Not the best attempt at sandbox
posted by RedFleet (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Jul 30, 2010
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When I play a sandbox game, I have needs. I need a nice big world to explore, I need to be able to get around easily, and I want to be able to do plenty of things in it. Red Dead Redemption is an excellent example of the genre, a sandbox game that really sells an open world.
Most people would say that this is first and foremost a superhero game before its a sandbox game, and that judging it against any of Rockstar's output isn't quite fair. Maybe, but whether or not the game's focus is creating a world and letting the player loose in it, or letting the player run around shooting lightning out of his hands, both games need a good world to do this in.
Infamous's world is small. It's boring. So was Prototype's world, but that game managed to give you plenty to do in it's small space.
In Infamous, enemies aren't much fun, at least beyond the conduits and their minions. You'll basically spend your time having shootouts with ak-47 wielding minions, who take quite a few lighting blasts to kill. While the 3 different conduit types are interesting, most of the fighting you do will be beyond tedious. You'll either be pushing people off roofs or throwing exploding cars at them.
The game's main story is also pretty short, with gameplay life extended by a handful of optional sidequests like removing things from walls or defending an area from bad guys. Some of these quests can be fun. Some of them.
moving around the city can be kind of a chore as well. Grinding down rails and power lines is fun, but since they're not shown on maps, it can be hard to get to any specific point on this system. And the parkour system is a joke. We've seen it work in Assassin's creed, and prototype didnt even attempt it. Infamous should probably have done the same, since their system is just tapping A to fly up the sides of buildings.
And the physics engine in this game is a joke.
If you want super powers, play prototype. If you want to act crazy in a city, play saints row 2
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