Ben-DutkaSo you know inFamous 2 will receive a big unveiling in the next Game Informer issue, but fans of the original have noticed something a little jarring…
It's the picture you see here; the cover of the July GI, and it clearly shows a redesigned main character. Cole McGrath will indeed return as the protagonist in this highly anticipated sequel but it seems as if developer Sucker Punch has decided on a cosmetic overhaul for the electrically-charged hero. On top of which, according to the article within the magazine (as cited by Examiner.com ), Cole's personality has changed along with his face. But why? Well, art director Matthias Lorenz says the team wanted to make him "more appealing" and "more compelling" as a main character, and Animation Director Billy Harper added that they wanted to retain the original grit but "without the grumpiness." Their description of the new Cole may or may not appeal to you; they say he's more like an "extreme sports star – like Travis Pastrana, Tony Hawk or Chris Sharma – what would they be like if they had super powers." So now the question is, was this the right way to go?
Just my two cents: nope. The entire premise of inFamous obviously revolved around a comic book theme, which is why Cole's style and personality as a gruff sort of anti-hero seemed to resonate with the atmosphere. In other words, it fit. And all I can think of when reading that above description of the new Cole is Vin Diesel in "XXX." …and that's not really what I want. Still, the gameplay is what made the original rule, so there's no doubt I'll be playing the sequel. Just wanted to make that clear.
Related Game(s): inFamous 2
This is probably the result of being heroic through the entire game. Hahah.
Like I said before, I am not thrill about Cole's make over, but I still waiting to see footage/gameplay to draw my conclusion.
As long as the game plays good and he sounds like Cole I dont mind.
with all due respect Mr. Sucker punch . WHY?!!!!!
now he looks like a douche bag
I like the old look better as well. Hopefully his voice doesn't change that much.
I don't get all the people that complained that his voice was too gravelly. That's what I liked about him since it made him that much closer to being chev chelious in game form.
I know I'm a little late to the party here but I haven't been on the internet for days.
But this is horrible. I don't think there are any other words to describe this "change" to Cole.
I am currently playing through the first game again on the evil side and it is just so much fun. His personality and his appearance go hand in hand with the setting and story of this game.
Maybe that is why they are changing it? This new city looks brighter and more colorful and maybe that is why Cole looks that way as well?
I'm only throwing that out, like anyone will read this.
But I want the old Cole. The one I'm having so much fun playing now.
Didn't they say that they were changing the voice actor for Cole because he revealed Infamous 2 too early or something like that? Cause if so, that's a pretty obvious reason for why they're changing the voice.
And who's to say that if they had to change the voice, they thought that they might as well change the character up a bit more too to go along with the new voice?
Personally, I don't mind the changes right now. Its kinda obvious that they're not going to change his face, and his clothes don't look that bad (not something I would wear, but I also would definitely not be caught wearing his messenger suit from the first one). The only thing that's troublesome is this so-called "extreme" personality shift they're giving him, but if its explained in the story or they have some moments where the more dark parts of his character show through, it won't be too much of a problem IMO.
yep, i wont be buying infamous2
A SPORTS STAR?!?!?!? WTF!!!
Not interested… thanks for messing up your franchise before the second game is released Sucker Punch. It's like a sucker punch in the face to all the fans!