See first gameplay videos of Prototype

by Justin McElroy { Apr 28th 2008 at 10:30AM }

After our somewhat indecisive take on the game this morning, we thought you might enjoy seeing some of the first gameplay videos from Sierra's open world actioner Prototype. The fantastic animation and fast-paced action are on display here, as is Barry Pepper, much to the delight of both fans of Battlefield Earth. If you still haven't gotten your fill, there's more (Barry Pepper-free) action after the break.

We've yet to see if the whole package is really going to gel together, but for a project with this much promise we've certainly got our fingers crossed.

Tags: prototype, radical-entertainment, sierra, sierra-spring-event08

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Limezor @ Apr 28th 2008 10:36AM

Maybe I'm just used to GTA's awesome-ness, but this game looks really dull and repetitive.

ViagraFiend @ Apr 28th 2008 10:38AM

ok negative nancy

Laggy @ Apr 28th 2008 10:45AM

I agree. The bland graphics and bordering on horrible, and the environments are Superman 64 exciting. I hope they clean it up because it could have some good multiplayer, or not.

Jason @ Apr 28th 2008 10:46AM

I don't know about dull, but repetitive I can believe. For some reason i'm getting a Spiderman 2 and Hulk Ultimate Destruction vibe. Besides the fact that they both used sandbox style gameplay, the character animations and attack "combos" look very similar to Spidey 2 while the massive damage to the environment is suspiciously Hulk like.

It just feels too familiar.

MarkHawk @ Apr 28th 2008 10:57AM

regardless of all the above it looks really fun. Hopefully coop comes through seeing how reports of it being DLC.

DangerMouse @ Apr 28th 2008 11:02AM

Agreed. It doesn't look good at all.

killploki @ Apr 28th 2008 11:10AM

i thought it looked damn good, if you want to talk about a game feeling too familiar maybe we should look at GTA 4....

Jomolungma @ Apr 28th 2008 11:46AM

Well, let's hope this isn't the whole game. I mean, it might look dull and repetitive because they are only showing the same 4 city blocks over and over. Perhaps there is a larger game world to play in.

Anyway, I thought it looked pretty cool. The adaptive parkour stuff looked pretty slick. Might be something I pick up - have to see/hear a little more about it first.

However, Barry Pepper FTW!

xFenixKnightx @ Apr 28th 2008 10:42AM

Good

Action
Gameplay
Powers
Gore

Bad

Color
Graphics
textures

This is pre-alpha or something like that right so its ok Im sure these things will be addressed. Looking forward to this one.

NATO_Duke @ Apr 28th 2008 11:09AM

Seems to me they often don't polish the games textures up earlier in the production cycle. I would bet that when the game gets closer to release they will push the textures to see how far they can get while keeping the smooth animations.

ridestowe @ Apr 28th 2008 10:51AM

holy crap the explosion from the rpg was very weak indeed!

this game has some cool ideas but i don't think it's going to turn out as well as the creators would like it to.

i like the parkour stuff but i just hope the final is alot better than this video.

ridestowe @ Apr 28th 2008 10:52AM

a note to jason: just so ya know, this game is being developed by the same studio that made hulk ultimate destruction.

Jason @ Apr 28th 2008 11:38AM

*digging through PS2 library*
You're absolutely right. I thought Sierra did a really good job with that game so even if Prototype uses the Hulk engine with better visuals(hopefully) this could make for a really fun ride.

Btw, if you haven't tried Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, I highly recommend it. It's fairly old now so you should be able to find it pretty cheap.

Almyn @ Apr 28th 2008 10:57AM

I never thought i'd say this, But does the game need to be that violent?
Seeing the character punch his fist through an npc's chest, Riding a body around the ground like a skateboard, Streets covered in blood.
What the reason for it?What's the story behind this character?

Yeah i can probably live without playing this one either way.

Shmil @ Apr 28th 2008 11:35AM

Reason for it: Because its awesome.

The Doctor @ Apr 28th 2008 6:40PM

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfCool THAT is why sir.
(Oh, and this game also clearly follows this trope: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CursedWithAwesome )

Jaffy @ Apr 28th 2008 11:11AM

Wow, lot of negative comments!

I'm actually more jazzed for this, having seen the videos. Yeah, the graphics aren't the best, but the sheer number of things your character is shown doing in the videos is pretty interesting.

Parkour-ing through wartorn NYC, shooting spikes out of the ground, and taking down helicopter gunships with my bare (clawed) hands is like the perfect recipe for me.

koehler83 @ Apr 28th 2008 11:16AM

This game looks awesome.. but I just cant help but think they stole alot of concepts from "Demonic" the mock-up game from the movie "Grandma's Boy"

xFenixKnightx @ Apr 28th 2008 11:23AM

Actually, that was a real game that got scrapped.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/617/617491p1.html

On a sidenote, God I loved Grandmas Boy!

Odog4ever @ Apr 28th 2008 11:39AM

Please tell me you are joking right? Grandma's boy inspired no one sir. (It was good for a chuckle though)

Anyway, the developers are definitely taking that Hulk Ultimate Destruction game play to the next level which is a good thing. (you should check that game out on back-compat if you haven't already)

So have most of the commentors only started reading video game news today? I thought a layman would have a basic understanding that textures, graphics, and colors are the last things to be polished in a game. (Any actual developers feel free to correct me) The release date for the game is October 30. Which means they have another 5-6 months to work on the game!

Why would graphics be polished at this point! It just drives me crazy what people choose to focus on. The whole point of the video was to show off the game play. If you don't like the game play, fine. But at least comment on that.

Ken Shammy @ Apr 28th 2008 11:44AM

Repetitive though it may seem, I feel like it has the potential to be the Fun, Mindless Game of the Year XD

Or maybe I'm just being too optimistic here.

Ronshatmycarl @ Apr 28th 2008 11:46AM

Man, what was all of that tomato juice spread all over the streets for?

Seems like its being violent just for the sake of violence, a little to over the top for me.

Jonah Falcon @ Apr 28th 2008 12:09PM

Crackdown Meets Spawn.

Phranctoast @ Apr 28th 2008 12:32PM

I wonder how this game will be in comparison to inFamous. They seem very similar. InFamous being and exclusive to PS3 though, which means it will take advantage of things that multi console releases don't.

PojoMofo @ Apr 28th 2008 12:34PM

I am cautiously optomistic about Prototype, rental for sure though, because it has potential

Ubiqutous Oxymoron @ Apr 28th 2008 1:13PM

Reminds me of john Carpenter's 'The Thing' the only film that has scared the shit out of me.

seems to exhibit similar assimilation processes.

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Apr 28th 2008 1:25PM

It looks really good, but it was a mistake to have this launch after GTA IV. It sucks for them though, because it DOES look fun, it's just that GTA IV seems to have so much more depth.

zsb2003 @ Apr 28th 2008 1:26PM

I don't know : / the gore seemed to over the top and unnecessary. Overall the game looks like a giant ehhh in my book.

LAWL @ Apr 28th 2008 1:45PM

it looks both ,increadibly awsome and simply lame.

So i guess it will just come down to the game being released and playing it,because the videos look kinda cool like any trailer but so many other games have riden that style and failed before.

Blazur @ Apr 28th 2008 2:28PM

Holy freaking wow-ness of extreme fortitude. Sign me up for this bad boy! Twice!!

lfs @ Apr 28th 2008 3:24PM

same day as GTA IV... a little over confident me thinks... this looks shite even without the comparison though..

Devs. Stop up talking your product and actually try and make a good game, or go and get jobs as Real estate agents where your skills are much more effective. Thanks