The Dear Leader
Banned
Yeah it's an incredible game, it will be high on my personal list without a doubt. Bethesda has had a killer year of games that I love, I wish they would have all paid off financially like I feel they absolutely deserve.
Would I like this if I didn't like System Shock 2 but thought Deus Ex was a GOAT? I haven't played Bioshock recently enough to have an up-to-date opinion.
I would say that gameplay and design wise, Prey is what Bioshock should have been. It's the natural evolution of that style of game, with a lot of modernization and QoL improvements. I do think Bioshock has better writing in general, but both games suffer from weak third acts.
Prey has a lot of player freedom, though. Much more than System Shock 2 and Bioshock. It's probably on the level of Deus Ex, maybe a tad more. You can, for example, kill every NPC/character you encounter and the game will account for that and continue.
I know it's cheaper elsewhere but if someone wants a digital copy
It's much better than the nintendo garbage that's gonna dominate this year's award season, that's for sure
It's much better than the nintendo garbage that's gonna dominate this year's award season, that's for sure
So I can't express my opinion if it is different than that of "many people"?Garbage indeed. So many people are wrong in thinking that Zelda BotW, and I can only assume, Mario Odyssey are are great games, when they are in fact, garbage.
But you sir, YOU ALONE, have seen through the bullshit, and I commend you.
With that said, there are some strange design choices. For example, most 0451-style games have had very powerful pistols. Why is the pistol in this game so weak? They give you a ton of ammo, but each shot barely does any damage. I want a mod that balances this in reverse. You get less ammo, but each shot does a lot of damage.
So I can't express my opinion if it is different than that of "many people"?
Just like Arx Fatalis and Dishonored, Prey is a pretty damn good game.
GOTY, though? Insanity. Breath of The Wild, Persona 5, Nier Automata, Divinity 2, Sonic Mania, Splatoon 2, Resident Evil 7, Nioh, Cuphead, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hollow Knight, Yakuza 0, Steamworld Dig 2, etc etc etc. It's been too good a year.
I love how the game, it's mechanics and the world is built. It's so systematic.
Basically it establishes a set of basic rules like how physics, upgrades, interactions work and then uses them for building everything, including other rules and it almost always follows them strictly. These same rules also apply to the player
For example, if there's a physical object, then enough force will move it, if there's a keypad then there's a combination to unlock it, if there's a ledge that appears like someone can climb on it, it means you can do it, if there's a small gap that an object can fit through, nothing is stopping you from doing it. There a no invisible walls. The game doesn't cheat on you. All this gives you a big playground of possibilities.
This means that a lot of times you'll think that you are breaking the game, and in fact you will be, but the game is ok with that. And that is the beauty of this game.
Just curious, what do people who feel this way think about Breath of the Wild??
15 hours in and I'm finding it really overwhelming with all these objectives in all these different directions - loving the game but really wishing there werent minute long load screens between each and every area.
I finished it, hated it, read reviews, comments etc and realised I played it "wrong" so I did something I've never done before and replayed it despite not enjoying it and it clicked for me. My second playrough was much better and I enjoyed it a lot. Basically I did what I always do, focus the main arc and skip the rest (I tend to struggle to finish games out of boredom if I do all the filler content), this resulted in me being extremely weak which meant I died a lot, I also missed a ton of mechanics and it turns out the side quests were actually great and not just filler content. So definitely take it slow and take it all in if anyone plans to play it soon.
I finished it, hated it, read reviews, comments etc and realised I played it "wrong" so I did something I've never done before and replayed it despite not enjoying it and it clicked for me. My second playrough was much better and I enjoyed it a lot. Basically I did what I always do, focus the main arc and skip the rest (I tend to struggle to finish games out of boredom if I do all the filler content), this resulted in me being extremely weak which meant I died a lot, I also missed a ton of mechanics and it turns out the side quests were actually great and not just filler content. So definitely take it slow and take it all in if anyone plans to play it soon.
how did you played it " wrong " at first ?
*Breath in* My Body is Read *Breath out*
This game sucked. I found the combat dull, the enemies dull, the story dull. The only thing I enjoyed was the visuals.
I just felt like it was so close to greatness, but why was everything so meh.
Really expected that this would get Xbox One X enhanced, sigh.