SPLICED GAMING /
ISSUE 04
INFAMOUS: SECOND SON
The voice of Delsin Rowe is Troy
Baker, also known for his roles
as The Joker in Batman Arkham
Origins and Joel in The Last of Us.
L
ike all inFamous titles, Karma plays
a huge role in the game. How you
approach the city, missions and the
people results in a different way of
playing. I played through the game
only choosing the good option, and the citizens
of Seattle praised me all the time, taking photos
of me and cheering when I walked past. Your
decision will change the abilities that you can
unlock for combat, as well as the side missions
and main missions you undergo. The Good way
will see the player breaking up drug cartels,
whereas the Evil way will see you destroying
protestors and killing police walking by. The
Karma system is great but it should be used
more, and have harder decisions to make in
terms of the main story.
The story does not take long to complete and
it’s thanks to the side missions that the game
lasts as long as it does. The side missions get
repetitive after a while, and taking over a D.U.P
stronghold to commence the main mission lacks
diversity. Enemies get tougher and more intense
but it feels like you have done it all before. The
characters you come into contact with during
the game feel underused – they have a great
backstory and personality that never gets
focused on, and sometimes the powers y