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. BadLarry
    Mar 25, 2014
    8
    Solid graphics and some nice new ideas while retaining the enjoyable soul aspects of the original two. With that said, side missions are repetitive and I was hoping for a little more visual oomph. Still a keeper in my book and a good step into the next gen. On a side note, metacritic needs to really start banning these tools that are giving 0's without support for their opinions.Solid graphics and some nice new ideas while retaining the enjoyable soul aspects of the original two. With that said, side missions are repetitive and I was hoping for a little more visual oomph. Still a keeper in my book and a good step into the next gen. On a side note, metacritic needs to really start banning these tools that are giving 0's without support for their opinions. There's one guy down there that said the visuals were outstanding, but Inf. 2 was better so gave it a zero. Don't list a whole bunch of positive aspects, one or 2 negatives and give it a zero. That's just irresponsible reviewing.… Expand
  2. Manni_pon
    Mar 26, 2014
    9
    Graphics were amazing and the game play was really Fun. The only reasons I give it a 9 is no on-line game play and you can't swim but hey who needs to swim.
  3. YomamacrazyITB
    Apr 7, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are many people saying that this game is a copy and paste game-play wise from the last generation. I have two problems with this. One, no it is not, Two, who cares if it was. Seriously, this game deserves more than a damn 0 or 1. The game-play was the same to some extent but the new button/touch pad and the motion controls shake it up a little. And if we gave games bad ratings because they were the same as the sequel, all sequels would be bad to us. Halo, Batman Arkham franchise, and many more. so people who say it is "exactly the same", piss off. now that i got that out of the way lets move on to my review. This game was amazing, particle effects, graphics, incorporation of new controls, the whole shebang. It kinda fell short story wise, giving characters less emotional pull, but i came here to be entertained, not emotional. And entertained i was. The game-play was smooth never dropping a frame when i played. As i said before the graphics and particle effects really show what the ps4 can handle at once. And the facial animations, MY GOD THE FACIAL ANIMATIONS. Beautiful. Never seen anything like it. other than that i thought i deserved a 10/10 but the story was kind of dull. so a 9 it is.… Expand
  4. AvidAnimeGamer
    Apr 2, 2014
    7
    Amazing game would recommend it to anyone, the choices don't feel as heavy as the first 2 games though, everything about it is 10/10 besides the fact it's an exclusive. 7/10 would be 10/10 on the superior system/multiplatform.
  5. clementstelzer
    Apr 6, 2014
    5
    I want to offer a specific, honest, objective review. This game was a bit below average in my opinion.
    The good parts:
    - graphics are attractive in terms of appealing colors and details. - arcade feel meaning simple to pick up and play - the price. It's a bit cheaper than other main titles. The disappointing: - AI and opponents. Boss battles lacked inspiration and the as you    I want to offer a specific, honest, objective review. This game was a bit below average in my opinion.
    The good parts:
    - graphics are attractive in terms of appealing colors and details.
    - arcade feel meaning simple to pick up and play
    - the price. It's a bit cheaper than other main titles.

    The disappointing:
    - AI and opponents. Boss battles lacked inspiration and the as you progressed, the opponents merely spammed more shots on you. They equally required merely more hits to defeat. It gets disinteresting.
    - Combat. My gosh, this was the weakest link. Lacked fluidity in linking attacks, didn't require skill, and movement is clumsy!
    - missions were truthfully boring. With the exception of the last power, the entire game had repetitive missions that were a chore to complete. I struggled to get engaged or moved by progression or completing missions which were too formatted like previous ones.
    - side activities lacked purpose. These are for building karma or getting things to upgrade your powers, yet contributed so insignificantly towards it.
    - the "world" won't engage you. Okay I wasn't expecting gta or assassins creed environments. But come on the whole mood and interactivity of the city was so dull! It looked good graphically but it just wasn't interesting to roam, explore, or build a liking towards. Pity.
    - the audio. Voice acting was below average, cheesy, and the sound effects were repetitive
    - the "new" control features. These are executed in a corny way. Ie cellphone rings coming from control or swipe to open cages, or shake control for spray can.
    - story is weak. Many plot holes, generic story, and short of ideas.
    - lack of character. There's nothing enjoyable or likeable about your main character, nor the ones you meet. Hard to find interest here or buy into dialogue.
    - framerate not as smooth as advertised, and graphics have been overrated by media.

    Well honestly I could have given this game a 3 or 4 but I respect the amount of work that went into making this game. I am sympathetic as the game was a good idea in theory and at least had bits of final quality. It's unfortunately overhyped and even if it wasn't hyped, it's average and forgettable for one key reason: it has many aspects (story, open world, combat, karma, skill upgrades, etc) but never does any of those aspects well. It ticks many boxes but just gets a C for each. Disappointed people are praising this.    … Expand
  6. AbrahamLincoln
    Apr 8, 2014
    9
    There isn't too much to say about this game that hasn't already been said. The graphics are top notch and really show off the capabilities of the PS4. I can't in good conscience give it a 10/10 however because I feel like the AI was a little woeful for a next-gen game. Overall, wonderful though. I'm slowly making my way through each district and clearing out the government :)
  7. deffjeff2k14
    Apr 8, 2014
    6
    This game was a hit and miss in certain areas-

    Graphics-Pretty good for a console that has just came out Bugs- This game had some funny bugs not game breaking but for some odd reason the things that are supposed to be the easiest such as climbing walls, lock on, jumping/landing can be a frustrating experience. Ex: I want to do a drug bust sounds easy right.....you walk up to the    This game was a hit and miss in certain areas-

    Graphics-Pretty good for a console that has just came out

    Bugs- This game had some funny bugs not game breaking but for some odd reason the things that are supposed to be the easiest such as climbing walls, lock on, jumping/landing can be a frustrating experience. Ex: I want to do a drug bust sounds easy right.....you walk up to the goons and try to do a normal attack with the chain on the closet person but since there is a crappy auto lock it locks on the furthest guy which I cant reach, now im in the middle of 4+ goons that are shooting me, i do my smoke escape move and try to climb a wall(that has windows and other items that I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GRAB A HOLD OF) but to my surprise im just doing the whole animation of scaling a flat wall. Keep in mind that Im still getting shot. So now i know i have to fight to survive. Lets start with a jump attack.....WAIT there isnt a normal jumping attack....WTF!!!! Ok i can just use Comet Drop but when i jump i either get caught in some weird jumping motion(usually a potted plant or something small keeps me from actually landing), or i try to catch something to hold onto, or by the slim chance Ill actually do a proper jump and land. These small things are very frustrating

    Combat-Garbage compared to BATMAN or even Assassins Creed. There isnt a real jump attack, slide kick, combos, just hit Square over and over with a small mix of X/O. What doesnt make any sense is that for such simple combat mechanics its broken mostly cause theres NO LOCK ON, NO ENEMIES ON THE MINIMAP, NO INDICATOR THAT YOUR ABOUT TO GET SHOT IN THE BACK! I get shot in the back so often its very frustrating that i can see whats behind me and i have no idea what so ever whats going on behind me.

    Story- Im over a quater of the way through and i guess its my sense of humor that i dont mind the story. Its not OMG like Halo, Metro, or Batman its just passable like the scripts for those action movies.

    Overall Gameplay- With all the bugs and combat issues this would be a game that I would have liked to be able to just run around and thats about it. Bugs and crappy combat mechanics dont make the action fun. Glad to have a DECENT Sandbox game but this is straight mediocre are best!    … Expand
  8. antitrust
    Apr 12, 2014
    5
    Nice graphics, nice-enough combat system, and great narrative and voice acting. But it's the same thing, over, and over, and over. Same enemies, same buildings, same missions. How this games scores 8+ in reviews baffles my mind.

    It's fun for couple of hours, but it's just so empty. I was really bummed how it turned out and really lacked a proper storyline after such a good beginning.
  9. Arran97
    Apr 13, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a fantastic celebration of the PlayStation 4's somewhat powerful hardware. The graphics are beautiful and the game manages to maintain performance and frame rate, even in the most hectic situations. Even it's gameplay feels distinctively smooth, with smoke and neon feeling having fluid movements. However the games aesthetics and solid is hindered by a surprisingly short story, unforgivable repetition and a binary karma system, which could of been designed by a 7 year old.

    I think the main problem with Second Son is it's repetitious campaign and side missions. Too many missions rely on you fighting through endless hordes of the same rock enemy, over and over and over. Sucker Punch I applaud you for creating some cool, original powers (Neon,smoke,video) but why didn't you apply these to any of the enemies? Missions would of been more challenging if you threw in enemies with the same or different elemental powers. Why not make it like Pokemon, where a wind conduit fights you and will kick you're ass if you play smoke (because he/she can just blow the smoke away) but if you turn to rock, its much easier. Furthermore, not all missions have to consist of, blowing a generator or tower up. In this day and age, especially with the release of Grand Theft Auto 5 (which isn't a perfect game and undoubtedly had problems) offers a wide range of mission objectives and is more diverse than you and lasts 30 hours longer.

    Another issue is the silly, black and white, Pepsi or coke, Marvel or D.C., COD or Battlefield, Dreamworks or Pixar, Playstation or xbox binary and so on binary system. This is next gen folks, a clean slate, time for developers to try new things and have the powerful hardware to back them up and this fails to do anything innovative with a choice mechanic and rather reverts back to the old and tested gimmick of pure pedophilia, baby crushing evil and pure, brown nosing angelic, symbolic of the lord himself, good. In the first game and second it was sorta forgivable, as each power clearly changed and it gave reason go with either play style and offered replay value. But here they don't even make the powers that different. (SPOILER ONWARDS!!!) The morality of outright killing or reveling the villain to the public, isn't as simple as black and white, my first play through was good karma and the that last choice left a sour taste in my mouth, it was rushed, not thought out and lacked Infamous 2's awesome **** ending. Now If i was writing the story, I would of designed the ending to have more than 2 choices, more like 5 or 6... theyd be branching and go like this:

    Don't reveal- She stays in charge of Seattle and keeps the conduits safe. They live a sheltered life but without freedom and experience. Also you bargain, for yourself to be left alone, but in this process you're also letting the woman who killed you're brother get away with it.

    Reveal that she's a bio-terrorist sympathizer and was keeping conduits locked up for their own benefit. The goverment and her own men might turn on her and she gets fired or killed and her prison for the conduits is taken over by the government- (with the chance of the conduits being experimented on or even executed) Plus you have just condemned a woman, who was trying to help your kind.

    Hurt her, badly- Not kill her per-say, rather just inflict alot of damage on her, until shes unable to walk or you cut of her arm or something :') (Of course she has fast healing so this choice would be kinda pointless)

    Kill her and leave- You kill her, revenge for your brother and your people she tortured. A satisfying ending, but now you have to consider you've killed a powerful official.... will the DUP ever stop chasing you? They might murder you're whole tribe trying to find you, you'll more than likely live your life on the run... always looking over you're shoulder and can never settle down.

    Kill her and take over- Ok, so this one is just in their for the awesome factor.. What if you decided to kill her and take over the DUP. Releasing the conduits and protecting them. However no you've just released potentially angry, extremely powerful people. Who were put in that prison and experimented on by their friends and family because they were rightfully scared. The death-count of innocent civilians could rise dramatically, but you have given the conduits freedom.

    I don't know if those choices seemed any better, but it think if they had something like that, it would of been far more satisfying.    … Expand
  10. GamingLover95
    Apr 18, 2014
    9
    Infamous: Second Son, is a very exciting game. after playing infamous 2 i was really excited for Second Son. The game was really nice with all the cool power-ups and the abilities. All together i think they made Second Son a really good game. some bits were a little harder than they should have been but it was fun.
  11. Brks-Phantom
    Apr 19, 2014
    9
    Infamous second son é definitivamente um system seller.
    Gráficos de ponta com efeitos estonteantes, um gameplay fantástico uma história descente(poderia ser muito melhor muitas pontas soltas) e muito divertido.
    O ponto fraco são as escolhas karmicas que são poucas e não exploram um lado totalmente novo e diferente dos 2 lados.
  12. VertigoHawing
    Apr 24, 2014
    5
    Muy bueno el juego. Tremendas graficas e imagenes. Demasiado corto y poco desmotivador. Apesar de que la historia tiene mucho potencial, no hizo nada por mi. No recomiendo comprarlo, alquilalo o veelo en youtube.
  13. DamonSF
    May 2, 2014
    5
    The game does look great, and the super powers get progressively more enjoyable, but the game involves very frustrating boss battles similar to games from the 90s. The storyline is also somewhat disappointing. There are good dialogue exchanges mixed in, as well as some good humor, but overall the story seems cobbled together to support the game play, as opposed to playing through a realThe game does look great, and the super powers get progressively more enjoyable, but the game involves very frustrating boss battles similar to games from the 90s. The storyline is also somewhat disappointing. There are good dialogue exchanges mixed in, as well as some good humor, but overall the story seems cobbled together to support the game play, as opposed to playing through a real story. That might be fine if this were a true open world game, but it's really a linear story and just doesn't hold up well in the final stretch. I apologize if this is a spoiler, but the game ends with a boss battle and by the time I finished it (after numerous attempts), I was basically so frustrated that I hated the game. Knowing what I do now, I wouldn't have purchased it. Then again, there aren't that many great options for PS4, so it may be worth playing.… Expand
  14. erndaWORM
    May 9, 2014
    9
    Infamous second son is easily the best next gen title that I have played so far. It was just amazing to look at and played even better but I was able to platinum the game in no time and with no multiplayer it left me wanting much more. Infamous second son is a game worthy of your money just not enough game time to be had.
  15. Normalstoohard
    May 23, 2014
    9
    I would've given this game an 8.5 if I had the option. It deserves to be rounded up over down. I liked the story and characters in the game and although I wasn't as connected to them as much as The Last of Us or Red Dead Redemption, I found it entertaining and interesting throughout. The graphics are great. Interesting effects and concepts that I haven't seen in gameplay before. TheI would've given this game an 8.5 if I had the option. It deserves to be rounded up over down. I liked the story and characters in the game and although I wasn't as connected to them as much as The Last of Us or Red Dead Redemption, I found it entertaining and interesting throughout. The graphics are great. Interesting effects and concepts that I haven't seen in gameplay before. The gameplay and powers are versatile and really fun to play with. I'm looking forward to finishing Paper Trail and eagerly awaiting confirmation of rumours of DLC.… Expand
  16. srestr3270
    May 24, 2014
    10
    With smooth gameplay, beautiful visuals, an interesting story, intelligent AI and a fun world, InFamous Second Son is easily the best game on the PS4.

    While the story may not be on par with something like The Last of Us, it's still interesting and fulfilling. The main story clocks in at about 10 hours (not long but not short) or 19 hours for the completionists out there (a very easy    With smooth gameplay, beautiful visuals, an interesting story, intelligent AI and a fun world, InFamous Second Son is easily the best game on the PS4.

    While the story may not be on par with something like The Last of Us, it's still interesting and fulfilling. The main story clocks in at about 10 hours (not long but not short) or 19 hours for the completionists out there (a very easy platinum trophy). Characters are fun but, sometimes underused. For example in the game there is character named Abigail Walker who is immediately interesting but, she's used for a while and then pretty much forgotten. Moral choices in this game are obviously good or bad and not innovative.

    Gameplay is really the best part of this game. Including four different powers and smooth gameplay. The AI is smarter than in any InFamous game. Destructible environments are scattered all over the game's version of Seattle, Washington. Each power set has its own version of a projectile, missile, and precision shot and grenade like weapon, as well as a unique special power. In conclusion this game is too much fun definitely the best gameplay I've experienced in some time.

    The visuals in this games are almost too good to be true. When I stepped into Seattle for the first time I stopped playing and took it all in, this game is honestly the best looking PS4 game out now. Beautiful, life-like and colorful city Seattle. Your jaw will literally drop in awe at how this game looks, especially at night and the signature Seattle rain. If this is how games look in the first year of the PS4 and XBOX One then, I can't imagine what'll be like 5 years from now when we're well into the console life cycle.

    The in- game Seattle is filled with so much to do. Several side missions like drug bust (where several areas of the city are infested with drug dealers protecting their drugs and you can stop these people from this to earn good karma) to earn bad karma you can partake in harassing the local obnoxious Akurans.

    All in all InFamous: Second Son is the best game released by Sony exclusive studio, Sucker Punch. Totally worth a 10/10 in my opinion.    … Expand
  17. MrSpaghetti22
    May 28, 2014
    9
    Awesome next-gen game, great graphics, fantastic gameplay, huge replay value and a solid story. Only problem I found was with the morality system, didn't change enough of the plot and the decisions had no emotional weight until the end.
  18. steelersrawk1
    Jun 5, 2014
    10
    Very fun game, has great graphics, story is very interesting, and the ability to play as good or evil let's you replay the game in a different style, I enjoyed this one a little more than the one's that existed before, this added a new depth into gameplay and with the ps4 controller, it adds some things that are new and creative, I overall enjoyed this game a lot. I highly recommend it.
  19. claytastic
    Jun 7, 2014
    9
    Being the latest installment in the inFamous franchise, Second Son doesn't disappoint. To the people who say that the powers in this game are all the same, you're wrong. It's not that the powers are all the same. It's just that that's how the game works. I think that multiple powers were a great addition to the franchise, and all you biased ones out there just aren't looking at it right.Being the latest installment in the inFamous franchise, Second Son doesn't disappoint. To the people who say that the powers in this game are all the same, you're wrong. It's not that the powers are all the same. It's just that that's how the game works. I think that multiple powers were a great addition to the franchise, and all you biased ones out there just aren't looking at it right. Through my eyes, you'd see an incredible action game that delivers nothing but fun. Sure the story is a bit unsurprising, but the open world and incredible action sequences make up for it. If you have a PS4, or you're planning to get one, buy inFamous: Second Son.… Expand
  20. TheMorbidMole
    Sep 13, 2014
    6
    Fun while it lasts but has an extremely low replay value. Also combat is overly reliant on projectile attacks, and its one of those games where you will find yourself being knocked down every 5 seconds (like force unleashed)
  21. Jollukka1
    Mar 14, 2015
    8
    Story is pretty good, and present different perspectives (Bad/Good). Combat is fun and powers feels amazing. Game is short (if you play once), but i enjoy every second of it.
  22. Miuku
    Jan 1, 2015
    8
    Newcomers or old fans of the series should definitely get this. It may not be incredibly long experience; on my first play through with 100% completion, it took around 9 hours, but every moment was solid gold .

    Combat is more variable with additional & upgradable powers. It runs smoothly. Visuals are beautiful, especially when its night at the city with all city lights. Story is ok    Newcomers or old fans of the series should definitely get this. It may not be incredibly long experience; on my first play through with 100% completion, it took around 9 hours, but every moment was solid gold .

    Combat is more variable with additional & upgradable powers. It runs smoothly. Visuals are beautiful, especially when its night at the city with all city lights. Story is ok enough to keep you interested, but not as strong as it was in previous titles. I also felt that there were less karma choices in this game. But in this title it was nice change of fresh air, that the side missions had more variety, and were not your standard GTA-type missions. Game was well paced this way.

    I only encountered one bug on my play through, near the ending of the game, where on action prompt didn't appear when I arrived at mission destination. But killing the character/restarting mission fixed it, and didn't happen again.    … Expand
  23. King_of_Nothing
    Oct 29, 2014
    6
    The game is more like a tech demo than anything else. The story is uninteresting, the main character is a typical edgy hipster non-conformist type (I guess that's cool these days). The game play is uninteresting and world is lifeless. Moving along
  24. murdersto56
    Dec 11, 2014
    4
    Worst game in the series, it feels like it is set in an entirely different universe to the first 2, in every aspect. There is a massive step back in gameplay, you are given multiple boring super powers instead of 1 fleshed out/ good power. The game world is very boring and I often walk through streets with no NPCS or vehicles. But what really killed the game for me is the fact it isWorst game in the series, it feels like it is set in an entirely different universe to the first 2, in every aspect. There is a massive step back in gameplay, you are given multiple boring super powers instead of 1 fleshed out/ good power. The game world is very boring and I often walk through streets with no NPCS or vehicles. But what really killed the game for me is the fact it is boring, repetative and has none of the qualities of previous games in the series. The game just feels really dead in comparison to the last 2, no returning characters, no interesting quests, a boring/short main story, the list goes on. I will give the game credit for its impressive graphics and sound/music. Even though the graphics are realistic , they are very grey and have no colour, in the end they make the game look very dark and depressing.… Expand
  25. lokezhao
    Dec 11, 2014
    8
    My first PS4 game. It has Good story, variable abilities and nice graphics. Easy to be addicted to finish all side missions to drag down the occupy percentages. You have morality choices to make to gain different abilities. It's worth the money.
  26. SunShineMaster
    Dec 28, 2014
    8
    Story:

    The Story of Infamous. Second Son starts pretty funny and Delsin Rowe is a cool and funny protagonist. But at the end it gets very emotional. You can decide if you want to play good or evil, but the good side fits better to Delsin. Moreover, it's always clear which way is the good and which the evil one. If you switch between them, you lose Karma Points (=EP). 8,5/10    Story:

    The Story of Infamous. Second Son starts pretty funny and Delsin Rowe is a cool and funny protagonist. But at the end it gets very emotional. You can decide if you want to play good or evil, but the good side fits better to Delsin. Moreover, it's always clear which way is the good and which the evil one. If you switch between them, you lose Karma Points (=EP).
    8,5/10

    Gameplay:
    The Gameplay is great. There are four different super powers. You really feel like a super hero or a super villain. There are also some sidequests, which are mostly very short, but entertaining.
    9/10

    Technic:
    The sound is great and the graphics and physics are amazing. This game shows the power of the PS4.
    10/10

    Overall:
    A great exclusive titel.
    8,5/10    … Expand
  27. Archulysses
    Dec 12, 2016
    7
    Story - The game continues from the aftermath of Infamous 2's good ending and tells the new protagonist Delsin Rowe's story which is a conduit whose powers can absorb the powers of other conduits. The story centers on Delsin's battle against the DUP, a group who swore to capture all conduits in the world lead by a sadistic but powerful conduit Augustine. It covers also the life of conduitsStory - The game continues from the aftermath of Infamous 2's good ending and tells the new protagonist Delsin Rowe's story which is a conduit whose powers can absorb the powers of other conduits. The story centers on Delsin's battle against the DUP, a group who swore to capture all conduits in the world lead by a sadistic but powerful conduit Augustine. It covers also the life of conduits after infamous 2 and the discrimination and hate that they encounter. IMO, i am not impressed with the story, it is very cliche, short and also predictable, and this are from the makers of infamous 1 and 2 which has great storyline. In addtion, the protagonist is weak, his good path is his obvious personality while his bad path is ridiculous and out of place. Despite that the supporting characters on the other hand are great esp Eugene and Fetch, other conduits who will help Delsin in his fight againts the DUP. The same weakness goes to the antagonist which is pretty cliche at start but was rather interesting at the end. Overall though, it is dissapointing and a siginificant letdown for me wirh regard the storyline. A poor score of 4/10

    Gameplay - I can say that this aspect of the game is till maintained and it is awesome! The way the powers is used, the smooth controls and how you have different powers at your disposal unlike the previous two in the sequel in which you can only use lightning, in here, you can use 4 different powers and skills which is great. My main problem in the game though is its missions, it is short and was kinda repetitive as a whole, cause all you do is go to point A fight, then go to point B, then fight, the open world, you can only cover the area by taking over DUP bases and getting collectibles. The only miscellaneous quest i really liked is the wall painting mini game which is entertaining. Overall, a good score of 8/10 will do.

    Graphics - Now we are talking, Sucker Punck really showed in this game how powerful and how promising next gen games will look. It is very pretty and there are ZERO frame drops or screen tearing occuring ingame despite the many explosions and effects coming out in the screen. My issue however is the environment, realistically it is good and beautiful but it is very short and you cant really go to places which are interesting despite its great view, in addition, i was somewhat neutral to the punk character design of the characters but i didnt like Delsin's image in both the good and bad path, glad that you can change his jacket ingame. Overall, it deserves a great score of 9/10

    Music and Sound - The soundtack of this game is a mix of punk and rock music, and i can see why based on the main characters. Though imo, with the storyline they want you to see, i dont think it matches it. As to the sound and voice acting though, it is top notched with troy baker being the lifesaver of the protagonist with his good voice acting and motion capture. A fair score of 7/10.

    Average score = 7.00

    If this game was released as a new IP or new title then i would be giving it a better score. But considering that is a sequel (or spinoff) then there is no question why it will be compared to its previous game in the series. It is inferior and despite the good gameplay and good graphics, i never really felt connected nor fell in love with its characters nor are they that memorable. Regardless,it its still one of the better exclusives of PS4 and suckerpunch being one of the better developers of them also hope to make more and better games in the future, Kudos to them! Thanks    … Expand
  28. PELO
    Mar 22, 2014
    10
    Simply incredible game. The gameplay in fun and enjoyable. Épic game.

    I'm speechless for the graphics of this game. Ladies and gentlemen, here we have a true and authentic next-gen game. Congrats Sony for another very well produced game.
  29. Nate_Drake
    Mar 22, 2014
    10
    Everything about this game is great. Amazing graphics, not repetitive, fun gameplay, interesting powers, amazing voice acting/story, etc. The first true must buy on next gen.
  30. Junior76
    Apr 18, 2014
    10
    The game is amazing in every way, facials impressions, gameplay, visuals, particules, charismatic characters,the game may have a weak story but have charismatic characters,Besides the story change depending on what you do.
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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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