Prototype And It's Horrifying Anti-Hero (Story Explained)

[@khanlusa]

ABOUT THE AUTOPSY SCENE: I know the clothes are biomass. It's the start of the game, he just threw down the vial and died. They shouldn't know that his clothes are biomass yet, you find that out through a web of intrigue target after the game has started when they've had time to study him running around New York. If they had known already that he was super infected by Blacklight then Blackwatch would have already had him, instead he's in a regular lab at GenTek with no counter measures to keep him contained.

[@32BitJunkie]

>why would they feel the need to pin a new post to a year old video >scrolls comments >oh

[@Soundwave1900]

@@khanlusa there's another possibility: they knew he's a blacklight virus but didn't report him to blackwatch, instead choosing to operate on him in biohaz suits, because "what can go wrong, we're protected and if it all goes right we get knowledge on the newest bioweapon they've created". And when it did go wrong they called blackwatch and got promptly executed, rightfully so.

[@captc0ck5lap60]

@@32BitJunkie The algorithm moves in mysterious ways and we are both it's thralls and its delight.

[@michaeleggemeyer71]

I think you might have overlooked the fact that they might have tried to do some of those things described in the video, but it isn't depicted because it would slow the scene down too much. Business wise, They may have already tried to remove his clothes but to keep a lower rating and not get the highest rating and have nudity/sexual content on their rating they avoided a nude scene as an idea, and lore wise they may have tried to remove his clothes but they were "sticky" with biomass so they were just gonna cut them off and cut through the goo and biomass instead of trying to take it off and then separate all the goo and other forms of biomass

[@Zeroth-d7n]

​@@michaeleggemeyer71 was going to say something similar

[@mariofan1ish]

The concept of a living virus developing a conscience and deciding to protect the very things it was designed to destroy while actively condemning the actions of those who brought it into being is a fascinating concept.

[@khanlusa]

Right?? And then they just turn him into a garden variety utopia villain who wants to infect everyone to eliminate free will an create one world order LIKE DAMN IT NO, THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LESS INTERESTING!

[@darktirkd7395]

@@khanlusa as someone who fell in love with the first game; they wanted to fall into black and white story telling.The game felt more like a expansion than a sequel

[@abbcc5996]

this must have flied past my head when i played it as a kid because i remembered the protagonist as being evil throughout. only know do i realise that he gets redeemed by the end

[@shyspacewolf4675]

I will say one theory I came up with for why he had clothes on during the autopsy was because he's not actually wearing clothes, he is biomass and that is his skin. They couldn't take it off even if they wanted to.

[@odetojoy1663]

Thats actually genius.

[@mistadangerzone8362]

That…makes so much more sense

[@lakshaykochhar6799]

How they know?

[@shyspacewolf4675]

@@lakshaykochhar6799 They tried, it didn't work. went back to the ideas board to ponder it and then went back. Generally how anyone would go about it I would have thought.

[@ghost_rouge]

One thing about the autopsy I'm not sure if at that point it was even possible to take off what Alex was wearing because they're literally his flesh at that point I'm pretty sure. That's why his clothing doesn't affect his abilities at all

[@Neon9th]

One thing i liked to do after finishing the game, was to disguise myself as a marine and join some random squad near the redzones. They actually do patrols and clear the streets of infected.

[@brap6557]

Haha I thought I was the only one, even in prototype 2 I like tagging along with some marine patrols and see what hijinks they get up to, and also try to see how long I can keep them alive without breaking my cover. I love that you can pick up rifles and as long as you target only the infected, you can shoot all you want without raising the suspicion meter. Although, if you misclick and shoot at anything else (like a trashcan that just so happens to be in the way), they get sketched out.

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

prototype has one of the most fun movement systems ever honestly, and its genuinely on the level with what spiderman wall running/running up walls should be

[@RaptorNX01]

You should check out Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. made by the same devs, this game is essentially that, but with a new higher resolution skin and an original IP/story. many of the moves/abilities are exactly the same and so is the movement. (also i believe this game was intended to be a sequel to H:UC but they lost the license)

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

thank you for that! I have a question though, is it on ps3?@@RaptorNX01

[@thenegromancer4695]

@@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084 you have to emulate it on ps2

[@thenegromancer4695]

I promise you if you love prototype you'll love ultimate destruction just as much​@@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084

[@EBMproductions1]

​@@RaptorNX01played both but Prototypes a bit more refined and if used right you become invincible in game.

[@rhymenoceros3303]

Man they could've had something special in the sequel. Having a literal virus grow a conscious and have faith in humanity despite being well a *virus* and seeing the worse of humanity would've made the story of the sequel something special. Instead they decided to make him evil despite the plot of the first game being him learning how to be human. Wasted potential right there.

[@LORDMEHMOODPASHA]

This, this comment right here is on point, Alex Mercer in the first game is the absolute definition of an "Anti-Hero" he's a hero despite not being a good guy and yet whilst not being a good guy he is NOT evil, an antagonist or a villain. Very parallel to Altair ibin la Ahad in the first assassin's creed game (The fact that both games came out around the same time and both characters wear hoods is coincidence).

[@TheDAWinz]

That's due to a entirely different dev team and writer team.

[@gc6096]

A comic kinda explains that between the two games. That was betrayed by a woman he liked and her family/friends(?) idk it’s been a long time since I saw the video about it. I think it was an outsidexbox about fighting former protagonists.

[@Senator_Cumstrong]

Everything is explained in the comics. Though it's a strange move to explain everything in the comics that barely anyone reads

[@gc6096]

@@Senator_Cumstrong yup

[@Indoor_Carrot]

Your point about the gas masks and the bloodtox gas. During WW1 the germans were trying new chemicals which were able to pass through British and French gas mask filters.

[@khanlusa]

Horrific, thank you! (this is genuine)

[@ProfessionalEpic1488]

@@Indoor_Carrot when the air tastes spicy:

[@LordBummingtonThe3rd]

I can rationalize the coroners leaving Alex's clothes on if they were aware of the fact that he's one giant mass of virus and that the clothes are actually a part of him. Maybe prior to what we are shown they tried to unbutton his shirt and found that it was all one solid piece?

[@alexanderinoa7850]

I think that makes sense too, but if I remember, his entire body is supposed to feel hot, right? Even if they knew his clothes were part of him at that point, wouldn't they feel the heat radiating off his 'lifeless' body and think "We should probably take some more precautions"? I love the game, but I never understood that lol

[@captc0ck5lap60]

16:38 "Only for him to pull out at the last second, leaving Mercer frustrated" Can't blame him, I did that to an ex a few times and she wasn't happy either.

[@khanlusa]

Thank you for almost making me spit my pepsi lmao

[@Surr3alD3sign]

I have a singular gripe with something you said about the disguise power, how "nobody ever learns from this" they do actually install bioscanners at some point iirc specifically to detect you

[@Neon9th]

Alex Mercer made himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.....but in a EDGY way.

[@Flesh_Wizard]

The Devil shivers when Alex Mercer starts edging🥶🥶🥶

[@Heeroneko]

Gas masks don't 100% block out all particulates/toxins. It depends on the type/grade. They could have intentionally engineered the gas masks to allow certain stuff through.

[@JRaney]

That, and they might know that Mercer is only using biomass to imitate a gas mask, thus making it a very effective deterrent for any unwanted Blacklight skinwalkers skulking about.

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

But they would never do that! Never! Governments look after their people! LMFAOOOO

[@Heeroneko]

@@dylanmonstrum1538 Well, to be fair, in this scenario, allowing it through their masks IS a safety measure cuz it's harmless to humans.

[@wanderingbufoon]

Best Venom and Carnage game that never were.

[@Jamlord2061]

the ultimate Spiderman game has some pretty good venom sections also can venom shape shift to the same extent

[@MarioTheLiopleurodon]

19:17 Mercer expresses *really strong* Anakin Skywalker vibes. I;m talking about Revenge of the Sith, losing his sanity Anakin Skywalker. Becoming Darth Vader (before the Obi-wan fight) Anakin Skywalker.

[@mattcrowl5702]

You’ve clearly never been to New York City before, people climb up building walls all the time. How else do you think they get across town during rush hour?? Sheesh, must be a tourist…

[@DBxSnowman]

Well, when the MTA raised the price of a MetroCard/single ride to $3.25, we decided that was a bridge too far. Between 25 extra cents and hardcore parkour? I think the answer was pretty obvious.

[@LordGarryk]

Alwx mercer is exactly my choice of "what super powers would you want?" Exactly what end game mercer has. Total control of biomass

[@shreywayy]

at the end of the game you truly have god like power destroying entire armies

[@LordGarryk]

@shreywayy honestly idgaf about that. I like stretchy edgy arms and big knife hands and free drip and knife hands

[@shreywayy]

@@LordGarryk all i did in that game was decimate the city over and over again

[@LordGarryk]

@shreywayy his powers are infinitely useful. Whether you wish to become a city destroying villain, or learn every language by simply absorbing someone who speaks it

[@Threvlin]

I remember having so much fun with this game back in the day, always happy to see it getting some detailed analyses.

[@ArturVeralius]

I enjoyed both Infamous and Prototype but I ended up loving Prototype more. The angle they took at the end was neat, incredibly positive and beautifully human despite the game making no efforts to add any real morality system. I appreciated what it did, even if it somehow felt as if it was more on a dime to dime budget than Infamous. I remember having high hopes for the series after that banger of an end note. I was startled and confused by the direction of the second. The ending even more, as it felt as if one could never kill Mercer even if they absorbed him. Why make such a thing into a villain when it learned to be so much more? A tragic turn of events. The comics were awful.

[@jedstanaland2897]

Part of the reason for the full clothing was for censorship reasons, Part was for reuse of assets, and lastly Part was to show how completely incompetent the people who were doing the experiments were. This was covered by an interview with one of the developers. This said they could have done a better job with everything involving the story.

[@kyze8284]

I always thought the second game was what that protag saw Mercer as, not that it was actually how Mercer was. Mercer being at almost every hive before blackwatch, not being able to see inside to watch Mercer take down larger more dangerous enemies and thinking the pawns that escaped were actually some powerful creatures Mercer had created and unleashed... hardly anybody in the first game knew about Green outside of top brass and Mercer and Mercer was the only one they DID pay attention to that looked human so they wouldn't pay any mind to some college age looking woman that is in nearby crowds when claw hands is right there

[@vocalgamer9222]

In all honesty, one of my favorite little tidbits I love about Prototype 1 was how the Blacklight Virus affects the city the further you get in the game, along with how the military and Blackwatch (try as they might) attempt to stop the spread of it. Kinda makes it a bit more realistic in terms of worldbuilding.

[@TheBitingBat]

Prototype makes it so rewarding to eat people that I don't know how they wanted to make you question your morality when you spend most of the game completely on board with the Blacklight virus consuming everything. So much so they had to basically flip the table on you in the sequel and derailing the plot just to make it clear that the virus is in fact a bad thing.

[@arcanetech2244]

My favorite part was infiltrating bases. I would turn it into a reverse horror game where the base was slowly emptied one guy at a time.

[@Effective_tool_of_Satan]

It's sad this game left so many threads without any kind of resolution. The second one is entertaining but inconsequential. I wish they would return to this world in the new generation

[@Orionis_Delta]

Not only would it be amazing to see a sequel where Alex finds the PARIAH and everyone else involved in the experiment to punish and/or stop them, but also have him become a better humanoid by the end of it. There was so much potential in him deciding that he won’t become like the OG Alexander and actually work with good-hearted doctors to find a cure, giving his frame-sake a symbolic middle finger. Maybe at the end of it becoming the last infected who eventually takes the antidote and dies as a martyr or something. Or idk. But NOOO we just HAD to have another fucking Albert Wesker but edgier and not as imposing.

[@vaffanculo5085]

Prototype 2 was Alex committing suicide

[@Eldor-117]

I remember taking on the appearance of some soldier and playing soldier, killing mutants with them as one of them, which was more fun than being a tentacle monster.

[@anonimus370]

Alex Mercer, the man that proved that you are, undeniably, what you eat.

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Despite being an OLD Game, I'll never forget Prototype. One of my most favorite childhood games. And, I'm glad no one else has forgotten this Masterpiece. This video was literally just a Year Ago. Awesome. Keep Prototype Alive! Maybe we'll get an Prototype 3 in the future.

[@GinaRanTruthEnforcer]

is it technically cannibalism if he's no longer human and is just pure viral biomass with the only reason he looks human being that was his general shape to start and the main thing he eats throughout the game?

[@GinaRanTruthEnforcer]

i mean, Mercer could easily shapeshift into pretty much anything he wanted if he really tried, after all

[@dragonloverlord]

@@GinaRanTruthEnforcer Technically Mercer is a virus and viruses don't technically eat things but much rather they engage in some form of pseudo-parasitism as they're not actually "living" organisms and thus depend on suitable host biomatter, biology, faculties, etc in order to replicate and perpetuate. So no it's not cannibalism and assuming real life scientific logic holds predominantly true then Mercer isn't even consuming people but much rather hijacking their bodies for his (its?) own purposes.

[@phillipclementson2872]

Hey, I know the creator probably will never see this comment, but if they do, hi! I really like how you do content warnings! I tend not to need them, but they're really well executed, and very detailed. Thanks!

[@khanlusa]

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[@commanderhurst3283]

@@khanlusa Hi Khan I just discovered your channel and I love it. I want to give a slight little bit of info regarding the gasmask and how the PMC group was breathing in the anti viral during the meeting. One general thing of note about military gas mask is that they are capable of being decompressed for drills and testing, this is generally how they subject soldiers to tear gas during "Hell Week". Generally though this does require a bit of set up, so they could have just done this in the meeting for demonstration of the anti viral aerosol.

[@oblivionfan345Tony]

Cringe. Be an adult.

[@abdou.the.heretic]

​@@oblivionfan345Tonyself awareness is a sign of maturity.

[@llab3903]

@@abdou.the.hereticso is policing your own behavior including things you may not like or agree with. People shouldn’t have to do that for you

[@Luan-st2gb]

19:16 The closest I can get to pin down what turns it weird is the choises of camera angle when she backs up against the table and how . Weirdly close he gets to her following that framing It doesn't feel like a way for us to see she's starting to get scared of him (which . Like you said she logically should've been for a BIT) and though it, on paper, is further showing of how uncanny Mercer was becoming, it feels like something you'd see in a shitty romance movie with a "bad boy" character instead of "oh shit my brother might actually be some eldritch creature that might just fucking kill me rn" This has been another "I think way too much about framing and my brain can't stop recognizing patterns" studios production

[@გიორგიმოსაშვილი-ო3დ]

Ah yes, the MC who I thought was the coolest ever because of all the gore and the hoodie, I was mr Edgy McEdgeface

[@CaptainPrincess]

19:11 I can pin down what (I think) is off about this interaction It feels like the dialogue was written for a completely different scene I think the dialogue you got and the dialogue they animated for are completely different and Im dead curious to know what was that scenes original dialogue cause what we got blatantly doesnt fit

[@eviemadison6574]

I appreciate someone else being bitter about virus!Alex's character assassination via sequel

[@vinzo0913]

I won't lie, [prototype] is one of my "catharsis games", I find the most fun in grabbing a tank and mounting the pavement, then listening to The Blue Danube in my head

[@JoshSweetvale]

23:15 I always assumed Greene deliberately decided not to infect her, to keep her as leverage for Blacklight.

[@benjaminmaier6682]

About the weird vibes part, do you think maybe its because of the oddly intimate body language Mercer is showing towards his sister might be the cause?

[@khanlusa]

That is exactly it I just didn't want to outright say it because I couldn't tell if it was intentional on the dev's part or not and just ??? ugh 😬

[@LORDUnLuCkY13]

@benjaminmaier6682 The best part of waking up, is Folger's in my cup.

[@benjaminmaier6682]

@@LORDUnLuCkY13 I have seen the commercial you are referencing.

[@AlphaSniperAcademy]

Soldier Sangria Marine Mimosa How do you come up with these? LOL Brilliant sense of humour

[@Egan-pop]

General Gingerbread 😂

[@khashayarr]

I had completely forgotten about this game, even though it represented a very formative gaming experience for me and was a mainstay of an equally formative period in my life! Thanks for the trip down memory lane

[@TheArklyte]

As much as I hate what second game had done to Alex(the one we played, their portrayal of original one that died before the events of the game was kind of on point, it's as if writer of second plot forgot which one it is), it's kind of understandable that they decided not to go into more logical direction as that would be "biopunk grand strategy". The market demanded an action game and action game genre demanded depowered protagonist and final boss ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ I also want to point out how gullible Alex is in the first game. I don't recall any other protagonist that gets backstabbed, blindsided, ambushed and slapped around more then him in a single game. Solid Snake needed several games to being even close to that and unlike Alex he's much better at predicting those and turning tables. Alex meanwhile just showcases his toughness by taking all the slaps directly 😅 P.S.: Karen was "killed" not in elevator after finding all web of intrigue fragments as first game was sane enough to leave her fate ambiguous because 1)the game needed at least some characters to return; 2)Alex had no point in killing her and you don't get even a single point of XP, sorry, EP, not to mention memory fragment out of it. Nope. She officially died on twitter account of second game where a poster was shown that said that she died by Alex's hand. Not even in the game. I'm really tired of all those "social media specific lore revelations" and "tie in comics/novels" in movie and game franchises I try to like and follow. P.P.S.: Dana IS infected. Greene openly says something along the lines "she's one of us/she's with us". She's just infected in the same manner as Greene, not as a zombie on the street. And once again, Dana not being infected is a retcon of second game. Who needed more recurring characters. And killed Karen. And forgot about Ragland.

[@Circiely]

You pointed out how much Mercer gets backstabbed, and I want to also point out that his naivety adds to the revelation that he isn't human. I think if he just somehow knew everything, trusted no one, etc., the reveal wouldn't be as impactful to him as a character. I mean, he was literally born like two weeks ago.

[@TheArklyte]

@@Circiely yes

[@DJGHOSH]

For me this game makes me think of a resident evil simulator, but you are playing as the bio weapon😂

[@domonator5000]

Quick explanation of Black light(A.K.A Mercer virus) as I understand it. It’s a super cellular biological entity/organism. That means everycell functions similar to stem cells, just that instead of stem cells with poly potent capacity (the possibility to turn into any specialized cell that they’re programmed to) these super cells are like fully actualized stem cells, meaning they CAN do ANY TASK as they are right now. Each cell has memories from the host encoded into it, and anyone that is consumed after. The thing is, once a host is infected by the virus, the virus rapidly begins to consume all of the host’s cells, meaning that what’s actually happening is the virus essentially consumes the host and takes on the host’s identity physically and psychologically, the result is a copy of the host who believes they are the same person as before just super powered, because when the virus infects a host as compatible as Mercer, there are only the host’s memories to pull from. However upon consuming more and more individuals and packing all of their memories into the super cells, it becomes harder and harder for the host to distinguish what they think are their memories and their personalities, from those of others that they consumed. In reality, the super cells of the virus are amalgamating all of they data from the people consumed into the collective mind of this viral colony. With no way to distinguish the original host’s memories and the following consumed memories, it’s inevitable the colony no longer has a personality resembling the original host’s, just remnants. This leads to the colony realizing it’s true nature, and no longer convincing itself that it is remotely human, at least that’s what happens with Mercer I think All of these factors contribute to why Mercer begins to act the way he does leading up to and during the events of the second game. *EDIT* : I made this comment before hearing he basically explains shit nearly the exact same way as I did 😂 mine just has more nerd psychology background info in there.

[@NayrAnur]

I dunno if they ever explored that aspect in the comics, but I sure hoped they did mention that in the sequel game. It might not fully justify Mercer's personality shift, but it should at least explain it.

[@ShystemShock]

"introduce his brain to some fresh air" Im stealing that one

[@chaellExE]

The autopsy with Alex Mercers clothing makes sense in this game universe as to what the adeptive virus with the cloaking and shape shifting eventually does as of 5:45. They do the autopsy on him because they are aware of his condition as he is patient zero in this case.

[@Boreasnorm6391]

Your take on this game is one of my favorites. And I wholeheartedly agree. The lore and wider story of this world is very interesting and has a lot of promise and makes me want more. But what they gave in terms of the story is a little lackluster and teetering on the edge of interesting. Fun to play, has a special place in my heart, but I always wish it was done with a better budget and storyboard to flesh it out more.

[@kimaniHyman]

5:27 believe it or not, alex mercer's clothes in apart of his body for some reason, so he's basically naked But I mean buildings can give birth to infecteds and brawlers so this should be weirder

[@khanlusa]

I know his clothes are mimic'd that doesn't mean the researchers knew that right at that moment b/c all of this *only just* started.

[@hotcheetoaddict5400]

Alex is just mimicing the look of a gas mask, just how he mimics the clothes, so it may seem like he has a gas mask but he doesnt the mask is simly just part of his body

[@passiveaggresivesquirrel2052]

love the unserious music in the background as u explain the grim world of this game. really sets up the mood lmao

[@Liamx-00]

Honestly man I think if prototype were to release today it would sell incredibly well it’s such a unique and rare concept that we don’t get enough of

[@ibelieveingaming3562]

Itd be cool if you played as a character with nanomachine T-1000 style powers in the sequel.

[@xXOneHeartOneLoveXx]

[PROTOTYPE] would make an awesome tv series if it had the right budget. Not prototype 2 though.

[@danielled8665]

This. Take the original and run with the premise it was actually following before it contrived it's way into the bland, soulless sequel

[@IndieB3]

Ahhh I'm so glad you did this, what a throw back and honestly it pains me that they created such a good potential antihero character only to throw it away for shallow "hur dur humanity bad."

[@Broeckchen]

I will absolutely use the term Science Juice from now on

[@thirdcoinedge]

Science Juice: Tropical Punch! Now 30% less likely to cause tumors!

[@localdude2979]

Man I love prototype and infamous, they go hand in hand, its crazy while Infamous was the quote best seller out of the two, to this day the prototype comunity seems the most active

[@ariloulei814]

I don't know why I feel like mentioning this here but this game builds upon a Open World Hulk Game for the Xbox "Hulk: Ultimate Destruction". Prototype feels very much like the Hulk game with way more too it.

[@Crownthecarnage]

Same game studio folks made hulk, straight up. Had Hulk on my Xbox back in the day. Same movement system. Similar powers.

[@NoOneOfNote86]

Prototype is one of my favourite universes or stories in video games. It was darkly beautiful to me.

[@internalwhack9638]

i always love when a franchise uses the sequel to show what happens after the bad ending

[@sanuku535]

13:15 "Soldier sangria" that's a good one. Sangria: Spec ops soldier flavour, black watch edition. 14:15 Marine mimosa Hah 14:44 "You were a starting pistol at best" Dear lord that's a shot

[@oxtcn]

I absolutely adore your style, and would like to give voice to my appreciation of your work, tempered by mild criticism. The background track with the playful guitar has a section that occasionally BLASTS what sounds like an organ. This, to me, is extremely jarring as the track itself fits wonderfully with your style and flow, but the regularity with which that organ blast comes up, shatters said rhythm, and becomes the only thing I can concentrate on, drowning out your stellar commentary. I may be alone with this, but I thought I'd bring it up, as it's the only thing holding me back from being totally absorbed by your stellar work.

[@bleachedshadow9981]

Aw but random KZbinr! You forgot that the people with these abilities shapeshift clothes onto themselves too! So it’s very likely the clothes themselves have become apart of Alex. Making the ability to take off his clothes UNPOSSIBLE!

[@akmon3490]

You used the last word like you never watched Kim Impossible

[@artemiscrimson]

They didn’t notice the superpowers because they just thought people had that New York spirit

[@McSenkel]

Can you even call it cannibalism if you're not really human?

[@brandonvelde5774]

Not human? Blud he isn't even an organism, let alone an animal.

[@ccervidae]

I love the Prototype series, I just wish it was good

[@NaughtOverAll]

Prototype had a vibe I resonated with way more than infamous as a child, and it honestly delivered, so I'm not sorry for biasedly voting for it as best game. The second one was bad ass too.

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

That's not biased at all. You vote it, because you like it. Why else would you vote?! lol

[@NaughtOverAll]

@@dylanmonstrum1538 Well, you are right, I do like it. But I've also never played infamous lol so I've got no reference because I never gave it a chance. Infamous 2 though? Easy classic, I loved everything about it, much better of a sequel than prototype 2 could ever hope to be

[@Jamlord2061]

i personally just like how unlike other games where there is a zombie-like mutant problem, you (or what you think are) made that problem

[@TurKlack]

The real irony of this game to me is that I have plenty of ideas on how to turn it into into an RTS or RTS/FPS Hybrid like C&C Renegade. Humans vs Infected. It's simple, but a good imagination can do wonders with it.

[@BobWithHat]

Gosh, I wish Renegade got a modern remake. That was one heck of a game. Thanks for bringing back all the memories!

[@toobig7150]

Imagine a halo style fps out of this, instead of flood, its the infected, instead of super soldier, you are just some guy trying to get out of the red areas since the military just wont let anyone escape.

[@cloroxusthestainlessone4324]

If you're looking for something to play like that, have a look at a game called Cepheous Protocol

[@comradejet9373]

The reason why scientists did not get the clothes off from Alex is because there is no clothes on him. He is a biomass in a form of a man, even the attire is made of that biomass, which is how you are able to perfectly shape shift into other People with no need to carry a wardrobe with you.

[@WeAreInYourWall]

So he canonically has no pp? Thats deep.

[@miguelcondadoolivar5149]

@@WeAreInYourWall He is all PP.

[@Jovisstfan]

I never really realized the depth this game had. I played it as a teen and the plot points were so jumbled that nothing really made sense to me. But I was also mostly interested in the gameplay. It was fucking awesome to get a game where you are just a biological terror. I finished the web of intrigue on what I think was my third playthrough and still didn't get it. I'm not sure if I'm just mentally obtuse or if the story just is that poorly presented, but it feels like there is SO much going on, and cutscenes consist of at most a few sentences exchanged, and because of the web of intrigue and it being fairly jumbled, it's hard to connect the two and the nuances. Then again my brain is currently scrambled eggs so.. Thank you for elucidating the nuances and sharing them in this video. Prototype is one of my top 10 favorite games.

[@mediumsurmoon6283]

When I was a kid, this game is legit the coldest game to me and Mercer was THE cool guy 😂 like nothing can peak that except maybe for Altair or something

[@benhramiak8781]

Would have been nice if 2 addressed pariah at all

[@kimaniHyman]

Infamous: better story and graphics Prototype: better gameplay and rampage

[@khanlusa]

I mean, both games have good gameplay and rampage capacity it just depends what you enjoy more, electrocuting everyone or consuming them.

[@kimaniHyman]

@@khanlusa is infamous a 3rd person shooter superhero game

[@Gat720Dua]

It's almost as if they forgot or didn't realize what they really got going on with Pariah and the conspiracy thriller aspect. Nah, lets just turn Alex into a edgy supervillain and introduce a new main character whose traits are yelling and swearing.

[@legion999]

Yeah the sequel was bullshit

[@TepidBlack]

this game is a secret sequel to Shadow the Hedgehog’s brand of mid 00s black and red edgy and you can’t convince me otherwise. even the enemy designs are the same.

[@DoneRandomLee]

I thought the twist was really good. You could guess it early on but probably didn't because it is a video game, often times they build up to the big bad final bad guy so you have someone to fight and feel good about defeating so I do think it used the medium well. And was fun to play something similar to Spiderman's venom however I never played prototype 2. Mainly because I heard "you essentially became carnage" and the story didn't sound as interesting to me from the bits I heard. The whole carnage thing is venom started as a villain but they did more with the character and turned him into a hero who has his own beliefs and you can understand why he does the things he does even if it might make prime heroes like Spiderman uncomfortable. Carnage is just a killing machine that they threw all 90s edgeyness into. He just likes murder and will do horrible things while smiling. It has it's place but way less interesting main character

[@aracniphobia1]

2:22 My head just spun around 180 degress from the tonal whiplash XD

[@lamberteasker2139]

My headcanon is that the Original Mercer's personality resurfaced/reformed because Virus Mercer was messed up by the nuke. And that Virus Mercer split himself into two because he was so disgusted by Original Mercer even though it would drastically weaken him. And now Virus Mercer is recovering somewhere far away.

[@Jamlord2061]

prototype 2’s mercer is weaker than prototype’s mercer

[@Creampuff18]

My headcanon is they would take the clothes off turn around and theyd just reappeqron his body automatically. The autopsy guys just got tored of removing clothes only to reappear so they did the autopsy with them on

[@ЯАга-я4л]

That's plausible, if you consider thatvttey never tear and transform along with the body

[@nikolatasev4948]

Turning your back on Mercer is not a mistake. If the guy was watching Mercer like a hawk, the exact same thing would have happened.

[@entropic-decay]

yknow, I've given some thought recently as to how I'd continue these games' story past the second one, for a hypothetical third game: - player-character is outright just a test-tube baby made by what's left of Gentek (was forcibly shut down, reformed under a new name etc) and you lack a "true form", instead you can cobble together bits of forms you've gained to make your own. These forms you put together yourself start out very... "uncanny valley" but improve as you consume more people. - there's other infected people out there, but they're a different strain than you - turns out, Dana *did* get infected, but a new strain developed in her bloodstream in the process. One that's not nearly as virulent and only really spreads through blood and other bodily fluids. She's been working on building out a network of people to take down Blackwatch and whatever the new Gentek is for good. - Game opens with you escaping your containment cell and consuming a scientist to try and sneak out. They'd have you in what amounts to a mewtwo tube. Not exactly the most secure as it's kind of been established they're not the brightest about containment. - Game takes place in a different large city, I'm thinking Chicago. It's established as you figure out what's going on that New York's been basically abandoned, as despite Heller's actions at the end of the second game there's still traces of the virus in the ground and such that make it *unsafe for habitation.* Cleanup efforts are ongoing. - Final boss is Pariah.

[@lordrealashemtov5818]

we need to hope for prototype 3

[@Ooklathemok3]

Great video, I had a lot of fun rampaging around in this back in the day

[@blueknife7728]

It was one of my favs

[@retro_guyy1015]

I love the [PROTOTYPE] series, i played the 2nd game first when i was 10, cus it was the only prototype game my family owned at the time, i played the first one like 5 years later, so it was kinda weird playing it with the precognition of the sequel game. I love both games and never thought either was boring, broken, or a slog. In fact the prototype games are some of the only games ive done several playthroughs on without getting bored.

[@aurorathedragon174]

So this is that one game that appeared in an "It Has Begun" MV I watched all those years ago :O

[@ezrapierce1233]

The content warning followed by the music was hilarious 😂 2:16

[@cuzzumbzulzbeanz2335]

I completely agree with you at 5:25 in the video, I NEED to see him unclothed, like, *please*. Activision is so dumb for allowing this. It would be so cool to see our emo man with less / no stuff on.

[@SaddestTV]

as much as i agree about the autopsy scene from a technical pov, the reason they dont take his clothes off or hell even the hood off is because they cant, thats not leather anymore, just human flesh that looks like a snazzy leather jacket meaning the only thing they can do is a internal examination ofc after noting where the flesh ends and the "clothes" begin

[@AgentSapphire]

I liked prototype better than infamous. If only because i liked the gameplay feel more. Both stories were fine enough. I do wish the stealth mechanics were better though. I always had fun going full The Thing on enemy bases for a bit of added challenge.

[@EBMproductions1]

@24:20 To answer your Question mercers made up of biomass so even imitating any said thing does not mean it works like the real thing, he got exposed to the Gas there and reacted how he would have.

[@SixWingZombi]

Honestly, I'm kind of glad Prototype petered out fairly quickly. Though there's enough nuggets of good that a decent reboot could be possible.

[@TemplarWarden]

Finally I understand, I was completely confused why Cross suddenly became the final boss, and I thought it was just the same 'eh' writing as the rest of the game.

[@jcole1679]

Was gonna mention unit 731, but you are on it! Been trying to keep the truth alive can't let it die in obscurity.

[@TheCoffeeBird]

On the subject of Bloodtox, here is my guess. They also put it into their gasmasks of sort. Maybe to help combat the infection in other ways to keep their men healthy, or just as a just in case kind of thing? I dunno, its my best guess.

[@jocosesonata]

We need a new Prototype game. Or one that evokes the same feeling of powerful destructive (and moral) freedom. And hopefully, with all the advancements in tech, they'll make the mechanics even better, rather than just a shinier realistic coat of paint.

[@opinionpaladin6007]

I agree the writing to.this is bad. But i would always state wanting the powers of Alex Mercer. Used to have edgy teenager dreams of beating up people and like super jump gliding away

[@TheEliera]

Man I loved this game. Would love to have remakr or something similar. With actual story/characters

[@vellikaari3008]

I still want a new Prototype game. inFamous really fell off after a while.

[@lakshaykochhar6799]

Who is to say that Prototype wouldn't fall off either? Seems to be the trend, nowadays with some IP that is owned by major gaming company and has some sort of commentary on society or politics. I definitely don't want a Prototype game now.

[@daikhairai7194]

Alex mercer is amongst a long and progressively growing list of characters that end up betrayed by not only the the writers but too often, Their very own Creator, fo the sake of making an edgy "he was the hero who lived long enough to become the villain" tright cliche. Sure that sometimes happens, but more likely than not the style of failure they usually have is to fall into their own negative traits. Not grow whole new ones and lose all their former ones.

[@greekstyle5788]

@@daikhairai7194 He could've made a cool villain if they spent the second game establishing his corruption while you play as him. Instead nah, just do it off screen and then release a comic 🥲😂

[@TheBrokenEclipse]

I really loved Prototype, wish we could get a reboot or at least a remaster

[@timbomb374]

I love stories about "people" losing their humanity for some reason