Destructoid: How Prototype is blatantly better than inFAMOUS

Destructoid writes: "Two games have recently been released that bear several striking similarities. Both of these games are open-world sandbox titles featuring superpowered antiheroes who begin to realize a host of awesome abilities with which to distribute justice and/or malice as they see fit. While they share a lot of features, the two games are certainly distinguishable, taking the superhero model in different directions.

However, that doesn't mean we're not going to compare and fight about them anyway, just because we can.

Contrasting the two games, it is very obvious that Prototype is better than inFAMOUS, and anybody who disagrees is a despicable moron who doesn't know anything about videogames and should probably just die. Read on to feel justified in agreeing with me, or to be shamed by just how incorrect and rubbish at life you truly are".

[Forrest Gump]

Now,this is a story all about how my life got flipped-turned upside down.And I liked to take a minute just sit right there,I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Yeah, that's what i do every time i read one of your comments..

Edit: Damn man, you're quick with that edit button :P

[Forrest Gump]

It's what I do best when presented with such an easily manipulative statement :D

[gamesmaster]

gump, that was abit sly.. on topic

people are entitled to their own opinion, this guy thinks prototype is better than inFamous. thats fine, i like the whole ,sarcastic shove your opinion down someones throat as fact, style hes gone for too.

[RKRigney]

er... didn't Jim Sterling from Destructoid already do this joke? It's not nearly as clever or funny the second time...

Proof: http://www.destructoid.com/...

[morganfell]

One is mindless slaughter, the other has a deep storyline with moral questions. One has controls with which to guide your character on a journey, one has buttons you mash.

If nothing else, watching which of the two titles an individual selects provides a sort of mental and reasoning ability litmus test.

[menoyou]

Marked as lame for sensational headline and not news.

[Darkeyes]

lol.. Was that suppose to be funny. If not, then those are the most ridiculous points given.

I just bought Prototype the other day and after playing Infamous, the game just doesn't match up in terms of story and graphics. The powers and running on buildings is fun.. For the first 20 min, but then again gets repetitive. The game isn't bad by any means, but it just gets overshadowed by the immersive story and gameplay of Infamous... I just thought that climbing buildings was a lot more fun than just walking on boxes with windows drawn on it. Also, the story of INFAMOUS is far better than Prototype.

A good overall package of Graphics, gameplay and story= Infamous.
Mindless fun=Prototype.

Prototype would be better as a rent game and Infamous is a must buy... Sadly if you own a 360, then you don't have a choice.

[Downtown boogey]

So now you can choose wheter you'll be a hero or an anti-hero in Prototype too?
And is the offensive nature of this article a Destructiod-esque joke or just... something awesome?

EDIT:
Below... Ah, okay. (That FFXIII thing anyway ;) )

EDIT 2:
This is suprisingly funny!

EDIT 3:
F*cking fanboys...

[DailyAddict]

Is this a joke type of article or is it being serious? Sort of hard to tell.

[Tony P]

"9. The head of developer Sucker Punch is racist:

Probably."

Haha. Of course it was a joke.

It's just satire. Even so I still might give Proto a shot. Not the dev's fault people made this inFamous vs Prototype.

[TheBand1t]

Guys..this is Destructoid. They always post funny stuff. Not serious stuff.

[40cal]

"A good overall package of Graphics, gameplay and story= Infamous.
Mindless fun=Prototype."

"Infamous is a must buy..."

I couldn't agree more. Prototype is still badass though.

[i3eyond the Circle]

"Sadly if you own a 360, then you don't have a choice."

Oh really?

That's strange because I could of sworn I own a 360 and played inFamous.

Oh yeah! that's right! I have a Ps3 too!

Good thing the world doesn't run off Darkeye logic.

[ultimate920]

I finished the game in 2 day and gave up on it the next day

Love the brutality though...

Oh yeah, the last one was really stupid

"The last and most important point is that Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360, even though PS3 fans said it never ever would. This means they were wrong about it, and if they were wrong about FFXIII, who knows what else they could be wrong about? Maybe, for example, they could be wrong about inFAMOUS being better than Prototype,"

So because FFXIII came to the 360, it means inFAMOUS is not better than Prototype?

Well, that simply defies logic and FAILS

[TheRealSpy]

First of all, this was meant to be funny...not serious.

Second, there is nothing "immersive" about infamous's story or gameplay. and the graphics were not impressive. jesus...what game are you people playing?

prototype and infamous are both pretty much sh!t.

this article did make a great point about the electricity not being able to go through the fence while the enemies just shoot the hell outta you. and slowing crawling up the side of the building does get really boring after the 3rd time you do it. and all the characters do look and behave the same way.

@ultimate. It's supposed to defy logic. why can't you people take a joke? is it because some of the points he made were actually valid and it made you look at your 60 dollar game with new eyes for a second before you quickly reapplied your fanboy filter?

the point these guys always make in these types of articles is that it comes down to preference...you know...your opinion. and no matter how over the top and ridiculous they sound, they know they aren't going to sway anyone. they aren't supposed to. it's just a joke...simple.

EDIT: Darkeyes did. if you goto edit on your browser, then find, you can type 'immersive' and it will show you all the instances where it was typed. pretty awesome feature that has existed....for over a decade!

[ultimate920]

I know, it is funny!!

I like how he came back with

"I have come to this conclusion using a little thing called logic, and you can't dispute logic, so don't even bother trying you idiot."

And dude, if you missed it in my title

I PLAYED [PROTOTYPE]

inFAMOUS is better I played it in my friends house and enjoyed it more than [Prototype] because it is more interesting, but that's a matter of opinion.

Also, who the HELL made up "immersive"? it's not even a word

Do you guys know that? Not a WORD!

[Pika-pie]

This made me laugh. Was actually an entertaining read which I wasnt expecting.

Reason 9 - Head developer of Sucker Punch is a Racist
Reason 10 - Final Fantasy XIII coming to the 360. lol

I do agree with the chain link fence one.. Ive thought that myself while playing it .

LMAO "Wah wah wah, I'm Cole, I can't get wet because I'm full of electric magic and that means I'll get hurt!" Cry me a river, b1tch. Oh wait, you can't because if you did that you'd get wet and then you'd die! What a frigging pansy.!"

[NickIni]

"9. The head of developer Sucker Punch is racist:

Probably"

Hahaha. Brilliant.

[s8anicslayer]

Just so you guys know, this is parody post ment just for humor and hits of course, here's a link http://n4g.com/NewsPending-... I posted this article way back when KZ2 was being released and it's funny as hell as the way this article is and the pun is intended for all the fanboy arguments floating the web and how silly they really are.

[Darkeyes]

Wow @Beyond Circle... Wow that post just proved that you have an IQ of an 8 year old. All I meant to say was that Infamous being a PS3 exclusive cannot be experienced on the 360.If you only owned a 360, then you would be missing a great game. Man you took the logic quiet literally there my friend.

Good thing the world runs by more logical guys than Beyond circle....

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

I've beaten inFAMOUS, and I'm playing through Prototype right now, but I've gotta say, from what I've played so far, inFAMOUS is definetly better in terms of plot, graphics, and overall gameplay.

I think its funny they way they just start out bashing inFAMOUS over the most insignificant things instead of coming up w/ tangible facts. You can tell the author never even gave inFAMOUS a chance.

Prototype is alright but there are a lot of cheap things about it. Personally, I think its cool how you have to jump up buildings, there are some levels late in the game in inFAMOUS where you get vertigo, trying to jump from one obstacle to the next hundreds of feet in the air. Its like a puzzle trying to figure out how to climb up something.

Prototype is just cheap the way you can run up a building. There really is no limit to how much you can use your powers either, which takes less strategy.

[njr]

Just get Prototype for PC and inFAMOUS on PS3 and then you win.

[talltony]

I dont like the hulk ultimate destruction so I dont like prototype. just not my kind of game.

[Tarasque]

Well Infamous is not all that great anyways.

[solidt12]

I have both games and prototype character can do some cool stuff but the game is not even close to being as good as InFamous. I am going to try to play through Prototype before trading it in but i keep going back to InFamous on my second play through.

[Arnon]

While I do think inFAMOUS' story and graphics far surpass [PROTOTYPE]'s, I do think that the gameplay, powers, framerate, total amount of chaos, explosions, etc. go straight to Prototype. The game is just damn entertaining, and it has one of the most solid framerates I've seen. There's hundreds of enemies and cars on screen at once and the game doesn't slow down once unless for the cinematic look. Oh and did I mention the fact that Prototype feels a lot more cinematic when running through the city. That's another big part of it for me.

This article was absolutely hilarious.

[talltony]

Did you play Infamous? Cause If you did you would know that the framerate never drops even when tons of stuff is on screen exploding at once. And how does running up buildings unrealistically through the city feel more cinematic than being able to climb everything you see??

[dragunrising]

The article is hilarious. You can take it seriously or you can grow some humor. :-)

[PyReX-]

Because infamous isnt on 360?

[ThanatosDMC]

HAHAHHA! I cant help but agree with the water thing... though beyond me why it hurts Cole when it shouldnt affect him since electrons flows through water (tap or sea water) just fine.

But yeah, this really means he doesnt take a shower nor can he drink water.

[SaberEdge]

Funny article. I think they are both good games. Not great, but pretty good.

[Arnon]

Cinematic does not equal realism. There's moments within prototype that are truly outstanding. When you are on top of a tank trying to rip yourself into it and you see (unscripted) cars exploding and flying through the air and people running around with a blurred camera effect while it is focused on you, is truly amazing. Not to mention they did an excellent job with smoke and fog in this game.

Stand on one of the buildings and look straight ahead and turn the camera to see the side of him and notice how the city is crumbling down the city blocks.

Or a tank shoots a jumbled mess of toppled cars in front of you and the smoke (again, the smoke is incredibly well done) covers everything in sight and suddenly you jump 60 feet into the air out of the smoke instantly with your giant blade, looking down at the tank, and come crashing on top of it, blowing up the entire thing in one hit.

Or turn the camera to the side or in front of you while running down the polluted, destroyed, body and car ridden streets of New York at 100mph, and seeing the amazing AI cause Alex to jump over and push away the obstacles in his way.

Or even walking down the streets of infected New York and seeing hundreds of unscripted AI running and killing in the streets and cars running into each other at 80mph while hitting people in their way and exploding.

One scene I experienced was when I was just standing there, and I punched a man and he slowly flew back through the air, and out of nowhere, a panicking citizen in a car drove by at 50mph and hit him straight out of the air, causing everyone around it to scream in terror and flee.

That is cinematic. And I've never seen a sandbox game do it so well.

[Tito Jackson]

who took this article to heart, should prolly jump into that swamp he mentioned. lol.

The way inFAMOUS is spelled? The password journal comment was hilarious.

[MovieScouse007]

Immersive adj
Definition: Pertaining to immersing or plunging into something.

Not a real word?
Buy a dictionary before you pontificate, or are you Dan Quayle?

[CadDad]

Small bodies of water don't hurt Cole, like puddles and such.

I just agreed with myself to attribute it to the larger bodies of water "sapping" the electricity from Cole, injuring him quickly. /shrug

It was a small hurdle for my mind to get over in an otherwise great game.

I might try Prototype and I might not considering all the great games out I don't have time to try, but I am glad I got to experience Infamous.

-caddad

[Eddie20101]

How Destructoid is on crack.

[skynidas]

LMAO, this article makes me laugh, I hope that people take this in the way it is supposed to be "FUNNY"

[MattyF]

You know that won't happen. :-p

[uie4rhig]

at first i was like "WTF? they must be a joke" then i was like "naaaaah cant be they seriously are stupid" then i read the comments and i was like "oh they are actually joking lol"

very random article tho.. yet fun lol

EDIT: haha reading some of the comments.. many didn't get this article! i would guess they are the ones that just read the title and spew fanboyism xD

[lloyd_wonder]

Anybody have any real impressions of the two and how they compare?

[ThatCanadianGuy]

infamous > prototype

/Thread

[chrisnick]

infamous is cleaner, alot more polished and alot mores say...under control..stuff just makes sense. Prototype is over the top mayhem, still fun, but lacks any kind of structure, polish and it is clearly a graphical level or 3 below infamous...think of it as gta vs. saints row. In one you sat there, and you were engrossed in the storyline, gameplay and you were forced to pay attention to its detail and undeniable accuracy, where as the other one, well i still cant tell you what part of the story i am in saints row or prototype, I'm having fun and all, but i just don't care enough to pay attention.

One is fun, but the other is an overall better experience.

[mastiffchild]

inFAMOUS and Prototype are pretty diffetrent games, imo. inFAMOUS is better crafted, offered me more replay value, had a better sand box, looked better and controlled more smoothly as well as having better animations.

However, P'type was great in it's own way too. If you want to be a guilt free killing machine(which is always good, yeah?)then this may be more up your street than SP's game. It's more of a bnblood rush as well and the "web of intrigue" is a classy touch whch brings it out of the, undeinable Hulk HD comaprisons a little.

Personally I'd give inFAMOUS a higher score than Prototype but as you can tell from the wide range of scores it got, the chances are that if you like P'type you're likely to really love it despite it having a few more rough edges than inFAMOUS.

Really is a horses for courses thing so while I'd say inFAMOUS is a definite purchase I'd rent Prototype or have a go of a mates to see which camp you're in- but, as I say, if you like the little bit you see on someone elses copy you are pretty certain it's gonna be one of your fave games this year.

Whichever I'd have bought if I only had the choice of one, and without the help of a demo, I srill think I'd have been happy with my game-but gladly I spoiled myself!

[Mr Face Creamer]

Someone had to come out and say it.

[rucky]

The only way Prototype is going to win against inFAMOUS is with a joke article such as this one lol

[evilmonkey501]

I think this one game is better than this other game and if you don't agree with me you suck at life and you should die? What a crap article.

[cryymoar]

"buu bu but inFamous didnt sell 1 million in one day so teh game isn't good."

averages:
Infamous: 8.6
Prototype: 8.0

AND right now, Prototype has pretty much only the reviews of the big journalists, unlike how inFamous is full of the fanboy blogs.

[Joe2911]

Only 360 fanboys would say its better than inFamous because they have to tell themselves that so they can think they have got a game better than inFamous, which they cannot get because they picked the 360 instead of ps3.

Anyways, i played both, prefere inFamous by a mile, Prototype was too short :/

[Homicide]

I played the inFAMOUS demo and thought it was horrendously boring. I didn't find any enjoyment from killing people, and combat is pretty lame. Prototype looks better. Funny read though.

[TrooGamer]

Full game is much better than the demo plus the ending is a shocker

[Wvortices]

The demo was actually done well but the game is soo much better than the demo leads you to believe. Not sure why.

[Homicide]

A demo is meant to give customers a taste of what the game is like. A bad demo = no buy.

[Tarasque]

The demo is exactly how the game is just meh, still has the bad and i mean bad pop-in. Pretty much all the mission's i have played so far are just meh (about 75% complete). And all the side missions are pretty much a boring joke, besides a select few. Some of the best gameplay to be had by the game is trying to move from roof to roof in a smooth fashion. The game is worth a rent, but nothing more.

And too the bafoon below, you need to go back further and look at my PSN ID: Str8trashin.

[nycredude]

Then I guess you never buy games then right?

Since every demo sucks compared to the full game. How do you decide whether you buy a game that doesn't have a demo then. I guess you haven't bought ANY game ever then right?

Give me a break all you stealth trolls. I guess you didn't play Uncharted then right? THe demo for that game sucked but the game imho is one of if not the best game I've played this gen.

Tarasque.. Yeah I bet you would say infamous is not that great. But judging by your comment history I am sure you didn't play it as you don't have a Ps3 so how do you know if it's good or not.

I really don't know how you people bash a game cause it's not on your console. Same with people are bashing Prototype causes it's supposedly competing with Infamous. Forget console wars and play games already. I personally loved infamous and I am not buying prototype cause I like a complete packing in a game, I like a good story, and fun gameplay, so I bought Ghostbusters instead. Maybe I'll get prototype when it drops to $20.

[Arnon]

I have played many demos that I enjoyed

Left 4 Dead
Wolverine
Halo 3
Killzone 2
Ninja Gaiden 2
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
and the list goes on

How old are you? 12? "WAHHHH HE SAID THE INFAMOUS DEMO SUCKED. I HATE HIM! *pouts*"

Seriously, wtf kind of attempt is that at calling someone out? Every demo sucks? You have got to be kidding me.

"Forget console wars and play games already. I personally loved infamous and I am not buying prototype cause I like a complete packing in a game, I like a good story, and fun gameplay, so I bought Ghostbusters instead."

^^^

Lol do you even realize what you say half the time? You're b*tching and crying at someone who doesn't like inFAMOUS and you go on to say how Prototype is a bad game even though you haven't even played it? A demo is meant for a person to get a feel of the game and understand how it plays and how enjoyable it is. If the demo leaves a bad impression, it's usually the same with the full game.

[Homicide]

Same here. I played a lot of good demos: Folklore, FFXIII, Ratchet, Siren (liked the atmosphere), Valkyria (liked the battle system), Bomberman (nostalgia hit very hard here), FEAR 2, BioShock (Amazing demo).

I just found infamous very boring. All I was going was turning on some switches with electricity. It was pretty much shoot, shoot, shoot.

[Light Yagami]

I agree. infamous is a flop.

[Lord_Ranos]

maybe u both need to kill yourselves.

[gon-freaks]

yagami was a character in the anime death note super smart ... but unfortunately not in n4g.

[Model]

manga nerds

[Gamer_Politics]

i'm not impressed by either game but thats just me...

[Chapulin]

If I had to choose only one, it would be inFamous.

[MriownBOTH]

and i have both and id choose prototype

[YogiBear]

within three hours of purchase

[Arnon]

No you didn't. Plus I doubt any store would allow you to return a new copy of a game :/

[YogiBear]

I don't know what backwards 3rd world corner of the world you live in but yes I did return it three hours later. Yes I got a full refund because my best friend is the manager, and yes I used that money to buy a quality game like Ghostbusters and bring it home 5 days early. Do yourself a favor and don't post for awhile. It's making you look stupid. I think I'm taking a bubble from you too. Buh-bye now.

[Monk3y]

thanks dude u made my day xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDd

[MriownBOTH]

well you can shoot guns in prototype ...and you just run on walls......you dont have to repeatably tap x to jump like in infamous which gets lame after tapping so much....more powers / upgrades in prototype....lots of blood and gore is a plus...

yeah id say prototype is a little funner...

mainly got infamous for uncharted beta than beat it in 3 days and sold on ebay

[Forrest Gump]

Would make a killing if printed.

[MriownBOTH]

thanks Gump.

i liked you movie :D

[PotNoodle]

Thats because prototypes buildings are, after the first 10ft are completely flat boxes...

[jmare]

Yeah who wants to play the games anymore? You should just have to hold a button and the game does it for you.

[YogiBear]

is that a word?

[I_am_rushin]

Idiot alert!

You can't beat a multiplayer beta retard!

[TheRealSpy]

sony lied about the beta. before the launch they said infamous would ship with the beta. so i went at midnight of the launch to get it. got home...opened it. guess what...NO BETA CODE. so i emailed them and said "where my code." "oh, well only the first 300,000 people got the code."

"you morons, how do you determine the FIRST 300,000??? I was at the midnight launch so give me a damn code."

and their response to this request was basically to go F*ck myself. so i got stuck with a sub par game and no beta. meanwhile they are going around giving out these things like candy but can't give it to someone would was basically conned into purchasing a game that's barely worth a rent. it wasn't til i threatened to never purchase another sony product that they again lied to me and said they were escalating my concern to a different department. I have yet to hear back (2 weeks later).

when crackdown came out, you could buy the game 6 months later and still get the beta for halo 3. sony's business practices are pretty lame. promising beta codes prior to launch, then post launch making up some BS story about the "first 300,000." what a joke.

[HDgamer]

Thats not even what sony said. If you preordered, you were guaranteed a beta access code. And there was no midnight launch, if it was in your area great for you.

[Headshot81]

should've complained to the store manager instead of sony. I got mine on launch, and in the evening, and i still got one. it also had a sticker that said UNcharted 2 beta, it's nobodys fault but your own.

[zok310]

How did this get approved?

[The Great Melon]

because its hilarious

[chrisjc]

It's a joke article! Hilarity has a place on N4G. Don't take it seriously because you can't afford Prototype ;D

[blink3020]

I am enjoying infamous a lot and that's all I care about.

[Javier19]

Lmao.

Infamous graphics are TERRIBLE, seriously some of the worst i have ever seen.

The jaggies are.. just dear god THE JAGGIES!

it actualy hurts my eyes looking at it, how could they let it pass? it looks like it was pre-beta stuff they forgot to sort out.

[chasegamez2]

get a real hdtv and some glasses

[mll09]

I have a HDTV AND glasses, and I see the jaggies.

So yeah, stfu you blind fanboy.

[Arnon]

Dude seriously... even a PS3 fan can admit that inFAMOUS has some of the worst jaggies ever put into a game. It literally hurt my facking eyes.

[joevfx]

you guys dont understand game tech do you? you all sound extremely silly when you talk about the graphics liek you know what your talking about. its very cringing and embarressing.

[Johnny Rotten]

that's too damn funny!

[bjornbear]

Nice article, quite funny too =)

Take it as a message to all those who try to compare the two....same type of game, but not at all comparable imo...ps3 owners, get both...360 owners......................eh m yeah get prototype =)

[Ace777]

Probably.

LOL made my day

[Thepro318]

Infamous better graphics
infamous better story
infamous has no loading doing gameplay
infamous better developer
infamous better running animation
infamous better boss fights
prototype better gameplay
prototype more abilities upgrades
prototype more gore
prototype has faster running
prototype has loading doing gameplay
prototype has cut scenes glitches guys disappear u only see da gun

infamous better in terms of story da characters was use better and infamous give u choice example 1 mission u had to choose save ur GF or 6 people dat great LOL

prototype has abit just a bit gameplay both games are otherwise u won't play them prototype make fighting multiple enemies easy plus u can pick up weapons consume people and hijack vehicles

Final note infamous has more replay value beat game on good than beat da game on evil story will chance

[gravv]

flop?

you mean this flop - ninja blade, halo wars, velvet assasins, race pro, SO4?
i dont need to put the metascores there since its embarassing....

360 line up ftw!! mi ass....

[da720izcumin]

u fail....
because that's already more than the whole 2009 line for da ps3....is it not?

[NegativeCreep427]

What exactly are you trying to spin here, d*ck head? What that the PS3 doesn't have as many Flops as the Xbox 360 in 2009? So is that a sign of inferiority in regards to the PS3?

More flops that outnumber Exclusive successes is somehow now considered to be a sign of superiority? Is this how you delusional MS butt-buddies are spinning the fanboy fud now?

LOL You F*cking Fail at being anything but an idiot!

[da720izcumin]

dude, wat r you talking about?
i wasn't comparing sales, i was comparing the sheer amount of 360 exclusives compared to that of the ps3.
if you want to compare sales though....
hahahhaaahah
halo wars sold more than the second coming of killzone 2
lol
didn't SO4 even outsell infamous or something...
man this thing is ridiculous, the year of the ps3 has been postponed till next year...lol

[Godmars290]

...

[PotNoodle]

BS. Prototype is terrible. inFamous is head and shoulders above prototype.

Yes, i have both and if you'd like to check, i made it easy for you and bought prototype on 360 so you can just click on my N4G profile and you'll see prototype in my last games play list on my 360 gamercard.

Though, reading the article - it seems Jim sterling is either trolling, or completely high on something.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Well this piece is supposed to be humorous.

However this is his opinion and your comment is your opinion but neither are fact nor apply to everyone.

I still haven't played Prototype yet so I can't comment. I've played the hell out of inFAMOUS and it's a great game.

[yorkie]

I got both and I enjoy both, similar types of games but also different, if you can get em both, cos if like one you'll like the other.

[TheTruth89]

i have both games, and both are good games, but inFAMOUS is better (IMHO)... and the graphics ITS A LOT BETTER than prototype....

[xGrunty]

amazingly funny lol

"If Alex Mercer happens to fall in water, he stays submerged for a second before thinking, "@@@@ this drowning ****" and leaps heroically out of the blue and onto dry land. Meanwhile, Cole can't even take a bath and so obviously stinks of **** and smegma. How can he even drink? He can't, apparently. Cole is destined to die of thirst, while Mercer can drink whatever the hell he likes."

I still love both games but damn that was funny.

[jmare]

I don't know which is funnier, the idea that this is a serious article; or the fact that so many people are taking it seriously. I'm not familiar enough with Destructoid to know for sure, but the article does reek of sarcasm.

[Baka-akaB]

What's realyfunny is that so many blogs do the same , so seriously , that it's not that obvious anymore .At least not for everyone not used to Destructoid or smart enough :p

There is also the underlying problem that the article tries hard , but isnt really funny . So yeah it's easy for some to take it up as flame .
Even though for actually great and funny reviews from Destructoid of the same kind , people fell into the trap as well .

[byeGollum]

We prefer inFamous. Addicting & lots of fun .. I love the acrobatics in infamous & of coarse the Electrifying powers =D. . .

We'll be honest that we have not played Prototype and dont plan on doing so either lol .. why? Naturally we dislike open world games but infamous changed our minds.. but we dont think we'll like prototype..

[xGrunty]

inFamous but you've never and will never play Prototype?

You're an idiot.

[SlaughterMeister]

How does this crap keep getting approved?

[MGOelite]

dear god how the hell did this get approved? its a blatant fanboy article

point 14: final fantasy is coming to 360

some other retarded one: the developer is racist...

btw "Prototype is better than inFAMOUS, as well as Killzone 2, Uncharted and LittleBigPlanet." lulz someones a bit insecure about lack of games lol

[derseb]

it's stupid to accuse someone as racist and use anne frank in such a context...

this author is trying to hard to be a badass and fails utterly.

[Arnon]

It's a joke article. If you two seriously could not see that, then I suggest you listen to him and kill yourselves.

[Jac5al]

???

[mikadogold]

There more or less the same. Not really worth thinkin bout. Suppose it comes down to which character you think is hotter. Just decide by that. That's what I did. And I'm happy and that's all that matters.

[A LIVING LEGEND]

Despicable moron who knows little to nothing of these so called 'gammes' or is it 'gams' or.........please tell me more.
I will try to find a creative way to die as the author suggests.
My Infamy my only legacy..........

[silkrevolver]

First tip off that this article is a joke: it's Destructoid.
They make funny articles that they know will piss off fanboys because fanboys are stupid and assume everything is serious.

Second tip off: Read it

[Shendow]

I sold my copy of Prototype for 40 bucks (With map an all) but I have my 1st copy of Infamous an been happy with it, to me the only downfall to Prototype is it is way to easy, to easy to get all or most of your powers back, an dum loading/hints while in the middle of battle. That is about the only reasons I don't care for it an the only that makes Infamous better an plus didn't Infamous get game of the month an Prototype didn't?

[Victor1]

this is a blog

[Origami]

If this site isn't biased - I don't know the meaning of the word.

This article is just a guy defending the game he decided to buy - because he's just sorry that he didn't get the better game - InFamous.

PS3 - Xbox 360 - it doesn't matter - InFamous is simply better.

[Bizmal]

And So it was!

[taurus1]

Lets get to the most obvious reason first, inFAMOUS is only available on PS3. Prototype doesnt seem to be wowing anyone.

[HDgamer]

If you get both who really gives a damn?

[KwietStorm_BLM]

"Contrasting the two games, it is very obvious that Prototype is better than inFAMOUS, and anybody who disagrees is a despicable moron who doesn't know anything about videogames and should probably just die. Read on to feel justified in agreeing with me, or to be shamed by just how incorrect and rubbish at life you truly are"."

I didn't even go to the site after reading this. What kind of...why would you deliberately make yourself sound like an ass?

[Lord_Ranos]

angry about prototype being a piece of trash yeah I probably would do the same. But I got a better game its called infamous so who cares.

[DNAgent]

lol, no.

[Lord_Ranos]

SUCKER PUNCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-x.Red.x-]

+ bubbles to you good sir

[Arnon]

Usually a sucker punch is done by chicken sh!ts

[Lord_Ranos]

8.3

like you.

[Digitaldude]

4. Prototype isn't spelled all stupid:

Thats just sad...

[keysy420]

ok isnt prototpye multiplatform wtf is this guy talking about no its not better than infamous for a whole list of reason but anyway.

This seems like a article from someone who doesnt have a ps3 thats all

this article is a joke!

[Raoh]

4. Prototype isn't spelled all stupid: (really that's a reason?)

5. Enemy variety: (yet every review said the enemy AI was better in inFamous)

6. The Prototype comic book has an awesome rapetrap story in it: (so because the comic book based on the game has a rape story?)

9. The head of developer Sucker Punch is racist: Probably. (WTF?)

10. Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360: (WTF?)

talk about a failed attempt at being a fanboy, didnt fail being a fanboy but failed to at least make it interesting.

[Spike47]

Destructoid should burn in hell along with the lame moron who should've died at birth. Hahaha, yeah that was funny!! -_-

"and anybody who disagrees is a despicable moron who doesn't know anything about videogames and should probably just die."

This is not funny, saying that somebody should die is not a joke P.O.S.

[ZombieAutopsy]

they guy who wrote the article is a douche in my opinion, it seemed like he sucks MS's wang a little to much. However i do agree that prototype is more fun than inFAMOUS even though i dont really care for either of them all that much. The article was either written by a fanboy or his ps3 just died and felt like he needed to take out some anger on it.

[xGrunty]

Their can't be fanboyism when Prototype is on both ps3 and 360.

[Creep]

i wish prototype look like the cgi video or the so called intro, iamgine if the graphics look like that taht would be awsome or if infamous look like the comicquee commercial shown on tv that would of been cool

[Wvortices]

They just can't accept the fact that an exclusive to the PS3 is better than the multiplat prototype. Trust me it is better in every way that is important for a good game.

The review averages are very accurate, Infamous almost AAA (must buy), prototype (must rent).

[HoofHearted]

How Jim Sterling is blatantly fatter than Rush Limbaugh.

I'd have read that one.

[GoodSpeed]

You guys and girls are getting all wound up in a hissy fit about this article. It's a joke. Destructoid has articles like this pretty regularly and they're meant to make you "laugh". You all know what laughter is right? Everyone takes things so serious on N4G now. This "fanboy" war has made everyone edgy and pissed off at each other to the point where simple jokes like these can't even be enjoyed. It's too bad really.....

[Lord Vader]

LOL = "Running up buildings > Climbing like a spastic monkey"

[torence]

that's all folks

[badbond1]

won't get me to buy it. I had a 45.00 reward zone coupon and still didn't buy Prototype. Extremely happy with Infamous. Used the coupon on Resident Evil, which dropped to 49.99! 5.00 for resident evil 5 is definitely worth it! I'll wait til Prototype drops to 29.99 and maybe, just maybe...

[ian72]

This was meant to be funny. Well it wasn't, it was stupid.
That was five minutes of time I won't get back. Big waste of time and space.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Destructoid is ridiculous.

I find it hard to think that anyone who has played both titles thinks Prototype is better.

It's not as fluid, the storyline is a joke, and it's definitely NOT one of the most polished titles.

[BrotherNick]

I would rather pick freedom over story...there is much more you can do in prototype than you can in inFAMOUS, which is probably why I picked Saints Row 2 over GTA4.

[BrotherNick]

Please guys, keep thinking the internet is serious business. You make us all laugh.

[xGrunty]

Honestly, right? I much preferred Prototype myself, the fun factor was just amazing.

But both were awesome!

[roflmuffins8]

Infamous has received higher praise from critics and gamers alike.

[GravyPie]

Why the hucking fell do I bother with this site?
oh yeah...I like to see the fan boy fights. it's like watching girls fighting.
it's all good fun...like jeering at the opposing teams fans at the football game.
yea! C'mon

[bjornbear]

Hence why its quite funny ^^

[GiantEnemyCrab]

"If Cole were to audition for the Justice League, Batman would give him a wedgie and then laugh him out of the building."

LOLz! He is a bit of a wimp.

[Model]

you =/= funny

[KillerKahuna]

Truth be told, I DO NOT CARE !!!

Damn I bought inFAMOUS and I'm proud of it!!!
I also bought Prototype and I am proud of it!!!

So get this damn piece of troll article off N4G

THIS IS PURE BS

[Headshot81]

"This guy must be sitting there loving the smell of his own sh!t". The name says it all, Prototype. They've been way to genorous with the score. how can you even compare a game who's lead platform was the ps2, just hope other devs dont pick up on this " oh we don't need to work on the visuals, look how great prototype did". It looked way too familiar, It's just a Hulk game with a charecter that moves like spiderman(even some of the powers), oh!no need to remake the city,just slap some red "myst" on there and OHH booy!. Seriously WTF. And I had good hopes for this game, but always doubted the team behind it.

[gumgum99]

lol, that post was pretty funny.

I'm looking forward to your satire soon ^_^

[red5ive]

"after several hours of playing inFAMOUS, I had finally eked enough XP to purchase one or two powers that were barely useful"

several? damn, you must suck or you must be wanking in a corner somewhere.

[zdudynot]

some upgrades are only 600 xp too.
that means all you have to do is do one mission and kill 20 enemies.
all lies. he probs hasn't even played the game

[red5ive]

Jim Sterling is a fat, xbox playing, butter eating idiot. also he's a racist.

probably.

[Ripyealip]

this article was a EPIC FAIL. it was a complete fanboy article. It was correct at some parts but other parts were just dumb. like the developer being racist, the batman part, the name "inFamous" being a messed name, and the last part was just random.... this is about prototype and infamous not final fantasy like wtf man?

[zdudynot]

actually who ever own the website should be jailed.

[han411]

the guy who wrote this article is clearly immature son of a bich

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

I play seriously. When I play Prototype, I can clown around more without needing to worry about morality affecting my character/story etc.. I like Infamous when I want to play seriously, I want to beat the game being good. Cause being evil is too easy, being good is the hardest part (same ordeal in fable). The challenge comes from being good.

I own Infamous for my PS3 and cause that's new and on my PS3, I got Prototype for my 360 so I'd have something new for it.

I love both games, but for me personally Prototype has had more hours of play than Infamous. Exploring the city the way you can in Prototype is way more fun to me than in Infamous.

Although reaching the blue orb things on top of antennas on skyscrapers and stuff in Prototype, is a major b!tch. But it adds a challenge. Where as if I want to reach something in Infamous, I can just jump or climb to get it with ease and not much of a challenge!!!

Im loving both games... but Uncharted 2 Beta, is where most of my time has been this whole month!

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Listen I know your opinion is as good as anyone elses but if you compare reviews infamous does get the better scores. You should change the title to, "How Prototype is blatantly better than inFamous...................... .......IMO".

[be_wrong]

infammous still kicks prototype's ass. though the umber of moves alex's can do is simply amazing and fun

[shiro]

the guy who wrote this is a absolute legend lol tat was the best comparison review i hav ever read lol an most of it was completely true lol

[breathofthedying]

Destructoid hits N4G with Troll Strike for 9,999 damage <Critical>

[SYSTEMS-at-WAR]

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOFL!

[Dellis]

This article was created as a flamebait joke lol, those dudes in that site said it already.

[hatchimatchi]

The article is a joke people, sheesh settle down. It's satire.

I do have to agree with him that cole is a wuss. It takes like 10 hits to kill someone and the melee is pretty worthless cause the enemies run backwards and are faster than you (how the hell is that?) and shoot the crap outta you. inFAMOUS is fun but extremely frustrating. Cole is just so completely underpowered compared to the enemies.

Me personally, i think it's a bit overrated.

[Dannehkins]

Is there a need? :S

[red5ive]

UTINI!

[xg-ei8ht]

Who cares?

Contrasting the two games, it is very obvious that Prototype is better than inFAMOUS, and anybody who disagrees is a despicable moron who doesn't know anything about videogames and should probably just die. Read on to feel justified in agreeing with me, or to be shamed by just how incorrect and rubbish at life you truly are.

Dude you need counseling. asap.

You can't say what's a better game, because it's a matter of opinion.

Just like i don't really like star wars much.

I prefer startrek.

But do i really care that much about either, not really. Films, just like games come and go, and next month, or day, they'll be another game or film to argue about.

Abit like movie stars, celebrity's etc, they come and go, flavor of the week one month. a$$hole the next. Tom cruise anyone?

[SYSTEMS-at-WAR]

They tend to enjoy creating articles that produce flame wars... I've beaten inFAMOUS and just started on Prototype. It's good. Not amazing, but good. The story is pretty weak so far when compared to inFAMOUS and the graphics are not as good but it's pretty fun.

It's obvious the article is a joke because of the ridiculously retarded arguments. Eg. the title inFAMOUS being dumb. No need to argue. Both are decent games.

[xxBATTLECATxx]

this came from destructard? wow. well now im never going there again.

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

"Square Enix's personal and hate-filled betrayal of everything PS3 fans hold dear is proof positive that Prototype is better than inFAMOUS"

1)Square Enix were never First party loyalist of Sony.

2)Both [Prototype] and inFAMOUS were not produced by Square Enix hence why his argument defies logic.

3)Quoting from this article is a real pleasure. Xbots sure know how to reason well. The blatant hate filled disregard of reasoning in this article perfectly encapsulates his incompetence.

Nice job on the Pictures! ^_^

[Bodster]

I'ts quite sad seeing you guys fight over an article that was clearly a piss-take at all the fanboys out there with the whole PROTOTYPE Vs inFAMOUS battle...

The article was not bashing either game, it was clearly an article that was for fun and a way for the writer to give a good laugh to the internet.

The "Valid" points you guys highlight are all part of the writers joke in this, this article wasnt written as a piece of text to start world war III, this wasnt even an article about what game he thought was better, this was just an article that allowed the author to have a good laugh with the community of Destructoid.

Calling the guy a fanboy is a bit off too, most of you guys must not have seen the Killzone 2 Vs Halo 3 article in which he has done the same thing for the same reason, fun.

The only reason this guy wrote the article was because he obviously noticed the massive attack on both games from the fanboys of their chosen console. This article wasn't bashing PROTOTYPE or inFAMOUS, PS3 or Xbox but purely an article to prove how unbelievable fanboys are now-a-days. I remember 10 years ago it was nothing like this, you owned a console, you bought games for that console and you enjoyed it. Heck maybe if you were lucky enough you could have had more than one console to play on.

The status of a "Gamer" has changed dramatically over the past 10 years and as silly as this sounds i wouldnt be surprised if World War III was started because of Fanboys...

I joined this site hoping to find a bunch of people who wrote comments that were in no way fanboyish or flamebait but unfortunatly i have yet to find one that has shown this sense of reality.

Bodster

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

http://londonlooney.files.w...

You are boring

[Run_bare]

I actually agree with you, but being nice is sometimes can be less fun. I actually quite enjoy reading some of the comments by my fellow gamers from both sides, it's an entertainment by itself, but at the end of the day, you make your own choice on what game is good for you and you alone. No one else can decide that for you :)

On other note: you don't find it enjoyable reading some of the comments ? i find it quite hilarious.. hahahaha

[Jac5al]

Spiderman 2 ftw!

[xabmol]

Oh, and LOL @ #10 xD

[Allowen]

I got Infamous on my PC and Prototype on my PC.

Infamous is overal better but I like the gore of Prototype but both games you finish then twice and dont want to play then again.

But infamous is less repetitive but still can be boring after a while but still one of the best single playyer games I have played on this gen/

[life doomer]

"I got Infamous on my PC and Prototype on my PC"= FAIL

sorry man infamous is ps3 only.

[singlestrike]

I don't think I've ever lost respect for someone's stupidity so quickly. I actually haven't played either of the two games to any significant extent personally, but this guy makes me NOT want to play Prototype. :P

[byeGollum]

we are aware this is a silly article but all we want is my PreciouSsss (inFamous) .. Prototype does not appeal to us . .

some skinny guy running around with a hood on that never comes off lol .. over exaggerated abilities and ps2 graphics lol .. Just kiddin .. we just dont fancy prototype lol

[Biggunz]

LOL I like his style!

[Brock Danger]

As a onetime d-toider, and not a fan of Jim Sterling (probably spelled wrong), I have to say that this is the most win I've seen in an article ever.

EVER.

I will now gladly renounce N4G and return to the best gaming site on the webs.

And yes, brock dainjer and brock danger are the same person.

http://www.destructoid.com/...

[OMEGAXS1]

Infamous plays so smooth, its lovely. Prototype is still a dope game though but, I seriously doubt the ending will be better then Infamous, that s&*! blew me away lol!

[tiamat5]

Why is it everyone is always so quick do defend your purchase? If you already brought Prototype then what is the problem? Why do you have the need to rag on Infamous? I mean will the world end if you don't buy it?Why is everyone so keen on making others buy games? Do you feel insecure about what you brought? Are you afraid that we maybe right and Infamous is really the better game?
There are so many good games coming out soon and people seem to think that it is their civic duty to buy Prototype whether it good, half good or half @$$ed.I my opinion Prototype looks like they just dumped you in some random half done city and said "go around and do stuff". Cole's city looks alive and well crafted for him.I mean Alex isn't even a proper hero which really bugs me.No hero has zero morals. Anyway no one is stopping you from buying Prototype.Just because you have doubt don't bother us Sony owners about which is better because I think that even with Infamous's slight flaws it still deserves the praise it gets. Good work Sucker Punch.

[jeseth]

Just a butt hurt Xbox fanboy. LOL at his pathetic life.

[ChoiSong]

Troll Much?

[UnbiasedOne]

Any Profesional gaming website that talks like this:

Contrasting the two games, it is very obvious that Prototype is better than inFAMOUS, and anybody who disagrees is a despicable moron who doesn't know anything about videogames and should probably just die. Read on to feel justified in agreeing with me, or to be shamed by just how incorrect and rubbish at life you truly are".

has lost my agreeance automatically. What a 12 year old paragraph. lmao. Pathetic.

[Bits-N-Kibbles]

I don't care who you are, what a biased and horrible "article"/opinion that was... wow...

That was like a 12-13 year old just got pissed off and wrote a rant. I know it sucks if you only have a 360 and you want to play both but seriously... why is it one or the other? Jesus Christ, if you like the whole sandbox killing experience, why wouldn't you just buy/rent both and be happy?

These are the arguments?!?!? really?
"Prototype isn't spelled all stupid"
"Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360"

We need to get this Jim Sterling (fat balding SOB that doesn't get any exercise or action) off of the internet so the world doesn't have to experience his stupidity ever again. Or at least until he can make a valid argument or a decent article.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Its a joke. Someone else posted a story where he rants about halo 3 and killzone 2, and says killzone is better. He is making fun of morons on the internet.

[orange-skittle]

Why is this bullsh*t news for gamers?

[PS360PCROCKS]

Hahahahaha that was hilarious. Oh and IT'S A JOKE PEOPLE!! Damn and he's not a "xbox fanboy" he had an article that was the same thing and it was halo 3 vs killzone 2 and he said Killzone 2 was better. Also the fact it makes you all mad...That's why it's FUNNY!!

[shysun]

It was funny the first time, now its just flame bait and/or redundant.

[rjgbyrne]

As far as I am concerned Sony win this one as they get both but come on, I am an Xbox guy and its very clear games like infamous as starting to make me see why there are two clear consoles out their offering great experiences, before this game and Killzone I wouldn't have even bothered thinking about getting a PS3. This kind of competition is great for games... kind of lkike a forced evolution of the generation.I wouldn't buy either until I finish GTA4, I know thats lame but just haven't had the time to play it, its huge.

[PS360PCROCKS]

to be honest I bought a PS3 to play god of war 3 and ratchet and clank. It's literally the only reason. But their are now a good amount of awesome games for it.

[LiquifiedArt]

Comparing Sony 1st/2nd Party High Production value games, with superior everthing to 3rd party games with much lower production values.

Its like the xbox kids are grasping at straws. If you have a playstation 3 you understand quality. This is true from a hardware standpoint to a software standpoint. You also understand the vastly different feel a Playstation exclusive has compared to "everything else". This is true proably 90% of the time. Even playing the very best xbox games I cant stop to think... "This feels like a much cheaper product" and it usually is.

As someone said in a post.. Its basically the teenagers or roundabouts with limited money playing the xbox vs. tech junky Playstation users or ofcourse the people who can't truly afford the next-gen experience who buy a PS3, because they link the finer things in life, eventhough they play on an SD tv. Its 2 completely different spheres of people.

You can't match the production values on Sony's games. They feel like blockbusters. If you had a PS3 and xbox you'd be able to tell the difference pretty easily. Its the products quality of experience.

[sorceror171]

I agree that the PS3's the better overall value - I have one, not a 360 - but Sony's not perfect, either. Note that a whole lot of what makes the PS3 great has been added in firmware updates later on. A launch PS3 was a bad deal for what you got. Nowadays it's a lot better deal.

(Nor is the PS3 100% perfect. I just got burned this last weekend, repartitioning my drive to allow room for a Linux install. I was able to backup successfully, but the restore fails at 21% and several save games are now lost. Apparently I'm one of the unlucky few where the restore process has issues.)

Now, the 360 has its known hardware quality issues - RROD, E74, disc scraping, etc. - but it does have a good library of games and costs less. Different people have different priorities and buying a 360 isn't a stupid move. (Maybe you don't need wifi, etc.)

My nephew just got himself a 360 and I can't gainsay his decision. It fit his budget, a lot of the hardware problems have been ironed out by now, and it plays the games he wants to play. (My PC can handle the Orange Box, his can't, for example.)

I'm not even disagreeing with you about quality. I'm a PS3 fan, and no mistake. But the kind of fanboyism that the Destructoid article parodies is stupid and wasteful. I just felt a need to provide a little balance to what you said.

[danthaman15]

I just wish people would paly both games before they trash an aspect of one of them. playing one game and not playing the other, and then saying the one you didn't play has worse gameplay, story, ect. is like picking up two pieces of fruit, eating one, and then saying the piece of fruit you didn't eat tastes so much worse than the one you did.

[Surfman]

worst article, 100% bias and fanboyish. Wow...

[dogmeat eater]

Its definitely not better.

[dogmeat eater]

Theres no point.

[hatchimatchi]

lol

you should read this one though, it's actually pretty funny. It's obvious the author is just taking the fanboy flame war and running with it. I really don't think it's meant to be taken seriously.

[ReTarDedFisHy]

I know that there are always those articles that come across N4G that are completely outrageous, but this is just ridiculous. This guy is a moron.

"...and anybody who disagrees is a despicable moron who doesn't know anything about videogames and should probably just die"

This is the worst thing I have ever read on any gaming website, ever. I feel ashamed to even be called a gamer right now. This is what it all has become. This person should be embarrassed. I don't know if this article was supposed to be a joke, but this is just absurd.

[hatchimatchi]

it's called satire.

Similar comments flood this site on a daily basis. He was just having fun at the whole fanboy war with prototype and infamous.

[Hiruu]

With the article, since I don't have a PS3, but I can agree that Protoype is awesome! I just got the game, and could only sink 5 hours into it before I had to go on a 2 week business trip...but WOW...the game so far has been great!

[gumgum99]

lol, I thought it was satire.

I was about to say... >.>

[Gun_Senshi]

Prototype has crap characters,story, graphics, animation and repeitive after 10 min that makes your brain hurts

proof i have game attached

[gamerzBEreal17]

dude i promise all of u this dude is the 12 year old who gets horny off of all the stuff that blows up in prototype
okay look i put about 27 hours into infamous in i rented that
i brought prototype in put like 12 hours the best part was getting to blow up the figure it comes with if u like the hulk games over spider man games go with prototype the hole game is about blowing stuff up if thats what u like get prototype if u like a good story thats addicting then go with infamous u will not be desapointed u will think its a little above avrage AT LEAST but if your like me in the other 7 poeple on my friends list u will love infamous
btw sorry for the grammar in spelling

[likedamaster]

Best article I've read in a long time.

[jixar]

they are both great games.
but ill go with prototype just because of the fast paced game with all the gore, explosions and etc. graphics don't make a game

[SaberEdge]

I think they are both pretty decent, but I am like you, I enjoyed Prototype a bit more. I felt more free and powerful in Prototype and although the overall look might not be as shiny it definitely performs better, with better anti-aliasing, less pop-in, more solid framerate, etc.

For that reason I thought the visual presentation in Prototype was better. Then again, I am the type of person that is really bothered by technical performance issues. I will always prefer that a game have a solid frame rate, no screen tearing, good anti-aliasing and no pop-in than for a developer to try and push their engine farther than it should go. Clean graphics always win for me.

[memphis2]

There is nothing good about infamous. how many different movies can you do with electricity? answer is none. Infamous is way boring nuff said. Prototype = sickness
Infamous = non sickness

[mll09]

Yeah, if you see someone playing inFamous, it's spelt inFamous, not inFAMOUS so this guy is wrong.

He also a fanboy, [PROTOTYPE] is coming for both PS3 and 360 so I'm not really bothered, I've got the plat for inFamous so if I decide to get [PROTOTYPE] I'll have the best of both worlds.

Unlike Xbots :)

[BardockS30Z]

Seriously ive played infamous and i enjoyed it the whole way through. So far prototype feels very very over the top and un finished. I like how in infamous you still have weakness even though your powerful. It seems like in prototype its just utter chaos and not much rhyme or reason. Imma finish prototype and give my final word. but so far infamous is superior through and through

edit. the color pallette in prototype bugs me also. everything looks red

[shysun]

I have both games and Prototype is still in the wraper!

[Arnon]

HURRRR I'M F*CKING WE-TOD-ED! I FORGOT THAT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS HUMOR!

I WANNA CRY NOW BECAUSE DAT GUY MADE ME SAD SAD AND MADE FUN OF MAH GAMEZ!

[ColinRHCP]

ahhh N4G.....comments turn into mindless fanboy chatter and arguments. Neways what a stupid article to fight over neways, an arrogant, piss take and should not be taken seriously. Destructoid - shame on you. terrible journalism.

[skatezero246]

sorry I'll take Infamous, so far from what I have seen Infamous has out scored it when it comes to reviews. plus game with a story that develops based on your choices > running around breaking stuff trying to figure out how you became the way you are

[Mr_Luke]

"Contrasting the two games, it is very obvious that Prototype is better than inFAMOUS, and anybody who disagrees is a despicable moron who doesn't know anything about videogames and should probably just die"

Only one thing to say: Wow!! I was going to read the article but after this nice introduction i think i'm going to die in a corner, like a moron that doesn't know anything about videogames....
I played both, i had a bit more fun with InFamous, so my vote goes on this one. I'm not saying Prot is worse, it's only a fun factor, about me.

EDIT: couldn't resist, i had to read the article, was curious. I don't understand if the guy is joking or not. If he jokes... great, he got me ;)) if he's not... I can confirm he IS a fu**ing retard, a shameless fanboy and i guess the article is enough to explain how a poor person he is.

[ArcticWolfUK]

infamous is better

prototype feels more like the hulk, your too powerful and it gets boring fast. infamous they focus on 1 power and its balanced. it has a much better storyline aswell.

[Captain Tuttle]

The article or the fact that so many people here think it's serious.

[ZILLA]

xbots are drinking the kool aid that is being givin to them by a bunch of haters.ill stick with the KING of consoles and play inFAMOUS and GOD OF WAR 3 along side of MAG and FF14 thank you very much!!PLAY B3YOND waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay B3YOND!!

[Salta_nelas]

Its a satire people! lighten up, only prototype fanboys cant see that even with the lower MC score with only 20 reviews.

[rTR-Pioneer]

Whether the article is entertaining or not, it is not news and thus should not be posted on this site, if we wanted destructoid's opinions we would go to their website, but as currently we are on news 4 gamers, surprise surprise, when on this site we want the latest news.

[Midgard228]

this better be a joke because if not that is the biggest fanboy rant i've ever seen lol. i actually like infamous better than proto type, theres less sense of direction in proto, i had volume at 0 and had no idea wat to do but somehow i completed 5 objectives randomly, wtf is up with that lol.

i love proto's speed tho, thats bout it, also the enemies dont fight back lol and he doesnt get hurt. but yeah ;p

this better be a joke lol, i dont even think a 360 fan wud say that crap lol

[Counter Strike]

"and anybody who disagrees is a despicable moron who doesn't know anything about videogames and should probably just die."

dude wtf ? Is he serious ? whats a f*cking as*hole.

[Bengoshi-San]

Well, consider the fact that he put the 9th and 10th reasons as:

9 - The head of developer Sucker Punch is racist (probably).

10 - Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360:

He's just making stuff up as he goes along. It's a personal rant, nothing more. Neither of which is relevant, and No. 9 is not only untrue but really offensive to a team of developers that spent a lot of time making an excellent game. No. 10 is not relevant at all.

This article and writer has FAIL written all over them. I've never been a fan of Destructoid, but they have been able to make me laugh in the past, but this article is really, really lame and I think it should be taken down.

[Bodster]

lol guys, i didnt meant that i dont enjoy the battles here, its just some people do take it too seriously and its just stupid.

I will most defo have a good laugh on here, just not when it involves fanboys :)

Bodster

[wiggles]

Especially with opening lines such as " Contrasting the two games, it is very obvious that Prototype is better than inFAMOUS, and anybody who disagrees is a despicable moron who doesn't know anything about videogames and should probably just die." It's ignorant people like this that make our world have problems. It's one thing to have a opinion that can be respected, but when you have comments like this, it's really sad. Especially when he insults people's tastes like this.

[Bengoshi-San]

He's an angry fat nerd who was having too difficult of a time playing infamous, bought prototype and liked it better because you can kill and blow things up quicker and the game is easier.

So he decided to go onto the internet and write a lame rant about how much of a giant failure he is and how he doesn't understand anything about gaming.

[Bengoshi-San]

I have both and I like inFAMOUS better......

I could write an article which makes Prototype look really stupid by nitpicking at the things that Alex Mercer can't do in the game, but why the hell would I do that?

I could also write an article and throw in random prejudicial garbage to be heard, but why would I do that?

Author is a talentless hack of a writer who should go back to college and get a proper writing degree.

PS - Niko from GTA4 dies easier than either Cole or Alex, but that doesn't mean he's a wimp, nor does that mean that GTA4 is a bad game. It's about the larger picture, a good balance of story, gameplay, graphics, audio, etc, not just powers and who can kill bigger and tougher bad guys quicker and with ease.

PSS - From the sound of the article, I am willing to bet that the ass-hat of a "writer" of this "article" didn't even beat inFAMOUS.

-End

[paul0388]

I've played them both, Infamous is surely the winner, this headline is sensational flamebait.

[Bengoshi-San]

The article is just a rant

The writer is an ass-hat xBot, who makes true Xbox360 and PS3 gamers look bad.

Destructoid must really need the attention bad if they're letting baseless garbage like this onto their website.

[Pintheshadows]

I really enjoyed both. I think they both look pretty good, especially by sand box standards but the lighting and particle effects in inFamous are far superior. I do feel that inFamous is a little more involved too. For example the side missions in inFamous feel like they are having an affect on the city. The side missions in Prototype however feel tacked on at best. What I do love about Prototype is the chaos. As the infection spreads I enjoyed walking through the city watching crows circling over head and marines battling the infected. My main complaint with Prototype is the camera. When combined with the targeting system its awful.

Also Rofl at the person who said immersive isn't a real word.

[hatchimatchi]

after playing infamous again today for about 2 hours i can honestly say that the game is extremely overrated. Everything about the game is mediocre in my opinion. Cole is so extremely weak it's not even funny and his "powers" amount to nothing spectacular. The karma choices in the game are spelled out to you whenever one appears so it takes away the whole "thought provoking moral choices" people make it out to be, but the thing i absolutely hate the most in the game is the combat. It just a giant cluster f--k of a combat system. People are firing off roofs and there's bullets everywhere. Of course our hero cole gets hit 3-4 times and is dead, while it takes at least 7-10 shots to kill an enemy, and that's with my powers maxed out. I really don't like this game right now. Maybe it'll change when i play the evil side of the game, but the missions are so repetitive (oh cool another "good side mission" opened up, oh wait it's "walk the dogs again...") and the voice acting isn't too great. I like the graphics but they aren't anything special. Honestly the only reason i keep playing is because the story is interesting and i paid 60 bucks for it, so i figure i might as well get my moneys worth.

I can admit it, i had no expectations of this game, but i fell into the hype and ultimately i think this game is extremely overrated. Maybe i just suck at the game, i dunno, but i always play games on medium and usually never get this frustrated. Also, what is up with the cover system? sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. Bleh, bottom line. Game isn't as good as people are saying. As for prototype, i haven't played it.

Ya know what, i take it back. I know i don't suck at this game. I'm playing a complete mess of a game, that's what my problem is.

[JeepGamer]

What was said:

Destructiod: How Prototype is blatantly better than inFamous

Here's a translation:

Destructoid: How we plan on getting a bunch of page hits by creating fake controversy and trying to piss people off.

[maxcer]

i think most people here are lost on his satire, this is obviously a jab at fanboy tactics, don't take it personally

[ico92]

for a rental infamous is better, any way im a ps3 owner so i can get both
infamous 8.7

prototype 8.1

[Ninjamonkey]

joke article whatever...

But seriously which is better? A friend of mine has prototype and it sounds over the top awesomness but then I played the infamous demo which was great too...

[vrc]

The people criticising the lack of journalistic integrity are just PS3 fbois that were initially butthurt at reading the title. Then, they explore the comments section, and find that the article was intended to be satirical. Then, their pent up anger has to be spent somewhere, so they choose to take the moral high ground and call it irresponsible journalism. I personally think the comments here are even more hilarious to read than the article in itself.

[axerated]

whether this is a joke or not it's still a pretty childish article. having recently bought both games i'm pretty certain that infamous is the more immersive experience, in the sense that i pay attention to it and give a sh1t3 about the story in characters. in prototype all the cutscenes are brief, like they can't wait to finish, and i couldn't care less about the story or characters, but damn its fun, and the upgrades make you feel like god. if only infamous let you jump 60 feet high n run like the wind...

[coolboy10160]

I know every person is intittled to their opinion but the stuff they called inFamous out on cole is a puss yy oh inFamous is speelled stupid the guy who wrote this is retarded or trying to be funny

[danthaman15]

he actually wrote at the end of the article that it was a joke article, because he knew so many people would not read it and just start commenting.

[Joni-Ice]

Just amazing article. FYI, this article was meant to be funny. Not serious. Take a day off from being a fanboy for a moment.