This is one of the more prominent arguments made between PS3 and XBOX 360 fans, the argument whether or not there is little difference between the PS3 and 360 ceiling-wise or if the 360 is holding back the PS3 version of games due to the difference in storage capacity of Blu-ray being 25GB per layer and the 360 supporting DVD9 and only being able to use 7GB for the game while using 2GB of space on the disc for Copyright Protection which sounds like a big deal, so I‘m going to go over a few things to see if Prototype seems cheapened due to the disc capacity.
Now you have Sucker Punch and Radical Entertainment coming out with pretty much identical games with a different premise and the big deal here is that Infamous will be a PS3 exclusive and Prototype will come out on both systems.
This is where the questions begin. Will Infamous be able to separate itself from Prototype by the capacity of Blu-ray? Can Prototype compare to Infamous while only being on a DVD9? I can already tell you that Microsoft will not allow Prototype to be on more than one disc, because if so, then Sony “wins” and MS wants more than anything to prove that the difference in capacity between Blu-ray and DVD9 will not matter, so Infamous already has the potential upper-hand. My final question is will Prototype be better than Infamous in spite of the capacity differences between formats?
If you own a 360 and a PS3, then on paper you’d assume that Infamous is the way to go, but broke gamers want the best game for their money. As a “broke gamer” myself, I want to know the answer to these questions and I’m going to go over some of the things we currently know about these two games and which one looks more compelling.
similarities:
- Both games support an open world environment.
- Both games feature RPG elements where you can develop your abilities. Prototype calls this “evolution points”, Infamous doesn’t have a label for it to my knowledge.
- The premise of both of these games start off with the main character not knowing how you got where you are and why.
- Both games release in June 2009.
Prototype:
- The main character Alex appears to be a vigilante who is fighting the government which is apparently behind the current predicament involving you and the city itself.
- This game is clearly a gore-fest where people who are “infected” are the enemy and reminds me of the Resident Evil 5 zombies.
- You are a shape-shifter which allows you to consume your enemies and includes absorbing their DNA, looks, abilities and memories which can also have a negative effect on your character.
- The story revolves around a conspiracy where you have to absorb other people who are in the military that know what happened to you so that you can put the puzzle together.
- While you can’t really climb anything, you can still jump rather high and fly for short periods of time depending on the limitations of your current abilities.
- From the video’s available, you can operate a Tank or even jump on a moving Helicopter which doesn’t seem possible at all in Infamous.
- Controls are rather basic and appears to be a button masher with one button being for attack, one button for charging up your powers, the left stick is to move, the right stick is for moving the camera while the right and left shoulder buttons are for aiming.
Infamous:
- The main character’s name is Cole who has the powers of electricity based on a very super-hero/comic book type storyline.
- You can use the electricity to shock someone back to life like a defibrillator, give power to objects around you as we’ve seen where he’s riding a train. You can throw balls of electricity or a blast to deflect sort of like what we’ve seen in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, but you have to keep juicing up your powers by stealing it from the objects in the environment around you. Not to mention that water hurts you, the game has taken the good/bad of your abilities and put it down to a science.
- The open environment also allows you to climb pretty much anything and the game uses what seems to be a pretty convenient cover system to avoid your enemies. (think Uncharted: Drakes Fortune)
- You can choose whether to be good or bad, your path relies on karma and how you use your powers as well as what you do with them.
- From the video’s I‘ve seen, the AI seems to be a bit stronger in this title.
- The enemies are a gang called the “reapers” who were a bunch of drug dealers before the event that occurred where you got your powers and are now a stronger force because they pretty much do the bidding for the other characters in the game who have powers like you do which feature them in the Boss fights.
All in all, it appears that Prototype seems more fun and Infamous seems more challenging. I don’t see anything yet that suggests that the difference between Blu-ray and DVD9 will hurt Prototype, but rather it just seems you are able to do more in Infamous as far as the gameplay goes.
I will say though, that Infamous seems to have elements from several other games, such as Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, GTA4 and Assassins Creed while Prototype seems to have elements of Resident Evil 5 because of the zombie-like enemies mixed with something else that is quite original with the shape-shifting abilities and power-stealing.
I do like the fact that you can acquire abilities to fly and also hop in a tank to take out enemies in Prototype and I am sort of getting the sense that both of these games will be killed by the hype machine that may let people down from their current expectations. There just seems to be an “Assassins Creed” or “Devil May Cry 4” type vibe from these two titles right now, but we shall find out soon.
Be sure to check this upcoming Sunday for our Vice Weekly Podcast to hear the “Broke Gamers” point of view on Infamous and Prototype.
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Im a proud ps3 owner and I will be getting both so it really doesnt matter wich one is better for me but xbox owners have to hope prototype isnt a flop
Sorry I’ll go for Prototype!
Infamous is just another Second Sight and Psi-Ops…and I’m getting tired of them
Prototype’s shapeshifting and power-stealing aren’t innovations! Kirby did that long ago.
from what i’ve SEEN so far Prototype looks like it will be loads of fun to play.. i don’t think infamous has anything on it in the gameplay department..
sure infamous got the 4 super attacks.. the bolt, the grenade, the force push and the jump-smash.. probably some more tricks in there but these are the only things i’ve seen in almost all the videos.. and imo the main lightning bolt attack just needs more kick.. i dunno.. it just needs to be made more bad ass somehow..
BUT..
Infamous looks a hell of a lot better in the gfx dept. … and it seems to be more interesting story wise.. too me this looks like a game that i would like to complete more than once just to see all the endings.. if there are more than one that is
.. where as prototype looks like a game in which i wont bother with the main story for long and just play it for the sandbox elements like hulk UD or gta..
I dont think you can compare the gameplay so easily.
Yea they are similar games, but its like comparing superman and batman.
The scale on prototype is so much bigger, you can destroy a tank with your hands and jump on a helicopter.
Infamous is more “down to earth” i mean you have to take cover… that means the hero is vulnerable.
As far as dvd-bluray, i think we will have to look at the cities, how detailed they are, how big, can you interact with it(assassins creed climbing), side quest, etc.
Eh, why are we judging games that aren’t even out yet? Go die (virtually).
Im gonna do with Infamous cuZ Sucker Punch only makes epic games.
“Both games release in June 2009.”
This is hilarious. Either one or the other publisher is an idiot or they both are.
I think everyone should hold their opinions to themselves until a review has been released of either one of them.
Check this out:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/03/12/watch-the-new-infamous-trailer-now
Well i’ll be getting both but I reckon InFamous looks to be the better game
@Harryocedy
I own Killzone 2….so I’m kind of sick of virtual death….
maybe later today I’ll be down for it again…
I think it’s pointless to try and compare the differences of Blu – Ray VS DVD based on two different games from two different developers. Developers have different “Skill levels” themselves. Let’s say – for arguments sake – that Sucker Punch are the better developer of the two and therefore Infamous is the better game. That doesn’t necessarily prove that Blu – Ray is superior because a dev studio like Lionhead may be able to make a game that’s better than Infamous while only on DVD9.
A better example would be Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII. Two games of the same genre (RPG) by the same developer (Square – Enix) one is on both systems and the other is a PS3 (Blu – Ray) exclusive. That would be a much fairer comparison.
However i will say for the record that any 360 fanboy who tries to label Infamous as a flop compared to Prototype is instantly a moron. Prototype is on the PS3 as well, so if all the 360 owners can brag about is multi – platform games…..that says something about the quality of their own system.
Infamous has vastly superior visuals. The level of detail is noticably higher in every regard, from character models to environment textures to lighting.
What this article neglects to mention is that prototype was supposed to be released last year but was delayed. I saw the build of the game at the stage on g4 and I must say it looked dreadful.
Prototype looks a little ridiculous in terms of gameplay (gore) and Im not so sure how the game’ll do , but inFamous looks very fun and SuckerPunch has a great history. Who are the dev’s for prototype? whats their history?
ahem…in my article it says Radical Entertainment…
their history is shallow compared to Sucker Punch and after the recent videos shown within the last 24 hours for both of these games, Infamous is really starting to pull away with this in regards to my decision making…
simple solution buy a ps3 than you can play both.
plus KZ2.
uncharted 2
god of war 3
heavy rain.
dark void.
twisted metal
and so on
or you could buy a 360 and have the online service ALLWAYS work.
wish i could say the same about the psn its realy pissing me off.
well i guess you get what you pay for
Aight enough wit all the bitchin between which console is better. Now let’s get back to the games. Infamous does have the assassins creed feel to it but hell I liked that game. And what guy wouldn’t want to be able to shoot lightnin from their hands. But that’s basically all you get is lightning and climbin so its goin to get repetative. But same can be said about prototype. Players are going to bust their ass to get all the upgrades in the game and then will gradually get tired of it. But as far as I have read both games will have a pretty good storyline. Both have free roam gameplay so that’s a plus too. So who gives a shit to which game has better graphics as long as the graphics aren’t boring ass dull like armored core and that the gameplay is what everyone is expecting. I say let both games release and let’s see which one makes the most bank.
Are you serious?
you think you can do more in Infamous? ……
@Nicky…
Infamous just looks like a deeper game, whereas Prototype just looks like the runtime will be shorter….
regardless, I think we’ll find out soon enough which game will be better worth your money between the two….
but from what I’ve seen, I think Infamous will be the better buy…
thanks for your input, though
I have been reading and watching inFamous interviews. And inFamous looks and sounds a lot better to me. To people who think all you can do is zap lightning, that’s just in video. The video doesn’t even show half of the power Cole can use. In the interview I watched and read, it seems that Sucker Punch doesn’t want to give away the surprise too much so they are showing a little bit of the game. And here’s the new inFamous trailer: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/48515.html
and Sucker Punch is developing this, they have a very good history compared to Radical Entertainment…
I’m sure inFamous will turn out great and if you’re worry, you should worry about Prototype whether if it’s going to flop. inFamous won’t flop. You can quote me on that.
When people say you get what you pay for which refers to them thinking xbl is better than the psn that’s fine the saying seems to work because I paid alot more for my ps3 than I did for my 360 and I the extra money I paid for it got me a better console. Also I think infamous is looking alot stronger than prototype
K, a small fact for console fighters:
PS3 costs $500 and comes with a built in blueray drive and has no charge for online pay.
As per the console’s 10 year life span, PS owners roughly pay $4 a month for a PS3.
Xbox360 costs $200, doesn’t have a blueray and comes with a yearly online fee of $60.
So in 10 years the total cost of the console is $200+$600=$800.
=$7 per month.
And then come the problems like RROD, disc scratching and hundreds of others.
Compare $7 a month and $4 a month. Which one’s cheaper? Which is the better investment? You decide.
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Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way,
I root for Infamous. (Has got a 9/10)
Prototype might be fun but it gets repetitive pretty fast. (Has got an average rating of 8/10)