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Augusta_Mintaka - Student  |
Has anybody been looking forward for this game? It looks entertaining and could be a real breakthrough in gaming.
The video is a little suggestive so just a heads up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weSjEiJ2WCw&feature=PlayList&p=4EB8B2B4C960C675&index=0&playnext=1 _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." This post was edited by Augusta_Mintaka on Apr 14 2009 12:20am. |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget 
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Quote: I never said it was a huge breakthrough genre-within-itself game, it's just in a different genre than Wolverine. Granted, I was hoping for the game to be a major breakthrough, but at least the developers are pointed in the right direction.
I stand by saying they are completely different games. Even Infamous feels like a completely different game and it's all people compare Prototype to. yeah its inevitable people make huge leaps to link genres lol its comical sometimes. _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are 
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student 
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I never said it was a huge breakthrough genre-within-itself game, it's just in a different genre than Wolverine. Granted, I was hoping for the game to be a major breakthrough, but at least the developers are pointed in the right direction.
I stand by saying they are completely different games. Even Infamous feels like a completely different game and it's all people compare Prototype to. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget
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Quote: And there are many ways of downloading games without warez, such as direct2drive, and steam.
you didnt specify so i was asking you thats all. _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget 
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wolverine was bloody awful, leap, leap, leap, leap, leap. anything else? nope. Dont get me wrong i dont like prototype either, i was hoping for something better but alas games nowdays never live up the hype _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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hisownfoot - Student 
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Its really not a very big deal anyway you look at it, because its a video game. I just found the plot, graphics (mind you, im a hardware freak), and the gameplay generic and just a recycled version of The Hulk Ultimate Destruction. |
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SaZ - Student 
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like i said:
1. its like comparing ironman to spiderman. different style, some powers are different, some different goals. they are however both superheroes with extraordinary powers. 2. gamewise i already stated that its freeroam vs no-free roam. your descriptions of the SAME things differ, thats all. narrow it down a little , everything is much simplier and like i said before - the games are of the same exact genre. no need to take some new game to the supergame levels just because its new. it doesnt even offer anything new. basically i agree with everything you say people, however everything you say can be put in one sentence and that is - read above - point number 1. _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana This comment was edited by SaZ on Jun 17 2009 06:07pm. |
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Kainz00r - Jedi Knight 
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Called him a demigod due to how he was created, which is from the virus. Once you play the game and see how potent it is, and the effect it has on some people in particular, I think it's arguably godlike. Creates life on the fly, rapid evolution and all that.
Also, one of the things that sets Alex apart most from Wolverine's style, is his ability to assimilate people. You said that everything I listed, Wolverine can do, but this one is out of Wolverine's league. It's a lot like Sylar from the end of the latest Heroes season, he can perfectly imitate anyone he comes into contact with, except in Alex's case, he gets the memory, the looks, the skills... all at once, not from touching them then all their stuff. It's actually one of the biggest things that alters how you can play the game. _______________ Fervent supporter of duelling - leave a message if you would like to battle! Married to Masta. This comment was edited by Kainz00r on Jun 17 2009 04:48pm. |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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Prototype allows choices when you fight, many choices. In Wolverine, are you allowed to drag an enemy to the top of a building and slam him to the bottom? Throw cars, hijack vehicles, glide through the air or possess other bodies? You can use weapons as well as a vast array of super powers.
Wolverine is goal oriented, Prototype is primarily just sandbox. They are in two very different genres that focus on different things. In Prototype, the focus is giving the player the ability to do as much as they can with very little restriction. I'm not saying that one is inferior to the other, but they are just not very similar. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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SaZ - Student 
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everything you just said can be done in wolverine as well.
he is unbeatable (i mean, he simply cant die and thats all. does that make me a demigod? no. he is just invurnerable, why alex should be called demigod then? i have no idea), can kill everyone... *yawn*. alex and wolverine are different, because alex kills all no matter what - innocent or not. wolverine only kills those who stands in his way. gameplay wise... there is no difference. they both just rape everything in their own way. its like comparing spiderman to ironman. same goal, different style. _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana This comment was edited by SaZ on Jun 17 2009 12:56pm. |
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Kainz00r - Jedi Knight 
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Have to say, I'm siding with Ami on this one - Prototype is more than just an arcade beat 'em up style. Sure, the focus is on killing people, but Alex is essentially a demi-god, the powers he wields at his fingertips are just so extreme. Annihilate a street in one swing? Check. Assimilate any opponent? Check. Soar through the very skies, smashing anything that so much as looks at you funny? Oh yes. Sorry, but I just see them in two different leagues as well, Wolverine has nothing on Alex. _______________ Fervent supporter of duelling - leave a message if you would like to battle! Married to Masta. |
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SaZ - Student
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Quote: Wolverine is an arcade style fighter, completely different genre.
lold. prototype isnt arcade beat em up game? im confused, because it definitely looks like one. sandbox element only comes from the free roam mode. you cant really do anything else than destroy people in one place and then in another place. something wolverine would do as well if he had a free roam mode as well.  _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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Well, that game was made by Raven, I don't think any informed gamer would expect anything bad from Raven. I would be bold enough to say we could put Raven in the same ranks as IW,Valve and Monolith.
I am confused though, Wolverine can't really be compared to Prototype. Maybe to a game like Devil May Cry, but not to an open world sandbox game. Wolverine is an arcade style fighter, completely different genre. They have advantages over each other because they both strive in completely different directions. Besides the point, I agree that it is a good game and fairly underrated by critics. Point being, Prototype is a great game to me. If you like to use your imagination and try to accomplish mini goals (like speed running in Mirror's Edge [even though everybody cheats at it now])then Prototype excels at that. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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SaZ - Student
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Quote: It was an ambitious project and I believe Prototype will inspire a more refined game of the same type.
wolverine origins left much bigger impact on my gaming experience than this game. : > the whole difference is that prototype was on much bigger hype, had much more advertisement crap etc. everyone expected wolverine to be 'your another movie game and nothing more'. gameplay is much better than in prototype tho. the only advantage prototype has over that one is free roam. the ONLY advantage _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana This comment was edited by SaZ on Jun 17 2009 09:07am. |
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Ash - Eats Babies 
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I've put in about 4 hours so far on it and I enjoy it. Sure I would love a little more variety but it plays like the Hulk: Ultimate Destruction so I am satisfied. _______________ "We keep odd hours...." ----------------------- They Live, We Sleep |
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I really enjoyed prototype. It certainly isnt the greatest game around but it is not bad either. |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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It's a take it or leave it game. Sandbox games require imagination to be completely tapped. Many people get bored of the Sims after a few days, some people still play it regularly after a few years. Some of us enjoy pre-written plots, others enjoy their own fantasy plots. Prototype is basically set your superhero up, use the vast space given to do what you will. It isn't meant to be story driven, heck the developers didn't even want a story in the beginning.
It was an ambitious project and I believe Prototype will inspire a more refined game of the same type. Like it or not, it's a successful game right now. Given, not a franchise defining game like Half Life 2, Mass Effect or COD4, but it was a successful endeavor into a relatively untapped gaming horizon. And Saz, what game isn't over hyped? No game meets its hype unless it's from an Independence developer that nobody cares about. Even the best games around have been over-hyped. From this thread, you can see that some of us liked it, others didn't. A bad game is one that is just bad, not one you don't like. Difference between Superman 64 and the Thief series. One is just plain bad, the other is something only a portion of gamers will like. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." This comment was edited by Augusta_Mintaka on Jun 16 2009 10:02pm. |
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Kainz00r - Jedi Knight
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I think you guys are being overly critical, and missing where the fun is to be had in Prototype - yeah, it could have been a lot more, but it's far from a complete failure _______________ Fervent supporter of duelling - leave a message if you would like to battle! Married to Masta. |
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hisownfoot - Student 
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i agree with saz completely. The terrible graphics raged me really bad, and when you beat down enemies it just looked horrendous.
And there are many ways of downloading games without warez, such as direct2drive, and steam. |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget
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Quote: i got to say, i downloaded the game, and its pretty much garbage. There is nothing to it really, its just a lamer version of The Incredible Hulk ultimate destruction.
The plot is a joke, and the game just wasnt that fun.  i hope by saying you downloaded it you paid for it ? we dont talk or discuss warez on this website _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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SaZ - Student
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lets see:
1. graphics - crap. 2. gameplay - monotonous. you got 5 arms and you cant even chain attacks with all of them? some powers (regeneration for example) don't work? its fun for awhile ofcourse... 3. story. very predictable... = fail. 4. missions, story ones or side ones... are all the same. kill all... kill all and... guess... kill all? so basically... just your usual overhyped summer game. why it caught so much attention? i have no idea. maybe, because its like hulk, but it doesnt have your usual marvel universe hero? maybe, because it attempts at a little more serious approach? anyway... if wolverine origins had freeroam mode... it would destroy this game in an instant. _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana This comment was edited by SaZ on Jun 16 2009 10:26am. |
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hisownfoot - Student
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i got to say, i downloaded the game, and its pretty much garbage. There is nothing to it really, its just a lamer version of The Incredible Hulk ultimate destruction.
The plot is a joke, and the game just wasnt that fun. |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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It's a great game and it worth playing for sure. It can become overwhelming when you have an entire block full of tanks, helicopters and infantry going after you. I like it more than Infamous; strange coincidence that they are released around the same time. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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Kainz00r - Jedi Knight
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Been playing this a little since yesterday, and have to say I'm rather enjoying it - the graphics aren't overwhelming, but they're not horrible either, some textures are bland, models are not too varied and so you'll feel like you're walking amidst clones if you keep a slow pace. That said though, the game is not really about a slow pace, and it does the whole chaotic, go on a frenzied killing spree very well, what with Alex's powers ranging from overkill to ludicrous. The 'side quests' get very samey after a while too, run fast here, glide jump there, blow this base up, blow that hive up, kill lotso people in x seconds - but hey, it's all good mindless slaughter fun if you're in the mood for it. The game doesn't seem to be that long either, which is a shame, there's quite a lot of potential to it for something more than it is, but it's definitely enjoyable and worth a try in my opinion _______________ Fervent supporter of duelling - leave a message if you would like to battle! Married to Masta. |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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I don't think Heroes played a major role in the game's development. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." This comment was edited by Augusta_Mintaka on Apr 16 2009 07:04pm. |
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Cuthalion - Padawan 
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The description from the guy answerings the questions... He might as well have said:
"I watched Heroes, took elements of it and put it into one guy in a game" _______________ <MaherSenatu> guh... you are just... I'll keep sure that your kind of people will never be knights... <MaherSenatu> That's my mission... Master to Kain Sol |
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