Infamous: Second Sons First Impressions

It was a good week for gamers this past week, especially if you dropped those 4 stacks on PS4 as one of its most reliable first party games dropped, all shiny (and smoky) for the next generation. And fa real, Sucker Punch kicked in the door like it just won a second term with this release

Since this isn’t a full review, let’s hit main checklist. Presentation: As the previous Infamous games have featured, the game drips with style and flair. Back story for key characters that Delsin interacts with are given with comic book C.P. Smith type graphics, often gorgeously colored still art with good voice-over work. Speaking of voice-over work, I was surprised how good the voice acting is. It would be so easy to write a character like Delsin as a lame or annoying asshole, but the writing and voice acting both do the job well to construct a real word (well, a real world where conduits or bio-terrorists, the B-Words, exist, turning Seattle into a kids art project). Graphics: Infamous looks every bit of a Next Generation system. This is the shit that made you turn your PS3 into a “media center” for the guest bedroom. This is the reason you took your student loan money to Best Buy talkin bout give me the Sony joint with the 1080p and the motion cap I’ll never fuckin use.

Environments and character models are gorgeous, from Delsin’s clothes to the street signs, all the textures are top notch from far and near while not suffering from any notable frame rate issues. The best compliment I …