Electrifying new inFAMOUS screens surface -- Joystiq

Electrifying new inFAMOUS screens surface

by Randy Nelson { Jul 3rd 2008 at 1:00AM }

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Zap! Bang! Pow! Those are the names we've given to three new screens of Sucker Punch's open-world superhero/villain game that have appeared on the official PlayStation blog. We think they're only fitting since each shot depicts Dylan, the good/bad guy from inFAMOUS, using his electric bolts to tear the town a new one.

The game continues to look great, albeit very ... brown. Maybe these screens are just from the game's Brown District. (Okay, so we don't actually know that it has such a district, or even districts at all, but please play along?)

Along with the screens, Sony mentions that it will have "a bunch of news" about inFAMOUS at E3. We hope the "news" is that the game is actually playable at the show (and less brown).

Gallery: inFAMOUS

Tags: infamous, sony, suckerpunch

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dwag @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:12AM

This game is LAME! its gonna get scraped by PROTOTYPE the only reason this joint gets any attention is because of it being a PS3 exclusive. I understand when exclusive get attention but this game just looks wack.

Wow Sparky can choose to save the city or Destroy it? I've never heard that before not at all?

Brodie-san @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:15AM

-1 purely for the use of the words "joint" and "wack".

*Shivers*

Mike @ Jul 4th 2008 4:39AM

+1 on everything else though (except the Protoype hype)

This game does look a tiny bit gener-o.

Thatoneguy64 @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:16AM

Maybe these take place in Brown Town?

Later on you get to visit Bloomsburg and HDR....ville?

Burnt Meatloaf @ Jul 3rd 2008 5:33AM

That's what initially made me go, "What, this is by Sucker Punch?"

Man, Sly Cooper did dark graphics perfectly. It's a shame developers in the "HD" arena are still chasing the truck to brownville just because the hardware allows all these new lighting tricks.

Adding a bit of backlighting does wonders for scenes that are supposed to be dark and have strong shadows, but where objects need visible outlines. I'm sick of seeing objects that are half black with some sparkles for highlights.

ahsayuninew @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:22AM

awesome, textures have much detail.
As usual, PS3 owners look forward to it, 360 owners resent it completely. Not too hard to figure you guys out. (Notice I didn't mention any names so if you feel offended then you should do a bit of self-reflecting)

Dwag @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:25AM

I don't think Joystiq knows what there looking at this game looks average I mean just average not really untapping that PS3 power I mean I can find ten games that look better than this on the PS3(I know you were expwecting me to say 360) that came out a year before this shows how much they've improved in graphics.

Peter Vazkey @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:40AM

I don't know about ten games, maybe 4 or 5. And out of those 4 or 5 two are good and one is great. MGS 4. But yeah anyways the game looks like super generic crap.

Peter Vazkey @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:31AM

Why are people all over this games nuts?

Dwag @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:34AM

exactly what I've been saying.

Burnt Meatloaf @ Jul 3rd 2008 5:39AM

Because they would rather have Sly4.

Yes, this could be an interesting project, but I'd rather whack purple, trash-talking lizards with a stick than fry an Oldsmobile.

Strider2K99 @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:58AM

You guys do realize this is made by Sucker Punch, who have made great games in the past, right? Oh wait, you're just trolling a PS3 game. So original.

Peter Vazkey @ Jul 3rd 2008 2:09AM

Are you talking about Sly Cooper?! LMAO!

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jul 3rd 2008 9:18AM

Hmmm where have I heard this from? I'm pretty sure there was another game that gamers were defending by saying it had a good developer. Oh yeah...Haze.

I'm not saing infamous is going to turn out bad like Haze. I'm just saying having a good developer does not automatically make a good game.

Boy With Balls on Chin @ Jul 3rd 2008 10:03AM

It doesn't automatically make it bad either like some people are making it seem.

Vidikron (FU) @ Jul 3rd 2008 10:07AM

@Vegeta

Knock it off with that stupid ass shit. Of course people look forward to games from developers that have made games they've enjoyed in the past. You do it too. Of course, nothing is a garauntee, but that's how it has always been.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jul 3rd 2008 10:25AM

All I'm saying is that we just don't need another Haze situation where we have a war between people saying this game will be awesome because of a certain developer and people who thinks it sucks. I'm going to wait untill E3. Hopefully there's more info on this game.

Vidikron (FU) @ Jul 3rd 2008 10:44AM

It's a PS3 game... a war is unavoidable.

Ivy @ Jul 3rd 2008 2:14AM

The game looks fantastic and I want to play it really. After all, it is made by Sucker Punch. The guys behind Sly series.

Peter Vazkey @ Jul 3rd 2008 2:16AM

To easy.

Dwag @ Jul 3rd 2008 2:29AM

This lame ass game doesn'tyt deserve the attention its getting I'd rather hear about that EGM Killzone 2 cover story again then this crap.

No I'm not a Troll I'm in fact a guy that has the very gameinformer magazine that talks a whole lot about this game and its trash, it didn't deserve a cover story unlike the gears and Resistance and Gh4 cover story InFAMOUs was more of show and I mean like 65% pics and intro and 35% actual talk about the game and huge bold quotes. This game has been hyped into the stratosphere by Gameinformer and Joystiq(more so than PS3fanboy i'm kinda surprised) and i don't see why. This game is trash watch PROTOTYPE blo this shit out the sky. Hype will bring bad things.

Noshino @ Jul 3rd 2008 3:37AM

uh, actually, Prototype is more generic than this game...

Have you heard about the storyline of this game? Amnesia, again...? and yah yah, I know that the way of telling the story is different, but the story in general still the same: Guy doesn't know who he is, where he is, why he is there, but he is really powerful...

The gameplay is also quite simplistic and lacking any sort of deepness, hell, it seems pretty much as if they just copied Ultimate Destruction...

And should I talk about the graphics, which aren't that great to begin with?...

Just like I will give Radical some time to polish their game before claiming that it is a bad concept, you should do the same for Sucker Punch...

Boris @ Jul 4th 2008 2:29PM

Its made by Sucker Punch and its not out till next year and it does look better then Prototype

Jacksons @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:10AM

Apparently the haters come out at night.

Burnt Meatloaf @ Jul 3rd 2008 5:43AM

Good. Apparently, that's when Dylan is at his best.

Boy With Balls on Chin @ Jul 3rd 2008 10:05AM

Is Dylan McDermott nice in person?

Dwag @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:14AM

But the concept is trash. its like Star wars not saying that a bad thing but its like a star wars rip off but without the super futuristic shit. He has the power to Save Empire city or destroy it? Its concept is lame unless they are gonna use that time they have to make a whole IP or completely revamp this title in everyway than this shit can go to the gutters. Garbage like this doesn't need to be on the market we don't need another second rate PS3 game we need a AAA title and this ain't one of them. PS3 fanboys you gotta understand sometimes the exclusives are trash on PS3 and this is just another average PS3 game that migt only be played through once even with trophy support. Bottom line the game needs to get burned in the fire or else it will get burned by the critics.

Prototype has too much to offer to be generic

Dwag @ Jul 3rd 2008 7:22AM

@Brodie-san
I was expecting something harsh like you trying to defend this titles.

Oh and plus I use wack and joint cause I don't know what happens if I started saying shit like this game is fucking bullshit which is what I originally planned. I don't know if I get banned for profanity.