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Performance Analysis: inFamous First Light

DF :

"When inFamous Second Son was released earlier this year, the game's developer, Sucker Punch, delivered a strong technical showing that clearly demonstrated the advantages of the latest Sony console. Unfortunately performance wasn't quite where we would have liked with an unlocked frame-rate coupled with inconsistent performance and occasional dips below 30fps. With inFamous First Light, the standalone downloadable episode, Sucker Punch has been given another shot to further refine its already impressive tech. The question, then, is to what extent the developer has decided to tackle performance - if at all."

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90Supra3944d ago

So it runs better and, from what I can see, looks slighty better than 2nd Son...

Nice...

GarrusVakarian3944d ago (Edited 3944d ago )

Yeah, I saw a few people over at GAF say that they think it looks and runs better than the main game before this analysis. Nice to know it's true.

Good job, SP. A 1080p open world game that looks as good as it does, running like it does, bodes well for future SP titles. Especially if they decide to lock future games at 30fps and use the extra power for more eye candy.

And I gotta say, I disagree with DF about locking the framerate to 30fps. I thought SS felt much more responsive and smoother to play with the unlocked framerate. Same with Killzone SF. The locked 30fps options for both of those games felt really stuttery and sluggish. I know neither of those titles held 60fps, and in Infamous' case it was nowhere near 60fps....but it just felt nicer to play with the unlocked framerate, imo.

starchild3943d ago

Yeah, I definitely noticed that the framerate was more solid in First Light than in Second Son. With it unlocked I could tell it was averaging higher, and with it capped I didn't see the kinds of dips under 30fps that I did in Second Son.

I don't completely agree with you about unlocking the framerate. I always feel that framerate consistency is more important than having a higher average framerate that fluctuates all around. For this reason I usually play Second Son and First Light with the framerate capped at 30fps.

That said, I do think that Infamous SS and FL feel a lot better with an uncapped framerate than many games do. It doesn't bother me TOO bad, but I still prefer the consistency in controller response and the onscreen movement that a solid 30fps offers. Killzone Shadow Fall, though, felt WAY better to play at 30fps than with a variable framerate. I can't stand the judder in that game with the framerate unlocked.

TheWackyMan3944d ago

They look identical other than some slightly different weather effects going on.

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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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-Foxtrot332d 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_drake332d 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_corn331d 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.

Cacabunga331d ago

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

OtterX331d 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. :)

thejigisup331d ago

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

neutralgamer1992331d ago

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

RaidenBlack331d 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_Man3000331d ago

resistance is insomniac I think

xHeavYx331d ago

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

fr0sty331d ago

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

DivineHand125331d ago

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

DazaMc331d ago

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

ChasterMies331d ago (Edited 331d 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.

Tacoboto331d ago (Edited 331d 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.

jznrpg331d ago

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

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5 Best Games to Buy in the PS4 Essential Picks Sale Right Now

Greysun writes: "The Essential Picks sale has started up today on the PlayStation Store for the PS4, so if you're on the lookout for some sweet deals, get your wallet ready!"

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AnubisG1943d ago

None of these worth buying in this "sale". These can be found on disc for much less.

Xaevi1943d ago

Sucks they don't put infamous at 7$ like they used to. I got Bloodborne for 7 bucks years ago too. Once they make the Hit List they don't go lower than 14 it seems

rolando1231942d ago

yeah this is true but i totally think Second Son and First Light for 30 bucks or whatever is a fantastic deal. Two great platinum trophies too!

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Sony’s best-selling Infamous series did X-Men games better than the actual X-Men

For decades, superheroes had the worst luck when it came to video games, the X-Men chief among them. There are a few welcome outliers—Raven Software’s X-Men Legends duology remains a classic, Wolverine’s game adaptation for his first solo movie has its silly charm, and you can still find the classic beat-’em-up cabinet in arcades everywhere—but there are more lows than highs, from Mutant Wars and X2: Wolverine’s Revenge, to the franchise’s last big stab at mainstream gaming respectability, 2011’s X-Men: Destiny. Sluggish and overwrought, the latter seemed to be the kiss of death for Marvel’s mutants, the precursor to their eventual fate years before they were kicked out of Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite. (Getting left out in the cold during Marvel’s big purchase by Disney probably didn’t help.)

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SCW19822200d ago

When you find out that Kessler is Cole. Mind blown. It was so awesome

Nitrowolf22200d ago

Yeah I really wasn’t expecting that at all, loved it though and made me feel bad for him

Shame cause I thought 2 feel flat in comparison was hoping it’d be set up for us to fail and having to travel back as Kessler.

Easily could have made three focused around getting cole out of that loop.

AspiringProGenji2200d ago

Ah Infamous 2, such a well made game. I miss playing it and would love a remaster. Many people had issues with the story, but I myself enjoyed it. Maybe if I get back and play it I might realize why, but god damn I loved the game

hebewanif2199d ago

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MWH2199d ago

use *Spoiler Alert* next time.

Zeke682199d ago

It's a PS3 title, no need for spoiler tags....
Spolier alert Dr No is the bad guy in the first James Bond movie with the same name from 1962 end spolier alert
How long should it go on in your opinion? 😉

SCW19822199d ago (Edited 2199d ago )

Really? It came out 10 years ago. I think we are past needing spoiler warnings at this point.

lelo2play2199d ago

We shouldn't call them X-Men... feminists don't like it.

Zeke682199d ago

X-(Wo)men *fixed it*
Off topic: northern Sweden and we got 28C in the shadow, damn, my beer is cold for 1 minute and then boiling hot hehe
🥵😎🤘

zsquaresoff2200d ago

Sony needs to remaster both infamous games for ps4/5. Incredible games with pretty easy platinum trophies.

thatguyhayat2199d ago

Infamous 1 looking for the shards was a b*tch.

SamPao2199d ago

yeah that was indeed annoying :D

Silly gameAr2199d ago (Edited 2199d ago )

That was the only trophy I didn't get because it glitched out on me. I have Infamous 2 and Second Son Platinum trophy, but can't get that Infamous 1 plat. That always bugged me.

The_Hooligan2199d ago

The one that gave me hard time was killing 3 people at once by making them fall from a high place. That stunt was a bitch lol. But i really enjoyed the first two infamous games. I need to play second son though.

AspiringProGenji2200d ago (Edited 2200d ago )

I've actually thought the same thing and how Sucker Punch can expand this IP and have their own Xmen. I wish we get an sequel to Infamous 2's bad ending which gave everyone affected by the blast super powers

CBaoth2199d ago

Sucker Punch screwed the series by choosing the "good" ending as canon. Infamous 3 could've been exquisite if Cole ***SPOILERS*** had wiped out 7 billion on the planet. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, Cole should've been the antagonist or at the very least a tortured soul seeking redemption as he became the Beast. Far more interesting concept with intriguing story arcs but they played it safe with banal tropes of the modern political climate.

Andy_Dee2199d ago

Yeah I really enjoyed the first and second one. Never before had I played a game that was like this.

A new experience and the for me as a new fan!

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