Ya know I seem to be in the minority that preferred the first game. I absolutely loved Cole, the story overall and the twist ending. Kessler, Sasha and Alden were awesome villains. From start to finish I was very happy with the game and that final boss figh was as climactic as I could have hoped. The use of two separate yet equally great themes for the beginning and the end of the battle was pretty smart too.
inFAMOUS OST - End of the Road - YouTube
inFAMOUS - Genesis (HD) - YouTube
The second game meanwhile kinda makes a lot of what Kessler did really stupid and pointless It also forces Cole into a crappy position where he has to screw a ton of people over no matter what he does. Also I missed his gravel voice from the first game.
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And whoops, put this in the wrong forum... My bad.