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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Jansen on May 04, 2009, 02:02:19 PM

Title: prototype or infamous? help!
Post by: Jansen on May 04, 2009, 02:02:19 PM: i'm having a hard time deciding which of these two games i want

other than watching some videos for both i don't know a whole lot about either

any good previews out there for these two games?
Title: Re: prototype or infamous? help!
Post by: Purple Filth on May 04, 2009, 02:13:35 PM: get both i say then sell the one you didnt like.

Previews have been out for both but you know how these recent previews are with the constant positivity.
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Post by: Jansen on May 04, 2009, 02:32:04 PM: running up the side of a building looks so cool

doesnt infamous have some sort of exp system? i like gaining exp in my games
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Post by: demi on May 04, 2009, 02:33:50 PM: Get the Uncharted 2 Beta. I hear it comes with a free game
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Post by: duckman2000 on May 04, 2009, 02:40:21 PM: You can get Prototype for cheap right now, it's called Hulk UD. Even the missions look similar. Infamous seems to be more of a platformer with a super-human lead and cool enemy characters. Seems to have a hell of a lot more personality, if that's your thing. If you just want to blow things up, Prototype is probably alright.
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Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 04, 2009, 02:41:33 PM: only one is ps3 exclusive.
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Post by: cool breeze on May 04, 2009, 03:14:05 PM: Both games will have demos IIRC, so try them. I'm sure you will get most of what you wanted out of Prototype from playing the demo.

I'm going to be buying both but the more I watch about Prototype the less interested I am. Did anyone else see that "mission variety" trailer? it's like, wow, missions ranging from escort missions to stealth missions! On the other hand watching more videos on Infamous still has me mixed on it. Combat I'm still not thrilled about, but the platforming that they've showed more of lately looks ace.
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Post by: Jansen on May 04, 2009, 03:37:00 PM: what special moves do you get in infamous? all i ever seen em do is hold out his hand and throw electricity bombs (which looks dumb)
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Post by: duckman2000 on May 04, 2009, 03:51:20 PM: There is a dedicated "powers" trailer available, shows some of the stuff. The physical combat looks as good as, or better, than the super-powered stuff I've seen so far, and sliding on electrical wires to get around the city is just plain cool. Platforming in general looks damned good, but I guess that shouldn't be surprising.

And Green Man, "play it straight?" Everything I said is true. Hell, one of the rescue-protect missions they showed off is a carbon copy of one of the first missions in Hulk UD, and the you vs the world tone is certainly straight up Hulk. Nothing wrong with that if you're just looking for insane destruction, though.
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Post by: Draft on May 04, 2009, 04:35:00 PM: Duckman playing it straight viral.
Title: Re: prototype or infamous? help!
Post by: duckman2000 on May 04, 2009, 05:15:27 PM: Quote from: Draft on May 04, 2009, 04:35:00 PM
Duckman playing it straight viral.

That would be nice, but I doubt anyone would pay me for just telling it like it is. Prototype is, to use a popular term, the spiritual successor to Hulk UD, with all the pluses and minuses that comes with that.

If you trust GAFers, this dude posted some impressions:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=15712645&postcount=1288
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Post by: TVC15 on May 04, 2009, 06:03:58 PM: Quote from: duckman2000 on May 04, 2009, 02:40:21 PM
You can get Prototype for cheap right now, it's called Hulk UD.

So we should just skip Uncharted 2 and get Uncharted then?
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Post by: WrikaWrek on May 04, 2009, 06:06:42 PM: Would have to go with Infamous at this point. In movie terms, Infamous 1 looks like Spiderman 1, Prototype looks like Ghost Rider.

At this point.
Title: Re: prototype or infamous? help!
Post by: WrikaWrek on May 04, 2009, 06:16:23 PM: Duckman just can't help it.
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Post by: duckman2000 on May 04, 2009, 06:26:39 PM: Quote from: WrikaWrek on May 04, 2009, 06:16:23 PM
Duckman just can't help it.

Help what? Hulk UD is a favorite of mine and I was looking forward to Prototype for that reason. But some of these new videos suggest that the game is almost too much of a repeat to justify the price of entry. Looks like a fun sandbox of destruction, whether that's worth the price is a matter of taste. Red Faction Guerrilla has sort of trumped it there.
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on May 04, 2009, 07:45:04 PM: Quote from: duckman2000 on May 04, 2009, 06:26:39 PM

Help what? Uncharted is a favorite of mine and I was looking forward to Uncha 2 for that reason. But some of these new videos suggest that the game is almost too much of a repeat to justify the price of entry. Looks like a fun stop-and-pop setpiece shooter, whether that's worth the price is a matter of taste.

IT WRITES ITSELF!
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Post by: Smooth Groove on May 04, 2009, 07:54:00 PM: Quote from: TVC 15 on May 04, 2009, 06:03:58 PM
Quote from: duckman2000 on May 04, 2009, 02:40:21 PM
You can get Prototype for cheap right now, it's called Hulk UD.

So we should just skip Uncharted 2 and get Uncharted then?

Pwned!
Title: Re: prototype or infamous? help!
Post by: duckman2000 on May 04, 2009, 08:12:44 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on May 04, 2009, 07:54:00 PM
Quote from: TVC 15 on May 04, 2009, 06:03:58 PM
Quote from: duckman2000 on May 04, 2009, 02:40:21 PM
You can get Prototype for cheap right now, it's called Hulk UD.

So we should just skip Uncharted 2 and get Uncharted then?

Pwned!

Pfft. Uncharted 2 has multiplayer.
Title: Re: prototype or infamous? help!
Post by: Jansen on May 04, 2009, 09:21:18 PM: prototype looks like the type of game to sate my urges for bloodshed but i'm getting more of a rental vibe from it

infamous just looks to have more replayability. plus it comes with the uncharted 2 beta which i wanna play because i liked the first uncharted :-[

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but i can't earn achievements playing infamous. :'(
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Title: Re: prototype or infamous? help!
Post by: duckman2000 on May 04, 2009, 09:23:25 PM: Trophies > Achievements

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Title: Re: prototype or infamous? help!
Post by: Third on May 05, 2009, 08:40:37 PM: Prototype looks like a mess. The gameplay looks like a disaster. What the hell is happening all of the time?
Looks like it'll get boring really fast.
But I still want to play it, kinda...

Infamous looks like a better attempt at making a videogame. It looks very polished and the gameplay looks very fun.
The soundtrack is amazing too.

I'm definitely buying Infamous.
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Post by: dark1x on May 05, 2009, 08:53:08 PM: Quote
I love a good story as much as the next guy but gameplay should always come first.
Err, I think that is one of the reasons why Infamous will actually offer superior gameplay. Sucker Punch has seemingly designed an open world game with focused gameplay. Prototype just seems aimless in comparison.
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Post by: pilonv1 on May 05, 2009, 09:16:31 PM: i like infamous' subtle morality system

Quote from: Edge
Periodically the game throws a decision at you - actually freezing the action to reiterate the choice in ruminative voice-over, just in case you missed it the first time. It would be hard to, given that these aren't particularly murky dilemmas - a man refuses to open a door: gently break the news of his wife's death or turn him into a smoking cinder. If only David Starkey were here to point us in the right direction. Neither result commutes any gameplay advantage, however, meaning the choice between good and evil is an affectation rather than a quandary troubled by genuine temptation.

The rest of the preview is pretty positive, save for the sewer trips.
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Post by: Brehvolution on May 05, 2009, 09:34:12 PM: I hope Infamous does well I just don't think I'll be able to swing it day 1.
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Post by: Jansen on May 06, 2009, 09:47:41 AM: preordered infamous from newegg

and with that i'll own 4 ps3 games
Title: Re: prototype or infamous? help!
Post by: tiesto on May 06, 2009, 10:06:19 AM: I don't know the difference, I don't even know what either of the 2 games are about, but go with the one with the Amon Tobin soundtrack...