The InFamous series has struck the world and left some eyes sparkling with PS3 gamers. The heavy hitting powers, like-able characters and freedom given to do as you will have been trademarks since the beginning, proving that Developer Sucker Punch could get more gritty after Spyro and Sly Cooper. InFamous: Festival of Blood is the first foray into the downloadable realm for them, and this vampire infused tale is a hell of a ride!
The whole story is the fabrication of the bumbling Zeke from the last two games. In an effort to pick up a girl at a local bar, he without hesitation name-drops Cole McGrath and catches her interest. he spins a tale about Pyre Night, an evening where "All the townsfolk go certifiably ape**** as he puts it, and get the scary on to keep evil spirits away from the city. Before Cole and Zeke can even grab a refreshment, screams come from the catacombs under the city. one thing leads to another, and Cole's superhuman blood revives Bloody Mary, who in turn gifts the conduit with a bite. Cole now has a single night to kill Mary before he becomes her slave forever!
Based heavily off the assets of InFamous 2, the visuals aren't going to blow anyone away through technical detail, but the team at sucker punch has gone and provided one hell of a spooky redecoration to New Maris for Pyre Night. your given roughly half the city that was in InFamous 2, and most of it is done up nice with giant demon balloons, burning effigies and other manner of dark paraphernalia.
Being a vampire for the duration of the game offers a great new power to Cole, the power of flight. unlike the other titles, Cole can take off as a swarm of bats and get a birds eye view of the city. This doesn't come without a price however, since Cole needs blood in order to use vampire abilities, forcing him to bite into the flesh of all manner of citizens. reasons such as this interfere with the Karma system that's defined previous games, replacing that part of the HUD with a blood meter.
as a matter of fact, the whole game brings the reigns back in and ironically the freedom of flight, comes at the cost of freedoms the series has offered you since inception. even the powers are now awarded through completing tasks instead of purchasing and choosing your loadout for each situation. Fans may find such a tight leash off-putting. At least the new enemy types you'll encounter will offer a unique challenge over whats been seen before, with the game having a much greater emphasis on melee combat because of it.
for $10 on the Playstation Store, this fun little aside from the InFamous universe offers a good, if brief time at only 3 hours. Its a Halloween special in video game form, and while it will probably warrant a yearly play from fans, its not going to make many new ones in the process. But for anyone who wants more InFamous, this is a great addition to the saga.
*At least until Cole saves Christmas is announced
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