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Sucker Punch Scraps Infamous 2's Cole MacGrath

At San Diego Comic-Con, developer Sucker Punch admitted that due to negative fan reaction to the new-looking Cole MacGrath in Infamous 2, the team is going back to the drawing board to revert Cole's look to what he was like in the first Infamous.

Although it didn't show off any images of the new-old Cole, the developer said  that it currently has a couple of designs in the works. Ironically, when we debuted the game in our exclusive cover story a few months back, Sucker Punch told us that it was changing Cole because of Infamous 2's new setting and the mixed fan reaction to the first Cole.

Infamous fans: Make up your *** mind already! Sucker Punch: While you're changing things up, could you change his name, too? Cole MacGrath is a horrible name.

For more on Infamous 2, read our cover story and check out a wealth of exclusive info on the game from our Infamous 2 hub page.

Cole MacGrath Mk. II, we hardly knew you

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  • boooooooooo!

  • people that are complaining about his new look are a bunch of ^&(*(*(. I mean seriously don't you have something better to complain about? No!
  • i think this is a good move by Sucker Punch. it's confusing to try and explain Cole's new facial appearance (even though i was beginning to get used to his new look). i guess the fans made a difference in the decision to change him back.

  • I may have just missed something, but has Sucker Punch divulged anything on his obviously obvious ice powers yet?

  • If someone looking blind at pictures assumes that there's a different main character for the second, I think this is a good move. I personally didn't really care though, however; my roommate had that exact thought process.

  • I hope they make up their minds quickly. Either one of the looks was just fine.

  • It’s hard to imagine him being such a badass when it looks like it takes him an hour and a half of primping before he can go out in public.  Also, men should wear clothes, not outfits.  Good call Sucker Punch!

  • i liked the new one but thts just me....maybe they could sorta mix the  2

  • They didn't have to change the character design in the first place. But Sucker Punch doesn't need to change this Cole either. Though I'm glad Sucker Punch is going to make improvements to this "new" Cole.

  • He totally needs to be gay.

  • I didn't mind the old or new Cole, but the new one did give me a little bit of that "navy *** I have sex with 16 year olds cuz I love Nickelback" kinda vibe.

  • Thank you Kato, you said everything I wanted to say. This is a horrible idea, I really liked the new Cole. It's a dumb move IMO.

  • "What says, 'I drink motorcycle fuel and bleed rock music' better than an armful of tribal tattoos?"

    Oh dear God. I'm getting clowned, right? Tell me this is sarcasm. That sentence has to be sarcasm. I'm still tired and I can't gauge this correctly. Someone help me out.

  • Personally, I liked the old Cole better.

  • I don't remember anyone grumbling about Cole in the first game - but then I didn't go looking for complaints. At least in the first game his design kinda set him apart. This new design made him look more like "generic action hero #3" than an iconic character.

    Now if only Sucker Punch would re-record over the horrible new voice actor they got, I would be happy. He doesn't even have to be the old Cole - just someone different.

  • Thank god the new new Cole looked like such a tool. But i guess it doesn't really matter i was buying it either way.

  • I loved the new Cole. He's hot, for one, but also it shows some time passing, hair growth, and some maturity into his role.

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    There have been much, much worse character designs. At least the new Cole looked like a real person for once. We don't need anymore bald, muscular, trench-coat wearing thugs.

    Ugh, there wasn't anything wrong with this Cole. Male fans need to stop projecting their own desires to be more masculine onto video game characters.

    Stupid.

    End of rant.

  • Thank you SP, this new Cole looks like a d*mn frat boy lookin to score some chicks at the new nightclub down the street.

    EDIT: I have an idea, how bout lettin us customize Cole, instead of wearing the same thing the whole game, we could unlock outfits throughout the game. Because i really didnt have a problem with the hair and tattoos, just the clothes, it just looked like a frat boy to me idk.
  • I'm glad they're going back to his old look.  Now how about his old voice?

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