The streets of New Marais that Cole was chasing Bertrand though contained plenty of large balconies on buildings, and these collapsed with plenty of impressive effects when cars were thrown into them.Ĭole eventually catches up with Bertrand, landing on his car and threatening the old man with a close-range bolt through his open sunroof. In fact, this showcased another new aspect of Infamous 2-greater destructibility in environments. Cole's attack powers looked quite beefed up-his basic electrical bolt and shock grenade attacks seemed to do serious damage to enemies, and his shock rockets exploded with enough force to pick up cars and smash them into buildings. He could also quickly make his way across some horizontal pipes, adding another layer of speed to his ability to quickly cover open ground. Cole quickly gave chase, showing off several powers he had in the first game, including the ability to 'slide' along electricity lines and hover for extended periods of time. With the mutant-looking enemies taken care of, Cole turned his attention to Bertrand, who had fled in a limousine. This new weapon-which looked like a giant tuning fork with electricity coursing along its two arms-allowed Cole to make some flashy moves, including one where he jammed the weapon around an enemy's neck and swung it around to deliver a huge, slow-motion finishing blow. According to Sucker Punch, the move to a heavier focus on melee came from wanting players to get closer to the action, with many of Cole's powers from the first game deemed much more range-focused. Cole leaps into action, and we were shown a new melee weapon that he'll be able to use in Infamous 2. These creatures sport what looks like sharp claw-like appendages for arms and legs, and have gaping, sideways-opening mouths with plenty of sharp teeth. Instead of a yellow courier jacket and close-cropped haircut, Cole looks more like Nathan Drake, wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt exposing some serious ink on his arms.Īs Bertrand speaks, some strange, humanoid creatures attack the rally. He's soon joined by Cole, who looks quite unfamiliar thanks to a significant character redesign. In the crowd is a familiar face from the first game-the impressively side-burned Zeke-who shakes his head at the bile Bertrand is spewing. The group-led by the elderly Bertrand-had been striking up anti-deviant fever in the city, and our demo began at a rally where Bertrand was addressing a large group of people while flanked by heavily armed guards. Life for a superpowered being isn't easy in New Marais, however, because the city has been overrun by the Militia, a group of militants who hate any deviant humans. So our hero (or villain, depending on your play style) heads to the New Orleans-inspired city of New Marais, the place where the Ray Sphere (the device that gave him his powers) was built, to see if he can get stronger. But the fight does not go well, with Cole being defeated and realizing that despite his powers, he was still no match for his foe.

At the start of the sequel, Cole finally goes head-to-head with the mysterious, world-ending entity known as the Beast, which the time-traveling Kessler had gone into the past to prepare Cole for. If Infamous tracked Cole's journey to becoming a superhero, then the sequel will track his journey to becoming a super-superhero, and from what we've seen of the game at E3 2010, this significant increase in power is one that fans will welcome.īefore we go further, here's a spoiler warning: We'll be talking a little about the story of Infamous in this paragraph, so you best skip to the next one if you haven't finished (or played) that game. While there is a major event that sets protagonist Cole MacGrath back at the beginning of the game, developers from Sucker Punch Studio say you won't have to start from scratch. In most game sequels involving people with superpowers, the lead character goes through some devastating event at the start where his powers are scaled back or stripped, forcing you to build up skills and abilities all over again.

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