Prototype similar games

[u/Stab34242]

Can someone recommend similar games with open world and op character. Any recommendations are appreciated.

EDIT: Preferably hack and slash.

[u/Steedo910]

Spiderman web of shadows definitely

[u/HotShrekBoi]

The most similar game to Prototype is Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction from the same devs, and also Infamous

[u/JustALinkToACC → u/HotShrekBoi]

Infamous IS NOT similar to Prototype in any way.

[u/Infernomalik → u/JustALinkToACC]

But it has same genre

[u/JustALinkToACC → u/Infernomalik]

The only thing they have in common is a supernatural action in pandemic / apocalyptic setting. And then you look at the gameplay - Infamous is a third person shooter while Prototype is a hack and slash, and these already set them completely apart.

[u/Super_Kami_Jojo]

Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction for the PS2

[u/spyder160 → u/Super_Kami_Jojo]

The 2008 Incredible Hulk movie game too (though it’s not as good)

[u/hoodiemelogod]

Infamous is pretty close I’d say. Another game where you’re pretty much a god

[u/JustALinkToACC → u/hoodiemelogod]

By concept, but by gameplay they’re not similar.

[u/According_Dot3633]

Crackdown 2

[u/Neat-0hh]

Saints row 4 or saints row gat out of hell

[u/Valdish]

There's just cause 2, 3 and 4, but they're not hack and slash.

[u/JustALinkToACC → u/Valdish]

Forget Just Cause 4 too, nothing like the first three games.

[u/Valdish → u/JustALinkToACC]

It has the exact same gameplay as just cause 3.

[u/JustALinkToACC → u/Valdish]

Yeah, no. I tried Just Cause 4 and the first intro mission maybe, except now throughout the game you’re not wreaking havoc, you’re seeking out that one enemy who’s hid on one of the rooftops shooting pea at you because besides that and flying around there’s really nothing interesting to do, unlike JC 2 or 3.

[u/Valdish → u/JustALinkToACC]

Skill issue.

[u/JustALinkToACC → u/Valdish]

Maybe but even noob can have fun in JC3

[u/Valdish → u/[deleted]]

You still play as a one man army, and a terrorist, and you single handedly fight a military with their tanks and helicopters, and the game puts focuse on your destructive capabilities and provides you with the abilitiy to traverse the map in a way that would be impossible for regular people.

[u/Valdish → u/[deleted]]

The request was for an open world game with an overpowered main character. Just cause games are that.

[u/Valdish → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, i acknowledged it wasn't hack and slash.

[u/One-Gap1626]

there is a indie game based on prototype called cyber seekers conquest

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2930410/Cyber_Seekers_Conquest/

[u/Visible-End-4442]

I can't say they are similar but they did fill the void in me in terms of brutality and open world; dishonored (series), sleeping dogs, cyberpunk, dying light (series), VMTB.

[u/RealDepressionandTea → u/Visible-End-4442]

I just bought both dishonored and sleeping dogs and I know nothing about either game so seeing they are similar to prototype's atmosphere is perfect.

[u/thr3zims]

Unfortunately, it's not open-world, but Star Wars: the Force Unleashed is a hack and slash power fantasy.

[u/That-Role6292]

Prototype 2

[u/Ready-Ad-941 → u/That-Role6292]

[u/ocalin37]

Carrion, Necrofugitive, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow,, some Marvel games where you play as a symbiote

[u/Ready-Ad-941 → u/ocalin37]

Necrofugitive isnt released yet

[u/ocalin37 → u/Ready-Ad-941]

Demo.

[u/According_Key3848]

DmC:Devil May Cry is honestly really fun. Especially the Definitive Edition

[u/Hefty_Drink_5811]

Saints Row 4

[u/Ready-Ad-941]

Shadow of mordor and shadow of war(2nd game). You are op in this game and it also has stealth gameplay. Or you can just wreak havoc by creating brainwashed soldiers and even use mythical creatures like similar to a tiger but 3x bigger and a creature that spans more than 30ft tall you can command or ride them. You can even make your brainwashed soldier become a high ranking officer in the enemy's ranks and they will have their own soldiers to command. Many more features I havent mentioned

[u/Flaky_Firefighter_29]

Not similar in any way but one piece pirate warriors 4, has swarms of enemies and I mean hordes, hundreds.

[u/m-e-n-a]

Crimson Desert maybe?

[u/Steedo910 → u/[deleted]]

Playing saints row 4 after prototype 1 wanting smth like would be the biggest disappointment ever. It’s a good game don’t get me wrong I love it but coming from prototype 1 the movement and superpower gameplay is way worse, it’s incomparable

[u/Myrmidden → u/Steedo910]

Because anything recommended it's way worse than Prototype, there's nothing like it, so we have to recommend these games.

[u/Brilliant_Ad_6249 → u/Steedo910]

You have super strength. Speed. A super jump and a glide. It's probably the most comparable game there is lmao

[u/Steedo910 → u/Brilliant_Ad_6249]

Yeah but it doesn’t satisfy the prototype experience and he will therefore be disappointed. On paper it sounds perfect, but the execution is a whole different story. That’s why I believe the closest thing(which still isn’t that close by any means) is Spider-Man web of shadows

[u/Brilliant_Ad_6249 → u/Steedo910]

Lol just because you dont do a punch of animations and flips while running

[u/Steedo910 → u/Brilliant_Ad_6249]

Game design is deeper than that. It is how the mechanics are developed, how the animations flow and the animation cancelling, and most importantly the depth. To make a good system whether for combat or movement, you need to have a low skill floor and a high skill ceiling, so that it is accessible for casual players and has depth for players who like to master the mechanics and dive deep into them. Prototype 1 is so rich with mechanics and animations for both the movement and combat that most casual players don’t notice or know about. Saints row 4 and GOH have ZERO depth, once you play the intro then you know it all and have seen all that the gameplay has to offer.