Infamous 2's
presentation starts, oddly enough, with the game's director, Nate Fox,
practically apologizing for its protagonist's new look, which hasn't
been particularly well received by fans. "We read the blogs," he says,
before reminding us that the game is, "at the midpoint on a two year
journey." It's a statement that doesn't actually commit to anything, but
we can infer from it that there's a good chance Cole will be getting
his appearance retweaked a bit before the game hits.
Moving on, we got a summary of what happens in the sequel's opening
moments. At the end of the original Infamous, Cole
is ready to confront "The Beast." That showdown doesn't work out so
well; he gets his ass handed to him. The setting now moves from Empire
City to New Marais, a creepy, crumbling Louisiana town pretty clearly
inspired by New Orleans, and where, "there's a surprise around every
corner, most of which will try to kill you." One of those surprises is
the New Militia, an angry, human purity obsessed mob, who are, "kind of
like the KKK meets Batman." Cole is about as far from human as it gets,
so he's none too popular with those guys.
