Infamous:Second Son
Infamous is one of the more perplexedly underrated series of last gen, and continues this trend onto the ps4.
Graphically the art is great and flexes the ps4 hardware to an extent. I'd argue it still doesn't look better than the last of us or uncharted, and could most likely run equally fine on the ps3.
That being said this is the best entry in the series. It's one of those rare experiences that becomes more enjoyable as the game progresses. You get 4 different powers this time, all fully fleshed out. Its much faster, and the parkour has been virtually eliminated in favor of powers(righteously so)-why climb **** when you can jump over it mentality.
The writing is tighter as well, actually having some laugh out loud moments, which was surprising given the main protagonist is somewhat douchey. Somehow the game makes him endearing by the end.
The game also has a very indepth online adventure counterpart full of puzzle solving and looking for clues, examining evidence etc if thats your thing. Its not a completely novel idea for the medium, but have never seen it this fleshed out.
I'd say this is the only ps4 game that needs owning, everything else can be played on current gen.
8.8/10
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