Topic: InFamous

[bustin98]

So, anyone else download and play the demo?

I'm not so impressed with the game based on the demo. I like that the environment is more interactive than I would have given credit for. But the camera seems to lock on 'points of interests' making it a pain to look around sometimes. Jumping around has some funny behavior too. Someone wrote that the character is magnetically attracked to ledges, and that really happens, almost to a fault. I was trying to jump from one location to another, but I passed too close to something else and he latched on.

What is kinda cool is you don't fall by walking off ledges. You just can't. You have to jump to get down.

The lightening powers aren't all that. Its like having a gun and a grenade. But just one kind of gun and one kind of grenade. Then link your health with how much ammo you have, and you can only refill your ammo from sources of electricity.

The game should be compared to Crackdown, and the demo of Crackdown compared to the demo of InFamous, Crackdown is far more satisfying. There are islands with bosses and random bad guys shooting at you. There is the hero jumping and shooting and gaining new levels based on experience. There is some mysterious voice in the background. Ok, the main character in InFamous is a skinny white dude while Crackdown has guys who are anything but skinny white dudes.

So, once again, we have a PS3 exclusive that is being hyped and getting rediculously high scores that it doesn't really deserve.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Scores are high cuz standards are low (see the rest of the library).  This is the world of H.ighly D.isappointing journalism.

[Flames_of_chaos]

Scores are high cuz standards are low (see the rest of the library).  This is the world of H.ighly D.isappointing journalism.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I have it preordered, guess I probably should play the demo because I was taking the reviews into consideration.

[broodwars]

I was a big fan of the Sly Cooper games (which this company also made) so I played the demo last night and found it quite good.  I have some issues with the way your character tends to latch himself onto ledges you didn't want when you're trying to navigate the environment; enemy targeting is a bit too precise; and I'm not sure they can milk electricity-themed powers for a full game, but...I did have a lot of fun with the demo.  And Skating along power lines and train tracks at top speed is the new webslinging as far as I'm concerned.

[bustin98]

I've never played the Sly Cooper games so I can't compare them. I am not a fan of the Spiderman games.

The PS3 does have some fun and interesting games, though I find most of those to be the PSN games. I'm talking about exclusives.

Even without being able to compare Infamous to Crackdown, there is something about it that doesn't click. I have no doubt that working the game up from the beginning gives you a different perspective on the game, but this demo is 'first impressions'. Maybe its me. Maybe I just have something against the Playstation's controllers? I really enjoy Resistance Fall of Man, Metal Gear 4 is accessable and plays well enough for me. I have COD4 on the PS3 and I had no problem with it, same with Rainbow Six Vegas. Ok, its not me.

I'll have to play the demo again and see if I can't find some gold under the surface.

[KDR_11k]

The reviewer at The Escapist said the game's only worth a rental, all the score-based publications seem to love it though.

[GoldenPhoenix]

The reviewer at The Escapist said the game's only worth a rental, all the score-based publications seem to love it though.

What if you have a very low opinion of the escapist?

[bustin98]

I read the reviews at the escapist and 1up. What's funny is both have the same gripes, its just 1up is willing to be forgiving while the escapist is not. It also seems that Sly Cooper is the primer. If you are familiar with Sly and the way he moves then its an easy transition.

[NWR_Lindy]

I have it pre-ordered.  I'll have a play through the demo this weekend.

[KDR_11k]

So far it sounds like the game is interesting for the duration of the demo but gets tiring thereafter.

[broodwars]

So far it sounds like the game is interesting for the duration of the demo but gets tiring thereafter.

And this makes Infamous different from every other Sandbox game ever made?

[bustin98]

Ok, I played Infamous some more. Its actually got more to it than I originally experienced, as far as missions go. This game is GTA meets The Forced Unleashed. What's missing is spaceships and destructible environments. And you can't drive cars or go on dates. You do have people talking to you but I don't know how you are hearing them as the guy isn't running around with a phone held up to his ear.

[broodwars]

Well, I guess Infamous will be the first PS3 game I actually paid more than $40 for, as I went ahead and pre-ordered it today.  I have a feeling I'm going to regret that with Ghostbusters next-gen on the horizon   ...and Ghostbusters Blu-Ray  ...and FF7 Advent Children Complete Blu-Ray  ...and Batman: Arkam Asylum  ...and the Metroid Prime Trilogy  .

My wallet's going to hate me this summer.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Well, I guess Infamous will be the first Wii game I actually paid more than $40 for, as I went ahead and pre-ordered it today.

Confirmed, coming to Wii! Lol j/k

inFamous will be the first PS3 game I've bought in quite awhile (though I'm getting ghostbusters for PS3 as well), though I do buy a TON of blu-ray disks.

[bustin98]

Ok, I'm going to derail my own thread.

I don't understand why you would want to buy a blu-ray movie over a dvd unless there are specific features to the blu-ray that are not available on normal dvd. The reason being the output is limited by how the movie was originally filmed and processed. You aren't getting a hi-def movie just because its on blu. Even new movies have this limitation. Look at The Dark Knight. Most scenes have a grain, and its on purpose. It was filmed on a lower resolution camera. But there are certain scenes, like Batman's glide over Hong Kong, that were filmed by a HD camera and it totally shows.

On top of that, the PS3 upconverts wonderfully. Sure, cheap ass dvds will always look cheap ass (Star Trek 4 I'm looking at you), but superbit dvds are awesome in their own right and still cheaper than blu.

Now, modern films using HD cameras, yes blu is the way to go. Hellboy II = teh awesome.

[broodwars]

Ok, I'm going to derail my own thread.

I don't understand why you would want to buy a blu-ray movie over a dvd unless there are specific features to the blu-ray that are not available on normal dvd. The reason being the output is limited by how the movie was originally filmed and processed. You aren't getting a hi-def movie just because its on blu. Even new movies have this limitation. Look at The Dark Knight. Most scenes have a grain, and its on purpose. It was filmed on a lower resolution camera. But there are certain scenes, like Batman's glide over Hong Kong, that were filmed by a HD camera and it totally shows.

On top of that, the PS3 upconverts wonderfully. Sure, cheap ass dvds will always look cheap ass (Star Trek 4 I'm looking at you), but superbit dvds are awesome in their own right and still cheaper than blu.

Now, modern films using HD cameras, yes blu is the way to go. Hellboy II = teh awesome.

Because these days modern releases of Blu-Ray movies tend to have better bonus content than the standard DVDs.  I was just watching Ratatouille last night on Blu-Ray, and it is absolutely loaded with bonus features while the DVD has maybe one ("Your Friend, the Rat").  And although the difference may be slight at times on the visuals, I've noticed a real increase in audio quality from Standard-Def to Blu-Ray.  I was just watching Transformers a week or so ago, and there are entire lines I couldn't even hear on the DVD version.

Now, otherwise I pretty much agree with you, which is why I've limited my Blu-Ray purchases to things that get the most benefit out of going High-Def, like CG movies (Ratatouille, Resident Evil Degeneration); movies that are usually very dark and have detail that's hard to see on the DVDs (Silent Hill, Dark Knight); and movies that are just balls-to-the-walls action extravaganzas (Transformers).  Stuff like TV Live Action; TV animation; or lesser-known movie animation is not going to benefit from being on Blu-Ray aside from perhaps a lower disc count, just because most of the time companies can't even bother to do basic remastering/restoration on them for the DVD versions.  I am looking forward to when Disney gets around to doing a Blu-Ray for my favorite animated movie, though: Lion King.  Hell, Beauty & the Beast and Aladdin as well while they're at it (and hopefully Great Mouse Detective).  They've just been obsessed with doing Blu-Rays of their ancient stuff so far, like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.

[NWR_Lindy]

I actually cancelled my pre-order for this.  It's wedding cash crunch time!  I figured I'd pay my cell phone bill (which is $60) this month instead of buying this.

I'm sure it'll drop to $40 in a month anyways.  ;-)

[Flames_of_chaos]

I actually cancelled my pre-order for this.  It's wedding cash crunch time!  I figured I'd pay my cell phone bill (which is $60) this month instead of buying this.

I'm sure it'll drop to $40 in a month anyways.  ;-)

That's my plan wait for a price drop, Amazon should have one eventually. Wedding cash crunch must be very painful, one of my really good friends just had his engagement party and he said that paying for the ring, and for the wedding are the two biggest painful things that he ever experienced hahaha. I wish you a lot of luck Lindy.

[broodwars]

I wasn't immediately going to buy this game either, but I am a sucker for bonus content and...well...GameStop has one of those stupid exclusivity deals with Sony that has them offering that Lightning Blades power with the pre-order (and you can ONLY get it through this pre-order).  Much as I hate to reward GS for this nonsense, I don't like the idea of a part of the game being locked-out to me just because I waited to buy the game.  -_-'

[Dirk Temporo]

A generic third-person shooter with electricity instead of guns?

INSTANT CLASSIC

[bustin98]

Ok, I'm going to derail my own thread.

I don't understand why you would want to buy a blu-ray movie over a dvd unless there are specific features to the blu-ray that are not available on normal dvd. The reason being the output is limited by how the movie was originally filmed and processed. You aren't getting a hi-def movie just because its on blu. Even new movies have this limitation. Look at The Dark Knight. Most scenes have a grain, and its on purpose. It was filmed on a lower resolution camera. But there are certain scenes, like Batman's glide over Hong Kong, that were filmed by a HD camera and it totally shows.

On top of that, the PS3 upconverts wonderfully. Sure, cheap ass dvds will always look cheap ass (Star Trek 4 I'm looking at you), but superbit dvds are awesome in their own right and still cheaper than blu.

Now, modern films using HD cameras, yes blu is the way to go. Hellboy II = teh awesome.

Because these days modern releases of Blu-Ray movies tend to have better bonus content than the standard DVDs.  I was just watching Ratatouille last night on Blu-Ray, and it is absolutely loaded with bonus features while the DVD has maybe one ("Your Friend, the Rat").  And although the difference may be slight at times on the visuals, I've noticed a real increase in audio quality from Standard-Def to Blu-Ray.  I was just watching Transformers a week or so ago, and there are entire lines I couldn't even hear on the DVD version.

Now, otherwise I pretty much agree with you, which is why I've limited my Blu-Ray purchases to things that get the most benefit out of going High-Def, like CG movies (Ratatouille, Resident Evil Degeneration); movies that are usually very dark and have detail that's hard to see on the DVDs (Silent Hill, Dark Knight); and movies that are just balls-to-the-walls action extravaganzas (Transformers).  Stuff like TV Live Action; TV animation; or lesser-known movie animation is not going to benefit from being on Blu-Ray aside from perhaps a lower disc count, just because most of the time companies can't even bother to do basic remastering/restoration on them for the DVD versions.  I am looking forward to when Disney gets around to doing a Blu-Ray for my favorite animated movie, though: Lion King.  Hell, Beauty & the Beast and Aladdin as well while they're at it (and hopefully Great Mouse Detective).  They've just been obsessed with doing Blu-Rays of their ancient stuff so far, like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.

See though, you have mentioned only either new movies or animated flicks which are easy enough to restore since they are basically vector images. For example I wouldn't buy Firefly the series on BR unless it contained additional episodes not seen on dvd since it was not filmed in HD. Same with Star Trek TOS, there's only so much restoration that can be done. GP made it sound like she is buying more than just new movies.

Believe me, if a release on Blu-ray has features that make it worth the purchase, I'm all over it. But I find it difficult to warrant a purchase of every and any BR release just because its on BR when there's a comparible version available on DVD.

[broodwars]

See though, you have mentioned only either new movies or animated flicks which are easy enough to restore since they are basically vector images. For example I wouldn't buy Firefly the series on BR unless it contained additional episodes not seen on dvd since it was not filmed in HD. Same with Star Trek TOS, there's only so much restoration that can be done. GP made it sound like she is buying more than just new movies.

Well, actually Star Trek TOS got a lot of benefit from going to Blu-ray because the version on there is the new partially-remade version with more-modern special effects and restored image quality.  Like I said, it all depends on how much work the production company puts into the film's restoration that affects the HD quality.  From all accounts the Blu-Ray version of Sleeping Beauty is outstanding (and that was certainly not made for HD), though I have issues with some of the remastering choices they made with coloring.

[GoldenPhoenix]

GP made it sound like she is buying more than just new movies.

I am and I do notice a pretty big difference in transfers that are well done in both sound and picture quality.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Anyway, I think I'm going to pass on this and put my money elsewhere after the playing the demo. While it controls very well the demo was too glitchy and weird which didn't really fit the theme of the game. Heck I knocked a guy into the water and he freaken LAID ON TOP OF THE WATER NO SPLASH OR ANYTHING. It also has some ugly pop up and the enemies didn't seem very diverse. I'll see what brood thinks but the demo did not impress me. Then again it could be because it was a demo.