InFamous Vs. Prototype
by M0D3Rn on Jul.07, 2009, under Opinion/Rant, Video Games
Can't we just be friends?
Well I can’t really call this a rant, and before people get up in arms about which I feel is better, I’ll disappoint you all RIGHT now.
They are BOTH great games.
Right…Are the fanboys gone? …oh good they have lost interest.
Read more after the jump!
To kick it off, one of the main things I have to get off my chest is that though both games are OBVIOUSLY designed as the ’superhero-sandbox’ type of game that made so many people point and scream “RIP OFFFF” at the opposing game of their choice, BUT the bottom line is that they are still very different games.
I mean yes, both games feature gravelly voiced 20-somethings who awaken to find themselves being able to do all kinds of freaky shiznit that they would not USUALLY be able to do on their way to work, like saving a few minutes on their morning commute by either a) riding electrical wires like a crazy bullet train OR b) sprinting up tall buildings, however each game comes into its own with the variety and variation of the stories.
Prototype: Impaling spikes - it's what's for dinner.
I mean Prototype, at its core is not just a superhero sandbox. Its a chaos simulator. Want to turn into a frail old woman and hurl cars at helicopters, before climbing a 30 story tall building and elbow dropping a tank? Yes, you can.
Meanwhile InFamous is more of a story that compels you with discovering yourself in an extremely terrible situation with yourself as everyones scapegoat/savior/courier. However, if you want to zip along train rails with lightening coursing through your legs while you zoom in VERY close and zap bad guys in the nuts - it’s all here, waiting to be exploited.
Generally the biggest difference between the two is story. InFamous is all about the story, its the core of the game, everything you do comes down to it, and this doesn’t hinder the game at all - it makes you feel involved, and at times downright angry. Now in a frustrated way, more in a sense that you start to feel bad about the lead character Cole and can see that having superpowers isn’t the coolest thing in the world - it can suck sometimes. But then you have Prototype - where the story, though there, isn’t the focus of the game. Prototype is about seeing the craziest way to deal with a situation and doing it. Arms that turn into hammers? Giant gooey spikes shooting out of the ground and impaling those douchebags that keep shooting at you? Story be damned - you can go nuts and progress your own ridiculous way.
InFamous: Adding electricity makes EVERYTHING better.
Graphics wise, InFamous is definately the superior of the two - but I say this lightly. I am a firm believer that if you feel that graphics make the game, then you aren’t giving gameplay a chance. Prototype looks just fine the way it does, and it does what it sets out to achieve VERY well, specifically with how powers look - just that InFamous looks a little more polished, and you can’t help but feel that it’s making good use of the PS3. But once again to make sure fanboys don’t start foaming at the mouth - PROTOTYPE LOOKS JUST FINE.
So in summary? They are both worth every cent. If you disregard one because someone said that it sucks COMPARED to the other - give it a chance. Even if you don’t buy these games - rent them, or make use of the amazing gift of FRIENDS and borrow a copy off one of your friends who has cash to burn.
