GTA style gameplay with star war power character, count me in!

Dante18

yes...thats what i meant. Sorry i should be asleep.@suya123:

Boboh

5 bucks says he's the cause of the explosion.

cyhborg

@H3lloWorld:
You make Crackdown sound as if it's an abomination released upon the world when really, it's not, and with all that it has inspired, I, for one, am glad it exists. Not that this game is bad at all, of course; it looks really awesome and can't wait to play it.

Drake Lake: Just Like Vengeful Wolves

Coming from GTA experience, I hope this one delivers and start a new inFamous franchise. New GEN, new franchise...let's party!!

ahmeng

Heh....

He drew the Ace. As long as we're pointing out the clearly comic-inspired style. He drew the Ace.

Uzumaki_Kiba

I was telling a friend today that inFamous sounded oddly like Crackdown, which I hated on account of the direction they decided to take the graphics. I hope they have a good story line, that put the nail in Crackdown's coffin, for me. Here's hoping inFamous rights Crackdown's wrongs.

H3lloWorld

@Boboh: I'm pretty sure you mean the opposite of that.

Anyways, this game looks absolutely fantastic. Which makes me believe ever so more that the guys working for Sony could be pretty even to the guys in Nintendo.

suya123

Wait...are we allowed to compare things to comics? Aren't they like our rivals in alternative mainstream non-broadcast media?

Tietsu

Finally, a Super hero that wears underwear on the outside of his clothes.

Boboh

Wow! Definitely impressive!! The concept kinda makes me think of what a Magneto game could be like!

alphonse610

There are so many games I want to give my $$$ to SOny...and yet, they delay. You don't want money Sony??? Come on, get it release! Work overtime man!!

ahmeng

Now I understand how Star Wars came to our galaxy to fight in Soul Calibur. Thanks Sony!

Gunloc

Whoever at Sucker Punch or Sony or wherever that managed to capture the screen shot named "2", freaking bravo. You deserve a medal. Oh, right, and the game looks awesome as well!

Wolfers

Maybe I'm wierd but I love it when chracters leap across buildings like that.

AngelMayLaugh

I don't know why it doesn't appeal to me I usually love these types of games... I guess I'm just so overwhelmed with all the games coming out in 08 to even care right now.

Murderdolls

Nice Prototype trailer..... oh wait!!!!

LordCiego

Er, inFamous or whatever it's supposed to be.

Aflack: Likes slushies

Ooh. Glad to see they changed his character design a bit, I didn't like the old outfit.

I wasn't impressed at first but now Infamous has my attention.

Aflack: Likes slushies

@Replica23:

This!?

unleashbass

@Drake Lake: Just Like Vengeful Wolves: "with all that it has inspired, I, for one, am glad it exists"

What exactly did it inspire?

Replica23

I just love the look of the city. I'm not sold on his powers, but leaping across buildings looked pretty damn fun. I can't wait to see more.

LittleBigPlaneteer

@Dante18:

ditto, i like sandbox gameplay, i just dont like gta's story, if i want something mob related i'll watch good fellas or donnie brosco, not waste 60 hours in a game.

however throw near jedi/superhero type powers into that gta formula and suddenly i become much more interested. I guess what it comes down to is i actually am interested to know where the powers came from ect ect, i could care less why some dbag is a criminal in NY.

that's how i see it anyways, if i had a 360 i would have probably played crackdown by now lol.

demonknightinuyasha

@Wolfers: Agreed. That screenshot was pretty fucking badass. This game seems to be coming along nicely.

Is this a 2009 release?

jerimas

@LordCiego: Nice stealth trolling attempt! Oh wait...

thereapersson

I loved Crackdown and can't wait for this, it'll probably be the game that finally convinces me to get a PS3.

I wish GTAIV looked this good.

Gryfter

Wow, definitely some Sly Cooper elements. The jumping from building to building, and...well, that's about it. Looks awesome.

Jmochi

@L-Wolf:
That's a pretty astute observation. The game is definitely about that balance between good and evil, and you can play him as a hero or a villain or somewhere in between, from everything I've heard. Depending on how you act, the city treats you differently.

I can't wait for this one, personally. Game of E3 2008.

Archaotic

is it called inFamous because the way you play the game changes how people in the city view you? so if you play the good guy you become Famous, but if you play the bad guy, you become infamous? which might by why it's lower case i and capital F? dunno...

L-Wolf

The game looks decent - Crackdown with Star Wars "force" powers, a bit like a free-roaming Psi Ops.

However, those cheap cartoony cutscenes are definitely reminding me of the Sly Racoon games. It fitted those games better, I think.

kiigan

@Drake Lake: L'Heure Exquise: To tell the truth, I bought Crackdown to get in the Halo beta. I tried several times to play and even convinced myself to do it for the achievements, but no story line + laggy (sp?)online co-op, spelled doom for Crackdown. With that being said, by no means am I insisting that the game should have never been made. It, in its own way, helped to evolve sandbox games. Just not my cup of tea, but my aforementioned friend loved Crackdown and played the hell out of it. Games, like art, are subjective.

H3lloWorld

@L-Wolf: Great way to look at it. Astute observation indeed.

Sorry for the (possible) double post!

jerimas

Are there guns, other powers, other weapons?
So far they have shown us electrify, electrify, electrify...

XbhaskarX

Why even bother linking from Gamevideos? The video quality on that site is TERRIBLE.

henhowc

too much lightning!! i hope thats not the only super attack he can do.
looks alot like force unleashed hope that doesnt become a factor into how people react to this game

mbeck

Ok, so I have a game that I actually want to play on a PS3 now. YAY! Now I know when I need to look forward to getting one.

Sorry, not a huge MGS fan. I thought about it, but knowing me, I'd go "Dook Stealth!" and begin playing it like Old Snake's Big Action Movie (now w/ hour long cutscenes). But anyways, sandbox action + superheroes. Nice. :)

Salen

Looks fun, although the leader character looks identical to Wesley from the Wanted comic!

johnny_ultimate

@Salen: I don't blame you on the MGS front. I enjoyed the first one, but the new one is way too damn verbose. It goes on and on and then changes the facts that you had to learn about in a 40 minute cutscene just an hour ago... I'd like a connected story experience thanks.

At least I was able to get credit at Goozex for $50 of it, so I didn't get shanked in the alley by Gamestop (read: I didn't let them rob me blind on a bum trade in deal)

Sentientv2

Looks pretty cool. I agree graphics-wise it looks way better than Crackdown, but that's at least in part because I hated that quasi-cel-shaded, everything-highlighted-with-a-blue-ring look in Crackdown.

Strangelove

I like the comic book style and the GTAish mechanics.

mustang

Who hated Crackdown? I can't fathom that someone would hate Crackdown and really be looking forward to inFamous. They appear highly similar. It did have a story: get rid of crime in an overrun city. Did you need character development with that? The graphics were beautiful, but I guess I could understand if you don't like the comic book look. Did you not try your damndest to get those agility orbs at the very top of the highest buildings? It's a fantastic platformer.

Mangopositive

@ahmeng: I'm actually glad about some of these delays, give me time to scrap up some cash and time to play some of these games. I just hope they don't release too many good games at the same time. It's hard to pay for college and games at the same time.

UltimateIdiot

@Sentientv2: Yeah, well, I beat MGS1 and played through it some a second time, but Sniper Wolf's deathbed speech makes any of the speeches from Assassin's Creed look really short. Seriously, that chick annoyed the dook out of me.

To be truthful, the only reason I was even thinking of getting the MGS4 PS3 combo was because of the Backwards Capability. Too bad the 'new' 80gig won't have it. *sigh* So yeah, maybe if I wait, it'll show back up. Maybe.

@Mangopositive: I personally loved Crackdown. It was cracktastic amounts of fun. inFamous looks like it'll have that same sort of vibe going on with it, sans the "Kills for Skills, Agent!" announcer telling me stuff.

Salen

Infamous (logotype spelling be damned) is actually the first PS3 title I'm genuinely interested in. (It's actually the second if you count LittleBigWorld, but I'm not exactly poised to spend $400 to play just that.)

The sad reality is that it's not likely to be much of a console mover. The timing looks like it's going to be rather close to Prototype, which someone gestured to in the comments above is a little bit similar.

eakolb

@henhowc: I agree. Gamevideos is working REAAAALLY shodilly to me especially when 70% of the time the videos fail to load after confirming my age

Gametrailers FTW

KaliKOtt

Crackdown: The Force Unleashed in Liberty City

Gray665

Use the force!

mordennight

@thereapersson: So stating a fact is trolling? As i watched it all i thought of was prototype. I suggest you watch both trailers then rethink your comment.

sniper13x

This game looks BEASTLY! I can't wait for it, who else is up for a raid?

Cheroro

"inFamous (no, spell checker, it's not my fault), for the PS3, looks to be Crackdown tied together with better graphics and a healthy dose of Deus Ex Machina."

If this statement holds to be true, I am going to absolutely LOVE inFamous, because I LOVED CRACKDOWN.

Aex

is it just me ... or did they just steal alot of starwas lines ???

EMPEROR_COW

@_@, Darth Vadars' secret apprentice, where's the lightsaber.

iKilldonkeys

Since when did Kotaku have a spellchecker? :3

Pinku

Obviously the protagonist survived because he was nearby a strong U-pillar, as evident by the video. I am sure there must be couple of survivors who happen to be by a doorway and/or bathtubs.

PsycheE

@jimbone: Wow. That was a sweet dis of two great Xbox 360 exclusives.

chaos242

Crackdown meets Bioshock.

Yawn.

jimbone

That was a pretty cool, stylish trailer. Consider me interested.

ProdigalMoon

Having not seen this game before (yes I live under several rocks), I must say this looks to be right up my alley! I loved Crackdown for the sheer mayhem one could cause, and this game looks to deliver a similar, if not more chaos-oriented experience. Let the sandbox slaughter begin!

Infinite_Monkeys

It looks bad-ass, but it's suffering from next-gen color syndrome.

Ryodestined

@chaos242: Last I heard, Bioshock was multi-platform (360, PS3, PC).

I did enjoy the sarcasm though :)

jimbone

One minute and twenty two seconds ago, I could've cared less about this game. Now, it's a "do want", HARD!

I didn't like crackdown at all though.

RaepGoblin

This game looks crazy, maybe in a good way.

AE86

everything is derivative of and influenced by, some other thing. why do we constantly have to point it out, pro or con? is it too much to ask to appreciate one particular thing based on it's own merits and efforts to enter the market? must we incessantly deride it based on perceived similarities to other things already out in the wild?

also, to actually read Kotaku AND be terribly misinformed about ANY consoles' price, features, perceived advantages or disadvantages, target audience or place in the market, seems terribly counter-productive to the idea of adding to the usual meaningful, topical discourse. that's just my take.

anyway, inFamous looks like a good time. i'll enjoy following the game and based on where it goes, perhaps, picking it up upon release.

bknoob

He's not just famous. He's inFamous.

SubjectNameHere

ooohhh lala! Buying a PS3 for MGS4 comes with an added bonus!

Fauxe

This looks like a modern day Jedi

Kai200X