Posted on: August 5, 2020

Merjia

Games: 500 Reviews: 3

One of the best games of the decade.

The short: It's System Shock 3. The long: This is as close to perfect as any game I can remember playing. It oozes atmosphere, rewards the player for being creative and exploring, and forces you to make decisions in how you play the game that actually matter. It's scary in all the right ways, and when you're creeping through the station, not trusting anything in a room, you'll know you're playing something special. Every aspect of this game has been made with the utmost care, from the level design, to the weapons, the upgrades and the crafting system, the sound, and overall level of polish. It's a masterpiece. Oh and Mick Gordon did the soundtrack. Buy it.

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Posted on: December 3, 2020

fjdgshdkeavd

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Games: 177 Reviews: 24

Wow!!

I have only had the game for 2 days, but I am having so much fun with it! It is very "smart," immersive, and intense. It also runs beautifully - looks fantastic, and feels silky smooth. I understand the latter portion of the game loses some momentum, but so far, I am really having a great time with it.

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Posted on: December 14, 2020

gunsagar

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Games: 331 Reviews: 5

Immersive sim gameplay perfected

While the aesthetics or the structure of the game (compaired to other immersive sims) is not unique, the sheer level of interaction with the world is what makes it as good as it is. If you like games like System shock, Deus Ex, Thief; this is a no brainer. I would recommend you also get Mooncrash dlc since is is one of the first real innovations in this unique but stagnated genre (every game follows the Looking Glass formula).

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Posted on: July 3, 2023

HSuke

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Games: 118 Reviews: 6

One of the top ten games of the decade

Among of the hundreds of games I've played, Prey is easily in the top 10. It's a better version of Bioshock, System Shock, and Jedi Fallen Order that incorporates Metroidvania gameplay and a really good story. The atmosphere of the game is absolutely amazing and as good as Bioshock. Each floor and environment (especially Arboretum) is gorgeous and beautifully-crafted.

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Posted on: January 2, 2021

Khidir_Aiman

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Games: 59 Reviews: 2

Good, with potential to be great.

I have to highlight some of the(potentially fatal) flaws before I can move on to mitigation. 1. The keyboard bindings incorporate all the letters, forcing you to shift your hand from the WASD position regularly. 2. The Quicksave function is vital as the autosave knocks you back quite a bit. This should've been an F-key shortcut. 3. There are supposedly many ways for you to get through the game but anything that doesn't include efficient resource-gathering and attacks that exploit Typhon/Mech weaknesses are bound to be very long and painful. 4. The enemies are bullet-intensive where ammo is hard to come by, and stealth seems like an afterthought that discards the exploratory elements(sneaking by=leaving things out). 5. If you leave side quests for later the levels will, as a matter of story progression be overrun with Typhons and Mechs, making things even harder. 6. The one fast travel option is only between three areas, and that doesn't connect well to the rest of the levels. Slow travel is...slow. For the third point I suggest the following to the player: a. There is eventually a mission that leads you to a recycler chamber(not the big bin, but a whole room segment) that can recycle anything you can move into it. Together with the lifting ability this'll get you a lot of resources. b. Focus on Psi abilities the moment you can - the Electroshock and Psych attack when maxed out will not only damage but disable enemies for awhile(where you can wrench 'em to death). All things considered once I pushed through the difficulties things did get easier, and I did like the Bioshock-ish environment: not a copy, but certainly inspired in a good way. The storyline was decent as well with the player having significant inputs, adding to nonlinearity. It's three years late but if they iron out the little kinks there's a lot of shine and polish to be added to what's already a good game.

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