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inFAMOUS: Second Son: Particle and Performance Capture Tech Explained; Awesome Concept Art Revealed

nFAMOUS: Second Son is definitely one of the best looking games seen on consoles, if not the best, and Sucker Punch Productions hosted a series of panels at the Game Developers Conference explaining in-depth the “magic” (or better, technomancy) behind the beauty of the game.

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SourShoes4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

I've never seen anything like it. Dem particles and dat facial animation! It's the current graphics champ on consoles. Emphasis on the word "consoles."

GarrusVakarian4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

The scene when you are talking to Betty when she is laying down on the bed gobsmacked me. The way her face moves and wrinkles up is so damn real.

As for particles, i have SO many screenshots of me drawing Neon power from sources. It's amazing to see each little particle flow into your hand. Here's one of my own screenshots -

http://www.mediafire.com/co...

mkis0074110d ago

Thanks for the new desktop pic

Bathyj4110d ago

We are very like minded Lukas. I also was amazed by Betty and the wrinkles around her mouth. Very lifelike. Some of Delsins and Franks facial animations was top notch too, helped by the incredible performances by the actors. Man I love Troy. The graphics arent quite photoreal, but there were times when you forget that for a second and you think there are actually human. Subtlety is what sells it.

I also have a plethora of amazing neon drawing shots. I only wish your neon powers would reflect the colour you drew from. That would be a cool other dimension, searching out yellow or green or blue signs so you could fight with that colour. Purple is probably the last colour I would pick even though it is awful pretty.

EcoSos34110d ago

This game looks amazing, those faces expression where really good. But the game felt short for me at least, there was almost nothing to do in the game I already got platinum on it.

Shad0wRunner4110d ago

If you already got the plat....then there was plenty that you have done. The side missions, finding all the shards, Cole's missions, paper trial mission, clearing the cities of the DUP forces, maxing out all the powers. And that's not even all. Theres plenty to do in 2nd Son.

But hey, if you already did everything...congrats. That's why people say take your time with it and dont rush thru it in a couple days. Cuz once youve done everything, youre pretty much done. Until they start adding some DLC.

mkis0074110d ago

Now you have the raids to do...I think they are never ending

DoomeDx4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

Side missions and finding all the shards didnt take me more then 2 / 3 hours.

Cole & paper trails are not needed for the 100%

Shad0wRunner4110d ago

DoomeDx

I call BS on that statement. Sorry. Even the most experienced gamer, hopped up on speed and tweaking balls....cannot finish ALL side missions and find ALL shards in 2nd Son, in 2-3 hours. Hell, the first 2-3 hours you start the game doesnt put you anywhere NEAR completing all of that.

Either I misunderstood what you meant...or youre full of it.

EcoSos34110d ago

Well in 4 hours I already had about 45% done and no you don't need cole's or paper trail missions to 100%. Also there's no thropies for getting all the power ups or maxing them out. I'm not joking check my profile the game only has like 40 thropies and like only one is gold. My PSN name is EcoSos3.

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DoomeDx4110d ago

Great graphical game! Enjoyed every minute of it.

To bad there isnt much replay value though :/ I already finished it 100% on good karma in less then 7 hours.

Doing my bad karma now.

Amazing, yet very short game

Shad0wRunner4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

Actually, 2nd Son is a game of average length. MGS Ground Zero's is a "very short game"...in comparison.

Im beginning to think today's gamer has become too picky and too entitled; always wanting more, always expecting more. Never satisfied and always something to bitch about.

Bathyj4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

How do you get 100% in 7 hours. I played that much on my first day and I think I only got neon. If youre completing the game in that time, let alone getting 100% I think we have very different playstyles, and you might be missing the point of having an open world game to explore.

Shad0wRunner4110d ago

Exactly, Bathyj!

Couldnt agree more. I played same as you. Took me about the same ammount of time, too. I wasnt just gunning for the main story missions, to beat the game as fast as I could. I took the time to explore, have a look around the city. I also went after the shards and upgraded my powers before going to the next story based mission. IDK why anyone would just fly thru the game with only one power. I had the first 3 nearly maxed by the time I beat it and got concrete. Having 3 upgraded powers to rely on was a lot easier than being limited to just one, thru the whole game.

I also took the time to clear the cities of the DUP forces and doing some side missions before moving on to the next story mission. So because I chose to do all the stuff in between...my playthru took a lot longer than some of these speed freaks, out there.

So yeah, I agree...I dont think people are playing the game, right...the way it was intended to be played. Just breezing thru it as fast as you can, is a pretty lame playthru.

Just sayin...

Boody-Bandit4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

Bathyj

It took me a few days of a lot of gaming hours to beat the game on my 1st play through. Mind you I didn't rush and had Delsin nearly sharded (LOL I sharded my pants) out for the ending. My guesstimation is it took me roughly 20hrs of gameplay to complete the game.

Like you said, it's open world and I enjoyed the game. This game is too damn good to speed run through it. I call BS on some of these guys and their claims. It's not like Infamous has a time tracker.

Hey it's the internet. I was only kidding.
I actually beat the game x2 in 10hrs and got platinum. /s

Bathyj4110d ago

Yeah I guestimate about 20 hours too. I did it in 4 sittings and had very little sleep that weekend.

And while I didnt what the kids call "speedrun", in no way was I dawdling. I couldnt put the game down and I was always pushing to get the next power so I would guess anyone really taking their time would have taken even longer.

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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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-Foxtrot342d 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_drake342d 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_corn341d 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.

Cacabunga341d ago

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

OtterX342d 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. :)

thejigisup341d ago

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

neutralgamer1992341d ago

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

RaidenBlack341d 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_Man3000341d ago

resistance is insomniac I think

xHeavYx341d ago

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

fr0sty341d ago

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

DivineHand125341d ago

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

DazaMc341d ago

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

ChasterMies341d ago (Edited 341d 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.

Tacoboto341d ago (Edited 341d 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.

jznrpg341d 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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Deeeeznuuuts530d 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_BLM530d ago

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

SDuck530d 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

OmegaSoldati530d ago

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

jznrpg341d 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.

Profchaos530d ago (Edited 530d 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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