Each thought is completely unrelated to each other except that they all revolve around the inFAMOUS franchise.
1. First of all, does anyone know if the advertising campaign has started for inFAMOUS 2 yet? I literally never watch TV - only play games and watch movies when I get free time - so I have no idea. I just know Sony talked like they were set to spend a lot of money advertising inFAMOUS 2, and it got me giddy bc my feelings are still hurt at the sales inFAMOUS 1 got compared to what it deserves (quazillionzzzz!).
2. As for the inFAMOUS 2 pre-order bonuses...does anyone know if these are unlockable in the game, or if they'll be purchasable (real word?) sometime on PSN? I'm definitely pre-ordering inFAMOUS 2. I'm not getting the Hero edition, however, so I will only get one of the 4 preorder bonuses. I want them all though, cause they're sweet, hence my question.
3. I replayed inFAMOUS 1 recently in preparation for inFAMOUS 2. It was my 3rd time beating it, second time now as "good" Cole. It reminded me of a lot of things - how fluid and awesome the gameplay and powers are, how sweet Cole's voice acting and narration was, and other things. But my thought here is about the boss battle with Alden. This 3rd playthrough really reminded me of how awesome this whole scene is when you're on the bridge making your way to Alden. The atmosphere is freaging incredible - the fog and smoke blinding your vision; the sound of the metal of the bridge bending, creaking, and falling apart; the visual of the destruction of the bridge in conjunction with the "reconstruction" of the bridge with vehicles and giant road signs; Alden's angry voice occasionally screaming out through the fog; and other things probably that I'm just not remembering atm. I remember really loving this part the first 2 times, but this time felt even better. I think this may be one of my favorite boss battles ever. The actual battle with Alden is good, but this boss battle wouldn't be what it is without the scene leading up to the battle. Anyone else agree?
4. Onto a more negative thought on inFAMOUS 1. Playing as "good" Cole, in regards to the "special" power you get for completing the good side missions...am I missing something? Unless this is the case, this special power isn't so special. I barely used it either time playing as good Cole, and the few times I did was bc I was forcing myself to give it a chance. From my experience, at max upgrade it kills an enemy with one shot and maybe damages others in close proximity. But it takes like 3 freagin seconds to charge! It totally slows down the action, seems practically useless, and especially does not take out enemies more effectively than the other powers in your arsenal. So I repeat, am I missing something?
5. Buying inFAMOUS 2 gets you early access to the Uncharted 3 mp beta on June 28. But, does anyone else think it was dumb of Sony to allow all other PSN members to get in so soon on July 5? That's just one week later. I think Sony would have been smart to make all others wait at least 2 wks or more. I think it would have resulted in a lot more inFAMOUS 2 sales. More incentive to buy I2 if they have to wait so much longer to play U3 beta by choosing not to buy I2.
If anyone has any insight into any of these thoughts and questions, throw them my way. And by my way I mean in this thread.
