breakfuss
Member
3D World?
Don't know what people were expecting. I still think it'll settle down in the mid 80s. Seems to be consistent with the first two, so at least they didn't regress. The facial animations look gorgeous.
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Infamous: Second Son Review Thread
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3D World?
Don't know what people were expecting. I still think it'll settle down in the mid 80s. Seems to be consistent with the first two, so at least they didn't regress. The facial animations look gorgeous.
PuppetSlave
Member
Yep, also it's the third game in a series. Not exactly uncommon in reviews for complaints then if the gameplay feels same old same old.
This thread is crazy, my favorite part are the people entering the review thread to talk about how much they don't care about reviews...
Personally I got infamous 2 for free with the whole hacking sony debacle but couldn't bring myself finishing the game before getting bored. So this type of complaints make want to skip the title. Not completely unexpected but still disappointing.
Interfectum
Gold Member
inFAMOUS Second Son is a better game than inFAMOUS and inFAMOUS 2 and it may end with a lower metacritic.
I really don't understand how critics work.
People, policies and expectations change over time?
Nightengale
Member
Inflection point.
Year after year of Assassin's Creed/other open-world games with the same old mission structure has dulled reviewers on stuff they used to accept as 'okay.' Now if they don't innovate on mission design, they're not fun.
GTAV effect. The reality is that every open-world game will be inadvertently compared to GTAV, whether they do it consciously or not. Unless there's differentiation, the pervasive notion of 'a smaller GTA' will probably make it a minus point.
And this is tales-from-my-ass, but Titanfall effect. I think that there's a slight shift to focus on what is called 'next-gen gameplay', especially after it's been touted as something special in Titanfall.
They love Polygon here?
Links? Who?
Today is the first time they are "shitting" on him? GAF were raving about him the last months? Really?
SEGAvangelist
Member
AAA post. Would read again.
I normally don't care about metacritic scores nor reviews both high and low (I normally look at the lower scoring reviews to see any faults in the game) but Tomb Raider has a higher metacritic score and several reviewers scored it much higher than this.
I'll let that sink for a minute.
I'll let that sink for a minute.
opticalmace
Member
No big deal as long as the fans know it its all good.inFAMOUS Second Son is a better game than inFAMOUS and inFAMOUS 2 and it may end with a lower metacritic.
I really don't understand how critics work.
I'd completely disagree with some of the powers lack an identity. Each one has a main strength, in my opinion. Also, climbing buildings is a bit tougher, but it's kind of pointless when you can neon run up walls, etc.
nelsonroyale
Member
I take it you have got the game then? Otherwise your tone is rather difinitive without having much substance...
Personally I think the game is an incremental improvement, but that is what I expected. To be honest, I haven't seen a single current gen game which has really pushed things forward from a gameplay perspective that couldnt be done last gen.
Anyway, I think it already seems a more 'next gen' effort than other open world games available on the systems, although I have yet to play DR3.
Haha....well, if we're honest, I've not heard of nearly every other site that gets on Metacritic. No matter their scores.
There will be like 20-30 reviews and I've only heard of like 6-7 of the sites/publications.
If the quote wasn't quite so removed from its context you'd see that they're referring to the gameplay/tutorial when they say it would seem like an early last-gen game, not the graphics.
LookAtMeGo
Member
I can't wait to control a game with my mind so that it plays like a next gen game..
Sucker Punch should have added a double jump option and jet packs... gliding and dashing up walls is so last gen.
Sucker Punch should have added a double jump option and jet packs... gliding and dashing up walls is so last gen.
Scores don't translate to sales confirmed.
So no one is going to explain next gen gameplay to me?
How about decidedly better AI than last gen, f.i.?
It's a difference of perception. Perception is that the CoD games are reviewed highly every year, they're the complete package with tons of modes, AAA, hundreds of developers working on it, etc. This is an exclusive that is a sequel to games that reviewers have never really liked. The previous games have not been "system sellers" though they have sold very well and have a devoted fanbase.
Don't expect any of the above to change.
On a 5 pt scale, scoring 2 games 2pts apart is more than just simply saying you like one game more than another. You can give two games the exact same score and still like one game more than the other.
I think the issue has more to do with the size of the gulf rather than Sess's personal preference in games.
Chill Penguin
Member
Blah, the criticisms are exactly what i was afraid of, boring and repetitive gameplay. I'll wait for some impressions here before i buy.
Lol if it wasn't for the next gen stuff it would look last gen?
ShockingAlberto
Member
Every review thread, somebody, or some site, 'loses credibility' for not scoring a game as high as people were hoping.
Looks like most people are quite enjoying the game. That's usually a good sign, but obviously some people need universal praise before they can sleep sound at night.
I've read through about half a dozen reviews so far and something I've noticed is that they're all fairly short.
Looks like most people are quite enjoying the game. That's usually a good sign, but obviously some people need universal praise before they can sleep sound at night.
I've read through about half a dozen reviews so far and something I've noticed is that they're all fairly short.
Fluffy delusions
Maninthemirror
Banned
Reviews expected more for a game on a next gen. I dont know what but the expectations are automatically adjusted. I knew for this reason it was never going to score higher than the first 2
gamechanger87
Member
Agree. I really wish those sites were excluded from Metacritic. On both sides they usually are at the top of the scoring list.
The Silver
Member
don't be that guy, this is wall of shame material
TheKastorian
Member
These are pretty great reviews! I expected it to hit somewhere in the 80s. As long as it's fun and pretty to look at (that's a yes for both) I'm happy!
The GTAV effect is weird for me because the less like GTA an open world game is, the more likely I am to like it. I hate that series.
I don't think anyone's having a meltdown. People are commenting on some of the criticisms of the game, and there are people who have played the game on GAF who say those criticisms aren't valid. Basically just disagreeing with them.
But sure you could call that a meltdown, like you could call Infamous a B-tier series. You'd be wrong on both counts.
graywolf323
Member
Sessler has been grilled over quite a few things on GAF, how new are you?
inFAMOUS Second Son is a better game than inFAMOUS and inFAMOUS 2 and it may end with a lower metacritic.
I really don't understand how critics work.
They get shit for using 7-10 and get shit if they try and use the entire scale, they just can't win.
Well when the game is not going on all on visual effects from the powers, it can look pretty dull/bland sometimes.
Interfectum
Gold Member
So no one is going to explain next gen gameplay to me?
This is the 3rd inFamous game and it plays almost exactly like the first two.
Next-Gen Gameplay: Pushing the inFamous series forward through gameplay innovations.
Last-Gen Gameplay: Same old gameplay already experienced through two games.
Bloodworth
Member
everyone had the patch - it doesn't add 5 hours, those missions are being rolled out over the next six weeks
josecitoxnyo
Member
Already numbered 2 examples of leaps of "next gen" gameplay to another gaffer. Classic example? GTA IV, current example? MGS V.
You can´t speak about those 2 games without naming the major changes they went through gameplay wise hand in hand with the technical leaps they had.
zackmorris
Member
So what is the actual length of a single play through? A lot of these reviews mention it being somewhat short, but I was told around 12 hours or so which to me isn't exactly short.
AwakenedCloud
Member
The way people are acting right now, you would think so.
The biggest potential change for me are the bosses. The fights are pretty tiresome and repetitive pre-patch. Wondering what they're like now.
It can become a big deal if it can't attract new fans.
spookyfish
Gold Member
I remember when I was in college games used to release on Fridays. "Mortal Monday" was the one exception, I think. I don't remember when it moved to Tuesdays.
It's the same as any other exclusive game on any platform.