Is This A Prototype 2 Teaser Site?

The website Murder Your Maker is teasing an upcoming Spike TV Video Game Awards reveal. The popular theory on game blogs and forums is that it is a teaser image for Activision's Prototype 2. The website's only image (pictured above) features a bald person, a wall covered in maps and newspaper clippings, and a heavy emphasis on the colors black, red and white.

[All_4_One]

Prototype 2 vs. Infamous 2

Fight!

[Quagmire]

IMO, (and I dare to risk my precious bubbles I have for this opinion) Prototype had the better concept, but was executed very poorly, whereas Infamous had a boring concept, but executed very well. Think about it, what power would you want, shoot lightning from you hands, or be able to shape-shift and morph into crazy things, tear people to shreds and lift tanks and cars and throw them at helicopters and people whilst running up buildings and then plummet down to the ground destroying everything within a 100 metre radius.

[Red_Orange_Juice]

definately infamous

[Baka-akaB]

actually i prefer the lightning here .

As a huge comic fan (and while opinion among those would vary) , i'd rather have a character with a set of powers and limitations , than a demi god . Hell Cole was already uber powerful at the end .

It's lonely and boring at the top of the food chain . And it usually makes for a poor story , with an hardly relatable hero .

[Game-ur]

I love them both, I want them both

[AntoineDcoolette]

I agree with Quag about Prototype having the more promising concept but being horribly executed in comparison to inFamous. Despite inFamous being leaps and bounds ahead of Prototype I still feel Proto had much more fun and varied game play, especially when you are traveling. Was just so fun to sprint up the side of a skyscraper, leap an additional 100 meters into the air, double dash, and glide running roof top to rooftop. Infamous made you climb slowly over everything >.<

[Game-ur]

I like the Prototype travel and I like the travel in Infamous .

In Infamous it was more like a platformer and I loved it for that, in Prototype it was bloody fast paced mayhem and I loved it for that.

The games are not copies of each other and I love them for that.

[Redempteur]

that's one of the reason prototype didn't appeal to me .

you can do whatever you want and there is pretty much no opposition.

Cole in infamous had to watch out for water , couldn't use anything with bullets , or any vehicule and he had to watch out for lot of things .

in the end after struggling , when you invoque lightning from the sky for the first time .. you HAVE to have a smile on your face.

[pixelsword]

Both are good in their own way, I just prefer InFamous more because it's the flaws of a person that develops character.

Spiderman is a much more interesting character than Superman although Superman is much more powerful

Batman is a better character than Magneto because despite all of Batman's shortcomings he overcomes them. Who broke Magneto's back? Who can even get close enough to him to try?

I don't like the "push a button to win the game" characters because they are usually too bland because they don't have to cope with a weakness while doing this or that. If the prototype guy was more flawed or had a personality or even was disgusted that he had to do things like eat people he would have been as good of a character as cole in terms of personality.

Or put it this way: if Neo had his powers in the beginning of the frist movie it would have been boring. The journey to him overcoming his self-doubt, fears, and enemies are what made the movie, not his powers.

[showtimefolks]

i bought both games at launch.

prototype is didn't finish
infamous i played the good ending and i am on evile side of things now lol

and ia gree the ideas in prototype are awsome but they need better graphics,gameplay,story,cut scenes

infamous 2 looks like a great great game right now so i doubt prototype is coming out around infamous since this might be revealed at VGS's

but right now INFAMOUS 2 is the game to beat but i wouldn't mind having a awsome prototype game waiting for me when i am done with infamous 2

[captain-obvious]

i really hated the first Prototype

[gamerzBEreal17]

lol infamous had shapeshifting not with the main charecter but it was in the side missions u had to kill the bad guy who shapshifted into a human and there was much more powers then shooting lightning from your hands u get the powers as u proceed in the game unlike prototype infamous did not have a boring concept a bomb just when off your in the middle of it the whole world is framing you and u have to find out WTF is happending and it all unfolds greatly also the consept of playing good of evil was fresh and great prototype was a fail compared to infamous i thought that whent without saying

[jneul]

^^ infamous had the better gameplay, story and visual, infamous 2 will destroy prototype 2 as well

[Cajun Chicken]

Not this rubbish again. I really liked Prototype and I too loved Infamous. Both are on PS3, so is there any point defending an exclusive if both games are playable on your system?

[gamerzBEreal17]

what if its just debating on what game is better? its not always about exclusives lol

[sinncross]

I preferred Infamous tbqh.

I like the mayhem which Prototype presented and I wouldn't mind Cole getting some quicker transport avenues, like creating a hover-board from electricity or something.

Prototype was fun, but I enjoyed Infamous more overall.

[Daver]

I hope its not prototype 2 because the 1st one was an horrible game in my opinion

[SkyCrawler]

Hope so. I enjoyed the first one. I just they add the ability to pick people up and put them down safely :D. I'm still trying to camp people on buildings lol

[deadreckoning666]

I bought Prototype. The potential was there, but it got old VERY fast for me. I mean, you had all these cool powers, but no direction. And the lifeless city didn't really help much.

@nickjcal- It felt lifeless in the sense that all the NPC's did the same thing...walk around. Don't wanna sound like an Infamous fanboy, but the NPCs in that game took pictures of you and acknowledged your powers in unique ways.

[Op24]

Um there was a ton of life haha. I mean you could seriously run through the streets slicing people for a good 5 min. But i also get what your saying how it felt "lifeless" not enough color etc.

[Op24]

That is true. Unfortunatley i haven't played Infamous yet :p ill prolly pick it up now that its 15.00

[Op24]

ya i'd be excited for prototype 2. But a new hitman with Splinter Cell style gameplay might be cool too.

[VersusEM]

Prototype 2 vs. Infamous 2 Round 2, who will win, you never know

[Malicious]

Infamous 2 will win. I know it will happen as the first Infamous was better than the first Prototype. Plus, Infamous 2 is by a great studio and you don't have to worry about their game being published by a crappy company like Activison.

[farhsa2008]

I liked the first one but infamous was better

[Genecalypse]

Was Alex Mercer bald? Maybe its something new..

[Forbidden_Darkness]

I just bought Prototype for 10 bucks, so if it's good, i wouldn't mind a sequel, but im hoping it comes in 2012, because there's too many games coming next year.

[CrzyFooL]

IT MIGHT BE HITMAN 5 PEOPLE!!!

He's a clone with lots of red, black and white as welllll

[NYC_Gamer]

i hope its agent 47

[ipe]

dude its activision site.

hitman is ubisoft franchise.

@4all4one

what fight? ill play both on ps3, althought im big comic fan so first infamous was 4 me one of the best games this generation.

[Syaz1]

^do you mean "hitman is an eidos franchise"

[Ve3tro]

It's Square Enix/Eidos not Ubisoft lol.

[user858621]

Prototype sucked! hopefully its not a sequel -_-

[Cajun Chicken]

Already figured this out guys. Credit of analysis to me.

http://img4.imageshack.us/i...

[TheLastGuardian2010]

Only 1 issue.

The prototype team, Radical Entertainment, is working on a Spiderman title for 2011. Now you may be thinking so what? Undoubtedly the studio is big enough for 2 games, right?

Theoretically, yes. It does house 156 employees. But the issue is Activision's new business strategy.

Please READ: http://www.joystiq.com/2010...

So only 1 GAME per studio, and Radicals next game will be Spiderman. So, I'm sorry, but I really DOUBT this is Prototype 2.

I see it more as a new ip than anything else....

[Cajun Chicken]

Is it confirmed that they were working on a Spiderman for 2011? After all, STRAIGHT after the release Prototype, Radical settled down for another open world project...

I know a Crash Bandicoot game got canceled, but concerning Radical and Crash Bandicoot, that's probably a good thing. Plus many other studios have started making the Spiderman/super hero sandbox games now.

Prototype was an IP for Radical's free reign in what they wanted to do in a sandbox game also, it sold pretty damn well.

[prettyboy1]

fight!wut fight?history will no doubt repeat itself

[christheredhead]

i enjoyed prototype a lot and i thought the concept was pretty cool. the execution was lacking but it was still a fun game to play. i remember spending hours running across rooftops and creating havoc with some pretty awesome over the top powers. if by chance it is prototype 2 they can look at the mistakes of the 1st and improve upon that and in my opinion i can see a great game emerging.

[Jazz4108]

Yeah me too. I loved prototype and finished it. I paid for infamous two times and still can't get myself to finish it. Its just to boring and slow for me and that's why I enjoyed prototype. Infamous did kill protype graphicallly though so if this is protype 2 then a step up on graphics would be welcomed.

[Cajun Chicken]

Prototype 2 could be greatness.

[Greek God]

The end of InFamous gave me goosebums awesome
glad SP returned Coles original design they listen to their fans unlike capcom (DMC)

[Figboy]

i bought Prototype, and i think it suffers from a few things all it's own without having to compare it to inFAMOUS:

1) Published by Activision. That alone is a blow to any potential the franchise has. If Prototype 2 is made, and happens to improve over the original and becomes a franchise, expect Prototype 3 is 2012, 4 in 2013, 5 in 2014, 6 in 2015, etc, and then expect the franchise to branch off to every platform under the sun (think 3DS, iPhone/Pad, PSP/PSP2, etc, etc). This is the way of Activision, and has been for a LONG time.

2) Poorly implemented controls. The control scheme in Prototype is horribly cumbersome. Moving around in the air/climbing buildings was the single best part of the game, but combat, and ground movement were really poor. The badly designed camera didn't help either. Ninja Gaiden also suffers from this problem: the action is moving so fast that the camera can't keep up. Not to mention how it get hung up on city geometry on a regular basis.

3) Uneven combat difficulty. Getting blasted by 10 dudes on buildings firing rockets at you, and 4 more on the ground doing the same, with a few tanks and ground troops for good measure just isn't fun. I attribute most of the frustration to the poor controls and camera, which don't give you much strategy besides "Mash button until all enemies are dead."

4) Boring, boring, BORING city. We've seen New York in Activision games. Over, and over, and over again. Spider-Man 2, 3, and Web of Shadows. True Crime 2, and now Prototype. It doesn't help that the map is the same exact map we've seen in those games above, with practically ZERO interactivity. there are many great cities in the world with lots of character and history besides New York.

A new city, whether fictional or real, would be a GREAT idea. the feeling of discovery and wonder is completely gone in Prototype. the lack of interactivity with the environment also just makes the city feel like background noise.

5) Good concept, but poorly executed. The story of Prototype certainly had potential, but the concept was too many cliches wrapped up in poor writing and relatively poor acting. Even knowing the ending, Alex Mercer isn't compelling in any way. the government weapon story has been done so much and BETTER in various media, including video games. in my mind, it felt like they had a game play concept ("let's make a Spider-Man game, but R Rated, and let him slaughter lots of people!"), but couldn't find a story that fit that game play concept, so they went with the contrived and hackneyed "government weapon" plot.

On the plus side, the Web of Intrigue was a very cool idea, and i think they should have focused more on that. as a guy that loves puzzles, i DID enjoy that aspect of the game.

there, i didn't even have to compare it to inFAMOUS to highlight why Prototype just didn't deliver.

HOWEVER, i will keep my eye out on Prototype 2 if it's real, simply because i'm always willing to give sequels the benefit of the doubt. look at Assassin's Creed. i enjoyed the first one, but the sequel embarrasses it in every way.

i enjoyed Hulks: Ultimate Destruction, and parts of Prototype (gliding through the air and running across rooftops), so i'm willing to give Radical a chance to improve upon those concepts. IF Activision will give them the support to do so.

[Muffins1223]

HITMAN!!!!!

[Muffins1223]

Guys,the person is bald,and it involves murder....HITMAN?!?!?!??!

[Muffins1223]

ITS HALO,THAT GUY IS MASTER CHIEFFFFFFFFF

[Angels3785]

LOLOLOLOLLOLOLOL

[Ginbe]

infail 2 destroyed confirmed.

[STICKzophrenic]

inFamous is better than Prototype because it's more polished.

Sucker Punch picked a power and made each way to use it very refined.

Radical Entertainment went over the top with abilities. A lot of them were sick as hell, but there were just too many. When you start using the face that are buttons opposite each other to perform a move, you've added too many.

The other thing that sets the games apart is difficulty. Prototype would let you do whatever you want, whenever you want most of the time, but then the difficulty would randomly ramp up to insane and frustratingly cheap levels. inFamous kept the difficulty pretty even throughout. It never felt cheap when I would die.

I'll definitely play both eventually.