Beyond Good and Evil

Alright, so although you've been bestowed with strange new powers, it's up to you whether to use them for good or evil. As you play through the game's missions, you'll often be confronted with a "Karma Choice"--that is, you'll be presented with a problem that has two solutions: One good, the other evil. The choice is always up to you.

So what are the benefits to being good versus evil, or visa-versa? Well, the most obvious difference is in your appearance. If you're good, Cole will generally look friendlier has uses blue electricity. But if you're evil, he'll take on a more sinister appearance. In addition, the general public will also treat you differently. Depending on how good you are, they'll either praise you, or at the least, treat you with indifference. However, if you're evil, they'll often throw things at you, turning every citizen into an enemy, making your life all the harder.

Perhaps the greatest difference is in what powers you can acquire. Depending on whether you're good or evil, or even how good or evil you are, you can upgrade your powers in different ways. In general, the evil powers are more destructive, whereas the good powers focus a bit more on the defensive.

Experience Points & Power Upgrades

Earning experience points allows you to upgrade your powers, which is practically required if you want to stand a fighting chance in this city. You can earn experience points in one of three ways: completing missions, performing stunts, and engaging in combat. These experience points can then be cashed in to gain or upgrade your powers. However, as we noted earlier, some upgrades are dependent on achieving a certain karmic ranking (such as being either good or evil) or completing a certain amount of side missions.

Blast Shards

As a result of the blast, 350 "Blast Shards" have been scattered around the city. It's important you track them down, as finding enough of them slowly increases the amount of electricity you can hold at set intervals! They can be found everywhere, whether it's embedded in buildings, buried in the train tracks, or stuck in a power line--they're everywhere! Thankfully, the game provides a handy feature to help track them down. Bu clicking the left-stick (L3), Cole will emit a signal, forcing any nearby Shards to light up as blue dots on your radar briefly. Try clicking it often to find new shards!