You will find your biggest problems lie with marking of objectives and the "helpful" way the game gives you directions.
Great visuals, the story will surprise you in a good way (no spoilers), cool weapons
but eventually you'll figure out the best ways to use weapons, your surroundings, and amass enough ammo to feel comfortable taking everything on
This game is great in it's own ways, seperate from the Prey of years ago
Hacking, various types of weapons, gimmick guns that are super fun, optional ways to traverse the environment both by stealth and means, fantastic sense of place, option to play as male/female, crafting
The music, visuals, voice acting, combat, mystery and more will impress and I can assure you won’t play another game like this with such attention to detail!
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Amazon did a great job getting it to me on-time, but I just wasn't a fan.
Bethesda does a good job with Prey, but if could have been great.
Later in the game, you can acquire alien abilities but be wary as they will turn your own defense system (turrets) against you.+ Bethesda always does a good job at gamifying tasks within the game
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The skill tree and abilities are perfect for the game and include human and alien trees to choose from
Bullets are hard to come by and easily spent, so the ability to recycle junk into various forms of matter, in order to use the Fabricators to create bullets, med-kits, suit repairs and other useful objects, is incredibly important to your progression through the story
The ability to increase damage, accuracy, dampen recoil and so on, will help you deal with larger, less vulnerable enemies faster
Similarly, the ability to upgrade your own skills, as well as the features of your suit and Psychoscope (and scanner you find a few hours into the story), is nicely put together and impressive as you start to acquire new ones
At first, you'll only have access to some basic "human" abilities that increase your sneakiness, your speed, your strength, ability to repair, hack, etc, but later you'll be able to start using alien abilities as well.
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Theres so many possibilities to do every quest given all of the crazy upgrades, weapons, and powers you can get which likely will have me wanting to replay it when I finish
Great visuals, the story will surprise you in a good way (no spoilers), cool weapons
These are all vulnerable to bullets/wrench attacks, so the Shotgun and pistol are highly valuable weapons to have
Learn skills, collect objects and craft items/weapons if you want, figure out how to reach objectives using clues,defeating enemies, reading emails, finding the right weapon
Like Bioshock, your "weapons" are a combination of "guns" and psychic abilities, which can be upgraded as you progress through the game.
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Incredibly realized setting, fun weapons and alien powers, lots of side stories and character arcs to explore, skill tree that covers a lot of playstyles
The soundtrack, and effects, are superior to just about any game I've played this year; a masterclass in how to create edgy, creepy atmosphere (lots of random noises, creaking, squeaking) and make the player immersed in the environment
I do recommend you explore, but do not explore areas that the main quest has not taken you to yet...you will find a lot of resistance and many locked doors without a clue as to how to unlock
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Weapons were available enough to not be annoying (it's not one of those games like Resident Evil where you need to conserve every scrap to succeed), and things you drop you can pick up again if you need a slot or two
When you take the best things from Bioshock and Deadspace and combine them, Prey is the amazing result.
The good parts include some zero-G sequences and a reasonable number of enemies to defeat and solve minor puzzles
The load screens take forever and a day and sometimes things aren't explained good enough but other than that its a fun game
The whole time, I wanted to side with Alex, but he would do things to impede my progress, assuming that I was going to side with January
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If you enjoyed Bioshock you will love this games gameplay
In summary, on the upside, gameplay is excellent, in-game graphics are fantastic, atmosphere is creepy, chilling and wonderfully put together
The gameplay feels a little clunky but the graphics are good.
On the downside, gameplay can be repetitive, side missions are not always fun or rewarding or indeed, well-timed, and the game feels longer than it probably should be by a number of hours (of course that is subjective, I just felt it should be at a conclusion around now, being 23hrs in and not having completed all of the sub-missions
The smooth gameplay, long game time (most outlets are starting to conclude you’re looking at 18-35 hours), to even the killer music when you complete an objective, Prey has a lot to give you for $60
If you like Deus Ex, System Shock 2, or Thief type games, get this and support the developers.
If you played Bio Shock or System Shock this game is for you
I never got a chance to play system shock but from what I hear it really captures the atmosphere
There is a deep underlying sense of dread that creates a great atmosphere and the game feels deeply rooted in System Shock, for those who have played it.
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Platform:Xbox One
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Edition:Standard
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032
You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong
The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted
As you dig into the dark secrets of Talos I and your own past, you must survive using the tools found on the station, your wits, weapons, and mind-bending abilities.