IGN Grudge match: Prototype vs. Infamous

IGN writes: "It isn't often that two completely new videogame superheroes are introduced at the same time through very similar games. Add the fact that one of these games is a PS3 exclusive and you have the perfect conditions for an argument over which game is better. We've asked our expert editors from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 channels which game they prefer and you get to watch the ensuing fireworks."

[taco_tom237]

i think they r both amazing but imo infamous's story is better

[Cthulhu]

infamous is the better game, but then again both are pretty much B titles so that doesn't say much.

[cmrbe]

Too bad then that Infamous a B grade game in your opinion scored better than any full release exclusive game on the x360 this year sofar.

I can see now why you guys are angry. Playing C grade exclusives for half of this year sofar.

[Lifendz]

infamous is amazing. Prototype is so-so.

[Forest Gumps]

I have Infamous on the PS3 (of course) and Prototype on the 360. I have to say both are great games. I do like the nature of Prototype better though.

Just Gumps opinion.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

I was almost fooled by that...

Anyway, isn't it pretty much established at this point that the majority opinion is in inFamous's favor?

[SaberEdge]

They are both really good games. I was just playing Infamous today and it was a fun time. Prototype has its strengths as well. Try them both out if you can and see which one you like better. Or if you have the money and time, get both.

[arika]

lets make it simple infamous is a great game and prototype is just an average game. gamers who have a ps3 are lucky because we get to enjoy both games.

[ThanatosDMC]

Yahtzee hates inFamous with a passion! Go watch the vid.

http://www.escapistmagazine...

[zoneofenders]

my personal opinion
prototype 7.0
Infamous 8.5

[rockleex]

Choose a winner.

[Syronicus]

So with that in mind:

Metacritic Reviews

Prototype = 78
inFAMOUS = 85

So by a decent margin, enough worth noting anyway, inFAMOUS wins but both are worthy of being played. At best I would say Prototype is a rental and inFAMOUS is a purchase.

[himdeel]

...I have to say I'm enjoying the evil missions just as much, if not more so than the good missions. Even while I cannot weigh in on the two games in a comparison I do hope to rent a copy of Prototype soon.

However on a side note for those of you who enjoy inFamous and want to keep your second play through extra fresh. Do what I've done.

I've only done maybe one or two neutral side missions on each island but complete all of the evil side/good missions and main story missions. This way you can complete the game with full powers and have all of the side missions left after I beat the game.

[Forrest Gump]

inFamous is better,IGNs reviews of both games proves this doesn't it?

[DMason83]

Yes Gump, because IGN's word is final and the word of God. All hail IGN. /sarcasm

[Sibs]

It's IGN's match of two games it has already reviewed... of course the higher rated game would come on top, it's only logical. If it didn't things would be... confusing to say the least.

[Boody-Bandit]

This article is from IGN where inFamous scored a 9.2 and Prototype a 7.5. Maybe in short that is what Gump was pointing out.

@Sibs
Agreed. It's kind of a pointless article from IGN considering the discrepancy in scores from their own site.

[PSP2]

i have both on playstation3 so i win only people that cant play infamous lose

[Forrest Gump]

Exactly.

[MicroSony]

yep,

in this gen, you have to get the three console if you want to taste everything.

[SaberEdge]

Agreed. Owning all consoles is the best way to go. You miss out on too many good games otherwise.

[Cenobia]

This seems like the wrong place to post that comment, seeing as you can get both on one.

Not trying to be a douche or anything, I'm just saying.

Also, I'm getting really tired of hearing "owning all three = win", etc. I get it, your the Sweden of gaming.

[GarandShooter]

'Also, I'm getting really tired of hearing "owning all three = win", etc. I get it, your the Sweden of gaming.'

ehh, don't you mean Switzerland?

[dustgavin]

Infamous is the better of the two. Luckily, us Ps3 owners get a taste of both awesome games!

[bpac123456789]

I vote infamous. Prototype is too much like hulk ultimate destruction (ya I said it).

[Megaton]

It basically IS Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, minus the Hulk, plus some gore/powers. If I remember correctly, during an interview at GameTrailers they said Prototype actually runs on an upgraded version of the Hulk:UD engine.

That's not a bad thing though, as far as I'm concerned. I still own Hulk:UD for PS2, and had a lot of fun with it. It's really great for mindless destruction.

[Approved]

inFamous is better than all open world games except for gta4 its better than crackdown even and i liked crackdown because of the black character he had a nice haircut

[mt]

are you high or something ?

[celldomceen1]

After i just finished infamous i have to give it the nod. One of the most fun experiences i have had this gen. I immediately started up another game to see the other missions (played through as the hero first time around).

[madkrazygames]

@DMason83:

like Lens of Truth, right?

[ballsofsteel]

i haven't played all of prototype yet but form what i have prototype jsut feel like a hulk game with some overly played out badass. it fun but it doesn't feel like a unique experience infamous just feels fresh and different

[NathanGra]

*Points to title* Man, inFamous is just so good. Just listening to the first discussion about the game made me want to just stop reading and go fire the game up again. I had so much fun with the game, I played it over the moment I finished it, getting my first Platinum. Great times. one of my favorite games this gen.

[-x.Red.x-]

Even I didn't imagine this...

[Doletskaya]

I think inFAMOUS is a better and more complete game but I have to admit that I like Prototype more coz it's just more fun than Infamous.

[SacT0wnF1n3st]

Just finished inFamous and it was great. I'm gonna play as a bad guy next.

[mt]

playing it as a bad guy is better than the good guy . you will enjoy it .

[yojoe26]

inFamous to make sure I got it on day one. I have to say that there are some aspects of inFamous that I find redundant like alot of the missions and such. However, on the whole this game makes up for mission redundancy with it's absolutely awesome game-play and solid mechanics. I don't care how good a story is or how "varied" missions are in a game; if the basic game-play mechanics (controls, fun-factor, camera angles, etc.) aren't there the game just doesn't warrant a purchase for me. This is what inFamous nails to the wall. The mechanics and the powers are just simply superb and feel absolutely perfect to me so in the end I have to say that this is an excellent game albeit a tad bit redundant and cliche. If you like blowing stuff up and feeling like an all-powerful superhero (or villian) and don't want to have to put up with glitches, bad camera angles, or other game mechanic problems, then go buy inFamous. Sucker Punch has put together an extremely polished game that deserves ALOT of attention.

[KidMakeshift]

This is all I have to say,

Critics have different taste and it shows in their reviews. Critics sometimes have very different personalities like Miller and Brudvig.

If you ever listen to the IGN podcasts it's definitely apparent:

Greg Miller is a very hyper, loud, and sometimes funny person who seems to love what he does: play videogames. He seems honest about how he truly feels about the game. He's not stuck up like the latter.

Brudvig is a smug cynical person who is rather demeaning in all of his reviews. But unlike Yahtzee who is both funny and has quite the intellect Brudvig is just cold and lacking depth. If it's not perfect to him then it's sh!t even if he gives it a decent score. He's like professor Snape from Harry Potter.

Now I think Infamous is a greater game as a whole. Prototype seems like everything went into the main character who is just a killing machine with no remorse. It feels great playing him but everything else in the game just feels bland and archaic.

Both are a lot of fun and are very different gameplay wise.

[BaSeBaLlKiD721]

wow lol, thats a big gap between infamous and prototype in the poll.

i love infamous and currently playing through for 2nd time as bad guy. this game is a solid 9 in my book

[aaron5829]

missed the fun of exploring what Cole can do...

I see a lot of players just hold L1 and bash R1...

The fun comes in finding ways to do the "stunts".

i mean, instead of throwing lightning bolts, why not flip the cars first.. then throw a lightning grenade, send everyone flying.. do a little bit of melee... then, lightning drop the bad guys...

:)

[2paclives]

Infamous(ps3 exclusive) is a better game, better story, better graphics, better control, ...prototype is just that, a "prototype" of a game that is better!

[TheDeadMetalhead]

You get both games anyway. ;o

[DOOMZ]

PROTOTYPE is the game I keep going back to, awesome... Infamous, it's just ok...

[Blow Out Your Brains]

Prototype is better

[ZILLA]

and its 29.99 at BEST BUY!!!sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!

[Fade_Walker]

I have inFAMOUS and Prototype (360) and I think they are both great.

I'm surprised that Prototype doesn't have as much pop in as other games and inFAMOUS as that extra layer of polish.

So if someone can only get one I don't think they will be disappointed by either inFAMOUS or Prototype.

[JonnyBigBoss]

inFamous in just about every facet of a game. Really now, it's just way more polished and at the very least doesn't sport PS2 graphics.

[aaron5829]

infamous. finally !!

So far, i enjoyed it... as you upgrade your skills, you feel so badass...

So powerful...

I'm getting prototype after i finish infamous.

So yeah, i win !

:P

[donnie-2105]

the graphics go to INFAMOUS without doubt BUT the fun factor definetly lies with PROTOTYPE .to by honest though neither game looks that amazing imo esp. considering infamous is an exclusive

[YonasJonas]

I really thought Prototype would be the better game, but boy was I wrong. Infamous is the most fun I've had with a game in years. By far the best open world game I've played. Prototype on the other hand was a huge disappointment

[stonecold3]

the next 14 days on my ps3 and i think infamous has already one before i begin to play it

[Cajun Chicken]

Both for PS3, both great, but given Infamous a break on the second island to play through Prototype a bit. Lets just say; from what I played of Prototype, I'm looking forward to the future of the franchise.

[Shane Kim]

"There's an interesting story with Alex trying to find out who gave him these powers, but it's only told well in the cutscenes. You have these really beautiful movies detailing Alex's journey to get the truth, and then you're tossed into a world where he just runs around eating innocent people as well as hurling them off of buildings.

There's no moment of him talking about why he'd act this way with innocents or a scene of him being confronted by his sister for the atrocities that he's committing -- it's like the story and gameplay are completely separate experiences."

Greg Miller just summed up how crappy prototype is.

[Cajun Chicken]

Actually there is one scene when he reveals that he's been consuming people and he hungers as his sister backs away to the desk. But yeah, it could've been a lot more emotional than just angst.

[DELTABOY04]

i really didnt think i was going to like infamous as much as i did....but wow! great game all around IMO.Got prototype a couple of days ago...its a great game...but near on the same calibur as infamous..story is bad plain boring...its to the point where i just dont care.They throw a crazy amount of things at you that it gets more frustrating then fun.Its just not a polished game.

[jFND90]

Are we really still comparing these two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT games? Seriously, they're really different. Just because they're superhero sandbox games doesn't make them comparable. So far, I'm having more fun with Prototype. But you can tell inFAMOUS is more polished and is shaping up to have a great story. Nothing has blown me away yet, but that's because I've just started playing inFAMOUS and I've nearly finished Prototype.

All in all, these games are totally different and you shouldn't even compare them.