so...about prototype

[Julianking93]

I wouldn't say its the best game of the year, but it's definitely worth 50 bucks. Just beat it a couple days ago.

Oh and by the way, Use the Search bar!! I made a thread just like this except it had a poll on it a week ago!

 

[Webb5432]

It's kinda mindless, I found. The enemies get frustrating, because their only tactic is to spam you with so many of them the word cluster**** really does cease to be adequate. But, there is one thing that game is good at: taking out tension. A nice ground spike into a little crowd of people is so rewarding and awesome, I just can't get enough of it.

If you're one of those players who likes to have fun in GTA IV by going on a nice rampage every now and then, you'll be right at home with Prototype, and you'll really enjoy yourself. This is the first game that you really feel like a superhuman.

That said, if you want a very deep narrative, you're not going to get it. If you want action-packed awesomeness, and are willing to fight off a few hundred foes at a time, then welcome aboard, mate!!

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

hmm what can i say here...well first is dont believe what other reviewers say about games cuz it can taint your vision before even playing. Now about the game..you slice up innocent blood filled civilians with an array of weapons, smash peoples brains in then take over their life, and just cause mass destruction at will it's great the only thing i didnt like about it was the fact that the military would dispense all their weapons and powers when you so much as took a hard breath on one of the soldiers hanging out within the cities

 

[similar.squirrel]

It's a one-trick pony.
The game mechanics are immense fun, but with regards to the story, characterization, graphics and setting, it sucks.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

It's a rental...

 

[farmerboy219]

its pretty shitty really, it may be fun to do all the things you can do in it but i got bored of those things the day i got them, and since the story is so badly told (i have nearly finished it and i still dnt no what its about) there really is nothing else to it.

 

[Cherry Cola]

I just finished it, and it was fun, and a breeze on normal. I think I only died 10 times. One of which was a bizarre car accident.

With the New Game+ mode, you'll have incredible replayability

Of course, you only get that when you've completed the campaign once. Once you've done that you know the story. So unless you don't mind having the same story thrown at you, or you didn't manage to unlock everything first time around, it's not all that great. Of course, if you don't mind either of those things, it's quite replayable; however, I wouldn't cite that as one of it's defining features.

Yes, but since it resets the level of infected and the amount of military deployment, it allows you to do more massacring. What I did was beat the game, and then work on all of the side quests, and the web of intrigue in the New Game+, with the occasional city wide destruction.

Why the FUCK did I get Infamous instead of this!? Damn You Suckerpunch DAMN YOU!

Personally, I'd stick with inFamous over this.

^ that

 

[Jay Cee]

It's very much worth the money.

Think Hulk (was it) Ultimate Destruction. The number of ability upgrades is exhaustive, the parkour is free flowing, and the story, while the web of intrigue is convoluted, is interesting enough to justify running around town murdering everyone. Good fun. Recommended.

Not the best game in the world, but definitely worth the money in my eyes.

I think the influence of Hulk Ultimate Destruction was one of it's biggest flaws. Like Hulk the story was lost and convoluted, the character is unlikable, the combat is monotonous and the landscape is boring.

I eagerly awaited Prototype and I honestly have to say that its was my biggest disappointment since Fable 2.
And just like Fable 2, they had these weird delusions of grandeur because they had good concepts, but bad execution.

I consider this to be the summer blockbuster of the gaming world. Combat was fun, you don't really have to think a great deal. And that game probably won't be full price still, so worth it in my eyes. Your standards seemed a bit too high from where I'm sitting.

EDIT: And I don't particularly like Penny Arcade, and think it gets shamelessly plastered on here a bit too often, this one pretty much sums it up:

I think my opinion was fairly swayed by the monotony of the gameplay.
I'm a critical gamer, granted, but I still feel that it's more of a rental when there's so many much more engaging titles out there. I don't own a PS3 but I found INfamous so much more compelling, and while I'm in no way saying that prototype is a BAD game it just feels a little unfinished.

I like hearing everyones opinions though and thanks for sharing.

If you think Prototype feels unfinished you shouldn't try No More Heroes- the reason I don't trust critic scores.

Prototype isn't the most sophisticated game but many (myself included) find fun in the endless amount of hacking & slashing (& pummeling & whipping & hurling....). Sure infamous is the better game but I personally had more fun with Prototype.

BTW it was made by the same people who made Hulk Ultimate Destruction, so my best advise is to pick that up for 5 bucks and if you dig that one, you'll definitely dig Prototype.

I think there's been a misunderstanding. I owned Hulk on PS2 and completed it twice and was fully aware of the Creators being the same.

 

[YuheJi]

Prototype is a lot of fun. However, as said by many people already, it can get mindless, and is definitely not game of the year material.

 

[CptCamoPants]

It seems very generic to me...
Run around the city, kill bad guys with special powers, jump off buildings, find random shit, etc...
Like a spiderman game with new weapons and bad guys.

Precisely. Prototype is an extremely derivative game with very little imagination. As such, I think it's overblown and overrated; there are much, much more comprehensive sandboxes out there as well.

Yeah but name one where you can eat people and steal there bodies, or sprint through the city with their screaming body in two, or karate kick a helicopter out of the sky, or grow all manner of weapons out of your body. What Prototype lacks in graphics, missions, or whatever may be the complaint; it makes up for it in it's unique brand of unrelenting visceral action. Not the best game ever, but good enough to warrant a purchase.

I don't think those few unique twists to the game make it worth $60