inFAMOUS

Story

inFAMOUS is set in Empire City, a fictional metropolis modeled after New York City. It consists of the Neon District, where most of Empire City's stores are located, the Warren, a slum dependent on international shipping, and the Historic District, the seat of the city government. Each district has an elevated train system and its own power grid. The premise of the game is the partial destruction of the Historic District by a mysterious explosion, followed by a viral epidemic that forces federal authorities to seal the only bridge leading to the mainland. An increase in violent crime overwhelms the police and leads to a societal breakdown. Characters The protagonist is Cole MacGrath (Jason Cottle), a courier accused of setting off the explosion that gives him the ability to absorb and project electricity. His closest friend, Zeke Jedediah Dunbar (Caleb Moody), allows Cole to hide on his rooftop, though he envies his powers. Trish Dailey (October Moore), Cole's girlfriend, leaves him out of anger over the death of her sister Amy, while most Empire City residents consider him a terrorist. While trying to flee the city with Zeke, Cole is contacted by FBI agent Moya Jones (Kimberli Colbourne), who offers to clear his name if he helps her find her husband, fellow agent John White (Phil LaMarr). White disappeared while investigating a group called "First Sons" who are believed to be responsible for the explosion. In his efforts to restore order in the Neon District, Cole meets Sasha (Jessica Straus), a former member of the First Sons who, like Cole, is a "conduit", a person who has been endowed with powers by the First Sons. With her ability to control the minds of others through a tar-like substance, she has formed a gang known as the Reapers. Meanwhile, Warren has been overrun by the Dust Men, an army of homeless people led by Alden Tate (also Jason Cottle), the original leader of the First Sons, who possesses telekinesis. Kessler (Sam A. Mowry), the real antagonist of the game, is a shadowy figure who controls the First Sons and has an obsessive interest in Cole and his powers. Story The basic story of InFamous remains unchanged, regardless of whether the player chooses the "good" or the "evil" Karma path. During a delivery in the Historic District, Cole is instructed to open the package. In doing so, he activates a device known as the "Ray Sphere", which razes six city blocks to the ground and almost kills him. When he is rescued by Zeke and Trish, he learns to control his new powers. After using them in public to fend off an attack by the Reapers, the townspeople turn on Cole after he is accused of causing the explosion, forcing him into hiding. He and Zeke plan an attack on the sealed bridge, but are ambushed by government forces. Separated from his friend, Cole meets Moya, who persuades him to return and find John. With her help, Cole restores power to the district, attracting the attention of Sasha, who lures him into her underground lair. Cole defeats her, but she is kidnapped by the Sons before he can get her to talk. Trapped in the Warren, Cole helps the remnants of the police fight the dust men. Alden is arrested and imprisoned, but Zeke's inability to guard him allows the Dust Men to free him and massacre most of the police. When Alden plans to reactivate the Sphere, the two reconcile and confront him, after which Zeke gains possession of the Sphere. Zeke gives in to his temptations, leaves Cole and takes the sphere to Kessler. When Alden goes on a murderous rampage through the historic district, Cole defeats him once and for all in a bridge fight. Before jumping into the water, Alden reveals that Kessler has banished him from the First Sons. White, who turns out to be an NSA agent with no connection to Moya, turns to Cole and explains that the orb is consuming the bio-energy of thousands of lives and transferring it to a single user, making him a conduit. During their search for the sphere, Kessler publicly challenges Cole to prevent a series of bombings in the district, which ends with him having to choose between saving Trish or her colleagues. Regardless of which choice he makes, Cole fails to save Trish from death. Determined to punish Kessler, Cole tracks the sphere to a remote pier where he must decide whether to destroy it or use it to become even more powerful. The sphere releases the last of its energy and kills John before disappearing into a whirlpool.