SPLICED GAMING /
INFAMOUS: SECOND SON
by Marco Cocomello
PLATFORMS PS4
GENRE
Third Person Action Adventure
DEVELOPER
Sucker Punch
AGE RATING
16
inFAMOUS:
Second Son
Karma's still a bitch!
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wrong? The D.U.P are a group of mercenaries
that take over Seattle in order to hunt down and
capture the Bio-Terrorists, a.k.a Conduits.
Sucker Punch hit F5 (that’s refresh for those
people unfamiliar with computer jargon - Ed)
on Second Son, and the game has little ties to
the previous two inFamous titles on PS3, and
when the story does refer to its predecessors,
it’s quite self-contained, and you never feel
compelled to play through the first two to recap
the events. The events of Second Son take place
in the city of Seattle, and it’s pretty wet, all the
time. This is where the PS4’s architecture shines,
the city is absolutely stunning, reflections on the
puddles of water in the roads, volumetric fog,
and long draw distances - it’s all there, and it’s all
well executed. Seattle is well constructed and
houses all the popular landmarks that
Like the previous game, whether you will find yourself familiar with if
you choose good or evil changes the you know the city. It’s bustling with
abilities that Delsin has at his disposal. people, cars and businesses operating
during the day, and markets and
restaurants are busy at night. Second Son does
not run in real-time, rather each mission you
start will change the time of the day until you
start another.
he PS4 has just added another
great title to its library, and
this time around it comes
in the form of the openworld, superpower mash up,
inFamous Second Son. Everything you know
about the inFamous series is back – a wellcrafted city to explore, huge pretty explosions,
and that feeling that you are finally enrolled in
Xavier’s School for the Gifted. Delsin Rowe is
the hero, (or villain depending on which path
you choose) this time around. After gaining
conduit powers by accident, he sets out on a
mission to track down the leader of the D.U.P,
a cold hearted woman named Augustine. She
holds the power to heal his friends, and with his
brother Sheriff Reggie at his side what could go
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