Which Is Better: Prototype Remastered/Remake or Prototype Reboot?

[@Berserkerenergy]

I hope that the Prototype Franchise comes back and we see our Boy Alex Mercer again.

[@safwanakram3527]

I like Alex more but Heller claps

[@revengxnce]

Alex could of easily defeted heller in their fight you can tell he wasn’t really trying and when he gets consumed he says “Welcome to the top of the food chain”

[@jcmarcelo192]

@@revengxnce actually no Alex lost all hope for humanity read the tie in comics the reason he lost to heller is not because he is holding back but because of Heller's genetic being unique when it was infected by the virus he became much stronger than Alex ever was we know for a fact that Alex wasn't really a bad guy back in the first game he even save manhattan from the nuke the tie in comics revealed what he did after the first game and how he tried to live normally among humans but lost all hope in humanity due to our cruel nature that's why he made the plan of evolving the human race itself

[@badreedinedjellali1328]

Yeah if the can't make sequel I won't mind a remake

[@ninthcircleIX01MM]

I've been following prototype since i was a child. I saw it in a magazine and it blew my little brain. I've always loved this franchise. I hope we get a remake.

[@ImposterCookie331]

This is my take on Alex arc fix. After Alex died, the virus took on identity of Alex. But after being extracted, piece of itself left behind which is Alex Mercer's own mind. So meaning there are like 2 Alex alive. The real one who retains his mind with new fonded powers, and virus itself one. Real Alex was in some sort of coma or in hiding. So the Virus was the one who appearered during 1st and 2nd outbreaks. In Prototype 3, real Alex is main character. Has no idea what damage his virus counterpart done.

[@akeelyaqub2538]

Im with the remake/reboot crowd. The main worry I have for a reboot though is that they would almost definitely tone down the more graphic and mature elements of the game and story which would suck. The world is currently way too soft and censored to allow a game like prototype to exist with its original tone and nature.

[@Tehz1359]

Unfortunately this is probably the biggest reason we will never see another prototype game. Game developers are under the impression that people couldn't handle another game where you can slaughter civilians without any consequences at all.

[@Adam-wi9qz]

Well being fan of prototype i like your content,and i really hope that this game revives in our time

[@nomercy8989]

I think a good setup for the 3rd game would be the Blacklight virus having a split personality so we could play as both Alex and Heller. 2 was not as good as 1 but some of the powers were incredibly fun to use. I would love them to go in a more immersive sim direction as well. They already had the stealth or action options in there they just need to make the AI more reactive to allow for both approaches during missions.

[@rainbowalex12akanhatduyvu95]

22:57 It would be gonna be good, as if you recall back when Alex save Dana from Blackwatch (In the Unexpected Family mission), she headbutts the soldier is hold her on captive to push him out and Alex simply finish him by a impale fist. But that moment was too terrifying for Dana so she was got scared when Alex approachs her. So that's would be a good reason for Alex had to leave from her life to prevents her from being endangered or his action may hurt her emotionally or physically.

[@TheCanineContrarian]

Prototype 1 - Remaster. The story was solid and it built a foundation for an entire trilogy to work on. Gameplay is phenomenal to this day. Prototype 2 - Reboot. An entire washing. Its story made no sense, didn't follow up from Prototype 1, old protagonist becomes new evil cliche except done in the worst possible approach. Although the power system was nicely improved, everything else felt like it was streamlined with no care. No detail in movement/interaction with the world (parkour, etc) travelling around the city as a normal thing was ptetty meaningless, etc. In short, Prototype 1 is litwrally fine as is unless it gets remastered/updated. Prototype 2 was the problem child that strayed across the planet.

[@Max44321]

I'd even just take a remaster/rerelease of Prototype, at least then we'd be sure they don't screw up the gamefeel and movement mechanics. I also like how your idea for fixing the Prototype 2 story to fix Alex is quite similar to what I had in mind for ages, props to that! There is one particular person who fits the bill perfectly and I had pinned for it. Regarding gameplay, definitely copy the parkour animations from Prototype 1, there's so many! And they can do that because they copied all but one consume animation from P1 (whipfist only has 1 of the 2 consume animations), and even improved an unfinished one (one of the hammerfist consumes has you smash a dude's head in and stand there with no animation, while in 2 you return to an idle stance). The parkour feel is also much better in P1, with how Alex twists to your movements, how he smoothly reacts with his environment and pedestrians and the obvious, how jumping is better.

[@LaziJefff]

I agree, but if Microsoft chose to revive the franchise, then tweaking the game and giving it a more comprehensible story is much better, as we also need to make the newer generation of gamers like the game too. The missing of the parkour animations in Prototype 2 didn't bother me that much to be honest, but bringing them back are certainly a welcomed one. As long as they give us back the charge jump, then I'll have no complain.

[@rainbowalex12akanhatduyvu95]

The unfinished Hammerfist consume animation did exist in the beta version, where Alex simply smash the victim's head with the Hammerfist and standing still while do a big smirk on his face and watching his victim collapse into the ground and getting consumed into his left legs part in same time

[@bobbuilder155]

If i can give you the money to make this game in this day and age i would, you are the person for the job.

[@normie1549]

it is the game where you can literally do anything, i mean no one can stop you, and you can play as a Villian thats like Worth it situation.

[@Saelendious]

Thanks for including my comment, but I guess I did get my definitions confused there - I did say 'reboot' while thinking of what a 'remake' means. So what I meant is that they should remake both games, keeping the same characters, lore, overall story and basic gameplay principles, but adding a lot more to them and balancing them out to make them more polished.

[@LaziJefff]

I see. Glad that I've cleared up the confusion for you.

[@adampender3685]

I would like a remake, with a broader story, we could save Cross from his fate, or be so evil that we doom the world.

[@Coswalker27]

I feel they can expand the combat by having a weapon on the square or triangle. Change how the weapon behaves and what special ability you can use on it.

[@He-Who-Died]

Is there any way for Activision, Insomniac Games, and CD Projekt Red to be all fused together and then have this new fusion game studio create a Prototype reboot? Just imagine, most of the gameplay would be super fantastic because of Insomniac and it would also have fantastic side-quests, story, and lore thanks to CD Projekt Red. Just think of gameplay mostly like that of Insomniac Spider-Man but then it also has epic side-quests, optional storylines, and lore like we see in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt.

[@hasanmousa4235]

Been itching for a PROTOTYPE video. Thanks!

[@LaziJefff]

Thanks for watching!

[@dodolord6298]

The thing that concerns me about reviving Prototype is that on one side I'd love to see one of my favorite games ever to make a return to the limelight but on the other side it's the "newer generation of gamers" part that concerns me. I fear the possibility that Prototype will end up getting the Saints Row treatment for the sake of a quick buck but seeing how that game literally bankrupted the company that made it I figure Microsoft will(hopefully) avoid that. Overall I agree with most of your suggestions for the story. The story could definitely use some fleshing out, maybe give it a bit more time to explore Alex's psyque but keeping it mostly untouched would work as well given that most people that play Prototype do it for the gameplay more than the story itself. Prototype 2, on the other hand, it should definitely get a reboot if given the opportunity. Okay, so hear me out on this one. Instead of having Mercer become a villain, have him be the main character again. The story could play out like this: After a year of traveling the world in a quest of self-discovery but failing to get any meaningful resolutions, a dissilussioned Alex returns to New york, perhaps seeking Dana or some form of clarity by returning to the place where he was reborn. While there, he runs into Pariah. How did he get there? Maybe Gentek figured they could use the now destroyed NY as a place to secure Pariah and he got out or maybe he broke out of whatever bunker he was raised in. Either way, Pariah was searching for his mother Greene, only to run into Mercer. Realizing Mercer consumed her, Pariah fights him and overpowers him before trying to consume him. Mercer, being the absolute gigachad he is, manages to break free from the consumption and escapes, surviving but with much of his power taken by Pariah (And this is how we could explain away him having to re-gain the powers and upgrades from the first game). In this state, Mercer is captured by Gentek and experimented upon before eventually being broken out of captivity in the midst of one experiment, perhaps through his own wit or through some insider sabotaging the facility to help him. And thus Alex is unleashed into NYZ in the midst of it dealing with a brand new outbreak. Disoriented and unsure what to do, Mercer begins by getting up to speed with whatever blackwatch and Gentek have been doing to NY while he wasn't around and learns about the experimenting being done in the yellow zone (the concept of three zones was pretty neat, so it should stay), eventually leading him to Dana who's a sort of leading figure for a subterfuge group fighting against Blackwatch. This is one of the main ideas for fleshing out P2's story better, have Mercer interact with different factions of civilians in the different zones (At least one for each area, ideally. For example, a resistance group trying to assist the civilians of the yellow zone, a subterfuge network of spies using a brothel as a front for the green zone and an outright militia or even a secret government organization directly in opposition to Gentek for the red zone, perhaps even a spying organization from another country such as MI6 or SVR). And by interacting with all of these people, Mercer would slowly come to realize humanity is full of bad people but also plenty of good people too, helping him understand that the world isn't just black and white but rather different shades of grey and that at the end of the day the world has things that are worth fighting for, regardless of how flawed it might be. And thus Mercer eventually has a rematch against Pariah and defeats him, either revealing that Pariah's reasoning for kickstarting a second outbreak was either him blindly following the will of the hivemind in a similar way to Green or perhaps he, in a desperate bid to reunite with his mother and finally have the family he was denied since birth, attempted to use the power of the virus' control over biomass to resurrect/recreate Green from the DNA he took from Mercer (Kind of a ridiculous stretch but hey, it could be an interesting way to bring Green back into the franchise and maybe even serve as an excuse to include her in a possible P3) As for Heller, he could either be completely removed from the equation which would likely not be an issue since a solid majority of the playerbase never liked him in the first place. But if we really have to have him, then he could appear as a sort of recurring antagonist. So instead of him being an evolved, Heller could be a volunteer for Project Orion (Instead of Heller's DNA, the project uses Mercer's) and thanks to his resilient DNA, Heller gets to become an especially powerful supersoldier that will squabble with Mercer at least once or twice per zone, eventually in the red zone he finds out his daughter is alive and Blackwatch is using it as leverage to make him obey, but Dana and Mercer help him save her, thus Making Heller decide to forgive Mercer for what happened to his wife (technically in this version it wouldn't even be his fault since they died during the "second" outbreak) and maybe even help him in the final fight against Pariah. And with that, P2's would wrap up with Pariah being defeated, the outbreak once again ended and the folk of NY finally freed from both the infection and the machinations of Blackwatch and Gentek. Mercer grows to embrace who he is as well as gaining a new-found sense of appreciation for humanity and finds a new purpose, promising to destroy Gentek and Blackwatch once and for all. I have ideas for P3 too but I already made this comment too long so I'll summarize it to this: Somehow, perhaps through rogue Gentek scientists/Blackwatch soldiers, other countries got a hold of Blacklight samples and began messing around with it, thus causing new outbreaks and evolved to pop up all over the world, and after learning of this Alex Mercer embarks on a world-wide journey to stop all the outbreaks and defeat (Or perhaps subdue and/or befriend) the resulting alpha evolved. Assuming P3 could become a thing and have the budget for it, it'd be a nice thing to finally put NY behind and open up the possibility of a wider world.

[@LaziJefff]

Thanks for watching. Although we don't know what plans Microsoft have for Prototype in the future, let's hope they don't go with the Saints Row route, that would be incredibly stupid. Lots of your ideas are very interesting, but I feel they are better to be used in the third game, since I think Prototype 2 doesn't really need to be rebooted. As long as they give us a good indication that the Alex Mercer in that game is not the same one in Prototype 1 (plus the suggestions I made in the video), a Remake is good enough in my opinion. People won't get pissed over the story anymore, and will actually be excited for Alex's return in Prototype 3. After that we can finally explore the Pariah mystery and intergrate some of your ideas in, that would be the best option in my opinion. But in the end I only hope Microsoft will do this franchise justice and revive it properly. Just do an amazing Prototype 1 Remake first and things will go well from there.

[@He-Who-Died]

Hmm 🤔😏 correct me if I'm wrong but one great thing about humans having a limited life span is that theoretically fans of Prototype can take over Activision over time as the current people working in Activision die from old age or other natural causes. Then the new Activision can make the next Prototype games or even better, pay Insomniac and CD Projekt Red to create a Prototype reboot game series.

[@cristobalgauthier692]

I only ever played prototype 2 and while the story was weak, it was correctly written and the gameplay is to this day part of my favorite game experiences. Having a Prototype 3 with a new character and a new setting, with maybe survivors of the Evolved being the new antagonists, would also be great, even if not realistic for the same reasons that a reboot isn't.

[@matthewmclean9607]

I’d genuinely be happy with either. But fuck James heller I want to play as Alex mercer

[@BigBadWolfieWolfs]

Anyone that's not an idiot knows Alex Mercer is the better protagonist imo. Mercer had more going for him as a character. Heller had little personality. He didn't go through deep personal changes that were interesting enough to warrant focusing on him. Even his daughter existing and being used as a sudden hostage wasn't enough for me to care about him overcoming Alex. I just wanted to see Mercer continue on his own journey, evolving as a person from his experiences, struggling with his sense of humanity and walking the line between doing any good with his powers or falling into complete evil. I thought the idea of us building him up as a character in the first game only to then have to face the threat to humanity we created was kind of cool, but very poorly done. I would have taken being Alex's sister as the MC over stumbling through the story as Heller. At least she has a connection with him that could be played into in some way that would have been more interesting to see. Heller was nothing to Alex. It was easier for there to be less investment when they fought to the death. It was just another monster battle you had to win to beat the game. It wasn't as glorious as it should have been. Alex Mercer's character wasn't respected in prototype 2 like he should have been, he didn't feel like the powerful schemer they wanted him to, and he didn't feel like an extension of the MC we played in the first. He was suddenly just fully evil, and we didn't get to see him that much that I recall. If we can get prototype 3, Alex Mercer must return. I don't care how, so long as he kills Heller and puts him back in his place. Mercer felt more like a natural protagonist for this story than Heller ever did. Even a reboot would be a good opportunity to do everything even better than what they originally did. Hell, maybe a reboot could make Heller more interesting too, though they wouldn't lose anything from not bringing him back. They could go somewhere more interesting in a reboot then the original games timeline did. Mercer being a villain didn't really bother me, but how they chose for him to go out was underwhelming. Alex Mercer deserves to at least be defeated and die at the hands of someone worthy of overcoming him. Someone actually interesting, maybe someone who's parallel to Mercer in interesting ways, has an interesting connection with him somehow, or is just the perfect rival against what Mercer chooses to stand for, just give Mercer as a character more respect, take him to more interesting places in his story, and give him a better send off if he dies. They could have gone deeper with his character development.

[@matthewmclean9607]

@@BigBadWolfieWolfs I feel ya bruh

[@Dukesparrow1999]

A remaster is what's needed, a little improvement would work such as the difficulty which all my years was f_cking bullshit and saw the deaths of several controllers over the years. The story is not the best but its far from the worst. Basically it was Jason Bourne meets Resident Evil meets Venom meets the Thing meets Parasyte. The twist on Alex Mercer not actually being Alex Mercer but rather the virus itself was a twist ill admit i did not see coming and its been a thing that stuck in my mind all these years. Now if a remake were to be considered, then they will absolutely have to be incredibly faithful to the original Prototype, im talking gameplay that feels not only modern but also familiar. In this age, there is either a remake or a remaster, and its very anxiety inducing to see which one Prototype falls in. I see my friend you have a passion for Prototype, very great to meet a fellow fan on the Prototype series, easily one of the greatest, even if its underrated

[@AngryVikingBiker]

I so want a PROTOTYPE 3 game, I just wish they'd make it already cause I am a big big fan of the PROTOTYPE games.

[@bontebitter3715]

I truly want a remake of the first game, that's all i need. all i desire

[@eloise9144]

I have an idea for somewhat a prequel like what happened after the first outbreak in Hope, Idaho. Should be a shooting game like COD and we play as Randall. Where you fight off hordes of infected as you try to retrieve Elizabeth (idk if they were retrieving her or was just coincidence, i forgot).

[@goulaljoseph1923]

Well for my version of thing it depends on whether its a remake or sequel Fof the remake the story is that alex let heller win theory it makes sense and your extended scenes could benefit it further rather than being interested he would be happy that heller is progressing in power enough to endanger him in this one mercer is a bit insane which could explain his plan and his overall reaction during the final fight since he's way too calm for a life or death fight and in this remake mercer knew beforehand of Heller's resilient dna which could be explained more in the remake and how mercer chose him because he sees no purpose in his life besides causing harm and danger to others or something idk and could explain why the fight seemed too easy and also could explain he didn't go transformer mode when fighting heller For the sequel i heard a great theory that supreme hunter is the evil alex since during the fight mercer lost his arm and supreme hunter's bloods absorbed him creating a combination of alex and cross personality and he believed he was the real mercer and went through a similar thought process expect unlike good alex he didn't have a last second change of heart and continued with his plans due to the cross personality of being above and being the apex combined with alex hoping a better world from his actions thatswhat i will include although some of it was changed as i wrote this the theory didn't go batshi insane like me when writing about a nearly dead game lol but anyway in the first portion we will play as mercer who lost his powers from the insert villain or something idk and he later fights heller and teams up with him to stop insert villain and everything in between is up to your imagination since i dont know much to do with it still we could include some older characters like pariah whether he help alex or is the main villain i guess and also have alex redempting himself for leaving dana and "doing the comical villain plot" and a bunch of stuff and overall fixing a bunch of plotholes and be honest you and i all wanted to see a duo of alex mercer and james heller an unstoppable duo against insert villain

[@Sentient_Scarab_Swarm]

If they do remake it they'll probably just remaster it but I really want the reboot dude.

[@Thenyviper]

One thing that is heavily needed is the design in powers, like why in cutscenes can i have blade in 1 hand and claw in the other but in game i cant

[@He-Who-Died]

Yeah, or even better, you know how some games have magic spell crafting? It might be cool if Prototype had Virus-power-crafting although I'm not completely sure how it would work. You could take the characteristics of different Blacklight Arm transformations and mix them to create new ones with infinite possibilities. Also give us more things to consume and the ability to swim. I want to consume SpongeBob so I can soak my new black and red sponge arms in the water and then spray out that water after it's been infected and weaponized inside the sponge arms. It's a fun new way to turn people into zombies under your control like followers in Skyrim.

[@jalil_mercer]

My biggest fear is that the game will be a Microsoft exclusive if it is remade in the future

[@denisn8336]

Same here…….

[@TheSoCalledZoner1]

imagine if Ubisoft didn't exist or assassins creed were a flop then this shit would have made big

[@LaziJefff]

Prototype could already become a big franchise if they didn't mess up the story of Prototype 2 and ruin the Alex Mercer character. The sales numbers would've been much higher, and Activision could've greenlit a 3rd game by now. Let's hope that the Activision acquisition deal goes through, then Microsoft will revive the franchise and finally give us Prototype 3.

[@TheSoCalledZoner1]

@@LaziJefff exactly

[@x6uy]

AYYYYYE THAT BOY JEFF IS BACK

[@coffeebitter8230]

Yo idk if you heard but good news is, prototype 1-2 is coming to game pass now that the activison blizzard deal went through. (Meaning Microsoft can determine if it’s revived for a squeal or not)

[@coffeebitter8230]

Quick update for you… and it’s “REAL GOOD” I’ll show you a video and leave a time marker kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4q4ZaRrbpl_gJIsi=RDqWearxWaOh9Hjt 1:10 then open the comment sections.

[@rainbowalex12akanhatduyvu95]

What is the mod you are using in this video btw? Since I see it kinda like the Reborn one Btw did anyone know how to do the backflip in P1?

[@AmanRana-nj1dx]

Hey lazyjeff can you tell what will now happen with prototype when the deal is done no2.

[@LaziJefff]

A new video may come soon!

[@AmanRana-nj1dx]

Ok we will wait for you sir! You are doing an awesome job.

[@AmanRana-nj1dx]

@@LaziJefff Hello sir, can you make a video on what will happen if Prototype's black light virus would exist in real life?

[@Adamo199]

You derserve more subs

[@ninthcircleIX01MM]

How do we realistically bring prototype back? Is it even possible?

[@synx5196]

we'd all take a rerelease but I think a remake would be much better, most gaming studios handling remakes are doing rather well and the game could stand to gain a few modernizations to the core gameplay, more boss fights, more enemy variants, more reactivity from npc's, more content that was introduced in 2 but with in the much more cohesive prototype 1 setting. from there the developer can do any number of creative decisions regarding any number of things like making the web of intrigue nodes more interesting to collect and just add more side content like side quests. there are soooo many possibilities with an IP like Prototype and much of it is purely gameplay oriented and fun focused

[@synx5196]

I think one of the greatest issues that held back prototype was a lack of enemy variety in the open world and lack of encouragement to engage enemies in varying ways to promote creativity the best things you can fight are the hunters, the tanks, the choppers and thats it if you are talking purely open world enemies. All enemies besides those are purely a nuisance and thats fine but you need to be able to engage with them in creative ways and have some way for them to shine and be unique and memorable. most enemies can be simply ignored or swatted like flies the same way again and again and you fall into the same predictable engagements again and again. find a way to make those engagements unique and you have one of the most fun games EVER made.

[@ReticularTunic7]

Boy do I have news for you…..Sort a…..

[@LaziJefff]

Awesome news!

[@Alex_Mercer_]

so i think u wanna make mcmullen the villian from p2 story cus he shot himself in the head, he can do that if he also had some variation of blacklight and survive

[@LaziJefff]

That wasn't what I had in mind, but your idea is pretty good actually, I haven't even thought of it.

[@Alex_Mercer_]

@@LaziJefff yea i had an original p2 fixing plot of my own

[@TheSoCalledZoner1]

hey lazijefff I wanna see an infamous vs prototype take

[@LaziJefff]

I'm afraid I can't for now, since I've never got to play Infamous yet (I don't have a PS3 lol). If Sony decided to port the series to PC then maybe I could make one in the future.

[@TheSoCalledZoner1]

@@LaziJefff infamous 1 & 2 story is fucking good but 2009 and infamous 2 gameplay mechanics fucking sucks tho but still fun asf second son feels like a fucking disappointment and not a lot of replay value idk but im glad I'll be waiting to see you criticize or make a good hot take on the games in the future

[@Stucchyy]

Prototype was mentioned

[@Miguelnumbers]

We're almost in 2025.... if by 2030 we don't get anything related to Prototype, I think we should just accept the harsh reality...

[@LaziJefff]

NEVER GIVE UP!!!

[@corvinus666]

28:40 your planning to remove that come on man i always loved that ability it makes me almost unstopable so i dont have to worry about those annoying and absurd guns

[@ksakiller444]

Welcome bsck

[@ChristianProtossDragoon]

Remake the first. Reboot the second.

[@gigachadsaymoris]

give this guy a job at Microsoft or activision.

[@jking4854]

I'd prefer a sequel to 2

[@HarrazHaqim-c8v]

Make this look like marvel spider man 2 Peter and miles And make them fight each like miles vs pete Alex vs james when loss control (james/miles)

[@تمالاختراقمنقبلعصابةالزعيم]

My favorite game

[@LanovedadAlmomento]

In my opinion, prototype 1 does not requires a remaster really, because i dont see his graphics or details that old. after all, for the way i see the mod you are using, i really prefeer the remake. A reboot will makes me think, that the developers couldn't handle the fact that they can't figure out how to continue the game and face the terrible ERROR that they couldn't revive Alex Mercer properly or making a story that fix the previous one, i really prefeer a continuation than a reboot. it will be a shame for the devs...

[@ModeSOLOgaming]

I played only the first one and felt it was pretty generic. So maybe make it actully fun to play?

[@X_xWolfx_X]

Instead of remaster remake or reboot how about prototype 3 that was promised before activision bought radical

[@asdtgh8895]

Something better than either two. A continuation

[@He-Who-Died]

No, I personally think a reboot could be much better than any continuation because it would mean the characters could be rewritten to have more enjoyable personalities plus the story, lore, and world can be massively improved. Now I admit that Prototype 1 had an interesting story but the way it told it's story was just a terrible mess in my own opinion. Prototype 2 on the other hand, had a not so interesting storyline but was better at telling that story and had a more enjoyable main character. A reboot (not made by Activision) could have a massively better story, lore, and characters than both of the originals and also be better at telling it's story than the first game. I would hope for the reboot games to be made by a combination of Insomniac and CD Projekt Red. Of course to get the Prototype copyright, they might have to buy Microsoft so that Activision works for them.

[@asdtgh8895]

@@He-Who-Died Fuck no. It's just going to be the same as Dead Space Remake. I don't want it to rethread the same game just for "high-end realistic graphics and storytelling" when we've been waiting for a third installment Heller isn't that enjoyable. Funny but isn't that interesting since he's basically a Kratos insert.

[@asdtgh8895]

@@He-Who-Died And I doubt Sony/Playstation can buy a big company like Microsoft, especially with the monopoly the CoD franchise is sadly ruling

[@He-Who-Died]

​@@asdtgh8895 . Good points but imagine if the reboot allowed things like underwater exploring and swimming like with Horizon Forbidden West. Or you know how some games have magic-spell-crafting? How about Blacklight Virus Power Crafting? Not sure exactly how it would work but you could mix characteristics of different arm transformations to make a potentially infinite number of new ones with unlimited possibilities and creative freedom. I want to consume SpongeBob and soak my new black and red sponge arms in the ocean so the soaked in water gets infected and weaponized before I spray it out at the chosen victims. These Blacklight Sponge Arms could be used to infect people and turn them into your followers like in Skyrim but they are all zombies under your control. Much better than just summoning a few Brawlers from out of nowhere like James Heller. Or you can craft a different variant of the sponge arms that turns the water it takes into a hot acidic liquid which melts whoever it's shot at.

[@asdtgh8895]

@@He-Who-Died You do know all this experimentation can be explored in the third game, right? Power customization I can agree with. But item crafting on the other hand is a big no for me. Especially if it's like Breath of The Wild or any other games with this type of RPG elements. Power customization can work, just don't apply weapon-crafting into it like picking up materials, item drops, etc. Prototype 2 is the closest thing in the franchise to have something that isn't bombarded with RPG elements like the level ups, Power upgrades, Mutation Awards, etc. If not, Prototype 1's basic EP upgrade system isn't so bad. Just follow Prototype 1's combat style and Prototype 2's slightly better customization(?), and especially doing it in a third continuation rather than go "back to form and understand what makes it good" or something like that, we can have a game that could best Prototype 1, which is still overall the best out of the franchise

[@He-Who-Died]

What do you think about the Alex Mercer we play as being just a personified mass of the virus which consumed the corpse of Real Alex? I currently think it's both confusing and disappointing that everyone just accepts this as fact without any proof, although I admit there is evidence but not proof. All we really know is that Alex Mercer was shot by Blackwatch as he released the virus and that Supreme Hunter Cross told him that he is "not human". But that's not really proof, it's just very vague character dialogue and a cutscene of Alex Mercer being shot to death. For all we know, maybe the virus actually brought him back from the dead but could not restore his memories. As for the character dialogue, of course he's not human!!!!! All of his cells have been completely transformed by the virus. Just being "not human" does not mean he is not really Alex. Although it SEEMS LIKE Alex Mercer supposedly drew the same conclusion somehow since he said.... "Alex Mercer is just another role i play. Just another disguise. So good it even fooled me". But that is just an assumption that Alex Mercer and the players made based on very vague character dialogue that doesn't really prove anything. Besides, even if that really is what Supreme Hunter Cross meant by what he said, how would this character really know that? This also brings into question wether Mercer truly adapted to survive Bloodtox just because Supreme Hunter said so.

[@LaziJefff]

I agree and have the same idea as yours. The story can be seen in 2 ways: 1. The real Alex Mercer got shot and died, but the virus rebuilt his body and became him. 2. The real Alex Mercer got shot and was critically wounded, but the virus healed his body just before he dies without recovering his memories. I kinda lean toward the 2nd idea because of a few reasons. First of all, nobody (not even Alex himself) could know if he was truly dead in Penn Station or not, because all the witnesses died when he released the virus already, and everything happened after that, like you said, was all assumptions from other people (Dr McMullen,...), so the 1st idea isn't entirely true. And secondly, technically speaking, the virus itself doesn't have a conscious of its own. Its only job is to infect and change a living creature's DNA (a human in this case), and turns that creature into something different (for better or worse). So I think it makes more sense with the 2nd idea: The real Alex Mercer is still there, he just lost most of his memories and believed to himself that he IS the virus.

[@Tehz1359]

I think this actually likely. Maybe the Alex Mercer we see really is Alex Mercer. But with abilities like his, how could you not see yourself as the furthest thing from human?

[@He-Who-Died]

@@LaziJefff . Thanks for the response. I know I'm here kinda late but I only just now discovered that you left this answer for me. I also wonder why or how the virus turned Alex Mercer into a prototype like James Heller but basically everyone else became lesser zombies. The games never said Alex Mercer had special DNA like James Heller did so what caused him to become the first prototype?

[@therealsongokutraining1811]

I dont think that well se 3 rd one so soon

[@Hateful_Rex]

LOL 8:00

[@Alex_Mercer_DX1118C_ZEUS]

🖤❤️🤍

[@madman9040]

James Heller is better than Alex Mercer crying self 😆

[@gigachadsaymoris]

19:09 made me cringe

[@cosmicknight4665]

I don’t get the Alex love. He wasn’t all that deep. Heller is a better protagonist imo. I’d love a prototype 3.

[@michaeljason2593]

Oh yeah, with who? Heller? He sure as shit wouldn’t want to fight the virus again, his only concern would be keeping his daughter safe from harm. And the reason why Mercer is so loved is because he was more calm, composed and calculated as opposed to Heller who was brash sounded stupid at times, rude, and a swearing bastard child.

[@madman9040]

​@@michaeljason2593😂 Alex Mercer is a crying whimp that lost to Heller 😎💪🏽🔥

[@michaeljason2593]

@@madman9040 And James is a manturd that should and could get his ass beaten and broken by a stronger evolved like Pariah or a stronger Supreme Hunter. Heller is just an emotional outlet for you dipshits that just wouldn’t shut up and die.

[@michaeljason2593]

Reboot both games from the ground up.