musick

well your experience I would venture to say is not that of the average gamer
I've been playing this daily for around 4 hours at a time (for well over a week) and am just now getting into the Historic district. As a matter of fact after facing one of the bosses (think very high structure to climb to) I thought the game was coming to a conclusion yet I was surprised to notice I still have about 30% more to go.
This game (inFAMOUS) is by far a short gaming experience. This game (inFAMOUS) delivers on everything promised and more.

discostu1337

Here's my input if anyone cares:

I played for about an hour last night, and feel it's very average at best. The graphics are bland, but I expected that. The game loads an awful lot, which is very annoying. The controls are pretty bad (X to shoot and RT to run?). So far it seems that there are only 31 missions, 6 of which I finished in under an hour. Also, the "side missions" are the stupid ones where you run through checkpoints in under 30 seconds to get gold medals etc.

I would give it a 6/10...maybe bump it to a 7 if it blows me away before I finish it...but I doubt it.

PopcornTreeCt

I like InFamous but it feels like I'm playing Heroes and I'm stupid Kristin Bell and I'd rather be Sylar.

jeffbase34

Most single player games cash in at 10 hours. Do you bash them too? Red Faction is 15 hours which is plenty for me. You sound really nit picky. I would hate to see what you thought of the masterpiece, Bioshock!

slop101

I bet that if Prototype were an exclusive to a console (doesn't matter which one), it would get much higher marks.

It seems like every exclusive game, even if shit, gets an automatic "+1" added to it's review score.

PopcornTreeCt

glassdragon

Most exclusive games are pretty good though. Sony or MS are not going to pay millions to secure a game that could be extremely horrible.

Michael Corvin

I haven't played either, but it sounds a lot like Second Sight vs. PsiOps. One has the better powers and more fun, but the other has a better story, character, etc.

Michael Corvin

Bioshock was 12-14 on the low side if you rushed through everything(or played on Easy), 16-20 otherwise.

FusionX

Ok since JeffBase can't read (or game based on his other posts), I ENJOYED Infamous. No bash, it just wasn't great. I totally agree with the poster who said he felt like Kristen Bell and wanted to be Sylar. That is how I felt. In Prototype, you are Sylar. I liked Infamous, but for me, Prototype has the better powers, better epic feel, and better story. You really need to track down the web of intrigue targets to fully appreciate the story, but much more attention is paid to plot in Prototype. So please enough Infamous and let's talk about Prototype.

dsa_shea

I got the game a few hours ago and played for about an hour before I couldn't take it anymore. You start out with all the powers but after a few minutes of intro playing you basically lose all of them except super jump and consume. The graphics remind me of True Crime 2 with less variety. The animations are decent but the trailing graphics like rocks falling off the building while running up the side leave me wondering why they didn't do better. You have rocks crumbling off the building but no damage left behind. WTF? The gameplay is no better and probably not even as good as Infamous was. I would give this game at most a 7 as I feel like I'm just playing a newer version of Spiderman with a different skin and varied superpowers.

As for the map of Manhattan it is laid out almost like a sheet of graph paper. You could basically run from the bottom of Manhattan to the top with veering to the left or right. The npcs are basically clones of one another with about 15 variants. Right in front of me I saw 3 ladies that were identical in appearance and clothing. The military personnel all look the same as well. If this game played like Mercs 2 with the powers and destructible environments I could like it a bit more but as it is the best I can say is that it is average and doesn't leave me wantng to play it. Infamous>>>Prototype

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jeffbase34

Lol, you obviously have bad taste to trash talk on Infamous. Your main complaint was the game length which is just retarded. Guess that means COD4 really sucks too.

FusionX

Hence...enough. Jeff, please stalk someone else. XBLA sales figures await...

stingermck

Im playing it right now, and so far am enjoying it. One thing I really like it the ability to pick up dropped guns and use them. I still like inFamous, but they are just 2 different games with the same idea. inFamous is slower and more isolated, where Prototype is faster and more populated.

Supermallet

I just started a few minutes, and while the graphics are much more rough than Infamous, the opening sequence had some truly wow moments. I hope the rest of the game lives up to that opening.

stingermck

Agreed. The opening reminded me of Heavenly Sword. Fully powered and all hells breaking loose. Then a "how did we get here" flashback.

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G4 Xplay Review

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dino88

^This is the second review I've heard where they say you have no range attacks (other than what you pick up and throw), yet they show footage of him firing guns and tanks. I'm confused.

nickdawgy

So looks like some people are saying it sucks, and some are saying it rocks.

I am on the fence.

Tarantino

My friends and I were taking turns tonight at my house and we had a fucking blast. This game is as much fun to watch as it is to play.

At times, there is so much chaos going on it's insane. One mission had me defending one building while the army was trying to blow it up, and mutants were attacking both the army and me. There were missiles flying all over the place, body parts flying...insane.

I'm loving it so far.

(and there are plenty of range attacks...aside from the exterior weapons like rifles and missile launchers, some of the powers that you gain give you huge range)

= J

Supermallet

After playing it for a few hours, it is a lot of fun but feels more repetitive than Infamous. Also, the overall package on Infamous is better, whereas the powers are cooler in Prototype.

nickdawgy

I'll probably take a chance on it with Gamestop credit. Hell, maybe somebody already returned one and I can get it used and try it out. Doubtful, but worth a shot.

jeffbase34

I guesss I'll take a pass on this one. Too many comments about the graphics being really bad.

Tarantino

The graphics aren't bad. They're not as good as inFamous, but they're not bad.

The gameplay is great, the action is intense, and it's just plain fun. If you pass it up, it's your loss.

= J