PS4 - New Infamous: Second Son details

Charly Pierre, PlayStation Gang
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Infamous Second Son
Infamous Second Son


The latest issue of Game informer which will be featuring inFamous: Second Son revealed tons of new details almost up to 10-pages cover story. The magazine will release June 2013. A few interesting details about the game from the magazine can be found below.

  • Conduits now referred to as bioterrorists

  • New area of government keeps track of the conduits: Department of Unified Protection

  • Conduits have been identified, holding them without trial in containment facilities

  • Department of Unified Protection shows its power during an operation that doesn't go as planned in Seattle

  • Transport vehicle crashes and the conduits escape

  • DUP sets up roadblocks and won't let anyone enter/leave

  • - Lots of security systems are sent out and Seattle is turned into something reminisint of an airport

  • - There are elevated walkways with search-lights and security cameras as well as checkpoints and scanners

  • - Game has parallels to post-9/11 America setting

  • - Security vs. freedom theme

  • - DUP is like the TSA



DUP guards

  • - DUP guards feature behavior similar to that of SWAT teams/trained military police

  • - Others have a seemingly supernatural ability to shield themselves and move around quickly

  • - Sucker Punch won't elaborate on this further



Protagonist

  • - Stars 24-year-old Native American Delsin Rowe

  • - Delsin is the artistic type with a chip on his soldier

  • - Fan of anti-authoritarian street art

  • - Likes tagging buildings with his own art

  • - Very much an average guy until the conduit-transport vehicle crashes

  • - Delsin tries to help those in the wreck, and learns that he's been a conduit all along with dragging an injured conduit from the area

  • - Soon realizes that he can control smoke

  • - Natural power lets him absorb other conduits' power

  • - Can use more than smoke power

  • - Delsin is excited about his power unlike Cole



Gameplay

  • - Delsin can take down different forward-operating bases run by the DUP around Seattle

  • - Can get through these areas with force, but eliminating security systems is more effective

  • - Smoke projectile at Delsin's disposal

  • - Also can perform a smoke-dash maneuver somewhat like Nightcrawler

  • - Air ducts found all across Seattle

  • - Can use the ducts to get around or climb like Cole

  • - Another technique lets Delsin throw smoking fireballs




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