So I tried playing PROTOTYPE In 2023...

[@malangadong_1685]

Between this, Infamous, Mercenaries 2, Saints Row 3, just cause 2, etc. I feel like the ps3/x360 generation had tons of these open world fun fests that elevated gameplay to the forefront and wanted nothing more than to make the player smile. Boy did we have it good back then

[@JohnSmith-bv8sz]

I miss mercenaries 2 so much, wish i could still play it on PC

[@Kiko_888]

So true. What a nice time time to live in. Everything was exciting

[@SamboTron3000]

From hulks ultimate destruction to this game. Just a great genre that I wish would come back

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Agree

[@obiohaijeoma1247]

Closest thing we have to this now is just cause.

[@SamboTron3000]

@obiohaijeoma1247 I couldn't imagine a 2023 prototype the game would be insane. RIP Radical Entertainment

[@aurenkin]

It doesnt need to come back because its already avaliable. You can always enjoy a game even if its 10 years old

[@SamboTron3000]

@user-rk8bg7ke4x lmao think I don't know that? When you've played a game a million times, a new entry would be refreshing. You can't lie. I collect and play old games lol that's not my issue. My issue is I want a new game

[@raidengoodman8754]

This game is a certified hood classic

[@fenrir5361]

He never takes it off

[@ClellBiggs]

I loved how powerful this game made me feel.

[@Tformer23]

Funny you mention the “Prototype Guy vs Infamous Guy” thing, because when my mom was getting me a PS3 for Christmas, she said 2 of the workers were trying to sell her on one or the other as the game to get for me 😂 She ended up going with Prototype, and honestly it was the right choice for me. I got Infamous later on, and while I do love that game, the freedom of movement and the story was way cooler to me. I wish Prototype 2 had continued with some of the plot threads of the first game with the whole military conspiracy thing, as that was one of my favorite parts of the first game.

[@badpiggy4177]

Honestly one of the best power fantasy games ever. We really need more edgey games like this again lol Bring back the early 2000's

[@pompeythegreat297]

Very sad we didn't get multiple sequels....... Pretty unique game....

[@tannerjepperson9327]

This game is highly underrated. Glad to see it gettin some love

[@brandonhanserd7832]

I can’t remember how I found out about this game back in day but I’m glad I did. A remaster or remake would make me very happy

[@redeyejedi4400]

They have a remaster for both games.

[@slashyslasher1248]

My friend introduced me to this game when we were small boys. He died last year though because of a violent crime

[@nostalgiaholic4874]

YES

[@Davewonder31]

Hands down one of my absolute most favorite games of all time. Wish this would get a remake. Lol I used to grab a gun and become a soldier and shoot zombies while acting like it was a survival shooter. I didn’t allow myself to use melee attacks only guns

[@ROT695]

And here I was enjoying the fact you could run around as old people haha

[@InfiniteDarkness7756]

PROTOTYPE was my favourite game of all time. Alex Mercer was so damn badass. Sure his personality is a bit dull but there's something so interesting about him. It feels very mysterious. Could you imagine the gameplay, graphics and maybe story in today's technology, Damn bro. The possibilities of the powers as well are almost infinite if you think about Alex Mercer's shapeshifting abilities. 😎

[@ROT695]

That feeling of slowly levelling up your spring and jump was so good too. Loved leaping around in these games

[@InfiniteDarkness7756]

@@ROT695 agreed. I will always have good memories of them.

[@m1r__]

Bro exactly. Seeing how "safe" the videogame market is these days imagine a remake with today's tech. It would be amazing and groundbreaking.

[@vasilykiselev6285]

​@@m1r__it actually would, it feels like most people just dont realize how great a new prototype game could or they just forgot about the franchise at all, every now and then i comeback to think about prototype and it just feels like its wrong that nothing is heard about this franchise in more than 10 years, it has to comeback eventually in some way, movie, series or game reboot

[@nostalgiaholic4874]

​@vasilykiselev6285 I'd love a p3, I'm currently playing through p1 going for platinum. But if a new one came out it would just be woke trash

[@steveny5338]

The best thing about this game is you think you're a good guy from the start. A guy that lost his memory and thinks he's the victim of a crazy government conspiracy that turned him into a monster. As you unravel the web of mystery and get back your memories, you find out what you really are and that you're really at the center of the entire web.

[@inopig]

I love that this happened to drop right after after the Sacred X Duke 😂 you're the man Matty

[@schloompf]

Replayed this game a few months ago and it’s still awesome. Still the best superpower game to this day in my opinion. The movement and combat are so satisfying and addicting. Only issues i have with it are that the boss battles aren’t the greatest and the story leaves a lot to be desired. Also this game can be so hard at times, sometimes unfairly but usually it’s a great challenge. It requires a lot of concentration and you can get your ass beat super easily for this being a power fantasy type of game.

[@dammyoyesanya4656]

You must’ve not played Infamous

[@schloompf]

@@dammyoyesanya4656 only second son, and it was pretty mid. I doubt infamous could beat this gameplay though.

[@dammyoyesanya4656]

@@schloompf second son is one of the weaker ones. The OG Infamous 1 & 2 had better gameplay than Prototype. You had electricity powers in those. Infamous was also more polished and sold more. Hence Matty saying Infamous was the better received of the 2. But I love the gore in Prototype. So freaking cool

[@ezioassassain]

i always hated the prototype vs infamous debate because both games are completly different

[@craigsovilla6578]

​@schloompf you literally played the most mid one out of them all.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

A great game is a great game, the same way books and films are thought of. Greatness has no expiration date young Matty.

[@foreignuser_]

The passage of time has a tendency to either solidify or wear away at greatness. Truly great things often become even more great, while many things we can look back on and admit it was more about the time period of release than the actual product in a vacuum.

[@mhutch5082]

​@@foreignuser_shut-up. This game is epic and always will be .

[@jimmythegamer2231]

While I agree with the general sentiment of your statement, there are some games that don't age that well over the years, which is in contrast to movies, books, or films. There are some games IMO that aren't as great as they used to be due to their age, like GTA 3 or the original Super Mario Bros. Like, if these two games released as indie titles with different names in the exact same state today, no one would care about them and these games wouldn't get much critical-acclaim whatsoever. But back in the early 2000s and 1980s, these games were mind-blowing, revolutionary masterpieces. Not so much the case today. However, I feel like all good games from the 2010s and onwords will truly be timeless as I don't think the gameplay of modern games will age so poorly that they'll be regarded as bad in the future.

[@angrywombat17]

@@mhutch5082 [TRIGGERED!!!!] Haha did you actually read their comment, they aren't even criticizing anything. You could actually even interpret that they're praising the IP. P.S.: @OP Young Padawan lol.

[@zenthegeneral]

I'm gonna add Prototype 3 right next to where I keep my Titanfall 3 and Half-Life 3 collector edition CDs

[@ZachPopeReviews]

I knew there was a reason I love your videos PROTOTYPE FOR LIFE

[@SkydrawnIV]

I was absolutely blown away with the gameplay when this game released, fun factor is through the roof!

[@oceanman3738]

oh my god this game brings back memories. The thing you said about this game just unlocking imagination is so true. I used to choose a random pedestrian and follow him around, create all this backstory within the game's story. I never played prototype 2 tho and I think im gonna pick it up on next steam sale

[@ShadowDemon_4]

One of the other things I liked about this game was the stealth. It wasn't all over but for some places you could be completely stealthy and not fight at all. If suspicions were on you you could draw their attention to someone else and get them eliminated instead which I thought was hilarious. I can't remember when I got these games but I did play the Infamous games and Prototype and loved them both. I wish we had more games like those now where you have abilities to cause massive destruction.

[@m1r__]

One of the things I found funny about this game 😂 It's video game logic so obviously. *Guy literally runs at superhuman speed and runs up walls and glides all over the city* Blackwatch: Probably nothing... *Punch a citizen in the middle of the street* Blackwatch: THAT'S ZEUS, GET HIM!

[@purevampiretsukune]

I'm really hoping this franchise gets brought back, I'd love to see what they could do these days

[@LeonScottKennedy7]

Most people don't mention this but 1 has also great soundtracks, it's not like doom metal badass but more like being in time to stop the apocalypse while taking down awful, mind breaking conspiracies

[@Shadowblade1213]

This was my most hyped game for the 360. I was behind just like you were because my parents didn't want to get a 360 at full price. I needed one for Halo 3 and I wanted Assassins creed but this game was my must play that faithful Christmas morning when I finally got my 360.

[@TedMan55]

I remember exactly the parkour zeitgest yu’re talking about. That was a big reason why the first two Assassin’s Creed games were so big too, as well as Infamous.

[@ZeallustImmortal]

I played Prototype for 10 minutes 1 time at a friend's house when i was like 12. For some reason, the bad assery of it stayed in my mind forever, and i truly played the games for the first time last week. And oh my God, i deprived myself far too long. The games have this undeniable "2000s trying too hard to be cool" vibe, but somehow still felt right. I loved most of the time I spent with them. They do have some glaring issues in both gameplay and plot, but i didnt mind too much. Its a unique experience to have nostalgia for a game you never fully experienced, and then get to play it foelr the first time while also having nostalgia goggles for it.

[@ZzbluelightningzZ]

This game used to be one of my most replayed games back when I was in middle school. Would love yo play it all again. I also tried looking like Alex with my hood on 😅

[@brandobvf]

so glad i’m not the only one that loved this game. i never hear anybody talk about it

[@Abitofeverything4]

I love this game so much. I did play both infamous and prototype though - both fantastic

[@ForeRunnerODST]

I finally picked it up in the recent sale. I’ve always wanted to play it. I really liked Prototype 2 as a kid but never got around to the first one for whatever reason. Wish this series would return

[@StarsTeamMember]

The bones of Toby maguires spider man 4 is apart of this game

[@sierrakobold6896]

Got my 360 in spring of '06, my old man just said hey u wanna got get the xbox 360 cuz i wanted it so bad for TES IV: Oblivion since i had dropped from being an ul to date pc gamer a few years earlier and Oblivion is so nostalgic for me and still love to play it every year 17 years later

[@a.rafaelguimaraesvieira8082]

A friend of mine played this game on his PC at the time and I remember being in awe with the graphics and movement. For a good while I thought Prototype was the most advanced game of its time (might have been an overstatement but I was a kid, what can I say). Had a ton of fun just watching him play.

[@HiPerson521]

I loved Prototype way back when it came out. It's been sooo long since I've heard about this game and I'm so glad to see you showing it some love! On a side note, are you considering doing a review of Nier Replicant at some point? I know you liked Automata so I was curious about your thoughts on Replicant too :)

[@afhamdanish1957]

Went this character climb into building and doing parkour is kinda give me vibes of spiderman PS4 you run around in the city doing stunt that so satisfying love this I think I should try this game looks fun

[@tiagocorreia2127]

I've been listening to your channel non-stop

[@MrSkullMerchant]

Well i had both prototype and infamous at the time and i loved both equaly. Couldnt pick one over the other tbh

[@Nebulisreconx]

I still play this game on the regular am currently at 60somthing million gallons of blood spilled. This is such a great game, the sheer amount of godliness you get to achieve in this game is excellent. Also If I recall Infamous launched a week or two before Prototype, I remember beating that game four times before trading it in to get PROTOTYPE and well.. I still have my copys of that.

[@yungdookiestain9655]

My man, I have like 1000 hours in this game. Feels good to know someone else has love for this game

[@lowerclassbrats77]

At the time this was viewed as the Infamous alternative for X-box. I bought both.

[@808Slush]

Love that you said you used to create a bunch of narratives as a kid. I used to do the same thing with this exact game!

[@ti4383]

I really wish they would make a 3rd game or even remaster the first 2 for ps5 seriously it’s so fun to play I used to play for hours

[@lunch_trey]

I remember picking this game off the shelf at my local retro game store. Knew nothing about it but I just had that feeling of "This could be something." One of my best purchases ever.

[@ericsmith2129]

2009 was a great year

[@mojtecool9703]

Love prototype 1. And I love your content. When you started mentioning xbox games at the beginning and mentioned samurai warriors 2 my head just exploded. Really need to go back and revisit that

[@rsoul9158]

Villain games are awesome

[@jrrocha532]

For me it was Arkham asylum or Skyrim that defied the 360 era and nostalgia for me

[@Alex_Mercer_The_PROTOTYPE]

[PROTOTYPE] Is the only reason why I'm hyped for the Activision-Blizzard Microsoft to go through... Because a Modern Proto game on current gen or next gen consoles would be 🔥🔥🔥🔥 and Sony gotta bring back the inFAMOUS games.

[@mister-pinkman]

I have immense nostalgia for Hulk Ultimate Destruction and Prototype 1 & 2. This style of sandbox game is so underutilized. Now imagine if *Insomniac* got to make a Prototype 3… which is honestly impossible now considering Activision owns the IP

[@KingJonez_]

Prototype was always better than infamous to me. It made you feel like more powerful then infamous

[@WebMasterGG]

The assets from the canceled Spider-Man 4 game was put in prototype.

[@Kinosho_Kawakami]

i don't fall in love with games instantly, but i did with Prototype, as well as Batman Arkham and AC Origins to name a few. i remember my brother watching a review of the game and i came down from my room for whatever. he called me over and said i'm gonna love this one. and i did, as soon as i saw few seconds of it. wanted it instantly. still replay it to this day whenever mood hits. tried the sequel, hated it instantly. Alex is my man. a villain? have you truly played the game or are you basing that because of the sequel where they turned him into a villain just because? Alex is an anti-hero. nothing he does is evil for the sake of being evil. his goal isn't to inflict pain because he wants to or likes it, all he wants is to find out what happened to him and to make whoever's responsible pay. sure he kills people to regain health, but that's the only way to regen and it's not his fault he was made to regen this way. plus the game wouldn't be nearly as fun if instead you cooked and ate and drank and were mindful of civilians, so there had to be a compromise between realism and gameplay mechanic. you keep saying you didn't get the story which is probably why you think Alex is a villain, but the story can't be any simpler if you paid attention and bothered playing the game as you're supposed to, meaning collecting memories because A) that's what Alex wants you to do since he doesn't have any and B) because you should want to, since you are playing a story-driven game. no, the game doesn't take away your powers, be mindful of phrasing. the beginning is near the end of the game, when Alex is talking to... not gonna spoil it, but the game takes us back to when Alex died so he can, on that roof, retell the full story of what happened. we never lose the powers he unlocks playing the game from start to finish, that start being like a prequel, a snippet, a trailer of what to expect, a hook to draw us in, as if the game needed anything to draw anyone who started the game in. if we started playing with all powers unlocked it would've been a shallow game lacking story and discovery. you don't start watching a movie from midway through and continue till the end, skipping the beginning, but you do watch a trailer and that's what the beginning of Prototype is, a trailer for what's to come and what's gonna eventually happen playing the game in its entirety. as for Infamous i had and still have zero want to play it. the powers, protagonist, story and world don't do anything to me as Prototype still does. there's just no comparison between the two, none whatsoever. whoever likes Infamous you can have it and i'll have my bad boy Alex instead.

[@justaguy7230]

I’ve always liked infamous and prototype equally.

[@Mankey619]

I’ve played both Prototype games, and they’re one of the good games ever made by Radical Interactive. They use the gameplay mechanic from Hulk Ultimate Destruction, and made it something unique like Prototype. Looking at this game now, makes me want to revisit this game on my PS3.

[@MaxIronsThird]

Prototype 1 and 2 could have a remake, maybe a mix of the two games in one.

[@gravyjames4897]

My favourite thing was to body surf people in mid air, hilarious every time. P2 expanded on everything gameplay wise and was so underrated despite its lackluster story. Biohazard is on Xbox specials on offer so maybe that’s a hint for what’s to come such as OG cod!

[@dank_ranks]

Am I the only one who's a fan of both Prototype and inFAMOUS?!?? I may favor inFAMOUS more but bruh both games are awesome. Played Prototype on my uncle's 360 and was hooked on Prototype 2 once I got a PS3 🔥 also the similarities between this an hulk ultimate destruction is awesome 🤣 just actually finally got that game and playing it now at long last. Was one of the kids who's mom wouldn't let me play hulk games, but I got to still experience Ultimate Spider-Man and Marvel's Nemesis 😂🙏🏽

[@Philosophvr]

Extremely underrated game! Sweet video.

[@808Slush]

Yess dude. HOW DO YOU ALWAYS MAKE VIDEOS AT THE PERFECT TIME?!?! I was just thinkinf about how much i miss prototype cuz of the merger

[@mattmillsmpm]

Without question one of the most underrated game series to date, I was shocked to find that the sequel did badly even though it's such a fun game

[@alany2669]

I was an inFamous kid. I loved it from the start, something didnt really click with prototype but then prototype 2 came out and i fell completely in love and went back to the first game. Still loved infamous, but man i loved protoype as well.

[@skipskip342]

Just dumb destructive fun in q open world Mercenaries 1 and 2, infamous, hulk Wish this genre came back

[@TheShezarrine]

One of my favorite titles period. Would love to see it revived.

[@Nebulisreconx]

Sometimes I still play this game just to run around with some music jamming. I like running on the road with the shield, launching a few cars up in the air then spamming slow motion and trying to hop on each of them before they hit the ground. Max I've ever managed is three cars in a row. Epic shit. Wish they added co op like they originally planned. Would have been perfect.

[@unknown12345323]

The story is pretty easy to understand.

[@CraigHooligan]

Colin sent me here 😂

[@sikevillain]

Prototype is a fun ass game.. really enjoyed it when i finally played it last year.. the combat and movement system felt pretty amazing..

[@NMbones98]

I want a 3rd one also we were getting a spiderman 4 game using this engine but it got cancelled.

[@jacobpshappy]

Such a great video Matty!!!

[@mindy-j91]

My favourite bit abt this game is that at one point it was going to be a promo game for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4 before it got cancelled, you can feel the Spider-Man influence in a lot of places

[@Wernershnitzl]

Is this is a game I’d like to see get a soft reboot. The premise was interesting enough and it was a lot of fun.

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

If a M rated Venom or Carnage game gets made it needs to be like the prototype game

[@somusamba6118]

A true Xbot

[@RiThaKilla]

I’m the inbetween with infamous and prototype. I love them both for different reasons

[@peytonspencer11]

You can easily find copies of this game used

[@just.another.guy.2343]

You know a game is epic when someone who has never played it (me) knows the protagonist's name by heart

[@DineroSucio754]

When I was like 11 my big sister's bf from the time bought me this game, instantly fell in love with this game I was obssesed with both prototype 1 and 2, when I heard that the studio was shut down I was super dissapointed 😢

[@tazmanceltic]

Retro rebound is fucking life ❤ I was an early adopter (red ring of death and I missed this 1:( )

[@rexdawn7]

I played this game and missed out on it's rival; Infamous.

[@VongolaXZax]

Dang, you gotta play infamous

[@LandoBando]

I found infamous very boring actually, you ain’t missing much ;-)

[@imakeplaylists159]

This series deserved better if the devs were able to do prototype 3 I’m convinced it would have been a masterpiece

[@codymuller5744]

Bro I had no clue about the ultimate destruction connection. I love that game. I'm an infamous fan boy but I may have to actually try prototype now

[@venomsnigle44]

I remember finding this in a game informer from 2003 when it was the cover story. And since that time on the cover story when they covered the synopsis of the game and what you could do I followed it until it came out all the way until 2009 when I bought the special edition and got it shipped from gamestop to my house. Spent over $100 on this game. I member beating it and playing it a lot, now that being said I know it wasn't that great it was okay at best but alot of fun

[@turnoverhades2291]

"Your this guy who's this dude" - Matty, 2023

[@johnvercellino]

It's been a very long time but I don't remember being a straight up villain during this game. I thought the military group was super corrupt and bad themselves. Regardless this was an amazing game 😂

[@lifeisdead01]

They're both on sale, just bought them can't believe I'm finally about to play them for the first time after all these years

[@xwers1234]

We need a sacred symbols plus of Infamous Vs prototype

[@redacted702]

"He's an awful human being!" 😂

[@ichangedmynamenow3478]

Literally the coolest and underrated game I know.

[@EchoesofColour]

I have heard about this game, but never played it. Love the look of the gameplay style though. Cool video.😎

[@Wolfstarzan]

In my country we hadn't that discussion because Prototype was forbidden...

[@josh_da_hooman]

Wanna talk about a retro game: Custom Robo. Very niche Game Cube game that was probably one of my favorite games on the system.

[@damarshmello3056]

Started thinking about this game a few years ago when watching Vemon

[@1RED1]

Prototype 1 and 2 are awesome. I really wish we got to see a movie out of these games

[@1969Makaveli]

Prototype I remember that game. I loved it so much over Infamous second son. I got stuck on a boss fight in Prototype and I never went back to try and beat it. I moved on to playing Crysis.

[@AccurateBooch305]

I played the game for the first time a few months ago, can't say I enjoyed it besides just messing around in the open world and the combat i found the game boring or just outright bad at times

[@MartinThePolarBear]

Loved the Prototype games so much I got the Platinum Trophy (100% Completion) for both of them on both PS3 & PS4 😬

[@matthewevans3543]

I hope you have that framed on your wall, tough platinum

[@Sonic171K]

I’m going to try playing these Prototype games at some point. I still have Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1&2 installed on my PS4/5.

[@BonzerMrT]

I’ve gotten both P1 & P2, these games are the ultimate venom fantasy game ever 😂😂

[@KkKkkk-vz9vo]

Nice.

[@chazz3167]

As a kid I tried so hard to find a trailer of this game that my mom would approve of… She didn’t approve of any trailer I showed hahah

[@VongolaXZax]

Well at least you had a mom that cared to see lol, some parents are like that though, can't never forget the "when you're 18" line.

[@krono5el]

Just went through a playthrough of Ultimate Destruction on the og xbox and besides some early missions once you get to the city its still so damn fun and feels good to control, still holds up : D