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Prey 2017 game review2/17/2024 ![]() Combat can also feel a little clunky in the early stages but seems to improve as you unlock more skills / weapons, although Ammo is scarce across the Station, which is where the recycler and Fabricator comes in handy. On the combat, while the typical Combat wheel comes into play (select weapons, grenades etc), I find myself using it very little, not becuase it isn't handy, just because when I'm looking at my weapons its normally when I'm being attacked or on the verge of attacking something and opening the Inventory (normally mapped to ) gave me a moment to breathe and contemplate my strategy. As with most FPS games nowadays, the trusty wrench is your staple weapon, not too strong to begin with but with Neuromod upgrades (Prey's Skill Tree Element), you can become a Wrench Wielding Maniac smashing through mimics and other enemies with less trouble than before (I won't call it easy because combat in this game is BRUTAL! even on the lower difficulty settings). ![]() The Weapon variety is moderate but not huge (in the 4-5 hours I've currently put into it). Later in the game this will become less of an issue due to items you obtain, but still a royal pain. Prey isn't a scary game as such, but there are times where your adrenaline will be pumping and stuff will jump out at you, this is due to one thing.MIMICS : Tentacley little b*****ds that hide themselves as inanimate objects and come for "vicious cuddles" as you walk past. Now me and scary games don't always mix well, I've not played more than an hour of Outlast, haven't even touched RE:7 (Much to the amusement of my fellow Xbox friends), there was even a time years ago I was playing Dead Space in the dark when my Wife (then girlfriend) stormed into the room and scared me so s**tless, I've not played it in the dark since (a lady like scream may have been let loose at that time). I continued through the linear tutorial segment still in awe of how good this game looked, then.BAM! big story reveal.everything is not as it seems (I won't be revealing any spoilers as that wouldn't be fair to people who haven't played yet). The location where the game is located (Talos I - A huge Space Station) is stunning, from the large open spaces to the crammed vent spaces you will find yourself crouching through and even the deep dark reaches of space look fantastic! 1 hour in.I've practically done nothing apart from explore my immediate surroundings, picking up and reading everything I can (Throwing a large number of mugs against walls in the process), then I decided to actually progress the story and find out what this was actually about. So after much umming and ahhing I took the hit and downloaded Prey to my Xbox One console. ![]() Now 11 years later, I found myself intrigued by this sequel/remake ( I still haven't figured exactly what this should be) and quite eager to play. I think the disc was in my 360 for about 2 hours before I gave up the ghost and returned it to the store (back in the day where you could do such a thing with little complaint from the store!). This is my own personal view on Prey and also my first blog ease be kind! So, after only briefly playing the first version of Prey back in 2006 (11 years ago.wow!), I can honestly say I wasn't even remotely impressed with it.
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