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Sucker Punch Working On Frame Limit Option For inFamous:Second Son,Looking Into Changing Time of Day

GearNuke: "While inFamous: Second Son might have been released officially, Sucker Punch Production haven't stopped supporting the game post-launch yet. They are releasing weekly updates for the game's Paper Trail mission, and also releasing patches for fixing various issues/bugs experienced by the people. Since inFamous: Second Son runs at an unlocked frame rate, one of the requested feature was to limit the frame rate, just like Killzone: Shadow Fall. Sucker Punch have acknowledged this issue and confirmed that they are working on getting it in the game."

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GarrusVakarian4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

Nice to see them listening to fan feedback. Before the game was released, i was one of those guys asking for a 30fps cap/lock, but after actually playing it, it's really not bad at all. Very smooth. A little stuttering in places but 99% of the time it feels very smooth and responsive to play. Not quite 60fps smooth, but definitely more than 30.

But i would definitely like the option to change the time of day. If not dynamic, then maybe the ability to change it via the options menu? I would probably alternate between mid-day and night time, i like the lighting and the way the game looks at both of those times of day the most.

DarkLordMalik4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

The day/night stuff is really strange. After finishing the game, we might be randomly stuck with any of the one time of the day. Like in one of my save, i got daytime while in another, i got night. So it is strange and random. But the game is so beautiful, a dynamic day/night cycle would have done it the justice it deserves.

Edit: No, it is not permanent, but random. Good Karma = Daytime and Evil Karma = Mid-day for me. So i dunno.

GarrusVakarian4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

I think good karma end game time is permanent mid-day and evil karma end game is dusk/night? I don't think it's random.

Correct me if im wrong though.

Edit: Oh really? It must be random then....unless there are certain choices or things throughout the game that affect the end game time of day. Who knows....

UltimateMaster4111d ago

I don't know about frame rate in Infamous, I never had any problems with frame rate at all.
But I guess if it is "optional"
If it is optional, why not give the option of 900p 60fps? While they're at it.

ZodTheRipper4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

It's not random at all, good/evil karma endings simply have presets. The good preset at bright daylight is perfect while the evil one at noon is simply boring and makes the city & sky look bland.

Good:
http://leviathyn.com/wp-con...

Evil:
http://i5.photobucket.com/a...

But we need an option to choose between the 8 presets via menu after beating the game ...I want to play at night.

Tempest3174111d ago

I'm pretty sure the time of day is permanent, not random after the story...I've got my 2 save games (good/evil), and I am pretty sure theyve both been in the same time of day since I completed each one.

Conzul4111d ago

I like how in inFamous 2 the time of day changed everytime you died, but only if the main story was already over.

andrewsqual4111d ago

I just love how the PS4 with this game and along with KZ Shadow Fall and Knack ended up refusing to do slowdown and output them at even higher FPS than projections. Can't wait to see what other games will be like over the next 7 years ^_^

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iTehDroiD4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

Correct me if I am wrong Lukas but appearently you are on n4g.com 24/7 :D. In every news the first comment is yours :D

Back to topic: A fps lock option would be awesome. I experience some judder about every 10 seconds in the game. It's not gamebreaking at all and you hardly notice it while playing normally, but when you are running through the streets to look at all the beautiful visuals, it's a little bit annoying tbh.

GarrusVakarian4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

As im human and can't stay awake 24/7, i regret to inform you that you are indeed wrong. How exactly would it affect your life even if i were here 24/7? Concentrate on your own life please, Mr :)

On topic: I hardly ever notice it unless i do a special move, outside of those it rarely dips low enough for me to notice it and certainly doesn't take anything away from the game.

Now, if you want to see framerate drops, find the monorail tram and ride on top of it. You get some pretty good pics on top of those things, but the framerate dips a lot.

GuruMeditation4111d ago

Frame judder every ten seconds? I'm particularly susceptible to frame-rate issues, but I've noticed nothing that bad in ISS... Quite the opposite in fact.

iTehDroiD4111d ago

24/7 was just an exaggeration. Of course you don't stay on n4g.com 24 hours a day, it was just a joke, because I saw you posting a lot of first comments recently. ;)

GarrusVakarian4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

@itehdroid

No offence taken mate ;)

iTehDroiD4111d ago

you only notice the judder if you really pay attention. Than i experience a minor judder about every 10 seconds while running through the streets. As I said nothing that really affects the game. I would just love to see an fps lock option. You hardly or never notice the judder while playing normally. And with judder I mean just

Prime1574111d ago

The only real fps problems I've had is during neon's d-pad down move... prettiest. thing. EVA!

can't think of the name right now....

ZodTheRipper4111d ago

^It's called Radiant Sweep and that's also the only time I noticed any framerate drops after beating the game twice ...for like 2 seconds and only if there's lots of stuff on screen.

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Tempest3174111d ago

I want to clarify, my two saves are both in different times of day. What I was saying is that the time of day has not changed since I completed the game in each save.

ITPython4110d ago

I would welcome the choice to choose the time of day, that and dynamic options would be awesome!

One annoying thing I have noticed since I finished the game is that in the second part of the city (may happen in the first part too) is that there is quite a few areas where the screen gets all hazy looking, like there is a heavy fog around Deslin (although it isn't fog). It stinks because instead of the game looking crystal clear everywhere I go, it has this annoying bloom/haze on more areas of the map than I would like.

I finished the game as a hero, and based on the angle of the sun it is around 10/11 AM or so and the city is very bright (best looking of all the times IMO, aside from the annoying haze anomaly).

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incendy354111d ago

I would actually love a 60fps option at a lower resolution.

incendy354111d ago

Why? The powers would be so smooth! 60fps is like butter. 30fps always feels constrained.

FriedGoat4111d ago

I have an 80+ inch screen. The game runs damn smooth as it is, but anything under 1080p looks like turd on a screen this size.

Irishguy954111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

Agree 60FPS >>> 1080p. One actually affects the quality of the gameplay. Especially in one as quick paced as second son...

Ah, options are always better. PC is better

Thehyph4111d ago

Sounds like a cork sniffer to me.

FunAndGun4111d ago

Playing inFAMOUS on PC is not an option though. :|

GarrusVakarian4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

I would normally agree with you, but not with this game/genre.

In open world games, i prefer clarity and image quality to 60fps and lower res. Of course on PC you can have both, but alas, these are only consoles so limitations have to be taken into account. If it's not first person then i have no problem with 30fps. But anything fast paced and first person, i would gladly sacrifice res for framerate.

Hicken4111d ago

Seems like you would love if the game failed, based on your other comments.

It's smooth enough as is, and the higher resolution makes all those particle effects stand out much more than they would with a higher framerate instead.

MidnytRain4111d ago

I don't understand the problem in giving people a choice. If he himself wanted to bump down the resolution for a higher frame rate, that's a non-issue for anyone who doesn't.

Rimeskeem4111d ago

Do you play on Xbox or something?

Jk jk

But you don't need 60fps on a tps it might look a little bit nicer but is rather have those amazing graphics then 60fps

AceBlazer134110d ago

Thats you,i did not go out and get a 1080p tv to view anything lower.

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SourShoes4111d ago

I haven't noticed a "judder" as DF says, just an occasional slight slow down. It certainly isn't "annoying." Thankfully, my eyes aren't trained to see tearing and other small anomalies like some.

Dynamic time of day would definitely be awesome as well as a 30 hz lock. Good thing I'm taking my time with this game because I don't see anything great coming out until Watch_Dogs, Wolfenstein, or The Show. I got to Fetch and haven't played it in a week.

OT: Plus, I downloaded KoA: Reckoning on the PS3 during EA's flash sale. That game is great! I don't know how it flew under my radar.

HeavenlySnipes4111d ago

If you had PS+ a couple months back you could have got it for free

SageShinigami4110d ago

+1 for someone else enjoying Reckoning. That game was a lot of fun.

MRMagoo1234110d ago

I loved that game too got it free on PSN , the only thing that annoyed the hell out of me was the bug that it had , im not sure if all owners got it but when ever i had a loading screen in a city it would do the whole entering the city for the first time cinematic, like entering a house then coming back out would trigger it. Annoyed the living heck out of me but i still loved the game.

P.S Also the DLC i bought never turned up in my chest no matter what i did , logging in and out , uninstalling it and installing it again .....nothing.

nunley334110d ago

I enjoyed playing Amular also when i recieved it as a ps plus game. I need to re-download this sometime and finish it. I recently started Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen,another plus title is really good too.

ufo8mycat4111d ago

Hmm not sure what the point of a frame limit option for this game is.

The game was silky smooth throughout for me.

Oldman1004110d ago

I think it could help keep the remote play experience as consistent as possible since it's only limited to 30fps.

candy_mafia4111d ago

@ufo8mycat

Same, I never experienced any frame rate issues and I played the game twice over.

Whatever, it's encouraging to see they are listening and responding to feedback :)

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Unique PlayStation Games Where You Sweep Through Enemies Like They're Nothing

Huzaifah from eXputer writes, "My favorite type of genre in games is when enemies are merely animal fodder in the eyes of the protagonist's sheer power."

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inFamous 3: Is PlayStation Working On A Second Son Sequel?

Fans of the action-adventure franchise have been eagerly awaiting news of a potential sequel to one of the best games on the PS4.

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-Foxtrot348d ago

They really need to

Go off the evil ending off Second Son

Delsin absorbs all those powers

Revealed he’s the real Beast and John in Infamous 2 was just an anomaly created by timelines being messed with by Kessler.

Cole vs the Real Beast

gold_drake347d ago

quite honestly, i dont remember a whole lot about 2 amymore, but i absolutely hated the guy in second son haha.

chicken_in_the_corn347d ago

It would make more sense to go off the evil ending of 2 and the good ending g of SS where Cole is The Beast.

Cacabunga346d ago

Doesnt make any sense calling second son 2 as infamous 3..

OtterX347d ago

Ha, yea Delsin was obnoxious.

I wouldn't mind another new character, but somehow bring Cole into the story.

We can just pretend like Delsin never existed. :)

thejigisup346d ago

Everyone that age is obnoxious. It's been years and is like to think delsin has grown

neutralgamer1992347d ago

Until we wait for a potential new entry it would awesome to have infamous collection for PS5

RaidenBlack347d ago

Umm ... how about this?
First we get the Tushima sequel(coz its most rumored)
Then a new Resistance (need new PS SP FPS)
Then a totally new IP (new IPs are always interesting)
And then a new inFamous?

Pepsi_Man3000347d ago

resistance is insomniac I think

xHeavYx347d ago

Can we also get a complete remaster of InFamous 1 and 2?

fr0sty346d ago

Gimme a new Warhawk and MAG while we're at it.

DivineHand125347d ago

I had a great time with the second son. Never got to play the originals and hope they get remastered one day.

DazaMc346d ago

The graphics were amazing, I got the platinum on that one. Very good.

ChasterMies347d ago (Edited 347d ago )

If I had a choice between another Infamous game and another Spider-Man game, I choose Spider-Man. Sony should spend its resources on its winners.

Tacoboto346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

Infamous was such a winner its studio was given the freedom (after 3 titles + their expansions) to do a new IP with GoT, just like with Sly Cooper before infamous.

I'd welcome a 4th title even more than another Spider-Man, it'd be exciting what they could do with new powers fit for the hardware outside the limits of a licensed superhero game.

jznrpg346d ago

Spider-Man is guaranteed and is made by Insomniac so why not both as Sucker Punch would make Infamous.

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How Does inFAMOUS Second Son Hold up 10 Years Later?

inFAMOUS Second Son was one of PS4's best exclusives, but does it hold up a decade later?

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Deeeeznuuuts536d ago

100%, locked 60fps and still look great all these years later, same with the expansion, definitely worth a look if people haven't played it yet, not the best games ever made but a good experience, hopefully a new infamous gets released

KwietStorm_BLM535d ago

Never was my favorite infamous, but it was definitely a graphics showcase early on PS4. Still plays well with the unlocked frame rate.

SDuck535d ago

Still remember getting hyped about this game nearing release. Funny because I never even got a PS4. Jumped from PS3 to PC so I never played it ahahaha

OmegaSoldati535d ago

Its a good game. But thats it. Congratulations you made the best choice. I dream to have a great PC one day.

jznrpg346d ago

@OmegaSoldati I’ve had a few of the highest end PC’s and they’re cool for about a year then they aren’t the highest end PC anymore and not as cool. It’s way overrated imo.

Profchaos535d ago (Edited 535d ago )

Graphically It's a absolutely stunning game that still holds up today.

Didn't have all that much depth to it forcing you to play though twice for a platinum trophy a good and bad run it was a little disappointing how similar those were Delsin would be like I'm not doing that for you in a cutscene but the cutscene would play out and force you to do it anyway just as you would of in a good run

I did like the story however it got a lot of complaints back in the day people hated playing as Delsin instead of cole despite Coles story being wrapped up.

Overall though the map wasn't overly saturated with useless points of interest there was some collectibles and things to find but nothing compared to a Ubisoft game.

I think it was a good game if a little hollow I've played it through around 4 times now since it's so short.

Also it's DLC was great a full story expansion

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