inFamous: Second Son

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Mar 21, 2014
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4171 Ratings

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  1. SirSoil
    Mar 14, 2020
    9
    InFamous Second Son is a very fun game, it has an amazing combat system and great levels with an engaging fun story. The levels always take place in the awesome looking open world and it’s very easy to get lost of how amazing the open world is. The enemies and bosses you encounter are excellent, however the game can get repetitive with some aspects and the skill tree is very messy. ButInFamous Second Son is a very fun game, it has an amazing combat system and great levels with an engaging fun story. The levels always take place in the awesome looking open world and it’s very easy to get lost of how amazing the open world is. The enemies and bosses you encounter are excellent, however the game can get repetitive with some aspects and the skill tree is very messy. But these are the only complaints, the game it self is very engaging and unique. Especially the good and evil karma mechanic it’s done very well in the story and gameplay which is genius. The combat is very well made to, you have a variety of powers to use and you get new ones as you go in the story. Speaking of the story it’s very fun it’s not complex it’s just a superhero movie it’s awesome, and the soundtrack supports both the gameplay and story truly an amazing score. InFamous Second Son is a really unique game, it has so much to it from story to gameplay, the game always gives you a lot of ways to explore and battle your way through enemies and bosses, I just wish if they made the skill tree a bit more fixing, overall a really damn impressive game. (Amazing 4/5) Your Missing Out!… Expand
  2. Felix_taskete
    Mar 4, 2020
    8
    Game is good. But it didn't really touched me. Action is really good and power skills looks really beauty. So, 8 out of 10.
  3. superpyro296
    Mar 2, 2020
    7
    Infamous Second Son was one of the first game being released on PS4. Now, in 2020, I can safely say that the game didn't aged really well. So, when I started the game, my first impression was a bit negative. However, after a few hours, I found the game fun and creative. I liked the fact that Delsin has many different powers and you have a lot of freedom in the way you use them.

    This is    Infamous Second Son was one of the first game being released on PS4. Now, in 2020, I can safely say that the game didn't aged really well. So, when I started the game, my first impression was a bit negative. However, after a few hours, I found the game fun and creative. I liked the fact that Delsin has many different powers and you have a lot of freedom in the way you use them.

    This is also an open world sandbox game which was quite new in 2014. I didn't completed all of the optional quests as I found repetitive to always fight DUP agents. For the main story, you can expect a game that will last around 10 hours.

    This game, for me, was not really memorable and the story didn't hooked me at all...I acknowledge this is a good game overall but I was looking forward to just finish it and go to the next game

    I'm still giving it a 7,0/10 which is decent but not great.    … Expand
  4. sergio123456
    Feb 22, 2020
    8
    Juego muy divertido, los poderes son una pasada, la sensación de libertad es espectacular, se queda algo corto en duración y el modo online le hubiera dado el toque final.
  5. The_Outsider
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    The inFamous series is just a fantastic story. The idea of being a conduit is absolutely fun. Second Son is a great game from start to finish. Highly recommend, hopefully a new installment comes sometime in the near future.
  6. maVSmo
    Jan 29, 2020
    8
    me diverti bastante nesse jogo, platinei ele, mas no final é bem repetitivo.
  7. Samz6969
    Jan 22, 2020
    7
    Beautiful graphics, great characters and love the less serious tone the game has. Its also cool that Delsin has more than one power which gives the gameplay a bit more variety. The game also has a very cool art style which is my favorite in the franchise. Unfortunately The length of the story is the same as a call of duty campaign and the story itself isn't great. I also felt like the gameBeautiful graphics, great characters and love the less serious tone the game has. Its also cool that Delsin has more than one power which gives the gameplay a bit more variety. The game also has a very cool art style which is my favorite in the franchise. Unfortunately The length of the story is the same as a call of duty campaign and the story itself isn't great. I also felt like the game was a little repetitive and Delsin feels like he was made to be a hero unlike Cole Magrath (who was the previous games protagonist) was made to be both hero and villain depending on the players choice. I wish we also had actual side missions in the game. In general its a pretty good game but not worth full price.… Expand
  8. p1menta
    Jan 20, 2020
    7
    Again I've finished the game years and s after it was launched, and for me it didn't aged well at all. This contrast mode they've put in turned out terrible, IMO, even if I set it on low and raise brightness the most I can, the game still weirdly dark. like really dark, I can't see a thing most of the time. Plus the aiming is old and unefficient and there's no lock on. Those two thingsAgain I've finished the game years and s after it was launched, and for me it didn't aged well at all. This contrast mode they've put in turned out terrible, IMO, even if I set it on low and raise brightness the most I can, the game still weirdly dark. like really dark, I can't see a thing most of the time. Plus the aiming is old and unefficient and there's no lock on. Those two things together make the game a lot harder than it should be. At one point, whenever i had to fight multiple enemies I had to "dodge" and hide so I could kill one at a time, because there is no efficient way to really dodge or block at all. Not to mention those heavy guys that can easily kill you with like 3 hits, and they are attack sponges so you can't face them head on, either.
    Anyways, it's not terrible, but I was happy it didn't took long to finish it, and I'm not going back any time soon.    … Expand
  9. eva3si0n
    Jan 16, 2020
    8
    In due time never could pass not the first not the second part. Already very much they seemed to me prolonged and nudious, and the plot was too childish. Second Son is Sony 's first truly standing exclusive showing the power of PS4. Even now in 2020 on PS4 Pro the game looks 4K great. Visual style and combat system is the best part of the game, because other elements of gameplay are eitherIn due time never could pass not the first not the second part. Already very much they seemed to me prolonged and nudious, and the plot was too childish. Second Son is Sony 's first truly standing exclusive showing the power of PS4. Even now in 2020 on PS4 Pro the game looks 4K great. Visual style and combat system is the best part of the game, because other elements of gameplay are either made at the middle level lib in general mediocre. The city of Sietl is empty and boring, NPC as in the games of the early 2000s. The plot compared to the series took a step forward, but it is still a primitive story. And there are advantages in it, for example actors play well emotions, this feels. Yes the ending is predictable from the beginning of the game, at the end of the story on the player fall just whole crowds of enemies, which is very annoying. But after the game you enjoy what you have done, it is a pity that there is nothing to do in the world except the main plot. The additional assignments are so one-of-a-kind that they are remembered by the 2007 Assassins Creed.… Expand
  10. JesterTRT
    Jan 11, 2020
    9
    The story was really good, but what pulled this game off was all the hugely new variety of powers. Switching between smoke, and light, and sound. That was unique and a lot of fun. The story was still good, and interesting. But the combat and game play was the main working point for this game. It was just fun racing through the city, or flying above. And dropping down into fights to use allThe story was really good, but what pulled this game off was all the hugely new variety of powers. Switching between smoke, and light, and sound. That was unique and a lot of fun. The story was still good, and interesting. But the combat and game play was the main working point for this game. It was just fun racing through the city, or flying above. And dropping down into fights to use all the new abilities you had obtained. This game was the prime for the series for combat. And, although it doesn't look like we'll get another one... this game strongly deserves another in the series!… Expand
  11. mijan
    Jan 8, 2020
    8
    One of first big PS4 games, really showcased power of new generation although didn't match the quality of PS3 Infamous games.
  12. Denno89
    Dec 28, 2019
    9
    Ich Spiel das Spiel jetzt zum 2 Mal durch und fand es damals schon gut. Kla die Story ist nicht sonderlich gut aber auch nicht schlecht und grafisch ist es heute immer noch top und kann mit anderen spielen locker mit halten
  13. Jmoneyson23
    Dec 22, 2019
    9
    I thought it was a good way to continue the story but I felt Loke it felt like that x men movie when mutants became illegal but good game
  14. joel_tdl
    Dec 16, 2019
    8
    La siguiente reseña fue publicada originalmente en 3djuegos.

    Un gran juego de Superhéroes... ¿O Supervillanos? JUGABILIDAD: Second Son tiene muchas fallas, que veremos más adelante, pero la jugabilidad no es una de ellas. El juego es muy intenso, muy rápido y muy divertido. La variedad de elementos y poderes que podemos utilizar son muy entretenidos, el combate es bueno y muy    La siguiente reseña fue publicada originalmente en 3djuegos.

    Un gran juego de Superhéroes... ¿O Supervillanos?

    JUGABILIDAD:
    Second Son tiene muchas fallas, que veremos más adelante, pero la jugabilidad no es una de ellas. El juego es muy intenso, muy rápido y muy divertido. La variedad de elementos y poderes que podemos utilizar son muy entretenidos, el combate es bueno y muy inmediato.

    La historia es buena a secas, pero es demasiado corta, con pocos jefes y una batalla final algo decepcionante.
    No obstante las misiones extras son muy divertidas y le agregan mucha durabilidad al juego: destruir los puntos de control, destruir las cámaras de seguridad, encontrar y destruir las cámaras ocultas, encontrar y destruir los drones, encontrar a los espías encubiertos, liberar todo un distrito del DUP, atrapar a las bandas criminales, liberar a los sospechosos de las jaulas del DUP y, por supuesto, dejar nuestra marca en forma de grafitis.

    Todo lo anterior con un aprovechamiento asombroso de todas las funcionalidades del Dualshock4: six-axis, botón táctil, panel táctil, luz del control.

    GRÁFICOS:
    Visualmente el juego es bueno. Las cinemáticas son buenas, pero las expresiones faciales de los personajes no están bien logradas por lo que un par de cinemáticas que deberían ser bastante tristes no logran profundizar en el jugador.

    La narrativa y el estilo visual de Cómic de las mismas son estupendas.

    Lo que sí es horroroso es la iluminación. Es pésima, no importa si es de día o de noche, siempre hay algo demasiado iluminado en la pantalla que arruina la experiencia de juego. Morí varias veces porque no podía ver dónde estaba ni qué estaba haciendo.

    SONIDO:
    Nada especial, es probablemente el apartado más débil del juego.

    INNOVACIÓN:
    La balanza entre el bien y el mal es buena, no solo por las decisiones que puedes tomar a lo largo del juego (que son muy pocas) sino porque el simple hecho de lastimar a un civil por error afecta a esa balanza. Yo lo jugué como Héroe y me divertí mucho, pero pienso jugarlo como Villano para ver las diferencias en la trama.

    inFamous Second Son puede no ser el mejor juego a nivel técnico pero, por alguna extraña razón, es extremadamente divertido.    … Expand
  15. Unknown-Critic
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    Very fun game. Much better than inFamous 1. The story is nothing special but what do you expect? It is supposed to be a comic-book superhero game. inFamous is all about using your powers and causing chaos. The game has nice destructible environments and I hope we will see more destructible environments in games in the future. It's not on the level I want to see like you can destroy anVery fun game. Much better than inFamous 1. The story is nothing special but what do you expect? It is supposed to be a comic-book superhero game. inFamous is all about using your powers and causing chaos. The game has nice destructible environments and I hope we will see more destructible environments in games in the future. It's not on the level I want to see like you can destroy an enemy outpost and blow up cars but if you attack at a mirror in a building or a door then nothing happens but hopefully this changes soon and we will get games with fully destructible environments but I highly appreciate the efforts made by this game.

    My biggest complaint is that though the game allows you to be either Good or Evil, both the playthroughs feel largely the same and the story remains unaltered. It makes a second run pointless. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but this is also a very short game even on the hardest difficulty it is very easy and will not take more than 10 hours unless you are spending a lot of time on the side activities which are kinda dull like finding a camera or killing some target.

    One thing I noticed on my second (Evil) playthrough is that the game also has a side mission called The Paper Trail or something like that and it requires you to connect to the internet once. I was not able to play this mission on my first (Good) playthrough. Maybe it was there and I didn't notice so I'm not sure if this is only exclusive to Evil karma. But anyways, I first thought that it was gonna be interesting since it was about a conduit made of Paper. (He/She leaves paper behind every where they go.) But it just went on and on and on where you have to follow the trail over and over again and click pictures and it just became a chore. The side content is really not worth looking into. But you still have a nice 10 hour worth of solid story and gameplay. I wouldn't recommend this at $60 but it is definitely worth at least $30 or so. I should also mention that the graphics look really nice and I was able to see pores on the characters faces and the soundtrack is awesome too.    … Expand
  16. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    6
    У игры огромнейший потенциал, который как по мне реализовали не до конца. Много клише(
  17. hughanderson
    Oct 1, 2019
    4
    Just boring......................................................................
  18. MAKEOUTHILL
    Sep 19, 2019
    10
    Im in love with the infamous series to this day a must play for my type of gamers.
  19. Ajbras
    Sep 16, 2019
    7
    I was really excited for this game. I really enjoyed the first two on PS3 - but something about this one just didnt click with me. The graphics and setting were great - and I actually liked the main character despite that being one of the biggest issues critics had with the game. Traversal was fun - and I liked exploring. Something about the combat really turned me off and I cant putI was really excited for this game. I really enjoyed the first two on PS3 - but something about this one just didnt click with me. The graphics and setting were great - and I actually liked the main character despite that being one of the biggest issues critics had with the game. Traversal was fun - and I liked exploring. Something about the combat really turned me off and I cant put my finger on it. By the end of the 10 hour campaign I was ready to be done. Typically in an open world I want to check boxes and extend the life of the game - wasnt the case here. I still appreciate it - but unfortunately it fell a little short for me. Still a solid 7.… Expand
  20. Mike_TNR
    Jul 26, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game, the powers are all fleshed out. The thing that drags down this game is the campaign, while it is not bad it feels very short. But still a very good game that anyone who likes open world superhero games will like.… Expand
  21. Lilpoump69
    Jun 28, 2019
    8
    Cool game worth to buy! Got it cheap as well 9.99 from Amazon it was worth the wait and the money
  22. Rhern26
    Jun 6, 2019
    8
    Pretty fun game, somewhat repetitive and a short story but the combat is good and great to play as both good and evil.
  23. brendo214
    May 22, 2019
    8
    Infamous Second Son doesn't try to hide the fact that it was clearly meant as a launch title meant to show off the new things a PS4 can do, but that didn't stop it from being a great game.
  24. DaniVR99
    May 19, 2019
    8
    inFAMOUS Second Son is a phenomenal game. It is such a fun game to play, thanks to Delsin's superhuman abilities, the outstanding triple A graphics and a quite interesting story line. The game's only flaw is that it can be repetitive at times, and the ambient soundtrack is not that great.
    inFAMous Second Son is PS4's best exclusive so far!
  25. abekdd
    Apr 23, 2019
    8
    Sucker Punch se ha sacado de la manga un pedazo de título de esos que nunca sobran en cualquier catálogo. En la piel de Delsin Rowe, nos sumergiremos en una Seattle controlada por el DUP, una unidad militar cuyo objetivo reside en acabar con aquellos que cuentan con nuestra condición: los conductores. Su jugabilidad frenética irradia acción y diversión por los cuatro costados, si bien enSucker Punch se ha sacado de la manga un pedazo de título de esos que nunca sobran en cualquier catálogo. En la piel de Delsin Rowe, nos sumergiremos en una Seattle controlada por el DUP, una unidad militar cuyo objetivo reside en acabar con aquellos que cuentan con nuestra condición: los conductores. Su jugabilidad frenética irradia acción y diversión por los cuatro costados, si bien en ciertos momentos acusa repetición en diferentes apartados (giros argumentales, misiones, etc.). Sin duda, uno de los exclusivos más interesantes de la consola y una de las obras más divertidas de la generación.… Expand
  26. IceCraigg
    Apr 2, 2019
    7
    маленькая карта ,плохая графика , скучная боевка ,но в целом из-за среднего сюжета и топовых спец.эффектов ставлю 7 ,с удовольствием выбью платину
  27. vosonnier
    Mar 9, 2019
    10
    One of my favorite games of the this generation. Though it may be lacking in some areas i found the combat excellent the story very good and the graphics astounding.
  28. Empyrea
    Mar 1, 2019
    6
    I played for 2 hours. It started good but it's too difficult for me even in easy mode, so I quited. It's a pity 'cause although it seems quite different from the earlier Infamous, I found it too repetitive and difficult in only 2 hours. I don't know why there are so many bad games for ps4 if I compare it with ps3 and ps2.
  29. mainstreamkid
    Feb 19, 2019
    8
    The writing is alright, the characters are somewhat charismatic, but its graphics, its soundtrack, its "choose-your-own-path" system, and its nice interaction with the Dualshock 4 are what make this game a must play for any PS4 owner.

    inFamous Second Son is a beautiful showcase of what the original PS4 is capable of.
  30. oknsnl
    Jan 29, 2019
    8
    Gameplay : 8 (Very good combat for smoke and other systems like copy of tht :))
    Bosses : 6 (There is only 3 bosses but they are good :))
    Story : 10 (Good story with two karma option :))
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#41 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 90
  3. Negative: 1 out of 90
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 28, 2014
    80
    It definitely isn’t one of those games you talk about years after its release, but it showcases PS4’s capabilities well and in contrast to Killzone: Shadow Fall also does something else – guarantees fun from the beginning till the end. [CD-Action 05/2014, p.58]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 16, 2014
    80
    Fun romp, beautifully rendered and executed. Fantastic superpowers make up for the lack of depth. [Issue#241]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    May 11, 2014
    87
    inFamous: Second Son is not a bad sandbox game at all! Serves as an interlude while waiting the heavy hitters to arrive. [Apr 2014]
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