It is nice to see additions to Cole, but not all of the abilities are as finely tuned as you may hope. “Festival of Blood” adds to Cole’s normal electrical abilities with five new additions: A swarm ability, punch blast, shadow stake, vampire vision and the ability to drink human blood. The $10 tag for two hours of story might scare off some, especially those that have already spent hours exploring New Marais, but while the campaign is short the amount of time you spend in the game could be considerable. The city is darker and moodier than ever, and it reeks of Halloween (in a good way), so it is worth exploring the moody and atmospheric city filled with party goers and vampires. It also allows new user-created content, which gives the DLC a ton of life even after the story. The DLC introduces a vast new catacombs area, offers collectable canopic jars spread around the city, features a handful of new enemies, introduces a few new powers and opens all of the South Island for you to play in. The story is short, and can be completed in around two hours, but there is more to do besides the missions. Cole is bitten by a vamp queen named Bloody Mary, and has until dawn to track down a mystical vampire-be-dead weapon before she makes Cole her undead boy toy. Basically, “Festival of Blood” is a B-movie set in the inFamous universe. It begins on a dark and stormy night (naturally), when the city is celebrating Pyre Night - think Halloween with a touch of Mardi Gras. So to keep the conversation going, Zeke begins to relate a story about Cole, set in the fictional New Orleans-ish city of New Marais. Cole is somewhat famous, what with having the ability to shoot lighting from his hands and manipulate electricity - it tends to get one noticed. She isn’t impressed by Zeke’s physical prowess (or lack thereof), or his advances, until he mentions that he is BFFs with Cole. InFamous: Festival of Blood is a standalone story that begins when Zeke, the best friend of series protagonist Cole MacGrath, gets drunk and hits on a girl. It can be downloaded and played without either the game or a previous saved-game file, which means that it could also be a demo of sorts for people interested in trying the game out, and want something more than a typical demo. But one thing that sets “Festival of Blood” apart is that while it is DLC (downloadable content), it is not technically an add-on. InFamous isn’t the first to do it, among others Red Dead Redemption’s “Undead Nightmare” was a standout, and there many others. Pretty much every sitcom and most dramas have at one time or another had a Halloween episode, and with the rise of DLC releases, it makes sense that games would follow suit. It is also a time for many of our favorite properties to release Halloween-themed content. Tis the season to dress up and demand food from strangers, and threaten them with tricks if they don’t comply.
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