There are four different power types unlocked throughout the game, and they differentiate between one another in subtle ways that change up how you play. If you have arthritis, you'll need to take breaks and keep some medicine handy. Taking down enemies with a lot of health requires an uncomfortable amount of R2 presses. The game's few boss battles highlight the weakness of the combat mechanics. It's a strange design decision that makes you feel as if you were playing a shooter like Call of Duty and were limited to a 9mm handgun that shoots rubber bullets. This lack of audio and visual cues wasn't particularly a problem in the last two games which makes it a strange shortcoming. As with the previous games, you have to keep tapping R2 to repeat fire.
Using the basic ranged attack in nearly all power types feels like you're throwing paper airplanes at foes they lack the sort of feedback that makes playing as a superhero as exhilarating as it should be. Most of it comes from the ill-conceived controls. Some of that comes from his modest ability set. The biggest problem is that being Delsin just isn't all that entertaining to play as.
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The facial animations and voice acting together are top-notch, offering us our first true look at how the PS4 will be able to deliver stories as we progress deeper into the generation. There are also comic-style videos shown that fans of the series will find familiar, and they look as good as ever. Interactions with other characters are done through several impressive in-game cutscenes. Your drive to unlock these new skills that are perpetually teased before you leads to moments of thrill when you finally acquire their power.
In every case these quests end with you earning a new power type to use. Clocking in at 9 to 10 hours-just for the main story, mind you-, much of it is spent delving into small story pieces that feel unimportant in the grand scheme of things. Nonetheless, he tries to be humorous to win over the crowd.ĭelsin's journey is as short as it is compelling. Being the laid-back slacker that he is, his carefree nature fosters both a connection that isn't present when playing as a the 'perfect hero' archetype, while also remaining somewhat uninteresting given his high-school level dialog. Although he becomes a superhero early on in the adventure, much of the time he doesn't feel like one. In inFamous: Second Son you play as Delsin Rowe, an exceptionally ordinary 24-year old male.
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