Infamous: First Light is a Open World Action-Adventure game for PS4, developed by Sucker Punch and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is a standalone PS4 game and prequel to Infamous: Second Son for PS4, which is a third sequel of Infamous 2 for PS3.
Three years ago, I've reviewed two of the great games for PS3 and it is the most amazing PS3 games that Sucker Punch made a decent PS3 exclusives. If you haven't seen my two of the previous review, then here's the link down below to check it out before you start reading this review.
Infamous PS3 Review: http://zeeshanmirzasblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/infamous-ps3-review.html
Infamous 2 PS3 Review: http://zeeshanmirzasblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/infamous-2-ps3-digital-download-review.html
Okay then, I'm starting this game review. My thoughts on this game is it does have some decent single player campaign, such as main missions, collecting lumens, graffiti mini game and exploring different areas. I'm also enjoyed the challenge mode as well, which is fun to play different modes of challenges, such as rescue hostages and survival. The story and characters in the game are quite also good as well with background story, interesting protagonist, and well made cutscenes, but the problem with the game is that the single player campaign length is rather too short compared with previous game, smaller open world levels, and the mission is too easy which lacks challenging due overpowered character's ability that makes the game easy to beat quite quickly. So it is the good game, but not good as the previous game, but still worth playing for PS4 collectors.
Presentation
This game takes place before the event of Infamous: Second Son. It started with Abigail Walker (A.K.A Fetch), a female conduit, in D.U.P prison and tells the story about her events that happened in two years earlier before the arrest.
In two years ago, Abigail and her brother Brent are heading at the boat to escape from Seattle to Canada to avoid her actions, but the boat are destroyed by Russians gangs called Akurans and taken her brother as hostage, while Abigail is still survived. Her mission is to find and rescue her brother.
The storyplot are showing interesting back story of main protagonist with suspicious dialogue, intense cutscenes, and some narrative lines that keeps the story interested. I say the main protagonist in the game is good female character, which showing with her amazing superpowers and controlling her emotions through the game's story that makes her so great in the game.
The game's overall presentation is quite lot different from Infamous 1 and 2 with complex story and newer characters is just makes the game so much interesting, but it wasn't sounds strong as the previous game, but still worth hearing some great presentation of the game.
Gameplay
The single player campaign is just like from Second Son, but features a newer things of open world gameplay, such as collecting lumens, using graffiti in different areas, saving hostages, and attacking enemy's vehicles.
Your character has ability to use light sprint, where your character turns light while sprinting can be also worked with running on walls and building, which is cool and you can perform flying by holding jump button while in mid air to get across the different areas and you can climb ledges and any object in any areas. You could also drain the electrical objects to fill your power bars in order to use your neon powers. You can attack your enemy with the melee attack and using the neon laser gives extra damage to your enemy, which worked really well with combat systems. You can upgrade your ability by collecting lumens or completing certain objectives will earn you some upgrading points, where you can enhanced your attacking systems, movements, and neon abilities allowing to add more variety of combat systems, such as melee combos, better neon laser, improving movesets and reliable character's abilities making the character more powerful.
The gameplay has great combat controls with precise aiming, balanced shooting distances, simple evade movement, and awesome melee attack feels much responsive and accurate to use with no problems at all. I also like the graffiti part, where you can control it with light bar on PS4 controller is quite awesome.
It is good to explore any areas in the game, but it's rather bit smaller than the previous game. I've enjoyed the main mission of the game, but it lacks higher challenge compared with challenge mode that makes the game easy to beat is due to overpowered character's ability. I like the challenge mode, which I've enjoyed the rescuing hostages and survival are actually enjoyable to play.
Overall, this game has decent controls, has some fun factor for challenge mode, fun to explore the whole levels, and has some good mission in the game.
Graphics
This game has really beautifully made graphical environments of the game, which offers impressive visuals effects and colourful lighting is looking amazing with abigail's neon power. It has really stand out animation for character's models keeping the right shape of the character's overall. The cutscenes is just feels realistic to watch and the levels environment has great level design and setups. This game has smooth framerate that keeps the game performance looked spectacular for PS4 systems.
Overall, great graphics with superb special effects, animations, level design, and characters is definitely top notch for this game.
Music and Sounds
This game has really epic original soundtrack mixed between industrial and orchestrated rock style is fitting well in the game's cutscenes and gameplay, which shows the overall atmospheres of the game is just sounds fantastic. The sound effect of the game has awesome sound environments, background sounds, and atmosphere effects has definitely the best sound work of the game. The voice acting did a amazing job on every characters in the whole game as well.
I say the music and sounds of the game is pretty stands out for this game.
Special Features
This game contains 2 challenge mode including playable characters Delsin Rowe can be played on challenge mode, if you have the game data from Infamous: Second Son. In single player campaign, it has some side missions like graffiti mini game, collecting lumens, race with lumens, destroy enemy's vehicles, and rescuing hostages. It has trophy achievements as well.
Advantages
Decent Gameplay
Great Presentation
Beautiful Graphics
Epic Music and Sounds
Fun challenge mode
Good protagonist
Not bad main mission
Disadvantages
Smaller open world levels
Short length campaign
Campaign is too easy
Overpowered character's ability
Final Verdict
Presentation 8/10 - Interesting back story and characters, and cutscenes.
Gameplay 7.5/10 - Decent controls, fun challenge mode, cool to explore levels, and not bad main mission.
Graphics 8.5/10 - Impressive visual effects, cool animation, great level environment, and smooth performances.
Music and Sounds 8/10 - Epic music, Brilliant sound effects and amazing voice cast.
Special Features 7/10 - Challenge mode, mini game, and trophy achievements.
Overall 7.4/10 - It's a good game for PS4 exclusives, but it may be not good as the previous games. Sucker Punch did stepped up in the right direction of having great presentation, gameplay and graphics, but there are some of the elements that needs to improve the game, such as having longer campaign, fairly balanced character's ability, having more bigger open world levels, and needs more challenging campaign missions that should have been done better in the game. Overall, I like the game and it is worth to pay the game for cheaper price, so you can get the game from PS Store as downloadable game or get the physical copy of the game from the retail store or internet store.
It is highly recommended for the fans of the series and hopefully I'll give a try with Infamous: Second Son for the next future.
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