Happy 2025! Glad I’ve finally gotten a video out on this topic since it’s one I’ve always loved. This video was voted for by supporters on Patreon! I’ve also got two other videos almost finished, so expect those soon!
Unrelated to the video, but I've been wondering, why is your profile picture of the poster for 2013's Oldboy? What drew you to use that image specifically?
Sucker Punch said that they didn't have any plans for inFAMOUS, but hopefully after Ghost of Yōtei comes out they'll be able to give InFAMOUS some love Wishful thinking anyway
Considering how woke driven these gaming companies are now an inFamous remake probably wouldn't be entertained. The love interest dies which opens you to the Women in Refrigerator trope, the best friend betrays you for powers and I'm sure would be interpreted as "fat-shaming" somehow, the one black guy "dies" and the female villain is too "sexualized". I imagine Cole and Zeke would also be considered "bad influences" since they were trouble makers.
People are re discovering InFamous and Second Son is getting a huge resurgence with PS5 players admiring and enjoying Delsin Rowe, and then going back to 1 and 2. When people don't have someone telling them a game sucks because it's not as deep as a previous game, People enjoy it. That said Paper Trails adds so much dismissed amazing lore. Go check out how many ppl are posting 4k ps5 and ps5 pro videos as we speak.
Something that I noticed about Prototype is how packed the streets are. There's so many civilians, monsters, soldiers, tanks. It's a game where collateral damage can't be avoided, unlike inFamous. So you get to revel in that
Yes but they all have terrible AI. InFamous 1 has alot of people in specific areas because of the pandemic. As you clean up the city you start seeing more people. Crazy, InFamous and PT are > most current hero IPs in detail level and story.
@@squallthegrieverIt`s really a shame how no studios are willing to put as much effort into a superhero-esque power fantasy ip like these anymore. The closest we get is Spider-man, and even then you can barely interact with the rest of the world.
Um.. yeah because they obviously want you to slice all them in half. The game was meant to be a sandbox game so you get the satisfaction of cutting everything in half. Infamous was more of a strategy climbing shooting game… this is a REALLY bad comparison
It’s like saying a fork is better compared to a spoon because you like stabbing stuff and it can still slice stuff and a spoon can’t do that, but completely forgot that a spoon isn’t made for that at all…
Cole: “They call me a terrorist. They don’t even know me!” Alex: “They call me a terrorist. They’re right 😎” Perfect encapsulation of each game’s approach. 😂
@@Grandtemplar305in the first game, alex just wanted to make sure he and his sister made it out. halfway through the game he was tired of blackwatch ruining everything they touched. idk how prototype 2 ruined one of my favorite reluctant heros.
@@TheDarkMaster312 As far as I know there's a comic in between Prototype 1 and 2 that goes on what happened to Alex, but for some reason they never told anyone on the games or referenced it in 2? I dunno it was weird
Yeah but neither were designed to be Static or Venom. InFamous and PT are their own world and story, so bad comparison... Like I get it, but mmmm...let's keep em their own things.
Prototype will forever have a place in my heart. Total power fantasy, it's the kind of experience that video games were created for. I would play it all the way through, start a new game +, finish that, and start all over. Don't know how many times I did that, but I played the hell out of that game, for sure. Would love a third attempt. Having a Space Marine 2 moment for Prototype would be all I ever need.
33:55 I always saw it as Kessler knowing what Cole would do either way. If the player decides A Kessler does X and if B he does Y. He is able to know this because of spoilers.
People tend to forget that it’s actually a trio of superhero open-world games involving quarantine and karmic system, as Spider-Man: Web of Shadows had been released just half a year prior to inFamous and Prototype.
Web of Shadows is truly one of my favorite Spider-Man games if not THE favorite. The combat, the swinging, the little travel interactions like being able to casually hand on flag poles on the side of buildings, or perch on walls each having multiple animations/poses. The wall running, wall combat, web zip perfected dang near. Man I wish they could remaster it
@BonzerMrT I feel lucky for still owning a copy and that I got it relatively cheap before I became a collector's item whose price ranges in the triple digits.
That's because prototype was actually meant to be a sequel to web of shadows where you play as carnage spreading the symbiotes. hence why most of the powers seem symbiotic and why there are moves you can do from web of shadows such as body surfing.
@@DinoDave150 You can also get it for free on PC as it's been delisted. Same with Ultimate Spider-Man that was on the PS2, although that's a bit buggier, whilst WoS I've only had a few crashes in over 12 hours of play.
@@xxprototypexx5056 nah. It does, however, take many ideas out of The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. Also, Radical had been (pun unintended) prototyping Spider-Man 4 game that became Prototype 2 after the plans for Raimi’s film fell through.
It's more that while your abilities are entertaining in a sandbox, the mission design is often frustrating and often feels at odds with the freedom your powers should be giving you.
@chrisossu2070 That's exactly how I feel. You have all these techniques and abilities but it doesn't feel like the game itself was properly designed around them.
Fun fact, the original story for prototype 2 was gunna be vastly different and far more terrifying than what we got. The original plan was gunna have Alex evolve to the point it would consume the entire world. Not just the people, but the planet itself. It was essentially gunna turn Alex into a cosmic horror entity, it was scrapped though, but some bit of the story still exists in prototype 2 such as the diagrams in the mutation menu, with one of them having Heller splitting the moon in two with whipfist. The writer was asked whether or not the diagrams were to be taken as canon and therefore literal, and he confirmed they indeed are. This means Alex and Heller are way way WAY stronger than what people believed. They are basically moon to planetary and potentially even beyond that.
@@bloodstone1992 There are tons of PS exclusives that came to Xbox. Kingdom Hearts, Dealthloop, Metal Gear Solid, Crash Bandicoot, Final Fantasy X, Firewatch, Ghostwire Tokyo, and a lot of others.
@@抱元守一 Infamous games are well..very infamous for being still barely playable on RPCS3 as there are issues with graphical effects,crashes/stability and both games require very powerful CPU for playable framerates. Infamous games unfortunately are the least playable first party Sony exclusives on RPCS3 for some reason lol.
Regardless of which you prefer (I'm a much bigger inFAMOUS fan), a few things can be agreed on: 1. Both game series' are awesome and deserve more sequels. 2. Neither game series' are perfect but do different things better than the other.
One thing that I really appreciated about both these games is how they were evolutions of the games previously made by their respective developers. Infamous took all of Sly Trilogy's platforming and used it to create a massive explorable sandbox with a refined combat system while Prototype took all of Hulk Ultimate Destruction's power abilities and allowed you to go absolutely berserk with gory weapons.
Great timing on this one. I played and finished inFAMOUS for the first time this-- er, _last_ year (Happy New Year's, everyone), as part of my endeavour to play games I have absolutely zero interest in whatsoever in order to broaden my horizons. It was a slog at first, and I had to force myself to get through a lot of it, but by the end I appreciated the game much more and am even considering playing the sequel eventually. And yes, I did watch your Kessler video immediately after the credits rolled, just to scrape as much content out of this channel as possible (as long as it doesn't involve me having to watch the Saw films).
Holy, new HBH video on January 1st? We ball? Edit: it’s a serious shame that none of the Infamous games have ever been ported to PC or even modern consoles. It’s the only series I have ever fully platinumed. Not even DMC but that’s more because I suck ass at them. I’d kill for a remaster of the series though, or even basic ass ports to PC.
On the topic of Mercer's change of character, they pulled the same thing as Infamous in that there was a DC comic tie-in that is basically summed up as The Blacklight Virus/Alex went around the world basically soul searching, but eventually grew to develop a God Complex a la Vergil from the DMC reboot and decided humanity needed saving from itself hence his sudden turn to villainry.
@@chrisossu2070 Not exactly. He was betrayed yes, but mainly by two individuals in different ways. A Mill Owner who was previously a mob enforcer (which Mercer only got angry at after killing the mob boss & read his memories, to find that the man had brutally killed people) and his daughter (who did directly betray "Jack" by shooting him & stealing money that he brought with him) who wanted to follow in her father's criminal footsteps before a rageful Mercer killed her. They never even knew who or what he really was right before he killed them.
@@TheArklyte why???? the tie in comics were perfectly fine, it gave the fanbase an answer to why mercer became evil, does it entirely make sense.......no. but nor does the guy who says hes confused and acting timid saying "SHE'LL BE THE MOTHER OF THE NEW WORLD!"
@@dr.levionce The second game was a total wash. The first game has way more attention to detail and as a concept is far cooler. The uniforms of enemies, their gear, etc, all of it ties in far better. The second one was just lame.
I honestly think [PROTOTYPE2] is a lot better than people give credit for. Yes, the story leaves a lot of loose threads from the first game hanging, but the actual game is a huge improvement over the first one and addresses some of the criticisms you brought up. More streamlined controls and mechanics, sidemissions that tie into the story, powers being unlocked by completing missions and side content making you feel like you're getting stronger, and some of the funniest dialogue I've heard in an open world sandbox game. You just gotta love Starnes the Blackwatch grunt! Anyway, Happy New Year HyberBitHero! P.S. What a coincidence that GmanLives looked at the [PROTOTYPE] series and now here you are.
I remember getting Prototype 2 specifically to see if they went anywhere with Pariah… I was heavily disappointed but hopeful they’d capitalize on a sequel. Oh well
I think the vast majority of criticism has to do with the fact that they just replaced alex mercer and made him a villain. For better or for worse, the fanbase was attached to the character. I think the game would have done so much better if they kept alex.
Yeah, I love muscle mass for that in _addition_ to the increased melee damage it normally gives. I know it may not be as much damage as the _blade_ for example, but you're arguably more versatile with muscle mass and less likely to stop and switch powers as often.
I remember seeing a video from E3 before Prototype came out with one of the developers talking up the game. I remember he mentioned something about co-op that inevitably got cut. He was talking up how one player can fly a helicopter while the other would hang out on the wing pulling missiles off and chucking then at enemies and I've wanted this in a game ever since.
Been subscribed to your channel for about 12 years since the DmC video and you got me into Yakuza before it was cool. Glad you are making videos a bit more often again.
This is such a blast from the past. I remember finding your channel through your original review of Infamous you submitted to the SWAGshow. Its nice to see you revisiting your roots.
hyper you're a class act. old school, thoughtful game insight done with charm and patience. thanks for giving a favourite of mine like infamous a visit, but also giving me a good idea of what i was missing with prototype
brother COOKED, 15 YEARS in the making, instant sub HAPPY NEW YEAR. Please INCLUDE the infamous vs prototype fan art if you ever make an Alex vs Cole video, PEOPLE LOVE to draw them💖💖
Looking at both games side-by-side really reminds me of Spiderman: Web of Shadows where it's almost a perfect combination of both. You have your characters and morality choices with a good or bad ending in a ravagely infected New York. Any game where you can just run and fly in the air all over New York was awesome, god, I would kill for a 3rd Hulk game.
Gameplay-wise both are power fantasy fulfillment, one as a wizard, another as a brawler. I think the brawler moveset in Prototype is far more complete and satisfying than what inFamous offers for its electrical zapping. Which in turn gets divided in two by one of those classic Fable-like binary morality systems. Mobility is a major positive for both games, but Prototype presenting a bigger, sprawling, taller playground takes rampaging and traversing through it an order of magnitude higher in terms of grandiosity. This is all of course a fair and balanced love letter to Prototype from someone who hasn't even played inFamous.
I can't believe this was recommended to me just in time. I'm currently making a manga series that I'll be submitting to Shonen Jump this year and the infamous series is a heavy inspiration for my manga. It's the perfect example of building on an already existing concept, rather than lame half-brained originality. Infamous series ripped off Static Shock, but that's a GOOD thing because infamous ended up being the best interpretation of electric powers, far better than static shock in my opinion. Infamous is PEAK electric powers in video games in my opinion, particularly the 2nd game. My manga will rip off many series but I will prove that originality isn't as important as people think. Everything has already been done. it's better to combine and build on already existing concepts. Thank you for this video, it helped when drawing my manga, having this in the background.
@@arogon8797 It's called "Treacherous." I actually uploaded shorts on my channel, animating scenes of my manga. Infamous is a heavy inspiration for my series "power/battle system"
Heey glad to see you're still doing stuff. I remember your Kessler Devious Intent from way back when. Cheer man! Also I had no idea Yahtzee did that. The madman
It’s unbelievable being reminded that they made a big budget “AAA” game that unabashedly nasty and not in a optional sandbox fun kinda way, it makes evil options in other games look like a joke and it’s not hiding behind satire like other option world world games do either
Infamous is a great series but personally I like the grotesque body horror of Prototype more. Alex's powers being rooted closer in real world bioengineering adds to the feeling of being this unholy freak of nature compared to Cole's electricity powers and his more "superhero origin story" type of feel for his games.
Don't care about Activision's opinion. Neither comics, nor second game happened. Dana is in induced coma, Ragland and Karen are alive and trying to monitor her, Alex is searching for Pariah and Heller with his family left US:P
Sorry to tell ya but there's a secret mission and cut-scene where Mercer disguises himself as a blackwatch soldier and finds karen, takes her into an elevator and consumes her. That's canon btw so it's just Ragland trying to monitor Dana.
@jacobstanley3385 it's not secret, it's cutscene for completion of Web of Intrigue. It gives you no memories(so no consumption) and no evolution points(so no kill). It was left ambiguous by devs on purpose. Only during release of P2 they revelead on a social media a poster that claimed that Alex killed her. And as I already disregard P2 and comics anyway... Please read people's comments IN FULL first before believing that you have found some secret, lol 🤣
@@TheArklyte no need to be so toxic. I've seen a lot of people play prototype and they've never done that mission. Plus an interesting theory I've heard about why Alex doesn't gain any memories from consuming Karen is because he just wanted to forget about her.
I forgot how much you really liked Seiba until the end of the video, haha. Well done video, this was a lot of fun to watch. Your analysis is always insightful and I'm curious to hear your thoughts on Infamous 2 in a future video.
Mfs be like "Cole can beat him" meanwhile alex and heller can consume material that isn't just flesh so technically they could cover themselves in rubber
Actually... There's a lot of stuff Alex and heller can do that people forget. Both are ever evolving viruses capable of tossing 100 ton vehicles around without much effort. But it's the ability to adapt that makes them powerful. He's like a mini Mahoraga. Able to adapt to anything given enough time. In game, electricity and fire are initially good against the blacklight virus. But through prolonged exposure they can become increasingly resistant to them. Considering Alex gets a library of every organic material he consumes. What people don't get is that basically means he can create nano-meter thing razor blades capable of slicing through titanium if he copies a limpet snails teeth. Teeth stronger than titanium. Or iron shell snails who's names explain themselves. See, people separate inorganic material from organic material when thinking about stuff like this. But animals in real life have some bizarre abilities that Alex could get from consuming them.
Great video! The rivalry between InFamous and Prototype was certainly a fun time in gaming history, yet I only ever played InFamous back then. Should try out Prototype sometime!
It's weird how back when these games came out I thought they were both cool and enjoyable but nothing too special. Fast forward to today and they both feel so novel and unique.
What is cool about infamous morality system is in the sequal ya can choose which playthrough ya had from the first game and some side quest will have different outcomes, one side quest on evil mentions that you killed someone from the first game and get ambushed, but same side quest from good playthrough she thanks you for saving that character and gives a kiss on the cheek
@@xxprototypexx5056 I'm not saying Alex would win. But giving Cole the speed advantage because he can go into an electrical grid and go near the speed of light like that is... Well it isn't good scaling. And one of the weirder things about the fight was that Alex didn't get to use his creatures. You know. The Goliaths, the brawlers or hydras. Hydras are immune to electricity, so they would've been real useful. :/
@@ReardensmolhauzLLargo Alex should have won though, I'm not even talking about their logical errors. The writer for prototype 2 himself "Dan Jolley" confirmed 3 to 4 months ago that Alex is beyond planetary as the diagrams for the game(Including the one where heller splits the moon). Are literal and therefore Canon.
40:08 about that. both infamous and prototype actually have comics that takes place after their first games and before their second. i won't spoil anything as i do implore you to read it yourself before your second part of the video
When it comes to your thoughts on Elizabeth Greene, she doesn't have any presence in the game because she's not meant to be a character, she's clearly written to be a force of nature, an agent of choas, an avatar for the virus; she refers to herself as Alex's "mother" in the sense that her virus begat his virus. Whoever the true Elizabeth was, she died along with everyone else at Hope, Idaho.
Alien mindset characters can still be characters and interesting. The fact she's clearly capable of thought and decision making and can communicate like that automatically means they could have made her more engaging as a villain. What she is is not an excuse for her being such a boring villain that has literally nothing to her. Hell, the protagonist is literally the same thing she is, as is the hunter that straight up manipulates "Alex" and clearly has defined regular ass motivations and makes choices. She is a character, she's just a boring nothing one. Her just doing shit for no reason except to be generic antagonist lady is just because they couldn't come up with anything, not due to her being an 'agent of chaos' being itself interesting in any way. She's just a badly written character and villain, like basically everyone else in the game.
@Amodelsino Greene doesn't have a character. A character has to have their own personality and goals; she--or rather, IT--is an avatar of the redlight virus. Alex is different; the blacklight virus merged with with Alex, it BECAME him.
@@SuperboyLilly In Alex's, or rather Blacklight's case, the difference between it and Elizabeth Greene was that the virus assimilated the dying Alex Mercer's brain, and then, because of this act, it obtained a conscience and sapience, in a way, the Blacklight that we accompany throught the whole game is more like a child being suddenly born and thrusted into the mess that the original Alex made.
@@SuperboyLilly she isn't an avatar for the red light virus, she was the red light virus itself. The prima guide confirmed that red light was responsible for the creation of all life in the prototype series. Which makes her statement to Alex in their second meet make much more sense. When she said she was the reason for everything, she literally meant EVERYTHING.
@@xxprototypexx5056 The redlight virus starting life on earth can be taken with a grain of salt; I found a copy of the prima, and there are several inconsistencies. Are you sure this isn't just some concept book to explain the developers' thought process? Because there were concept designs for characters that were scrapped.
Loved this comparison. Prototype always reminded me of Spider-Man Web of Shadows. Both games had similar aesthetics- apocalyptic, zombie-esque worlds. WoS also shares a common design with Infamous, that being the good or bad morality choice system. Interesting, never really gave that much thought until now. Not sure if you enjoy licensed superhero games, but Web of Shadows is a ton of fun. I’d kill to see you make a video on it, it’s like Spider-Man meets Devil May Cry with the goofiest, cheesiest story ever.
I personally preferred Prototype because when these games came out I was doing parkour in real life and it just felt so much clunkier than real life in Infamous. The movement being so much more satisfying as a person who was living and breathing movement in real life was THE deciding factor. This honestly led me to be Prototype 2's only hype man. I was super pissed at what they did to Alex, but I could not deny how much fun the game was to play.
inFamous is the protagonist is trying to stop an apocalypse, meanwhile his action will determine whether he will become the Superman or the Homelander. Prototype is the protagonist trying find out what happened to him, meanwhile trying to stop a potential world-ending pandemic that he unintentionally set off, at the same time finding himself tangle in a military conspiracy involving an eldritch Lovecraftian virus
With Radical being canned by Activision and most of the fans for Prototype never truly feeling this game has hit it's heights, there's more fan content for a hypothetical Prototype 3 than for an InFamous 3, at least that I've seen. I can recommend Purposeless Rabbitholes video on the subject or Whitelight's if you really wanted a sketch on what a finale to the series could look like. If any commenters can point me towards a good InFamous 3 concept, please do!
I'm six minutes into the video and I predict what I feel right now correlates with a lot of people here. These types of games is something we lost in follow up console generations. It's a sweet spot between the gameplay-driven PS1 & PS2 era and the very story-driven, high production value games we have now. Watching that, I kind of missed that time and vibe. We're all nostalgic right now when it comes to games and movies and this shows why.
Pro: Cole is a guest character in street fighter x tekken. Con: Cole is a guest character in sfxt, and was only in the Playstation version of the game to boot.
On the last seconds of the video I remembered how great infamous soundtrack was. And that video where devs were slamming on the garbage cans to get "unique city sound" or something like that lol
I chose to save Trish in my good playthrough instead of tge doctors - and that stung WAY more when she is fatally wounded and praises you for your heroism and you know you just didn't live up to that It reaffirms the decision to become more heroic - to truly live up to this version of yourself that in the end Trish saw you as Loved that first game so much (great vid btw)
The ending of this vid was pretty unexpected. I bet there's an alternate reality in which the artwork commissioned for this vid was about Cole dressed as Saber and Alex Mercer dressed as Saber Alter lmao. Jokes aside, great video. I find that Prototype while fun never managed to rise above the level of "it's good if you laugh at how edgy it is", with Infamous I remember being more intrigued about the characters and plot in general. Gameplay wise, I wished Prototype was a bit more focused or have more elaborated boss fights and enemies since while it had a lot of cool stuff to do I remember it getting a bit old by the end of the game.
Both of these games are so good I still don’t know which one I like more. I love comics so I got super attached to Infamous but I also love anything featuring edgy bio punk and Prototype had that in the bag. Both are just so good and gives their core audience exactly what they want.
I love this video. Prototype is a very sandbox heavy game, while Infamous is a great action adventure game. They have their different strengths. So it really did all come down to who had the better Saber cosplay! Love me some Fate stay/night!
HBH vid? On my birthday? Happy New Year indeed. Also; I remember some people not particularity liking the main character of Prototype. Makes me wonder if they decided to have him be the villain of the sequel, as a response to player feedback. Dunno if that would have happened in the 7th gen though, but it would be funny.
I will never forgive the writers of Prototype 2 for not making the second game about Pariah with Alex investigating him and what remains of Blackwatch. Seriously, the setup was right there in the Web of Intrigue! He was setup to be far more powerful than Elizabeth (his mother) because of his ability to nullify and counter any version of the virus and that would be the one thing that could threaten Alex at the end of game when he is so powerful and intelligent.
There were lesser known comics in the prototype franchise that actually showed why Mercer became the antagonist. Long story short, he came to the conclusion that humanity was irredeemable and took it upon himself to create a new unified world under his rule. This is why we play as Heller with the goal of revenge because Mercer re-released the virus on new york which killed his wife.
The claws can deploy a massive spike trap underneath enemies which dispatches crowds or tanks very quickly. The shield is better for charging thru crowds or vehicles rather than the exo which basically only protects you from fire but still has a "charge" buff.
'You just buy powers from a menu', that goes for both games. Prototype, you get claws as a story progression, same with the blade, armor and infected vision. Shame this is biased cause the video started strong.
HBH returning to cover my favorite PlayStation franchise and its rivalry with another series I love? I thought I had 28 more days to go until my birthday!
I love both of these series so much. InFamous not getting a new entry is such a sad reality, that whole universe has such potential. Conduits had clearly defined rules, and if they went with the evil ending in 2 like they had originally planned, it wouldve been even better.
For prototype I had always wished that taking out bases or hives would have a greater impact on something. Like a "morality" bar that represents whether you've sided more with the infection or the military.
Hey man Im with you as someone that doesnt need or really want to get high scores in challenges in games but i must say in Prototype its actually worth trying to platinum these challenges and thats where a lot of fun can be found in this game. The reason being is: since you are such a powerhouse in the story and the only challenge really comes from how many enemies can they throw at you, the challenges in this game restrict you to certain powers and objectives and you have to really master your entire skillset and think creatively to succeed in them. I highly recommend giving it a try!
I like both games, but I felt infamous had a better campaign but prototype had a better sandbox. I used to Rp as a soldier and do my best to fight the zombie horde with the soldiers. My favourite thing about prototype though was a fight I had on the side of a building against 3 hunters. Killed all 3 without touching the ground, real superhero type shit
As much as I respect Infamous' better city and characters---I knew about Prototype first. It's also more exhilarating _and_ appeals to me more as a concept. Also, _you can still play Prototype._
4:22 if you think about it. The Prototype 1 map is a good timestamp of what New York looked like at the time. Year 2006, I don't think there is any other video game with a New York of that time period. Maybe GTA 4 can rival it for atmosphere of a even more realistic/satire form of New York. I'm Rambling
Prototype is what gaming is about…fun! I could just run around for hours causing chaos. Also the violence was a highlight, only God of war 3 comes close to scratching that itch i have when it comes to brutality in games.
the worst morality choice in inFamous is in 2 where you have to choose either Kuo or Nix's powers, if you wanted Nix's powers as a good guy then the game decides you're suddenly hitler and reverses your karma.
My main experience with the inFamous series is playing a bunch of Second Son (and watching some playthroughs of 1 & 2), and I would buy a new entry in the series in a heartbeat.
Whatever your opinion on the second game is, no-one can deny that it has some of the most hilarious dialogue of any game ever, intentionally so or not. I don’t think I’ve seen another piece of media that loves dropping the F-Bomb more than Prototype 2.
The fact that Sony has done nothing with the Infamous Ip in 10 years is a genuine crime. Second son was one of the most popular launch titles for PS4 and the game Still holds up to this day, even graphically!
Happy 2025! Glad I’ve finally gotten a video out on this topic since it’s one I’ve always loved. This video was voted for by supporters on Patreon! I’ve also got two other videos almost finished, so expect those soon!
Unrelated to the video, but I've been wondering, why is your profile picture of the poster for 2013's Oldboy? What drew you to use that image specifically?
Awesome, man. Keep up!
I started using it ironically during my time as an American living in South Korea for a few years because it's funny.
@@HyperBitHero OldAmericanBoy - The Animation 💀
inFAMOUS not being so much as remastered is genuinely a crime.
Especially when fucking Last of Us and Horizon are getting Remastered to death
Sucker Punch said that they didn't have any plans for inFAMOUS, but hopefully after Ghost of Yōtei comes out they'll be able to give InFAMOUS some love
Wishful thinking anyway
There is no need for a remaster. SONY should make an official emulator for consoles and PC.
Considering how woke driven these gaming companies are now an inFamous remake probably wouldn't be entertained. The love interest dies which opens you to the Women in Refrigerator trope, the best friend betrays you for powers and I'm sure would be interpreted as "fat-shaming" somehow, the one black guy "dies" and the female villain is too "sexualized". I imagine Cole and Zeke would also be considered "bad influences" since they were trouble makers.
fr. At least drop a 60fps version for PS5.
It’s so weird that neither series are around anymore when I swear everyone I knew played both and loved them.
I Lowkey blame Fortnite somehow 😂
@@BonzerMrTnah blame Activision and Sony for doing nothing with them and sitting on their IPs for years.
Yeah, same. They're both really good, and really fun.
People are re discovering InFamous and Second Son is getting a huge resurgence with PS5 players admiring and enjoying Delsin Rowe, and then going back to 1 and 2. When people don't have someone telling them a game sucks because it's not as deep as a previous game, People enjoy it.
That said Paper Trails adds so much dismissed amazing lore. Go check out how many ppl are posting 4k ps5 and ps5 pro videos as we speak.
i still play prototype 2. it is always there on quick resume 🙂
Something that I noticed about Prototype is how packed the streets are. There's so many civilians, monsters, soldiers, tanks. It's a game where collateral damage can't be avoided, unlike inFamous. So you get to revel in that
Yes but they all have terrible AI.
InFamous 1 has alot of people in specific areas because of the pandemic. As you clean up the city you start seeing more people.
Crazy, InFamous and PT are > most current hero IPs in detail level and story.
@@squallthegrieverIt`s really a shame how no studios are willing to put as much effort into a superhero-esque power fantasy ip like these anymore. The closest we get is Spider-man, and even then you can barely interact with the rest of the world.
Um.. yeah because they obviously want you to slice all them in half. The game was meant to be a sandbox game so you get the satisfaction of cutting everything in half. Infamous was more of a strategy climbing shooting game… this is a REALLY bad comparison
It’s like saying a fork is better compared to a spoon because you like stabbing stuff and it can still slice stuff and a spoon can’t do that, but completely forgot that a spoon isn’t made for that at all…
Cole: “They call me a terrorist. They don’t even know me!”
Alex: “They call me a terrorist. They’re right 😎”
Perfect encapsulation of each game’s approach. 😂
Alex wanted to do what was best for humanity but humanity betray him
If you wanna be technical about it, Cole was a terrorist, since his future self is what caused the blast to begin with.
@@Grandtemplar305 literally infamous 2’s direction
@@Grandtemplar305in the first game, alex just wanted to make sure he and his sister made it out. halfway through the game he was tired of blackwatch ruining everything they touched.
idk how prototype 2 ruined one of my favorite reluctant heros.
@@TheDarkMaster312 As far as I know there's a comic in between Prototype 1 and 2 that goes on what happened to Alex, but for some reason they never told anyone on the games or referenced it in 2? I dunno it was weird
inFamous is the perfect Static Shock game. Prototype is the perfect Venom game. All in one package! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Allllmost perfect. Just missing the Static Cling and flying on a trash can lid
The Perfect Venom game, made by the creators of the perfect Hulk game!
Yeah but neither were designed to be Static or Venom. InFamous and PT are their own world and story, so bad comparison...
Like I get it, but mmmm...let's keep em their own things.
@@squallthegriever Nothing is really new, everything is a copy of something that came before, man. Relax.
Prototype 1 carnage Prototype 2 Venom
Prototype will forever have a place in my heart. Total power fantasy, it's the kind of experience that video games were created for. I would play it all the way through, start a new game +, finish that, and start all over. Don't know how many times I did that, but I played the hell out of that game, for sure. Would love a third attempt. Having a Space Marine 2 moment for Prototype would be all I ever need.
BOTH GAMES ARE INCREDIBLE AND BOTH DESERVE A NEW ENTRY
Damn I never realized just how edgy Prototype was as a 12 years old xD
Its like if someone fused Shadow the Hedgehog, Accelerator, and Venom.
@@JJAB91whatever
You mean Saya
@@disins5521 Who?
The campy edge 😩
33:55 I always saw it as Kessler knowing what Cole would do either way. If the player decides A Kessler does X and if B he does Y. He is able to know this because of spoilers.
People tend to forget that it’s actually a trio of superhero open-world games involving quarantine and karmic system, as Spider-Man: Web of Shadows had been released just half a year prior to inFamous and Prototype.
Web of Shadows is truly one of my favorite Spider-Man games if not THE favorite. The combat, the swinging, the little travel interactions like being able to casually hand on flag poles on the side of buildings, or perch on walls each having multiple animations/poses. The wall running, wall combat, web zip perfected dang near. Man I wish they could remaster it
@BonzerMrT I feel lucky for still owning a copy and that I got it relatively cheap before I became a collector's item whose price ranges in the triple digits.
That's because prototype was actually meant to be a sequel to web of shadows where you play as carnage spreading the symbiotes. hence why most of the powers seem symbiotic and why there are moves you can do from web of shadows such as body surfing.
@@DinoDave150 You can also get it for free on PC as it's been delisted. Same with Ultimate Spider-Man that was on the PS2, although that's a bit buggier, whilst WoS I've only had a few crashes in over 12 hours of play.
@@xxprototypexx5056 nah. It does, however, take many ideas out of The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. Also, Radical had been (pun unintended) prototyping Spider-Man 4 game that became Prototype 2 after the plans for Raimi’s film fell through.
The speed and the amount of havoc you could wreck in Prototype is still something I remember fondly. Still don't know why it was received so poorly
It's more that while your abilities are entertaining in a sandbox, the mission design is often frustrating and often feels at odds with the freedom your powers should be giving you.
Adding onto the above, both Prototype games are also a technical catastrophe on some PC hardware.
@Pan_Z that was a problem with 90% of PC ports back then
@chrisossu2070 That's exactly how I feel. You have all these techniques and abilities but it doesn't feel like the game itself was properly designed around them.
Fun fact, the original story for prototype 2 was gunna be vastly different and far more terrifying than what we got.
The original plan was gunna have Alex evolve to the point it would consume the entire world. Not just the people, but the planet itself.
It was essentially gunna turn Alex into a cosmic horror entity, it was scrapped though, but some bit of the story still exists in prototype 2 such as the diagrams in the mutation menu, with one of them having Heller splitting the moon in two with whipfist.
The writer was asked whether or not the diagrams were to be taken as canon and therefore literal, and he confirmed they indeed are.
This means Alex and Heller are way way WAY stronger than what people believed. They are basically moon to planetary and potentially even beyond that.
I want infamous on steam that game legit was so good
And Xbox;
@@haterodiadordeplantao.680 it will never come to xbox, PC maybe, but never Xbox... as Sony doesnt like to share
@@bloodstone1992 There are tons of PS exclusives that came to Xbox. Kingdom Hearts, Dealthloop, Metal Gear Solid, Crash Bandicoot, Final Fantasy X, Firewatch, Ghostwire Tokyo, and a lot of others.
u could alwasy emu. But of course. It`s entirely different than having official support. or the benefit of mordern hardware.
@@抱元守一 Infamous games are well..very infamous for being still barely playable on RPCS3 as there are issues with graphical effects,crashes/stability and both games require very powerful CPU for playable framerates. Infamous games unfortunately are the least playable first party Sony exclusives on RPCS3 for some reason lol.
Regardless of which you prefer (I'm a much bigger inFAMOUS fan), a few things can be agreed on:
1. Both game series' are awesome and deserve more sequels.
2. Neither game series' are perfect but do different things better than the other.
One thing that I really appreciated about both these games is how they were evolutions of the games previously made by their respective developers.
Infamous took all of Sly Trilogy's platforming and used it to create a massive explorable sandbox with a refined combat system while Prototype took all of Hulk Ultimate Destruction's power abilities and allowed you to go absolutely berserk with gory weapons.
I heard rumors that there was a prototype/infamous crossover planned at some point, but it was cancelled, before anything was actually made.
Same 😭It would've been so gas but it got canceled for a flop game
An inFamous 1 remake or a prequel following Kesslers' timeline would complete me.
You're alive! Can't believe Infamous didn't get a remaster for how popular it was.
My favourite channel back with another episode. Good start of a New Year. Have a happy and healthy one Hero!
Great timing on this one. I played and finished inFAMOUS for the first time this-- er, _last_ year (Happy New Year's, everyone), as part of my endeavour to play games I have absolutely zero interest in whatsoever in order to broaden my horizons. It was a slog at first, and I had to force myself to get through a lot of it, but by the end I appreciated the game much more and am even considering playing the sequel eventually. And yes, I did watch your Kessler video immediately after the credits rolled, just to scrape as much content out of this channel as possible (as long as it doesn't involve me having to watch the Saw films).
The sequels are much better, definitely keep going
Holy, new HBH video on January 1st? We ball?
Edit: it’s a serious shame that none of the Infamous games have ever been ported to PC or even modern consoles. It’s the only series I have ever fully platinumed. Not even DMC but that’s more because I suck ass at them. I’d kill for a remaster of the series though, or even basic ass ports to PC.
On the topic of Mercer's change of character, they pulled the same thing as Infamous in that there was a DC comic tie-in that is basically summed up as The Blacklight Virus/Alex went around the world basically soul searching, but eventually grew to develop a God Complex a la Vergil from the DMC reboot and decided humanity needed saving from itself hence his sudden turn to villainry.
Also because, while trying to live a civilian life, he was betrayed by several people he trusted after they discovered who he was.
@@chrisossu2070 Not exactly. He was betrayed yes, but mainly by two individuals in different ways. A Mill Owner who was previously a mob enforcer (which Mercer only got angry at after killing the mob boss & read his memories, to find that the man had brutally killed people) and his daughter (who did directly betray "Jack" by shooting him & stealing money that he brought with him) who wanted to follow in her father's criminal footsteps before a rageful Mercer killed her.
They never even knew who or what he really was right before he killed them.
And this is why tie in comics and novels are cancer on the industry that needs to be burned out.
@@TheArklyte why????
the tie in comics were perfectly fine, it gave the fanbase an answer to why mercer became evil, does it entirely make sense.......no.
but nor does the guy who says hes confused and acting timid saying "SHE'LL BE THE MOTHER OF THE NEW WORLD!"
@@dr.levionce The second game was a total wash. The first game has way more attention to detail and as a concept is far cooler. The uniforms of enemies, their gear, etc, all of it ties in far better. The second one was just lame.
I honestly think [PROTOTYPE2] is a lot better than people give credit for. Yes, the story leaves a lot of loose threads from the first game hanging, but the actual game is a huge improvement over the first one and addresses some of the criticisms you brought up.
More streamlined controls and mechanics, sidemissions that tie into the story, powers being unlocked by completing missions and side content making you feel like you're getting stronger, and some of the funniest dialogue I've heard in an open world sandbox game. You just gotta love Starnes the Blackwatch grunt!
Anyway, Happy New Year HyberBitHero!
P.S. What a coincidence that GmanLives looked at the [PROTOTYPE] series and now here you are.
I remember getting Prototype 2 specifically to see if they went anywhere with Pariah… I was heavily disappointed but hopeful they’d capitalize on a sequel. Oh well
@@Nutterbutter123 There will never be a sequel to prototype sadly.
@@thisisntevenmyfinalform2025 I don’t disagree. It’d be a shame bc it has the potential to be amazing
@@thisisntevenmyfinalform2025never lose hope
I think the vast majority of criticism has to do with the fact that they just replaced alex mercer and made him a villain. For better or for worse, the fanbase was attached to the character. I think the game would have done so much better if they kept alex.
7:49 ironically Muscle mass is one of the best powers to use because it turns cars into missiles. It does so much damage.
Yeah, I love muscle mass for that in _addition_ to the increased melee damage it normally gives. I know it may not be as much damage as the _blade_ for example, but you're arguably more versatile with muscle mass and less likely to stop and switch powers as often.
I remember seeing a video from E3 before Prototype came out with one of the developers talking up the game. I remember he mentioned something about co-op that inevitably got cut. He was talking up how one player can fly a helicopter while the other would hang out on the wing pulling missiles off and chucking then at enemies and I've wanted this in a game ever since.
Been subscribed to your channel for about 12 years since the DmC video and you got me into Yakuza before it was cool. Glad you are making videos a bit more often again.
This is such a blast from the past. I remember finding your channel through your original review of Infamous you submitted to the SWAGshow.
Its nice to see you revisiting your roots.
Great essay as always dude, been a fan since the Gravity Rush vids, tried out tons of stuff because of your recommendations. Keep up the good work!
hyper you're a class act. old school, thoughtful game insight done with charm and patience. thanks for giving a favourite of mine like infamous a visit, but also giving me a good idea of what i was missing with prototype
brother COOKED, 15 YEARS in the making, instant sub HAPPY NEW YEAR. Please INCLUDE the infamous vs prototype fan art if you ever make an Alex vs Cole video, PEOPLE LOVE to draw them💖💖
Love the video, now I'll wait for Infamous 2 vs Prototype 2.
Looking at both games side-by-side really reminds me of Spiderman: Web of Shadows where it's almost a perfect combination of both. You have your characters and morality choices with a good or bad ending in a ravagely infected New York. Any game where you can just run and fly in the air all over New York was awesome, god, I would kill for a 3rd Hulk game.
Gameplay-wise both are power fantasy fulfillment, one as a wizard, another as a brawler.
I think the brawler moveset in Prototype is far more complete and satisfying than what inFamous offers for its electrical zapping.
Which in turn gets divided in two by one of those classic Fable-like binary morality systems.
Mobility is a major positive for both games, but Prototype presenting a bigger, sprawling, taller playground takes rampaging and traversing through it an order of magnitude higher in terms of grandiosity.
This is all of course a fair and balanced love letter to Prototype from someone who hasn't even played inFamous.
I can't believe this was recommended to me just in time. I'm currently making a manga series that I'll be submitting to Shonen Jump this year and the infamous series is a heavy inspiration for my manga. It's the perfect example of building on an already existing concept, rather than lame half-brained originality. Infamous series ripped off Static Shock, but that's a GOOD thing because infamous ended up being the best interpretation of electric powers, far better than static shock in my opinion. Infamous is PEAK electric powers in video games in my opinion, particularly the 2nd game. My manga will rip off many series but I will prove that originality isn't as important as people think. Everything has already been done. it's better to combine and build on already existing concepts. Thank you for this video, it helped when drawing my manga, having this in the background.
What’s its name?
@@arogon8797 It's called "Treacherous." I actually uploaded shorts on my channel, animating scenes of my manga. Infamous is a heavy inspiration for my series "power/battle system"
I wanna see it bro send me some pannels 🙏🙏
Heey glad to see you're still doing stuff. I remember your Kessler Devious Intent from way back when. Cheer man!
Also I had no idea Yahtzee did that. The madman
Welcome back bit!
It’s unbelievable being reminded that they made a big budget “AAA” game that unabashedly nasty and not in a optional sandbox fun kinda way, it makes evil options in other games look like a joke and it’s not hiding behind satire like other option world world games do either
Damn, i Was not prepared for this, Loved that Type Moon Reference in 43:15
I was just checking out your videos for New Years and was pleasantly surprised to wake up to this being uploaded.
Infamous is a great series but personally I like the grotesque body horror of Prototype more. Alex's powers being rooted closer in real world bioengineering adds to the feeling of being this unholy freak of nature compared to Cole's electricity powers and his more "superhero origin story" type of feel for his games.
Don't care about Activision's opinion. Neither comics, nor second game happened.
Dana is in induced coma, Ragland and Karen are alive and trying to monitor her, Alex is searching for Pariah and Heller with his family left US:P
Heller deserved better
@@gl4dius4pple75 Facts
Sorry to tell ya but there's a secret mission and cut-scene where Mercer disguises himself as a blackwatch soldier and finds karen, takes her into an elevator and consumes her. That's canon btw so it's just Ragland trying to monitor Dana.
@jacobstanley3385 it's not secret, it's cutscene for completion of Web of Intrigue. It gives you no memories(so no consumption) and no evolution points(so no kill). It was left ambiguous by devs on purpose.
Only during release of P2 they revelead on a social media a poster that claimed that Alex killed her. And as I already disregard P2 and comics anyway...
Please read people's comments IN FULL first before believing that you have found some secret, lol 🤣
@@TheArklyte no need to be so toxic. I've seen a lot of people play prototype and they've never done that mission. Plus an interesting theory I've heard about why Alex doesn't gain any memories from consuming Karen is because he just wanted to forget about her.
At the end of the day both games are really fun and are worth checking out.
I forgot how much you really liked Seiba until the end of the video, haha. Well done video, this was a lot of fun to watch. Your analysis is always insightful and I'm curious to hear your thoughts on Infamous 2 in a future video.
Stan Lee’s approval of Cole McGrath may have pushed me in the direction of Infamous. But I definitely never hated Prototype. Both games are great.
Mfs be like "Cole can beat him" meanwhile alex and heller can consume material that isn't just flesh so technically they could cover themselves in rubber
@@TheRealDurge omfg, I can't believe I never even thought of that
Actually...
There's a lot of stuff Alex and heller can do that people forget. Both are ever evolving viruses capable of tossing 100 ton vehicles around without much effort. But it's the ability to adapt that makes them powerful.
He's like a mini Mahoraga. Able to adapt to anything given enough time.
In game, electricity and fire are initially good against the blacklight virus. But through prolonged exposure they can become increasingly resistant to them.
Considering Alex gets a library of every organic material he consumes.
What people don't get is that basically means he can create nano-meter thing razor blades capable of slicing through titanium if he copies a limpet snails teeth. Teeth stronger than titanium. Or iron shell snails who's names explain themselves.
See, people separate inorganic material from organic material when thinking about stuff like this. But animals in real life have some bizarre abilities that Alex could get from consuming them.
Great video! The rivalry between InFamous and Prototype was certainly a fun time in gaming history, yet I only ever played InFamous back then. Should try out Prototype sometime!
It's weird how back when these games came out I thought they were both cool and enjoyable but nothing too special. Fast forward to today and they both feel so novel and unique.
What is cool about infamous morality system is in the sequal ya can choose which playthrough ya had from the first game and some side quest will have different outcomes, one side quest on evil mentions that you killed someone from the first game and get ambushed, but same side quest from good playthrough she thanks you for saving that character and gives a kiss on the cheek
Welcome back buddy, good to see you uploading again!
Shoutout DEATH BATTLE for giving these two franchises more attention than their own companies did in years
@@nathaniellee5277 even if they were flatout wrong.
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I'm not saying Alex would win. But giving Cole the speed advantage because he can go into an electrical grid and go near the speed of light like that is... Well it isn't good scaling.
And one of the weirder things about the fight was that Alex didn't get to use his creatures. You know. The Goliaths, the brawlers or hydras. Hydras are immune to electricity, so they would've been real useful. :/
@@ReardensmolhauzLLargo Alex should have won though, I'm not even talking about their logical errors. The writer for prototype 2 himself "Dan Jolley" confirmed 3 to 4 months ago that Alex is beyond planetary as the diagrams for the game(Including the one where heller splits the moon). Are literal and therefore Canon.
@xxprototypexx5056 wait where was that confirmed? Did they do an interview for the game or smt?
@ Budget probably
40:08 about that. both infamous and prototype actually have comics that takes place after their first games and before their second. i won't spoil anything as i do implore you to read it yourself before your second part of the video
When it comes to your thoughts on Elizabeth Greene, she doesn't have any presence in the game because she's not meant to be a character, she's clearly written to be a force of nature, an agent of choas, an avatar for the virus; she refers to herself as Alex's "mother" in the sense that her virus begat his virus. Whoever the true Elizabeth was, she died along with everyone else at Hope, Idaho.
Alien mindset characters can still be characters and interesting. The fact she's clearly capable of thought and decision making and can communicate like that automatically means they could have made her more engaging as a villain.
What she is is not an excuse for her being such a boring villain that has literally nothing to her. Hell, the protagonist is literally the same thing she is, as is the hunter that straight up manipulates "Alex" and clearly has defined regular ass motivations and makes choices. She is a character, she's just a boring nothing one. Her just doing shit for no reason except to be generic antagonist lady is just because they couldn't come up with anything, not due to her being an 'agent of chaos' being itself interesting in any way. She's just a badly written character and villain, like basically everyone else in the game.
@Amodelsino Greene doesn't have a character. A character has to have their own personality and goals; she--or rather, IT--is an avatar of the redlight virus. Alex is different; the blacklight virus merged with with Alex, it BECAME him.
@@SuperboyLilly In Alex's, or rather Blacklight's case, the difference between it and Elizabeth Greene was that the virus assimilated the dying Alex Mercer's brain, and then, because of this act, it obtained a conscience and sapience, in a way, the Blacklight that we accompany throught the whole game is more like a child being suddenly born and thrusted into the mess that the original Alex made.
@@SuperboyLilly she isn't an avatar for the red light virus, she was the red light virus itself.
The prima guide confirmed that red light was responsible for the creation of all life in the prototype series.
Which makes her statement to Alex in their second meet make much more sense.
When she said she was the reason for everything, she literally meant EVERYTHING.
@@xxprototypexx5056 The redlight virus starting life on earth can be taken with a grain of salt; I found a copy of the prima, and there are several inconsistencies. Are you sure this isn't just some concept book to explain the developers' thought process? Because there were concept designs for characters that were scrapped.
Loved this comparison. Prototype always reminded me of Spider-Man Web of Shadows. Both games had similar aesthetics- apocalyptic, zombie-esque worlds. WoS also shares a common design with Infamous, that being the good or bad morality choice system. Interesting, never really gave that much thought until now. Not sure if you enjoy licensed superhero games, but Web of Shadows is a ton of fun. I’d kill to see you make a video on it, it’s like Spider-Man meets Devil May Cry with the goofiest, cheesiest story ever.
I personally preferred Prototype because when these games came out I was doing parkour in real life and it just felt so much clunkier than real life in Infamous. The movement being so much more satisfying as a person who was living and breathing movement in real life was THE deciding factor. This honestly led me to be Prototype 2's only hype man. I was super pissed at what they did to Alex, but I could not deny how much fun the game was to play.
What a coincidence, I just rewatched your video on Kesler the other day hehe. Oh and happy 2025.
inFamous is the protagonist is trying to stop an apocalypse, meanwhile his action will determine whether he will become the Superman or the Homelander.
Prototype is the protagonist trying find out what happened to him, meanwhile trying to stop a potential world-ending pandemic that he unintentionally set off, at the same time finding himself tangle in a military conspiracy involving an eldritch Lovecraftian virus
Are there plans to compare Infamous 2 and Prototype 2?
With Radical being canned by Activision and most of the fans for Prototype never truly feeling this game has hit it's heights, there's more fan content for a hypothetical Prototype 3 than for an InFamous 3, at least that I've seen. I can recommend Purposeless Rabbitholes video on the subject or Whitelight's if you really wanted a sketch on what a finale to the series could look like. If any commenters can point me towards a good InFamous 3 concept, please do!
I'm six minutes into the video and I predict what I feel right now correlates with a lot of people here. These types of games is something we lost in follow up console generations. It's a sweet spot between the gameplay-driven PS1 & PS2 era and the very story-driven, high production value games we have now. Watching that, I kind of missed that time and vibe. We're all nostalgic right now when it comes to games and movies and this shows why.
Loving seeing these games get more love and attention again.
Pro: Cole is a guest character in street fighter x tekken.
Con: Cole is a guest character in sfxt, and was only in the Playstation version of the game to boot.
On the last seconds of the video I remembered how great infamous soundtrack was. And that video where devs were slamming on the garbage cans to get "unique city sound" or something like that lol
GManLives and you dropping prototype vids in the same week. It’s a late Christmas.
The gameplay in Prototype is just way better than inFamous. Story be damned, I want to be a near invincible killing machine.
AMEN
I chose to save Trish in my good playthrough instead of tge doctors - and that stung WAY more when she is fatally wounded and praises you for your heroism and you know you just didn't live up to that
It reaffirms the decision to become more heroic - to truly live up to this version of yourself that in the end Trish saw you as
Loved that first game so much (great vid btw)
The ending of this vid was pretty unexpected. I bet there's an alternate reality in which the artwork commissioned for this vid was about Cole dressed as Saber and Alex Mercer dressed as Saber Alter lmao.
Jokes aside, great video. I find that Prototype while fun never managed to rise above the level of "it's good if you laugh at how edgy it is", with Infamous I remember being more intrigued about the characters and plot in general. Gameplay wise, I wished Prototype was a bit more focused or have more elaborated boss fights and enemies since while it had a lot of cool stuff to do I remember it getting a bit old by the end of the game.
Both of these games are so good I still don’t know which one I like more.
I love comics so I got super attached to Infamous but I also love anything featuring edgy bio punk and Prototype had that in the bag.
Both are just so good and gives their core audience exactly what they want.
Muscle mass was great because it buffed the damage of throwing to a ridiculous degree, meaning even thrown people could obliterate tanks or hunter
I love this video. Prototype is a very sandbox heavy game, while Infamous is a great action adventure game. They have their different strengths. So it really did all come down to who had the better Saber cosplay! Love me some Fate stay/night!
Would love to see another video comparing infamous 2 and prototype 2!!
HBH vid? On my birthday? Happy New Year indeed.
Also; I remember some people not particularity liking the main character of Prototype. Makes me wonder if they decided to have him be the villain of the sequel, as a response to player feedback. Dunno if that would have happened in the 7th gen though, but it would be funny.
A fine way to start 2025. Happy new year, Bit!
I will never forgive the writers of Prototype 2 for not making the second game about Pariah with Alex investigating him and what remains of Blackwatch. Seriously, the setup was right there in the Web of Intrigue! He was setup to be far more powerful than Elizabeth (his mother) because of his ability to nullify and counter any version of the virus and that would be the one thing that could threaten Alex at the end of game when he is so powerful and intelligent.
There were lesser known comics in the prototype franchise that actually showed why Mercer became the antagonist. Long story short, he came to the conclusion that humanity was irredeemable and took it upon himself to create a new unified world under his rule. This is why we play as Heller with the goal of revenge because Mercer re-released the virus on new york which killed his wife.
The claws can deploy a massive spike trap underneath enemies which dispatches crowds or tanks very quickly. The shield is better for charging thru crowds or vehicles rather than the exo which basically only protects you from fire but still has a "charge" buff.
You finally remember your password. Good to see you back, happy new year mate! Much love 🇧🇷
'You just buy powers from a menu', that goes for both games. Prototype, you get claws as a story progression, same with the blade, armor and infected vision. Shame this is biased cause the video started strong.
HBH returning to cover my favorite PlayStation franchise and its rivalry with another series I love? I thought I had 28 more days to go until my birthday!
I love just moving around in infamous, but there's little that gives me more joy than elbow dropping a tank with the hammer fist in prototype
Thinking about a modern mix of prototype and Carrion.
I love both of these series so much. InFamous not getting a new entry is such a sad reality, that whole universe has such potential. Conduits had clearly defined rules, and if they went with the evil ending in 2 like they had originally planned, it wouldve been even better.
For prototype I had always wished that taking out bases or hives would have a greater impact on something. Like a "morality" bar that represents whether you've sided more with the infection or the military.
Hey man Im with you as someone that doesnt need or really want to get high scores in challenges in games but i must say in Prototype its actually worth trying to platinum these challenges and thats where a lot of fun can be found in this game.
The reason being is: since you are such a powerhouse in the story and the only challenge really comes from how many enemies can they throw at you, the challenges in this game restrict you to certain powers and objectives and you have to really master your entire skillset and think creatively to succeed in them. I highly recommend giving it a try!
I like both games, but I felt infamous had a better campaign but prototype had a better sandbox. I used to Rp as a soldier and do my best to fight the zombie horde with the soldiers.
My favourite thing about prototype though was a fight I had on the side of a building against 3 hunters. Killed all 3 without touching the ground, real superhero type shit
5 mins in I can tell this is a good video
14:55 prototype does use a system like that you can’t unlock new weapons until you beat certain story, mission, bosses, or enemies and absorb them
As much as I respect Infamous' better city and characters---I knew about Prototype first. It's also more exhilarating _and_ appeals to me more as a concept. Also, _you can still play Prototype._
We need a remake both of this games
4:22 if you think about it. The Prototype 1 map is a good timestamp of what New York looked like at the time. Year 2006, I don't think there is any other video game with a New York of that time period. Maybe GTA 4 can rival it for atmosphere of a even more realistic/satire form of New York. I'm Rambling
Love both of them.
Prototype is what gaming is about…fun! I could just run around for hours causing chaos. Also the violence was a highlight, only God of war 3 comes close to scratching that itch i have when it comes to brutality in games.
the worst morality choice in inFamous is in 2 where you have to choose either Kuo or Nix's powers, if you wanted Nix's powers as a good guy then the game decides you're suddenly hitler and reverses your karma.
I will always remember the Infamous/Prototype fandom crossover in 2009. The fanart, the fanfiction, the fan theories. Those were the memories.
My main experience with the inFamous series is playing a bunch of Second Son (and watching some playthroughs of 1 & 2), and I would buy a new entry in the series in a heartbeat.
It is a genuine CRIME that inFAMOUS hasn’t got a remaster and no Prototype 3.
Whatever your opinion on the second game is, no-one can deny that it has some of the most hilarious dialogue of any game ever, intentionally so or not.
I don’t think I’ve seen another piece of media that loves dropping the F-Bomb more than Prototype 2.
Hell yeah
The fact that Sony has done nothing with the Infamous Ip in 10 years is a genuine crime. Second son was one of the most popular launch titles for PS4 and the game Still holds up to this day, even graphically!
Already a good year!!!
10/10 video. Not because of the review/comparison, because of the Fate/Stay Night reference.
The review was cool too though.