Infamous 2 - Why the lower G.S. score?

I've noticed that Infamous 2 received a 7.5 on Gamespot, significantly lower than the first game. I may have only played through the demo, but the only complaints I could find were the hovering power raising Cole up a bit (a minor issue I just found personally irritating) and some of the action sequences feeling a bit uneasy. Other than that, the game was just about as electrifying as the first game, and seeing as it was almost the exact same game, shouldn't it have gotten at least close to as high of a score, like maybe an 8.5 or an 8.0 at the least?

Did anyone find any big issues with Infamous 2 after playing through most or all of the full game, or is the Gamespot reviewer full of it? And is the game worth buying?

The game is very good. It is definitely better than the 7.5 gamespot gave it.

Simply put the guy just didn't like it as much. I thought I was gonna agree with his review but I've beaten the game on good and nearly as evil both on hard difficulty and I just can't give the game lower than a 9. The game is just pure awesome sauce with the limitations being yourself. I always mix up my tactics which makes fighting enemies fun and satisfying. It sounds to me like if the guy just put the game on easy or thought his combat tactics through he would have given the game a higher score. Camera angles do go crazy while meleeing in tight spaces but thats about the only negative thing aside from the black and white moral choices,...literally.

Simply put the guy just didn't like it as much. I thought I was gonna agree with his review but I've beaten the game on good and nearly as evil both on hard difficulty and I just can't give the game lower than a 9. The game is just pure awesome sauce with the limitations being yourself. I always mix up my tactics which makes fighting enemies fun and satisfying. It sounds to me like if the guy just put the game on easy or thought his combat tactics through he would have given the game a higher score. Camera angles do go crazy while meleeing in tight spaces but thats about the only negative thing aside from the black and white moral choices,...literally.

Zidaneski

Beaten the game twice, gotten the platinum trophy and I have to say it's a master piece. Amazing, amazing game.

The graphics are a huge improvement from the first one, the gameplay is as parkour and fast as it has ever been, the new powers are freaking awesome. The good story has a very satisfying end, and the bad one makes you feel like crap at the end. Overall, I got it last week and I have been playing it non-stop until I got my platinum, and it has been one hell of an experience.

The review does the game little justice, many of the issues they mentioned are minor and I noticed only of them as I was playing. The only real issue I had is that the evil choices make no justification as to why you wanna choose them; you choose the evil decisions just to be evil. Unlike the first game there's no real motivation to choose to play as a bad Col.

I never liked infamous. I still can't believe that the first one got 9.0

I loved both games, though I don't let my inner fanboy of 1 get in the way of my opinion on 2.

I felt that 2 was great, but it did nothing really new to 1, however I feel that it was very very underrated compared to 1, and I believe it should have scored the same, but not higher.

The guy who reviewed it clearly hadn't played the first game.He makes some points where you can easily guess he just played the second one.conistant

The same GS staff that reviewed the original was also the reviewer for Infamous 2...

To answer TC's question, because it pleases the reviewer. At the end of the day, you (should) make the decision yourself, reviews are just there to help. Not to metion the fact that obsessing over an arbitrary score value, rather than the contents of said review, is pretty silly.

actually the 2nd infamous is like the 1st but improved in any aspect , id give infamous a 7.5 and infamous 2 a 9 , really poor review imo

this games opening scene alone is worth more than 9.0 just epic!

The guy who reviewed it clearly hadn't played the first game.He makes some points where you can easily guess he just played the second one.conistant

It's GameSpot's opinion on the game, so why even care why it recieved a 7.5?

Edit: However, I felt the game was FAR from epic & FAR from amazing & gave it a 8.5 in my review.

The guy who reviewed it clearly hadn't played the first game.He makes some points where you can easily guess he just played the second one.conistant

[QUOTE="conistant"]The guy who reviewed it clearly hadn't played the first game.He makes some points where you can easily guess he just played the second one.supa_badman

I'm currently playing a game that Gamespot rated a 5.0, and having a really great time with it. I never did pay much attention to reviews, but these days they're getting even more off-the-wall than they used to be.

Oh well, it's not like many people pay any attention to them anyway. Reviewers have really marginalized themselves and the gaming public has been ignoring them for a while now.

Beaten the game twice, gotten the platinum trophy and I have to say it's a master piece. Amazing, amazing game.

The graphics are a huge improvement from the first one, the gameplay is as parkour and fast as it has ever been, the new powers are freaking awesome. The good story has a very satisfying end, and the bad one makes you feel like crap at the end. Overall, I got it last week and I have been playing it non-stop until I got my platinum, and it has been one hell of an experience.

The review does the game little justice, many of the issues they mentioned are minor and I noticed only of them as I was playing. The only real issue I had is that the evil choices make no justification as to why you wanna choose them; you choose the evil decisions just to be evil. Unlike the first game there's no real motivation to choose to play as a bad Col.

finalserenade75

Completely agree with this.

I platinumed it too and it's amazing. Really improves upon the first game in almost every way. Gamespot's reviewer's complaints surprised me when I played it because...

a) I never had a problem with close-quarter combat,

b) the camera never bothered me,

c) the morality system is just as good (at the end of each mission, there's a tally taken for how many enemies/civilians were harmed; if you harm more civilians than enemies then you receive negative karma), and

d) that black-and-white screen is not as bothersome as he put it since you can still see everything on screen and there's usually an abundance of energy around to remedy this problem.

It's an amazing, amazing game and should be given at least a rent. My only complaints were how they removed Cole's ability to recharge energy and health by riding the power lines/rail-road tracks, less comic book cutscenes (note: less, not no), and there's no way to locate dead drops in this game without searching in random places to find them (granted they're not hard too find).

Give it a shot. If you liked the first, you'll love this one.

I've noticed that Infamous 2 received a 7.5 on Gamespot, significantly lower than the first game. I may have only played through the demo, but the only complaints I could find were the hovering power raising Cole up a bit (a minor issue I just found personally irritating) and some of the action sequences feeling a bit uneasy. Other than that, the game was just about as electrifying as the first game, and seeing as it was almost the exact same game, shouldn't it have gotten at least close to as high of a score, like maybe an 8.5 or an 8.0 at the least?

Did anyone find any big issues with Infamous 2 after playing through most or all of the full game, or is the Gamespot reviewer full of it? And is the game worth buying?

You know... With all that Sony has been through lately, it is plausible that they didn't have enough money to buy everyone off this time around...

Ahh this reminds of the days when "Uncharted" got an 8 here. Everyone went nuts as if 8.0=1.0.:lol:

At the end of the day it's your opinion that matters. I loved the first and the demo alone already has me wanting to break my promise that Disgaea 4 would be my only other full price game this year.:x

He did not play the whole game. On the GS podcast the reviewer was asked various questions about the game and he could not answer them. So I feel the review was not complete.

In my heart, both infamous games are 10s. In reality the second game would be an 8.5 or 9. It does have some glitches and the camera can get wonkey when close to walls. otherwise its amazing.

I'm playing it now and I don't know what GS was thinking, as usual. It's a solid game.

I loved the first Infamous; however, I think the second one is an absolute turd. Bad story, bad A.I., and TONS of bugs. Not only has this series possibly regressed, but its painfully obvious that Sucker Punch didn't even attempt to fix all the problems from the first one. I platinum'd Infamous 1 and i'm basically forcing myself to finish the sequel. Horrible disappointment.

I couldn't decide story is better than first game or worse.But powers are better than first game :)

Guy who reviewed this is blind, dumb and has no place expressing his opinions on digital media. Just got this game today and its a fkn masterpiece.

I got this cos I liked....just liked....the 1st one but this game blew me away!!!!! The camera during melee is TOTALLY fine...very cinematic and not confusing at all unless ur a dumbass with balance issues. The jumping took a bit to get used to but then again am prolly out o practice from the 1st one. COLE ROKS!!!!!!!!!

Guy who reviewed this is blind, dumb and has no place expressing his opinions on digital media. Just got this game today and its a fkn masterpiece.

I got this cos I liked....just liked....the 1st one but this game blew me away!!!!! The camera during melee is TOTALLY fine...very cinematic and not confusing at all unless ur a dumbass with balance issues. The jumping took a bit to get used to but then again am prolly out o practice from the 1st one. COLE ROKS!!!!!!!!!

badassriddick

Believe me, im a total infamous lover, just read my comment above. But the camera will get bad at times by walls. there are few random glitches now and then too. Its obviously better than a 7.5 though. In awesomeness and fun its a 10. talking technically, its about an 8.5 or 9.

I always found the first one to be incredibly overrated. the first games was prob like an 7.5 or 8, (so repetitve) and I have no interest in the second game.

Op, why can't you make your own decision? You've played the demo. You've looked at the score. Read the review. Read other reviews. Play the demo again. Make a decision. Spellingiscool

Because he wanted to discusd it on a forum. Thats what there for.

I've noticed that Infamous 2 received a 7.5 on Gamespot, significantly lower than the first game. I may have only played through the demo, but the only complaints I could find were the hovering power raising Cole up a bit (a minor issue I just found personally irritating) and some of the action sequences feeling a bit uneasy. Other than that, the game was just about as electrifying as the first game, and seeing as it was almost the exact same game, shouldn't it have gotten at least close to as high of a score, like maybe an 8.5 or an 8.0 at the least?

Did anyone find any big issues with Infamous 2 after playing through most or all of the full game, or is the Gamespot reviewer full of it? And is the game worth buying?

Tigerman950

[QUOTE="supa_badman"][QUOTE="conistant"]The guy who reviewed it clearly hadn't played the first game.He makes some points where you can easily guess he just played the second one.AmnesiaHaze

gamespot is always weird with their reviews in my opinion.

[QUOTE="Tigerman950"]

I've noticed that Infamous 2 received a 7.5 on Gamespot, significantly lower than the first game. I may have only played through the demo, but the only complaints I could find were the hovering power raising Cole up a bit (a minor issue I just found personally irritating) and some of the action sequences feeling a bit uneasy. Other than that, the game was just about as electrifying as the first game, and seeing as it was almost the exact same game, shouldn't it have gotten at least close to as high of a score, like maybe an 8.5 or an 8.0 at the least?

Did anyone find any big issues with Infamous 2 after playing through most or all of the full game, or is the Gamespot reviewer full of it? And is the game worth buying?

_Telimtor_

if anything I2 is better than I1 all around.....thats just my opinion....i dont think it was the same guy who reviewed the first one either.....which i kind of think it shouldve been...Eazy1891

[QUOTE="_Telimtor_"][QUOTE="Tigerman950"]

I've noticed that Infamous 2 received a 7.5 on Gamespot, significantly lower than the first game. I may have only played through the demo, but the only complaints I could find were the hovering power raising Cole up a bit (a minor issue I just found personally irritating) and some of the action sequences feeling a bit uneasy. Other than that, the game was just about as electrifying as the first game, and seeing as it was almost the exact same game, shouldn't it have gotten at least close to as high of a score, like maybe an 8.5 or an 8.0 at the least?

Did anyone find any big issues with Infamous 2 after playing through most or all of the full game, or is the Gamespot reviewer full of it? And is the game worth buying?

mrmusicman247

Disagree. I feel like the first infamous was a superior game overall. The only significant improvement in Infamous 2 are the graphics which still suffer from terrible aliasing. The story was far worse in Infamous 2 also and the same bugs still exist from the first game plus a few more. The A.I. is an utter joke and I don't think Sucker Punch even tested this game before it was released. All-in-all, Infamous 2 is still a good game, but not 8's and 9's like I hear a lot of fanboys claiming. The abundance of technical flaws alone keep this game from being a great overall.

I've noticed that Infamous 2 received a 7.5 on Gamespot, significantly lower than the first game. I may have only played through the demo, but the only complaints I could find were the hovering power raising Cole up a bit (a minor issue I just found personally irritating) and some of the action sequences feeling a bit uneasy. Other than that, the game was just about as electrifying as the first game, and seeing as it was almost the exact same game, shouldn't it have gotten at least close to as high of a score, like maybe an 8.5 or an 8.0 at the least?

Did anyone find any big issues with Infamous 2 after playing through most or all of the full game, or is the Gamespot reviewer full of it? And is the game worth buying?

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"][QUOTE="_Telimtor_"] I removed my preorder because of Gamespot low score, wondering if the game is still good, inFamous 1 is still my favorite PS3 action game and i'm afraid i'll be dissapointed with the second one.Game_On_

Disagree. I feel like the first infamous was a superior game overall. The only significant improvement in Infamous 2 are the graphics which still suffer from terrible aliasing. The story was far worse in Infamous 2 also and the same bugs still exist from the first game plus a few more. The A.I. is an utter joke and I don't think Sucker Punch even tested this game before it was released. All-in-all, Infamous 2 is still a good game, but not 8's and 9's like I hear a lot of fanboys claiming. The abundance of technical flaws alone keep this game from being a great overall.

Here's my logic:

Do I love the first one? Yes.

Does the second one look awesome? Yes.

So I'll buy it.

[QUOTE="Game_On_"]

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"] Please. Get the game. If you liked the first, you will love the second.mrmusicman247

Disagree. I feel like the first infamous was a superior game overall. The only significant improvement in Infamous 2 are the graphics which still suffer from terrible aliasing. The story was far worse in Infamous 2 also and the same bugs still exist from the first game plus a few more. The A.I. is an utter joke and I don't think Sucker Punch even tested this game before it was released. All-in-all, Infamous 2 is still a good game, but not 8's and 9's like I hear a lot of fanboys claiming. The abundance of technical flaws alone keep this game from being a great overall.

Appreciation of the story is completely subjective so I won't begrudge you that. However, making blanketed statements that project your own opinion as the majority rule doesn't provide an infallable concensus. I could easily say that "most people don't complain, they just never buy another Infamous game," which is the case with "most" customers of "most" businesses for "most" products. In any case, there are a plethora of issues with enemy A.I. that become far more noticable when you play on "Hard." One example is how unsuspecting enemies within a certain range inexplicably become aware of your presence when you highlight them with the crosshairs. Taking this example one step further, try throwing a grenade at them and watch how they precognitively duck while their backs are turned to you. These are just a few examples of many A.I. issues that I have encountered thus far, but both I had experienced within the first 30 minutes of gameplay. I like the game, but i'm not blind to it's flaws nor am I going to sit here and act like this game is a perfect 10 because I want it to be. Sorry, not a fanboy.