Implementation can only carry imitation to a point. If Dark Sector’s soulless, emo-tinged Hayden Teno is anything to go by, his BioShock-style elemental powers slapped onto ubiquitous cover mechanics, a game can be stitched together with scarcely a blemish, but it’s the seams of construction that reveal the patchwork within. Continue »
InFamous is a little bit like Brian K. Vaughn’s Ex Machina meets Electro from Spider-Man — and that may not be a bad thing at all. From Sucker Punch Studios, of Sly Cooper fame, their latest PS3 exclusive is a roof leaping sandbox action game full of striking electrical powers. And you can either use those newfound abilities to save a dying city, or destroy it completely.
Hopefully they use the comic-like panels — shown in the trailer — in the game itself. There are few products that can mix mediums well, but with its overt comic style, inFamous may prove to be the right formula.