I'm on PC. I'm getting used to it (explosive tanks are absolutely amazing) but c'mon, the early parts are definitely not easy. They're surmountable but one mistake and you're shredded.
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Prey (2017) |OT| Trust no one. Not even your shelf
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I'm on PC. I'm getting used to it (explosive tanks are absolutely amazing) but c'mon, the early parts are definitely not easy. They're surmountable but one mistake and you're shredded.
Pandora012
Member
Depends on how sensitive you are. The lag is fine now, with only framerate issues. I was about half way through the game when the 1.02 patch came out that messed with framerate. I believe I only had like 2 instances where it tanked really bad, but it was brief so it didn't really matter. This going off a reg ps4, not sure if it's exacerbated on pro.
CertifiedFP
Member
So, am I crazy or, is the plot just one big (Well, another big) Avellonian meta-commentary on
?
the nature of replaying narrative and choice-heavy RPGs and what one knows to expect from previous playthroughs, and what different choices they make on that knowledge
Rexatality
Member
I think this mod should interest you. It makes Nightmare difficulty more challenging by allowing all damage dealt and received doubled
kamineko
Does his best thinking in the flying car
Yeah I got literally burned in crew quarters, too. Specifically one crew member burned themselves to death before I even entered the area. Psa for anyone else, get to rec center asap when in crew quarters for I and It
Kind of a shitty "failure" tbh
But I still love you, Prey <3
CertifiedFP
Member
It's checks off of killcount and not whether or not the Crew Roster is all dead?
That's... Kind of a MASSIVE oversight IMO.
Like, what if I want to kill everyone in
That's... Kind of a MASSIVE oversight IMO.
Like, what if I want to kill everyone in
Cargo Bay by forcing the doors open without turrets and not helping?
uncredited male
Member
They have to die from you directly sadly. I would have preferred just dead as you could be a bit more creative.
Pandora012
Member
Everyone
dies and I think what is said in the ending changes a bit. Like there was a bunch a casualties or something.
But yeah, it doesn't count if you don't do it.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Stun gun, max it's range. Also use hacking (maxed hack required to turn them iirc) after a glue or stun. When they are spawning, obstruct the spawnpoints with items so they can't.
CertifiedFP
Member
Y'know what, now that I'm thinking about it, the intro reminds me of a certain manga...
Sound familiar, anyone?
Mysterious extra coffee cup that's empty attacking someone as he goes to drink from it.
Cannon Goose
Member
I think I'm most of the way through the game (just got past Deep Storage) and I really regret playing this on the 'normal' difficulty. Beyond the first few hours it hasn't been even remotely challenging and I am just absolutely loaded with healing items, ammo, and neuromods.
Are the higher difficulties well balanced? I'm always hesitant to start a game on difficulties above normal in case they're full of bullshit.
Are the higher difficulties well balanced? I'm always hesitant to start a game on difficulties above normal in case they're full of bullshit.
Shrike_Priest
Member
To ThoseDeafMutes
Unlocked machine mind once I got to Dahl. Huge help. Gives you a breather and often lets you escape and pick them off slowly. Also, hack turrets whenever you can.
Sayings like this kinda annoy me as a software tester myself (not games though)
It's not just a case of whether it was observed during QA but also whether the priority was high enough to actually do anything about it.
A good number of times unless the bug is a showstopper/blocker then it may not get fixed for the mvp but possibly planned for future releases, if that.
Of course its not only down to QA but as a consumer I really don't give a damn who is responsible, a +120fps drop is not acceptable.
lordfuzzybutt
Member
I am a software developer and that irks me too. Most of the time it's the decision of the product owner to decide what bugs get fixed and what not before release. A lot of times, as long as it runs and doesn't crash then it's good enough for release.
I had the same problem and restarting the game sorted it.
Razzmatazzer
Member
Yeah that room amused me. Thought my computer was dying or something the first time I went in there, couldn't believe the drop. I had to reduce all my settings and it still ran poorly,but made it manageable at least. Everything else in the game ran fine.
12fps with a GTX 1080Ti is just hilarious.
I just pushed through it. I'm outside and everything's back to normal.
chrominance
Member
Can you not change the difficulty on your current playthrough? You're supposed to be able to change difficulty without penalty, according to one of the loading screens.
I've been using stun but I only have so much ammo. And the problem is they keep coming and I'm running out of materials.
I haven't tried the last trick, though. Sounds clever. Thanks.
Shrike_Priest
Member
Realised I directed my spoiler tagged comment to the wrong guy above. Basically: machine mind and mindjack are your friend. They will give you a buffer to get to safety if overwhelmed, and you don't have to rely on ammo. Also, try hacking any and all turrets.
I did kinda rush through some of those parts because if the difficulty spike. Mindjack/Machine Mind + sprint is an easy way through most areas if you're not in an exploration type mood.
Then don't mix up whether or not something was missed by QA and what you personally don't find acceptable, completely different.
I recycle literally everything I can which means fabricator resources are plentiful so I never have that issue. If you have decent hacking, I think level 3+ you could save some ammo by stunning once then hack them.
Another possibility is if you have level 3 mimic, is copy a military operator, the beam takes them out super quick, but be warned it's tricky to aim
Alright bud
MasterMenace
Member
Picked up Dishonored 2 and Prey for $16 at Gamestop (PRO Day today). Finally something to play in this summer drought. Only played Dishonored 1 about 75% of the way and never got around to beating it, but looking forward to Arkane's double scoop of awesomeness here.
Holy fuck, entering space for the first time.
Man Arkane is just completely on their own level in terms of level design. I did NOT expect to be able to
, my god. Genuinely feels like they are, no exaggeration, the only studio in the world really carrying the torch of the original Deus Ex's approach to design.
Oh my GOD and then I fly out to the billboard thing orbiting the station and manage to
. Legit chills - I have no fucking idea what is going on here. This game is amazing.
Man Arkane is just completely on their own level in terms of level design. I did NOT expect to be able to
circle and explore the entirety of the station's exterior
Oh my GOD and then I fly out to the billboard thing orbiting the station and manage to
upload some message a guy had prepared: ESCAPE PODS ARE FAKE
At long last I finally was able to download Prey this afternoon. Playing on PC.
My initial thought is that performance is fantastic, so good that I can forgive it not being as graphically adept as other modern titles. When I started it up the first time I put all the graphical settings on "high" and I've easily been hitting 90fps (where I locked it with RTSS), just a few drops to the mid-80's. No need to tinker any further. I'm using a 480 4gb and a 6600k at stock for reference. I put it on my SSD, and was a little surprised the loading times were as long as they were - but that's a trivial compliant.
Prey controls really well on PC. I can't relate to the issues console-goers have had so far, but I've had zero problem tracking mimics. Quite a few have led me on merry chases all around the main lobby and staircases. I'm on the hard setting and died a few times already (a good thing). Sound issues from the demo are thankfully fixed.
Voice acting seems great so far, and I'm already pulled into the overall plot. The emails and logs around the station are all well-written and give the impression of a fully-manned space station. I like that all the people are named.... a nice touch that oddly enough reminds me of Morrowind. Some rooms seem a little empty, but most of the design is on-point.
Initial level design impressions are very strong. There's a couple roadblocks already that I'll need to come back to when I get some more neuromods, and I've used the gloo gun to get around a few encounters. It's an Arkane game through and through. I know people were doubting this because it's mostly a different team from Dishonored, but Colantonio was co-director of D1 with Harvey Smith, and it's clear he brought a lot of those same principles to the Prey team. It's a great mesh of gameplay mechanics and level design.
Two hours in, it's everything I wanted it to be. I might hold off on playing to see if they announce the hardcore/survival mode at the BE3 conference tomorrow. If available right away, I'd probably switch over to that.
My initial thought is that performance is fantastic, so good that I can forgive it not being as graphically adept as other modern titles. When I started it up the first time I put all the graphical settings on "high" and I've easily been hitting 90fps (where I locked it with RTSS), just a few drops to the mid-80's. No need to tinker any further. I'm using a 480 4gb and a 6600k at stock for reference. I put it on my SSD, and was a little surprised the loading times were as long as they were - but that's a trivial compliant.
Prey controls really well on PC. I can't relate to the issues console-goers have had so far, but I've had zero problem tracking mimics. Quite a few have led me on merry chases all around the main lobby and staircases. I'm on the hard setting and died a few times already (a good thing). Sound issues from the demo are thankfully fixed.
Voice acting seems great so far, and I'm already pulled into the overall plot. The emails and logs around the station are all well-written and give the impression of a fully-manned space station. I like that all the people are named.... a nice touch that oddly enough reminds me of Morrowind. Some rooms seem a little empty, but most of the design is on-point.
Initial level design impressions are very strong. There's a couple roadblocks already that I'll need to come back to when I get some more neuromods, and I've used the gloo gun to get around a few encounters. It's an Arkane game through and through. I know people were doubting this because it's mostly a different team from Dishonored, but Colantonio was co-director of D1 with Harvey Smith, and it's clear he brought a lot of those same principles to the Prey team. It's a great mesh of gameplay mechanics and level design.
Two hours in, it's everything I wanted it to be. I might hold off on playing to see if they announce the hardcore/survival mode at the BE3 conference tomorrow. If available right away, I'd probably switch over to that.
JimmyRustler
Member
About 20 hours in and I have to say that seeing this game bombing is the biggest disgrace I have ever witnessed since I started gaming. I mean, it's 35 at Amazon already?
I am absolutely in love with this game. The quality of world building and design is astonishing. And the amount of times I had had situations in this game that were like "Nah, I can't certainly melt that ice block by shooting the pipe next to it.... Oh, I actually can. WTF?" or "Nah, no way I can disable this vent with an EMP granade.... On, I actually can."
It's just amazing. The game keeps surprising me around the clock. The quests are sooooo good. Controls took me a bit to get used to but at this point I can easily fight off every single mimic.
No matter how I turn and twist this, I do not understand how this game could sell this bad. It can't be just the lukewarm advertising. This is pure quality.
Really hope Arcane still get the praise from Bethesda just because of how good this game is.
If this keeps on going like this until the end this will end up being my favorite game ever.
I am absolutely in love with this game. The quality of world building and design is astonishing. And the amount of times I had had situations in this game that were like "Nah, I can't certainly melt that ice block by shooting the pipe next to it.... Oh, I actually can. WTF?" or "Nah, no way I can disable this vent with an EMP granade.... On, I actually can."
It's just amazing. The game keeps surprising me around the clock. The quests are sooooo good. Controls took me a bit to get used to but at this point I can easily fight off every single mimic.
No matter how I turn and twist this, I do not understand how this game could sell this bad. It can't be just the lukewarm advertising. This is pure quality.
Really hope Arcane still get the praise from Bethesda just because of how good this game is.
If this keeps on going like this until the end this will end up being my favorite game ever.
Because they are. Square/Eidos are putting in a decent effort but they lack Arkane/LGS magic touch.
Yep, exactly. Like, Deus Ex HR / MD was a decent effort but it just wasn't open and systems-driven enough. It's clear that they thought about things in terms of gameplay and specific, discrete paths rather than in the more natural and emergent way that Arkane does.
There are so many moments where I feel like I am legit the only person to have done something a specific way in Prey or Dishonored just because they let you take such weird approaches to solve problems. It's not like I am "finding a secret" that developer planned on me finding.
Laurentius
Member
JimmyRustler
Member
True, true, true.
And speaking of it, getting out of Data Storage without having the lifting mods enabled is a stroke of genius. At first I thought it was a bug but then I realized the devs wanted me to actually use my brain and figure something out.
Didn't think someone would ever make a AAA game like this. I still can't believe it.
Revolutionary
Member
So it seems like Prey was completely glossed over at the Bethesda conference last night. It's even featured in the teaser image they released last month but it was a no show:
(far left)
Wtf was Bethesda's plan with the release of this game? I don't understand.
Wtf was Bethesda's plan with the release of this game? I don't understand.
I finished it. Liked it a lot. Did not care for the ending.
RE: open-ended design. I thought the game didn't foster experimentation enough. I found myself doing the same thing over and over because it worked. I know there are a lot of alternate solutions out there, but I almost never had to take them.
I thought the level design was great, and you could tell they were going for that, though. The combat especially was one-note once you find the optimal play (usually gloo or psychoshock and shotgun).
Feels very much like the original Dishonored to me in that way. All the ingredients are there it just doesn't quite get all mixed together properly.
That being said, I still liked it a lot. And I want a sequel.
RE: open-ended design. I thought the game didn't foster experimentation enough. I found myself doing the same thing over and over because it worked. I know there are a lot of alternate solutions out there, but I almost never had to take them.
I thought the level design was great, and you could tell they were going for that, though. The combat especially was one-note once you find the optimal play (usually gloo or psychoshock and shotgun).
Feels very much like the original Dishonored to me in that way. All the ingredients are there it just doesn't quite get all mixed together properly.
That being said, I still liked it a lot. And I want a sequel.
Pandora012
Member
So it seems like Prey was completely glossed over at the Bethesda conference last night. It's even featured in the teaser image they released last month but it was a no show:
(far left)
Wtf was Bethesda's plan with the release of this game? I don't understand.
Yeah saw Prey in Bethesda land and was expecting something more than it just being added in the sizzle wheel. The only bright side is that we are getting a Dishonered standalone. So it's something. Fingers crossed they don't push aside the Prey franchise.
Rexatality
Member
We're probably not gonna get any news about DLC until a few months later.
Would be nice to get further confirmation for survival mode, though
Would be nice to get further confirmation for survival mode, though
Rexatality
Member
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
I'm sure it's been asked, but what are the worthwhile skills to invest into with neuromods?
Rexatality
Member
Hacking, Leverage, Psychoshock, Suit Modification (expands your inventory space), Mimic Matter.
Then again, it depends on your playstyle.
Norwegian_Imposter
Member
I fucked up my skill tree any way to reset.
and I resource light and ammo low
I need to kill a telepath in life support
AmayaPapaya
Banned
Just got this, and I really like it. Such a shame Bethesda doesn't seem to know how to advertise Arkane's games The reviews don't seem to match up with it either. I'm guessing reviewers rushed the game because of the terrible review policy. This isn't the type of game you should rush at all. I'm having a blast just taking my time and enjoying everything.
The reviews don't seem to match up with it either. I'm guessing reviewers rushed the game because of the terrible review policy. This isn't the type of game you should rush at all. I'm having a blast just taking my time and enjoying everything.
Rexatality
Member
The first hour or so will be tough so you need to keep on your toes.
You should also keep in mind in what early skills you acquire.
As for "Gone Home in Space", Prey is not like that. You can focus on the main story only or branch off and explore and do some side quests. Exploring and doing the side quests is recommended to give you an edge over the Typhon