Nankatsu
Gold Member
In a time where everybody only seems to talk about The Last of Us - Part 2, I embarked on a journey called Prey.
Been sitting on the game for months, and because I have a considerable amount of backlog games (plus, had been busy getting FFVII's Remake Platinum), I hadn't touched the game. Furthermore, it wasn't even a game that I had an astonishing interest in. I knew it seemed good, so I snug it for about 20€.
However, a couple of days back, after finishing the so-so RE3 Remake, I decided it was time to give the game a shot, and...
First of all, let me start by just saying the game has one of the best intro sequences I remember in a very long time.
From this point on, you embark on a journey of the unknown in Talos I, a spacestation full of extremely interesting enemies, mechanics and places and obstacles.
Just to tease, wait until you meet Nightmare
The Typhons are a really interesting species to fight, each with different weaknesses. And I gotta say I love the mimics, which can blend in the environment as an actual object. It's such a cool idea, fantastic to jump scares.
The game is not your extremely accurate and realistic shooter, far from it, and that's a really good thing, because it makes you combine all the gameplay mechanics and powers the game offers you. For example, right at the beginning I went ahead to Trauma center (because my character had an head trauma I made to myself by accidentally blowing a gas canister near me) just to find two enemies types that simply were too difficult to fight at the time, but, if you use the scenario to your advantage, combined with some acessories you can find if you explore, after a few tries, they are doable, even that earlier in the game.
The skill tree the game offers to the player is a mix of Dishonored and Deus Ex, and works amazingly well. The super natural powers are there and are extremely cool to use, be it turning dead bodies into phantom's that help you in battle, or turning yourself into a real scenario object just like the mimics do. And what it's cool about this mechanic is that you really need to use it to access some areas within the game. I'm about 30 hours in the game and still have a ton of powers to unlock.
Plus, the game also throws at you a dismantling system to craft materials, a fabrication system to use those materials to craft stuff and gadgets for your journey...that is if you explore enough to find the fabrication plans. The game does an excellent job in making you interested in exploring Talos I and uncovering the mystery its happening there.
And I gotta say, I love the damage system in this game, be it the weapons deteriorating if you don't repair them from time to time, be it the damage the character can suffer - head traumas, burns, stamina fatigue, bone fracture, you name it. And what's cool about this is that it's there if you want, if you don't you just turn it off.
Seriously, to whoever wasn't played this game, do it. It's a true gem.
Been sitting on the game for months, and because I have a considerable amount of backlog games (plus, had been busy getting FFVII's Remake Platinum), I hadn't touched the game. Furthermore, it wasn't even a game that I had an astonishing interest in. I knew it seemed good, so I snug it for about 20€.
However, a couple of days back, after finishing the so-so RE3 Remake, I decided it was time to give the game a shot, and...
First of all, let me start by just saying the game has one of the best intro sequences I remember in a very long time.
When you realize that the first moments you experienced were actually simulated in an extremely detailed environment and that Yu (see what I did here?), the character, are part of an experiment it just blew my mind. Even more considering you can operate with the scenario, break the glasses, and see how everything just worked to trick you.
From this point on, you embark on a journey of the unknown in Talos I, a spacestation full of extremely interesting enemies, mechanics and places and obstacles.
Just to tease, wait until you meet Nightmare
The Typhons are a really interesting species to fight, each with different weaknesses. And I gotta say I love the mimics, which can blend in the environment as an actual object. It's such a cool idea, fantastic to jump scares.
The game is not your extremely accurate and realistic shooter, far from it, and that's a really good thing, because it makes you combine all the gameplay mechanics and powers the game offers you. For example, right at the beginning I went ahead to Trauma center (because my character had an head trauma I made to myself by accidentally blowing a gas canister near me) just to find two enemies types that simply were too difficult to fight at the time, but, if you use the scenario to your advantage, combined with some acessories you can find if you explore, after a few tries, they are doable, even that earlier in the game.
The skill tree the game offers to the player is a mix of Dishonored and Deus Ex, and works amazingly well. The super natural powers are there and are extremely cool to use, be it turning dead bodies into phantom's that help you in battle, or turning yourself into a real scenario object just like the mimics do. And what it's cool about this mechanic is that you really need to use it to access some areas within the game. I'm about 30 hours in the game and still have a ton of powers to unlock.
Plus, the game also throws at you a dismantling system to craft materials, a fabrication system to use those materials to craft stuff and gadgets for your journey...that is if you explore enough to find the fabrication plans. The game does an excellent job in making you interested in exploring Talos I and uncovering the mystery its happening there.
And I gotta say, I love the damage system in this game, be it the weapons deteriorating if you don't repair them from time to time, be it the damage the character can suffer - head traumas, burns, stamina fatigue, bone fracture, you name it. And what's cool about this is that it's there if you want, if you don't you just turn it off.
Seriously, to whoever wasn't played this game, do it. It's a true gem.
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