While
inFamous Second Son may not have done
anything innovative for the inFamous franchise,
I still find it an incredibly fun game.
So much so that 100% completed everything to do in the game. Now given how the game ended I’m not sure how
Sucker Punch could follow up on it, but given how I had similar thoughts at the
end of inFamous 2 I’m not going to
throw out the idea of a follow up. In
the meantime though Sucker Punch has released a piece of standalone content
that builds on the backstory on one of the side characters from Second
Son. inFamous
First Light acts as a prequel to Second
Son as we follow Abigail ‘Fetch’ Walker in the events before she gets
captured by the D.U.P. The game
alternates between flashbacks two years prior to Second Son and present day where Fetch is being held by the
D.U.P. Those who have played Second Son already won’t be in store for
many surprises as Fetch’s backstory is told in Second Son. There are a few
changes made to her story but it ultimately ends the same way. But for those
asking why they should get First Light
if the story is already laid out in Second
Son I retort that it’s one thing to have a story told to you but completely
different to live it out. First Light uses many of the same assets
that Second Son had as the game map
is half of the latter game and you’ll be fighting many similar enemies. There are a few new environments as you can
play in Challenge Arenas in between flashbacks and after you beat the
game. The gameplay is similar to Second Son but Fetch’s powers work just
different enough not to overlap with Delsin’s powers. The only thing I feel is really different is
the melee attacks. Fetch doesn’t have a
melee weapon and so she mainly relies on her fists and feet. Rapidly hitting the square buttons unleashes
a flurry of attacks and you can choose to finish an enemy off with the triangle
button if you so choose. I really like
this as opposed to Second Son because
it feels much faster. Granted Fetch isn’t
wielding a chain whip like Delsin but I still find it more fun from a gameplay
point of view. The story is pretty short
and you can probably beat it in a day but there are the aforementioned
Challenge Arenas as well as a list of various goals to complete in order to
upgrade Fetch’s skill set. Completing
all of the goals will earn you a new costume but not much else. If you own Second Son however you will be able to use Delsin in the challenege
arenas in addition to Fetch. For $15 you
could do a lot worse. For those new to
the inFamous franchise this is pretty
good way to test the waters and see if you’d like Second Son. If you already
own Second Son, First Light acts an expansion pack a cut above the rest and builds
upon the story started in Second
Son. If you have the money I definitely
recommend getting First Light. It may not be long but it certainly makes an
impact.
