It had some fog, but hardly ever noticeable to me unless I was focusing on it. I know 2 is larger, but it shouldn't be this bad like all these videos are showing me.
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Prototype 2 |OT| There's a Prototype 2?
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It had some fog, but hardly ever noticeable to me unless I was focusing on it. I know 2 is larger, but it shouldn't be this bad like all these videos are showing me.
dragonflys545
Member
I don't remember it even have fog...
NullPointer
Member
It did, but not even close to the level shown in that Gametrailers video.
I just booted up the PC version of Prototype 1 and this is what I see:
Shifting the graphics options down to low didn't make an appreciable difference to the fog.
Man I'm not sure about the changes that were made from P1. The control changes to jumping and gliding are just...odd and makes it hard to get a good flow running. Getting rid of strong attacks entirely is pretty disappointing as well as the targeting being worse than P1s.
Kind of disappointed with the game so far.
Kind of disappointed with the game so far.
Stephen_drewz
Member
Graphics for the 360 were quite surprising. In a good way. Being a PC gamer I dont have high expectations so I am quite happy.
Im glad they added in the catch up thing. I played number 1 on hard and got stuck at mission 17 or something sigh. Sad I never finished it but with my backlog I wasn't prepared to start again.
NoirVisage
Banned
I liked the story as well, finished it today, got a lot of lairs and blackwatch missions so i was HIGH POWERED.. the last battle was an interesting rock paper scissors match.. i actually liked J.Heller despite his tropes, would love a third but co-op or don't bother.
Xander51
Member
I'm actually pretty impressed at how good the graphics are in this. I always liked the look of the first game though.
The only thing that has bugged me in the gameplay so far is only having one attack button. It feels a little limited compared to the other game, and most other character action games that have two or more attack buttons.
The only thing that has bugged me in the gameplay so far is only having one attack button. It feels a little limited compared to the other game, and most other character action games that have two or more attack buttons.
Ehmm.. no?
Keep playing!Plexirvones
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Xander51
Member
Ehmm.. no?
That's good to hear.
I've only played about an hour so far.The perfect Dark
Banned
Can you still bodysurf? I don't see the the option
THE Caffeinated
Member
lol at the title, I literally had no idea this was even announced.
Game is all around awesome.
Graphics aren't the greatest but it looks damn good for all the action, lighting and particle effects happening on screen at once. Playing the PS3 version the framerate barely ever drops.
The controls are a bit different than P1, and are awkward at first but after a while you get used to them.
Lots of bias against the game for some reason, and the lame comparisons to Infamous don't help. If this game were billed as a Wolverine based open-world game people would be calling it one of the best superhero games ever. Which it really is. Everything related to the traversal and combat is so damn satisfying and fun to do. Obviously the story lacks in "depth", realism or whatever but it's entertaining. Heller and the antagonists you hunt throughout the game have made me laugh more than a few times with their deliberately over-the-top commentary.
If I had one complaint about the game it's that the unlocks are basically tied to the story and sidequests. So no going apeshit and gathering a bunch of XP just to level up abilities. Also, I wish there was more people hunting using the Sonar, that part of the game reminds me of Crackdown 1 a bit, and I wish it was more prominent.
Graphics aren't the greatest but it looks damn good for all the action, lighting and particle effects happening on screen at once. Playing the PS3 version the framerate barely ever drops.
The controls are a bit different than P1, and are awkward at first but after a while you get used to them.
Lots of bias against the game for some reason, and the lame comparisons to Infamous don't help. If this game were billed as a Wolverine based open-world game people would be calling it one of the best superhero games ever. Which it really is. Everything related to the traversal and combat is so damn satisfying and fun to do. Obviously the story lacks in "depth", realism or whatever but it's entertaining. Heller and the antagonists you hunt throughout the game have made me laugh more than a few times with their deliberately over-the-top commentary.
If I had one complaint about the game it's that the unlocks are basically tied to the story and sidequests. So no going apeshit and gathering a bunch of XP just to level up abilities. Also, I wish there was more people hunting using the Sonar, that part of the game reminds me of Crackdown 1 a bit, and I wish it was more prominent.
Fair Trial
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Playing 360 version.
Graphic is pretty awesome compared to the first: nice lightining effects, better faces, more detailed.
I have played only a couple of hours but the gameplay seems a polished version of Prototype, i miss the jump charge though.
The ones who enjoyed the first will like this, but i feel like the developers put much effort in refining the engine than in creating new gameplay elements.
Graphic is pretty awesome compared to the first: nice lightining effects, better faces, more detailed.
I have played only a couple of hours but the gameplay seems a polished version of Prototype, i miss the jump charge though.
The ones who enjoyed the first will like this, but i feel like the developers put much effort in refining the engine than in creating new gameplay elements.
It did, but what seems to be the difference in Prototype 2 is that the street level is totally obscured from great heights, but the tops of the buildings are all still drawn in more detail. As you can see in the pictures posted above, in the first game everything was fogged in lower detail but you could still see down to street level.
Gotta say, I really hate what they've done to the lock-on system.
It kinda ruins the game for me, at times.
The enemy has to be on the screen in order for you to lock on; even if they're right off the edge of the screen, you can't lock onto them.
Also, I've found that it will lock on to someone completely far away from me, when I'm trying to lock on to someone right next to me..
Changing targets isn't even smooth!
It really needed more work.
Lock-on issues aside, I'm having with a blast with this game.
It kinda ruins the game for me, at times.
The enemy has to be on the screen in order for you to lock on; even if they're right off the edge of the screen, you can't lock onto them.
Also, I've found that it will lock on to someone completely far away from me, when I'm trying to lock on to someone right next to me..
Changing targets isn't even smooth!
It really needed more work.
Lock-on issues aside, I'm having with a blast with this game.
TheApatheticOne
Member
So how is everyone feel about the difficulty in the game? In the first, it got to a point where I didn't feel very powerful against enemies and a lot of the encounters were frustrating (especially some of the boss/bigger enemy battles.) Overall I found it a tad difficult for my personal taste/skillset.
I watched the gamespot review and they pretty much said that you walk around destroying everything like a badass and that the game is pretty easy, "almost no challenge", but that actually sounds like a fun time to me.
Just curious, thinking about picking this up on the way home from work today, need something to tide me over to Diablo 3.
I watched the gamespot review and they pretty much said that you walk around destroying everything like a badass and that the game is pretty easy, "almost no challenge", but that actually sounds like a fun time to me.
Just curious, thinking about picking this up on the way home from work today, need something to tide me over to Diablo 3.
The game can be frustrating at times, especially when you have
Infected, Evolved, and Brawlers
Sort of says "Don't bother for 2 months" doesn't it.
NullPointer
Member
Not good. That design choice right there discourages free roaming fun, the thing I had the most fun in with Prototype 1.
Agreed. I posted here earlier regarding that issue, and the cinematic 'events' where the camera shifts to a mob while pausing the gameplay, along with the extreme amount of slow mo's during/after a move or combo. It totally breaks up the flow of the fighting, and is extremely annoying.
*minor spoilers*
I just finished the game, and I found it to be somewhat disappointing. I expected many more 'moves, or mechanics, and stuff to do. I think they implied that there would be many more abilities and such, but then the new stuff turns out to be +10% dmg to rifle, or an ability, or whatever. Simple ability modifiers. I might have misread an article/preview or whatever, though. But I did expect the game to offer many new mechanics.
But, didn't the first game have buff modifiers for the abilities?
And all the moves, except the Tentacle one (I think.), are copied directly from the first game. Why didn't they make an entirely new set for a new game?
Ie; Why didn't they do more stuff with the shield? I expected them to let you upgrade your shield, perhaps move around with it, running through the streets pushing away cars like a truck, or even some combat animations for it.
I also expected the move/weapon upgrades to change the graphics of the weapon type.
You basically have a couple of abilities/moves (weapons.), and that's it -- you can slightly upgrade the range and damage, but that's it. Based on previews/interviews, I expected FAR more, like new graphics per upgrade, or perhaps a combination system that lets the user combine various abilities for unique effects.
Static world, static combat system; it's incredibly shallow. The world looks quite nice, but it's completely empty and boring, cause, besides the quests themselves and the 'side quest' types that last for 20 minutes per island, there is nothing else to do. Even the main story feels empty cause of the generic and repetitive quest types -- the entire SP game is built around (More or less.) 2 quest types; consume someone, infiltrate a base. There are also a couple of 'tasks', like fighting mobs, picking up packages -- probably some more as well, but I can't remember at the moment.
Exploration is also pointless cause it doesn't seem like there's any bonus content, or any content outside of the side quests/quests whatsoever. During the beginning of the game, the game establishes its gameplay rules: it shows you the weapons you can pick up and use, the types of objects you can interact with and throw, and how some of the basic abilities work. You can also fly 2 different types of helicopters (A personell carrier type and a fighter helicopter.), and drive 2 different types of 'tanks' (An APC and a tank.). That is it, and there does not seem to be any additional 'content' hidden anywhere based on how the game plays.
Don't get me wrong. The side quests are much more interesting this time around, they're woven into the story nicely and there are quite a few of them, but there are little to no other activities you can do purely for XP. You can free-roam if you'd like, but I feel obligated to do them whenever I see them. The game does a better job of making you want to progress with the promise of entertaining story bits and power-ups.
OmniAvenger
Member
I found that slow-mo useful because those brief snippets let me see what should be concentrated on next or where rocket fire is coming from, etc. I felt much more in control of the combat in P2 over P1.
I'm not getting the complaints about the fog either, but that might just be me. Same with the difficulty level. I really don't understand that. If you want a super challenge set the game to "Hard." Sheesh!
Plexirvones
Member
1UP - C+ http://www.1up.com/reviews/prototype-2-review
Official Xbox Magazine - 8.0 http://www.oxmonline.com/prototype-2-review
CheatCC - 4.3 out of 5 http://www.cheatcc.com/xbox360/rev/prototype2review2.html
Gamefront - 80 http://www.gamefront.com/prototype-2-review/
Eurogamer - 7 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-25-prototype-2-review
EGM - 8.5 http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-prototype-2/
Prototype 2 allows you to indulge in the amazing fantasy of embodying a Superman-esque protagonist with a massive chip on his shoulder. Instead of protecting Metropolis from the forces of evil, you are the embodiment of chaos whose sole goal is to cause as much violence and destruction as possible, which would be great if the game didn't trap you within the confines of a boring and uninspired playground.
Official Xbox Magazine - 8.0 http://www.oxmonline.com/prototype-2-review
CheatCC - 4.3 out of 5 http://www.cheatcc.com/xbox360/rev/prototype2review2.html
Gamefront - 80 http://www.gamefront.com/prototype-2-review/
Eurogamer - 7 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-25-prototype-2-review
EGM - 8.5 http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-prototype-2/
NoirVisage
Banned
should go in the OT, good roundup
FrostuTheNinja
Member
So, can you be The Guyver in this one?
OmniAvenger
Member
Glad I didn't just imagine that.
Also, another review to throw on the pile:
The Armchair Empire 9.0 / 10: http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/xbox-360/prototype-2.htm
I'm a third of the way through it playing on normal. If you like a challenge, you'll definitely find normal too easy. Normal in this game is like easy in other games IMO.
Freeza Under The Shower
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too serious mode reply:
sadly, the manga and anime appear to be somewhat too niche for people to consider making a game from it, even though it would fit the medium a lot better than most conversions between media.
but that's not how investors reason, unfortunately.
(although I can imagine several studios may have tried the concept and failed to produce one worth playing, as we see only a small fraction of the total amount of ideas and concepts studios try or work on)
/ too serious mode
The Darksiders complete armor came close though. The collector armor from ME2 is also somewhat Guyver-ish.
FrostuTheNinja
Member
too serious mode reply:
sadly, the manga and anime appear to be somewhat too niche for people to consider making a game from it, even though it would fit the medium a lot better than most conversions between media.
but that's not how investors reason, unfortunately.
(although I can imagine several studios may have tried the concept and failed to produce one worth playing, as we see only a small fraction of the total amount of ideas and concepts studios try or work on)
/ too serious mode
The Darksiders complete armor came close though. The collector armor from ME2 is also somewhat Guyver-ish.
So, full armor like in the first is out?
I saw concept art for it in the strategy guide
I really hope its in. That was one of my favorite parts of P1. Armor looked full on badass
FrostuTheNinja
Member
Yeah, there are a few of us around here that really adored the full armor. It was a really great touch.
So bored of my current games right now I was planning on buying this today. Until I came here and read that they're holding onto the PC version until July? By July I will be beyond caring about this game, unfortunate to say the least. Does this whole schtick of holding onto the PC version to foil the pirates actually work?
OmniAvenger
Member
Prototype 2 explained in cake form:
http://www.bakedinvancouver.com/2012/04/prototype-2-wrap-party-cake-for.html?spref=tw
http://www.bakedinvancouver.com/2012/04/prototype-2-wrap-party-cake-for.html?spref=tw
Xander51
Member
I played a good chunk of the first Prototype today (never actually finished that game when it first came out, but I've always meant to get around to it) and WOW the second one is a huge improvement. The graphics are much better, as are the pacing of the story and the feel of the combat. Really not getting the hate on this game. Those saying it's identical to the first should go back and check out the first like I did, the differences are impressive side-by-side.
EDIT: Also, I completely love the tendrils. The physics on them are really cool.
EDIT: Also, I completely love the tendrils. The physics on them are really cool.
NoirVisage
Banned
Yes, its dlc though, and available near the middle of May..part of the pre-order Radnet junk.. i'm done with the game, unless they're adding new bosses or scenarios, armor i don't need, races and obstacle courses won't change that.
Thanks. Updated the OT.
Also, on a side note: I was exploring the Midtown rooftops in the Red Zone. I see this pedestrian, one of the very few I've seen in the Red Zone. Anyways, he's standing on the edge of the roof, facing me. He slowly spreads his arms out and drops down. I go to grab him, but I was too late.
Not very significant, but I thought it was a nice little thing to discover.
BurningNad
Member
That's pretty awesome.
Zero-Crescent
Member
Giant Bomb put up a quick look:
http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-prototype-2/17-5914/
http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-prototype-2/17-5914/