thanks Sander. i was kinda hoping for a semi-decent story without plotholes though. i felt it could have some potential from the vids. great atmosphere though.
Sierra's "Prototype"
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Phil the Nuka-Cola Dude
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
The story is quite good, and going through every web of intrigue target will give you some perspective on it all.
The few 'plotholes' are easily written off as cliches that happen in most games/movies. Here's a minor one, I'll keep it as vague as possible:
[spoiler:0f80b81930]
At one point, you're trying to get this guy. He's in a helicopter flying around an infected area waiting for the 'all clear' to be given. You run around destroying the infection sensors, so it looks like it's safe. His chopper lands within a few feet of you, and you just stand there as he notices the area is still infected.. and then just flies away. You COULD have easily ripped the helicopter to pieces right then and there, and had him... but you didn't, as that would have ended the story early.[/spoiler:0f80b81930]
Minor crap like that. Nothing that actually ruins it as a whole.
The gameplay more than makes up for that kind of thing.
The few 'plotholes' are easily written off as cliches that happen in most games/movies. Here's a minor one, I'll keep it as vague as possible:
[spoiler:0f80b81930]
At one point, you're trying to get this guy. He's in a helicopter flying around an infected area waiting for the 'all clear' to be given. You run around destroying the infection sensors, so it looks like it's safe. His chopper lands within a few feet of you, and you just stand there as he notices the area is still infected.. and then just flies away. You COULD have easily ripped the helicopter to pieces right then and there, and had him... but you didn't, as that would have ended the story early.[/spoiler:0f80b81930]
Minor crap like that. Nothing that actually ruins it as a whole.
The gameplay more than makes up for that kind of thing.
I did not care much for the game.
I just beat it and the story is blargh, the final boss is annoying and I realized that I wasn't having fun the last 4 hours I was playing.
I'm both confused and angry right now.
I just beat it and the story is blargh, the final boss is annoying and I realized that I wasn't having fun the last 4 hours I was playing.
I'm both confused and angry right now.
Pretty much the same as you, generalissimo. I'm fine with the graphics looking dated, and really enjoyed some things (such as the hilarious noodle-like flailing of people you grab), but the novelty wore off quickly and the controls got downright irritating. I'm not sure what all the hype is about.
From what I've seen of it (a few gameplay-trailers). It doesn't even come close to infamous.
I already got suspicious, when the trailers showed some moves over and over, like when he consumes someone. Actual gameplay was always cut super fast. It's like those movietrailers, where you see just glimpses of action and 'splosions and stuff. You just know it's gonna suck.
I already got suspicious, when the trailers showed some moves over and over, like when he consumes someone. Actual gameplay was always cut super fast. It's like those movietrailers, where you see just glimpses of action and 'splosions and stuff. You just know it's gonna suck.
Except this game doesn't suck.
You just need to enjoy it for what it is, which is to say a mindless free-roaming game of rampaging destruction.
You just need to enjoy it for what it is, which is to say a mindless free-roaming game of rampaging destruction.