Infamous: Second Son Gamersyde Review

The author writes: We reviewed inFamous Second Son. Undeniably next-gen in appearance, Second Son ultimately falls back on the tropes of previous iterations, which works brilliantly provided you already enjoy this type of experience.

[Christopher]

A 3 paragraph review? There's a ton more that the reviewer could have said about the game without spoiling anything.

[GeddyThePolack]

I agree. It seems like any joe-schmo thinks they create a site and then they are a journalist.

[XboxFun]

There's really nothing else to say. As other reviewers have mentioned the game is just like the other two with a shinier coat of paint.

if you like those two you'll like this one. End of story.

shame they couldnt at least do something a bit out of the box with all that power they supposedly are working with. Sometimes graphics just dont cut it.

[ger2396]

You pretty much described all sequels. Oh, and titanfall.

[Hicken]

How are you not banned yet?

Obviously, sequels are meant to draw in people that liked previous entries. It will pull some new people in to the franchise- more than you want to believe- and by staying true to the others in gameplay aspects, it'll provide a platform for new fans to go backwards, as well the the more obvious familiarity for existing fans.

What game out there is doing something "a bit out of the box?"

Nothing. On either console. And you shouldn't expect it, really, this early on in the generation. Just like you should expect the best graphics possible at the start of the generation.

Shame you couldn't put your one bubble to better use. Sometimes trolling just doesn't cut it.

[NeoTribe]

Your right about sometimes graphics not cutting it. Ryse being one of those examples. Infamous on the other hand is getting fantastic reviews and is selling amazingly. Its a awesome game.

[nukeitall]

@Hicken:

Titanfall is out of this world fun to play. Very different feel and Respawn certainly went out of the box to make this game.

@NeoTribe:

You thought you prefer graphics over game play so you should have loved Ryse. Me, I enjoy Titanfall. Fantastic game play, and even more fantastic reviews than any other AAA game released in recent time.

[Hicken]

@nukeitall: Titanfall is pretty fun, not out of this world. Unless you're referring to the fact that it doesn't take place here on Earth.

And it FEELS very familiar. The only thing that took me a moment to grasp was the Xbox controller, since I'm just not used to them. Otherwise, the controls and feel of the game were extremely similar to Call of Duty and other shooters.

If all you've got to support this game is hyperbole, then it's failed.

[bennj]

"For the full review, head to the French side."

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

Downloaded it around 2:45 this morning...took about 40 mins for a 22gb install, not bad. Played up until you meet the head of the DUP, I chose to take the infamous route. Went to bed after that. I'm at work but I so want to be at home rite now...lol.

[BattleTorn]

I don't really get the PS4 download/install process.

For me, Second Son on my download list was around 5.5gb - yet the game is 21gb.

The same thing occurred with ShadowFall, download list only stated a fraction of the full game.

Is this just to be able to play? And the rest is downloaded in background?

[Omegasyde]

Yes. The downloads are in portions.

This way you download the first portion, you can play up to "X" amount while the rest of the game continues to download.

On this game, I am not quite sure how they are "portioning" out the game since it's one big open world. For Killzone, you could choose singleplayer first, go through the campaign and then the rest of the game (multiplayer and end levels) would download while you play.

This service is not now or exclusive as some steam games had it as well as Xbox1.
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TL:DR It's better to buy the physical disc than digital so you can play whole game at the get go.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

I didn't have the option to play any section while it downloaded, I had to wait until it was finished.

[nukeitall]

@Omegasyde:

"It's better to buy the physical disc than digital so you can play whole game at the get go."

On XB1, all games are installed from disc. Faster load time, access to game anywhere I go with internet access and instant switching made me choose digital all the way.

If your internet is "high speed" downloading a portion of the game, then getting the rest while playing shouldn't be an issue for the majority.

If you live in a remote area.... then yeah, discs!

[BattleTorn]

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[Next_Gamer]

It's a French website, the full review is on the French side and it's pretty big compared to others. It seems like any joe-schmo thinks they know better without even checking the whole website. :)

[Father__Merrin]

I don't care what people say, if you want to see a true next gen game play infamous

the way your char moves about can only described as stunning, makes you think what future games can look like