Retro Replay Review

Gameplay

The first decision in inFAMOUS Collection is refreshingly uncomplicated: start with inFAMOUS or jump straight into inFAMOUS 2. This is a compilation rather than a newly designed package, and that honesty works in its favor. You are getting two complete games on the Blu-ray discs, not a thin sampler padded out with trailers or miscellaneous unlocks.

There is real value in having both games together, especially if you want to spend more than a weekend with the series rather than treating either entry as a one-off purchase. Starting at the beginning gives the collection a natural order, while the second game is there when you are ready to continue instead of requiring another search or another transaction.

The DLC listing needs a practical warning. Festival of Blood, extra missions, character costumes, power-ups, and weapon styles were tied to a voucher code, and that code was valid only from August 8, 2012 through March 31, 2013. If you find a sealed or used copy today, judge its gameplay value on the two disc-based games alone.

Graphics

This is a PlayStation 3-era compilation containing two separate games, so its visuals are experienced game by game rather than through a unified collection interface or a newly remade look.

Story

There is no new crossover campaign or collection-specific story binding these releases together. The narrative reason to own the set is continuity: you can play the original inFAMOUS and then continue into inFAMOUS 2 from the same package.

That order matters more here than it does in a random bargain bundle. A paired first and second entry invites you to treat the collection as a longer run through one series, rather than choosing one title and leaving the other untouched on the shelf.

Festival of Blood was positioned as additional content through the voucher, but its expired-code status makes it a poor foundation for the collection’s narrative promise now. The dependable story value is the two main games on the discs.

Overall Experience

inFAMOUS Collection succeeds because it does not overcomplicate its purpose. Two games in a single PS3 package is a clean recommendation if you want to explore the series from its first entry through its sequel, and it is more satisfying than buying an isolated installment without the surrounding context.

Its weakness is equally clear: some of the advertised bonus material was never on the discs. The expired voucher turns Festival of Blood and the listed extras into historical packaging value rather than a reliable part of what you can play today.

Buy it for the core pair, and you are getting a worthwhile compilation with a sensible built-in play order. Buy it expecting every bit of the original DLC promotion to still work, and frustration is almost guaranteed. The two full games make the bundle worthwhile; the vanished voucher keeps it from feeling definitive.

Retro Replay Score

7/10