Here at Sucker Punch we’re tired. We’re whipped. Game development is a sprint. You run as hard as you can, then keep running. The problem is the goal line sometimes move mid-race. When you set out to make a game you sort of have an idea of what it’ll ultimately be… but that’s not what it ends up being. You only know what you’ve made once it’s done. Like you guys we experience the game, the real game, for the first time at the end of the road. And it’s exciting. It’s crazy to be playing the game and forget that you made it because you’re busy ducking an RPG rocket. You know that feeling you get when you actually dodge in your seat? Get that all the time. Cole and his friends have stopped being polygons and actors and have become real people. And it’s this reality that makes today’s post cool. Now that we’re so, so close to being done we can finally really talk about the “Big Bad” that pushes the whole story forward.
The Beast is Coming!
What’s the Beast you ask? Like a meteor from outer space it’s a force of destruction too powerful for humanity to contain. At the end of inFamous 1 Cole MacGrath was given a vision that the Beast would arrive into the world and that he alone could stop it. The safety of our species was put on his shoulders. No pressure right? As you might imagine, Cole would do anything in his power to get ready for the fight. He’s desperate to win, to save the lives of his friends and neighbours.
But at the start of inFamous 2 he fails. The Beast arrives and Cole isn’t strong enough. He’s forced to run south to New Marais and prepare for a second, final encounter while his home, Empire City, is swallowed in flames.
Have you ever failed at anything? Ever been dumped or fired or beat up? Ever tried your hardest and still lost? It’s sucks, right? Makes you feel hollowed out, weak. Like you don’t matter. Of course, it’s moments exactly like that which forge you into in a stronger person. I believe that we are defined by our failure more than our successes. Once you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and OVERCOME the thing that beat you, that’s when you really win. That’s when you’ve surpassed your past self. In inFamous 2 you help Cole get there. You guide him through New Marais; searching for new, stronger powers. Along the way you’ll meet potential allies who could help in your fight against the Beast. And you’ll need the help… the monster is moving down the coast, burning the landscape, getting stronger as it centers in on New Marais. Your back is against the wall, with only a few days to prepare for that second chance. Soon it’ll be time to overcome the things that have beaten you in the past. Are you up for it? After all, the Beast is Coming…
Can’t wait for this. I got my hero edition on order and all that is left is the waiting game.
OH HELL YEAH!
Looking great.
Shows nothing, but makes me want it more. The way a trailer should. COME ON JUNE 10th!
Any idea if there is a way to get the cool skins without the hero edition, with duke out the same day, I simply cant afford £100
Looks absolutely flippin’ fantastic. Nice work guys! Got Hero edition preordered and counting down the days :)
ahh cant wait for infamous 2 got my hero edition coming on 10th of june just cant wait looks fantastic :) but could sum1 tell me if it has online ?? ive been searching every where for the info but just cant find it ?? i think it would be even more amazing if we could fight online !!
Gosh, now I’m really comprehending just how powerful this Beast is. Infamous 2 is going to be so awesome, I’m willing to bet no other game will have a story as good as this!
I sure hope the PS store goes back up soon since I only borrowed the first Infamous from a friend. I’d love to play it again in time for the second one!
@Philypot
No online but there is user generated content
CANT BLOODY WAIT NOW! XD Thanks for posting Nate!
Based on the trophy list it seems the game is still getting on a solid single-player.
And since I really liked inFamous 1 I might also get this one despite previous blog-posts where (for me) it felt like there was too much focus on the new UGC-part and not enough on the single-player.
I will not watch this video but it sounds AWESOME.
HOLY MOTHER OF MERCY !!!
Urr Nate. I’m getting this game now. Holy crap that trailer was convincing.
Is that a giant hand @ 0:47 top right?
That kind of size sort of throws my plot prediction in the garbage bin. And it would have been so great if I were right all along. Oh well, you probably have something better planned for the ending, just like in 1.
I couldn’t help but notice the US version of the Hero Edition has considerably more DLC than the EU version.
EU DLC:
•Electrocution Grenade
•Original Cole Skin
•Kessler Skin
•Gold Amp
•Lightning Hook
•Soundtrack
US DLC:
•Electrocution Grenade
•Lightning Hook
•Kessler Skin
•Reaper Skin
•Gold Amp
•Sly’s Cane
•Caveman Club
•Samurai Sword
•Soundtrack
We are getting these extras too, right?
Hey guys
Just to confirm, the EU hero edition will also contain the bonus items:
•Sly’s Cane
•Caveman Club
•Samurai Sword
•Reaper Skin
Thanks
EL