Back when the PS4 and Xbox One were announced, "next-gen" meant a lot of things to a lot of people. Smarter games, bigger games, different games, more ways to play with your friends. But it also meant that games would look a whole lot better.
Yep, Infamous: Second Son looks really nice. Last week when Sucker Punch released that super cool Photo Mode for their game, I had a feeling videos like this one would start turning up. And lo and behold, here we are.
We've already pretty well established that Infamous: Second Son is a really nice-looking game. Wouldn't it be cool if we had an easy way to freeze the game in action and really drink in all those shiny graphics?
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Remember that nifty update for Infamous: Second Son we were promised at the beginning of the month? It arrives tomorrow, and it's bringing a friend along to help document the occasion.
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PlayStation 4 eye-popper Infamous: Second Son already gives players a bunch of in-game superpowers. Run up buildings, fly through the air, vanish in a puff of smoke… but what about the power to change the rotation of the earth??
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Boy does Infamous: Second Son look visually stunning—which in a way, makes any glitches you come across all the better. The game manages to look great even when it's messing up a bit.
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Infamous: Second Son is the Derek Zoolander of next-gen games: It is really, really, ridiculously good-looking. To put it in technical terms, there are a hell of a lot of graphics in this game.
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The creators of the new Infamous game didn't hesitate to put their other big series, Sly Cooper, and its characters into the game as tiny easter eggs—among other funny things you might miss. They're all around the city as graffiti.
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It can't be easy, being an innocent civilian in the world of Infamous: Second Son. The government has put your city on lockdown, everyone's suspected of terrorism, and a guy with superpowers just blew up your car. It's enough to make you want to take to the streets and protest.
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I thought I Finished Infamous: Second Son. Turns out there's plenty left.
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Cute, Infamous. Very cute.
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I was worried about Second Son.
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You've read the review. You've seen the tips. You may have even see us stream this very game live earlier this week, but this is the Saturday Morning Stream, and we play what we like — and that's Infamous: Second Son.
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Today's the day when the latest installment in Sucker Punch's open-world action/adventure series launches up, up and away into PS4s all over the planet. While it resembles its predecessors a fair bit, Infamous: Second Son does do a few things differently than them. Check out the advice below for ways that you can be a…
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Sony's had some VR tech on show at this year's GDC, but it's also showing off some eye-tracking gear that's just as impressive.
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Maybe you're going to pick up Infamous: Second Son tonight at midnight. Maybe you're going to start downloading it as soon as you can. Or it might just be that you're still not convinced that the new PS4 game is worth your time. Now you can take a look for yourself.
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The PS4's first big exclusive is out next week, and here's some shiny new footage to celebrate, featuring superpowers, exploding vehicles, and haters. Infamous: Second Son is out next Friday. PS4 only.
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Live-action Infamous: Second Son looks incredibly expensive. Gearing up for the big PlayStation 4 release on March 21, Sony rolls out a short live-action TV spot demonstrating how costly having super powers in real life would be to the American taxpayer.
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If you'd like to see four minutes of gameplay from Infamous: Second Son and you either speak Russian or can read the subtitles, here you go, almost a month before the game's release.
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inFamous: Second Son on the Playstation 4 is not quite the same animal as what we're used to on the PS3. Cole's glower has been swapped out for Delsin's laid-back wisecracks. Second Son's Seattle is more high-definition-er than was possible on the PS3, and appealing neon lights fly around the screen instead of the…
