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svetlana
06/17/09

In reply to Prototype Review: Alex Mercer SMASH!
I had just the opposite reaction to the voiceovers--the sister was the only person I could muster any interest in. Mercer himself was painfully constructed to please the slavering fans in his emotionally insecure demographic--"Ooh, I'm a bitter young city guy despite my rural accent and growl when I talk, ooh"--and all the memory-carriers I've run into so far might as well be reading a monologue round-robin, as far as variety in characterization goes. I did, though, find the pseudo-attractive light in which his sister is painted, both visually and in the verbal exchanges, slightly...unnerving. It begs the question, of an industry which supposedly benefits from the immersion of players in their games: if you're immersing yourself like you're supposed to, is it okay if you're attracted to your playable character's sister? Or are you then co-opted into being a sick case? Some of the dialogue seemed made for that, token ex-girlfriend or no. And that was a bit unsettling, to me.
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Tyber_Zann
06/16/09

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Glad to know that Prototype excels at just about everything inFAMOUS tried to do. I'm tired of all the cultish fanboys that love it so much despite its shortcomings, just because Sucker Punch made it.

We now have leverage, inFANBOYS. Feel free to cringe and squirm.

Can't wait to play this. Its like someone got their GTAIV mixed with some Akira. How can that be a bad thing?
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SnoopyFish
06/16/09

@Tyber_Zann: Did you play Infamous?
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Tyber_Zann
06/16/09

@SnoopyFish: Played the demo, and that was enough for me to determine that it was, for lack of a better term, utter garbage.
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Roarrr
06/16/09

@Tyber_Zann: So let get this straight, you've not played either game? Thanks for your informed opinions.
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Tyber_Zann
06/16/09

@Roarrr: So let me get this straight, you're on a gaming blog, questioning my personal opinions about a couple of games? Thanks for caring enough to make me feel that my opinions need to be of game journalist caliber. Thanks for playing, now get lost.
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ph15h
06/16/09

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Story is intriguing but the way it plays out and is delivered is shit and makes it sound cornier than it is and introduces too many cliches. Missions are reeeaaallly repetitive. Just jump kick light heavy light heavy throw minion at them switch weapon charge heavy. Switch weapon if it doesn't work.

I would say that playing the game is a lot of fun though. Going through the city is a romp especially once you start to unlock stuff. I'll say it's the more fun of the two if you were to compare inFAMOUS and [PROTOTYPE], but both are equally good.
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Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
06/16/09

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pffffffft protoype sucks! inFamous RUUUUUULES!!!

PS33333333333!!!!!

360 SUUUUUUCKS!!!!!

Disclaimer: Not actually me but an interpretation of a very ignorant gamer found no nearer than on a youtube video about prototype.
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Antiterra
06/16/09

@Boom-Chicka-Ah: And your point is...? Why bring that shit on Kotaku when nobody has posted such idiotic comments?

Leave it on YouTube or wherever, don't invite trolling when there is (miraculously) none to be found.
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Curse lily
06/16/09

@Boom-Chicka-Ah: Watching people talking about games on youtube.....you pervert ^_^
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Luffay
06/16/09

@Boom-Chicka-Ah:

The whole war between Prototype and Infamous just started because PS3 Fanboys were worried the one of their exclusives was going to be trumped by a multi-plat. Never come between a Sony Fanboy and a PS3 exclusive. You're just asking to be called gay.
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Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
06/16/09

@Luffay:

@Hellrazerhd:

@Antiterra: @Vecha:

omg you assholes! read the disclaimer
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BigDerf
06/16/09

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108 Pedestrians?...

4...8....15....16...23...42
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Hyperlite
06/16/09

@BigDerf: Easy there Hurley...
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doubtful
06/16/09

@Hyperlite:

Oh, c'mon, if you're going to make a LOST inspired barb directed at Hurley, you've got to do it in Sawyeresque:

Easy there, jungle gym.

Slow up, tiny pants.

Hold your horses, Gunga Din.

Any of those would have been acceptable.
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Vecha: One more Month
06/16/09

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How does this fare against inFAMOUS? I've been playing infamous for a few days now and enjoying it immensely.
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jamesjohnson01
06/16/09

@Vecha: Eh, Prototype makes you more of an invincible Greek god in terms of power, which I don't really like. I don't understand why Alex has to be so violent just because he wants to find out who he is, and the game for being short, doesn't offer much incentive to keep playing afterwards unless you have to blow off some stress and like doing so via turning New York City into a canvas of blood.
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Vecha: One more Month
06/16/09

@jamesjohnson01:

Prototype is shorter than Infamous?
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emoldy
06/16/09

@Vecha: There are only 31 story missions in Prototype. So yes and no, depending on how many times it will take you to complete them. I think inFAMOUS had something like 35 main story missions? Not to sure.
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Antiterra
06/16/09

@emoldy: It has 40, if memory serves. The save file displays the name and number of the last story mission you completed, and I think my post-game save shows "40."
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Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
06/16/09

@Vecha: Well, Prototype can be beaten pretty fast and has no side missions at all, unless you count time trials. It's a decent enough game, although you would think an open world game would give you more to do than just story missions. It does have a new game + feature, though, which is always welcome. I'd say rent it or wait for a price drop. Between the two, I'd give the edge to inFAMOUS, but Prototype is still fun.
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DugDawg
06/16/09

@Vecha: If you care to have a good laugh, Jim Sterling with Destructoid wrote a pretty classic comparison of the two games: [www.destructoid.com]
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jamesjohnson01
06/16/09

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It just seems to be a completely unpolished experience in comparison to inFAMOUS. It may have more variety in moves, but it feels a lot less polished in direction and gameplay.

"I don't remember who I am."

"I'm going to find this guy."

As soon as he gets on the street...

"RAWR KILL AND TEAR OFF EVERYONE'S HEADS AND IMPALE THEM WITH MY SLIMY TENTACLES BLAARRGH BLOOOOOOOOOOD"

"No one understands me."

Also what the heck is with the X + B combo?

It just lacks the polish I see in inFAMOUS, but I can only expect that from Sucker Punch, and not from the people that made the Hulk game.
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SaanZ
06/16/09

@jamesjohnson01:

You havent played the game at all have you?
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jamesjohnson01
06/16/09

@SaanZ: It's been out for less than a week, and it's $60, and the reviews are lukewarm. Is there any reason at all I would spend $60 for an 8-10 hour, unpolished action game at this moment?
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Nutchromeo
06/16/09

@jamesjohnson01: As of this posting, InFamous has an 85 metacritic score. Prototype has an 81.

Clearly they are leagues apart...
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darkos87
06/16/09

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Why no mention of the crappy graphics?
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Demonbird
06/16/09

@darkos87:

I have both prototype and Infamous, and I have to say, prototype does not look bad at all for what it is.

I have a bigger problem with the horrendous looking npcs and their animations in infamous.
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Comatose Turtle
06/16/09

Why on earth are you all jumping down his throat like that after just pointing out the obvious? The purpose of a review is to point out the pros and cons of a particular title, and for some people, the graphics can be a deciding factor. One close look at the main character during play will tell you that it's not as pretty as the average XBox 360 game, so it would not be strange to point it out during a review. No one said it's a bad game; get a grip.

@CukyDoh: I think it's hilarious when they see you drop from the sky, making a crater, and think nothing of it. But, hey, drop down too close to one of them, crushing them into a fine paste, and whoa, look out! I sense something suspicious!
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Ueziel
06/16/09

In reply to Prototype Review: Alex Mercer SMASH!
I'm about a third of the way through the game and I have yet to notice any of these difficulty spikes. Maybe it's just because I've played Devil May Cry 3 so much that action games never feel difficult anymore but I don't think that's it.

I really enjoy the side missions though. It's fun to just cut loose in the mass killing missions and get something for it.

Either way, I'm really enjoying the game.
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Project_J187
06/16/09

@Ueziel: I didn't have as much trouble as the reviewer, but there are times where you will have 6-8 hunters on your ass because you weren't killing them fast enough. The run away tactic is valid, but mainly the missions are all easy if you know what to do. For instance, the hunter thing was not a problem once I realized my main objective was to kill hunters until I get another checkpoint. Once I discovered that, I was just standing around waiting for hunters to spawn.
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(Zombie) Jölan
06/16/09

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Web of Intrigue, not deceit, isn't it?
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Mike Fahey
06/16/09

@Jolan- needs something witty to put here: You are correct, and I have changed it. Sorry, dealing with a little personal deceit issue at the moment. ;)
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(Zombie) Jölan
06/16/09

@Mike Fahey: It happens. In my inFamous review I typed Cole Porter for some utterly inexplicable reason, and then I was like waaaait a minute.
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Malfunktion v2
06/16/09

@Jolan- needs something witty to put here: At least you didn't type Cole Train... Actually, that would have been hilarious.
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chucklebuck
06/16/09

@Jolan- needs something witty to put here: Hey, if Chopin can get his own game, why not Cole Porter.
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(Zombie) Jölan
06/16/09

@chucklebuck: I'll give you the benefit of the doubt since I can't read tone well over the Internet and assume you mean Eternal Sonata was a great game.
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ph15h
05/07/09

In reply to Prototype Pre-Order Promotional Products Pimped
I'm getting tired of this crap. I LIKE ARTBOOKS. But there is no Gamecrazy within 40 miles of me and they don't sell crap online. Why can't all retailers get the same nice things? I'm tired of this multiple retailer crap. Your marketing sucks.
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NoBullet
05/06/09

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Looks like Ripclaws razor fingers.
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Strangelove
05/06/09

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Pundit's preposterous phrasing precludes planned parlance.
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UltimatePancakeSensation
05/06/09

@Strangelove: Can I call you P?
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Strangelove
05/06/09

@UltimatePancakeSensation:

Haha, no revolution or Hugo Weaving here, my friend.
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Covert_Knight
05/06/09

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I'm so happy I'm gonna pre-order this game right NOW! Wait how come I didn't pre-order it before? OHH RIGHT! BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY COOP.

No nice shiny promotional figures and other assorted goods will make me promote the sales of this game until I get online coop which this game has been BEGGING for.
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UltimatePancakeSensation
05/06/09

@Covert_Knight: Just because a game doesn't have co-op doesn't mean it's bad...

Gamers take for granted how much of a bitch it is to make a game work over a network.
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Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
05/06/09

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The more i see of prototype the less it appeals to me.The last trailer they showed off really turned me off the game....

The way it mentioned Mission Types for example,it made it seem like its gonna suffer from Assasins creed Syndrome and repeat similar missions over and over again (i hope im wrong)

Also the gunplay seriously looks awful with too much of an emphasis on lock on....

I hope im wrong,because on paper the game sounds great,im just really worried about its execution
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UltimatePancakeSensation
05/06/09

@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: This game appeals to me for the same reason GTA is appealing. I never get through more than half the missions in GTA, just because I lose interest...I'd rather play around in the sandbox environment they've created.

Granted, it'll be a shame if the missions suck, but just to be able to run around the world with all those powers (like in Crackdown) will be a pretty fun romp.
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
05/06/09

@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: it will be like the "help me assassinate these 2 guards before i get fired!" mission, except in this game, you arent trying to sneak up on anybody, you arent really assassinating(eating), and it will probably involve tossing a truck at somebody.
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
05/06/09

@UltimatePancakeSensation: If prototype wanted my money, they shouldve added the deconstruction dynamic from red faction:Geurilla. any game where you can rampage, AND break realistic buildings realisticly, and possibly wreck up consecutive rooms in the building. if a game like that comes out, and is a sandbox game, i will buy it. until then, this game might be a rent.
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