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The Official Prototype Thread
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vandalvideo
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kamorra said:
Do you happen to shop at Walmart?
vandalvideo
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kamorra said:
What part of the trailer was censored for you? I just watched it.
Slightly Live
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PC version supports 360 controller naturally. Good stuff.
Felix Lighter
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Giant Bomb Quick Look
Definitely looks fun. The graphics don't look great but I've been playing a lot of open world games lately, so I've become accustom to graphical compromises. They don't seem nearly as offensive as I was lead to believe though.
Definitely looks fun. The graphics don't look great but I've been playing a lot of open world games lately, so I've become accustom to graphical compromises. They don't seem nearly as offensive as I was lead to believe though.
Felix Lighter said:
The graphical issues only bother me when I'm flying up buildings and running along rooftops and such. The textures on the buildings are some of the worst I've seen, honestly, and I don't put an amazing amount of weight on the visuals especially in an open-world game (I think GTAIV despite its visual issues is one of the best-looking games this gen).
But when I see a single muddy texture repeated ad infinitum all over every building in the game, it takes me out of it a bit. And then I glide down to the street and eat some fucker's heart, and all is well again. The moves all animate pretty well so the game is easier on the eyes when everything on-screen is moving, which is often.
wayward archer
Member
Just saw a massive zombie attack on a military base. At least once while playing you should get up on a roof and just watch, especially late in the game when most of the city is infected... kinda cool to watch it unfold.
Felix Lighter
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Zeliard said:
He stays in constant motion in the quick look and there's lots of action so I guess I never had an opportunity to see the worst of graphical problems.
JRW
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_tetsuo_ said:
Yea the game definitely seems to have some optimization issues, Have you tried disabling any undeeded HID devices in device manager? I was able to gain 10-15fps by doing so. The game needs a patch to address this, more info here: http://forums.activision.com/viewforum.php?f=47&sid=ff72df07ad597e61b0270b68421067a3
I get that. I was looking for something to play in my free time until Ghostbusters. I think having played inFamous it just makes this game's weaknesses stick out like a very sore thumb.Dave1988 said:
I didn't know the same team made the Hulk. If you are talking about the Ultimate Destruction I enjoyed that game much more.Captain N said:
Thats just kind of crazy talk then, because H:UD was one of my go to games last gen, in the sense that every once in a while i'd pop it in and destroy shit. Prototype is similarly rough around the edges, but the gameplay is better- more fighting options, more parkour options, and the ability to jack vehicles. Its basically a reskinned Hulk game with more options for HD consolesSanjuroTsubaki said:
It does feel similar to the Hulk in terms of control. In terms of story and missions they feel very opposite. Hulk had a much better variety of missions than this game does. This game suffers from much more graphical problems than the Hulk did as well regardless of the more powerful hardware.peterb0y said:
I got a new stereo hooked up last night and tried this thing this morning. Started out by attacking one of the military bases and wow. I love the surround sound on it.
It took me a little while to get used to the controls. But now that I am, Prototype is insanely fun. I'm trying to get my movement upgraded just so I can run around and do crazy shit :lol.
I don't see what everyone is complaining about when it comes to the graphics. For everything this game does, I say they're pretty good.
It took me a little while to get used to the controls. But now that I am, Prototype is insanely fun. I'm trying to get my movement upgraded just so I can run around and do crazy shit :lol.
I don't see what everyone is complaining about when it comes to the graphics. For everything this game does, I say they're pretty good.
Virtua Ben
Member
How does this control on PC? Is it kind of wonky on a keyboard or will I be fine?
wayward archer
Member
SanjuroTsubaki said:
Not really seeing that, i'm on day 12 and the missions feel pretty varied. Just played one where you have to consume a helicopter pilot and support the military as they attack 3 different infected sites and it's pretty much completely different from any other mission i've played. Not to mention the ability to use disguises gives you multiple ways to beat most of them.
GAZERK said:
I tried it briefly and, well... i'd highly recommend getting a 360 pad.
Virtua Ben
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wayward archer said:
Will do, thanks!
Mr. Durden
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Who are you trying to fool? The controls are amazing. You just can't ajust to them fast enough, not the game's mistake.SanjuroTsubaki said:
Having Critical Mass means you can get extra health (the blue bar). The Devastator attacks are separate upgrades you have to buy that you can unleash while you're in Critical Mass (or during Adrenaline Surge).Sai-kun said:
The command is shown when you buy them, for intance "Groundspike Graveyard Devastator" = [hold]X+Y (this one appears in the Combat>Area Effect list).
AltogetherAndrews
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Are they actually called critical mass attacks? :lol
AltogetherAndrews
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Fuu said:
Alright, so not exactly like Hulk UD then.
It's been a long time since I've played Hulk. What graphical problems are worse?SanjuroTsubaki said:
For my playthrough, I've done about half the missions and sure they're sloppily presented but the fact is that most of them have so many different avenues of approach making the game that much more dynamic. Graphics really aren't important but considering how much chaos this game can generate and still keep a solid framerate, I'd say this game does just fine. And of course, gameplay is fantastic. People who flat-out don't like it just aren't really looking for an over-the-top supervillain game it seems. There are valid complaints to be made but this 'x is better stuff' is played out.
I don't really like this game that much. The movement is pretty fun but the missions are really sloppy to me and often the controls trip me up-- some of the special powers have sort of arcane or unintuitive command schemes that don't really replicate other third person action controls. I just did a mission where I had to take out patrols searching for Dana's apartment and it was like I had to take out 8 or 9 waves of them...I was driving around in such a slow moving tank...it was just so freaking boring.
Also, as a New Yorker, this city sucks. I tried to find where I work and where I live but the scale is just totally off and it feels so soulless.
Also, as a New Yorker, this city sucks. I tried to find where I work and where I live but the scale is just totally off and it feels so soulless.
BobsRevenge
I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
It isn't wonky, but some things are awkward. Its probably easier for targetting though, especially if you assign targetting and switch ability to your extra mouse buttons.GAZERK said:
Fuu said:
Tendril Barrage is so ridiculously useful in a few of the missions. Especially the one
where you have to stop the patrols from getting to your sister's place. I pretty much just grabbed enough civilians in between patrols so I could just let off a tendril barrage as I arrived at each patrol. That made the mission really easy.
I'm about halfway through, and the only missions that I had serious problems with was the series where
they pull the damn "Take Away Half Your Powers" card. But then force you to have to kill like 12 tanks. Getting the armor and blade at the end of those missions made it all worth it though.