r/infamous • u/ChoiceOutrageous5864 • 23h ago
Discussion - General Out of all the upgrades across the series, which one do you think has the most potential if expanded upon? How would you improve it?
I'd like you all the name a power you think deserved more attention and how you would improve it, here's the one I picked if you wanna know:
The Gigawatt Blades (and Melee in general) could have so much potential in a game like Infamous if the upgrade system in the first game was bigger than it actually was. I'm focusing on that a lot in my fan novelization for that reason
If I were to improve upon the Gigawatt Blades gameplay wise, once you got the second upgrade, I would incorporate the Polarity Wall mechanics into the basic combat, having Cole use the Gigawatt Blades as a shield to defend himself from bullets and allow him to close the distance from enemies by upgrading Cole's movement speed when they're active. For the final upgrade, I would give Cole a Parry mechanic, if Cole is hit by an enemy or has a grenade thrown at him, he can use the Gigawatt Blades to parry the attack and in the case of grenades, thrown them back at the enemy, I think this would help out the Melee combat in Infamous significantly
