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(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD
10/13/09

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Any inFamous news is good news. Definitely a surprise game for me because I had a shockingly good time :D
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WhatTheFrag
10/13/09

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Well considering Cole and Kessler had two different voice actors it's not unbelievable that his voice won't be the same a few years from then. Then again I've no clue if electric powers are good or bad for the throat.
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fuchikoma
10/13/09

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aww, just a voice recast...
I was hoping they'd recast Cole himself into a mini-version in SuckerKart Racing. :p
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heretrix
10/13/09

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They need to not only recast but rethink the supporting characters altogether. It's one of the few games that I can remember that I hated everybody. It's probably why I never got past the third part of the city, I couldn't bring myself to care about the story or any of the characters.They alternated between bitch (female) and asshole (male).

Why would you want to help any of these people? Hopefully the character types in the next game are a bit more varied.
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superbagman
10/13/09

@heretrix: You aren't kidding, I just rented the game and although I never play evil when given the option I was driven to do it this time by not giving a shit about ANY of the characters. The girlfriend alone...ugh.
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kimahri.blue
10/13/09

@heretrix: Can't be worse than Alex Mercer. That guy is a true ass.

I think it is some sort of bad trend, propagated by GTA for sandbox games in general. All the characters all asswipes, so it's okay to blow stuff up and kill people because being an ass entitles you to it.
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WillyLo
10/13/09

@heretrix: I didn't mind infamous but what you state about the characters reminds me of how I felt playing through Gears of War 2.
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ps360blows
10/13/09

@superbagman: Agreed. I couldn't stand them. Zeke was a buffoon at best. The girlfriend was a total bitch the whole time, I can't see why Cole would even want to be with such a stuck up whiny shrew to begin with. I would have killed her earlier but the game made me fail missions when I did.
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heretrix
10/13/09

@kimahri.blue: The reason Alex Mercer didn't bother me so much is because I understood he was turning into a monster, where Cole was still supposed to be somewhat human. Also, Prototype's cast wasn't as prominently featured as Infamous' cast was.

As for GTA, I think it's a bad example because even though the characters are the scum of the earth, the writing and acting for the characters are simply on a whole other level than either Prototype or inFamous. It isn't even comparable as far as I'm concerned.
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mfwahwah
10/13/09

@heretrix: You should beat the game before making judgements about the main character's motives. Not saying anything about inFamous in particular. Maybe. Maybe not. You wouldn't know.
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heretrix
10/13/09

@mfwahwah: Dude, I played more than 10 hours of the game up until the final island and figured out the so-called twist at the end (which I guessed shortly after meeting Sasha) I'm sure I have more than enough insight into Cole's and everybody else's motives.
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heretrix
10/13/09

@WillyLo: You are entitled to that.
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TSFMfest - not funny
10/13/09

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All you have to do is growl a lot...
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Jer1ch0
10/13/09

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Loved the game, but could they redesign the character at the same time? I absolutely despised the character model. Generic body, generic short hair, generic scowl. At times I confused him for Force Unleashed's Starkiller
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MajorNewbie
10/13/09

@Jer1ch0: you mean have voice actors act and not have the designers just base the character designs upon them? *gasp*
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Tiagomnh
10/13/09

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spoilers:

Since the sequel must revolve around that flame beast I sure hope we get some of those cool powers Kessler had. Electricity is fun but creating clones and teleporting is bigger, better and more badass!
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Kung
10/13/09

@Tiagomnh: Yeah, telporting would be pretty cool. I reckon they should give Cole aload of new powers this time aswell like being able to pick up enemys with a ray of lightining, being able to fly on trash can lids Static Shock style and being able to throw disks of lightining to slice enemys in half.
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ps360blows
10/13/09

@Tiagomnh: No, that's never how it works. It's going to be like this:

1) Cole somehow loses his powers
2) Cole must regain his powers and maybe learn-a-few-new-tricks har har
3) Get back to basically where you ended in game 1, perhaps a bit more powerful but nothing game changing.
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MajorNewbie
10/13/09

@ps360blows: Now, now... GOW III starts you off where you left off. Clearly the devs are learning.
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Weaselfingers
10/13/09

@ps360blows: I certainly hope it's more like

1) Cole somehow loses his powers
2) The Beast appears and challenges Cole to a race to determine the fate of the city
3) Cole, John, Zeke, Moya, and Trish (from an alternate timeline) must defeat the Beast in a series of go-kart races, using special abilities temporarily acquired from Mini-Raysphere pickups to even the odds.
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Rachel Fogg
10/13/09

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But..I liked the first Cole's voice...it was fitting considering the situation that he was in.

Ah well, I hope that whoever they pick doesn't suck....
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Nulls
10/13/09

@Rachel Fogg: I liked the voice of Cole too.

Over the summer Fox was holding auditions to recast Futurama as part of negoiations. Then they signed the original cast.

Something like that may be what is happening here.
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enaero
10/13/09

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Considering the reveal at the end of the game, isn't a voice change for Cole inevitable?
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Tiagomnh
10/13/09

@enaero: Why is it inevitable? The ending does nothing to Cole's vocal cords. :p
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ps360blows
10/13/09

@Tiagomnh: I guess cause cole sounds slightly different from his future self?
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enaero
10/13/09

@ps360blows: Yeah. **SPOILERS**

Kessler and Cole had different voices, so Cole's voice will change on the way to becoming Kessler.

We know how Cole ends up (in one future... er... future's past?) and how he gets there is pretty open. However, the fact that he has a different voice someday is clear...
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Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
10/13/09

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People get used to things and I think people already accepted and have gotten used to Cole's original voice. What I would like is for them to keep the original voice but just have the actor bring more feeling in it. It is possible. Snake has a gargle raspy voice and he has a personality.
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Masonvrocks
10/13/09

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Hardly Shocking?

That is by far the worst pun I've heard all day.
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Yossarian
10/13/09

@Masonvrocks: Tactical Stealth Action.: That's a very serious charge.

Give him a breaker, though. It is hard to stay current.
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Masonvrocks
10/13/09

@Yossarian: Please don't spark another pun thread.
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Yossarian
10/13/09

@Masonvrocks: Tactical Stealth Action.: Too late, the switch has been thrown.
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Brodka: regrettably
10/13/09

@Yossarian: Watt?
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Masonvrocks
10/13/09

@Yossarian: Ugh...You guys are so jhoulish...
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Yossarian
10/13/09

@Masonvrocks: Tactical Stealth Action.: See? You try to resist, but you don't have the capacity to.
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Masonvrocks
10/13/09

@Yossarian: Well when you put it in a positive light like that.
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swimmingninja
10/13/09

@Yossarian: Gah! Let me meditate on that.

..Ohhhhhmmmmmmmmmm
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2SBs
10/13/09

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Now if only they recast his idiot friend's voice. Or better still, if they get rid of Zeke all together.
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Captain K'nuckles
10/13/09

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Has anyone here actually seen Primer? I've been fascinated by it since I first heard of it a few years back (for several reasons, really), but I've yet to actually view it myself.
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wirebrain
10/13/09

@Captain K'nuckles: A friend of mine who is quite the movie buff (and also quite the critic) absolutely loved the film.
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Yossarian
10/13/09

@Captain K'nuckles: It was available to stream on Netflix at one point.

Worth watching for sure.

Interesting premise, fun and really geeky writing.

Not sure how the guy from that gained any "cred" in anything, though. It isn't the type of movie, or the level of performance that makes his voice stand out at all (at least to me). He certainly wasn't bad in it, but James Earl Jones he is not.

Heck, he isn't even Rick Astley.
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ManekiNeko
10/13/09

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I wish Sucker Punch hadn't gone all dark and edgy like this. I guess Infamous becoming a franchise means we're not going to be seeing any more Sly Cooper games, huh?
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shouryuuken
10/13/09

@ManekiNeko: ive read a couple times theyre working on sly 4. look at insomniac.. we just saw the billboard for resistance 3 yesterday, and theres going to be a second ratchet and clank retail game this year not to mention the expansion that came out a while back. teams can work on more than one game.. (i just wish naughty dog would realize this and give us a new jak and daxter before uncharted 3).
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Lapoisse
10/13/09

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I liked the first one, but at the same time, it felt like a slightly better Assassin's Creed : rinse and repeat missions the whole time, with slightly stronger enemies as the game progresses.

I got bored before I beat it, unfortunately. I might give it another go once I get through that pile of PS3 games I just bought :/
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Dangeresque (Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more)
10/13/09

@Lapoisse: Couldn't agree more. It followed the Assassin's Creed formula unerringly. Hopefully, like Assassin's Creed 2 (or at least, how AC2 looks in previews), inFamous 2 will mix things up and be what the first should have been.

I tried to do two playthroughs cause I thought it would be an easy platnium trophy, and I don't have one... but I realized pretty quickly that your choices in game change NOTHING, and that pissed me off pretty bad.
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