inFamous: First Light

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Aug 26, 2014
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  1. FrankTCastle
    Jan 7, 2015
    8
    This stand alone DLC is far better than Second Son in terms of story and a more engaging player character. Fetch (Abigail)is far more interesting than Delsin and having 1 expansive power leads to more focused and fun gameplay. The story is about how fetch became involved with the events in seattle that lead upto the DUP occupation and what drives her to be the person she became.

    I hope    This stand alone DLC is far better than Second Son in terms of story and a more engaging player character. Fetch (Abigail)is far more interesting than Delsin and having 1 expansive power leads to more focused and fun gameplay. The story is about how fetch became involved with the events in seattle that lead upto the DUP occupation and what drives her to be the person she became.

    I hope if SP make another inFAMOUS game is more story focused like 1&2/First Light and they use Fetch or go back to Cole.The only thing I did not like about the DLC was the single player arena/horde mode which has the majority of the games trophies tied to it.    … Expand
  2. Munkey
    Feb 16, 2015
    8
    Thr stand alone DLC or a story expansion is how I would describe First Light. You relive the life of Fetch the female NPC from Second Son. I like her more then Delsin. The game isn't long but the story is good and you have the best power to begin with neon.
    Graphic is very good like in Second Son and combat is very responsive. The camera works a little bit better then in Second Son. There    Thr stand alone DLC or a story expansion is how I would describe First Light. You relive the life of Fetch the female NPC from Second Son. I like her more then Delsin. The game isn't long but the story is good and you have the best power to begin with neon.
    Graphic is very good like in Second Son and combat is very responsive. The camera works a little bit better then in Second Son. There is no karma system in the game. All and all a great expansion!
    For me 8 out of 10 just like Second Son.    … Expand
  3. flametail23
    Jan 13, 2015
    8
    This was a great piece of DLC. Playing as Fetch was great, she is a great character. Also this game is free on PSN for January so pick it up and enjoy.
    8/10
  4. Coops
    May 29, 2015
    9
    Got it free on ps plus, didn't bother with it for a while, big mistake. This game is amazing, a great story building up to second son. Looks fantastic and plays really well, a bit repetitive but just so much fun playing around with fetch's super powers. Well worth a look
  5. Thuster
    Jan 11, 2015
    10
    Infamous: First Light was a blast to play and I enjoyed every minute I used on collecting everything and doing all the trophies. So you totally get a lot of fun for little money. As well as running around in Seattle and collecting and killing you can go into the different arenas and get the highest scores and see how you match up against others in the world. And can be looked as anInfamous: First Light was a blast to play and I enjoyed every minute I used on collecting everything and doing all the trophies. So you totally get a lot of fun for little money. As well as running around in Seattle and collecting and killing you can go into the different arenas and get the highest scores and see how you match up against others in the world. And can be looked as an introducing game to the Infamous franchise, and is very much recommended if you haven't played an Infamous game before.… Expand
  6. JackKasket
    May 10, 2015
    8
    A good prequel to Second Son. Good, not great. The game itself is quite short, excluding extra challenge missions, which are, truth be told, boring.

    However, one thing I enjoyed in this game was a portrayal of a realistic female protagonist. And I mean down to the fat legs and behind. Fine, the story itself is really silly, and once you get to the turning point of the character in the    A good prequel to Second Son. Good, not great. The game itself is quite short, excluding extra challenge missions, which are, truth be told, boring.

    However, one thing I enjoyed in this game was a portrayal of a realistic female protagonist. And I mean down to the fat legs and behind. Fine, the story itself is really silly, and once you get to the turning point of the character in the story mode, it's just downright stupid. I still cannot help but like Fetch, and I really wanted there to be more to the story after the game ended.

    I didn't much enjoy playing only with neon though. One thing was that you really do not need anything else besides sniper shots with the main weapon. The secondary skills are pretty much pointless, as opposed to Second Son, where you had to manage your "rockets/grenades" in order to emerge victorious in battle.

    In short, it's a good addition if you liked Second Son, but still leaves you wanting something more both story- and battle-wise.    … Expand
  7. Rustaman
    Jul 10, 2017
    9
    A good Supplement to an excellent game. Passed in one sitting on one breath. The only negative - the game is short, but it is the addition.. everything else was fine! Waiting for Sucker Punch announcement of a new game!
  8. kirilkarom
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    Am i the only one who love this add-on just like other "InFamous"es? Really loved it!
  9. BaronMonaco
    May 26, 2015
    8
    I played this game thanks to the PS+ subscription but I'll review it like if i bought it as is no longer available for free.
    First Light is a nice expansion on Infamous : Second Son, taking its best character and power in a deserved prequel focused on Fetch. The game is still gorgeous and the neon effects are a delight to the eyes.
    The map is basically the same than the first half of the    I played this game thanks to the PS+ subscription but I'll review it like if i bought it as is no longer available for free.
    First Light is a nice expansion on Infamous : Second Son, taking its best character and power in a deserved prequel focused on Fetch. The game is still gorgeous and the neon effects are a delight to the eyes.
    The map is basically the same than the first half of the original game (with slight changes), the few side-activities are more or less the same than Second Son. And the story, even if predictable, is nice enough. To finish all the side activities and the story you can expect more or less 5 hours, which, for an expansion with this price-tag, is reasonable, if you like the new arena mode that also comes with First Light, then you have an almost unlimited amount of fun waiting for you.
    A good extension that offers some new content for the ones that liked Second Son, I was not expecting less or more from First Light.    … Expand
  10. KIUPW
    Oct 2, 2014
    8
    I really like Second Son, So I loved the DLC, the gameplay is great, and the story was interesting enough to leave me wanting similar DLC for Eugene, a few missions felt kind of repetitive but over all i feel it's worth buying for full price as an infamous fan, and maybe wait for a sale if you've never tried infamous before, since you may not like it.
  11. MaxCarnage99
    Oct 17, 2014
    9
    I don't know why people criticize this game so much. It's a cheap game (only $14,99), just a kind of "stand-alone DLC". The graphics are amazing (just as in Second Son), the missions are fun, the powers as well and Fetch's story is interesting. Yes, there's no new power, but the neon power was very explored in this game and it's good. The challenge maps are repetitive, but may beI don't know why people criticize this game so much. It's a cheap game (only $14,99), just a kind of "stand-alone DLC". The graphics are amazing (just as in Second Son), the missions are fun, the powers as well and Fetch's story is interesting. Yes, there's no new power, but the neon power was very explored in this game and it's good. The challenge maps are repetitive, but may be interesting to some "hardcore" players.… Expand
  12. erndaWORM
    Aug 26, 2014
    8
    It won't take long to complete but has some replayability and is a very solid playing stand alone dlc. Fetch is awesome as the protagonist in this and she handles like a new Cadillac, and there is a platinum trophy. It is definitely worth the money.
  13. themostunclean
    Aug 28, 2014
    9
    I don't understand why so many "professional" reviewers always seem to have such a hard time grasping the concept of standalone DLC. These are the same guys that'll wet their shorts over a couple of month-after-release CoD or a Titanfall MP maps but jump down the throat of any game that creates a separate, no original software required, expansion to a title.

    This is not a standalone    I don't understand why so many "professional" reviewers always seem to have such a hard time grasping the concept of standalone DLC. These are the same guys that'll wet their shorts over a couple of month-after-release CoD or a Titanfall MP maps but jump down the throat of any game that creates a separate, no original software required, expansion to a title.

    This is not a standalone title to be judged on a whole as an individual game. You'd have to be an idiot to do so. Unfortunately, a lot of the articles I've read are written by such morons. Kotaku in particular had one of the densest, most brain-dead reviews I've read in a long time. Their whole site is full of horrible, culturally biased writing so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

    I digress. This is not a standalone game, it is an expansion of an existing story. A nice enough spin on the formula to make it entertaining and fun but it's a small, inexpensive trip. Anyone expecting it to rework the style or add tons of new features is living in a fantasy world. This is amazing for what it is, a side-story. You get vastly more content than you would from many $20 DLC packs- a good 7-8 hours of gameplay if you want to go for platinum.

    This game is akin to Blood Dragon for Far Cry 3. No original software required, reworks the original formula in a pared down but still entertaining way and offers a ton of gameplay for very little money.    … Expand
  14. iom666
    Aug 26, 2014
    10
    This is basically more of the same. If you liked Infamous second son, there is no doubt that you will like that one. I enjoy how you can run without an end when you active the run sequence. I also love the pink rays left behind Fetch for a good 20s when you ran in a zone.
    The only negative thing I could say about this DLC/expansion/standalone is: Too short!
  15. Murdocdelrey
    Aug 28, 2014
    10
    It amazes me that the critics are being so critical of this new dlc. I think that the story is great, a huge improvement over Second Son's story which wasn't great. Fetch is a far more likeable and engaging character then Delsin who I thought wasn't great either. The gameplay is still great even though Fetch only has one of the four powers that Delsin has but Neon is by far the most funIt amazes me that the critics are being so critical of this new dlc. I think that the story is great, a huge improvement over Second Son's story which wasn't great. Fetch is a far more likeable and engaging character then Delsin who I thought wasn't great either. The gameplay is still great even though Fetch only has one of the four powers that Delsin has but Neon is by far the most fun power. The detail of the map is still great and I personally love how the colourful stream of light follows you as you run and you can turn around and see the stream which formed through the route that you just took. The story takes between 4 and 5 hours to complete. Laura Bailey's performance as Fetch is just as good as she was in Second Son. The graphics are stunning.
    The arenas are of course the biggest addition to inFamous First Light which lets you fight waves of enemies in an arena which feels very arcade like and I found it very addictive to get a good highscore.
    In closing, this game is great value for money at 15 Euro/Dollars and everyone should play this, You don't need Second Son to play this if you didn't already know but you get to play as Delsin in the arenas if you still have your save file. Just the most fun I've had with game all summer.    … Expand
  16. EzioA88
    Sep 15, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 9.5 (rounded up to 10).

    One of the things many people didn't like about Sucker Punch's beautiful Infamous:Second Son was its protagonist. Delsin Rowe got more bearable across the course of the game, yet at the atart he appeared to be a cocky, arrogant, unlikeable jerk. Straight away, First Light makes it obvious that what we are about to play will be a very different game indeed. The emotional starting couldn't be further from that of Second Son and the main character (Abigail "Fetch" Walker) is strong, confident and instantly relatable, if a little flawed. Th story of First Light will be fairly well-known if you played the main game, but that won't stop it from pulling on your heart strings. It starts off with Fetch and her brother Brent rocking up to Seattle, before cops and a crazy gang result in their separation. The 4 hour storyline sees Fetch searching for her missing sibling, yet she'll go through a fair amount of shady characters to reach him. The instantly creepy and highly sexist Shane is one and he ends up playing the role of main antagonist. From the beginning right through to the gripping end, First Light is brilliant. While you may know it ends in the horrible death of her brother Brent, the 20 minutes that comes after is just as compelling. The story is divided into four acts, each act broken up by a training session in the (sort of) present day. Fetch is in Curden Cay prison and the villain of Second Son- Abigail- is helping her control her abilities. You learn a new power in these training sessions and it's a good scenario where you can get the hang of things. However, you'll yearn to get back into Seattle from two years ago and continue to explore the narrative in its entirety.

    The gameplay will be instantly familiar if you spent most of Second Son with the Neon power. Fetch can run at the speed of light, yet she's able to pass through most objects like balconies and stairwells. Fetch can slow down time to shoot weak points, yet her blasts are more powerful. She can create a singularity, but you have more control over it so it doesn't feel like an activated cutscene. It's these small changes that make the game better than its counterpart when it comes to gameplay, but then again the use of only one power set does limit your options considerably. Without the constant switches between smoke, neon, video and concrete (but who uses concrete anyway?), the battles feel like they're on a smaller scale and with the sheer amount of extra abilities Fetch has at her disposal, the game also feels easier. I didn't encounter enough enemy variety and without bases, the game loses a bit of difficulty. I completed Second Son on the hardest difficulty option and was up against a big challenge. Across the course of First Light set on hard, I died once and failed two missions. Thankfully, the game comes with challenge arenas to test your skills.

    There are three arenas and the first two have two options available- survival and rescue (the Omega arena only has survival). If you have Second Son save data, you can play all of these arenas four times each with Delsin Rowe available for use. The arenas certainly put your skills to use, with the challenge continuing to amp as you proceed. First gang members, then DUP members and finally angels and demons generated by Eugene (in an off-screen cameo). Every arena has its own goals to complete and objectives to finish and this goes towards trophies (there is a Platinum trophy for those hunters out there!). I loved the challenges idea. Completing random events in Seattle, getting high scores in the arenas and killing enemies in certain ways can result in the completion of challenges and each challenge will give you a certain amount of skill points (which are magnificently stylised as Sucker Punch's logo). The skill points can be spent on upgrades, which range from a longer neon bar to a new finishing move. I hadn't maxed out the upgrades system by the end of the campaign like I did with Second Son, which led to replayability. Of course, you can also get skill points by collecting Lumens (which replace blast shards), completing races, creating graffiti and shooting down cameras (which now require you to use footage, as they move around on drones). I was disappointed that these activities were as repetitive as ever (except the races because the pink clouds that pop up and give you a boost are excellent). This was one of the key gripes I had with Son and another annoying thing about the game was that it restricted you to one island. I missed Chinatown from the base game and would have liked to climb the DUP tower again. I also think that the campaign was too short and that more time should have been put into it, rather than the challenges.

    While First Light falls short of Second Son's greatness due to legacy issues, a small world and the lack of a large campaign, for $20 it provides a nice amount of innovation and more Infamous- which is always good!    … Expand
  17. bigboybanksy
    Sep 12, 2014
    9
    For me First Light takes the best parts of Second Son, such as pretty graphics and fun gameplay and adds a more interesting story.
    First Light's story makes Fletch a stronger character than the ex drug user you come across in second son.
    Even though the story is short (4 hours) there is at least 4 to 5 hours of extra content from collectibles to the surprisingly enjoyable challenge    For me First Light takes the best parts of Second Son, such as pretty graphics and fun gameplay and adds a more interesting story.
    First Light's story makes Fletch a stronger character than the ex drug user you come across in second son.
    Even though the story is short (4 hours) there is at least 4 to 5 hours of extra content from collectibles to the surprisingly enjoyable challenge areas, at the price of around £13 to download or £16 for box it is worth the price.    … Expand
  18. TheDarkKnight22
    Sep 5, 2014
    8
    This "dlc" is even better than the original game. since you can buy it as a standalone product i reccomend this to anyone who has a ps4 and 15 dollars to spare.
  19. Psktassassin
    Mar 9, 2015
    8
    A great new adventure for the infamous series. Always been a fan of infamous and this was there best dlc. Second son was brilliant but the story lacked, this makes up for its story with a far more interesting character. The area a mode brings new fun to the infamous series. However the levels seemed repetitive and the powers never felt new or different,combat became easy to early as well.A great new adventure for the infamous series. Always been a fan of infamous and this was there best dlc. Second son was brilliant but the story lacked, this makes up for its story with a far more interesting character. The area a mode brings new fun to the infamous series. However the levels seemed repetitive and the powers never felt new or different,combat became easy to early as well.

    Overall it's worth the purchase and I can't wait for any upcoming dlcs.    … Expand
  20. akbizzy
    Aug 28, 2014
    10
    Gra się w to nawet lepiej niż w podstawkę,ciekawa fabuła,Super rozgrywka ogólnie najlepsze DLC które wydano i najlepsze w jakie grałem polecam zagrać tym którzy nie grali lub grali w INF SEC SON 10/10
  21. BlueMedz
    Aug 27, 2014
    10
    You have to take into consideration when reviewing this game that you cannot compare this to other full $60 games but only a DLC. In terms of DLC, this game is amazing. You have your own open world to explore in, a intriguing and simple story line that is not to hard to follow, very good character development, good amount of trophies (even a Platinum!), an amazing power, and a endlessYou have to take into consideration when reviewing this game that you cannot compare this to other full $60 games but only a DLC. In terms of DLC, this game is amazing. You have your own open world to explore in, a intriguing and simple story line that is not to hard to follow, very good character development, good amount of trophies (even a Platinum!), an amazing power, and a endless survival/rescue Arena mode to make sure the fun never ends. And to top it all off, you don't even need inFAMOUS Second Son to play it. The game offers so much for the little price it is asking for, showing how good the developers at Sucker Punch really are.… Expand
  22. The_Seaman_
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    A great prequel to the inFAMOUS Second Son, with an interesting story and character.
    Smooth gameplay, great and next-gen graphics.
    A must have for every PS4 owner and inFAMOUS fans.
  23. squall
    Aug 26, 2014
    9
    This DLC is exactly what i wanted and more giving us a good look into Fetch's past and giving us some great (much needed) character development. All the characters are great I'd go as far to say the story is even better than Second Sons. The gameplay is well fleshed out, while not being as intense as second son's it still holds that really fun fast paced-ness of the second son even withThis DLC is exactly what i wanted and more giving us a good look into Fetch's past and giving us some great (much needed) character development. All the characters are great I'd go as far to say the story is even better than Second Sons. The gameplay is well fleshed out, while not being as intense as second son's it still holds that really fun fast paced-ness of the second son even with only one power.. The arena is a great addition to the game and adds a lot of playtime and allow you to easily test out and play more easily with your powers. I like how Neon wasn't just a simple copy/paste from second son there was a really big difference between the two and you can really see what neon can do. I would have liked to see a good/evil karma system in place but i can understand why they didn't put it in. Overall for 15 bucks i got more than my moneys worth.
    personally i really hope that they made more standalone's for Eugene and the other 2 conduits    … Expand
  24. Sizerlokz
    Aug 27, 2014
    10
    This game IMO is better than second son. It has a more appealing story and fetch is a much more like able character than Delsin. The neon power was my favorite in second son so having a game focus on the core power of neon was really fun. I love the fast pace of the melee and the battle arena is fun.
    Overall, this game is really fun and fast. Critics are dumb don't listen to them. This    This game IMO is better than second son. It has a more appealing story and fetch is a much more like able character than Delsin. The neon power was my favorite in second son so having a game focus on the core power of neon was really fun. I love the fast pace of the melee and the battle arena is fun.
    Overall, this game is really fun and fast. Critics are dumb don't listen to them. This game is awesome especially for the price    … Expand
  25. Milolosz
    Aug 27, 2014
    10
    Gra się w to nawet lepiej niż w podstawkę,ciekawa fabuła,Super rozgrywka ogólnie najlepsze DLC które wydano i najlepsze w jakie grałem polecam zagrać tym którzy nie grali lub grali w INF SEC SON 10/10
  26. Enforcer122
    Sep 5, 2014
    10
    More of the same, which isn't a bad thing at all. This is the best DLC I've ever bought, packed full of content and a very good story to suck you in and engage you. I got 15 hours out of it, which for a DLC is outstanding. Well worth the money.
  27. fernax
    Aug 27, 2014
    10
    awesome game. and yes, is more of the same, but that's what an infamous fan want, and this game was created for them. thanks sucker punch for such a good game.
  28. sityoazzdown
    Jan 21, 2015
    8
    Pretty good dlc for a great game. It is more of the same and is highly recommended for players who love infamous second son. Players who will enjoy this dlc like I did will enjoy the simple/basic side missions that are also fun/addictive to finish. The story is pretty straightforward (especially if you've actually played second son, but there was a gentle tug of the heart at the end forPretty good dlc for a great game. It is more of the same and is highly recommended for players who love infamous second son. Players who will enjoy this dlc like I did will enjoy the simple/basic side missions that are also fun/addictive to finish. The story is pretty straightforward (especially if you've actually played second son, but there was a gentle tug of the heart at the end for me, still.) The level designs were unique enough, and in some cases more fun than the missions in second son. And this dlc is pretty lengthy if you're also into the whole wave after wave arena battle game type, which they do give you. The only negative for me was the limit of only one power, but that was to be expected. Enjoy it while it's free, or do pick up for a cheap and quick good game.… Expand
  29. Storm1672
    Feb 26, 2015
    8
    This is a great expansion for Second Son. It improves much on combat and the story isn't half bad. The core gameplay is pretty much the same, but the Arenas do make it worthwhile It was probably the best PS Plus title so far and Sucker Punch are on the right track for the sequel.
  30. flax0174
    Aug 28, 2014
    9
    If you liked infamous second son you will also like this bite sized title. The graphics are once again expertly well done, the guys and girls at sucker punch are artistic masters of video games. the combat mechanics are so satisfying, and are easy to learn. There is also a challenge arena based wave mode which is fun for so long, but it does provoke replay value. It's just a fun game, ButIf you liked infamous second son you will also like this bite sized title. The graphics are once again expertly well done, the guys and girls at sucker punch are artistic masters of video games. the combat mechanics are so satisfying, and are easy to learn. There is also a challenge arena based wave mode which is fun for so long, but it does provoke replay value. It's just a fun game, But I did complete it in one gaming session. quite the gem!… Expand
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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 70 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 70
  3. Negative: 0 out of 70
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 29, 2014
    70
    It's just a pity Fetch doesn't break from Second Son's tired mission design a little more. [Nov 2014, p.91]
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 25, 2014
    82
    First Light is a solid expansion to the inFamous franchise, but it sort of wastes some it's potential. The storyline is almost painfully predictable. While Fetch's fragility is endearing, she comes off as a rather weak protagonist. [Oct 2014]
  3. CD-Action
    Oct 24, 2014
    65
    It’s more of a DLC than a real stand-alone product. Fetch is likeable and the game evokes some pleasant memories of Second Son, but I had no desire to stay in virtual Seattle any longer than I needed to finish the 3,5 hour long story. [Nov 2014, p.56]
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