AgentOtaku
Member
Played it for the first time the other day and yeah, lol, drift is a bit insane.... and this is coming from someone who would always set deadzone to zero in games if i had the choice
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Prey (2017) |OT| Trust no one. Not even your shelf
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Played it for the first time the other day and yeah, lol, drift is a bit insane.... and this is coming from someone who would always set deadzone to zero in games if i had the choice
It meets pro requirements according to them.
In what way? has it not been proven that there are no differences between the base and Pro PS4 by Digital Foundry?
Rickenslacker
Banned
I finished my first playthrough tonight, played it on hard and stuck to human abilities exclusively and I am just so impressed with this game. This game has filled me with so much hope for what games like this can be going forward, something that I thought would be a lost cause as BioShock, Eidos-Montreal's Deus Ex, and even Arkane's Dishonored have left me feeling like the experience was a compromise.
And while I've always respected System Shock 2's design tenets, I never actually liked System Shock 2 all that much itself with its samey corridors, and hard slant towards survival horror. This game is the System Shock I always wanted.
Between the music, the art, the area designs, the atmosphere, the mobility I had, the smart means the game allowed all the junk you collect to actually amount to something, the encounter designs, being able to spec out your character how you want, the options I found available to me, and actually having secondary characters that I'll snoop e-mails and audio logs about and then care and have an actual grasp on their personalities (this is perhaps a first for me).
This game is a special one for me, and it's something I wrote off very early on as I just expected it to be another BioShock, but I am so happy with how wrong I was. I did run into a handful of glitches, lost an inventory item or two, had weird NPC interactions, even had a point where a slot on my weapon hotbar just stopped working and I could no longer use the weapon attached to it regardless of what I did (EMP grenades, so thankfully nothing too important), but even still it's been easy to look aside for the kind of experience I got out of it.
I plan on diving back in and trying a run without neuromods.
And while I've always respected System Shock 2's design tenets, I never actually liked System Shock 2 all that much itself with its samey corridors, and hard slant towards survival horror. This game is the System Shock I always wanted.
Between the music, the art, the area designs, the atmosphere, the mobility I had, the smart means the game allowed all the junk you collect to actually amount to something, the encounter designs, being able to spec out your character how you want, the options I found available to me, and actually having secondary characters that I'll snoop e-mails and audio logs about and then care and have an actual grasp on their personalities (this is perhaps a first for me).
This game is a special one for me, and it's something I wrote off very early on as I just expected it to be another BioShock, but I am so happy with how wrong I was. I did run into a handful of glitches, lost an inventory item or two, had weird NPC interactions, even had a point where a slot on my weapon hotbar just stopped working and I could no longer use the weapon attached to it regardless of what I did (EMP grenades, so thankfully nothing too important), but even still it's been easy to look aside for the kind of experience I got out of it.
I plan on diving back in and trying a run without neuromods.
It has binaries for the pro.
Just finished it, great game. Might pick it back up again for another round if they patch in New Game+.
I did all the sidequests I found except the stupid
one.
I found the ending(s) a little meh, but I kinda ruined it by cheesing my way to
basically as early as possible in the game.
Also, Nightmares ain't shit. Meet this fully upgraded shotgun, sucka.
I did all the sidequests I found except the stupid
smuggler
I found the ending(s) a little meh, but I kinda ruined it by cheesing my way to
Alex's escape pod
Also, Nightmares ain't shit. Meet this fully upgraded shotgun, sucka.
RoyaleDuke
Banned
Wow, that ending.
Got no kills and I completed the game in the most empathetic way possible. No typhon powers.
What a ride, my final time with the game was close to 60 hours.
Got no kills and I completed the game in the most empathetic way possible. No typhon powers.
What a ride, my final time with the game was close to 60 hours.
NumberThree
Member
Why did I never think of that
bati
Member
I got to Psychotronics yesterday and I think this might be one of my favorite games of all time. I LOVE that I have to resort to things like throwing gas tanks at enemies on Nightmare. The game really rewards a curious and observant player who knows how to stack the odds in his favor. In Bioshock I never felt like I had to use the environmental traps but here they are crucial.
Not quite the same but my friend had flickering prompts on PS4 that were hard to press. Reinstallation of the game data fixed it.
Pandora012
Member
So what's the consensus of the new patch on Ps4?
The 1.03 patch on PS4 is 138,7 MB, in case anyone's wondering. Same patch notes as the earlier Steam beta, no mention about performance improvements 
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https://bethesda.net/community/topic/57903/prey-ps4-update-v-1-03-patch-notes
:https://bethesda.net/community/topic/57903/prey-ps4-update-v-1-03-patch-notes
PeskyToaster
Member
This game is damn good. Arkane is probably my favorite developer at this time. Their design principles and style are just perfectly aligned with what I want in my games right now.
Does
count as game completion for the achievements/trophies?
Does
using Alex's Escape pod as part of the December quest
No, it doesn't, but it gives you the achievement for
escaping
"true" ending
schadenfood
Member
I'm renting through Redbox and am trying to finish the game in the next couple days--can someone tell me how far I am in the main campaign? I just
. Feels like I'm maybe 75% of the way there? Really enjoying it!
finished exploring the crew quarters and got the voice code for deep storage
Pandora012
Member
I haven't beaten it yet, but I'm in the same place and someone said I was half way there.
Rexatality
Member
Finished it in 19 and a half hours (
). What an amazing ride, that was.
I know what I'm about to say is gonna be fanboyish, but Prey 2017 is by far my favorite Arkane game and one of most favorite games I've played. Hell, its an amazing love letter to LGS and System Shock.
I chose to destroy Talos 1
I know what I'm about to say is gonna be fanboyish, but Prey 2017 is by far my favorite Arkane game and one of most favorite games I've played. Hell, its an amazing love letter to LGS and System Shock.
Beat this game last night. I'm floored by how fucking amazing it was. I never watched any pre-release videos, read any media or what have you. Zero expectations and it turned out to be one of the best games I've ever played. I went in hoping it was as good as Bioshock and it's on whole other league.
Time to feel sad because the game is apparently bombing(at least in UK, right?)
Time to feel sad because the game is apparently bombing(at least in UK, right?)
PeskyToaster
Member
Nope
I'm super close
to a real ending but I did try escaping to see what would happen.
I have some theories about what is really going on based on things I've seen.
I have some theories about what is really going on based on things I've seen.
Anyone know if this is significant to what is going on. No details please haha.
Everyone's calendar says like February 23 2035 but in Morgan's quarters the date on her/his TV is in March. Maybe everyone just stopped flipping their calendar's during the outbreak. I don't trust these devs when it comes to things like this. They make me think about everything.
I think it will have some legs with word of mouth. I skipped out on playing the demo and I'm super glad I did because the intro is top notch.
Morgan's quarters are supposed to be a few years before the present time, because his memory was rolled back to the time when he was about to transfer to Talos-1 as his neuromods were removed for the experiments. You should know this if you are that far into the game, so this isn't a spoiler.
Rexatality
Member
March 15th is basically the date where Morgan relives the same day over and over due to the Neuromod tests. My guess that in reality, it was also the day where she was hired aboard Talos 1.
February 23rd is basically the date where you find things has gone to shit due to the Typhon outbreak on Talos 1
February 23rd is basically the date where you find things has gone to shit due to the Typhon outbreak on Talos 1
PeskyToaster
Member
Well there's the sim quarters you break out of and the real ones (I think) in the Crew Quarters area. It wouldn't make sense for the Crew Quarters quarters to have the simulated date because you're not simulating anything at that point. Unless i missed something on the way.
Ah, the Crew Quarters. Well, I beat the game and I think it's just an oversight made by the developers.
Yautja_Warrior
Member
I tweeted Bethesda to ask the and they replied saying
So hopefully better Pro support will come soon.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Just cant find the motivation to finish the game. Really enjoyed my time with it, but it just seems to on foreverrrrr.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
I'm liking this game a lot.
The one thing that is putting me off, and admittedly it's a fault of mine because I do this in every game, is that I find myself instantly scanning a new area for loot before really appreciating the art and design. I'm so conditioned to find everything, and if a game like Prey features lots of loot I can't stop. I mean, look at my GAF title!
I actually thought Mankind Divided was a step in the right direction for games of this type by not overwhelming the player with shit. I hate searching through trashcans, it makes me feel ridiculous.
The one thing that is putting me off, and admittedly it's a fault of mine because I do this in every game, is that I find myself instantly scanning a new area for loot before really appreciating the art and design. I'm so conditioned to find everything, and if a game like Prey features lots of loot I can't stop. I mean, look at my GAF title!
I actually thought Mankind Divided was a step in the right direction for games of this type by not overwhelming the player with shit. I hate searching through trashcans, it makes me feel ridiculous.
Rexatality
Member
Where are you at now? Depending on which main mission you're currently sitting at, it should take a couple of hours to finish.
Without a doubt, top 3 game this year with Zelda and Horizon at the moment. Ending spoilers
That said, what a fucking terrific game. It's a crime it didn't move more copies or get more praise. They earned the latter though with the shitty demo, lack of Pro support, review shenanigans, bugs, etc. Prey is definitely one of the standouts of the genre. I hope they let this team work on a sequel or similar game. This is the game I always wanted Dishonored to be.
that was some M. Night Shyamalan-type bullshit. I'm not sure they earned it go enjoy nothing,
that I saw at least implied this was the case. I would have preferred they have a variety of ending based on your choices instead of the blanket two for Alex's offer.
that I saw at least implied this was the case. I would have preferred they have a variety of ending based on your choices instead of the blanket two for Alex's offer.
That said, what a fucking terrific game. It's a crime it didn't move more copies or get more praise. They earned the latter though with the shitty demo, lack of Pro support, review shenanigans, bugs, etc. Prey is definitely one of the standouts of the genre. I hope they let this team work on a sequel or similar game. This is the game I always wanted Dishonored to be.
I'm liking this game a lot.
The one thing that is putting me off, and admittedly it's a fault of mine because I do this in every game, is that I find myself instantly scanning a new area for loot before really appreciating the art and design. I'm so conditioned to find everything, and if a game like Prey features lots of loot I can't stop. I mean, look at my GAF title!
I actually thought Mankind Divided was a step in the right direction for games of this type by not overwhelming the player with shit. I hate searching through trashcans, it makes me feel ridiculous.
Ya that's really on the mark about the art and design. But I guess that's what 2nd playthroughs are for. I'll definitely pay more attention to non-story details then.
About MD, it felt a bit overwhelming at first with so much of Prague presented at once to explore. It made the beginning of the game feel slow-moving to me. I preferred HR's multiple and varied hubworlds to explore rather than continuously coming back to Prague.
wild wild rice
Member
The struggle is very real toward the end.
wild wild rice
Member
Near end game spoilers!
i couldn't save Alex in time and now I need to find his body somehwre in the arboretum, but I can't find it. Any help?
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
If the game is to be believed, total story playtime is around 6 hours I think, everything else is side stuff.
As for me, i can't finish the game with broken quest and hostile NPCs, so i'm waiting for next patch cuz the last one clearly didn't fix jack shit.
Rexatality
Member
When the Apex attacks, carry Alex to the panic room and put him there, then close it. He'll be unconscious while you carry him
Hold back the Apex's tendrils from attacking you and Alex using Psychoshock or Q Beam.
Nullwave Grenade is very helpful as well
Hold back the Apex's tendrils from attacking you and Alex using Psychoshock or Q Beam.
Nullwave Grenade is very helpful as well
badnewsbeers
Member
Er... any reason I didn't get a trophy for beating it? Is there a trophy for it?
chrominance
Member
I don't believe there is, actually. There are trophies for finishing the game with certain requirements met (ex. don't kill any humans for one, kill ALL humans for another), but I don't think you get one just for finishing. There doesn't appear to be a Steam achievement for it, anyways (I assume the PS4 trophy list is the same but I don't know for sure).
badnewsbeers
Member
Hmm. That is oddly unsatisfying.
Astral Dog
Member
I played the demo and this game is...weird,no other way to explain it just weird
Rexatality
Member
The demo isn't a good representation of the game. Considering the input lag and persisting combat music were fixed in the final game (Though the former was fully fixed in patch 1.02)
wild wild rice
Member
That's not what happened.
i was in my office talking with the scientists I rescued when Alex calls in saying he's under attack. A timer started and I couldn't get to the atrium in time because I never cleared the elevator. So Alex died before I could ever get to him and the mission says to search his body for his launch card or whatever. Problem is there is no way point for his body and I can't find it.
Weird!
Akiyama_AE
Member
Just got this today hope it's worth it