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inFamous 2: Create Missions, Public Beta In April

You know about inFamous 2 . You've heard of Sony's "Play, Create, Share" concept.

…bet you didn't know those two were connected, though. While games like LittleBigPlanet and ModNation Racers obviously feature the "Play, Create, Share" philosophy, it seems that idea is stretching to other genres and games. Included on that expanding list is Sucker Punch's hotly anticipated sequel; the new feature for inFamous 2 was just revealed at this year's GDC. With the creation tool, players will be able to create most any sort of mission, and we'll even have access to many of the characters, creatures and props the designers had. Finally, we learn there will be a "limited" public beta in April; if you want to participate, check the game's official website on March 14. Don't know about you, but I'd leap at any chance to play this game ahead of time.

The question now is, how many other games will experience the imagination and creativity of "Play, Create, Share?"

Related Game(s): inFamous 2

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frylock25
frylock25
13 years ago

i was reading about this earlier on the psblog i was hoping you would write about this. i cant wait to play this game. the first infamous was bad ass but this one will blow away most other games out there. oh to get my hands on this early would be soooo cool.

Uncharted 3 would be bad ass with some make your own level stuff. ratchet and clank and mgs too.


Last edited by frylock25 on 3/1/2011 9:35:50 PM

FatherSun
FatherSun
13 years ago

Uncharted 3 does not need this but just imagine the possibilities. Same for Ratchet and Clank and MG.

SoulController
SoulController
13 years ago

Sucker Punch is really stepping it up. Naughty Dog better watch out..

Jawknee
Jawknee
13 years ago

Why? The same people who are getting inFamous 2 are likely to get Uncharted 3 with or without this kind of thing.

MartyRules
MartyRules
13 years ago

I doubt he is talking about sells

BTNwarrior
BTNwarrior
13 years ago

life would be grand if they implemented something like this in uncharted 3

WorldEndsWithMe
WorldEndsWithMe
13 years ago

Well, maybe its the hype monster in me but inFamous 2 could be gunning for GOTY. Uncharted 3 will be hard to beat but anything can happen.

Godslim
Godslim
13 years ago

aggree with Jawknee tbh the same are likely to get uncharted aswell

SoulController
SoulController
13 years ago

Its pretty obvious Uncharted will outsell Infamous twice as much, if not more but look @ who's attempting more innovation. Uncharted has infamous trumped on production values & fanbase but honestly I'm a little more excited for infamous. Infamous' Single player will definitely be longer & this new feature is icing on the cake.

frylock25
frylock25
13 years ago

ha ha i saw someone call it Little Big InFamous 2.

Veitsknight
Veitsknight
13 years ago

What about infamods 2?

WorldEndsWithMe
WorldEndsWithMe
13 years ago

inFamodnation?

The Doom
The Doom
13 years ago

I sense an inFAMOUS 2 inspired level approaching…


Last edited by The Doom on 3/1/2011 11:45:22 PM

Clamedeus
Clamedeus
13 years ago

@The Doom

I have a feeling as well that you are correct.

leatherface
leatherface
13 years ago

play. create. destroy.

Jawknee
Jawknee
13 years ago

I read about this news earlier today. I cannot freakin WAIT! This just jumped to my number one most anticipated game this year. Sony really is helping push the industry in a great direction with all this user generated content.

ZettaiSeigi
ZettaiSeigi
13 years ago

I'm definitely getting this! Very excited over the Hero Edition as well.

It's good that Sucker Punch also decided not to announce this feature of the Infamous 2 until we are already aware of the story in this installment. Story is definitely the focus here. I'm sure they would be getting several negative feedback if they announced this way too early. Stuff like they're losing sight of what made the first game great.

Can't wait for July!

Toxin
Toxin
13 years ago

Wow that’s cool that odd survey Sony did last year I had this question;
What video game innovations other than better graphic are you looking forward in the next 15 years?
My answer was to bring user created content to games like Uncharted and other large scale games.
I know they did not put this in do to the survey but it is funny.

Clamedeus
Clamedeus
13 years ago

That would be awesome if they added it to the big exclusives we have on the PS3. I would love to make my own level and such.

R3ZR
R3ZR
13 years ago

just got my preorder down on the Hero Edition!!! cant wait ! it comes out at just the right time of the year for me too! Winter and i can stay home in the dark and just play for hours on end!! aaahh the experience should be rather electrifying!!! 😉

WorldEndsWithMe
WorldEndsWithMe
13 years ago

My Hero edition will be arriving in Summer. Expect me to be pale this season though.

Veitsknight
Veitsknight
13 years ago

Must have this now!

chedison
chedison
13 years ago

If this game wasn't the most anticipated game this year, it definitely would be after hearing about this! PLEASE COME SOONER

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
13 years ago

Oh, I'll be checking that one out….

WorldEndsWithMe
WorldEndsWithMe
13 years ago

Can this game get any better??? When I read this news today it made me wanna smack someone upside the head with an Amp. (So much for no connection between video games and violence)

I'm gonna built the craziest stunt course. Imagine all the levels that will be up.

Clamedeus
Clamedeus
13 years ago

Indeed, i wonder how large the community of created levels will be. I'm pretty sure it's going to be pretty big.

I'm looking forward to see what people make though.

StangMan80
StangMan80
13 years ago

This is awesome! I love Sony.
Infamous 2 keeps sounding better, there is no way that I will miss this amazing title come launch date.

SOCOM 4 has the same feature. It us kind of the same deal. You can also pick objectives and what not, even AI/enemy count.

Clamedeus
Clamedeus
13 years ago

I'm also going to get SOCOM 4, my buddy bought a PS3 recently and he's going to get SOCOM 4 it's going to be like old times on the PS2.

But first i need to save up and get a new PS3, I've been having very bad luck lately first my Laptop died then my PS3. >.< I had my Laptop fixed so that's done with, now for the PS3.


Last edited by Clamedeus on 3/2/2011 9:00:05 AM

bigrailer19
bigrailer19
13 years ago

Great news can't wait! Socom 4 will have the user created co-op missions, inFamous 2 has this. Hmmm wonder if ND will issue something like this for U3? Actually I don't care if they do either way still my most anticipated game!

But this news is awesome still! I can not wait!

Clamedeus
Clamedeus
13 years ago

If they do decide to do it, it would be even more epic. Imagine all the PS3 exclusives with Created levels, clothing, weapons, missions etc? That would be pretty awesome. But i am happy with just levels just getting over excited with the possibilities. 😮


Last edited by Clamedeus on 3/2/2011 9:06:20 AM

Mog
Mog
13 years ago

Sounds dam epic. The only bad side is how they recreated Cole. But oh well, either way it looks awesome.

Mog
Mog
13 years ago

Sounds dam epic. The only bad side is how they recreated Cole. But oh well, either way it looks awesome.


Last edited by Mog on 3/2/2011 12:58:45 AM

Excelsior1
Excelsior1
13 years ago

at least they got rid of douchebag cole. that first cole redesign just screamed douchebag. i'm definitely going to pick this up. psm had an in depth story on this game, and it already looks way better than the 1st game.

FatherSun
FatherSun
13 years ago

At least the have an original Cole skin somewhere. No such option for those who want the old scruff voice though.


Last edited by FatherSun on 3/2/2011 3:47:26 AM

___________
___________
13 years ago

SWEET!
best game of the year keeps getting better and better!
hope the story is just as good as the original, full of twists.
no one saw the ending coming, and theres not many games i can say that about!

Lord carlos
Lord carlos
13 years ago

I saw it.
When kessler said the line'its amazing the things you forget,how someone's smells'
i thought to myself hang on a second!
i guessed it and i was right,although if there wasn't internet buzz about a twist in infamous it might of passed me by.

Kai200X
Kai200X
13 years ago

That is actually a great idea. I don't think I will be creating my own missions, but I would like to play missions created by other players.

Did u know I just read a yahoo auto page titled The Future is Back talking about DMC car and it keep saying Sony's Xbox Gran Turismo?

FatherSun
FatherSun
13 years ago

No thats funny. People are going to go out and buy Gran Turismo for the Xbox and find the it is "ONLY ON PLAYSTATION."

Clamedeus
Clamedeus
13 years ago

I don't see why they don't just get the PS3 if they want it so badly? They can keep wishing while we play.

Lawless SXE
Lawless SXE
13 years ago

What the…

That is simply too awesome. Seriously, I get the feeling that it'll be glitchy, like the first, but also like the first, it'll be my personal GOTY. I really like this idea of P,C,S. LBP, Modnation, GT5, now inFamous and SOCOM. What's next? Resistance? Twisted Metal? Starhawk? MAG? How far can this be taken?
Peace.

FatherSun
FatherSun
13 years ago

As much as I hate too many logos on game covers I think this Play, Create, Share should be made clear on PS games. People need to know that they have this option.

Once again, "Only on Playstation."

Lawless SXE
Lawless SXE
13 years ago

How would you go about defining it though. LBP and Modnation Racers have it as a clear focus. The whole point of the games is the Play, Create, Share ideal. The other games have elements of it, such as the limited course creation of GT5 and the creatable challenge mode on show here, but not the full extent as you can't create your own adversaries or environments, only what the game provides, which instantly forms a differentiation. On the other hand, the sheer number of possibilities far outweighs what was seen in the original LBP at least. Not only platforming, but also point-to-point races and combat missions, among other objectives.

But as I mentioned, the focus of iF2 still seems to be the single player segment, not this newly announced feature, no matter how robust it is. This simple fact alone would make me hesitant to label it as a Play, Create, Share game. By that definition, Dante's Inferno would, to an extent, be classified as one, would it not?
Peace.

Excelsior1
Excelsior1
13 years ago

i found the creation in gt5 to be very limmitted. you couldn't create your own tracks. gt5 on xbox is funny. i went into wal mart the other day to buy kz3, and said i wanted kz3. ofcourse he asked for which system. i said it's only for the ps3. he said he'd never heard of it, and he only does xbox. live is so much better, he said. i just wanted to smack him.

i was on the phone with ea becuase i was having trouble with that stupid cerebus code for me2, and ea tried to blame the problem on psn when actualy the cerebus network was down. anyways, while i was chit chatting, i got told i should get it for xbox and it'll be a lot better on xbox live. ms gets all the dlc packs first, and live has cross game chat, he said.

it's almost like these xbox loving biscuits are everywhere. they all spout the same crap like they have been brainwashed.

the good news is when i called ea back and complained of their ms propaganda spouting biscuit, they gave me $20 code for an ea product on psn. not many ea products at $20, but it does help take the sting out of my xbot encounter.


Last edited by Excelsior1 on 3/2/2011 6:52:49 AM

aaronisbla
aaronisbla
13 years ago

well now, thats certainly one cool way of having online capabilities for a game

FatherSun
FatherSun
13 years ago

This came out of left field. Freaking awesome! Already pre-ordered but now the anticipation level went thru the roof. I wondered what "secret" SP was going to announce at GDC. I often thought as I played LBP, What if this could be done with a game that wasn't so cutesy? And here it is.

Do you guys think this is some kind of deterrent to prevent COD challenge lobby type of situations?

Lotusflow3r
Lotusflow3r
13 years ago

Im buying it for this alone lol I wasn't fully into the 1st.

RadioHeader
RadioHeader
13 years ago

My only complaint about inFamous was the fact that once you maxed your powers, there was hardly anyone left to own. For inFamous2, I'd hoped for varying difficulty settings, or maybe just one "insanely difficult" setting which unlocked when you maxed out.

I'd still like the above, but this could be even better. If you could play & rate other people's levels and perhaps have your time recorded it would be excellent.

The Doom
The Doom
13 years ago

You can say the exact same thing for any other game (except Ninja Gaiden of course)

godsman
godsman
13 years ago

This is the news that I want to hear. The Uncharted 3 announcement was awesome, but it wasn't news. It was leaked weeks ahead. This Infamous 2 addition just came out of NOWHERE. It's really surprising.

frylock25
frylock25
13 years ago

i sure hope plus members get into that beta

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