Obligatory is it worth it thread.

[salad123]

So is it, ten bucks is pretty cheap but I have never heard anyone praise this game too much. If I have been spoiled playing Assassin Creed's will this game seem weak?

[Undying Zombie]

I enjoyed the game, though I have to say I played the console version. If you have ever played Spiderman Web of Shadows, it is very much like that in some aspects. ( Due to this you will either like the game, or hate it. )

For the price I personally think it is worth it. Though like I said I only played it on the console and have no idea how well the PC counterpart runs. That is the only thing that would hold me back on getting the PC version at this point personally.

Keep in mind though the 2end one IS coming out.

Aspects of the game I enjoyed?
Free roaming.
Disguising as enemies and then turning on them.
Overall combat, just liked how the combat was in the game.
You can still play past the end of the story.

Aspects that I disliked?
The game does seem to get a little repetitive, though most games do. Especially singleplayer games.
I wanted more things to do, however this is partially due to I liked the game overall and just wanted to have even more things to it.

[mrmotinjo]

This is pure, unadulterated fun. A mindless 'kill-em-all' sandbox, complete with huge amounts of carnage, backed by a light story to make it seem coherent :)

If you feel the need to run (and glide) around New York, slaughtering masses of people and weird zombielike mutants alike, grab onto helicopters, eat stuff alive and vent some steam, look no further.

I have it retail, and I was waiting for it to drop to less than 10e on Steam, so I'm gonna go buy it now :P

[mikesors]

the pc version is a glitchy un-patched mess. if you want to get rid of that 10 bucks, flush it down the toilet or do something equally wasteful so you wont have to look at this mistake on your steam page

[Ironballz]

I'd say it's worth it. At times the missions might seem repetitive but the game play is fun enough to overlook that. Definitely a game you'll get hooked on for a while.

[thewookie]

I got this game free with Singularity. Lets just say it wasn't cheap enough.

[Anticitizen]

Absolutely worth it.

It's by no means perfect - clearly an unfinished product - there are many little nitpicks, bugs, problems and distracting nonsense, but what's there is GREAT and will still give many games a run for their money. Pure, distilled fun, begging for more than one play-through. Very pretty, good-sounding, all-around great game.

People saying it's buggy or glitchy are simply wrong. The performance isn't ideal, but if you have at least an old 9800GT (like me) it won't be a problem. Owning a controller pad is a big bonus in control department.

Consider also spending your money on things more in need of your monetary support, like Terraria or Bastion.

[mikesors]

see the problem was it was a crap pc port. if you wanna play and enjoy prototype, and believe me you will, you need to do it on console.

pc you can expect sound issues, and a whole manner of other issues. and the fixes (don't expect them to work either) involve disabling devices in the device manager. this is un-acceptable.

[DoomMagnet]

Absolutely worth it.

It's by no means perfect - clearly an unfinished product - there are many little nitpicks, bugs, problems and distracting nonsense, but what's there is GREAT and will still give many games a run for their money. Pure, distilled fun, begging for more than one play-through. Very pretty, good-sounding, all-around great game.

People saying it's buggy or glitchy are simply wrong. The performance isn't ideal, but if you have at least an old 9800GT (like me) it won't be a problem. Owning a controller pad is a big bonus in control department.

Consider also spending your money on things more in need of your monetary support, like Terraria or Bastion.
ill let you know my fine sir that this game Never was bugged for me in any way.I dont understand people saying its ♥♥♥♥ and bugged
because their butthurt about their 10 year old rigs which cant handle an amazing game.yes i know you dont need a good pc but still.

[ZanyCynic]

One of the best games there are if you like super human powers.
Jumping, gliding, falling, killing... it is all so much fun.
This is a must have !

[ZanyCynic]

And yes, no bugs for me too. Everything fine !
Not sure if the video is worth looking, but perhaps you want to have a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfH_ssUo9ag

[Moe45673]

I played Prototype on Xbox but it was one of the most fun games I ever played. Just pure fun. I can't wait for the sequel.

Can't speak about PC version

[UpawJedi]

I have no problems running Prototype on my PC here's another PC gameplay video: -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI25sYr90tM

For this price the game is great value... :-)

[Carmichael]

For $10 it's well worth it. A little repetitive but the amount of powers you have makes up for that.

[Phoenix210]

see the problem was it was a crap pc port. if you wanna play and enjoy prototype, and believe me you will, you need to do it on console.

pc you can expect sound issues, and a whole manner of other issues. and the fixes (don't expect them to work either) involve disabling devices in the device manager. this is un-acceptable.

Not one bug (except the standard "silly AI in sandbox games"), gamebreaker, problem, sound issue or whatever in over 20 hours of gameplay. It ran perfect from start to wherever I lost interest in slaughtering the crowds.
If this is a crappy port, you shouldn't play games on pc anymore. Cause almost every game is.

The only thing I ran into was a boss I first didn't get how to beat and thought it was a bug. But it wasn't - I had to change tactics.

Yes, it gets repetitive before long but it's worth the deal.

[casshern09]

the pc version is a glitchy un-patched mess. if you want to get rid of that 10 bucks, flush it down the toilet or do something equally wasteful so you wont have to look at this mistake on your steam page

If you found it that way then that's unfortunate. But I would like to remind OP that it is certainly not the case for many, myself and all my friends had no problems on many different spec rigs.

I would say definitely worth this money. really good fun game, although it does have some very annoying parts. Give it a go for sure.

[ExoGenesis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqBw8UrrmeE I think it is :D <3

[Foulplay]

the pc version is a glitchy un-patched mess. if you want to get rid of that 10 bucks, flush it down the toilet or do something equally wasteful so you wont have to look at this mistake on your steam page

Cant say that I agree at all. When I played it on PC at release it was a solid game, and was great fun.

It's well worth the money.

[azzam]

the most kick-♥♥♥ way to spend 10 bucks right now. being the most badass super-mutant-freak that will allow you to stop at nothing, and killing the ♥♥♥♥ out of people in a very awesomely-ridiculous style never failed to make my day. i'd have to say there's always something to try and do in Prototype.

however like everyone else is saying, it's not perfect. at first yeah, the action is cool and stuff, but as you later progress, things become too chaotic, it will really get into your nerves at times. and you'll keep dying. but being able to do things like blowing up military bases or infected sites while dodging incoming thousands of threats can give you a sense of pure satisfaction.

i'd say get it. if you don't mind the extreme gore.

[Askjosh]

I can only play the game for 30 to 40 minutes at a time on my current computer because it really taxes the system heavily. but it is fun as hell to just run around destroying everything in sight :-)

[mfp2waoe]

Here's my obligatory "this thread is stupid" response. It takes about 5 seconds to find the critic and user scores in the mid-8 range. End of story.

[Nafe]

Here's my obligatory "this thread is stupid" response. It takes about 5 seconds to find the critic and user scores in the mid-8 range. End of story.

Except it's not the end of the story is it. The game looks like it's great fun but there is the unfortunate practical issue of "will it play well, or will it be a buggy mess?" Seems to be a bit of a lottery on that one.

And to all of the people claiming it can't possibly be a bad port because it works for you - I don't think you really understand PC gaming. It's possible for a game to perform perfectly in certain circumstances and perform absolutely atrociously in others. I'm not talking about systems that don't meet the required specs - I'm talking about ones that dwarf the recommended specs. This is not a challenging game, graphically speaking. It looks nice, but it's not exactly cutting edge.

Developers are supposed to test it on a wide range of specifications before releasing it, clearly they didn't do enough bug testing given how many issues there are and how widespread they are. It would be perfectly acceptable to be released in this state if they actually acknowledged the problems and patched them, but they haven't.

I really don't understand the need for you fanboys to defend the Prototype devs so vehemently. Are you related to them? There's an overwhelming amount of evidence that suggests this game is in fact buggy and not adequately supported. If you managed to run it perfectly, well, good for you. This does not in any way suggest that the game is perfect and other people's PCs are at fault.

[eeg]

Agree with Nafe. Perhaps there needs to be a "compatibility" or "known problems" score attached to games (besides metacritic or ratings).

This very thread (amongst all the others) is proof of the existence of major issues. No amount of "it runs great on my rig" posts can defend the Prototype devs and Activision.

If the game had little to no problems... would we even be arguing this long and this hard about this?

[DoomMagnet]

Agree with Nafe. Perhaps there needs to be a "compatibility" or "known problems" score attached to games (besides metacritic or ratings).

This very thread (amongst all the others) is proof of the existence of major issues. No amount of "it runs great on my rig" posts can defend the Prototype devs and Activision.

If the game had little to no problems... would we even be arguing this long and this hard about this?

i got a 5 year old rig with outdated graphics card that runs this game perfectly with no lag or other issues on maximum.
either you have bad luck or your system is so damn ♥♥♥♥ty that it forces these so called "bugs"
either way im not saying it directly at you

[joelegecko]

ill let you know my fine sir that this game Never was bugged for me in any way.I dont understand people saying ...

And because it works on your PC it is also working on every single PC ? I don't understand people assuming they are the center of the universe either. Many people have issues with that game while they haven't with others. It actually happens with all games on the PC platform. Your own argument is proving you wrong ( what happens on one PC doesn't on others ) :)

To the OP, I bought this game during a sale. It is simple ( in a bad way ) and gameplay became boring very quickly. The game could have been very cool ( P2 may be ) but it's a miss for me. If you want a sandbox gale where you can destroy and have fun, buy "Just Cause 2". Both games have very limited story but one is fun while the other isn't really. And of course there are bugs for some of the real people not living in the fantasy world of DoomMagnet ;)

[eeg]

i got a 5 year old rig with outdated graphics card that runs this game perfectly with no lag or other issues on maximum.
either you have bad luck or your system is so damn ♥♥♥♥ty that it forces these so called "bugs"
either way im not saying it directly at you


Its great you had fun with Prototype.

Problem is, there's a mountain of evidence pointing to significant problems with the game.

"Bad luck", as you say, is when you're walking in a park and get hit by some pigeon poo.

This is like standing under a tree full of pigeons, with poo markings all under it, where half the people keep yelling: "its ok! I sat under that tree for an hour and didn't get pooed on!"


lol

[Nafe]

This is like standing under a tree full of pigeons, with poo markings all under it, where half the people keep yelling: "its ok! I sat under that tree for an hour and didn't get pooed on!"

That is about as perfectly accurate an analogy as anyone could ask for. If people still don't understand after that, they're a lost cause.

[LaptopNut]

I had extreme lag and stutters when I first installed this one. I tried disabling HID's and it made no difference. For no apparent reason it started to work perfectly fine and I completed it twice. When / If this game works, it is great and worth the price but it is definately a gamble. Perhaps the name of the game is an inside joke from the Devs about its current state because this game is definitely a prototype........

[Merranvo]

Thus far... I've only seen people say that the game ran just fine and a small minority screaming "the game has bugs"

Can we conclude that there are bugs? Yes... but simply because you experience bugs does not mean that everyone will.

[kershek]

I played this game with an 8800GTX and EVGA 680i/Q6600 at the time and it was surprisingly fun, considering I don't normally give console ports the time of day. Didn't experience the bugs others were mentioning. Would be interesting to see it again with nVidia 3D Vision.

[deadwulfe]

I love these threads and hope they never die. I always check these threads when I want to buy a game knowing people are just going to throw out straight opinion, be it bad or good.

I haven't finished the game, yet. I also don't know why so many people can't get it to run or have crashes and other deal-breaking problems. I don't understand it, because on two different notebooks, I haven't had that problem. My only gripe is the audio. Conversations were really quiet & gameplay more normal on one machine and audio just equally low on the volume scale for conversations and gameplay on another. Could be something with the windows audio settings (currently have it set to the 44.1K sample rate).

Running up thin radio towers for collectibles can be very annoying, but the free-running mechanic isn't bad. It is a sandbox type game, but you're limited to the island of Manhattan. If you're looking for a game where you can run all over the place as a super-human and want to beat the crap out of everything and everyone, then you should consider getting this game. Yeah, I suppose it could get repetitive like blowing up the neighborhood in a GTA game, but there are challenges and missions you can do to refocus your gaming purpose.

I consider this a console game and I'm sure it's a port to PC. I call it a console game, because I play it with a controller so it's one of those leisurely type single-player games where you can just mash buttons and win; like a typical console game.

At $10, I say buy it, but just beware there are people who are having serious problems just trying to get it to launch.

[Nafe]

Can we conclude that there are bugs? Yes... but simply because you experience bugs does not mean that everyone will.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that everyone will experience problems. However this game is definitely quite buggy given the slew of unfixed bugs and volume of people that encounter them. Not just here but the official forums.

[zombiezephyr]

I'd prefer to gamble in Vegas, not on my Steam account. When I buy a game, especially from a developer with the giant backing of Craptivision, I'd like a guarantee it'll be functional, not a chance. Sadly this has never been the case with this publisher, nor will it ever be if Activision continues their current philosophy towards PC gamers.

[Rusty Silver]

the pc version is a glitchy un-patched mess. if you want to get rid of that 10 bucks, flush it down the toilet or do something equally wasteful so you wont have to look at this mistake on your steam pageNot accurate I have a retail copy of this game and it ran perfectly. Its a great game for 10.20

[Freyar]

Although it can be fun, there are major problems with audio on modern systems. I've yet to be able to get it to run with decent audio volume on any system I own (that's five different hardware and software configurations).

[eeg]

I'd like a guarantee it'll be functional, not a chance.

This. Why do we have to put up with half-baked products? Why can't I buy a game worry free? Why do I even need to read the forums before buying a game?

I've been burned twice before with these games. Most recently was Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter where I couldn't finish the game after 3/4 of the way thru... due to a well-known and reproducible bug.


Not accurate I have a retail copy of this game and it ran perfectly. Its a great game for 10.20
At $10, I say buy it, but just beware there are people who are having serious problems just trying to get it to launch.

I wish buyers all the luck and hope they face no problems. If you think $10 is an acceptable gamble, go right on ahead.

Meanwhile, Valve and Activision laugh all the way to the bank. They just made 10,000 people give them $10 for an unsupported, problematic product. lol