Ben-DutkaWe know Sucker Punch used Uncharted 2: Among Thieves as a big inspiration and influence for their hotly anticipated sequel, inFamous 2 . They also had help from developer Naughty Dog.
But they're not about to just take a few ideas and run with it; they don't want to put their new action title on store shelves until it's just as good as Uncharted 2 . If you check out the latest Game Informer, you'll see that Sucker Punch development director Chris Zimmerman recognizes the team's chosen project as being in an immensely competitive category. And although we don't quite place God of War in the same category as inFamous , we understand what he's saying. Said Zimmerman:
"The space we're playing in – the third-person action genre – is the Game of the Year space. You look around and it's Uncharted 2, it's Assassin's Creed, it's God of War. It's all these great games, and you have to be able to compete on all axes with them. On the axes of character and story and stuff, we're much better set up this time so we can take a big, hard swing at it."
Well, the good news is that the original inFamous was a borderline Game of the Year contender even with games like Uncharted 2 and Assassin's Creed II launching in 2009. Sure, Naughty Dog's masterpiece was head-and-shoulders above them all, but even so, Sucker Punch did a darn fine job. And the sequel looks downright awesome in every sense of that overused descriptive term.
Related Game(s): inFamous 2
Except for the new Cole…..No worries about SuckerPunch, seeing how they've already proved themselves.
After seeing that trailer, I believe they have matched the level of Uncharted 1 and 2 and GOW3.
Hey maxpontiac I tried sending you a Friend Re guest but it said you have "max friends".
There's a max friends? Holy crap.
Hmmm?
What have you been up to World>?
playing games, you?
Stalking you.
Just don't stalk me with antagonizing comments, I've had enough of that in the forums.
No need to be so offensive, just messin' with you.
Actually that was a kind of joke 🙂
Haha, well I miss my PS3 ever since I gave it to my brother.
Now I'm just playing my roommate's PS3.
Try again. I deleted some people.
How many friends is the max? I didn't know you could do that.
I hope Infamous 2 is better then those games saying how they will be over a year old when it comes out. I like what I'm seeing and I think and hope that Infamous 2 is a GOTY contender.
Because next year I plan on getting the new MotorStorm, Kill Zone, and hopefully Dirt 3.
Infamous was not a contender for GOTY in my book. Infamous was a great exclusive, but there were better games. And for Infamous 2, please don't play like UC2 because that already destroys your creativity. Do you and let ND do them. Infamous 2 does look bad ass, hope the story delivers too.
So far, the gameplay looks very reminiscent of the original inFamous. But they've kept what was golden, and added from U2 what was golden. For example, this time, their incorporating U2's CQC instead of the random mallet that was used before (which was still pretty cool in an arcady kind of way). They're also adding the cinematic style influenced U2's, while keeping some of their comic book strip style cutscenes, too. They have added the ability also to catapult himself up ledges or ladders, just as we do in U2, and even the ability to glide along ledges, like in POP. So I wouldn't worry about their creativity sapping out in this one. Just check out the new locale they're using.
Should read "influenced BY U2's". I've been skipping a lot of words today, because I think something else has been on my mind.
@Shams…are you serious. I know all of that, thanks Sucker Punch rep…and even if it says "influenced", that can easily translate into copied, etc. I never said they are copying Uncharted, I just don't want it to feel like Uncharted…that would kill the atmosphere for both Infamous 2 and and Uncharted 3 for me.
I'm actually a trophy freak… I platinumed all the games mentioned… God Of War 3, Infamous, Assassin's creed 2… Can't wait to play the shyt outta Infamous 2
Yup, Gay Cole aside this will probably be my GOTY in 2011 because inFamous 1 only fell short on my list because of Uncharted 2, and I doubt we will see Uncharted 3 in 2011 so even if it gets ignored by xbox-loving media it will probably top my list.
I'm not sure why inFamous gets a bad graphics rap, it's still better than any multiplat, but this new footage makes it look at least twice as good. I think the tuning fork could be sweet weapon if they get creative with it and I can't wait to mix up my ice and electricity powers for some major damage. MOST anticipated for sure.
Take notes Ninja Theory, inFamous 1 hasn't even hit 2 million sold BUT if you take a good game and make it a franchise people will buy the sequels more than the original. People like something worth having a number after it.
Yea, and Sucker Punch ain't first party.
heck I missed a ton of old games so right now I'm going around buying the first ones and starting to play through the entire series.
I just got star ocean first departure, wild arms, and dark cloud. Looking forward to all of them, as soon as I finish ff9.
All I want is using that stick to beat up civilian.
Damn yo…am I the only one who thought infamous was mediocre? It started out fun as hell, but around the 10 hour mark I had to hire an assassin to strap me to a seat and hold a gun to my head until I beat it. There weren't enough powers to satisfy my tastes and not much to do in the way of side quests.
I make it a point to finish every game I buy, but infamous was a struggle after awhile. As soon as I beat it (I did the good-cole side), I immediately traded it in. Not sayin I didn't like it, it just didn't live up to all that it could have been. I didn't think anyone could disappoint with as great a premise as the one in infamous. But I was…
That said, after reading all that's included in infamous 2, this looks like the game I've been pining to play since before the 1st one was released. Here to hoping it will succeed!
If not F*#@ sucker punch.
Yup, the only one.
Ha there was nothing mediocre about. It's one thing if it just wasn't your thing but mediocre it was not.
Wasn't mediocre, but it's not the classic everyone says it is. But then again, what other game plays like Infamous…so it can't be mediocre. Just Cause, Call of Duty, Red Faction, Transformers, etc…that's mediocre. Infamous is between PS3 gold and PS3 classic. Thats pretty up there. 2009 was a good year for PS3…so is 2010
Well your first mistake was playing good cole, it's way more fun when you can blow up the civilians along with the bad guys. Lol, I can't tell you how much I liked finding a group of civilians and shooting them with the explosive chain lightning.
Oh its definately my type of game. I love games like that, but the combat and look of the game wasn't that cool to me.
I guess what I'm tryna say is that even tho it was a super hero/action-adventure game, I barely felt like I was THAT powerful. I understand the point of the game was that you were bestowed the powers randomly, and had to learn to harness them, but even after unlocking and upgrading everything, it still UNDERWHELMED me.
Maybe its just because the city wasn't very believeable in my opinion. I mean there was very little distinction between the inhabitants and vehicles…and even the enemy's weren't very expired (apart from looking a bit different in every area you unlock)
Now look at the many different move types and enemy selections in Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (PS2). If infamous would have had that type of pure awesomeness and elitest feel to it, then to me I would have been more satisfied. Plus the side-missions in infamous got repetitive after awhile. (Help escort the gang members to jail…defuse bombs under the train track etc.)
I'm really glad Sucker Punch is rising to the challenge of exceeding expectations with their user-base. I don't have to be concerned about a half-hearted effort when they, both, re-enforce their commitment to excellence and couple it with great footage to back up their claims.
inFamous, together with Demon's Souls and Heavy Rain, are the three most unique, original, unforgetable and revolutionary gaming experience of this gen.
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Can't wait to add InFamous 2 to my collection. Only way I'll pass on this game is if it doesn't compliment the first installment and if critics call it a hot mess. It better get a score of 8.5 or higher. You know what? Make that a 9.0 or higher.
Last edited by RebelJD on 7/22/2010 1:13:52 AM
i really cant wait for this, its looking like the gameplay from infamous but the budget and scale of uncharted 2!
if this does not get GOTY 2011 than theres only one explanation for it.
it missed its date!
If infamous 2 is done correctly it'll be the best who'll have to compete with Sucker Punch… 😛