When Prototype was announced way back in 2007, I was almost immediately sold on the concept. Sandbox games rank among some of my favorites, even if they often times have their fair share of faults (see: Mercenaries 2).
As time went by, I slowly became less and less interested in Prototype as almost everyone who got to play the open-world game had mostly negative things to say. And wouldn't you know it, I'm once again anticipating Prototype thanks to the video above.
It's sort of hard to pin down exactly what's changed since the last time we've seen in-game footage, but I suppose you could call the gameplay more ... refined. In particular, the shot where the player-controlled tank is blasting civilians looks incredibly fun.
Does this trailer do anything for you guys? I'm still very much skeptical, but my perception of Prototype has definitely changed for the better.
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8:20 PM on 01.07.2009
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That said, I'm still not sure if the video did anythign for me. I mean, I'll still play it, but it seems like more of a rent than a purchase.
if it gets a good dtoid review than maybe.
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Fuck Spiderman.
Considering Prototype and InFamous are pretty much in a race to create the exact same game and all signs point to InFamous getting to the finish line first, that will probably be the one I choose.
Of course distancing itself from the crowd won't do it any good if they didn't make this game any good.