Prototype

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 17:15

I've only played it for half an hour or so, but the massive shit eating grin on my face has yet to recede. If anyone's near an Asda and have twennyfoive Ithaquas to spare, get it.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

I fancied this when it was released. You are further convincing me. Sold. I'll go see if my Asda has it later.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 18:03

Run around Manhatten consuming people? YES PLEASE!

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 18:04

Heaven! It has collectables dotted around the city!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Penny Arcade made a solid argument:

It's the look on Mercer's face that sells that to me.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 18:06

Man, I actually smiled at that one.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 18:08

It's been on my 'likely to get' list for a while. I'm just slightly put off by the talk of some utterly crap boss fights.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 18:10

Well of the current batch of releases, I've only got Red Faction left to get. Hopefully that'll come down to the sub twennyfoive sweet spot soon.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 18:10

What's the game like? Running around Manhattan destroying stuff and collecting things sounds Crackdowny.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 18:12

It is very Crackdowny. Very much so indeed. But this time, you just run up the side of buildings like a mad thing.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 18:13

Only thing that's a bit grating at the moment is the emo protagonist. "Moi woife! Moi liddle babbies! Trapped! In an 'ole! With an owl!"

Malabelm · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 19:21

It gets a bit old, unfortunately. I got bored after about 6 hours.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Malabar Front wrote:

It gets a bit old, unfortunately. I got bored after about 6 hours.

Good. I like a game I can walk away from without regret!

Malabelm · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 21:12

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Malabar Front wrote:

It gets a bit old, unfortunately. I got bored after about 6 hours.

Good. I like a game I can walk away from without regret!

Hah. For £25 you can get your money's worth, for sure. There's a fair bit of depth to your character and his abilities, but the actual game got a bit samey quite quickly. I'll go back and complete it eventually.

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

If its like crackdown I found that ver samey.

Ill wait til its a tenner

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

BOUGHT. I got Call of Juaraz too.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 21:31

Good man. I have that on order with Game for the same price. Keeping my order for the reward points.

Super Mario was really samey. Mario 64 was same city. Outrun is so samey, all driving, how boring!

Malabelm · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 21:38

It's really stingy with the achievements, too. It's nowhere near as good as Crackdown, but what is?

End of an Era · **Joined:** 25th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 1041

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Malabar Front wrote:

It gets a bit old, unfortunately. I got bored after about 6 hours.

Good. I like a game I can walk away from without regret!

Can I just sell you a piece of paper that says "Please turn over" on both sides every month for £25? I can do Direct debit if that's easy for you!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

That seems too simple. Is there any way I could pay on a recurring subscription basis? And could you put some adverts in it? And maybe some cheat codes via premium DLC?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 22:53

I love pushing myself into army men.

End of an Era · **Joined:** 25th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 1041

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

That seems too simple. Is there any way I could pay on a recurring subscription basis? And could you put some adverts in it? And maybe some cheat codes via premium DLC?

Sure... hang on, I've just been bought out by a bigger studio! All bets are off!

Morte · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 23:29

I've had this since release and haven't bothered loading it up. Must rectify this.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 23:31

I've pushed myself into several doctors.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 23:33

And you wonder how you got a reputation for bumming.

(3456th post. And it's about Dimrills bumming habits. Figures.)

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:27

Still awesome 8 hours in. I'm sucking men left right and centre. The most glaring GAH so far is the amount of fuckin swearing fuckin put in for fuckin no fuckin reason other than to fuckin get a fuckin 18 certificate. Shit.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:50

Dimrill wrote:

I'm sucking men

If I were the type of person who put quotes of other people in their signature, I'd be putting this in mine, just to remove it from context.

However, I'm not.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:44

Dimrill wrote:

Still awesome 8 hours in. I'm sucking men left right and centre. The most glaring GAH so far is the amount of fuckin swearing fuckin put in for fuckin no fuckin reason other than to fuckin get a fuckin 18 certificate. Shit.

How far into the story have you got?

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

I got frustrated and bored when Alex has to chase the hunter who's nabbed off with his sister.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 13:58

I spent 7 hours collecting orbs, so I've only just cleared the first hive.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

I picked this up today from Cex with a whopping credit note I've got from games I took off Goozex as I felt like some cathartic gaming. Also picked up Battlefield:Bad Company, Ninja Gaiden 2 and Incredible Hulk.

So I can now karate Kick helicopters, chop people's heads off, blow buildings up and smash, well pretty much everything. And that's just after a night on the crystal meth.

My "to play" pile is now enormous.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 18:22

When you're not listening to the dialogue, this game is great. I can see what they've tried to do. They've tried to make Crackdown, but with a plot. Problem is that plot was written by Z-grade movie script writing bot 13. Example after a boss fight:

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

*silver haired miltary man crawling away with PROTAGONIST slowly following to deliver the killing blow*
"Argh! Ooh! Oh betsy my legs! You think you've won Mercer?!"
*sneakily pulls out anti-viral injection while crawling and monologuing*
"Well I can tell you all about... PENN STATION!"
*PROTAGONIST clutches head*
"ARGH! MY PRECIOUS BRAIN!"
*PROTAGONIST falls over a bit and starts going "bluergh!"*
"HA HA! You see it is I who what am winning instead now!"
*Man injects PROTAGONIST, then turns his back on him for God knows what reason to ask for detaining Men*
Oh NOES! PROTAGONIST has dissapeareded!

FFS.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2054

I was utterly underwhelmed by Prototype.

In Crackdown you were fairly super-powered but the game still had a bit of challenge in there. Prototype just feels like you've turned on God Mode and you can only lose by fucking up a time limit or a protection mission.

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 0:12

I got bored of prototype about half way through, but soldiered on to the final boss which is impossible.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:47

Bluce_Ree wrote:

I was utterly underwhelmed by Prototype.

In Crackdown you were fairly super-powered but the game still had a bit of challenge in there. Prototype just feels like you've turned on God Mode and you can only lose by fucking up a time limit or a protection mission.

It did feel like that. In Crackdown, you had to work to upgrade your skills — a lot of the world was simply inaccessible at the beginning, but Prototype lets you climb to the top of the tallest building and safely jump off right from the off. The only things the upgrades do is make you faster, let you fly a bit longer, and overwhelm you with combat abilities you'll never remember in the heat of battle.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Malabar Front wrote:

overwhelm you with combat abilities you'll never remember in the heat of battle.

I think this too. I also thought it about Hulk.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:16

The hive mind is too split on this. Might buckle when it's £10.

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:25

I was tempted to buy it at the start of this thread, but have since realised that I never actually played Crackdown and should probably just get that instead.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:27

Defo get Crackdown.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:29

Zardoz wrote:

Defo get Crackdown.

A million times that. The word 'crack' in the title isn't a coincidence.

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:31

myp wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Defo get Crackdown.

A million times that. The word 'crack' in the title isn't a coincidence.

I can probably only afford to get it 100 times or so, is that acceptable?
Also, a real question... is there only one Crackdown game, or is there a series of them that my n00b gamer brain has missed?

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:39

There is only one. The lead programmer/designer used to work for Rockstar Games and actually helped make Lemmings and the first GTA back when they were DMA Design.

I believe they're making a sequel next year, but it's by a different developer.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:05

But the same people. They split from Realtime Worlds to form whatever it is they've called themselves.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:06

Dimrill wrote:

But the same people. They split from Realtime Worlds to form whatever it is they've called themselves.

Some of them did, but not the head honcho man who was at DMA/Rockstar.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:06

Dimrill wrote:

But the same people. They split from Realtime Worlds to form whatever it is they've called themselves.

Excellent. Crackdown is still one of the best games I've played on the 360. I might play it again later, in fact, ignoring the pile of unplayed games sitting on my shelves.

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:11

I never completed Crackdown and I don't know why.. It was just one of those games that I stopped playing, Like Farcry 2.. and Monkey Island.

I REALLY should go back and play this again! I loved it!

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 16:47

Emohood increasing. PROTAGONIST is now called M3rcer.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 16:48

Dimrill wrote:

Emohood increasing. PROTAGONIST is now called M3rcer.

Still enjoying it?

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 16:49

Dimrill wrote:

Emohood increasing. PROTAGONIST is now called M3rcer.

I must buy!!! He sounds like the brother my parents never had the chance to prefer over me.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

We prefer your original TheAlbinoKid account to you, if that helps?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 16:52

TheAlbin0Kid wrote:

I must buy!!! He sounds like the brother my parents never had the chance to prefer over me.

Didn't your parents mutilate their sexual organs after you were born?

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