inFamous
Platforms: PS3
Developed By: Sucker Punch
Published By: Sony
Overview
You assume the role of Cole MacGrath a bike messenger who resides in Empire City. After delivering a package that contained an experimental weapon Cole finds himself with the powers similar to Marvel Comics villain Electro.
Gameplay
inFamous is your typical sandbox game. You can stick to mainly doing the main quest or just explore Empire City looking for collectibles or helping out citizens in need. Over the course of the game Cole finds himself gaining new powers including balls of lightning that explode like grenades or a precision shot which acts like a sniper rifle to give you exact shots. The controls are great they aren’t really clunky like in some sandbox games. Another unique feature is you can make good or bad choices depending on the route you take effects the overall story of the game. Empire City is divided up in to three locations and as you progress through the game you’ll be able to go back and forth between each of the locations. Each location has its own unique set of enemies to it.
8.5 out of 10
Graphics
Like most sandbox games this is generally the low point of them because they have some much to program in that not everything can look as good as games that have predetermined levels. inFamous manages to keep the graphics looking decent throughout the game but they’re kind of dull compared to what the PS3 is capable of. Still the game does look pretty albeit a little gritty.
8.0 out of 10
Sound
inFamous features a decent OST when there’s music playing. The sound effects are well done as well. As you progress further in the game you’ll hear the civilians of Empire city either chanting for you or wanting to get their torches and pitchforks depending on what path you chose. For my first play through I chose to play the good route so everyone was cheering for me. Not really much else to comment on here.
8.0 out of 10
Content
Being a sandbox game there’s plenty to do here if you rush through the main story the game will take you a good 10 to 15 hours. If you do all the side quests and go for all the collectibles which consists of finding pieces of earth scattered about the city from the explosion and collecting messages called dropped calls then add another 20 or so hours to that. Plus it’s always fun to come back and run around the city and mess around.
9.0 out of 10
Overall 8.4 out of 10 (rounded up from 8.38)
Pros
-Massive city to explore
-Plenty of content to keep you busy
-An actually twist ending
Cons
-Graphics not as good as they could be
-Story is predictable in most parts
