It’s the complete opposite with Fetch however it’s much easier to sympathise with her troubled and drug-addled past, and overall, she feels much more fleshed-out than Delsin, despite their shared non-conformist attitude. the dude was an irritating bleeeeeeeep - ed). While Delsin’s intentions in Second Son were undoubtedly noble, his rather self-absorbed personality and devil-may-care attitude made it difficult to connect with his plight ( that's putting it nicely. Things quickly go south however, and Fetch embraces her neon-manipulation powers as she rampages through Seattle in an attempt to rescue her kidnapped brother.įirst Light treads familiar territory when compared to Second Son in terms of how it plays, but its biggest strength comes from its story and characters. Having escaped to Seattle with her brother Brent, Fetch normally keeps her powers under wraps (for fear of being labeled a ‘bioterrorist’), and works illegal odd jobs with Brent, hoping to scrounge up enough money to leave their vagrant lifestyle behind.
To be honest, if I could change anything, I would have played First Light, well, first.Īs mentioned, First Light plays out before the events of Second Son, placing you in the shoes of Fetch, a runaway superhero that fled her former life after being exposed as a Conduit (Infamous’ catch-all term for those with superhero powers). Sure, First Light takes place prior to the events of Second Son, and features a different playable character, but what surprised me is how First Light works better as an introduction to the new generation of the Infamous franchise. Of course, I’m talking about Infamous: First Light, an expansion of Second Son that is much more a standalone experience rather than a direct continuation of Second Son’s protagonist's (Delsin Rowe) story. inFamous: Second Son came out less than half a year ago, and while the opportunity to play out some inner superhero fantasy might have sounded enticing in the past, some of the novelty lost its shine when you’re playing in the same setting, with similar powers, with an old character. Having already spent a dozen or so hours in a rather rainy recreation of Seattle ( I thought the real Seattle was permanently rainy? - ed), I wasn’t all that excited to jump back into the world of Infamous for a second time.