![]() While it suffers from poor pacing at times and a few quality of life issues, this game more than makes up for it with surprising depth in its story, an incredible atmosphere and an open-ended approach that caters to casual and more hardcore gamers alike.Īrkane has crafted one of my favorite experiences of 2017. Prey is a captivating exploration of how far humans will go to sustain their species, even at the cost of their own lives or others. In the end, the harsh, but fair difficulty made applying learned battle tactics to each Typhon encounter during my bleak tenure on Talos 1 one of the more rewarding things I’ve done in a game this year. There’s no way you’ll survive enemies that can kill you in two hits. To that end, I appreciate that this game enforces learning through failures and plotting out your attack, even when it’s just a casual encounter with a relatively harmless enemy. Prey, a sci-fi game shrouded in mystery from the start, is one such game. While I did become more proficient later on, the wild enemy patterns are tougher to read than they seem. Having drained all of my stamina, I realize that I am the prey, owned by the easiest enemy in the game. Effortlessly juking around the room, it avoided my every swing of a wrench. A common scenario involved being ambushed by a lowly Mimic while it was disguised as a mug. I have a confession to make: it took me a while to not suck at Prey. And its story, which concludes majestically, takes a little too long to find its groove and misses a beat from time to time. While performance on the PC was rock-solid, the clumsy melee combat controls never really seem to jive with the hectic movement of the Typhon creatures. While Prey is a solid offering on almost all accounts, it misses the mark in a few areas. ![]() The multiple endings hinge on some big decisions you make throughout the story, both in the main quest and in how you handle many of its sidequests. ![]() Unlike games like Arkane’s own Dishonored, and BioShock, you aren’t delivered an ending based on your level of violence or lack thereof. Mixed in with the balance gunplay and supernatural abilities, players can further mix up their strategy by crafting items to build up your offense against the Typhon. Prey features a large skill tree filled with fun, upgradeable abilities that will make your trek feel dynamic and fresh, no matter your style of play. But if you’re looking for more depth in your FPS games, it’s not too difficult to find it here.
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