InFamous 2 [PAX 2010 Hands-On]

By Alexander Bevier
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 11:00 am
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​There wasn't much of InFamous 2 to play at PAX 2010. In fact, most of it has been documented for months in the video included after the jump. The only difference, in fact, is that Cole McGrath has been changed to resemble the original character. There were some pretty interesting changes made to the franchise that are worth noting, however.

The first change is the most obvious: the combat. With a sweeping, dynamic camera, beating enemies with McGrath's new lighting-charged weapon stole the majority of the show. 

Read what else has changed to InFamous after the jump.
If the first InFamous was a game about a character discovering his power and abilities (it was), the the sequel is about the character's mastery of them. The four playable minutes controlling McGrath felt less magnetic and more natural; as if the mechanics had matured to understand who was in charge. 

The first game had Cole automatically move towards a climbable surface when he jumped; anticipating what the player wanted him to do and made him float from one platform to another. This game felt as if those training wheels came off. Cole is now much more in control of his acrobatic actions.

There wasn't much else in playing the demo that can't be deduced from watching the video below. It is worth mentioning, however, that watching anybody get hit in the head with a helicopter is hilarious and a slight waste of helicopter. 

InFamous 2 is scheduled to come out later next year.
 
Tags: InFamous 2, PAX 2010, Sony, Sucker Punch
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