The PlayStation 4 exclusive, inFamous: Second Son, is on the way, due out in March, and PlayStation France's Community Coordinator has gone ahead and shared the game's European cover via Twitter. Seen above, it's much more dramatic than what the film noire styled black and white cover we'll be getting stateside, showing newcomer Delsin Rowe in the classic three point landing, arms alit in flamey goodness.
And if you look close enough at the back of the box (or just check out another tweet,) you'll notice the game's install size comes in at 24 GB, which it's a bit heftier than the install size of some of the PlayStation 4's launch titles, like Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag or Madden NFL 25, but it's not nearly as large as others, like Call of Duty: Ghosts or Killzone Shadow Fall.
In addition to the cover, the developer has also released a few more screens of Delsin and fellow conduit Abigail "Fetch" Walker. Check 'em out below.
Second Son brings the franchise to an alternate version of Seattle, where a government agency known as the Department of Unified Protection, or DUP for short, has taken control, to ensure that no catastrophe hits Seattle like the ones that befell Empire City and New Marais.
In order to do so, the DUP have covered the city in cameras, roablocks, and barricades. According to Sucker Punch, the heightened security is meant to reflect the post 9/11 state of the country, saying that the DUP serves as a parallel to the TSA.
They've also been rounding up and eliminating anyone showing signs of having powers, meaning it's a rough time to be a conduit in the city. This is a plan that doesn't exactly mesh well with inFamous newcomer, 24 year old Delsin Rowe, who sets out to free a number of captured conduits. During the ensuing chaos, his powers surface, and he discovers he too is a conduit, with the ability to control smoke.
Additionally, he can also absorb the powers of other conduits, which opens up a whole range of options and experiences for players, but Sucker Punch hasn't elaborated on this aspect just yet.
They have offered up some more details on his smoke powers though. Smoke screams stealth, which is one way Delsin operates, disappearing and reappearing like a cloud of...well, y'know. He can easily take out security systems, and use his powers to disappear into vents and ducts all around the city.
Despite the different powers, Delsin doesn't look like he'll control too differently from inFamous old hat Cole, making the game easy enough for familiar players to pick up. Like it's been in the past, urban exploration is a big part of the game, and Delsin can climb Seattle's skyscrapers as well as Cole could. But while Cole recharged himself from parked cars and transformers, Delsin relies on recharging from chimneys, destroyed cars, and even tear gas canisters. He's also quite handy with a chain as well. The morality system also makes a return, offering another method for players to influence the sort of powers they'll control, and how the Seattle citizens perceive them. You can read more about that here.
A PlayStation 4 exclusive, inFamous: Second Son is out March 21. A PS4 bundle with the game is expected at the same time, though there hasn't been much on that since the initial announcement.
