When everyone wass playing Infamous, I didn't know a single other person that played Prototype but it was one of my favourite games of 2009. I wish they'd made a third, there's so much potential with this series
My mom bought me Prototype and Infamous at the same time. I tried both and genuinely tried to like Infamous more but nah Prototype was 100% the better and more fun game.
I agree im re-playing prototype/2 rn on PS5 such top tier great game play 🎮 it's such a shame we won't ever see prototype 3 with fully destructible environments
I always loved prototype because it was the closest I've ever gotten to a solo Venom Game. When you look at the powers that you have in prototype, a lot of them seem very similar to what Symbiotes like Venom and Carnage can do
The character "Alex Mercer" defined what I enjoyed so much about him especially in Prototype 2; his jacket, hoodie and overall clothing design. In no. 2, Radical did such an amazing job capturing that scary element to Alex when James was forced to confront him in the Alley way and when he charged him and Alex grabbed him by his tendrils, that part legit freaked me out b/c of the "Squeezing" and "Choking" sounds Heller made. I try to carry his looks throughout the games I play that allow personal character customization.
It's really a shame what happened with Radical Entertainment. I would love another Prototype. Summer 2009 was such a great time in gaming. Prototype, Infamous, Killzone 2, and Red Faction Guerilla were all amazing and just plain fun.
Well if enough people make petitions and sign off on those petitions, we might be able to force them into making a video game-especially the video game is part of a series of which people have been asking for a sequel for a while .
The beauty of being of 2000s gamer. Wish this kids to today had the plethora of options in every genre we had. You could find genuine fun at all levels back then
even if recent games look more and more alike, those old games that made our days still exist sure they're not relevant anymore, since a decade or two, but now that they're old, they're cheap or easy to crack if you liked an old game more than a new game, just go play the old game xD (and no one will blame you for cracking a 20 year old game)
One thing this game did (mostly) very well, which got lost in more recent games, is the 3rd person camera adjusting distance from the playing character dynamically, depending on the enemies' position and the action in general. So many 3rd person games with problems in the camera department: developers should take some inspiration from this title, imho. Thanks for your videos!
@@natejohnson9738 Yeah, though, did he really have a choice? Or it rather, it isn’t Alex anyway, the virus has completely replaced him and is doing it’s best to make sense of his memories and be him.
@@arthurfleck629 oh yeah that's right, I forgot the virus assimilated his consciousness, wasn't that cause he was most compatible? It's been years since I've played the two
Thanks for spotlighting this series, I prefer the 1st one overall but they're both criminally underrated and SUPER intense. The larger monsters will literally chase you across rooftops and knock you out of the sky and then throw cars at you while you dodge, throw things back while shredding zombie-oids with claws and swords. Absolutely epic :)
Also, the mechanic where you get to see the financial cost you're inflicting on the military with each conflict is hilarious and satisfying, and the stealth is so creepy that it almost makes you scared of yourself!
Prototype had the same core as Manhunt did, where it was almost a depraved kind of fun to see how much destruction you could cause. Nothing really compelled you to level a city block, nothing compelled you to hold down until you saw red either but it was a level of power tripping that’s hard to find.
Just the mayhem tbh, getting a new power in Prototype was being told there were no laws for 6hrs and it was the same with Manhunt. Every weapon had three levels to brutalize someone with, Rockstar knew what they were doing with the meta commentary in Manhunt because there was no incentive to murder everyone violently besides to see how much damage a crowbar would cause lmao
I loved how as you progressed through the game and the city became more and more infected. Towards the end of the game it was all out warfare in the streets. Grabbing a tank and mowing down literally thousands of infected civilians and military was wild
The amount of chaos that went on in this game for the time was Incredible lol I know they wouldn’t never do something like this now but if they could make a part 3 with these new engines it would be Crazy af
Well let's just make a bunch of petitions and then sign them, possibly with alt accounts. How about we spread word about this and instead of chanting clap alien cheeks at the gates of area 51-we just go to the building of the place where people who worked on this now work-and chant" prototype 3". The chantings probably not going to work, but the petitions might.
Prototype always felt like the open sandbox Venom/Carnage game I always wanted as a kid. It satisfied that need for me at the time. I would love a remake!
I went back and played it again recently. And honestly its better than i remembered. I think it was so over the top and chaotic that i don't remember taking in alot of the details they added. And for the 2000s it had alot of neat stuff. Your blades could chop people to bits, enemies had a good variety of attacks or intelligence, the speed/parkour/combat effects really managed to match its energy and and really made a statement. And one thing i was really surprised about was the ai vehicle physics. When the ai goes crazy trying to get away from you they really feel like they're terrified. So much so they run red lights and t-bone other cars or go off road to get around traffic. But if you haven't noticed it you should take a look at their crash physics. Obviously the cosmetic damage isn't anything more than youd expect from an older game but the wrecks actually look like what it should look like. For its time its honestly pretty impressive concisering everything else going on. So much so i chased people in a tank for an hour when i first noticed it lol
I've only played the second one. The main reasons I loved it were the traversal, shifting forms and using people as a literal time bomb. I had a body count that could rival those of the World Wars.
Prototype was such a big deal during my late teen years. Had so much fun with this game, it's amazing how they made up such a fun and amazing playground for you to mess around.
Criminally underrated series! Open world exploration in this game was very refreshing and unique at the time of its release. And its a pretty smooth game with minimal glitches.
The part I always liked about prototype was the dark gritty world. Every single person you bumped into was corrupt, a plague of zombies and mutants was running rampant, and the main character was a real anti-hero. I also really enjoyed the idea of the virus that changed you into this mutant killing machine
In Prototype 2 you actually spare one of the bosses you’ve been chasing the whole time and I liked that your character saw that not everyone is corrupt I mean some of these people are doing their jobs
I wish prototype and Infamous would get more games, but they would have to be made with love and dedication, not "for a modern audience and by a checklist".
The Prototype franchise has been close to my heart and always will be. TH-camr - Whitelight has actually made detailed videos about the first and second games and also a video about what the third game could be. Sad that the studio was dissolved internally. Holding on to a semblance of hope that this franchise comes back if the Microsoft merger goes through and they realize that there is still a community of people who want more prototype. Fingers crossed! EDIT (14th October 2023): So yesterday, the CMA approved the merger and the deal has finally closed! Xbox released a new trailer for the merger and if you stop at 1:10 in the video, you can see that they included Alex. When I saw this, I lost my mind! I wrote the original comment, I never thought we would come this far - not only did the merger go through but we also got proof that Xbox has Prototype on it's mind. The franchise has been dormant for almost a decade and now, just like Alex reforms himself at the end of the first game, it is time for Xbox to bring back Mercer - be it a remake or a third entry. It will be HUGE. Again Fingers crossed!
Yeah I was thinking due to the merge it's entirely a possibility for us to get a third game as all would need to be done is Microsoft fund it granted there are two issues here 1: Activision/Blizzard is having a financial crisis and 2: we'd need to release the game at a date where it would sell best
Yea prototype is on my favorites list but i have alot of favorites. This game is 1000 times better then the whole infamous and crackdown series put together.
This games was my childhood! I remember staying at my cousin's house for weekends and playing this game back in 2009, when it got released. Good times!
Prototype was like being able to play spiderman but as venom or carnage and instead of stopping to take selfies and high fives with the civilians you could shape-shift into an old lady and grab the first dude who shoulder checked you on the sidewalk by the face sprint up the side of a skyscraper and chuck him into the ocean.
I knocked both out these games on their highest difficulties last may and gawd this series needs more in the franchise. The combat and the movement system was just awesome. I miss it but I'll always play them together for a weekend or something like that.. So good. 👏🏿
What made Prototype such a big deal to me was everything. I loved this game so much. You were basically a god! It didn't matter how bad of a day I was having or how stressed I was, I could come home and cause mass destruction to vent. Honestly, that game is super therapeutic even to this day. Add to that a gripping story and dark, gritty world and mystery and my nostalgic heart just can't get enough.
One thing that always blew my mind about Prototype was just how many civilians and infected were on the streets at one time. It really made you feel like shit was going down lol
These are my favorite types of games that are just fun to play. Open world with great traversal and crazy powers. Prototype, Infamous, Saints Row 4, Hulk Ultimate Destruction, Control and the more recent Jedi Survivor was decent and open worldish. Great fun.
These games were absolutely perfect for satisfying that power fantasy. They hold a very special place in my heart and if they were to make another one, whether a remake/remaster or a continuation of the story somehow, I'd be all for it. As long as it was done right. Don't pull any punches like so many devs do these days.
This game blew me away. The whole inFamous vs Protype thing was tense but to me this game really nailed the sense of power and freedom. I loved the wall running and jumping and gliding. At the time I thought it was a really deep game with the regular mutant powers but also being able to morph into NPCs.
Imagine a prototype 3 where full environmental destruction is on display, and you could customise your character and weapons. Shame It'll never happen.
I loved both games. The fluidity of the combat and that enhanced mobility was so much fun. The sprinting, super jumps, wall-running and gliding was so satisfying. Jumping off skyscrapers to divebomb fortifications and unleash AoE destruction was cool. The stealth mechanics were also good. Like if you impersonated an officer you call in air strikes or tell the soldiers that one of them is infected so the rest would shoot him.
What also made Prototype 1 memorable, was the New York City based map. Which was perfect for this kind of mayhem. The release timing was also great. With it being released after GTA 4, which saw an increase in fans of open world games. That gotten lots of GTA 4 fans to be also interested in Prototype. I converted some of my friends to become a PC gamer due to GTA 4 and Prototype. Which on PC you can run both games with mods to improve the graphics and other gameplay elements. It's actually a shame you didn't mention any that.
God, I’ve been playing through Prototype 1 for the last few weeks, not really doing the story all that much but playing around in the open world when I have the time. I recommended it to a friend recently, (and actually bought it for him on Steam and scheduled it to send on his birthday) and to think, it all started with me looking at a list of “Reverse Horror Games” a few years back after finishing Carrion and wanting more. I’m so happy that I discovered this game, and I’m glad you guys did a video on it so other people can as well.
I played both games on PC. Was hell deep into the stuff, the lore, everything. I still remember searching about Elizabeth Greene and theories about her son Pariah, and what could come out in [PROTOYPE 3]. Was pretty sad when I heard it wasn't coming out.
The first Prototype game is one of my favorites. As Alex Mercer we are made not to care for the city, we only save it out of self preservation. I didn't much like prototype 2 for it's change in the story wanting us to care for Heller's journey and kid while causing insane destruction, trying to give the uncaring nature of the first with the level destruction but all of it is toward the military and the virus. We were conditioned not to care for the city in the first game then are forced to care about it and some guy's family in the next. Sure mechanically it is better than the first but story and theme, it isn't. But it is an easy game to get all the trophies/achievements which I did in the re-release of them on ps4. I loved the way they told more of the background story in prototype one, through consuming seemingly random civilians and soldiers. It was so interesting to me, and the idea of some other, just like Mercer if not more so than him was out there in the Midwest I believe, or closer to Cali.. I don't recall, it's been a while. But to me there was so much potential to follow the first game. Sucks we may never see it again. But I am glad to have it as is, even if I don't much like the second one, it's still enjoyable with how destructive you can be to the enemy vehicles and the environment. Especially when using the tendrills, those are hella fun.
Prototype has got to be one of my favorite games from my child hood and to this day on my top 10. It’s truly such a timeless game, it plays so well for the era it was released in. I personally believe that we need more games like it with todays technology. I don’t care about all the extra features and screens and menus. I really just want a simple open world game that’s chaotic but fun at the same time and I think prototype was able to execute simplicity and chaos so well into the same game there may not be another game like the two.
Prototype is one of those games that I remember fondly because my brother and I played it a lot before he went off to college and then subsequently got married and we haven't really been able to do things like have my older brother play a game while I sit back and watch the game play out. A new IP, no set story, it felt like discovery of something new. Thanks for making this video Gameranx, awesome trip down memory lane. Gonna visit my brother today and talk about this game a little lol
Specifically for prototype 1, There are so few games and media in general for that matter that REALLY let you see the progression of a zombie like outbreak from patient zero to hell breaking loose. Was super cool
I’ve been wanting a 3rd prototype for so long, I bought prototype 2 when it first came out and I still find myself playing it till this day. Just goes to show how well these games hold up.
Man, Prototype was my favorite video game back then. I didn’t have a PS3 until I was just about 14 or 15, but it was one of the first games I bought as soon as I did. Even before that, I’d watch TH-cam videos of the series all the time. Both games were amazing in their own right. The first was a phenomenal story, and while they might’ve bungled that story in the 2nd, the gameplay never disappointed. I miss you Prototype. I miss the sequel we could’ve gotten but never did.
I miss Prototype, first one still has the best parkour animations to date, and is just so much fun. Great power fantasy, shapeshifting, becoming people, it's so good.
Ngl my favourite moments of the game wasnt playing as the super villian, but just a normal grunt in the streets fighting the infected with other ai soldiers blending in, thats when i had the most fun
Had a bunch of credit in my local second hand electronics store. Had a PS3, but only played a game once in 2 weeks or so for an hour, just because wasn't all that interested in games at the time. Was 13 years old. Saw Prototype 2, for cheap. Brought it home. Fast forward to today. Am 21 now. And a certified Gamer™. In short, this game shaped my interest in the wider world of gaming, and I am so glad that I bought it that one fateful day. Games have brought me so much happiness and great memories, both while playing single player story driven games, as well as competitive multiplayer games with my friends.
Prototype and Prototype 2 are just a banger of a single player game, the campaign was nice, mechanics were nice, heck even the npc and enemies were nice
I remember being so wowed by the twist in Prototype one that Alex didn’t lose his memories, the virus just became sentient and thought it was Mercer. I went wild over that. And prototype 2 was just chef kiss with all the upgrades
I remember being so excited for this game when it was first announced. I was in highschool at the time and literally everyday I would check for new updates or videos on youtube. I got it the day it came out and to this day its still one of my favorite games of all time.
Loved playing Prototype back in the day when it launched on the 360! I still load it up every once in a while on Steam just for the sake of nostalgia and arcadey dumb fun! This game definitely didn't get as much attention as it deserved. I've never jumped in to the second but can only imagine it's more of the same, which isn't a bad thing. I'd love to see a modern update/sequel if it can improve on the format
Prototype is a gem of the past. I love it so much to this day! Not even the new spiderman games give the sense of freedom that you had in Prototype traversal. Not saying that Spiderman is bad, but the jumping and gliding in Prototype are on a completely different level. They don't make em like that no more.
Prototype 2 is one of the best games I've ever played, a huge step up from the first in my opinion. Played when it first came out and then again several times over the years, such a shame we probably won't see another one.
Prototype 1 is my preferences, because of small details, for example, when you fall and try to get closer to a building while falling, you are going to slide of the building's wall. P2 lacks these small details. Also it was kinda sad that P2 didn't have a whole body armor.
I remember almost skipping this because so many people were saying it was so similar to Infamous from about the same time and I was already playing that. I ended up getting this too and people were so wrong.
Alex Mercer deserve a proper come back. Not as a vilain, but as a true anti-hero that he was meant to be. Sure, he was bad in Prototype 2. But what about we got a doppleganger? What about he wasn't the true Alex Mercer, but a fake one? I would be interested to play another game with him.
Back in 2009 I thought I had a pretty good PC because it could run Warcraft III and CS: Source fairly well. Then I booted this game up and it ran at like 9 FPS. Good times.
I still remember how kids my age after Prototype released would say they want the powers of superman, spiderman, batman etc and then there was me who said I wanted the power of Alex Mercer from Prototype games. Fun times.
One thing they should have kept in prototype 2 was the feature from the first game where after each main mission they’d tell you how much money the military lost trying to fight you 😂
I was 11 years old when this came out, I begged my parents for an Xbox 360 and prototype for my birthday and I got it, I remember playing this game for hours and hours because it was the goriest thing I’d ever seen and being 11 around when the internet just started becoming widely available, I wanted to see extremes. Extreme sports, extreme skateboard bails, extreme violence haha. I also thought I looked REALLY cool when I wore my hoodie because of this game. I have photographic evidence, I did not. Prototype was a big deal to me because it was extreme, and I loved Spider-Man 2 on PS2 so when I got to play prototype it felt like I was playing an evolution of Spider-Man. It also hit right at the same time that parkour was really popular so to me it was the coolest game ever
I believe it’s on sell on the Xbox store for 14.99 instead of 50 for both games and now I must get this game, i used to play this with a friend back in the day and man it’s just a core memory 🖤
This game was sick. My only observation was how it felt a little too much like Hulk Ultimate Destruction. The gameplay was a full copy/paste job. It's still great, though.
As a teen, it was the first "superhero-like" open-world type of game that I played. I remember literally screaming when I did a wallrun up a building and jumped from it. The feeling of excitement. There was nothing like it.
Day and night I dream about having Prototype 3, recent release of Spider-Man 2 on PS5 only made me sadder because I realized how amazing it would look on current gen consoles...
The main thing I loved about prototype was the shape-shifting aspect. The game did a really good job at letting you abuse that power in stealth scenarios while also having to be careful to not show your powers around enemies. Iirc even just jumping while disguised would make enemies hostile because obviously a normal human doesn't have an 8 ft vertical. Prototype just felt like this perfect mix of Spiderman and GTA in an apocalyptic sci-fi setting while also not falling into a cliche storyline. Like you said, the game was just extremely fun. The gameplay was smooth, combat was easy, controls were fine, and it had rpg aspects.
I’ll never forget I went to pickup Prototype on the day of release and my local GameStop told me it released the next day but I was certain it was same day. I remember going home and seeing friends playing it but waited one more day anyways. I played the hell out of it once I got it though. Still one of my favorite games ever. I would give anything for a 3rd or a remake.
I played Hulk Ultimate Destruction for the first time this month. It's now easily in my top 5 favorite games of all time. Zero nostalgia, it's just so fun. Currently trying to 100% it and modding it and I'm absolutely in love. Can't believe it's 20 years old and hasn't spawned an entire series or clones or something!
Literally one of my favorite games of all time. Played through it multiple times on PS3 and PC. I still have a save at the perfect spot before the city is so zombified it's total chaos but far enough to have the movement upgrades. Perfect spot to just run around in the city and fuck shit up. Thanks for shining a little more light on this awesome favorite of mine.
A prototype remake would absolutely get my money.
Mine as well, one of my favorite two games from my childhood
yes
Especially for pc...
same, especially if they then remake the 2 game and then make a 3 one 😍
Already made a remake....nahh we need part 3❤❤❤❤❤
When everyone wass playing Infamous, I didn't know a single other person that played Prototype but it was one of my favourite games of 2009. I wish they'd made a third, there's so much potential with this series
I was also in this kind of situation.
@thisisjmp same here! I saw some Infamous and played a little bit too, but was like "nah fam, Prototype is a TRUE superhero game".
@jakebrady5531 I'm probably one of the few who didn't play any Infamous game, so I can't really compare them. 😅
My mom bought me Prototype and Infamous at the same time. I tried both and genuinely tried to like Infamous more but nah Prototype was 100% the better and more fun game.
To each their own. I played both. Loved Infamous, Prototype was fun too.
It's soo good to see Prototype games still getting recognition as it deserves.
I agree im re-playing prototype/2 rn on PS5 such top tier great game play 🎮 it's such a shame we won't ever see prototype 3 with fully destructible environments
I always loved prototype because it was the closest I've ever gotten to a solo Venom Game. When you look at the powers that you have in prototype, a lot of them seem very similar to what Symbiotes like Venom and Carnage can do
I was thinking the same thing!
Naw venom is not human
@@ddxx50 Mercer isn't human either, he's just a virus with Mercer's body and memories
@@ddxx50venom needs a host to be "venom" without a human host its just a symbiote
Was thinking this lately lol
Maybe it was gonna be a venom game but couldn't get rights
The character "Alex Mercer" defined what I enjoyed so much about him especially in Prototype 2; his jacket, hoodie and overall clothing design. In no. 2, Radical did such an amazing job capturing that scary element to Alex when James was forced to confront him in the Alley way and when he charged him and Alex grabbed him by his tendrils, that part legit freaked me out b/c of the "Squeezing" and "Choking" sounds Heller made. I try to carry his looks throughout the games I play that allow personal character customization.
This unlocked a memory i forgot i had😍playing Prototype used to be so fun when i was a kid and i would love to see a remake/sequel!
Replay it now it’s still playable on the ps4
Always worth replaying, some of the best 3rd gen open world action, 2 even more so
It already has a sequel. Some people don't like it as much as the first one, but the gameplay is still fun.
And it was a 18 plus game😂
@@josh-oo loved the tether power from the second game, id love redecorating the streets
It's really a shame what happened with Radical Entertainment. I would love another Prototype. Summer 2009 was such a great time in gaming. Prototype, Infamous, Killzone 2, and Red Faction Guerilla were all amazing and just plain fun.
AC 2 as well..
Well if enough people make petitions and sign off on those petitions, we might be able to force them into making a video game-especially the video game is part of a series of which people have been asking for a sequel for a while .
Man, 10 year old me didn't realize how good this game was. Playing it on my dad's laptop is definitely one of the best experiences ever.
You had a dad?
The beauty of being of 2000s gamer. Wish this kids to today had the plethora of options in every genre we had. You could find genuine fun at all levels back then
Nah am good thanks
They do, dude. They do.
What… tf did you just say to me?
even if recent games look more and more alike, those old games that made our days still exist
sure they're not relevant anymore, since a decade or two, but now that they're old, they're cheap or easy to crack
if you liked an old game more than a new game, just go play the old game xD
(and no one will blame you for cracking a 20 year old game)
do you know any games like prototype?
like being a god like in power@@LaTrancheDePain
One thing this game did (mostly) very well, which got lost in more recent games,
is the 3rd person camera adjusting distance from the playing character dynamically,
depending on the enemies' position and the action in general.
So many 3rd person games with problems in the camera department:
developers should take some inspiration from this title, imho.
Thanks for your videos!
These games are incredible truly the definition of an anti-hero that made you feel unstoppable
P2 he went full evil
@@natejohnson9738 Yeah, though, did he really have a choice? Or it rather, it isn’t Alex anyway, the virus has completely replaced him and is doing it’s best to make sense of his memories and be him.
@@arthurfleck629 oh yeah that's right, I forgot the virus assimilated his consciousness, wasn't that cause he was most compatible? It's been years since I've played the two
@@natejohnson9738 No, it was just because Alex was the nearest person when the virus got released.
I felt like a god while I was playing 😂
Thanks for spotlighting this series, I prefer the 1st one overall but they're both criminally underrated and SUPER intense. The larger monsters will literally chase you across rooftops and knock you out of the sky and then throw cars at you while you dodge, throw things back while shredding zombie-oids with claws and swords. Absolutely epic :)
Also, the mechanic where you get to see the financial cost you're inflicting on the military with each conflict is hilarious and satisfying, and the stealth is so creepy that it almost makes you scared of yourself!
The pace of the game reminded me of playing Doom 2016. Some of the most brutal Ai ever.
Prototype had the same core as Manhunt did, where it was almost a depraved kind of fun to see how much destruction you could cause. Nothing really compelled you to level a city block, nothing compelled you to hold down until you saw red either but it was a level of power tripping that’s hard to find.
Weird, I was just about to comment how Prototype and Manhunt were two games that I really didn't get what was fun about them (especially Manhunt)
Just the mayhem tbh, getting a new power in Prototype was being told there were no laws for 6hrs and it was the same with Manhunt. Every weapon had three levels to brutalize someone with, Rockstar knew what they were doing with the meta commentary in Manhunt because there was no incentive to murder everyone violently besides to see how much damage a crowbar would cause lmao
@@terablespeler lol my friend loved Manhunt but he was a bit of a psycho
manhunt in my opinion was a puzzle simulator while prototype was a chaos a mayhem with alot of gore and OP stuff
Would love a power trip game but as a combat mage
I loved how as you progressed through the game and the city became more and more infected. Towards the end of the game it was all out warfare in the streets. Grabbing a tank and mowing down literally thousands of infected civilians and military was wild
The amount of chaos that went on in this game for the time was Incredible lol I know they wouldn’t never do something like this now but if they could make a part 3 with these new engines it would be Crazy af
True.
Well let's just make a bunch of petitions and then sign them, possibly with alt accounts. How about we spread word about this and instead of chanting clap alien cheeks at the gates of area 51-we just go to the building of the place where people who worked on this now work-and chant" prototype 3". The chantings probably not going to work, but the petitions might.
@@OwO377you okay owo, haven't seen you in awhile and it appears that you're probably not the real person because the O's are too small
@@number-14 he actually him but different account. People seem him normal so it normal indeed.
@@ErenYeager-ng3hi okay, but it's still ben a while
Both games were amazing, they needed to make more of them. I genuinely enjoyed the storyline and wish there was more
the story is not good.....i play this game only for the gameplay
@@VANTARTSstory was good. You buggin
@@REXae86 there's no story wtf you talking about...i mean the first game story is not the best but it has progression
@@VANTARTS there is a story you buggin
@@REXae86 yep yapping on the video call is what you call a story OMEGALULiguess
Being able to completely annihilate NPCs. It never gets old even to this day
Bio bombs......thats all I'll say.
In real life too
The one with all the spikes, big dopamine hit lol
@@Hopium500 I love that ability, and the tendrils
Prototype always felt like the open sandbox Venom/Carnage game I always wanted as a kid. It satisfied that need for me at the time. I would love a remake!
I went back and played it again recently. And honestly its better than i remembered. I think it was so over the top and chaotic that i don't remember taking in alot of the details they added. And for the 2000s it had alot of neat stuff. Your blades could chop people to bits, enemies had a good variety of attacks or intelligence, the speed/parkour/combat effects really managed to match its energy and and really made a statement. And one thing i was really surprised about was the ai vehicle physics. When the ai goes crazy trying to get away from you they really feel like they're terrified. So much so they run red lights and t-bone other cars or go off road to get around traffic. But if you haven't noticed it you should take a look at their crash physics. Obviously the cosmetic damage isn't anything more than youd expect from an older game but the wrecks actually look like what it should look like. For its time its honestly pretty impressive concisering everything else going on. So much so i chased people in a tank for an hour when i first noticed it lol
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You Still have This Masterpiece....I Want It Back...Can You Help Me 👋
I've only played the second one. The main reasons I loved it were the traversal, shifting forms and using people as a literal time bomb. I had a body count that could rival those of the World Wars.
Prototype was such a big deal during my late teen years. Had so much fun with this game, it's amazing how they made up such a fun and amazing playground for you to mess around.
I also found out about it when I was 10 with my best friend.
One of the coolest Xbox 360 Games, ever made
Criminally underrated series!
Open world exploration in this game was very refreshing and unique at the time of its release.
And its a pretty smooth game with minimal glitches.
The part I always liked about prototype was the dark gritty world. Every single person you bumped into was corrupt, a plague of zombies and mutants was running rampant, and the main character was a real anti-hero. I also really enjoyed the idea of the virus that changed you into this mutant killing machine
Griddy world 😳
@@fieryspy6414 ngl, there are some words that I find I've never used and then realize I don't know how to spell them 😭😭
It's really dope when you free roam around a military zone jump over a few buildings and everythings gone to hell In the infected zones lol
In Prototype 2 you actually spare one of the bosses you’ve been chasing the whole time and I liked that your character saw that not everyone is corrupt I mean some of these people are doing their jobs
@@israelhernandez5431 are you talking about Rooks? Because if so that was one of the stupidest things I've seen a protagonist do
Prototype and Infamous both need to come back :(
I wish prototype and Infamous would get more games, but they would have to be made with love and dedication, not "for a modern audience and by a checklist".
The Prototype franchise has been close to my heart and always will be. TH-camr - Whitelight has actually made detailed videos about the first and second games and also a video about what the third game could be. Sad that the studio was dissolved internally. Holding on to a semblance of hope that this franchise comes back if the Microsoft merger goes through and they realize that there is still a community of people who want more prototype. Fingers crossed!
EDIT (14th October 2023):
So yesterday, the CMA approved the merger and the deal has finally closed! Xbox released a new trailer for the merger and if you stop at 1:10 in the video, you can see that they included Alex.
When I saw this, I lost my mind!
I wrote the original comment, I never thought we would come this far - not only did the merger go through but we also got proof that Xbox has Prototype on it's mind. The franchise has been dormant for almost a decade and now, just like Alex reforms himself at the end of the first game, it is time for Xbox to bring back Mercer - be it a remake or a third entry. It will be HUGE. Again Fingers crossed!
Yeah I was thinking due to the merge it's entirely a possibility for us to get a third game as all would need to be done is Microsoft fund it granted there are two issues here 1: Activision/Blizzard is having a financial crisis and 2: we'd need to release the game at a date where it would sell best
Yea prototype is on my favorites list but i have alot of favorites. This game is 1000 times better then the whole infamous and crackdown series put together.
@@Blowreaper69 another issue is that the merger may not even go through at all
This games was my childhood! I remember staying at my cousin's house for weekends and playing this game back in 2009, when it got released. Good times!
Yeah, man, I remember when we all got pizzas, and you opened the box upside down, and we all laughed at you😂
Roadhouse
How old are you now?
@@lenamuratova6581 I'll be 26 in two days
@@TheVAGNETTO happy early birthday man!
@@The_Guth thank you!
I’d give my leg for Prototype 3 with Alex Mercer as main protagonist. Phill, please make it happen lol.
I think that would be an pretty good Xbox Counter and Answer to Spiderman 2
"We can't have Venom?! Not so bad, we have something cooler"
Nobody cared about the protagonist in Prototype 2.
Prototype was the exact thing I wanted/needed as a teen. I loved that game. This vid brought back so many memories so thanks for that
Prototype was like being able to play spiderman but as venom or carnage and instead of stopping to take selfies and high fives with the civilians you could shape-shift into an old lady and grab the first dude who shoulder checked you on the sidewalk by the face sprint up the side of a skyscraper and chuck him into the ocean.
I knocked both out these games on their highest difficulties last may and gawd this series needs more in the franchise.
The combat and the movement system was just awesome. I miss it but I'll always play them together for a weekend or something like that.. So good. 👏🏿
What made Prototype such a big deal to me was everything. I loved this game so much. You were basically a god!
It didn't matter how bad of a day I was having or how stressed I was, I could come home and cause mass destruction to vent. Honestly, that game is super therapeutic even to this day. Add to that a gripping story and dark, gritty world and mystery and my nostalgic heart just can't get enough.
One thing that always blew my mind about Prototype was just how many civilians and infected were on the streets at one time. It really made you feel like shit was going down lol
These are my favorite types of games that are just fun to play. Open world with great traversal and crazy powers. Prototype, Infamous, Saints Row 4, Hulk Ultimate Destruction, Control and the more recent Jedi Survivor was decent and open worldish. Great fun.
Here after the Microsoft ABK acquisition 😊 💚🎮
These games were absolutely perfect for satisfying that power fantasy. They hold a very special place in my heart and if they were to make another one, whether a remake/remaster or a continuation of the story somehow, I'd be all for it. As long as it was done right. Don't pull any punches like so many devs do these days.
This game blew me away. The whole inFamous vs Protype thing was tense but to me this game really nailed the sense of power and freedom. I loved the wall running and jumping and gliding.
At the time I thought it was a really deep game with the regular mutant powers but also being able to morph into NPCs.
Imagine a prototype 3 where full environmental destruction is on display, and you could customise your character and weapons. Shame It'll never happen.
Imagine the gameplay evolution that could’ve been if that concept art of Alex ripping out of Heller’s body were to have gone somewhere
Its already released by the name of dead island 2 with extreme gore
@@abdulrafay2730 I like dead island 2, but it doesn't have the destructible environments.
@@abdulrafay2730not even close.
I loved both games. The fluidity of the combat and that enhanced mobility was so much fun. The sprinting, super jumps, wall-running and gliding was so satisfying. Jumping off skyscrapers to divebomb fortifications and unleash AoE destruction was cool.
The stealth mechanics were also good. Like if you impersonated an officer you call in air strikes or tell the soldiers that one of them is infected so the rest would shoot him.
What also made Prototype 1 memorable, was the New York City based map. Which was perfect for this kind of mayhem.
The release timing was also great. With it being released after GTA 4, which saw an increase in fans of open world games. That gotten lots of GTA 4 fans to be also interested in Prototype. I converted some of my friends to become a PC gamer due to GTA 4 and Prototype. Which on PC you can run both games with mods to improve the graphics and other gameplay elements.
It's actually a shame you didn't mention any that.
God, I’ve been playing through Prototype 1 for the last few weeks, not really doing the story all that much but playing around in the open world when I have the time. I recommended it to a friend recently, (and actually bought it for him on Steam and scheduled it to send on his birthday) and to think, it all started with me looking at a list of “Reverse Horror Games” a few years back after finishing Carrion and wanting more. I’m so happy that I discovered this game, and I’m glad you guys did a video on it so other people can as well.
I played both games on PC. Was hell deep into the stuff, the lore, everything. I still remember searching about Elizabeth Greene and theories about her son Pariah, and what could come out in [PROTOYPE 3]. Was pretty sad when I heard it wasn't coming out.
Yeah! That remained mystery forever
2000 to 2010 was the golden age of gaming
The first Prototype game is one of my favorites. As Alex Mercer we are made not to care for the city, we only save it out of self preservation. I didn't much like prototype 2 for it's change in the story wanting us to care for Heller's journey and kid while causing insane destruction, trying to give the uncaring nature of the first with the level destruction but all of it is toward the military and the virus. We were conditioned not to care for the city in the first game then are forced to care about it and some guy's family in the next. Sure mechanically it is better than the first but story and theme, it isn't. But it is an easy game to get all the trophies/achievements which I did in the re-release of them on ps4. I loved the way they told more of the background story in prototype one, through consuming seemingly random civilians and soldiers. It was so interesting to me, and the idea of some other, just like Mercer if not more so than him was out there in the Midwest I believe, or closer to Cali.. I don't recall, it's been a while. But to me there was so much potential to follow the first game. Sucks we may never see it again. But I am glad to have it as is, even if I don't much like the second one, it's still enjoyable with how destructive you can be to the enemy vehicles and the environment. Especially when using the tendrills, those are hella fun.
Man, the Prototype vs Infamous debate was wild for us who were around for it.
Prototype has got to be one of my favorite games from my child hood and to this day on my top 10. It’s truly such a timeless game, it plays so well for the era it was released in. I personally believe that we need more games like it with todays technology. I don’t care about all the extra features and screens and menus. I really just want a simple open world game that’s chaotic but fun at the same time and I think prototype was able to execute simplicity and chaos so well into the same game there may not be another game like the two.
Prototype is one of those games that I remember fondly because my brother and I played it a lot before he went off to college and then subsequently got married and we haven't really been able to do things like have my older brother play a game while I sit back and watch the game play out. A new IP, no set story, it felt like discovery of something new. Thanks for making this video Gameranx, awesome trip down memory lane. Gonna visit my brother today and talk about this game a little lol
Prototype is not a game it's a emotion❤❤❤
Loved both games and played through them both multiple times. If something similar was to come out I'd be all over it, great fun and a challenge. ❤❤
It was literally the only 'Venom' game we ever had (until Spiderman 2 releases this year).
Specifically for prototype 1, There are so few games and media in general for that matter that REALLY let you see the progression of a zombie like outbreak from patient zero to hell breaking loose. Was super cool
I’ve been wanting a 3rd prototype for so long, I bought prototype 2 when it first came out and I still find myself playing it till this day. Just goes to show how well these games hold up.
Man, Prototype was my favorite video game back then. I didn’t have a PS3 until I was just about 14 or 15, but it was one of the first games I bought as soon as I did. Even before that, I’d watch TH-cam videos of the series all the time. Both games were amazing in their own right. The first was a phenomenal story, and while they might’ve bungled that story in the 2nd, the gameplay never disappointed. I miss you Prototype. I miss the sequel we could’ve gotten but never did.
I miss Prototype, first one still has the best parkour animations to date, and is just so much fun. Great power fantasy, shapeshifting, becoming people, it's so good.
Hit and Run 2 and Scarface 2 would have made me so happy.
These games, along with Infamous and Borderlands 1 bring me such great memories from that time!!! This video was awesome, please do more of these!!!
I miss Infamous
What a great game it was. I liked the first one better than the second, but I still loved them both.
Prototype is what you imagine video games are as a kid. One of the most fun experiences I’ve ever had
Ngl my favourite moments of the game wasnt playing as the super villian, but just a normal grunt in the streets fighting the infected with other ai soldiers blending in, thats when i had the most fun
Had a bunch of credit in my local second hand electronics store. Had a PS3, but only played a game once in 2 weeks or so for an hour, just because wasn't all that interested in games at the time. Was 13 years old. Saw Prototype 2, for cheap. Brought it home. Fast forward to today. Am 21 now. And a certified Gamer™.
In short, this game shaped my interest in the wider world of gaming, and I am so glad that I bought it that one fateful day. Games have brought me so much happiness and great memories, both while playing single player story driven games, as well as competitive multiplayer games with my friends.
Prototype 2 was my first plat trophy on the ps3. I went through and got it again on the ps4 with the remaster and loved every minute of it.
BRING BACK PROTOTYPE!!!
Prototype and Prototype 2 are just a banger of a single player game, the campaign was nice, mechanics were nice, heck even the npc and enemies were nice
I remember being so wowed by the twist in Prototype one that Alex didn’t lose his memories, the virus just became sentient and thought it was Mercer. I went wild over that. And prototype 2 was just chef kiss with all the upgrades
I remember being so excited for this game when it was first announced. I was in highschool at the time and literally everyday I would check for new updates or videos on youtube. I got it the day it came out and to this day its still one of my favorite games of all time.
Loved playing Prototype back in the day when it launched on the 360! I still load it up every once in a while on Steam just for the sake of nostalgia and arcadey dumb fun! This game definitely didn't get as much attention as it deserved. I've never jumped in to the second but can only imagine it's more of the same, which isn't a bad thing. I'd love to see a modern update/sequel if it can improve on the format
i was obsessed with prototype and everyone at school thought id been smoking crack because i wasnt playing call of duty or gta
Prototype is a gem of the past. I love it so much to this day! Not even the new spiderman games give the sense of freedom that you had in Prototype traversal. Not saying that Spiderman is bad, but the jumping and gliding in Prototype are on a completely different level. They don't make em like that no more.
A third one would be great or remake
Prototype 2 is one of the best games I've ever played, a huge step up from the first in my opinion. Played when it first came out and then again several times over the years, such a shame we probably won't see another one.
Imagine a 2023 prototype build on UE5 and optimised like Doom games.
We really need a prototype 3 in this new gen to remind us about how much chill and fun it was to play this game. Really nostalgic for 90's out there..
I would trust Insomniac with this IP
People like games where you can recklessly and creatively murder everything in your path and Prototype delivered. Nothing to figure out.
Prototype 1 is my preferences, because of small details, for example, when you fall and try to get closer to a building while falling, you are going to slide of the building's wall. P2 lacks these small details. Also it was kinda sad that P2 didn't have a whole body armor.
I miss games like Prototype, Darksiders and Infamous, you don’t see games likes those often anymore.
I remember almost skipping this because so many people were saying it was so similar to Infamous from about the same time and I was already playing that. I ended up getting this too and people were so wrong.
Alex Mercer deserve a proper come back. Not as a vilain, but as a true anti-hero that he was meant to be.
Sure, he was bad in Prototype 2.
But what about we got a doppleganger?
What about he wasn't the true Alex Mercer, but a fake one?
I would be interested to play another game with him.
How I describe Prototype: a franchise with abandoned potential.
Back in 2009 I thought I had a pretty good PC because it could run Warcraft III and CS: Source fairly well. Then I booted this game up and it ran at like 9 FPS. Good times.
I love the idea of a Prototype 1 remake, I miss these 2000s insane power trip games
I remember reading the Prototype vs Infamous article in the PlayStation: The Official Magazine. Good times
I still remember how kids my age after Prototype released would say they want the powers of superman, spiderman, batman etc and then there was me who said I wanted the power of Alex Mercer from Prototype games. Fun times.
One thing they should have kept in prototype 2 was the feature from the first game where after each main mission they’d tell you how much money the military lost trying to fight you 😂
Real ones remember the patsy ability and still chuckle
I was 11 years old when this came out, I begged my parents for an Xbox 360 and prototype for my birthday and I got it, I remember playing this game for hours and hours because it was the goriest thing I’d ever seen and being 11 around when the internet just started becoming widely available, I wanted to see extremes. Extreme sports, extreme skateboard bails, extreme violence haha. I also thought I looked REALLY cool when I wore my hoodie because of this game. I have photographic evidence, I did not.
Prototype was a big deal to me because it was extreme, and I loved Spider-Man 2 on PS2 so when I got to play prototype it felt like I was playing an evolution of Spider-Man. It also hit right at the same time that parkour was really popular so to me it was the coolest game ever
Completed Spiderman 2. Revisiting Prototype to get more venom/carnage.
I believe it’s on sell on the Xbox store for 14.99 instead of 50 for both games and now I must get this game, i used to play this with a friend back in the day and man it’s just a core memory 🖤
This game was sick. My only observation was how it felt a little too much like Hulk Ultimate Destruction. The gameplay was a full copy/paste job. It's still great, though.
As a teen, it was the first "superhero-like" open-world type of game that I played. I remember literally screaming when I did a wallrun up a building and jumped from it. The feeling of excitement. There was nothing like it.
Day and night I dream about having Prototype 3, recent release of Spider-Man 2 on PS5 only made me sadder because I realized how amazing it would look on current gen consoles...
The main thing I loved about prototype was the shape-shifting aspect. The game did a really good job at letting you abuse that power in stealth scenarios while also having to be careful to not show your powers around enemies. Iirc even just jumping while disguised would make enemies hostile because obviously a normal human doesn't have an 8 ft vertical.
Prototype just felt like this perfect mix of Spiderman and GTA in an apocalyptic sci-fi setting while also not falling into a cliche storyline. Like you said, the game was just extremely fun. The gameplay was smooth, combat was easy, controls were fine, and it had rpg aspects.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this video is released when the Spider-Man game footage came out.
With the black suit
I’ll never forget I went to pickup Prototype on the day of release and my local GameStop told me it released the next day but I was certain it was same day. I remember going home and seeing friends playing it but waited one more day anyways. I played the hell out of it once I got it though. Still one of my favorite games ever. I would give anything for a 3rd or a remake.
This game was on almost EVERY Asian PC Cafe / Computer Shop.
I played Hulk Ultimate Destruction for the first time this month. It's now easily in my top 5 favorite games of all time. Zero nostalgia, it's just so fun. Currently trying to 100% it and modding it and I'm absolutely in love. Can't believe it's 20 years old and hasn't spawned an entire series or clones or something!
This game was my childhood. I bought the rerelease just to try and get them to make a third one. I loved both of them
So sad that both this and infamous are no longer in production.
Imagine a current generation Prototype game. Oh man I would love for a new one. Prototype remake.
Literally one of my favorite games of all time. Played through it multiple times on PS3 and PC. I still have a save at the perfect spot before the city is so zombified it's total chaos but far enough to have the movement upgrades. Perfect spot to just run around in the city and fuck shit up. Thanks for shining a little more light on this awesome favorite of mine.