inFamous: Second Son

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

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  1. thomaslee
    Nov 27, 2015
    7
    The 4 powers featured in this game are really fantastic, especially the neon one. The graphics are excellent and impressive, truly showcasing the great power of the next-gen consoles. However, the story is extremely short and the mission fighting in the lava is really frustrating and repetitive. Besides, the side missions like destroying the CCTV are boring. Playing as Cole in itsThe 4 powers featured in this game are really fantastic, especially the neon one. The graphics are excellent and impressive, truly showcasing the great power of the next-gen consoles. However, the story is extremely short and the mission fighting in the lava is really frustrating and repetitive. Besides, the side missions like destroying the CCTV are boring. Playing as Cole in its predecessor was, to be frank, a much more satisfying experience.… Expand
  2. ANTI-COMMIE
    Jan 14, 2016
    4
    When I first watched the trailer I thought. OMFG! This is going to be an amazing spectacular game. This is the kind of story we need. Second son had everything to be an awesome game. But critical thinking isn't allowed. This seems to be written by a 13 year old kid. Actually this is a pretty much a watered down Politically correct PG-13 GAME. This game calls you stupid since theWhen I first watched the trailer I thought. OMFG! This is going to be an amazing spectacular game. This is the kind of story we need. Second son had everything to be an awesome game. But critical thinking isn't allowed. This seems to be written by a 13 year old kid. Actually this is a pretty much a watered down Politically correct PG-13 GAME. This game calls you stupid since the beginning. when Augustine leaves without arresting Delsin. There isn't a good villain and the establishment created isn't scary enough for you to feel that you have to fight against. Another serious flaw is that you're jumping here and there and sometimes there's no reaction of the passers by to get to the point that I exploded the ground close to some passers and them didn't even stop drinking their coffee. Like infamous 2. We saw some guys strolling around while monsters were wrecking the **** out of the city. This is just ridiculously stupid.… Expand
  3. Barnes1987
    Mar 8, 2017
    7
    A good game that can get very repetitive. Doesn't take long to do a full play through, it will capture your attention for a few days until the repetitiveness becomes too much. Not much replay value but still worth a play through if you have a PS4.
  4. DarkReaperV3
    Jun 29, 2016
    6
    No tiene multijugador, me molesta que no tuve ningun problema en sacar el 100% de los trofeos pues el juego no implica ningun reto, todos los trofeos son desbloqueables como parte de la historia, ninguno implica hacer algo dificil, los graficos muy buenos y solo eso.
  5. Tselel
    Oct 13, 2016
    7
    Story - As a gamer who played the first two of the series. The story of this game is worst compared to the previous titles. In fact, it is very ordinary, short and nothing really in the whole campaign felt as unique and everything is predictable. It just shows the aftermath of Cole's actions from Infamous 2 and revolves around the discrimination felt by the surviving "bioterrorist" in theStory - As a gamer who played the first two of the series. The story of this game is worst compared to the previous titles. In fact, it is very ordinary, short and nothing really in the whole campaign felt as unique and everything is predictable. It just shows the aftermath of Cole's actions from Infamous 2 and revolves around the discrimination felt by the surviving "bioterrorist" in the world. As to the characters, All in all, It is BAD, Delsin is not that interesting and has a lot of corny and annoying jokes, his evil persona is so out of place and a try-hard to be "evil" while it is very obvious that his good path is his true personality. As a conclusion, he is not a good new protagonist to change Cole. The supporting cast however are much more interesting esp that guy who likes videogames (avoiding spoilers). Ill give this aspect a score of 6/10.

    Gameplay - The positives, the gameplay is so smooth and has little to no bugs or glitch whatsoever. Delsin has not only one but FOUR different powers in the game which is divisive and useful in many and different situations and battles in the game. The negative side however is the small number of skills and scope of Delsins power in the game. Every power has their own version of R1 and L1s and glide and dashes and nothing really distinguishes a power from another power other than how they look. Its should have been better if they just made more skills available for us. An okay score of 8 to me.

    Graphics - Now this is the part where this game lives up to the hype. The game is SOOOO GORGEOUS AND SO SMOOTH. One of the best graphics of the game in the year it was released. No graphical issues, lags or frame rate drops are occuring anywhere despite a lot of explosions appearing on screen. The facial expression of every character from the movement of their eyes to their movement of their lips and cheeks are all detailed and almost realistic. The motion acting of every character is smooth and the cutscenes are like watching a film. A score of 10/10 deserves such effort by Insomniac Games.

    Soundtrack and Sound - Voice acting is top notched. You have Troy Baker who tbh, the only reason why Delsin is not a failure of a protagonist. The guy's voice acting is awesome. Every actor and actresses in the game really put their best in order to put life to every character they did and I LOVE IT. As to the soundtrack however, personally, I never really liked the punk style hardcore music, Its not really my thing and it didnt really fit to the storyline the game wants you to feel. A score of 6 for this.

    Total Average = 7.5

    This is a game which continues one of the better series from Playstation's exclusives and this game is the worst of the 3 games in its series. The protagonist is weak, overall cast are weak also, the story is average, the powers are many but nothing really was interesting and the overall campaign felt normal and nothing really memorable happened. All in all, despite the great graphics and smooth gameplay, every other thing felt ordinary if not dissapointing. Dont get me wrong, if it is a stand alone game or a new ip it would be better but it being a successor to its succesful predecessors would also be the reason of its criticism. That is all. Thank you.    … Expand
  6. MiguelNeto
    Dec 23, 2016
    7
    inFamous: Second Son é um jogo especial para mim, mesmo sendo um game apenas legal, ele foi o meu primeiro jogo para Playstation 4 junto com Killzone e FIFA 15, o personagem principal é divertido, e sua quimica com seu irmão é bem legal, o roteiro é interessante, mesmo eu preferindo do segundo jogo, o Karma continua, oque é muito bom, o grafico é bom, a duraçao é boa, não é um jogo parainFamous: Second Son é um jogo especial para mim, mesmo sendo um game apenas legal, ele foi o meu primeiro jogo para Playstation 4 junto com Killzone e FIFA 15, o personagem principal é divertido, e sua quimica com seu irmão é bem legal, o roteiro é interessante, mesmo eu preferindo do segundo jogo, o Karma continua, oque é muito bom, o grafico é bom, a duraçao é boa, não é um jogo para passar meses jogando como por exemplo o The Witcher 3, mais da pra passar umas semanas jogando esse jogando, mais se voce jogar umas 5 horas por dia, voce zera rapido, as missoes secundarias sao legais, e o jogo tem uma boa variedade de poderes, é recomendavel para quem tem Playstation 4. Nota 7.9… Expand
  7. majidpaygah
    Aug 17, 2018
    1
    the worst game in the world and mimic of god of war rememberme castlevania life is strange and has a bad story
  8. AndersL
    Apr 12, 2017
    7
    Having superpowers in a "normal" world has never been so much fun. But about halfway through the game my interest has waned slightly. The story is not inspired enough to make this an outstanding game.
  9. ZicX
    Mar 12, 2017
    7
    A mediocore game. I got this game very cheap around 15$ and for that price i got my money worth.
    But for me the city is to boring and nothing to do.
    It has a good gameplay and a decent story thought.
  10. Ninja_Scope39
    Apr 5, 2017
    6
    Infamous second son is more of a story driven game, with ok narrative, having played other games within this genre I personally think this is the worst out of a small bunch. One of the problems is the fact that you can't utilize more than 1 set of powers, which is very poor. However the main concept and graphics are great
  11. Firepork08
    Mar 28, 2017
    7
    infamous Second Son is a great game that has beautiful graphics a fun open world and great gameplay. The character Delsin is very believable as a hero or villain and characters such as fetch are also great the one problem infamous second son suffers from is the story isn't great and the story is really short. I finished this campaign on its hardest difficulty in about under a day and itinfamous Second Son is a great game that has beautiful graphics a fun open world and great gameplay. The character Delsin is very believable as a hero or villain and characters such as fetch are also great the one problem infamous second son suffers from is the story isn't great and the story is really short. I finished this campaign on its hardest difficulty in about under a day and it wasn't even non stop playing. If you own a PS4 I would recommend it especially for the price its at now… Expand
  12. EvilAlpacino
    Oct 18, 2017
    2
    Do you want to feel lonely? Do you want to be in a large city, but be the only one there? If so, then this game is for you.

    For it's beautiful looking cityscape and location, this is got to be the most lonely depressing place to be in. There is no one to interact with unless you're battling a set of enemies. What's the point of a nice looking game when there's nothing to do in the    Do you want to feel lonely? Do you want to be in a large city, but be the only one there? If so, then this game is for you.

    For it's beautiful looking cityscape and location, this is got to be the most lonely depressing place to be in.

    There is no one to interact with unless you're battling a set of enemies.

    What's the point of a nice looking game when there's nothing to do in the game beside the required battles?

    Want to go to a place where no one will find you? Then get this game by all means. Just wasnt for me.    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. EltonJohnFan
    Mar 12, 2018
    10
    TAKE BACK THE STREET
    I didn't get the game back in the day, only got it with PS Plus, and even then I only played it after ages. And now I wish I had gotten it - and PLAYED IT - sooner. I felt just like Delsin. I look out of my window and see a bunch of cameras, I feel like there are a bazillion cops in my street, and then I open up a game about saying "SCREW YOU." I loved to feel free    TAKE BACK THE STREET
    I didn't get the game back in the day, only got it with PS Plus, and even then I only played it after ages. And now I wish I had gotten it - and PLAYED IT - sooner. I felt just like Delsin. I look out of my window and see a bunch of cameras, I feel like there are a bazillion cops in my street, and then I open up a game about saying "SCREW YOU." I loved to feel free again, even if it is just in the game. Just 2 things bad about the game. 1 they shouldn't have killed reggie. He was my bro, they could have fake killed him, or let me heal him ='( Also, I couldn't try the evil route. I did it, but then when granny talks to me i don't hold her hand! no! I can't. I heard that playing evil you are even more against the police, but i can't play without holding granny's hand =;(((((    … Expand
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. ParanoydAndroyd
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    If you're a fan of the first two Infamous games, then this game is for you. Solid voice acting, solid story, solid gameplay mechanics, gorgeous graphics, and now it runs even better on the best gaming console ever made.......the PlayStation 5
  18. renatoelyone
    Jan 7, 2021
    7
    Good game for early generation has great graphics and good gameplay. The story is cool but superficial the characters are well built. The game plays a lot in the repetition.
  19. Manziflex
    Mar 16, 2021
    7
    Prototype was 1000 times better. The character's movements seem a little too artificial.The story does not seem to me anything special. A little below my expectations.
  20. MadnevBro
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Играю с 1996. Много всякого повидал, но это одна из худших игр, в которые я играл.
    Повторяющийся геймплей, корявое управление, тупой сюжет, идиотские персонажи. Позорное пятно на репутации плейстейшн.
    Остерегайтесь этого ужаса.    Играю с 1996. Много всякого повидал, но это одна из худших игр, в которые я играл.
    Повторяющийся геймплей, корявое управление, тупой сюжет, идиотские персонажи. Позорное пятно на репутации плейстейшн.
    Остерегайтесь этого ужаса.
  21. penmumble
    Feb 15, 2022
    8
    This was one of the first PS4 games I played and I really enjoyed it. The graphics were stunning, the lighting and rain effects and the colours just beautiful to look at. Delsin Rowe is a great protagonist no matter what path you take; he's smart, funny, has great character design, and he is brilliantly portrayed by Troy Baker. The plot is interesting and fun, and has some great twistsThis was one of the first PS4 games I played and I really enjoyed it. The graphics were stunning, the lighting and rain effects and the colours just beautiful to look at. Delsin Rowe is a great protagonist no matter what path you take; he's smart, funny, has great character design, and he is brilliantly portrayed by Troy Baker. The plot is interesting and fun, and has some great twists that I really enjoyed. I do wish the side characters had been fleshed out a little more and we'd seen more of their dynamics together.… Expand
  22. MaxieZeus
    Sep 6, 2022
    8
    My first game on the Ps4 and a great introduction to that generation. A good follow up to the previous games without touching on nostalgia.
  23. iKen
    Apr 11, 2020
    8
    Played and completed on PlayStation 4 Pro.
    Gameplay: GREAT.
    Story: GOOD.
    Graphic: GOOD.
    Voice Acting: GOOD.
  24. 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.
  25. moordrak
    Nov 6, 2017
    8
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Now, repeat three times in a row: superhumans superpower supertravel supertrouble. In a way Infamous reminds me on Mary Poppins with all those flying from the rooftops stuff,chimney, dancing, power charging and recharging, blazing fire... oh wait this is not Mary Poppins movie. This is all about good old vengeance. It doesn’t matter how you getSupercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Now, repeat three times in a row: superhumans superpower supertravel supertrouble. In a way Infamous reminds me on Mary Poppins with all those flying from the rooftops stuff,chimney, dancing, power charging and recharging, blazing fire... oh wait this is not Mary Poppins movie. This is all about good old vengeance. It doesn’t matter how you get what you want as long as you get it. Use every mean necessary to achieve goal. We have military quarantine, freedom suppression, destruction, chaos, mass murderer on the killing spree, false heroes. Drama and fiction all mixed together in some odd way. In a nutshell, this is an interesting game. Actually it reminds me a lot on Prototype series of games and that is generally not a bad thing. Prototype was a solid game with fiew issues. One of them was overpowered main protagonist. InFamous is a carbon copy. We also have overpowered main protagonist and a bit silly narrative.You can be good or you can be bad, the choice is yours. In fact, this prolongs gameplay after you finish main story. It has no difference if you use your power for good or for bad. All superpowers are basically the same: quick and deadly. No matter which power you set active , it will always kill your enemies in most spectacular way. Technically, this is a PlayStation 4 showcase game so It's aesthetically pleasing.The attention to detail is amazing and getting around the beautifully rendered Seattle is a real treat for your eyes. In the end, should you play/buy this game? Yes. This is a must for all ps4 owners.… Expand
  26. phoeniix23
    Sep 10, 2017
    9
    I didn't know what to expect from this game as it was my first Infamous game. It turned out to be a really fun action/shooter hybrid game with a decent superhero plot which engaged me from start to end. Really enjoyed the gameplay mechanics, and the game kept it fresh by introducing new powers as you go along.

    The only downside is the graphics. For 2017, after being mindblown by awesome    I didn't know what to expect from this game as it was my first Infamous game. It turned out to be a really fun action/shooter hybrid game with a decent superhero plot which engaged me from start to end. Really enjoyed the gameplay mechanics, and the game kept it fresh by introducing new powers as you go along.

    The only downside is the graphics. For 2017, after being mindblown by awesome games like Witcher, Uncharted, Horizon, Hellblade, this really looks dated.    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. 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!
  29. BOWi
    Nov 4, 2022
    4
    Aged poorly. The last arc (last couple of missions) rob the player from the freedom because we are forced to use specific powers. It's also waves after waves of enemies, mini-bosses, and even BOSSES (plural). It's as if the final arc had been developed be a different team.

    The story is poor too. Seriously, don't put this game at the top of your backlog. I uninstalled "First Light" and I    Aged poorly. The last arc (last couple of missions) rob the player from the freedom because we are forced to use specific powers. It's also waves after waves of enemies, mini-bosses, and even BOSSES (plural). It's as if the final arc had been developed be a different team.

    The story is poor too. Seriously, don't put this game at the top of your backlog. I uninstalled "First Light" and I won't even play it. (prequel)    … Expand
  30. chesaro
    Mar 27, 2018
    8
    I just played fully the first one, but this one plays almost the same, it even has similar bugs (when landing on small surfaces sometimes it just breaks), so i think the studio ported the engine for improved graphics, and made a really similar game as the first infamous, it is not a bad game at all, but they should have worked on more things beside new powers that don't change the way youI just played fully the first one, but this one plays almost the same, it even has similar bugs (when landing on small surfaces sometimes it just breaks), so i think the studio ported the engine for improved graphics, and made a really similar game as the first infamous, it is not a bad game at all, but they should have worked on more things beside new powers that don't change the way you play (the different sets of skill do similar things like climb the buildings but on different ways), right now i think its cheap so there is a plus (got it at around 12 dollars brand new).… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#41 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#5 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#10 Most Shared 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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