I haven't played the first one but judging by the first trailer I'm sure they said he was behind it, this new guy has lost "everything" and is blaming Alex Mercer.
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I haven't played the first one but judging by the first trailer I'm sure they said he was behind it, this new guy has lost "everything" and is blaming Alex Mercer.
I get his motives, I just don't understand Alex Mercers.
Was so happy to see this land on my doorstep earlier =) The Blackwatch Collector's Edition is amazing, lots of goodies in it I'm well pleased. Enjoying the game so far, Mercer was fun to play as in P1 but I found his personality a tad boring. I find Heller a bit more interesting, he shows a lot more emotion than Alex did in P1..there's a scene at the start of the game where he's going nuts because he can't get a Blackwatch computer to work it's pretty funny.
By the way for those wondering why Alex is much closer to the villain role now than that of an Anti-Hero, read below:
By the way for those wondering why Alex is much closer to the villain role now than that of an Anti-Hero, read below:
There are a few comics that connect the last game to this 1, Issues 1 and 2 focus on Alex after P1. He doesn't know what to do after everything that happened in NY so he travels the world but soon becomes disgusted with how people in general treat eachother, he starts to develop a hatred for humanity because of this and starts to embrace the virus more than oppose it.
According to the preview I read he gave the new guy powers to help him(Mercer) do,er,something. But his plan backfired and the new guy is after Mercer now.
Got my copy today, can't say I'm all that impressed, only played for about an hour but gameplay wise, no different from the 1st and the story...
I hater Mercer in the 1st game, so I was looking forward to the whole Heller vs Mercer, but 5 minutes into the game, Mercer turns out to be the "good guy" and as for the bad guys...they're just too bad, I mean it's like the Umbrella Corporation had a love child with the Nazi's.
Heller has also turned out into a disappointment, just another cliché angry badass.
I know I'm only an hour in, but I'm praying for some character devlopment and plot twists.
Heller has also turned out into a disappointment, just another cliché angry badass.
I know I'm only an hour in, but I'm praying for some character devlopment and plot twists.
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is anyone else finding that when trying to locate people with hellers sense thing very fustrating? is there anyway im supposed to go when im looking at it? i know the people glow red but i cant be annoyed running half the map
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Right.... Lol, I'll take another crack at it later, knew it couldn't of been that bad
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Slightly off topic and I appologise but did anyones order from the dot-net game store not arrive? I had this on preorder for while but no show today, are they known to be unreliable on preorders?
Back on topic, is it easy for someone not to have played Prototype 1 to get into this?
Back on topic, is it easy for someone not to have played Prototype 1 to get into this?
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Just done it with the wee man... Thanks for your help, was running the maps like a headless chicken
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i picked this up earlier.
for all its flaws, i really loved the first one and this one im enjoying just as much!
for all its flaws, i really loved the first one and this one im enjoying just as much!
Things I would like to hear have changed or been improved.
1. Rather than feeling super strong, objects and people felt as if they had no weight.
2. No more pseudo cutscenes when you hijack that removes all player control and has you flying over invisible borders that cause instant mission failure.
3. Some sort of cohesive plot. Nothing groundbreaking, just a modicum of thought and continuity.
I remember being able to talk at length about all the problems in Prototype not long after I finished it, but most of it has been lost to time. These really stuck with me. I did enjoy parts of it a lot, but it just made the many weak points all the more grating. I'll be waiting for a PC release, so I've plenty time to work out whether it's for me or not. I would very much like to hear it's better than the first in every way.
1. Rather than feeling super strong, objects and people felt as if they had no weight.
2. No more pseudo cutscenes when you hijack that removes all player control and has you flying over invisible borders that cause instant mission failure.
3. Some sort of cohesive plot. Nothing groundbreaking, just a modicum of thought and continuity.
I remember being able to talk at length about all the problems in Prototype not long after I finished it, but most of it has been lost to time. These really stuck with me. I did enjoy parts of it a lot, but it just made the many weak points all the more grating. I'll be waiting for a PC release, so I've plenty time to work out whether it's for me or not. I would very much like to hear it's better than the first in every way.
Just finished this an hour ago, I enjoyed it but I can't believe they didn't really explain how Mercer went from anti-hero to full on villain. It's explained in the comics that link the games together but I'd say only 10% of the people who bought this game read the comics.
Apparently i've won the competition for the James Heller Leather Jacket according to the games company i bought it from. Looking forward to recieving it.
I hate you. I entered 4 competitions for that but no luck =(
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Just completed it. Good fun but I couldn't honestly say it was any better than Prototype 1 in any material way. If anything I found the protagonist even less likeable this time around.
The 1st DLC pack is out for this tomorrow, any of you who got the Blackwatch Collector's Edition should be able to use the codes right now as ppl are reporting that they are active on EU PSN now. I'll try to confirm that when I get home, anyway the pack includes:
New Weapon - Thermobaric Boomstick
New Skins for Heller - Test Subject, Infected and Infantry.
New Force Multipliers - Anti-mavity Field, Air Time and Warp Vortex.
New Weapon - Thermobaric Boomstick
New Skins for Heller - Test Subject, Infected and Infantry.
New Force Multipliers - Anti-mavity Field, Air Time and Warp Vortex.
I agree. I'm enjoying it but it's just more of the same really. Was the camera as bad in prototype 1 as it is in this? I can't remember
