Prey

Prey means deep space and deep gameplay. A huge space station hides thousands of game mechanics and dynamics ready to be explored by the solitary player. Its warfare is not infinite nor predestined, but makes up part of a bigger picture, a bigger game, where gameplay means much more than gunplay.

Prey is an action exploration game that sends a love letter to games such as System Shock 2 and Bioshock. It takes the best from them and combines it with some of its own fresh ideas and innovative gameplay, to create an amazing journey. Set on the Talos I space station that has been compromised by an alien race, you assume the role of Morgan, a scientist who will have to explore, survive and discover the world of Prey.

The new Prey isn't the old Prey. It's something completely new aimed at fans of "atmospherical exploration" in the vein of BioShock and System Shock. It's not perfect - its biggest strengths and weakness are the things this game borrows from other titles. Still, Arcane Studios has created an ambitious, difficult, engrossing game full of choices. A really great game.

While not the masterpiece it could have been, this imaginative, immersive sim provides an impressive, dense sandbox with plenty of exciting toys to play with. [July 2016, p.93]

Writing over our memories of the Prey that preceded it, Arkane Studios’ game is something new and yet strikingly familiar. There’s a great deal of kinship to the likes of Bioshock, Half-Life and other classic games, but it’s also broader and more expansive in what it tries to do. Regardless of its flaws and similarities, Prey manages to be an enthralling science fiction adventure.

Prey is a fun game with its highlights rooted in beautiful yet creepy levels that contain a lot to explore, but its lack of originality sadly holds it back quite a bit. It’s a classic case of “jack of all trades, master of none,” except with a couple of flaws in some of its trades as well.

The game is dour and oblivious that its destination is more interesting and vital than the journey.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Um bom jogo ,mas o mapa era meio repetitivo e os inimigos também, as mecânicas eram ótimas ,me lembrou bastante Bioshock até ,foi uma experiência divertida ,mas não excelente principalmente por causa do final

Generally pretty good, but some parts of it are really hard to figure out with a guide. And the gameplay got a bit repetitive.

An interesting idea that is completely ruined by poor balancing. Enemies are bullet sponges, which is a weird design choice considering the fact that ammo is incredibly scarce. It wouldn't be such a sin if the combat was actually exciting, but it's the exact opposite. Every enemy encounter I've had with the enemy felt punishing rather than rewarding.

Number of playthroughs: Played the game 2 times but never finished the game once Total Hours played: 30 I felt that I was too harsh on the game the first time so I thought I’d give the game another go this time on Windows. Sadly the experience didn’t change much more. Let's start with the positive aspects. 1) I Love the hoarding mechanic and recycling. It is a ton of fun, especially for a hoarder like me 2) The gunplay feels good. Weapons pack a punch and you can feel every shot Onto the negative aspects:1) First and the worst is the level design. I always hate sci fi locations. They are bland, generic by choice. I find them boring and confusing. Instead of having a wide map like Witcher 3 where interesting things happen all over the map, Prey’s map is multi leveled. They are layered on top of one another. Aside from being extremely convoluted and maze like, the areas are super boring and bland. I know comparing Prey to Witcher is unfair but their map design is so far apart. Most locations in Witcher are fun to look at. Sadly Prey’s level design isn’t that. You move from one boring sci fi location to another. At first, I wrote down locked safes and doors or locations that needed specific powers to unlock. But after a few hours, there are so many things that you pass by that you lose track of. I honestly don’t remember any details about what I wrote let alone go through the maps to their locations. Bioshock 1 and 2 had similar premise as Prey in terms of location but they were much more pleasant on the eye. And the fact that you didn’t have to go through them 100 times helped as well.2) At this time enemies like telepaths are too strong and bullet sponge e and deal so much damage. Just stand still for a second and you’ll get obliterated. So it seems unfair 3) I also hated the zero gravity areas. controls were not good and the spaces were too big Overall, I really wanted to finish the game the second time I played it but it turned out that I could tolerate the game even less. The areas are what killed the game for me sadly