Hey, Prototype’s Cheap Today!

@Shinta: Yeah, it's not exactly pleasant, I appreciate what they were going for, but the old way was niiiiice.

Rockabully

Dammit I was gonna order it today when I got off work and I forgot! Then I saw this and went to go order and they are all gone. FML.

jonesy08

@Archaotic: pretty much hit it on the nail, the game has an interesting concept but it gets old way too fast for $60, I guess thats why I didn't buy it but its just one of those games that makes me go ...man I hope nobody paid full price.

anduin1

its even cheaper if you just get it you know online *wink wink*, cheap ass assassins creed knock off type game

anduin1

@excel_excel: star commentators don't have a delay.

This was $40 (I think) at Best Buy in Canada a couple of weeks ago. Also, Infamous was super hot at $29.99. It was sold out everywhere. Futureshop, BB, and even EB had it on sale.

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Just giving an update because this discussion is also rolling on Gizmodo. I came to the conclusion that the featured system would be interesting as something optional, as lots of people finds "useless" comments annoying and always follow the starred users. Also, for what was bothering me about the layout... it's because comments and replies are lacking NESTING! A Lifehacker post called my attention to that: http://lifehacker.com/5311321/lifehacker-enhanced-comments-user-script...20-annoyances Anyways, all in all, it's just a personal opinnion of course... as I explained at Gizmodo, it's mainly because I don't like exclusivity systems because I think it makes comments too uniform. I always like to read what new people has to say, from different parts of the world, even if that causes a little chaos, a little disturbance. And even though I don't think it'll be the case in Kotaku or Gizmodo, exclusivity systems tend to tranform commenting areas to chat rooms for the "chosen ones", and it doesn't happen because starred users are bad or anything like that, it's just a natural thing. Someone starts an internal joke, suddenly it becomes a chat, new useres get discouraged to make their posts, some thinks they have to please starred users in some way so their messages get chosen, and so on... But this all depends on what the system developers are aiming of course. I won't be radical here as I know Gizmodo and Kotaku staff are always working to make the commenting experience better, and I hope other commenters also understand that changing the system is always a delicate transition that is bound to generate some voice raising... let's just give the guys some trust! :D

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I agree. I'm not against it and it may just take some getting used to but I don't like it as much as the old.

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I agree. The editing and the video and image tags are great and everything...but seems a bit convoluted right now.

@Vecha: Tired of America's Solution to Health Care.: man oh man...

@Shinta: Huge dork.

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Oh yeah, about the new layout, I won't stomp on it right now (because it just might take some time to adapt to), but here goes... The image and Video buttons are great and were much needed. I like the new clean design for the comment box. Commenting layout isn't bad also, but for some reason I find it harder to read... again, might be something I'll get used to. The related topics column on the right is really annoying... it mixes with the text from the main article which is really distracting. But the one point I really didn't like, is about giving priority to starred commenters and comments voted by them. What's the problem with this, considering how brilliant some of them are? Yes, they to deserve recognition for the awesome comments made from time to time. But it's fairly simple: It shuts down and makes the comment session exclusive to a few. Creates an "elite club" which essencially kills something I really liked on Kotaku and other Gawker blogs: The opportunity to always read input for new people from all over the globe about subjects I'm interested in. Eventually, the commenting session will be a place where a dozen of virtual friends will chit chat about the topic, and everyone else will be relegated to a secondary page. I dunno if this is what the staff was planning from start, but at least in my point of view, it's not something that will be good for the blog, even if it may help improve the quality of the comments content. /end

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

I know a guy who knows a guy who got me this game for $10. w0_0t!

Showmeyomoves!

I buy Red faction, 1 week late the price drops. I buy Prototype, the price drops within a month. next week they will be selling Fight Night for a nickel and I'll punch myself in the crotch with my empty wallet.

slamdance

Gah! I came here thinking I'd score another sweet sweet Valve looney weekend deal or something...

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

UGH. I'm still finishing Infamous on Evil, I just bought Red Faction: Guerilla, and now this? I want to play it, but I'm getting buried in the sandbox, here. Face first.

If anyone misses this today it will also be on sale at Game Crazy for $45 starting sometime next week. Red Faction will also be on sale at the same time for the same price.

Woden501

I thought this game was worth the full $60, so anyone that hasn't bought this yet needs to do so right now. Great game at $40

StillLee

@somarix: ARGH just now that option wouldn't work. It's on and off, maybe server sync? Or maybe it works only when the URL contains #cXXXXXXX when visiting back to a comment.

@jp182: but there IS such an option :) . Once you click "show all comments", that setting stays. Now I'm off before I get blind.

Get it. Do it. The game is a giant bag of fun.

aphex242

@Shinta: Agreed.

@firefly: Excellent, thank you.

@Witzbold: Nope, the 360 version is region-free for both PAL and NTSC-J consoles, so import if you'd like. :)

firefly

@dajman311: I found that really frustrating too. I'll definitely watch where I click from now on! Here's hoping this bug gets squashed.

The Magistrate

@somarix: agreed. I didn't like the old system at first because it was different and then i adjusted. I just think there needs to be a global option to make all comments viewable until I can obtain starred status.

@seishino: no. actually, i dont have a modern gaming PC by Tom's Hardware's standards and I am playing Prototype on it. It's all about consumer perception and promotion.

I was one of "tipsters." Can I get a star so my comments aren't forever lost in the ether?

I'm tempted to bite on this deal, but I don't have a job right now and my funds are severely limited so it's a tough decision.

DarkStarSpace

WOW, now i really want this game but I just bought a DSI and I plan on getting Sports resort at the end of the month. Over 250 is too much to spend on gaming in one month. UGH.. Maybe I'll get it used next month at the same price ?

@Witzbold: All I'm going to say is I played the game all weekend long. It was freakin' awesome. Nothing quite like playing a superhero game where you eat the brains of people. Sort of like a superhero zombie amoeba.

Ehhh...it's still a rent. Definitely contains one of the most heart pounding boss battles I've experienced in awhile. Also one of the lamest....

I was excited until I saw "Amazon.COM". Dammit.

KillerCRS

@dajman311: it took us time to get used to the previous commenting system, too. But there we could skip the threads we're not concerned with. The low-contrast is killing my eyes >_< , and I read a million characters daily... At least there's the option to view the unapproved comments..

That price makes it worth it to me. Full retail on Prototype doesn't seem to be worth it. Especially since I thought inFamous did the same thing, only better.

I paid $40 for inFamous. I'd pay $20 max for Prototype. I can wait.

cutmaclass

It says something about the state of PC gaming that the console version of titles is routinely 10$ more than the PC version, yet the PC versions generally sell less. Is the cost of maintaining a modern gaming PC really that much higher than a console?

seishino

That is quite the deal. I've already finished it (gamefly), but it's probably worth $40 maybe.

@Archaotic: Strangely, I've been enjoying Prototype much more than InFamous, and I started playing both of those games around the same time as well. InFamous is cool and all, but it doesn't inspire the level of compulsive play for me that Crackdown and Prototype both have.

jallen

Been playing this on the 360 for the last week or two. It's one of the few games I've ever played that was able to not only induce serious WTF pissivity rage in me while also bringing me back for more.
Usually once I hit that level, I've had it. With Prototype, it just brings me back repeatedly, determined to kill those sonsabitches once and for all. Fantastic game.

jallen

@Archaotic: Though I do think Infamous was a far better game than Prototype (I just finished it yesterday) It is still a heck of a great game to be priced at 40$. Plus I really like the idea of having new games priced at 60-70 bucks for the first month or so, and then dropping to 40$. Its a great business model that companies should ALL adopt.

Played through inFamous and loved the game, though perhaps not to the extent that some reviewers gushed about it. Which leaves me with the tough decision of whether prototype is worth a buy. The reviews kind of seemed a bit scattered. What do you guys who have played it through think?

logikil

I think this is well worth the 60 i paid for it, let alone getting it for 40. Great deal. Great game.

Kazaam_McFresh

@Shinta: So I just typed out a ridiculously long coment agreeing with Shinta here, and for whatever reason, when you click off of the comment box, IT DELETES YOUR FUCKING COMMENT. Seriously, this new system sucks. This site was great before today, and before this comment change. But this is unacceptable. Please change it back, or give us an option to!

Bleh I bought it $48 from Amazon just a few days after it came out. Its stupid they discontinued their own self price match before 30 days thing. Its about $10+ with ECA discount I could have saved so I'm a bit peeved, not worth time and money buying another and returning it though just for $10+ /sigh

I've heard the PC version of Prototype really begs for a controller.... f y and i

@TheHeeyyy: Awww, and I was just about to check .ca :(

Sean MacLean

@Dangeresque the Observer: Yeah pigeons dont fly as far as they used to. I blame it on cell phones and radio towers.

@Shinta: My posts disappear after I type them, which is fun, not to mention the emphasis on stars, which means my posts get ignored. This is absolutely mind-boggling.

njd09

@excel_excel: Side missions/events were awful. It is just as comparable to taking out red lights and blowing the same shit up in inFamous. Leave it on the menu as "Challenge, Time, Survival" mode, not in the fucking main game. I consider it a gimmick tacked on to make the single player experience more meaty, but it is just fucking awful, just like the piece of shit tacked on inFamous morale system.

Mercer may suck, what with being a former terrorist-now-virus and all, but the game is still ridiculously fun. $30 for the Windows edition? That sounds about right.

DocSeuss

@Hasty Pastry: I agree. It would be nice if they could point out the odd UK or Australia deal.

@Shinta: They're working out the kinks, I'm sure it'll get better.

Could we get articles highlighting deals for foreign countries. It seems every time there is article about cheap games/accessories its US only.

@Shinta: I sorta agree. Not digging this format that much.

@Witzbold: Was gonna say "but Amazon shipping is free," but you're off in some crazy country, aren't you? One o' them... "for-eign lands". I remember readin' bout them in school!

Shame it's not on sale anywhere over in the UK yet. BTW, this burying comments that aren't star commented comments unless star commenters pick the really doesn't work well.

@jp182: I seriously have a crushing headache from reading this. done.

Shinta

@tigre_91: been playing it for a few days now and have to say I'm really enjoying it. It has a lot in common with Crackdown. So if you enjoyed the roof-running, character building nature of that then give Prototype a go.

TokeYo

@MajinMexican: I'm pretty much in the same boat. I picked up Prototype RIGHT after beating inFamous, and thus I was constantly doing mental comparisons btween the two. I don't think Prototype's a bad game, but it's definitely one that could've used a few extra months in the oven to iron out some of the kinks. Maybe I'll rent it from Gamefly in the future and beat it.

@Shinta: I'm not having that trouble myself, what broswer are you using?

Once it goes down to $20, I'll buy it.

Amazon Canada doesn't have nearly as many great deals as Amazon US does. *sigh*

TheHeeyyy

@excel_excel: It is a great game, I hated nothing of it, well maybe graphics could have looked slightly better but it makes up for all the little infected and people running around.

@Archaotic: I just bought my copy two weeks ago and didn't really start playing it til last weekend. Why oh why didn't I wait. I kind of agree though, seems like a $40 game to me. I played Prototype too close to beating inFamous which I really liked. It's fun, and I am enjoying it, but I think inFamous was better in my opinion. But to deal with that I kind of put it on hold while I let inFamous fade from my muscle memory before I really get into Prototype, I'll probably enjoy it better that way I hope.

MajinMexican

@Fives: agreed, golds are only really possible unless fully upgraded

@Massiah: basically that's how I feel. The side missions are more enjoyable than the main story for me.

Prototype was ruined for me by inFamous. After blasting lightning for a dozen hours, I couldn't find anything in Prototype to like. The story? One person sitting in a chair telling you to do something followed by another person sitting in a chair telling you to do something. The powers? Kind of all the same in a way. None stood out as the amazing power of the game. Graphics? Impressive because of the sheer amount of stuff going on, but pretty dang ugly when you actually look at something. The gameplay was ok, but actually getting Alex to go where I wanted was a chore. Precision landing is almost impossible and there are cheap deaths galore. Had I spent 20 less dollars on it and waited until the glow of inFamous had worn off, maybe I'd have enjoyed it more. As it stands, it's a $60 paperweight on my shelf. I can't see myself ever playing it again. It's average at best, pretty annoying at worst.

jargy1

@Shinta: I'm confused...so you only read Kotaku to see your on comments?

Oh crap Im so tempted to buy this, then again shipping costs is gonna ramp it up back to what it was fuck. Wonder if the 360 version is region locked... Only reason why I want the 360 one is cause my PS3 isnt hooked up currently.

Damn...I wish I had 40 bucks right now...or this deal happened earlier...hopefully another deal happens around Xmas Time..... :(

I think I'll pass, even though I kinda want this game. All the Xbox Live Arcade games coming out have me saving for those!

I'll pass. I played a friends copy and it felt a lot like web of shadows, which I bought at launch for $60. I hated myself so much for that. I did unsurprisingly enjoyed inFamous more but that isnt saying much since I borrowed the game from a friend as I thought that too offered too little to justify the $60 price. Sure it has an open world and you can either be good or bad, but what happens after you get two endings? In summary, rent infamous and prototype if youre short on money. If prototype isnt available, get web of shadows. Once all three games hit the bargain bin price, get infamous for your collection and disregard the other two.

One of the best games I bought in the last year. Open world, kill everyone and everything with over the top bloody powers and the controls just WORK You need to buy this game, especially now its cheap/reasonable

Wish I didn't buy this when it first came out; if I had only paid 40 bucks for it, I might not have traded it in for BlazBlue...Prototype's fun, but having played quite a ways into it, I wouldn't say it's $60 fun. For me, at least. Other people might like it more, but it's just kinda glitchy and I didn't like Alex Mercer at all. Definitely fun to bolt around the city at high speeds and plow over anyone who gets in your way though!

@excel_excel: Fun game, but after the initial awesomeness of destroying everything, it gets repetitive. I usually play it when I'm in a certain mood for killing.

Last I tried Amazon.com didn't ship video games to Canada, so I'm not even gonna try.... sucks since it's actually a pretty good deal.

@Fatty Shcock: Yeah, but Gamestops deals are few and far between. The 20 bucks Bionic Commando and Prince of Persia are part of a promotion they have going on. They just had MGS cheap too. Don't expect to get those deals every day of the week. Come next month, it's back to 5 bucks off MSRP.

Single player games drop in price quickly as people trade them in. I'm sure its regular price will drop to this level soon.

MooseMuffin

I played this for a short while at a friends house. No need to let go of the sprint button, really. :P

Still on the fence about this game. Yes, I have seen the Penny Arcade comic, and it didn't really convince me.

EtisArap

Curses! I am bombarded with sumptuous deals and financial decisions to make. I've also been eyeing that Guitar Hero World Tour package that's on sale at Gamestop.

The Magistrate

I can't even tell if anyone can see this, and the lag while I'm typing is beyond ridiculous; but I've gone from posting here virtually everyday to never wanting to post here ever again. I've read the site for 10 minutes and my eyes hurt. Maybe one of the nobles will come along and show favor to my insignificant comment so it can see the light of day. If you guys really think it is only the star commenters that make people come to the site, you are mistaken. The only thing people wanted was an edit button, and an easier way to return to previous conversations. Thanks for the tip about Prototype, I think I'll play that and stop commenting until this is fixed.

Shinta

This is one hell of a deal. A game dropped 20 bucks (a good game at that) within the first couple weeks of it being on store shelves...wish I didn't pick this up already or I would have jumped all over this. Plus, the free shipping Amazon offers just makes it that much sweeter.

Well...I guess my copy on eBay won't be selling.

Alucrid

I think i'm gonna have to wait for Infamous and this to go down further and then pick them both up.

Was this game even any good?

tigre_91

The more and more I went through the game the more I enjoyed it. Hoping to get the chance to go through it again soon.

Great deal, for a great game! If someone has been holding off on this game then you should stop waiting, it's amazing! What other game let's you play as Venom and Altair combined into the most bad ass video game character ever?

jslizzle

Wow, I love you Kotaku. I just bought this, after swearing I wouldn't.

J.D.

never thought it should have been a full priced game imo

tooji

Very good game. Enjoying it a lot, love the side missions like the racing, and the jumping and flying are awesome.

If you want cheap games, go to Gamestop. I just went in today, and picked up Bionic Commando and Prince of Persia for the 360 for $20 a piece. I'd say that's one hell of a deal.

It's a great chance to get a great game, been playing nonstop since I got it.

joandrade

Ahh, i know my friend who picked this up for 60 bucks and hasn't got to play it yet isn't going to be happy.

diagorus

@Woden501: I actually just found out it has already started...

Woden501

Damn...This is just appealing to both of my addictions. Gaming & Shopping...Getting a great game feels great. Getting it at a significantly cheaper price makes the sky bluer and everything taste better. I will purchase then celebrate by passing out drunk.