(Cole's ability to grind along wires is Game Informer's example of skill carryover.) Sucker Punch's Chris Zimmerman explains that New Marais will have "more cars, more people, more bad guys, more everything," alluding to a more active location than Empire City. Sucker Punch insists that Cole will feel more powerful than he did at the beginning of the original Infamous, and that there should be carry-over between some powers he used in the first one. As Fox notes in Game Informer, Cole must become a "super superhero" to take on the powerful Beast, and New Marais is the new location you will get to explore while Cole does just that. It appears that Cole's power-gaining experience in Empire City wasn't as unique as we once thought, after all. Led by a man named Bertrand, The Militia is attempting to keep the city pure of any and all superpower-wielding persons. Of course, he'll have plenty of other villains to dodge all the while, most notably, an organization known as The Militia. The powerful First Sons organization has plenty of other strange technology hidden around New Marais, and Cole wants to find it because it will make him stronger and stronger. New Marais plays an important role in Infamous lore, as the magazine reveals, because it's the location where the First Sons created the Ray Sphere, the bomb-like device at the focal point of the original story. You could tell that just by looking at the cover of the magazine – and we did - but Game Informer confirms that New Orleans was definitely Sucker Punch's inspiration.
New Marais is clearly inspired by New Orleans, Louisiana. This is where a new city, New Marais, comes into play. Cole needs to become stronger, but revving up in Empire City isn't going to do the trick. Kessler has bent time and done all he could do to prepare Cole for his showdown with the demonic creature known as The Beast, but Infamous 2 starts out with Cole getting beaten badly by his foe and nearly dying as a result. The game actually begins in Empire City, the locale made famous in the original Infamous. Game Informer also lets loose details about Infamous 2's storyline as well as its setting. The overarching theme in the redesigns, especially in terms of Cole, appears to be that Sucker Punch wants players to care more about Cole and to be able to relate to him more. His purpose is also intended to be more active in the game, though how that's going to be executed remains to be seen. Cole's sidekick Zeke has returned, too, and although the magazine confirms that he will be voiced by the same person, his design has also changed. He looks (and will sound) nothing like the Cole many of us knew and loved from the original Infamous. Yes, Cole has been completely redesigned. "We have to make everything better," Fox tells GI.Īvailable+now! So let's get the obvious out of the way. As the game's director Nate Fox tells Game Informer, they have a "no stone unturned" mantra in regard to their sequel. Now, this may or may not be completely accurate - Uncharted 2 didn't recast its main character's voice actor or design a new character model for Drake – but developer Sucker Punch's intent is still clear. The magazine itself compares Infamous 2's jump from the original to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' jump from Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
207 for yourself for all of the hot details, we've broken out some of the more important information the magazine reveals for you right here.
It%26rsquo s not clear at this point whether it%26rsquo ll be a continuation of InFamous 2%26rsquo s story, a %26ldquo lost chapter%26rdquo set somewhere in the middle or just a Halloween-themed %26ldquo what if?%26rdquo scenario, but if you%26rsquo re hungry for more Cole action and the user-generated content just isn%26rsquo t enough, you%26rsquo ll want to keep your eyes peeled for this one.Fans of Infamous rejoice – the latest issue of Game Informer is now making its way to subscribers, and it is jam-packed with all sorts of information on the much-anticipated sequel, Infamous 2. According to Sucker Punch, Cole has one night to destroy the vampiric infection by killing the %26ldquo head vampire,%26rdquo something that will probably require the use of the new, cross-shaped weapon he%26rsquo s wearing in place of his Amp in the trailer.