Radical talks Prototype single player focus
- Posted April 21st, 2009 at 10:40 EDT by Mike Harradence
- 16 Comments
Radical Entertainment has confirmed once and for all that upcoming sandbox outing Prototype will not incorporate multiplayer functionality, with the game focusing entirely on a single player experience.
Speaking to VG247, executive producer Tim Bennison commented: “Prototype is 100 percent focused on a great single-player experience.”
“The game is an origin story that weaves a government conspiracy around the main character of Alex Mercer, and we really need to get those elements perfect.”
However, Bennison pointed out that throwing multiplayer out of the window has afforded the team plenty of room to squeeze the most out of Mercer’s elaborate powers and combat techniques.
“The biggest benefit of focusing purely on single-player is the team’s ability to really maximize the over-the-top powers and abilities of Alex’s shape-shifting and combat skills,” he said.
“The first time a player throws a corrupt Blackwatch soldier into the blades of an attack chopper, we think they’ll have a big smile on their face,” Bennison boasted.
Despite flirting with the possibility of adding a multiplayer component in June 2008, the idea was ultimately dropped earlier this year. Prototype hits PS3, PC and Xbox 360 on June 12.
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Fijiandoce
- 5:55am EDT - April 21st, 2009
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yes! no multiplayer....i prefer games without mulitplayer :) i dont see why people want multiplayer in their games. its ok for FPS but outside of that not so much. coop multiplayer is only just acceptable in other games.
Fooker......what to you get out of that?? u seem to do that alot. its not cool. nd why u lol'ing(no such word but hey) at kopkiwi. not cool dude.
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solid79
- 12:33pm EDT - April 21st, 2009
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I'm so glad to hear that this game will not have multi player. Some games are just not made for that experience. Seems to me these days too many games force multiplayer into the mix and it ends up being pretty lame anyway. Don't get me wrong I love to play online but I don't think that every game needs to have it.
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supamariobrotha
- 1:17pm EDT - April 21st, 2009
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im getting infamous for sure next month but i gotta see more gameplay videos of prototype
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C64isStillTheBest
- 8:54pm EDT - April 21st, 2009
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@14 Why would you buy a multi-platform game, that by definition won't be optimized for the PS3, over a great exclusive game like Infamous??? Remember Assassin's Creed??????
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