inFAMOUS Second Son Hands-on: With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility

inFAMOUS Second Son Hands-on: What Choices Will You Make? 

February 12th, 2014, by Maya Mayfield

In this Exclusive Hands-On with inFamous Second Son, we take a look at our Anti-Hero Delsin Rowe as he confidently strolls down a  shadowy dock. There is a storage of illegal drugs hidden within the houseboats around there, which is a big no-no for our bad boy Super Hero. Armed with Super human abilities like neon and smoke, our hero seems the slightest bit concerned by the drug dealers blasting him with gunfire. As bullets bounce of the flashing neon lights surrounding Delsin, he regards it to be more of an annoyance than a life threatening ordeal.  Jumping into the air Delsin approaches his foes, with formidable power and strength. With the ability to subdue them or kill them the choice is really entirely up to you.

The inFamous series has always focused the story on choices and this is no different in the latest inFamous Second Son game. In the midst of the free to-roam environment of inFamous Second Son's Universe based in Sucker Punch Studios very own backyard of Seattle. Our Renegade Hero Delsin Rowe can approach a battle as cautiously or as ruthlessly as he wants.

Utilizing two of Delsin's revealed super powers so far. Players can use smoke and neon to dispose of enemies in their own unique ways. Gamers who don't care about civilians for example, can annihilate enemies by arming the interactive environments to destroy enemy vehicles. They can unleash punishing  air to ground attacks by sending earth shattering shockwaves to take out both enemy DUP soldiers and innocent  civilians

The more  goodie-goodie to shoes among you can modify your style of play, allowing for a more none conflict resolutions type of enemy takedowns without risking the lives of civilian casualties. For example Players can modify their basic neon blast, with a steady and slow aim to get enemies in specific areas like their legs, wrapping them in a bind that subdues them from being a further threat.

When Delsin approaches downed enemies, players will see a screen prompt giving you the option to either execute your foe or subdue them. With a press of a button Delsin can either vanquish the enemy DUP agent in an instant or leave him struggling with no where to go.  As with previous inFamous titles, these choice will affect the way players will discern each scenario.

A location packed full of unarmed innocent civilians may prove to be a bit of a test of patience and skill, while for others the extra civilian could just be additional cannon fodder caught in their-unfriendly fire. Despite what choices you make Sucker Punch have enabled the universe of Sucker Punch to handle both situations perfectly.

Making life or death choices aren't just limited to combat scenarios as players will also have to decide how they interact with another conduit under the watchful guidance of Delsin, know as Fetch. During your interactions with her, gamers must choose to either guide her to the light side of the force or encourage her dark side. Once again the choices you make during these vital scenes will ultimately affect the overall outcome of the story.

With great power comes great responsibility, which choices will you make as Delsin Rowe? Will you save countless lives as you explore the beautiful City of Seattle, or leave a trail of blood and destruction along the way. The choice is yours when the game is officially released on March 21st.

inFamous Second Son is now available to Pre-order so don't miss out.