With Prey, Arkane cements itself heir to the immersive sim. Dishonored reinvented the genre, particularly the Thief branch. By contrast Prey feels very old—it's precisely the System Shock 3 successor Arkane pitched it as.The mastery is no less apparent th...
Abstract: <b>For</b>: Uses the Doom 3 engine so itll run smoothly and look nice. Attempts to be original.<br/><b>Against</b>: Fails to be original. Succeeds at being a funless parody of the genrel imparts no sense of achievement.
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Published: 2019-04-26, Author: Rick , review by: Bit-Tech.net
Abstract: Many of my favourite games are immersive sims, but compiling this list was an interesting challenge, as it's becoming increasingly difficult to define what “counts” as an immersive sim. Over the last 10 to 15 years, games from all manner of other genres h...
Published: 2017-05-14, Author: James , review by: dailystar.co.uk
Abstract: DSIt took me a while to get Prey and I think that's down to the fact it feels almost too familiar at first.This is a sci-fi epic where you are stranded on a space station in an alternative future where the space race never ended.Having discovered black gl...
Abstract: How do you add intricacy to a genre as fearsomely intricate, as batty with systems, variables and knock-on effects as the so-called "immersive simulation"? One of Prey 's answers to that question - and I promise this isn't me feeling around for a headline...
Abstract: Prey wears its influences on its spacesleeves. It's a Shock game, handing you a wrench and turning you loose into an expansive world filled with dangerous enemies and a series of puzzles for you to tackle however you wish.It feels so similar to System Sh...
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Published: 2017-05-10, Author: Steve , review by: pocket-lint.com
Meaty and intelligent, great abilities system, requires ingenuity, cleverly assembled storyline without cutscenes, fearsome alien enemies
Possible to get stuck in gameplay loops, lacks a conventional narrative for those with ultra-orthodox tastes
Prey feels much like starring in your very own version of one of the better Alien movies – and it's just as scary.It's both utterly believable and spiced with some cutely observed flights of fancy, and will prove agreeably thought-provoking for anyone wit...
