Well that's good to hear about the second.
I didn't hate the first one, it was done really well had really good presentation and excellent animation and programming. I just didn't enjoy playing as Cole.
It just felt like it lacked physicality to me. The moves and powers were mostly based around energy/lighting attacks, almost like he was a magical lightning wizard guy.
However in Prototype all the moves/powers were physical. Claws, tentacles, blades and just generally smashing the shit out of stuff and then tearing it apart. Even disguising yourself was a brutal physical attack on someone.
It wasn't programmed or presented as well. Didn't animate as well and the city didn't feel as real, but Prototype was seriously visceral. Way more "HULK SMASH!" than "Use the Force" if you know what I mean.