatures of the night" in his tight agenda, I will be surprised.

It looks like it takes place between 1 and 2.


There's is an indefinite time-lapse between 1 and 2. It could have been a year or two. Cole didn't age...nor did Zeke. So it wasn't something like a decade.



So there's room for it in the timeline.

Originally posted by dadudemon
It looks like it takes place between 1 and 2.


There's is an indefinite time-lapse between 1 and 2. It could have been a year or two. Cole didn't age...nor did Zeke. So it wasn't something like a decade.



So there's room for it in the timeline.

No it doesn't.




Also, Cole has been seen with his Amp and that thing was made and given to him around the beginning of inFamous 2.

If you want to know what bridged the gap between 1 and 2, go read the inFamous Digital Comic.

Originally posted by Nemesis X
No it doesn't.




Also, Cole has been seen with his Amp and that thing was made and given to him around the beginning of inFamous 2.

If you want to know what bridged the gap between 1 and 2, go read the inFamous Digital Comic.

Yes it does because I change my answer to something much more obvious:

It takes place at the same time inFamous 2 takes place.

Originally posted by MooCowofJustice
I kinda want the series to end now, with the good ending being Canon. That way it'll be...

Half as long, twice as bright.



I don't know, the evil ending was also pretty cool. And for the next game, the enemies would be much harder giving way to some extremely awesome powers battles.

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Finally finished this game.

It's decent. Could be better. I liked the old character model and voice actor, better. Music was better...because they had Amon Tobin doing some weird shit...I was looking forward to Amon Tobin's contributions in the first game...and he was grossly watered down into some industrial ambient noise shit. Highly disappointed. Second game had better music...still wasn't great. It was rather generic.


The story was okay. I saw the "John" thing coming a mile away (as did others). However, we could never be sure.

I like the new powers like the homing missiles. I used those almost exclusively after I unlocked them. I do not like that you have to constantly recharge every other shot. I have almost all blast shards on my first playthrough...I can only expand 1 more "energy" dot...and I'm still recharging like crazy.



The shard locator power-up is definitely a welcome addition. If I get the urge, I may go back through and get all the shards just to do it.


Story...was meh.

Voice acting was at times good and at times bad.

Graphics were average.

Powers were better than the first game but still feel almost "meh" compared to Prototype. I liked the vortex move (it's just a lightning tornado...pretty much". That move was great and I used it to clear the path for the "drive" missions...very useful.


Overall, I give the game a 6.5. Could be much better. Could be a whole lot worse.


Originally posted by Phanteros
Its not Cole, it is most likely going to be John who "died" in the second Ray Sphere explosion.


I'd like to point out that you totally "called it". I thought that John was the Beast, too, after completing the first game. If people paid attention to the "dead drops" in the first gam, it mentions John having the conduit gene...which means the second (or third, if you were keeping track) activation of the raysphere should have given him powers.


Originally posted by Nemesis X
You know what would make sense about Evil Cole in this game? Him forcing Kuo into the Transfer Device and stealing her powers. That way, MacGrath can have both pyro and cryokinetic abilities. Heck, Good Cole should do the same to Nix. "Resistance is futile Nix, you've been using your powers to harm the innocents and so I shall take them away from from you and use them to protect this city and it's people." Although that would ruin the point in the Karma system if he's able to have everything. I'm just thinking out loud here.


You, as well, are seemingly prophetic: it actually happened (he didn't force her, they decided together).

Originally posted by dadudemon
You, as well, are seemingly prophetic: it actually happened (he didn't force her, they decided together).

And Festival of Blood being a story made up by Zeke just to try and get a woman at night is true as well. I'm getting good at this.

Originally posted by Nemesis X
And Festival of Blood being a story made up by Zeke just to try and get a woman at night is true as well. I'm getting good at this.


You called that too?


Man, 2 for 2, at least in the Infamous games.

I'm replaying this game in anticipation for Second Son on PS4.

I feel sorry for Xbox owners that can't play these awesome games.

I going Evil this go around, since last time I was a Hero.

Originally posted by Impediment
I'm replaying this game in anticipation for Second Son on PS4.

I feel sorry for Xbox owners that can't play these awesome games.

I going Evil this go around, since last time I was a Hero. I had both. I got xbox this time around. I miss Infamous.

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