The game follows Cole's journey to obtain the Ray Sphere in order to escape from the quarantine as part of a deal he made with an FBI agent during his failed escape attempt at the start of the game. After the explosion, the city was quarantined by the government causing organized crime groups within the city to seize control of Empire City from the local authorities.
The Ray Sphere is an object of great power as it is able to consume the energy of the people around the user and transfer that energy to the user, making him immensely powerful at the cost of thousands of lives. Set in 2009, The game explains the origins of Cole MacGrath, a bike courier, who gained his electrical-based superpowers after surviving a large explosion in Empire City caused by the package he was carrying containing the Ray Sphere.
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The series takes place in the present-day United States with real and alternate versions of real cities such as the setting of Infamous, Empire City, which resembles New York City and the setting of Infamous 2, New Marais, which resembles New Orleans ( Infamous: Festival of Blood also takes place in this city).