SlickShoesRUCrazy
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Such a good game, can't wait for a sequel!
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Sunset Overdrive, the inFamous sequel Second Son shouldve been
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Acquiescence
Member
I want this on PC!
(I will write this in every SO thread, maybe someone notice it)
Or until you get banned for relentless port begging.
Primethius
Banned
I wish I still had my XB1 so I could check the standings. I probably fell out since it was early on in the games life. But man did it feel good at the time. I spent 6 straight hours on that one challenge trying to get a better time.
I don't think many people who have played both would argue that Sunset Overdrive is vastly superior to Second Son. The only categories I would argue SS to win out are technical graphics, and feel of movement. Second Son doesn't have the same traversal options as Sunset, but I do feel that the act of climbing and walking/running feels better there.
No, it gets a lot worse trust me...
Seven4sses
Member
They just need to cut down on the 4th wall stuff a teeny bit. That and the writing felt like it came out of Borderlands.
3rdamention
Member
I actually prefer the more serious tone of Infamous Second Son than the in your face comedy of Sunset!
One person's comment makes people think GAF has a Sony bias? Jenniferlawrenceyeahok.gif.
LyleLanley
Banned
I liked both games a lot but I definitely enjoyed Sunset Overdrive more. I think Infamous just took itself too serious for my liking.
Because they share some similarities that the OP properly elucidates. Sunset Overdrive does a better job seamlessly integrating combat into its traversal, making it more engaging to move around and shoot things. SS separates the two and didn't do either that well.
Primethius
Banned
Nah, the writing and story are just straight garbage. It doesn't get better. Largely, the game outside of its combat is pretty poor. Luckily, I thought it was fun enough to spend quite a bit of time with it.
Hopefully the sequel addresses many of the issues.
sunset overdrive always seemed like a very very fun game on paper to me and i tried really hard to like it but somehow it just doesn't feel satisfying to me. like, i honestly don't know what it is because i really like the aesthetic and tone of the game and the customization options and the ideas but something about the gameplay just feels off. i was constantly thinking i'd rather be playing something else and dropped it after like 4-5 hours, might come back to it at some point though.
meanwhile second son (& first light) have kinda boring mission structures and are probably more repetitive but just feel good to play. never had as much fun going around the map and clearing a hollow checklist. character controls are on point and traversal is just...fun. idk.
meanwhile second son (& first light) have kinda boring mission structures and are probably more repetitive but just feel good to play. never had as much fun going around the map and clearing a hollow checklist. character controls are on point and traversal is just...fun. idk.
Icyflamez96
Member
If you feel the need to blame someone, blame Sony for not letting Insomniac own their IP. The only reason Sunset is an XBox game is because Microsoft let them own it.
Reptars Revenge
Member
Completely agree. Second son had an underwhelming story and lacked a sense of adventure and exploration like the other two. It says something when the DLC is better than the actual game. Just started sunset overdrive and so far I'm enjoying it.
EatinOlives
Member
I do want to state that I liked Second Son a lot. I platinumed it and its DLC, and I'm a huge fan of the inFamous franchise. I also realize that they're both different franchises that go for different things, but overall I found the actual gameplay experience scratching the same itch.
That said, the traversal options of inFamous SS really took a nosedive, as did the side content. Ultimately it was a game that was a launch-title through and through, and while it was a great game on its own it really failed to live up to the inFamous games on the PS3.
Sunset Overdrive's presentation is one thing I didn't talk about. Obviously it's very different from inFamous, and I really don't think inFamous should ever do "self aware zany balls-to-the-wall" stuff like SO did. Naturally when I'm talking about combat and traversal options and what Insomniac should do for another inFamous game, I'm NOT asking them to start pulling in the presentation from Sunset Overdrive.
On that note, I didn't really have a problem with SO's presentation. I can admit it actually made me chuckle a couple of times, but quite a lot of jokes felt flat and a few too many instances of "US GAMERS, M I RITE?" still, something I easily overlooked in favor of its gameplay.
That said, the traversal options of inFamous SS really took a nosedive, as did the side content. Ultimately it was a game that was a launch-title through and through, and while it was a great game on its own it really failed to live up to the inFamous games on the PS3.
Sunset Overdrive's presentation is one thing I didn't talk about. Obviously it's very different from inFamous, and I really don't think inFamous should ever do "self aware zany balls-to-the-wall" stuff like SO did. Naturally when I'm talking about combat and traversal options and what Insomniac should do for another inFamous game, I'm NOT asking them to start pulling in the presentation from Sunset Overdrive.
On that note, I didn't really have a problem with SO's presentation. I can admit it actually made me chuckle a couple of times, but quite a lot of jokes felt flat and a few too many instances of "US GAMERS, M I RITE?" still, something I easily overlooked in favor of its gameplay.
Miles Quaritch
Member
lol. Aww, don't cry bro.
I really loathe the style of Sunset Overdrive, it's super unappealing to me. I've also only managed about an hour of Second Son despite quite enjoying the first Infamous.
I guess I just felt satisfied after the first one, I wasn't really clamouring for more of that type of thing.
Put these two things together and it's not really an enticing proposition. I expected a lot more out of Insomniac.
I guess I just felt satisfied after the first one, I wasn't really clamouring for more of that type of thing.
Put these two things together and it's not really an enticing proposition. I expected a lot more out of Insomniac.
Prototype Viktor
Member
Festival of Blood > Sunset and it was dlc
Yep felt exactly the same, I expected much more from I:SS, its good (and looks really great) but looking at how big the change from Infamous to Infamous 2 I really had high hopes where I:SS was heading.
Doesnt help that the character you play wasnt that appealing to me (I liked Cole a bit too much
)ps3ud0 8)
AmaterasuOni
Banned
InFamous SS was cool, First Light even better. I didn't like Sunset Overdrive that much. Though I haven't played it that much, but it was kinda boringly repetitive and I didn't connect with the game's humor (I'm too old for that shit).
Strangelove77
Member
Nah. I'm glad Second Son isn't Sunset Overdrive. I'd be pissed to have something like that happen to one of my favorite series.
Angelus Errare
Banned
If SS was like Sunset Overdrive I'd be very disappointed. Sunset is a nice game and all but it's not what I want in an InFamous game in any capacity.
Shame Sunset bombed though.
Shame Sunset bombed though.
Storm Raider
Banned
One of the best games I played this gen.
Everyone should play it.
Everyone should play it.
Not gonna lie, I didn't even try to read that OP.
I enjoyed Sunset Overdrive more than I thought I would, but it got a little long in the tooth towards the end. Infamous on the other hand, while somewhat repetitive, was short and sweet, which left me wanting even more. Luckily First Light delivered.
I enjoyed Sunset Overdrive more than I thought I would, but it got a little long in the tooth towards the end. Infamous on the other hand, while somewhat repetitive, was short and sweet, which left me wanting even more. Luckily First Light delivered.
No I said comments like this. You won't believe how many I've read, even acting like it was some betrayal for Insomniac to make a game on Xbox One, ignoring the fact that no one else took the risk of making an all new unproven IP, not only giving them the money for the development but promising them full rights and control of it. But if that's all you cherry picked out of the comment, jenniferlawrenceok back at you.
Insomniac wanted to be in control of their IP's, to not have to relinquish control like they did Ratchet and Clank, Resistance etc. Microsoft was the only one willing to give that to them.
EatinOlives
Member
That's fine, both games are good at what they do, and SS took itself seriously enough that it made for a more compelling narrative (even if it was a bit disappointing at the end).
Just curious, and not to be confrontational, what do you like out of inFamous games and what does SO do that doesn't do it for you?
Yep felt exactly the same, I expected much more from I:SS, its good (and looks really great) but looking at how big the change from Infamous to Infamous 2 I really had high hopes where I:SS was heading.
Doesnt help that the character you play wasnt that appealing to me (I liked Cole a bit too much
ps3ud0 8)
Second Son felt like a launch title (it basically was) but I still ended up enjoying it for what it was. Definitely a step down from 2 though.
Haven't played Sunset so can't comment on that.
Psychoward
Banned
Yeah, the way powers worked, the fairly empty world and the lack of missions really highlight it was a launch window game. Hope they get one more crack at Infamous before calling the series quits.
No, it doesn't
Most people try to hide port beggingI want this on PC!
(I will write this in every SO thread, maybe someone notice it)
Revolutionary
Member
The traversal is great but the combat was worse. SO combat was just a matter of having the right weapons on you and firing in the general direction of the enemy thanks to the generous autoaim. There are a good amount of fodder-type enemies in SS as well, but there are also many types of enemies that required you to aim at specific parts for maximum damage. Then there's the whole switching between powers thing that comes into play later on. It's a lot more robust and fun to play around with IMO.
That said, they're both great games in their own right.
That said, they're both great games in their own right.
FunkyDealer
Banned
Infamous 1 and 2 were two of my favorite games from the last generation. Second Son was a dissapointment for me, it lost the cool comic look in favour of "realism" and had a significantly less interesting city than the previous games. The characters were less interesting as well, and the powers felt a bit too much like palette-swaps. I'm really dissapointed by how Second Son turned out.
I enjoyed Sunset Overdrive much more than Second Son. But neither is quite the same as Infamous 1/2. Sunset feels like the child of Infamous, Ratchet and Clank, and Jet Set Radio though, which is very good.
I enjoyed Sunset Overdrive much more than Second Son. But neither is quite the same as Infamous 1/2. Sunset feels like the child of Infamous, Ratchet and Clank, and Jet Set Radio though, which is very good.
ChosenPredator
Banned
both really good games , I can see some of the stuff in sunset overdrive working for Infamous, love both the games.
Steverulez
Member
Loved Sunset Overdrive, best game this gen so far
outunderthestars
Banned
I liked the setting, characters, and art style of Sunset Overdrive, but really hated the movement based gameplay mechanic. It just didn't mesh well with my preferred style of play.
Really well crafted game though. Wish it had found a larger audience.
Really well crafted game though. Wish it had found a larger audience.
EatinOlives
Member
I agree.
Sunset is NOT an inFamous clone. I mean, just reading the development section of the game in wikipedia makes it clear they didn't even intend to model it after superhero games. It's a combination of several different kinds of games that, at the sum of its parts, to my surprise out came a game that ended up scratching the kind of itch that I have when I play inFamous games. And not only that, but the angle that Insomniac approached this game from ended up being something a lot more fresh than Second Son.
For the people that are getting bothered by the comparison: trust me, I'm not making it lightly. I'm not saying "aaaah it's the same thing b/c you grind across power lines!", the combination of traversal with combat, and how traversal works in terms of how you as a player approach it, is remarkably similar to the thought process I was having when I was playing the first two inFamous games.
I'm not claiming they're clones but I will say this: in terms of gameplay they're more similar than they are apart.
That's a good point you raise! SO definitely focused on "weaknesses" and definitely focused more on cannon-fodder style of enemies. You fight enemies in SS for a lot longer than you fight enemies in SO.
Encounter design in Second Son was really good. I very much enjoyed it, and I'm even going to state that it's basically the only reason I platinumed the game and its DLC. Despite both games being so light on content and a really empty open world, the combat was just that good. It made the game for me.
SO I think takes a bigger liking to the earlier games in the inFamous series, where the combat is not as polished on its own and the enemy encounters don't last as long. inFamous didn't have as much of a focus in having cannon-fodder, though, that's something SO brings to the table.
NeoRaider
Member
Tbh. i didn't know it's not allowed.
Collateral22
Member
God no. SO is not a very good game. Gets real bad real quick. SS had decent pacing and much better gameplay.