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Prototype Comments by Tom Bramwell

10 June, 2009

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designerheadache
10/06/09 @ 11:12
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@ZuluHero

im really hating inFamous (the underground water bits mostly but also how quickly you get killed even with reduced damage x3 and playing on EASY) at the moment - i was hoping this would be better :(

REALLY??

i went through this on hard on my first playthrough and only got stuck on the final boss, i didnt feel the game was hard at all. Perhaps you are playing it with the wrong strategy? I usually find its easier to complete a mission by taking out the guys on the rooftops first and then wading in to the mobs below with a giant thunder punch :P
zuljin
10/06/09 @ 11:18
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@ZuluHero + designerheadache
I found inFamous ridiculously easy playing as good. Your shots regenerate energy which regenerates health. However, I'm playing through on hard and having bit more difficulty playing as evil. Once you run out of energy death comes by very easily...
Sunyavadin
10/06/09 @ 11:19
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Starting to wish I'd preordered the PC version instead of the 360 one, but I find games like this are often unplayable on a keyboard and mouse.

I need to get round to buying a wired 360 pad, since I still can't find PC drivers for the wireless ones via the usb lead.
penhalion
10/06/09 @ 11:20
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@ZuluHero

You need to take the fight to the rooftops in Infamous. Travel over the buildings and only on the ground when absolutely necessary. It's too easy to get killed without seeing who the heck is shooting you if you travel on the roads. When you get the ability, use the wires strung between buildings to both travel and charge up your health. Use static trusters to glide after you jump off the end of the wires and use the roofs to get to objectives.

If you need to travel by land use the grenades to kill foes in the vacinity. Don't wate time trying to zap them as it rarely works until you are upto zap strength 3. Suck juice from cars too as you can suck juice faster than the villains can shoot you to death.

hope that helps you mate.
JahB
10/06/09 @ 11:20
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Prototype is a game of riotous, gore-splattering ultraviolence. That's all it wants to be, and in many respects it does a solid, and often spectacular job.

bought.
brof
10/06/09 @ 11:21
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your primary source of health is eating civilians

banned in germany. eating civilians not allowed here :-)
designerheadache
10/06/09 @ 11:25
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@zuljin

I didnt actually find it that bad playing as Evil either although i thought the move set was inferior. For good guy i didnt actually purchase the regen ability until after i had finished the game and side quests to get my platinum so it was a non issue for me :P
NeonStorm
10/06/09 @ 11:28
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was looking forward to this but now can't decide whether to wait for this or get Red Faction instead.. decisions!
farticusmaximus
10/06/09 @ 11:32
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@DaemonB

I'm not a PS3 owner. I don't live for whatever is coming up in a year or two's time. I look at things as they are NOW.

Right NOW the gaming press are saying that on average Prototype is better than Infamous.
NotSoSlim
10/06/09 @ 11:32
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Farti,

No offence but surely you should wait until both games have equal amount of reviews before stating which is better?? Anyway as most have said Infamous probably will rate higher.
Darren
10/06/09 @ 11:32
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PC gameplay footage (well after the excellent FMV intro, some 4 minutes 15 seconds in) at 1080p on maxed out settings here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzXPIRcsOYY
El-Dev
10/06/09 @ 11:34
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"I don't live for whatever is coming up in a year or two's time."

Neither would I if I only owned a 360.
farticusmaximus
10/06/09 @ 11:34
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@NotSoSlim

Back up one second.

DaemonB, being the retard that he is, flamebaited.

I stated a simple fact in response.

End of story.
NotSoSlim
10/06/09 @ 11:35
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Farti

Not disputing that but even you must concede that if one game has 70+ reviews and the other 5 then the average is going to be skewed a little?
smokeytab
10/06/09 @ 11:37
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@ Sunyavadin

If by USB lead your referring to the USB plug and play charger, your shit out of luck. MS don't have a driver for it. You could always by a MS USB wireless dongle though
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbo...
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RedSparrows
10/06/09 @ 11:38
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'I'm still surprised people thought this was going to be anything more than above average.'

What Yoss said. Nothing in it made it seem worth any real amount of hype.
10/06/09 @ 11:39
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Farti... no m8, you are so cock sure of yourself... just admit you were fucking wrong LMFAO.

/orders Infamous from Shopto.
farticusmaximus
10/06/09 @ 11:42
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@DaemonB

"Farti... no m8, you are so cock sure of yourself... just admit you were fucking wrong LMFAO."

Imperical evidence proves me right at this point in time. I'll accept your apology when you are ready.


"/orders Infamous from Shopto."

Is this supposed to hurt me? Are you so childish that you really think I will be insulted by that?

One day you will grow up and realise you have wasted a large amount of time and energy to achieve absolutely nothing. It will be a sad day for you.
onyxbox
10/06/09 @ 11:43
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inFamous is a great and fun game to play, it has that Crackdown feel to it... I'm not getting that vibe from what I've read about Prototype.

inFamous should have scored higher than a 7 (at least an 8 IMO) it's one of the better games I've played this gen.
ZuluHero
10/06/09 @ 11:44
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@penhalion and zuljin and designerheadache

Thanks :)

I guess i do spend too much time on the ground...

Is energy tied into health then? As that would explain a lot...Im always using my sniper shot and 3 or 4 uses leaves me drained.

Im 33% in and just done the shooting down spyplanes bit. so i have the grind ability :)
Triggerhappytel
10/06/09 @ 11:51
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@ Zulu

No, I don't think health and enegy are tied in that respect, except when you recharge, both get topped up. I'm currently on my second play-through on Hard and evil, and if anything I'm finding it easier than medium and Easy. Not having to worry about collatoral damage makes things much more simple and destructive :)

Also, Farti & Daemon, you're both as bad as each other, so give it a rest. Although Fart, the point stands that we should discuss Prototype's average when all its reviews are accounted for.
Rodchenko
10/06/09 @ 11:52
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inFamous should have scored higher than a 7 (at least an 8 IMO) it's one of the better games I've played this gen.

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Prototype sounds like it's trying to cover shallowness with excessive gore. Not my cup of tea.
Progguitarist
10/06/09 @ 11:54
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Farty has reached a new low.

IneptPercy
10/06/09 @ 11:56
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PC version sounds more interesting for me.
Progguitarist
10/06/09 @ 11:57
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lol

Ouch, there goes my self esteem!
El-Dev
10/06/09 @ 11:59
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"And you are a brainddead cunt."

Only 2 "d"s in braindead.
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Dizzy
10/06/09 @ 12:00
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"PC gameplay footage (well after the excellent FMV intro, some 4 minutes 15 seconds in) at 1080p on maxed out settings here: "

Hmmm draw distance looks rather good in that video....
space ace
10/06/09 @ 12:02
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is it only me that can't tell the difference between infamous and prototype? i know i haven't been paying much attention, but still
Gazza_UK
10/06/09 @ 12:04
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El-Dev is on a roll

/American style chest bumping plus "YEEAAAAAAA!!!"
Dizzy
10/06/09 @ 12:04
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"Farticus, explain to me the meaning of the word 'imperical'. Surely you mean 'empirical'"

Complaining about spelling mistake or typos is the lowest form of wasting bandwidth on the Internet. Say something worthwhile or shut the fuck up.
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Whizzo
10/06/09 @ 12:06
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If by USB lead your referring to the USB plug and play charger, your shit out of luck. MS don't have a driver for it.

The play and charge lead only has the USB power lines connected, when you're using it on the 360 and charging it's still using wireless to do it.
farticusmaximus
10/06/09 @ 12:09
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@Dizzy

No no, let's be fair.

Surely it's far more important to spell the words correctly than it is to interpret what is being conveyed in those words.

Surely the meaning, the very essence of the statement, in the grand scheme of things, is irrelevant. What really matters, right here, right now, is the LETTERS. Yes, the LETTERS are what we should focus on....

...or maybe the punctuation.

God the internet is full of such depressingly stupid people. I'd like a large number of idiots on this site to commit suicide. Right now if possible.
Gazza_UK
10/06/09 @ 12:11
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@farticus

Seriously though you used spell check this time didnt you?
Darren
10/06/09 @ 12:12
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@Sunyavadin - I don't understand your dilemna at all. All you need to do is use the Xbox 360 wireless controller with the plug 'n' play lead. The controller will continue to work wirelessly (assuming you have the excellent wireless adaptor) and will draw power from the USB port. Better still use the controller wirelessly as I do. If you don't have the wireless adaptor it can be bought from GAME or Amazon for around £12, a bargain considering how wonderfully it works with the PC, i.e. exactly the same as the Xbox 360.

I've had no issues using mine with the PC and there are an increasing number of games that support it by default these days so you don't even have to customise the controls like you used to with third-party controllers.
El-Dev
10/06/09 @ 12:13
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"God the internet is full of such depressingly stupid people."

I know, on this very site someone confused Imperical with Empirical and misspelt braindead. Stupid people everywhere.

If suicide was the punishment for stupidity then Farti my boy you just signed your own death warrant.
ChthonicEcho
10/06/09 @ 12:14
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7? As I suspected, then. I am not worried by any of its shortcomings bar the story, or lack thereof. I had hoped there'd be something more to it, more depth. Oh, well. A fun, brainless game. I've enjoyed Clive Barker's Jericho, I'll enjoy Prototype.
EvilBob_leeds
10/06/09 @ 12:15
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@Dizzy

No no, let's be fair.

Trolling dickheads like Farticus are the lowest form of wasting bandwidth on the Internet.

"Say something worthwhile or shut the fuck up" would probably be best directed at him.
muscleblade
10/06/09 @ 12:16
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@farticus

There is no doubt Infamous will get a higher rating on metacritic. This review isnt even on metacritic yet and will drag the average down. So will almost every upcoming review i believe.

This has nothing to do with the fact that the 360 is easily the best console on the market. Choose your battles wisely and your credibility increases.

spliffhead
10/06/09 @ 12:19
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Oh Well, I'll play Crackdown again instead until it hits the bargin bins.
Progguitarist
10/06/09 @ 12:20
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The ps3 version currently has an average rating of 91. By ol' farty's inbred logic that makes the PS3 version the superior version!

The comments section, if anything, is entertaining...thats for sure.
muscleblade
10/06/09 @ 12:22
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@spliffhead

Or even better:" until Crackdown 2 to arrives"
sigmagoat
10/06/09 @ 12:23
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Cant believe how much like the Hulk game this is (the movie tie in game from a few years back.)
I was lead to believe this was a game like infamous or crackdown, but it is Not at all :(
UncleLou
10/06/09 @ 12:25
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Going by the livestreams, a 7 sounds generous.
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10/06/09 @ 12:27
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"Having found Infamous fairly bland I'm going to avoid this for now"

Indeed.

I found Infamous so bland I could have screamed.

From the review Prototype sounds as dull and stupid as I thought it would be.
farticusmaximus
10/06/09 @ 12:28
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@El-Dev

"I know, on this very site someone confused Imperical with Empirical and misspelt braindead."

My my, you must be a really clever guy El-Dev. REALLY clever. You are so clever that you can miss the point of an entire conversation, simply because a couple of letters were out of place. Bravo.

What an incredibly endearing trait that is. I bet your 'friends' just love having their conversations interrupted because you, a pedant of the lowest order, hear an improper inflection in one of their words.

Now be a good child, go away and think of something relevant to bring to the discussion. Preferably something a bit more interesting than spell checking because frankly that kind of pathetic petty behaviour makes the bile rise in my throat.

nickfernando
10/06/09 @ 12:29
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beckyh:"The game looks like it is going to be a lesson in frustration in hell."

I think NG2 is a lesson inf frustration hell with extra helpings of spam on top. If it's anything like that I'll never get this. NG2 was just brutal. I bought it for a friend gave it a go and wept inside as I realised just how crap a gamer I'd become since being able to clock r-type and gynoug on 1 credit...

I was looking forward to prototype but don't want to go through the emotional trauma of outrageous difficulty and spam based annihilation all over again.
M_of_the_sys
10/06/09 @ 12:32
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What's NG2?

PS. Welcome back Fart.
metalmike25
10/06/09 @ 12:34
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Uh-oh, farti isn't happy!! This won't end well. He'll throw a strop and call someone he doesn't agree with a cunt!!

Could someone tell him that this is a games discussion so there's no need to get angry or upset, it really isn't important in the grand scheme of things

Thanks
Emilia'sHorse
10/06/09 @ 12:34
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@Farti

El-Dev is being very polite to you. Your language and agression do not warrant any politeness.
El-Dev
10/06/09 @ 12:36
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@Farticus,

This will help you with your frustrations:
http://www.blahdvd.com/Books/Essential-S...

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