<s>
Infamous	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Son	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
inFAMOUS	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Son	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2014	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standalone	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2011	O
video	O
game	O
Infamous	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
protagonist	O
Delsin	B-Application
Rowe	I-Application
fighting	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Unified	O
Protection	O
(	O
D.U.P.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Sucker	O
Punch	O
began	O
planning	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
began	O
discussion	O
with	O
Sony	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
series	I-Application
onto	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
provided	O
feedback	O
to	O
Sony	O
on	O
what	O
hardware	O
evolutions	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Son	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
design	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
morality	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
some	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
dated	O
and	O
binary	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
repetitive	O
side	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Son	I-Application
sold	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
within	O
9	O
days	O
and	O
6	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
entry	O
within	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
franchise	O
and	O
one	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
best-selling	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
4	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Son	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Delsin	B-Application
Rowe	I-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
parkour-style	O
climb	O
vertical	O
surfaces	O
like	O
high-rise	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delsin	O
is	O
a	O
Conduit	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
use	O
superpower	O
abilities	O
by	O
manipulating	O
materials	O
such	O
as	O
smoke	O
,	O
neon	B-Application
,	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
concrete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
materials	O
can	O
be	O
weaponized	O
(	O
such	O
that	O
Delsin	O
can	O
perform	O
melee	O
attacks	O
or	O
fire	O
projectiles	O
from	O
his	O
fingertips	O
)	O
or	O
used	O
to	O
deftly	O
navigate	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
neon	B-Application
to	O
dash	O
up	O
buildings	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
powers	O
depletes	O
a	O
meter	O
in	O
the	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
(	O
HUD	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
replenished	O
by	O
drawing	O
from	O
power	O
sources	O
such	O
as	O
smoke	O
from	O
exploded	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delsin	O
's	O
choices	O
manifest	O
in	O
a	O
logo	O
displayed	O
on	O
his	O
jacket	O
and	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
blue	O
(	O
good	O
)	O
and	O
red	O
(	O
evil	O
)	O
bird	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
visual	O
representation	O
of	O
Delsin	O
's	O
Karma	B-Application
level	O
,	O
that	O
increases	O
as	O
good	O
or	O
evil	O
depending	O
on	O
his	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
his	O
Karma	B-Application
level	O
increases	O
,	O
Delsin	O
can	O
acquire	O
new	O
powers	O
that	O
correspond	O
to	O
his	O
play-style	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
very	O
destructive	O
powers	O
with	O
high	O
levels	O
of	O
evil	O
Karma	B-Application
)	O
and	O
his	O
jacket	O
also	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
have	O
good	O
karma	B-Application
,	O
the	O
jacket	O
completely	O
changes	O
white	O
whereas	O
if	O
evil	O
the	O
jacket	O
turns	O
red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
continual	O
streak	O
of	O
either	O
good	O
or	O
evil	O
actions	O
fills	O
up	O
a	O
bar	O
in	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
,	O
which	O
then	O
lets	O
Delsin	O
perform	O
a	O
powerful	O
finishing	O
move	O
called	O
a	O
Karma	B-Application
Bomb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
Son	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
seven	O
years	O
after	O
Infamous	B-Application
2s	I-Application
Conduit	O
protagonist	O
Cole	O
MacGrath	O
sacrifices	O
himself	O
to	O
cure	O
humanity	O
of	O
a	O
plague	O
and	O
destroy	O
The	O
Beast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Delsin	B-Application
Rowe	I-Application
(	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
24-year-old	O
graffiti	O
artist	O
and	O
local	O
delinquent	O
of	O
the	O
Akomish	O
reservation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delsin	O
and	O
Reggie	O
encounter	O
three	O
other	O
Conduits	O
:	O
Henry	O
"	O
Hank	O
"	O
Daughtry	O
(	O
David	O
Stanbra	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
convict	O
with	O
control	O
over	O
Smoke	O
;	O
Abigail	O
"	O
Fetch	O
"	O
Walker	O
(	O
Laura	O
Bailey	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
ex-junkie	O
who	O
uses	O
her	O
Neon	B-Application
powers	O
to	O
hunt	O
down	O
illegal	O
drug	O
dealers	O
in	O
Seattle	O
;	O
and	O
Eugene	O
Sims	O
(	O
Alex	O
Walsh	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
reclusive	O
video	O
game	O
addict	O
who	O
uses	O
his	O
Video	O
(	O
digital	O
materialization	O
)	O
powers	O
to	O
save	O
suspected	O
Conduits	O
from	O
the	O
D.U.P.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Delsin	O
has	O
good	O
Karma	B-Application
,	O
he	O
spares	O
Augustine	O
and	O
exposes	O
her	O
crimes	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Delsin	O
has	O
evil	O
Karma	B-Application
,	O
he	O
kills	O
Augustine	O
and	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
Fetch	O
and	O
Eugene	O
,	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Seattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Delsin	O
has	O
level	O
5	B-Application
"	O
Infamous	B-Application
"	O
karma	B-Application
,	O
the	O
scene	O
is	O
slightly	O
longer	O
,	O
depicting	O
a	O
shocked	O
and	O
angered	O
Delsin	O
destroying	O
the	O
entire	O
reservation	O
with	O
his	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
began	O
to	O
develop	O
Second	O
Son	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
still	O
being	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
finished	O
work	O
on	O
Infamous	B-Application
:	I-Application
Festival	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
they	O
began	O
to	O
plan	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
series	I-Application
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Infamous	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
early	O
as	O
2010	O
,	O
they	O
discussed	O
with	O
Sony	O
their	O
desire	O
to	O
bring	O
Infamous	B-Application
to	O
a	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sucker	O
Punch	O
were	O
in	O
close	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
's	O
lead	O
system	O
architect	O
Mark	O
Cerny	O
,	O
who	O
visited	O
the	O
studio	O
several	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
Cerny	O
feedback	O
about	O
how	O
much	O
power	O
a	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Device
system	O
would	O
require	O
to	O
render	O
their	O
ideal	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
how	O
fast	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
doing	O
so	O
and	O
to	O
what	O
degree	O
of	O
texture	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
that	O
during	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
's	O
development	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
level	O
of	O
interactivity	O
between	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
designers	O
and	O
game	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
envisioned	O
to	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
imposition	O
of	O
porting	O
to	O
older	O
platforms	O
like	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
let	O
developers	O
improve	O
the	O
particle	O
system	O
that	O
lights	O
Delsin	O
's	O
face	O
up	O
while	O
he	O
draws	O
neon	B-Application
power	O
from	O
billboards	O
and	O
add	O
detailed	O
reflections	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
's	O
simplified	O
architecture	O
so	O
easy	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
reach	O
very	O
high	O
graphical	O
quality	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
hardware	O
was	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lighting	O
effects	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
neon	B-Application
light	O
from	O
Delsin	O
's	O
powers	O
)	O
coupled	O
with	O
reflections	O
help	O
bring	O
color	O
into	O
Seattle	O
's	O
dark	O
and	O
rainy	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
render	O
more	O
open	O
world	O
than	O
what	O
was	O
possible	O
in	O
previous	O
Infamous	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
added	O
neon	B-Application
lighting	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
to	O
amplify	O
the	O
"	O
beautiful	O
reflective	O
streets	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
neon	B-Application
a	O
source	O
of	O
power	O
for	O
Delsin	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
prevalence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animation	O
director	O
Billy	O
Harper	O
considered	O
Delsin	O
's	O
smoke	O
powers	O
challenging	O
to	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
powers	O
feel	O
more	O
fluid	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
Infamous	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
reviewed	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
of	O
previous	O
Infamous	B-Application
games	O
and	O
"	O
removed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
complexity	O
that	O
was	O
preventing	O
people	O
from	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Griesemer	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
recurring	O
theme	O
throughout	O
Infamous	B-Application
games	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
continue	O
with	O
Second	O
Son	O
was	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
"	O
modern	O
elemental	O
powers	O
"	O
,	O
variations	O
on	O
commonplace	O
powers	O
drawn	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
Sons	O
premise	O
is	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Infamous	B-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
sees	O
protagonist	O
Cole	O
MacGrath	O
sacrifice	O
himself	O
to	O
save	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
looked	O
at	O
Trophy	O
data	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
majority	O
(	O
78%	O
)	O
of	O
Infamous	B-Application
2	I-Application
players	O
chose	O
this	O
ending	O
,	O
and	O
concurred	O
with	O
the	O
popular	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Griesemer	O
felt	O
that	O
taking	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
signified	O
a	O
new	O
era	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
departing	O
from	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
would	O
help	O
them	O
reach	O
new	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Domain	O
were	O
brought	O
on	O
board	O
for	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleming	O
considered	O
that	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
added	O
authenticity	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Sony	O
held	O
a	O
conference	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
that	O
announced	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
privately	O
demoed	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
confirmed	O
during	O
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
launch	O
event	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Second	O
Sons	O
pre-order	O
sales	O
had	O
surpassed	O
those	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
special	O
edition	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
produced	O
;	O
pre-ordered	O
and	O
first-run	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
Coles	O
Legacy	O
mission	O
pack	O
that	O
explain	O
story	O
events	O
between	O
Infamous	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Second	O
Son	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	O
Trail	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
with	O
alternate	O
reality	O
game	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
spin-off	O
game	O
Infamous	B-Application
First	I-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
First	I-Application
Light	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Oli	O
Welsh	O
praised	O
Seattle	O
's	O
art	O
direction	O
and	O
consistent	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
and	O
frame	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
(	O
OPM	O
)	O
'	O
s	O
David	O
Meikleham	O
cited	O
occasional	O
frame	O
rate	O
dips	O
during	O
intense	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Mc	O
Shea	O
noted	O
the	O
combat	O
's	O
balance	O
between	O
Infamous	B-Application
's	O
slower	O
pace	O
and	O
Infamous	B-Application
2s	I-Application
frenetic	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
Phillip	O
Kollar	O
favored	O
neon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
balance	O
and	O
variety	O
between	O
all	O
sets	O
made	O
combat	O
"	O
a	O
hell	O
of	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Welsh	O
considered	O
that	O
"	O
inconsequential	O
MacGuffins	B-Algorithm
"	O
drove	O
the	O
plot	O
to	O
a	O
rushed	O
ending	O
but	O
praised	O
its	O
concise	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OPMs	O
Meikleham	O
was	O
put	O
off	O
by	O
Delsin	O
's	O
arrogance	O
and	O
lamented	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
performances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
's	O
lifelessness	O
was	O
its	O
biggest	O
detractor	O
,	O
a	O
dichotomy	O
against	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
Sleeping	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flags	I-Application
superior	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Watson	O
wrote	O
in	O
New	O
Statesman	O
that	O
Second	O
Son	O
was	O
his	O
£	O
20-	O
£40	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
justification	O
for	O
his	O
purchasing	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
after	O
owning	O
Xbox	O
360	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
nine	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
best-selling	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
4	I-Application
games	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
