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Infamous 2 Trailer Features the New, 'Old' Cole

Beyond its slow-motion presentation of the devastation being leveled upon its New Orleans-like locale, the latest trailer for Infamous 2 teases something fans have been asking for: A remodeled pro
Xav de Matos
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Beyond its slow-motion presentation of the devastation being leveled upon its New Orleans-like locale, the latest trailer for Infamous 2 teases something fans have been asking for: A remodeled protagonist.

At the end of the GamesCom 2010 trailer for the upcoming Sucker Punch-developed sequel, a character model for the game's protagonist is briefly shown that is more in line with that of the model in the original title.

When it was first revealed at E3, Sucker Punch revealed drastic changes to the look of the lead character (as pictured above). After some strong response form the community, Sucker Punch revealed at Comic Con that the team has decided to revert the lead character, Cole, to something more comparable to his look in the original InFamous, released in 2009.

Infamous 2 is scheduled to strike retail exclusively on the PS3 in 2011.

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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  • passingstranger legacy 10 years
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    August 17, 2010 2:06 PM

    I don't understand the outrage over that character change. Cole from the first Infamous just looks like an utterly generic short-haired guy that could just as easily be a space marine. The new design made it look like he at least had some kind of personality.

    • waxthirteen legacy 10 years
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      August 17, 2010 2:09 PM

      gamers aren't done with the buzzed head and stubble look yet, i guess.

    • pyide legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      August 17, 2010 2:13 PM

      I haven't even played the first game but it's really weird if it's supposed to be the same dude is all. Like replacing Mario with Toad in SMG2 to use a terrible analogy.

      Plus the changed one looked a bit too much like that Uncharted guy.

    • Begawkiness legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      August 17, 2010 2:16 PM

      Personally I was upset not because I was in love with the original design or anything, it was just really jarring to have to associate this new person (who looked completely different) with the character we were in the first game.

    • carbontree legacy 10 years
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      August 17, 2010 2:16 PM

      If by personality you mean "smug extreme sports douchebag", then yes, he had personality.

    • dantastic legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      August 17, 2010 3:09 PM

      i think its about time that he grew some hair. i assumed he was bald because of the accident

      • carbontree legacy 10 years
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        August 17, 2010 3:22 PM

        I think the theory goes it's just a lot easier to keep his head shaved, given the fact that he electrifies metal around him. I doubt many people would be lining up to be his Hair Stylist.

        Wasn't he bald before the accident?

    • melkore legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      August 18, 2010 7:09 AM

      The problem was he didn't look like Cole at all plus, it was a new voice actor so the character was pretty different from the original Cole.

      You have to keep one or the other if you want to use the same character.

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