Infamous Second Son - Tested on the PlayStation 4 Platform
The genre of this game is
action-adventure game. This game is a 3rd person based game that
allows you to take control of the protagonist, set in an open world for you to
explore over the city of Seattle in a democratic-esque setting. It shows
stylistic conventions of the genre by the player being able to take control of
the protagonist. Also the game contains power ups and traits that can be
upgraded, and decisions that can be made that effect the development of the
story and influence certain mission objectives. It stands out to other games in
the genre, as it focuses on a man with super human capabilities known as
“Conduits” this gives the player a more interactive and interesting experience in
comparison to other games.
The
game directly leads on from the end of the last game, “Infamous 2” where the
protagonist Cole McGrath, stops a viral infection that would kill the whole
population but save the conduits, therefore killing all conduits in the
process. Between the events of these two games the conduits have risen again
and for their own safety have been locked up by the antagonist called Brooke
Augustine who is a conduit herself who wields the power of rock. The
protagonist, Delsin Rowe attempts to put a stop to her wrath and free conduits
and create equality all and show the public who the real threat is. The story
heavily informs your gameplay, it makes you very hostile towards incoming
characters and enemies depending on your chosen decisions and play styles. The
story directly connects the target audience, as the target audience is
generally fans of the genre and teenagers. It would connect with teenagers
because the protagonist is a young adult and is seen as a role model, even
though the player doesn’t go through the problem of having super human
capabilities and having a whole country hunting you down, it’s the
inspirational way in which he dealt with his problems dead on without any
hesitation.
Sucker
Punch Productions started development of the game when the PlayStation 4
console was still in production. Teams from the production of the game had help
in designing the PlayStation 4 itself. The new hardware let the particle system
that helps light up Delsin’s face when he uses his neon powers. The increased memory bandwidth help the game
designers render the characters with a higher fidelity. The game was designed
with the feel that the protagonist would feel weightlessness and therefore this
influenced the combat in the game to be more fluent and clean. Also it helped
the player to control the player more easily with more control, making it seem
more realistic.
The
main characters are; Delsin Rowe the protagonist, Brooke Augustine the
antagonist, Reggie Rowe the brother, Fetch an assailant. These characters are
essential to the players experience and the story development, how the
characters interact with each other presents their personalities and play
styles. These characters are relevant to the target audience as most of them
are teens to young adults which would relate to the target audience. The characters relate directly to the
conventions of the genres, being that every character has a back story and
development, and also that the characters influence the story’s development. I
feel in terms of the strength of the characters and their relevance to the
stories progression, they are very strong, the characters present in the game
are very original and possess very instinctive personalities.
The
challenge in the game is to collect the tools needed to upgraded your traits
and gain new power capabilities. But the main challenge of the game is to fight
the opposition with a certain level of stealth and skill and variety of skills
and melee. There are different difficulty levels in the game, ranging from easy
to difficult, so the difficulty that is picked is based on the players play
style, depends on if the player prefers a challenge or not. The best gameplay
aspects of the game are definitely without a doubt the combat and super human
capability aspect and the movement aspect. The gameplay is directly linked to
the narrative as the story entails the protagonist having conduit powers
fighting for freedom, which is presented in the gameplay. The game is
constantly evolving to keep the players attention by; releasing new DLC’s to
develop the narrative and character development, as well as constant updates
and bug fixes to make the sure the gameplay is as smooth and interesting as
possible.
The
target audience is generally fans of the action-adventure genre, so anything
that shows stylistic conventions of the genre would appeal to that specific
target audience. Also the main target audience is teenagers, which links to the
protagonist being a young adult which lets the player sympathise and connect
with him. The game appeal directly to the target audience with the protagonist
going on an adventure full of action, with the main character having
superpowers, its everyone’s dream to have super powers, it’s a chance for
everyone to relive their childhood. If other games of the genre are trying to
appeal to the same target audience, they show stylistic conventions of the
genre. The game stands out to other games in the genre by presenting
superpowers in a successful way, other games are more realistic.
The
game is available on the PlayStation 4 platform only. It is suited to this
platform as the company that produced the game helped with the making of the
PlayStation 4 system, to enhance the gameplay for their game. The online capabilities
of the PlayStation 4 system allow the console to link to the internet and present
exclusive expansions. Also there is a microphone and speaker on the controller,
allowing the player to take part in phone calls, and the touch pad is pressed
down to absorb energy for the protagonist’s powers.
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