His Majesty
Banned
The gloo gun isn't meant as a damage weapon, more as an auxiliary tool to create platforms, fix leaks and freeze enemies. It's amazing.
You have a wrench, no?
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Prey (2017) |OT| Trust no one. Not even your shelf
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The gloo gun isn't meant as a damage weapon, more as an auxiliary tool to create platforms, fix leaks and freeze enemies. It's amazing.
You have a wrench, no?
As you probably haven't found any of the other weapons in the game you probably haven't progressed at all, so how would you know the quality of the story or the other enemy designs/encounters?
DeaDPo0L84
Member
Sounds like you have barely scratched the surface yet have a detailed opinion of things like the story, multiple enemy types, and combat progression. Pretty impressive, sounds like you never really gave it a shot and went into it thinking it was something else and then pre-maturely gave up on it because it didnt fit what your idea was. Maybe do more research before buying the next game or read more player opinions?
Think enemies are spawned what you advance the story. So just going back and forth between areas without completing objectives but as soon as you start progressing then they'll spawn
Yes it appears to be time-based, not objective-based. I've been exploring in areas (not doing sidequests, just reading terminals and such) and they'll repopulate after a period of time has passed when you enter another area, just like the Nightmare.
In some areas (Life Support), before certain points in the main story plot, the enemies will respawn in the same locations. They'll even be the same type of enemy (etheric phantom, voltaic phantom, etc.) Other enemies seem to be one-and-done. They have their one moment because they are a bit of an area-related sub-plot, and then they don't respawn.
I can't really find a pattern to it all.
thesonovabeach
Member
After the crew quarter, I just gave up and put the game on easy mode.
Now that I can focus on what the game is excellent at, exploration, it's amazingly fun ! I think the game really gets better when you reach about 10-15 hours, because you start remembering all these characters and what they do in Talos I, which is very difficult to understand before because there are soooo much characters.
Finding a corpse of someone you've read a bunch of email of is pretty amazing, and reading the email that X sent to Y on X's computer hours after you've read it on Y's computer feels incredibly coherent.
Now that I can focus on what the game is excellent at, exploration, it's amazingly fun ! I think the game really gets better when you reach about 10-15 hours, because you start remembering all these characters and what they do in Talos I, which is very difficult to understand before because there are soooo much characters.
Finding a corpse of someone you've read a bunch of email of is pretty amazing, and reading the email that X sent to Y on X's computer hours after you've read it on Y's computer feels incredibly coherent.
psychotron
Member
After Zelda I was afraid I'd have trouble really enjoying anything for a while, but Prey has shot up to GOTY contender. It's incredible.
Rexatality
Member
At 8:30, they discuss about the removal of Trauma system (Third degree burns, broken legs, etc...) and other survival elements in the interview and said they're willing to put them in a future "survival" update. Kinda like Fallout 4's survival mode (I know you dislike the game, so don't shoot me pls), if you ask me
That would be awesome.
Yes. We're on patch 1.03. They removed input lag on PS4, but there is no deadzone now, so there is stick drift.
chrominance
Member
I think you can! Kill or shock Alex, then blow up the station!
Ignore the fact that destroying the station kills January.
Also ignore the fact that there's no January to save anyways.
bati
Member
This would be amazing. I'm on nightmare and I'm finding the game a bit easy now that I got most of the damage upgrades out of the way. With a fully upgraded shotgun, 250% sneak multiplier and fully leveled up Firearms I took off half of
Nightmare's
But more than that, I'd play the game a lot differently if I had limited save slots or only checkpoint saves, or even permadeath.
His Majesty
Banned
A save system like in Alien Isolation would be amazing.
Rexatality
Member
You don't have to bring him to med bay. Just knock him out and after you leave, Igwe will call you later and do the process in Neuromod Division
He's unconscious and if I leave the area the mission is instantly failed.
Edit:
Figured it out, if you trigger the part with Alex then you get the problem I have. I went back to a quick save I had before opening Alex's safe room
This is a damn good game. Very, very reminiscent of System Shock 2.
Story has been kind of light so far, but I'm currently exploring the
area. The ship has just been a joy to go around in.
Story has been kind of light so far, but I'm currently exploring the
life support/bay/whatever
Yeah, some good advice on the mimic deal.
Yes, i don't know what the exact requirements are but the achievement popped for me randomly when i still had like 10 or so people left to find. The four staff in the IT room aren't actually there, it only has the tracking bands in it since they spawn for a specific quest in a "kill everyone" run.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
I'm fairly late I think, how much longer do I have to go?
Just entered
Also some zero g combat is really spoiling my fun whenever it comes up. The little expodey bastards are just ugh and if you have to fight anything larger it's just an exercise in frustration.
Just entered
Deep storage for the 2nd time to deactivate my tracker after Steve Blum showed up with his killer robots.
Also some zero g combat is really spoiling my fun whenever it comes up. The little expodey bastards are just ugh and if you have to fight anything larger it's just an exercise in frustration.
You have something like 3 hours left, pretty close to the end.
The floaty orbs are easy when you know how they work, they only react to movement, so throwing anything at a group of them will cause them to attack it and explode.
Pandora012
Member
Just beat the game, and I really really hope Bethesda lets Arkane continue making these games. Please let them make a sequel.
As for end game spoiler. I had the timing wrong.
As for end game spoiler. I had the timing wrong.
I thought Morgan was seeing the future, or what the Typhon wanted to do. With Alex and his team removing the Typhon from Morgan because she/he was losing themselves.
Rickenslacker
Banned
I'm jonesin' for just about anything at this point, but that sounds great. I had to uninstall the game to resist the urge to replay it until more patches come out and potentially DLC that might add more things to fiddle around with.
Rexatality
Member
Use the Huntress Boltcaster against them. They react to any kind of any movement and the toy crossbow is best used against it
You can see the "hardcore" features were stripped quite late in the development: there's oxygen tanks everywhere and even a email about a safe containing oxygen tanks. Also among the game hints there's one about weapon degradation (saying that fabricator-made weapons degrade faster).
bati
Member
Doesn't work that well on higher difficulties. Even if you fortify them they can still be knocked down easily.
I thought so at first, then I ran out of spare parts. You can invest in skills that help with repairs and spare parts as well, but there are many areas where you can't bring a turret.
They also aggro the hell out of enemies, and usually will not take put more than 1 before getting destroyed, then you are in a pickle. I find them to be pretty balanced.
I ran into a Technopath very early in the game, and so for the entire game I've looked at all turrets with distrust and put them away when I find them.
PeskyToaster
Member
It may not be for you but let's be real here, you've clearly played the game extremely incompetently. Be honest, did you get stuck in the apartment?
Yes I got that, except the objective marker BECAME my reticle. The only solution for me was to reload an old save.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Did this game get PS4 Pro support yet?
Rien
Jelly Belly
Had to do the same.. Bummer..
Rexatality
Member
Here are some more concept art of Prey from Fred Augis:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nlJ5E
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mLA21
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/42N4W
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8aBqE
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GW1bV
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/o1J5z
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/K93bW
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/o1Jkq
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lnGke
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PZ6W3
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/OZ3lK
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bZ0Ng
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YZ8d3
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/wwPA5
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GWkON
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/kX2ll
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QZanl
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nlJ5E
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mLA21
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/42N4W
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8aBqE
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GW1bV
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/o1J5z
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/K93bW
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/o1Jkq
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lnGke
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PZ6W3
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/OZ3lK
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bZ0Ng
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YZ8d3
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/wwPA5
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GWkON
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/kX2ll
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QZanl
I love this color scheme so much. Talented man.
psychotron
Member
I have this strange but annoying bug that just appeared today.
There is an objective marker above my reticle which doesnt seem to dissapear anymore lol. Anyone have the same bug?? And is there a solution?
Did you try inactivating all objectives?
RedAssedApe
Banned
39.99 at Target. Think I'll hold on in hopes of a pro patch though
psychotron
Member
Wow, thanks for these.
Rien
Jelly Belly
Yes. I reloaded a old save and then reloaded the one with the bug and it was gone after that. Strange but not a biggie in the end
Edit:
Thanx btw
bati
Member
Finally finished (human only, Nightmare diff). What a game, unbelievable. Stuff like this comes around maybe once every 15 years.
How hard is it to play with only Typhon abilities, especially on higher difficulties? I had a look at some of the abilities and while they seem strong I think the first third of the game could be a little painful. Possibly the final stretches too due to lack of health upgrades.
How hard is it to play with only Typhon abilities, especially on higher difficulties? I had a look at some of the abilities and while they seem strong I think the first third of the game could be a little painful. Possibly the final stretches too due to lack of health upgrades.
SliChillax
Member
Game is great but the loading times are killing me, and I'm playing on a high end PC with SSD. I feel sorry for console players, loading times must be even worse. I wish there was a fast travel system where I can jump to where I have to be without having to go through 3 different loading screens to get to my location.