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The Official Prototype Thread
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Urban Scholar
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Ok I beat this a minutes ago. Overall impression? Very entertaining hit the head on what it does right and not so much on its faults. The the sum definitely makes its something to play.
With that said....
Its too late to be thinking about this....
With that said....
I need some closure some real freaking closure here. Was the blackwatch guy Greene's kid? Seemed like he may have been absorbed.... I think? Anyway I'm confused about the whole scenario. Alex human screwed everybody, what drove the virus once it knew what it was?, is his sister ok? Is it just me or is their room for a sequel? Can I get real bloody answers if I complete the web of intrigue?
Its too late to be thinking about this....
I'm about two hours into this and so far I am liking it more than Infamous, that could all change of course.
Story seems pretty throw away and the graphics are underwhelming but I love the variety of powers and upgrades and the feeling of gliding round the city is cool. Might be the 2nd game (after Crackdown) where I actually get a feeling of vertigo leaping from the top of a skyscraper.
Story seems pretty throw away and the graphics are underwhelming but I love the variety of powers and upgrades and the feeling of gliding round the city is cool. Might be the 2nd game (after Crackdown) where I actually get a feeling of vertigo leaping from the top of a skyscraper.
VeritasVierge
Member
Reading this thread, I think I'm going to pass on this and resell my sealed copy cheap. I didn't care at all for InFamous.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Just finished this last night and WOW what a blast. I think my final time was around 16 hours and I had all but about 7 upgrades. Did alot of side quests but still have many more remaining.
I really think the game had some great things going for it. The story, while I liked it, did leave a little left to be desired but all considering I just had a great time playing this game and I hope a sequel is made. Also I didn't find the bosses nearly as hard as most people make them out to be. They have patterns, and you just need to know what to do and how to play the game effectively. Most took only a few tries aside from the final which took about 8 tries. Then again these are "bosses" and I dont expect to beat them on my first try all considering.
New game + is going to be fun and im thinking of doing a walkthrough of the game on my youtube account. Now my only decision to make is, do I A. Finish up all my side missions, B. Start a new game + and record the walkthrough, or C. Start a new game on hard. Damn decisions decisions.
I really think the game had some great things going for it. The story, while I liked it, did leave a little left to be desired but all considering I just had a great time playing this game and I hope a sequel is made. Also I didn't find the bosses nearly as hard as most people make them out to be. They have patterns, and you just need to know what to do and how to play the game effectively. Most took only a few tries aside from the final which took about 8 tries. Then again these are "bosses" and I dont expect to beat them on my first try all considering.
New game + is going to be fun and im thinking of doing a walkthrough of the game on my youtube account. Now my only decision to make is, do I A. Finish up all my side missions, B. Start a new game + and record the walkthrough, or C. Start a new game on hard. Damn decisions decisions.
Do everything on your HARD file. New game+ works for the difficulty you beat the game on and everything below. So with a NORMAL file you couldn't play a HARD new game+ but with your HARD file, you can start a new game+ on any difficulty.slasher_thrasher21 said:Now my only decision to make is, do I A. Finish up all my side missions, B. Start a new game + and record the walkthrough, or C. Start a new game on hard. Damn decisions decisions.
That one's a weird one. My first time through, I didn't trigger an alert. Second time, there was an immediate alert as soon as it finished loading. Retry a couple of times and make sure you disguise only when you're not seen. The enemy spawning is random.bathala said:
Chû Totoro
Member
I know it may be a little erly for this but is Activision is thinking about making a Prototype 2 ?
This game is really fun and I think that with more polish and a few new ideas the sequel could be awesome.
This game is really fun and I think that with more polish and a few new ideas the sequel could be awesome.
OK WTF just happened, I was at the end of a very long mission and I consumed someone and suddenly I started drowning in the street then I disappeared completely and now I can do nothing but see people walk on me, really WTF!!! I have to load my game and start the mission all over again, bullshit.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Activision's decision making process for sequels:Chû Totoro said:
- Did it make profit?
(No) Then no.
(Yes) Make seven.
JRW
Member
Anyone have trouble with the hammerfist events? Im stuck on the Grind the Bones event trying to get gold, you have to kill 120 enemies in 1 minute using only hammerfist and my best score after 2 days of frustration is 103.
Ive even watched YouTube videos on how to clear this event with no luck lol. Everyone says to go from one crowd of infected to the other spamming the Y attack but its just to damn slow and I rarely see groups of infected, they're all scattered... top that off with an insane amount of Hunters constantly knocking me down and punching you with those maddening unblockable combos.
Ive even watched YouTube videos on how to clear this event with no luck lol. Everyone says to go from one crowd of infected to the other spamming the Y attack but its just to damn slow and I rarely see groups of infected, they're all scattered... top that off with an insane amount of Hunters constantly knocking me down and punching you with those maddening unblockable combos.
Pretty much all of the events in this game are EXTREMELY misleading. I actually just got the Au achievement a few minutes ago and have working on it all day, that event included--going from groups of infected is literally the only possible way to clear that event, and many others. The game marks certain targets for some reason, but for any kill infected event, it's always just go for big groups of infected in the streets(seems like for these there are intentionally groups to get it done). So for that, just hold down Y and do that attack to kill a big group, try to jump and double air dash to another group, repeat. Hunters do get annoying, but just dodgeroll and avoid them.
The last one I got gold was a similar one with the blade, you need a lot of kills and it doesn't kill fast enough, I couldn't even get bronze...until I went from unmarked group to group and just diced them up, I even got the platinum before I unlocked it on the first time I got a medal on it in the first place.
The military kill events are a lot harder, but there is still that exploit where you can take a bunch of tanks and leave them on the road to destroy really fast, I saw no other way to clear Ordnance without it because I was always ~10 short, but with about 6 tanks stacked ahead of time, they were basically an instant boost to 80 and I only needed 90 more.
The last one I got gold was a similar one with the blade, you need a lot of kills and it doesn't kill fast enough, I couldn't even get bronze...until I went from unmarked group to group and just diced them up, I even got the platinum before I unlocked it on the first time I got a medal on it in the first place.
The military kill events are a lot harder, but there is still that exploit where you can take a bunch of tanks and leave them on the road to destroy really fast, I saw no other way to clear Ordnance without it because I was always ~10 short, but with about 6 tanks stacked ahead of time, they were basically an instant boost to 80 and I only needed 90 more.
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
uhm, it's a 'kill infected' event? How would those tanks even count?
Not to mention they actually take more time to kill than an bunch of infected. Just make for a large group of ordinairy human infected and drop the Y bomb on them, then dodge the Hunters that will make a pass at you, punch some smaller infected away with the normal attack (X) and look for another big group to drop on with Y.
Also note that groups respawn (like in any open world in a city game) if you walk a little away and then turn back. You should be able to get 110 with some effort, 120 and more with some luck. Just don't get hit a Hunter, because they will waste valuable seconds.
Not to mention they actually take more time to kill than an bunch of infected. Just make for a large group of ordinairy human infected and drop the Y bomb on them, then dodge the Hunters that will make a pass at you, punch some smaller infected away with the normal attack (X) and look for another big group to drop on with Y.
Also note that groups respawn (like in any open world in a city game) if you walk a little away and then turn back. You should be able to get 110 with some effort, 120 and more with some luck. Just don't get hit a Hunter, because they will waste valuable seconds.
Fuu said:
Yeah, but again, that almost seemed needed. :lol
If you go for the targets, it takes too long. I went down streets lobbing missiles and still didn't make it because I was too high. Flying low seemed necessary because more pedestrians spawn for you to kill, even though you then overkill the score.
mousepad42
Member
Pimpbaa said:
Its left unanswered, but when Alex finds out he's just a virus that's absorbed Mercer, he seems to lose the motivation in protecting Alex's family. We might find out later, since the whole Pariah thing seems to hint at a sequel.
I'm about 5 hours in now and I'm really digging the game.
Story is still tripe, graphics are still meh and there isn't much to the gameplay but for the same reasons as Crackdown I am having lots of fun. The combat is frenetic, fun and I love the variety of powers (stretchy arm is sweet). Moving around the city is also really fun and I get a slight feel of vertigo when I crash to the ground after super jumping from the top of a tall building.
Infamous is more than likely the better made game but Prototype is more fun and more in line with what I want out of this type of game.
Story is still tripe, graphics are still meh and there isn't much to the gameplay but for the same reasons as Crackdown I am having lots of fun. The combat is frenetic, fun and I love the variety of powers (stretchy arm is sweet). Moving around the city is also really fun and I get a slight feel of vertigo when I crash to the ground after super jumping from the top of a tall building.
Infamous is more than likely the better made game but Prototype is more fun and more in line with what I want out of this type of game.
Monkeylord
Member
Quick Q about the WoI... one of my marks got blowed the fuck up in a crowd and the mission complete got triggered barely a split second later.
Am I boned? Can I no longer complete the WoI?
Am I boned? Can I no longer complete the WoI?
freethought
Member
Has anyone managed to get a Dualshock working on the PC version? It's just not recognising the pad at all. I've got a working driver for the pad, it's worked in other games. Prototype will not see it though.
Monkeylord
Member
I have no idea what number mission I'm on, but last night I defeated
Must be close to the end now. Maybe I should start doing some of these events - got a couple done at gold, and a couple at bronze, but for the most part they've been left untouched.
Should I bother, or just kill off the story missions with great gusto and pointy things?
Elizabeth Greene/Vagina monster
Must be close to the end now. Maybe I should start doing some of these events - got a couple done at gold, and a couple at bronze, but for the most part they've been left untouched.
Should I bother, or just kill off the story missions with great gusto and pointy things?
I say start buying upgrades or you won't last too long.webrunner said:
Don't know if this was posted already, but..
New wallpapers are being released/posted in the official forum..official wallapers not found anywhere else..
As of June 25, there are 3 wallpapers:
1. Game cover
2. Know your enemies
3. Bodysurfing is not a crime
I'll just say that some people will get a laugh at the.."Know your enemies" one..
Wallpapers here...
New wallpapers are being released/posted in the official forum..official wallapers not found anywhere else..
As of June 25, there are 3 wallpapers:
1. Game cover
2. Know your enemies
3. Bodysurfing is not a crime
I'll just say that some people will get a laugh at the.."Know your enemies" one..
Wallpapers here...
I picked this up on PC today, and while the game is kind of fun, the keyboard and mouse controls are absolute ass. Auto-targeting sucks, no mouse4 or mouse5 support, munted WASD movement... just seems like a terrible port.
Has anyone played this with a controller on PC? I might pick up one of those wired Xbox controllers if it means the game will feel less janky.
Has anyone played this with a controller on PC? I might pick up one of those wired Xbox controllers if it means the game will feel less janky.
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Deleted member 17706
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Kritz said:
The Xbox 360 controller is automatically recognized and set up if you have it plugged in when starting the game. Considering how many recent PC games are just (usually) better versions of console games, it is definitely wise to have a wired 360 controller around especially since so many games are supporting it natively now.
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I guess I'll write my initial impressions on the game here.
Let me start by saying that out of all the "summer sandbox games" I was initially most excited about Prototype, then inFAMOUS followed by Red Faction. As the game got closer and closer to release and a lot of negative opinions started flowing in about Prototype my interest dropped a bit. The other day I went out and picked up inFAMOUS and Red Faction (360). I put an hour into inFAMOUS and enjoyed it before trying out Red Faction which really surprised me. The quality of that game is fantastic and I have already put in a good 5 hours into it.
This morning a friend of mine who bought Prototype on Steam allowed me to log in to his account and give it a try on my computer to see if I liked it. I downloaded the game and put in a little over an hour (I got to the part where you can finally start upgrading powers) and I have to say that I am pretty disappointed.
First of all the graphics are really quite bad. I knew they wouldn't be amazing after seeing the screenshots, but the game looks even worse in person. I checked the options screen multiple times to see if there was some hidden menu that let me mess with advanced graphics options, but unfortunately there wasn't. This game looks like one of those quick Xbox 360 ports from 2005 - 2006 of last-gen games where they just jacked up the resolution, threw in some shader effects and added in bloom. The NPC models in particular are just awful.
The ability to run and fly through the city is pretty fun, but the city just seems to damn bland so far. I haven't played the game very much, so it may get better, but so far the action hasn't been a whole lot of fun. Even at this stage everything seems very chaotic and I constantly feel like Alex is doing things that I didn't command him to do. I wouldn't say the controls are jerky, but I frequently found myself having problems attacking the target I wanted to in the way I wanted to.
I'm sure the game gets better as it goes along, but compared to inFAMOUS and especially Red Faction which hooked me instantly, Prototype leaves a lot to be desired. I initially planned on picking it up on Steam at release, but I think I will wait until I can get it at $24.99 or less.