inFamous 2 coming next year, details revealed

The latest issue of Game Informer is a treasure trove of details regarding Sucker Punch’s inFamous 2. Included in the mag’s feature is the game’s release window: 2011.

The latest issue of Game Informer is a treasure trove of details regarding Sucker Punch’s inFamous 2. Included in the mag’s feature is the game’s release window: 2011.

This time around, Sucker Punch is trying to go for a more emotionally involved yet ultimately more visceral game. To that end, they’re introducing a new city, a new antagonist, more ambiguity, and more rounded characters.

The new city in question is New Marais, where protagonist Cole McGrath escapes to after getting roughed up by new bad guy The Beast. It’s where the First Sons developed the Ray Sphere, and Cole has to seek out more of their tech before The Beast arrives.

Sucker Punch describes New Marais, a southern city based on New Orleans, as a more visually and physically diverse open-world playground. It’s going to be more populated than Empire City too, packed with everything from civilians to mutants to Cole’s new immediate enemies, the human purity-obsessed Militia.

Cole himself is also getting a makeover. As Eurogamer puts it, he’s less Die Hard and more Jersey Shore. He has to build up his powers again, but he retains a good number of his old abilities. Electricity remains Cole’s main power focus, although in inFamous 2 he can also learn non-electric abilities.

Zeke will be making a return, although this time he’ll be more active in helping Coule out during missions as well as making new items. Sucker Punch says to expect bigger bosses too Multiplayer has also been hinted at for inFamous 2, although at this point Sucker Punch isn’t ready to confirm anything.

Via [Eurogamer]