Falling short? (literally)

[Sir-Syzygy]

Half as long, half as bright 

Having played the original (and superior in my opinion) PS3 Infamous titles, I couldn't help but notice 'Second Son' was incredibly short. Of course, short games can be really great, games such as 'Portal' fly by quick, but leave impressions that go much longer. 'Second Son' though, felt monotonous to me; other big issues I have are mostly to do with the lack of distinctive style that the, what I like to call "Cole Saga", had.

Being a shorter experience is one of Second Son's lesser flaws; I could rant for hours about other things about the game that aren't quite up to scratch, in comparison to the prior titles. Reflecting on things, I realise I'd probably detest the game further if I had to play it longer. Make what you will of that.

Let me see what you have to say?

 

 

Edited March 15, 2018 by Crispy78923

[snakebit10]

Yes it was short but I thought it was a awesome game. SP did a really good job re creating Seattle . I do prefer Cole over Delsin though. I hope there are more Infamous games in the future. One of my favorite series.

[Sir-Syzygy]

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Edited March 12, 2018 by Crispy78923

[snakebit10]

Since we're past Infamous 2 now I'm all for more Infamous games but I hope future games are more similar to the old games instead of Second Son.

Note: I don't hate this game I just don't like it as much as the others

First Light is shorter but more fun then Second Son.

[MilanYildirim]

It is a short game but still pretty awesome in my opinion. Infamous Second Son made me a no lifer when l was playing it. Couldn't stop playing it for few days.

[SolidJD]

I enjoyed Infamous Second Son and was happy with First Light DLC as well. 

 

Second Son is short I guess but lots to do around the city as well as the main story. I was disappointed that Sucker Punch didn't do anymore DLC for it as was looking forward to more. Just hope they announce Infamous 1 and 2 remasters or a new Infamous soon. 

[snakebit10]

I enjoyed Infamous Second Son and was happy with First Light DLC as well. 

 

Second Son is short I guess but lots to do around the city as well as the main story. I was disappointed that Sucker Punch didn't do anymore DLC for it as was looking forward to more. Just hope they announce Infamous 1 and 2 remasters or a new Infamous soon. 

 

I agree, I would like to see a remaster collection announced.

[TristanBrown17]

Yeah, the game is pretty short, which I was a bit dissapointed by. I wish that the game would have had a bit more substance, but at the time I think it was by the far the best looking game on Playstation 4. I guess I am a bit biased though as Infamous was my first game on my old Playstation 3 account

I agree, I would like to see a remaster collection announced.

That would be really cool, but those damn blast shards on the first Infamous would be a pain to go through again. But definitely something I would be excited for if it were to be announced.

[Sir-Syzygy]

On 12/5/2016 at 11:03 PM, SolidJD said:

I enjoyed Infamous Second Son and was happy with First Light DLC as well. 

 

Second Son is short I guess but lots to do around the city as well as the main story. I was disappointed that Sucker Punch didn't do anymore DLC for it as was looking forward to more. Just hope they announce Infamous 1 and 2 remasters or a new Infamous soon. 

Does 'First Light' even count as a DLC? It seems to be a standalone game to me (albeit an even shorter one apparently [I haven't played it, besides 5 minutes at my friend's house]).

[Oobedoob S Benubi]

Thread necromancy!

 

I didn't think Second Son was too short, tthen again it was the first inFAMOUS game I played. Tried the first game later on and it was so slow... So I don't mind Second Son going a bit faster through its story.

 

11 minutes ago, Crispy78923 said:

Does 'First Light' even count as a DLC? It seems to be a standalone game to me (albeit an even shorter one apparently [I haven't played it, besides 5 minutes at my friend's house]).

 

It's what the term "standalone DLC" is for; a seperately downloadable game that's still very much linked to the main game. Tends to happen with DLC whose proportions get out of hand, but not so much out of hand that they can make a full sequel out of it.

[Sir-Syzygy]

7 minutes ago, Cool Rick said:

Thread necromancy!

 

I didn't think Second Son was too short, tthen again it was the first inFAMOUS game I played. Tried the first game later on and it was so slow... So I don't mind Second Son going a bit faster through its story.

 

 

It's what the term "standalone DLC" is for; a seperately downloadable game that's still very much linked to the main game. Tends to happen with DLC whose proportions get out of hand, but not so much out of hand that they can make a full sequel out of it.

"Standalone DLC" Huh? Never heard that one before, thanks for teaching me @Cool Rick!

[Oobedoob S Benubi]

5 minutes ago, Crispy78923 said:

"Standalone DLC" Huh? Never heard that one before, thanks for teaching me @Cool Rick!

 

You're welcome

 

I think it's weird to call games like this DLC... Though technically, yes of course they're downloadable content. Guess as "Standalone DLC" they're closer to their parental game, which means they can bank a bit more on regular fans.