A few days ago, Sierra announced Prototype, and I was less than impressed with the plot, vague as it was. Well, a cinematic trailer has been released and while it sheds a little bit of light on Prototype's storyline, it doesn't make it much more appealing.
Here's the breakdown:
1. Government creates top-secret mutant killing machine.
2. Top-secret mutant killing machine escapes and seeks revenge on the corrupt government that ruined his life.
3. ?????
4. PROTOTYPE!
That's cool and all, but hasn't this been done before? Final Fantasy VII did it better.
While the story remains, for me, uninteresting, the trailer certainly makes the gameplay seem fun and visceral. Of course, no self-respecting trailer actually shows any gameplay, so I'm just guessing. But the whole explosion-coming-out-of-the-ground looked really, really cool.
And in this age, where storytelling in games is a farce and technological advances have come to a grinding halt, explosions (albeit really cool ones) are the best we can hope for, right?
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its like Carnage Venom and Scythe all had an orgy in a gamma radiation tanning bed... the powers make this guy nearly invincible?
all in all it looks like fun to play, wonder if the hype machine will live up to the game cough*assasinscreed*cough damn cold, been taking Vitaman C for weeks and still wont go away
I thought it looked pretty good, assuming they implement it properly.
I like concepts like this, it's just the mind numbing thought that they usually turn into shit that I'm worried about. A lot of games where somebody says "Wouldn't it be cool if..." often have reviews that say "The idea was nice but it's not very good" which is probably why developers don't really want to do anything different.
How dare you insult the A-Team...those guys could shoot the tops off of propane cylinders from like hundreds of feet away dude...get it together and lock it down kid!!!
it is Sierra afterall though, no reason to get hopes up
There was once a time where I'd punch you in the neck and make you eat grass clippings for saying something like that. Sadly, those days are long, long departed.
You know I have to agree with mono here, that game could be called generic. I think sierra needs to change the name. I mean when I first started watching the trailer I went "Oh cool this is kind of interesting", however by the end of the trailer my excitement was no more. And prototype? Come on man the whole story reeks of cliches.
ya know, I think I had that super power when i was in high school. It was called acne. It was great. I could form shields and make my face turn all red and splotchy and ..... wait a SECOND, I STILL CAN. make it stop please.
I'm gonna have to agree with epoch. When i bought hulk ultimate destruction for my son i wasn't expecting much but as soon as i seen him playing it i stole the controller and he never got it back till i had my fill(yes i am evil).
That is why i have some hope for prototype.The way he moves around the city(new york) has been compared to crackdown only better by some publication's and i did engoy me some running around in crackdown and hulk ultimate destruction. Only time will tell i guess.
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all in all it looks like fun to play, wonder if the hype machine will live up to the game cough*assasinscreed*cough damn cold, been taking Vitaman C for weeks and still wont go away
Man...lameo! Did you see how he ran?
5. ????
6. PROFIT
it is Sierra afterall though, no reason to get hopes up
Explosion out of the ground? Those were spikes coming out which blew up the Humvee's gas tanks.
*slaps forehead*
It was still cool though, and in the ground.
What, the CD?
I like concepts like this, it's just the mind numbing thought that they usually turn into shit that I'm worried about. A lot of games where somebody says "Wouldn't it be cool if..." often have reviews that say "The idea was nice but it's not very good" which is probably why developers don't really want to do anything different.
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generic shooter but then they named it prototype.
There was once a time where I'd punch you in the neck and make you eat grass clippings for saying something like that. Sadly, those days are long, long departed.
Despite its lack of originality, it looks pretty darn cool.
That game rocked and you know it. I think this will be awesome
That is why i have some hope for prototype.The way he moves around the city(new york) has been compared to crackdown only better by some publication's and i did engoy me some running around in crackdown and hulk ultimate destruction. Only time will tell i guess.