Prey Review 2017 (PC) - Worthabuy?
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2017
- Bioshock Meets Half Life with a hint of Alien Isolation.
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wow, I never thought I'd see the day where Mac compares a game to half life 2 in a positive way
RoughTide He did with Titanfall 2
Half life 2 was garbage...
Look up the concept of opinions. Also of all the reviewers being paid off, I can say with certainty Mack doesn't get paid. I don't even agree with all of his reviews, but there's one thing you can certainly say and that he's honest, almost to a fault.
The demo convinced not to buy it, to be brutally honest, it was a good attempt but is simply not a quality product I am happy Mack and others out there enjoy it but it's as if people are so starved for something like the good 'ol days they are letting emotions get the best of them and are leaping heart first into them looking for anything that pulls them in like the classics of yesteryear, People PREY is not the game you are looking for and when the dust settles and sanity resumes it's shaky course, history will place this game where it belongs, in the mediocre pile and the heavily discounted.
I think you've got a solid point there. I mean if we were swamped with great games, how would a game like Prey hold up in that scenario. Unfortunately that's not the world we live in, then again I completely disagreed with Mack about the Witcher 3.
From a steam reaview
"My girlfriend asked why I carry a gun around the house? I looked her dead in the eye and said, "the mother♥♥♥♥ing mimics".
She laughed
I laughed
The coffee mug laughed.
I shot the coffee mug, it was a good time."
bloody love it xD
Anders Bergström Hahaha loooooool XD
saw the original comment on steamXD
Anders Bergström sounds like a moron wrote that steam review
Silent Thunder Morons complicate life you peckerwood.
lol sometimes I think I enjoy conflict to much... makes me hard
"The best FPS i have played since Half Life"
- Mack 2017 on Prey
He said that it'd been since Black that he played an FPS of this caliber/type, not necessarily that it was the best FPS since Black.
Though I do agree, it is kinda easy to get those meanings confused, lol
He said the last time he played a dedicated made for pc game his beard was black and now it's grey
And none of this port from console shite!
You totally misunderstood him. He said the last time he played a FPS this good his beard was still black (not grey like it is now). The game "Black" sucks and I'd be surprised if Mack even remembers it (or indeed even knew about it).
fov sliders in this pc edition?
there are workarounds, it spossible
Summary:
It's great that at least one developer can still make good games, the last decade has been terrible if you look at the percentage of good AAA games compared to bad ones. It was getting to the stage where people were just giving any old crap 9/10 because there was nothing else to challenge it, thankfully Prey has arrived to show them there is a better way to make games.
My review was as minimalist as the HUD because I did not want to spoil the game for you, yes it's one of those games that is full of little moments that make you think, wow thats so damn cool. The story is not what i expected and to even give any of it away would be a sin, it's deep, full of twists and has a few good characters to keep it moving along nicely. So instead of spoiling it all for you I chose to concentrate on the port, the controls and the gun play and they are all great. The enemy Ai is strange, I still have not figured them out, sometimes they run/teleport so damn fast towards you and other times they just stomp towards you as you fill them with lead. It's quite brutal at times.
The game is not perfect but it's a step in the right direction, it still has stupid tagging that i have not been able to get rid of, I have everything switched off yet I still get that stupid bar above some enemy heads. It's not game breaking but it would be a better game without it for sure.
So if you want to go back to when games were great I do suggest you pick this one up, it's a very immersive game that can be played at a really slow pace, soaking up the atmosphere, the environment and arming yourself to the teeth in the process, well done Arkane software.
Such a treat after the steak and potatoes of Dishonored 2
Is this better or worse than Dishonored 2?
Worth A Buy does this game take long to finish
Good game, but it borrows soo much from Bioshock. The setting, the upgrade system and the general feel seems almost like a lot of developers from Bioshock worked on this game. IT's good! But it's just not better than Bioshock to me because of this.
Someone never played System Shock.
To get rid of the enemy tags you guys have to turn off prompts and tutorials just so ya now know
MrSmokeythepancake up you go, mate :)
Thanks!
I have had them turned off for hours and I still get them.
You need to use a controller to access the special option to turn off tags
Yeah and you can only turn off enemy tags fully if you play in 3rd person.
The toilet couldn't actually flush away anything. 3/10 no buy.
the toilet flushes in the wrong direction 3/10 - Every Review Site.
im not actually serious/arguing but how would anyone know which direction the water is supposed to flush in space? low and no gravity. Lol reminds me of the australian simpsons episode
0/10. No physics to flush an Andy Sixx logg. Time to kms.
Your toilet can flush a console controller? That's cool.
LOL
Total necro-post here but I had to say it:
The very first time you exit the airlock for your first spacewalk outside of TALOS-1, and the creepy atmospheric music kicks in, and you turn around and realize the scale of the station with the Moon and Earth in the background....
That was one of my top 3 "holy shit" moments of gaming ever. Gave me absolute chills.
This game is a sheer masterpiece of visuals, music and atmosphere/immersion. 10/10.
So true. Five years I stayed away from this game, I don't know why, it didn't get to me, until yesterday .There are huge moments,like you sed, when you realise how big it is, and there are little things, like sometimes enviormental fans began to rotate bcs of the tremors the station is producing , and then slowly stop. Or when you are in a security stations, with all the cameras displays, and if a Phantom is in one of the rooms, the image on that monitor is blured and distorted. Today I heard sounds from a rest room ,I opened the door and a mimic was making his way out of the toilet. It scared so much I instantly shoot the the glue gun.....AND TRAPED IT IN THE TOILET. Now I hear him scratching and making furious sounds, but he can't get out. How the developers integrated this huge number of details is beyond me. I simply can't comprehend !
They play the "yoire detected" music sting in the space ambience its so good youre always looking ariund into the blackness of space whete you cant see it
But it sees you.
love it. the flushing the shite controller was a nice touch.
Could not resist
was hoping it was good. as like you Mack, grew up in an almost extinct era of PC gaming. heres truly hoping this game smashes records etc and gets other major developers to buck up and stop the modern COD-shite rinse repeat games, with no challenge and all the help.
could it be because of the alien bits in you that give you that little heads up? I know its not it but feel that's what they would say to avoid giving the chance to turn it off
Sadly the COD era are our kids and they are growing up more and more with pc's in a can aka consoles.
Innovation is dead.
Ever watch the movie "Idiocracy", sadly that's the way the world is heading..
Nuff said. Pc's are the lifeblood of the industry (games and business) having them slow down for consoles is a joke and an insult.
Adding insult to injury there are even phone apps converted to play on pc.
Zombie Burger $2.99 cod is going down a good path with ww2
Had to come back after the Redfall review
Prey looks like modern re-imagining of System Shock 2. After watching this video im even tempted to buy the game for full price.
yes, you are my bro potatoeOnRooftop :D
exactly.
Maviard IV It started as an official system shock prequel, actually.
It definitely has a lot of things in common with Half-Life, System Shock 2 and Deus Ex HR..
You're right, we must reward companies that put out good games that take a few chances and a slick release.
6 hours in now and I'm absolutely loving it. Enjoyed Prey 2006 but this is something different in a good way.
Mac actually sounded giddy. Like he couldn't wait another second to get this WAB out. Picking it up tomorrow
when mack gets this excited you know the game is actually worth a buy :)
Well I played it 7 hours solid, I skipped a few side quests to get further into the game but now I am thinking of starting from scratch and just taking my sweet time over the entire game, it's that good.
Worth A Buy thank you so much. I had a lot of second thoughts regarding this game but I'm buying it
I'm enjoying the shit out of it and Mack is the fucking man! I trust his reviews over all the others.
Elekto Martius Look at his other reviews ya mook.
When I played the demo of this on the PS4 and found you could pick up the controllers in the starting area.....I honestly thought to myself "bet Mack throws this in the toilet" hahahaha
lol
Can read you like a bewk now Mack ;)
was getting all cozied up for bed and decided to browse youtube on my laptop for a bit. Clicked this shit so fast. I feel like im getting ready to watch a movie
May have to get this now. Thanks for the review and also for supporting games that break the norm
Break the norm by copying every popular game of the last ten years.
Flushing the controller down the bog. LOL!
whats the matter, it effect your console fanboy-isum
IT was a message to console peasants ;)
Lol. Controller flushed in the shitter. Perfect :)
Also if I remember correctly Arkane said this was made for PC then for consoles.
Yeah it shows, game is very slick with mouse and keyboard.
I downloaded the demo on my PS4 - I didn't last 1 minute in it. The fps was so bad it was like playing a fucking slideshow - there is NO WAY it's even managing 30 on console. Because 30 sucks, but like, I can do it. This was just... unplayable. Can't wait to get it running on my PC.
William Brinkman Damn, that's surprising. I knew that the consoles processing power aren't very powerful but 30 fps sounds insane!! I'm surprised!
Xbox 1S runs buttery smooth POS4 LMFAO!!!!!! That's your problem
as someone who played on a shitty laptop for a really long time 30 fps isn't all that bad.
Console brigade member, this game is the tits. No regrets on buying it, and I think it's going to be this gens bioshock/half life.
wait, you can flush a controller down the toilet in this game? im buying this shit immediately
Канал имени товарища Ягоды throwing away a mouse would also be cool :)
0:51 - Yep, you can tell mack is playing this lol (controller)
You're not serious are you??
As in controller flushed down toilet, check the time stamp
Just finished my first playthrough after watching your review Mack! Absolutely phenomenal!
You're right Mac. This game really rewards you for your curiosity. I'm really early in the game and the first thing I did after getting out of the helicopter is seeing if I can chop my head walking back into the helicopter blades. I died and shortly after received an achievement for doing that.
You preordered this game didnt you MacXD? I see that shotgun skin
FYI, this doesnt mean he supports pre-ordering. He's talks about this in a previous video as being a necessity for his channel to get games ASAP, and get videos out early.
(you may already know the above - just thought I'd state it in case anyone thought otherwise)
he preorders most of the games for the purpose of getting the review out as soon as possible.
ie. what i said
He was given a key, so no, he didn't
Nope I got a pre release 9 hours before the actual release, that is how I got the review out early :)
will you do a play-through for us????
I don't even game, found you through my boyfriend, but your accent and the things you say are awesome/hilarious. You from around Newcastle?
Close to Durham
Worth A Buy I guess not too awful a guess for an American then aha. Thanks for reply.
Is there an alien that turns you into Dwayne Dibley?
lmao the controller in the toilet
The weapon design style here is fantastic. I love the little turbo-looking thing on the side of the GLOO Gun
For whatever reason I just couldn't quite get into the demo upon release and so hadn't bothered since. Picked it up on sale a while back for £9.99 and finally installed this week, thought I'd risk giving it another bash at that price... And man I'm about 7 hrs in now and absolutely hooked! It definitely feels like a much appreciated throwback to some of the classics - Deus Ex, System Shock 2 etc. Choosing what to level up is really agonising at times because everything feels needed, everything has a dozen locations/situations (either known or imagined) where it'd be seriously useful. Such complexity is very rare these days. A real gem.
damn Mack how so fast??? thank god its good im off to buy it
I got a press copy 9 hours before the game released, it's the first AAA press copy I have had for bloody ages and this was the one I wanted.
Congrats man, good for you! Hope it happens more often! Btw, ordering it online via Green Man Gaming as soon as I finish typing this ...
Worth A Buy I thought Bethesda weren't handing out review copies
Nice to hear Mack!! Got it today and I'm playing it now. Sweet!!!
Going through a stage of playing games I've missed(never played)over the years, and have been using your channel as a pointer. Played some absolute gems mate including this one. Great channel, cheers mate
When you threw the controller in the toilet you gained a subscriber for life! :D
This is waaaay better than IGN's shit review. You've earned a sub.
CyberRonin 4/10 - not a ps4 exclusive
Mack keep up the stunning work, my wallet is happy because of you, cheers.
Thanks for being so fast with this WAB, Mack. Really appreciate it! 👌
I was on my way over to the store to pick this up when I got the notification for this video, I then sat in the car park and watched. I marched into the store and grabbed the first copy off the shelf! 👌Hoping I enjoy it as much as you did Mack
cool story bro ;) no it actually is :)
Great review, thanks Mac - downloadin on Steam right now!
Thank the LORD !! I almost pre ordered this today and changed my mind because i thought "i should wait to see what mack says" and now im regretting not buying it. So glad its great i'll have to buy it digital
I know it’s an old vid pal but been watching some of your backlog and want say thanks for your recommendation on this game. It’s fantastic.
Was probably already going to get this, but seeing how much it shines on you & what it looks to have taken inspiration from - I'll be picking this up without any worry.
Thanks Mack!
Picked this up yesterday because I am a product of 90's games and I trust your opinion. 5 hours in and I am NOT disappointed. This is what we need more of!
Amazing game.. They should have named it Neuroshock to save the 2006 Prey diehards the heartache.
Thanks Mac, great review. Purchased and playing this for the first time in 2021, great game.
Sick! just bopped the buy button then 10mins later saw this was uploaded. Glad it gets that Mack seal of approval :)
Well, you've convinced me! I'm going to pick this up.
Finally a review where Mack and I can agree on lol. Brilliant work!
Mack, did you try the new harder mode they added? It may take off the enemy indicators you were on about in the middle of the WAB.
Forgot about this game until you brought it up during your stream the other day. Thanks 👍
The crosshair being off center annoys me 2/10
Not enough kevin spacey, DLC and cowbell 2/10
XXXTENTACION is Naruto No Exosuits or X-Ray vision either? What a pile of rubbish.
Reminds me of halo 3
Damn you! I didn't even notice until you mentioned it.
yeah, why is that a thing ? jeez
Just picked this up. One of the best game i've played in awhile. The exterior of Talos I though is so much fun. I wish there was a way to play this game with no monsters and just allow me to explore the space station before the aliens attacked.
Love the new outro Mack! :D And the game sounds and looks great, I will be sure to pick it up when i can get the chance.
The spess stayson, shooting dem in the fess.
The English have some of the coolest accents. :)
Great review, appreciate it.
Merry Christmas everyone, hope ya´ll get to have a great Christmas holiday and an epic New Year.
I got this on PS4 and loved it.
prey is gud because the guy who made prey is also the guy who helped make Fallout new vegas which i would say was the game of the decade GOD "2000s"
Risto Mladich The person you're mentioning is just the writer of this game. The one who made it, Raphael Colantonio was the co-director of Dishonored games
thx for this video mack!
will buy this game!
a question: will you do a Outlast 2 WAB ?
I really like that soothing outro music! :)
"It feels just like a 90s game" *enormous weapon wheel fills the entire screen*
Enormous weapon wheel filled with the enormous amount of two whole guns. *curb your enthusiasm music plays*
Played game best game in years well optimized on pc and consoles
lets be honest. Its pretty much exactly like bioshock but with different enemies. start out with a wench, open levels, no cutscenes, crafting, you got nueromods(tonics) you got the plasmids even. Then we have the tapes you can find and its in space so you cant breathe outside the station like you cant breathe outside rapture. turrets etc
Watching this in 2023! Just started the game and I love it !
This game really looks like a mix to several different other games, namely Deus Ex, Bioshock and Half-life.
Just downloaded it on Steam....I hope the ultrawide support is taken seriously.
how is it on ultrawide?????
I was just asking to see if the gameplay was good on 21x9...I have learned to live with black bars in menu, cutscenes etc.
About halfway through this game it dawned on me that although you find dozens of different foodstuffs, the only meat that people on Talos 1 seem to eat is eel. And then I found out what the eels have been eating haha. This game is full of incidental storytelling for the keen observer/explorer. Great stuff
Are the weapon selections bound to a wheel? Number Key assignment? Sounds great overall
This is one of the best games I played in my life! best of 2017 for sure!
Cut Scenes in game are difficult to make and expensive, people don't like it, the gaming community despise them, why developers continue making them? because they believe will sell more copies. You know developers living in their bubbles enjoying their own fantasy.
I love cut scenes
cut scenes reduce thumb muscle sprains.
Depends on the games. Look at Uncharted 4. It's a blast of a game. Fucking linear and full of cut scenes. It's an interactive movie actually. I think it's great. And I like prey too without cut scenes. All depends on the game and the story you want to tell.
I think cutscenes are great in more narrative-driven, cinematic games where gameplay isn't as much of a priority.
Your opinion, dude. Stop with this shit like if your opinion is the truth. Fuck you.
Players in general don't hate cutscenes.
Look at Yakuza games. Full of cutscenes and people love the games.
Great review, I appreciate the detail and enthusiasm.
Question: What's the music in the background?
Is it from Prey, or is it stock music "Worth a Buy" uses for background? I love it, it's so 90s idyllic sounding. As a 90s kid if that's from the Prey soundtrack I'm sold.
It's my channel music not the game.
I count on your excellent commentary before I buy...every time. Great work!
Played the first hour on ps 4 to check it out and just finished my first hour the computer. It reminds me a lot of half life so far and that is a good thing. Morgan hmmm Gordan hmmm. Gordon sounds like Morgan - go to the test chamber. Hah ha. I use a Gtx 1070 with a i7. Everything is maxed out at 2880x1620 and it runs with out a problem. I did try 4k and it lagged. I dropped down to 2880x1620 and it went right back to running without any lag. If it weren't for Half Life 1998, I never would have got into pc gaming. I like this game and i cannot wait to play tomorrow when i get home from work. I use a xbox controller and it works really really good. i have to use a controller i have my computer hooked up to my tv so its awkward to use mouse and keyboard. The controls with a game pad are really good. i like controllers for single player games it makes it more challenging
I'm happy for y'all but when I use a controller in an FPS I feel extremely handicapped. Like I'm in a fight in a dream and my fists won't go where I want them to.
You're the reason I'm buying this game. Hope it's not shit
Hey Mack, how much commission do you get if I buy from greenmangaming? I was going to buy the game from gamesplanet for $45, but your review is so convincing that I'd be willing to get the greenmangaming link in stead if you get a decent chunk of it.
Can you tell us what is your CPU/RAM/GPU is in your rig that you are getting high frame rates from? ty
Why are ratings disabled, Mack?
What ratings?
NVM I just realised what you meant, the likes/dislikes, yeah I must have accidentally disabled it when I went through my upload defaults again due to another UA-cam interface change this week.
Because Noobtube.
MrChievious because you touch yourself
Worth A Buy Thanks for clarifying! Great review as always.
please do a retro review of the orange box
Alex dillard Valvae actually fucked up the graphics in Half Life 2 back in 2010 amd couldn't be bothered to fix it.
I also hate Half Life and Half Life 2.
Azzalack this reviewer likes half life 2
This review and description clearly shows that Mack never played the System Shock games.
Give them a go Mack, do a retro review, you're gonna love them.
What difficulty are you playing on Mack? This game is just amazing on Nightmare.
"Take your time" *finishes the game and uploads a review of it the same day its released*
It doesn't seem like he finishes a game before reviewing often. Some people will complain about that, but if a game doesn't seem enjoyable in the first few hours it's rare that it will redeem itself later on.
Mr Sunshine doesn't mean he didn't take his time. *this is his job*
Mikael Mazjitro it was just a joke if your gona take it serious thats your problem
usully reviewers get games early to release reviews near launch
RedShiftJellyfish this game had no review copies
An nice thumbs up from you Mack, I can really tell you are enjoying the game.Your recommendation does sway me, I'll check some other reviews and will be sure to use your link if I do decide to get it :)
Thanks for the review
Cheers Mack! Will definitely be picking this one up,also just wondering if you have played bioshock?
Bought this in 2017. Played it for an hour or so, then left it for awhile. Now in 19, fired it up again. Wow, this game is fantastic. Reminds me of Thief and Deus Ex. This is the game experience I want, climbing, sneaking, shooting and discovery. Best game of the decade.
It gives me half life and BioShock vibes
Glad to hear this one is getting back to basics and taking it to the current year. You have swayed my wallet, sir.
Good job bro, I love this review.
Didnt you say titanfall 2 is the best game since half life 2
He said not since half life 2 had he enjoyed a campaign so much... and frankly he had a point lol
I mean he already forgot about TF 2 :D
Lol IGN just gave this amazing game a 4/10
TheLittleDetails CR 4/10 - is not call of duty
Because of save being deleted. Hmm ok
Hearing Mack this happy is something new.
Gonna buy this.
Thank you for your fast review!
Not gonna lie, did NOT expect this game to be any good but fuck me was i wrong
Because someone told you? It could still suck.
no IRON SIGHTS ? WTF ??!?!?
They Game has Iron Sights, its just they are not needed because the Game has very accurate hip firing, the ADS is, at best, just a graphical effect that makes it easier to pull of a headshot from half a mile away. which is what they should be. this is a PC Game, it is controlled with a Mouse, ADS is simply just not needed below 300Meters as a result.
Glad to hear you happy, Mack. Great review!
Loving the sound and look of this game.
Game footage giving me System Shock and/or Deus Ex vibes. Could it be GOTY? Assuming there isn't some indie shit about lesbians that the games 'journalists' will circlejerk over
you shouldn't talk that way about Hipster Effect Andromeda XD
Wow that bias. In other reviews you would be mad about having to stick sth into your eye to increase your backpacksize. I get that you're hyped and happy about this but I would have expected you to complain about it and not say just deal with it.
The whole game is based around genetic research, the neuromods that you can upgrade with actually increase carry weight, not backpack size. This allows you to lift heavier objects and increases inventory size.
A mistake on Mack's part. (i only played the demo and know this)
Yeah but what i meant was that you can actually carry more objects when it's clearly impossible to carry that many objects as you have literally no place to put them. I have a huge backpack due to spending point son it and there is no way I could carry that much, it's nothing to do with strength, I would actually need a cart. I am not going to thumb a game down this good because of that though Shiina
Worth A Buy Wow you answered. Made my day. I'm sorry if what I said sounds condescending.
Wow, looks amazing. Does it have any replayability at all? :)
"no cutscenes" you had me there :)
The first 2/3's of this game are very good, the last 1/3 is garbage. The difficulty is amped up by multiplying the enemies by 10 fold, lazy design and took the game from great to average for me.
radialdrift I felt like a god in the last 1/3 of the game, even the more powerful enemies were just melting in front of my shotgun. The ending was just rushed but I found it much, much easier than the beginning of the game.
Mack, you keep making similarities with Half-Life, suggesting it's the only game of its kind since. It absolutely isn't. From my time with the demo I thought it was much closer in tone and gameplay to BioShock - only nowhere near as good. I think your eagerness to play a game which allows you to experience the story around you and not have your hand held the entire time has perhaps clouded your judgement a tad. Hey, if a game like this does well and leads to more games of a similar ilk, I'm all for it.
For me personally I wasn't very immersed, I found the melee combat very basic and gunplay nothing to write home about. As for the creature design, it's awful - laughably bad even. It was this aspect alone which didn't allow me to become invested.
Btw COD WWII doesn't have regenerating health (as you assumed) and will involve Medics instead. Whereas you gave Prey the benefit of the doubt and not COD WWII, you may be pleasantly surprised. Let's hope cut scenes are kept to a minimum and you get to experience it...
I actually liked the aliens, they are different to most game monsters, I learnt that running away is not a good idea, they are so damn fast and hit like a freight train, it's not an easy game imo.
Each to their own Mack, I was reminded of the black smoke monster from LOST. Whilst I liked the 'mimic' capability of the creatures, which helped build some tension, the player having the same ability is too silly for my liking - even for a video game. I do think creature design is very important, perfectly highlighted by the effect of HR Giger's alien. The monsters in Prey look like my 9 year-old daughter drawn them! Actually that's doing her a disservice.
I found the art style in general to be weak, which is where my comparison with BioShock ends - which had great art.
Simon Brandy Prey is a great deal better than Bioshock. Yet clearly inspired by it. This game is amazing
Bioshock better than Prey? Ha! That's a laugh
The preview really wasn't representative of the whole experience, as its really when you dont have alot of neuromods/powers and the station doesn't open up yet, which is when the game becomes amazing.
Just bought the game Mack. I trust your judgment and your honesty never change mate.
Hey Mack do you read all the Emails? I have done it for the first 3 hours and im really bored? Are they mandatory or can you just click em
You mentioned seeing the aliens through walls. i just thought of this. Do you have show health damage enabled in the gameplay settings ? Try turning it off.