darkseid

I'm pleased to see a sequel. The last game was rough around the edges with meh graphics and an unfathomable story, but the core gameplay (reminescent of that found in Hulk: Ultimate Destruction) was pretty fun and more enjoyable to me than the original Infamous.

Being incredibly honest, I am skeptical that the sequel will see much of a substantial overhaul--I imagine it will take the place of the annual Spider-Man open world releases with minor gameplay tweaks, but always lacking polish.

I hope this game shows better than it did at E3 last year, because it showed abysmally. The only thing more offensive than the muddy textures and pedestrian gameplay was hearing Stuart Black's (no longer with the project) absurd spin (he compared the game to Lady Gaga and said that the canned destructibility demonstrated that "every bullet tells a story in 3 acts."

I haz links. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7BOc1nxDoI

@Klearwater Killer Wow, a Poster?!? Anychance I can get a bookmark? Scholastic already sent me 3 posters of Ferraris, so I don't have any more room....

Glad0S has already extensively explained this in the original game: "Speedy thing goes in. Speedy thing comes out."

I used to think I liked the movie Hackers more than most people. After all, the majority of people don't even remember that that movie exists.

Then I started reading Joystiq. Those guys really, really like Hackers. Like a lot.

@Dralthi I don't think your point demonstrates that Joystiq did not do its homework. You are giving a narrative justification for why the unique gameplay elements in the first entry are being dropped. But that does not mean it is good or wise. Gameplay is king. There could be lots of narrative reasons why the next Assassin's Creed could be a military shooter, but that wouldn't make it a good idea.

And no, the sequel need not have "the exact same mechanics" nor should it. But sequels should usually build upon defining mechanics. But they aren't building upon the portals, nor are they even exploring other, more interesting puzzle types. Instead they want to "get away from" puzzles as much as possible. I think it's fair for that to be cause for concern.

F.E.A.R. is definitely one of those franchises I follow for the solid gameplay and very general mood, but all the marketing is always about the specifics narrative that I never understood or followed:

"This Spring: Paxton Fettel RETURNS."

"Who?"

@MGTrey Scorpion and Subzero. Oil and Water. Sarcasm and teh_internets. :)

This will be a wonderful opportunity for all of the people who have never had an opportunity to purchase Street Fighter 4 in any version on any platform.....

Maybe because "Rise of the Manhunters" sounds like some kickin' gay porn.