Can't say I agree with that, the city itself looks well realised along with the pretty amazing lighting and atmospherical effects going on. It just looks insanely good once the action kicks up.
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Infamous: Second Son Review Thread
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Can't say I agree with that, the city itself looks well realised along with the pretty amazing lighting and atmospherical effects going on. It just looks insanely good once the action kicks up.
Exactly.
...says the man with the Titanfall avatar.
just having some fun. no disrespect intended.
You sound salty about something.
R3TRO
Member
Agreed, unless E3 has some new announcements then I don't see anything in 2014 hitting 90's.
Cross-gen yes why not. Even old-gen can feel next-gen (i.e: The Last Of Us, no console game reached this overall story and character development and world detail before, plus small things like the context sensitive melee system, remarkable AI etc...).
Fair point about Brink but was it really successfully implemented?
Not specific to Second Son but if reviewers are going to bang on about "next gen gameplay" then they better start clarifying what they mean because in my experience 99.9% of gameplay in 99.9% of games today is variations on mechanics that were laid down before the majority of today's gamers were probably even born.
Is short - if you can't be clear about what next gen gameplay is don't try and relate it to a game as some form of criticism because it's meaningless. Well TBH the term "next gen gameplay" is meaningless as it cannot - so far as I can see - ever have a clearly defined context.
Sometimes games will surprise us with new stuff - rarely does it relate to the actual hardware (Wii Sports and stuff requiring specific input aside of course which is a minority of all games anyway) and in most cases it could easily be supported on earlier consoles too if someone had thought about it. In short new consoles don't mean new gameplay and reviewing games as if it does is truly odd.
Just note the flaws and if you have to give a score so you get on metacritic then assign a score that relates sensibly to the content of your review. Job done and we can get on with things as normal.
Specific to Second Son though did EDGE really see the graphics/engine as lacking? That sounds like a true outlier right there if they did. Will have to read the review I guess.
Is short - if you can't be clear about what next gen gameplay is don't try and relate it to a game as some form of criticism because it's meaningless. Well TBH the term "next gen gameplay" is meaningless as it cannot - so far as I can see - ever have a clearly defined context.
Sometimes games will surprise us with new stuff - rarely does it relate to the actual hardware (Wii Sports and stuff requiring specific input aside of course which is a minority of all games anyway) and in most cases it could easily be supported on earlier consoles too if someone had thought about it. In short new consoles don't mean new gameplay and reviewing games as if it does is truly odd.
Just note the flaws and if you have to give a score so you get on metacritic then assign a score that relates sensibly to the content of your review. Job done and we can get on with things as normal.
Specific to Second Son though did EDGE really see the graphics/engine as lacking? That sounds like a true outlier right there if they did. Will have to read the review I guess.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I guess some reviewers thought it felt like more of the same.
ShockingAlberto
Member
"Unique."
nelsonroyale
Member
To be fair it is Metro. They would get a 1/10. Not even fit to use as toilet paper to be honest...
TetraGenesis
Member
Because it had THE AUDACITY to call itself next gen!!!!!!!!! >:O
I disagree greatly but that topic doesn't belong here.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Infamous has never been a hit by consensus. People who like it really like it, but it's not a unanimously beloved franchise. That, combined with the fact that sequels that don't deviate extensively from their predecessors usually get lower scores even when they are often objectively better games, makes ~80 metacritic fairly unsurprising.
purpletentacle
Member
I really don't. shame one can't poke fun at Polygon around here anymore.
Chill Penguin
Member
Exactly, considering 99% of people here haven't played it. I know people were hoping this was going to be a top tier game, but how can you be mad at aggregate reviews? Most of the time the meta score is pretty bang on.
because there aren't any. i haven't seen a single game recently that brings something new gameplay-wise. it's all stagnant, samey. which i think is a perfectly valid complaint. with this new hardware, i don't want prettier graphics. i want new, revolutionary gameplay mechanics, but devs seem to think that making a game prettier makes the game better. SS looks like it plays exactly like the first two games, which turns me off so much.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Mhmm, if you have the system/companies name in your site name, then you should be excluded from being added for exclusive games. But alas, they end up not helping the average too much when all is said and done. If anything, it just makes people look at them and take what they say with a grain of salt like I do.
Not to say I even really give a hoot about metacritic, but still, it's a bit funny/odd.
Aces&Eights
Member
There are the facts of my life: I really enjoyed inFAMOUS, the original. I absolutely loved inFAMOUS 2 and Festival of Blood. If inFAMOUS Second Son is a better game than the previous 2, I am going to be in hog heaven this weekend, reviewers be damned. This game is why I bought a PS4 at launch. I knew there would be shortages of the system and didn't want to take the chance. Glad I listed to me.
miDnIghtEr20C
Banned
It is rising like a Phoenix! Dat home cooking 100 score from Playstation Universe raising the score!
Last-gen gameplay doesn't make sense. People don't play games differently now.
I wonder how much different that game will be from its predecessors.
SkyTurnsRed
Banned
Oh, you've played it?
GamesBeat 94/100
http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/20/i...ar-new-powers-of-your-playstation-4-review/2/
NowGamer 8/10
http://www.nowgamer.com/ps4/ps4-review/2327394/infamous_second_son_review.html
Cheat Code Central 4.7/5
http://www.cheatcc.com/ps4/rev/infamoussecondsonreview2.html
GamingTrend 8/10
http://gamingtrend.com/reviews/pack-flannel-infamous-second-son-review/
http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/20/i...ar-new-powers-of-your-playstation-4-review/2/
NowGamer 8/10
http://www.nowgamer.com/ps4/ps4-review/2327394/infamous_second_son_review.html
Cheat Code Central 4.7/5
http://www.cheatcc.com/ps4/rev/infamoussecondsonreview2.html
GamingTrend 8/10
http://gamingtrend.com/reviews/pack-flannel-infamous-second-son-review/
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Both are new ips essentially. 3D mario is damn near a different genre than 2D mario.
Its not a far comparison.
Infamous was always going to be infamous with a new coat of paint.
Im interested to see what these reviewers have to say about batman and Assassins creed unity.
Krisprolls
Banned
Meta is back to 80. Looks pretty good. I know I'll love it since I liked Infamous 2.
Infamous is a B-tier series. I would even argue it's C-tier, because it simply just is not a series that has been crafted particularly well. It's extremely repetitive, and not always in a way that continues to feel fun over time. I would honestly suggest if you've never played Infamous before, this game is a MUST purchase, as the gameplay is going to feel very fresh and you'll have a lot of fun. If you're like me and played through the first one and quit the second one because it was just more of the same, avoid. That's how I'd phrase it if I were reviewing this game.
Earth Defense Force is a D-tier series, but one of the most fun things I've ever played.
Object lesson: Not everything has to be A-tier to be fun.
Dunno. Titanfall and ZombiU?
Right. Tomb Raider is an awesome game.
It is! Therefore -> good pre-order numbers and a lot of really good reviews.
Spacecowboy77
Member
Crappy might have been a strong word here.
I always dislikes the morality system in the series and how it fits together with the main plot, too black and white for my taste. And it seems Second Son follows suit on that account as well.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Is the first generational transition for some of you? The next-gen gameplay/last-gen gameplay thing was done in 2006, too.
One post poking fun, yeh ok funny stuff. Three posts, sounds like an agenda.
There's plenty of very positive GAF impressions in the OT.
Read the reviews, forget the scores and Metacritic.
Pick a reviewer you trust and read the review but play it and decide for yourself.
FFS, its not difficult. This comparing games review scores is pathetic and attacks on a reviewer is nonsense. Just say "I disagree with that" and move on.
Pick a reviewer you trust and read the review but play it and decide for yourself.
FFS, its not difficult. This comparing games review scores is pathetic and attacks on a reviewer is nonsense. Just say "I disagree with that" and move on.
Goodacre0081
Member
if you enjoyed the first two infamous games and this one is an improvement then your getting your moneys worth. i don't think anyone expected to see a Last of Us scenario.
lol
...says the man with the Titanfall avatar.
just having some fun. no disrespect intended.
just learn that you don't need to shit on other games to make yours more fun, just a friendly advise you know
Titanfall
Mario is not a new IP.
Another example: Metroid Prime. Those are the types of games that evoked true "next-gen" feelings.
Krisprolls
Banned
This post is E-tier. I mean, I respectfully disagree. Infamous 2 was fun from the start to the end for me.
It would be great if every aaa project wasn't trying to create a franchise. I think thats why tlou succeeded, although, knowing Sony I'm sure there will be a Tlou 2 and 3 before it Ascensions and dies out.
SEGAvangelist
Member
36 reviews too, so it's likely to stay around there.
MoGamesXNA
Unconfirmed Member
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SniperHunter
Banned
right on!! In case of Battlefield 4, Bad Company 2's gameplay was actually better
Impeccable
Member
Okay, but why ding a single game for a complaint that is broad to every game released so far? There just isn't consistency in the review process.
I will just say for the record all I wanted was a prettier InFamous so it isn't like reviews mean anything to me, I literally just do not understand this juvenile industry.
It's a false flag operation.