

When you have the power of the devil, sometimes you just have to act the part. The game doesn’t want you to ponder on how you’re leaving a trail of bodies to achieve your goals which is not uneasy in the world of Prototype. He has the body count of a psychopath, as he consumes innocent bystanders to replenish his HP. In Prototype, you don’t essentially play a good guy the protagonist is more of an anti-hero as he goes on his rampage to attempt to fix himself. It’s not a very innovative game in the story department, but falling off a skyscraper onto a tank leaving a shockwave blast killing everyone in the vicinity, is fun. But, if you enjoy the hack and slash combat, Prototype has it in aces. Prototype doesn’t have the best story it’s not the same setting of post-apocalypse machine ruling mad world as HZD. I’ll be honest, prototype and Nier have very little in common.

The game frequently goes on sale, and I’d recommend anyone looking for challenging gameplay with an anime-esque art style should check it out. Do you want to be a tanky greatsword wielding bad-ass or a tactical, agile, dexterity based character? The game has a lot of content, and it is very satisfying to beat an enemy that has been ruining your run for the last hour. Like any other souls-like, you have to choose your fighting style.

The entire gameplay loop revolves around killing monsters, collecting resources from them to make better gear and weapons, and proceeding to the next monster. A souls veteran will have no trouble until the end game when it becomes a little unfair. Unseasoned players might get stuck in tutorials for hours on end until they let go of their instinct to spam attacks and learn the move sets of their enemies. Monster Hunter is one of those games that the gaming community has taken to call souls-like.
