I've been playing Prey for the past few months and don't want it to end. One of the most atmospheric and deep games I've ever played. I am compelled to explore every single nook and cranny of Talos 1. I don't want this game to end! Thank you for making this video, hopefully more people will become aware of this underrated masterpiece.
It’s so amazing I’m so happy it’s on gamepass because I have seen a lot more people talking about it. Thanks for watching some of the other videos too dude it’s super fun hearing others opinion too
Hey man thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment! Ya I really love prey this is actually the first video I did as I started my new style of youtube videos, it really is such a great game and up there with my other favorites mass effect and cyberpunk 2077. I can't wait to try out Deathloop and Redfall
Prey 2017 is one of those once in a decade games that comes along, shows everyone how its done, and and contently disappears into the shadows. No monetisation scheme, no forceful bs thats trying to make you keep playing it, just an honest game, that put the effort in to be the best, and it actually succeeded. Dishonored was great, *Prey was better.* Prey is Arkane's masterstroke, and seeing how they are probably going to be shut down and scattered to the wind soon, im glad they got this game out before that happened. This game makes the darkest timeline we're on more tolerable
Nowadays people like chewed games, easy games, games like interactive movies where the game shows you every button and every single path and you just have to move on. I recommended it to some friends, and they just get stuck and stop playing. this game is very underrated and a masterpiece game, as a game really should be. Perfect review, more players should see this video and give Prey a chance
couldn't agree more I really wish more games were like this, and hopefully with gamepass success there will be. Thanks a ton for watching and supporting man I really appreciate it!
I played the hell out of System Shock 1/2 and the Bioshock series. I bought Prey a year or so back and haven’t put more than an hour into it. This video made me pick it back up and I’m so glad I did. It’s one of those games you day dream about when you’re not playing it hahaha. Awesome video and channel, dude!
Hey dude thanks for watching and really appreciate the kind words! Ya I had a similar experience haha first time didn’t get into it and then when I tried it later I was like “oh wait wtf this game is actually amazing”. Thanks again for the support
Underrated to say the least! Been playing/replaying since launch. I’m glad other people are still playing this and can appreciate this masterpiece. What a gem!!
No, you don't have to kill everything in your path in the last third of the game. When the massive drone attack stuff starts to happen, you can just start running to your destination. You don't have to make this a terrible slog by trying to destroy them all :) Also a little trivia: If you "recycle" the dead bodies around the station, less Typhons will appear when you re-enter the particular areas since the Weavers have nothing to reanimate.
Definitely in my top 3 of all time. I really wish more people should try this out so they could feel the freedom in gameplay that is lacking in most games nowadays.
I bought Prey on discount for 5€ many years ago... I never played it. I don´t know why but I thought it would be super boring. Nobody talked about the game.... One day I forced myself to try some of my games that I never played. Turned out that Prey is one of the greatest games I´ve ever played. Simply a masterpiece. After finishing the game, it feels like I have an empty space inside me. never has this happened before.
I bought this game today on steam for 7$ and i'm amazed at how good it is. Can't believe I almost missed out on this masterpiece. The horrible trailer almost put me off but reading reviews made me get it anyway and man im happy I did!
Ya it really is so underrated when you finish it you should check out the dlc called mooncrash it’s probably the best dlc I’ve ever played too even more underrated. Thanks for watching and supporting!
What a great video. I truly love Prey 2017 and I loved it at launch. It's such a special game and my favorite immersive sim game right in front of the dishonored games. I have a video on the game planned in the future just figuring out how I wanna do it.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and watch man! Same for me here really awesome game that is so under appreciated. I think arkane will kill it on gamepass with future games though
@@FranklyGaming I think Game Pass will give arkane a boost from their underapreciated game studio status and get them more out there even if they are already successful. I believe another new IP by the Austin studio or a Prey sequel who knows will be great. I'm excited to see how Deathloop does with the Lyon team who did great on Dishonored 2. I'm also looking forward to Raphael colantonios studio Wolfeye games new IP with weird west this year which is an immersive sim from a top down perspective. Keep up the good work and have a good day.
So cool to see someone else loving this game! I'm still currently playing it and it is so awesome. I am going to do a playthrough on it soon, as soon as I beat it once, so I can use the New Game Plus to my advantage. Very cool video & you got a sub from me!
On console, I bought it thinking it was the old Prey. I ruefully replay Bioshock every other month. A few minutes into Prey and I have no life. I love this game!
Awesome video! I went into Prey with zero knowledge of what this game would be about, ended up falling in love with it. I played during the first global covid lockdown of 3 months. I had plenty of time during that period as i was fired from the company i was working in and had no means of finding a new job. Got to play alot of games in that time....Metro series, Ori series, Halo 3, Control, Doom, RE7 and RE2 remake, Titanfall 2, Vanquish, Evil Within 1&2, A plague tale and some more....all of these are brilliant games...but none of these games sucked me into their world like Prey did. What i would give to experience it all over again for the first time!
It for sure deserved better. Marketing failed the game big time. But for me it was easily the best game of 2017 and shot up to the top spots of my favorite games of all time.
I have the exact same thoughts really arkane as a studio is so underrated hopefully red fall and death loop end up being awesome too. Thanks for watching!
Prey is really interesting. I originally didn't bought it and wasn't interested in it, because looking at walkthroughs it just doesn't look flashy and just boring. About two years ago i found dishonored and after that looking up about arkane studios and liking their games like dishonored 2 and dark messiah. So of course i bought Prey and now its one of my favourite games. I wonder if a lot of people had the same experience where they saw some random youtuber playthrough and just didn't find the game fun. Prey seems to have a problem where looking at people play it just looks boring but playing the game itself is really fun.
Ya honestly it’s a problem with arkane games in general they don’t grab people’s attention as much as a lot of other stuff but if you actually play them they are phenomenal. Thanks a ton for watching and supporting!
Warning: Spoilers Included I got into Prey within this last week. I took three days on it, plan on going back, and beat it. A ended my first playthrough with 25 hours put into into, some side quests left undone, and got what was what I believe to be one of the good endings. I played on normal, no survival modifiers, and my only crew kill was the chef who absolutely deserved it. I didn't bother not doing typhoon mods and quickly realized that hacking was the best thing ever and maxed it out. I think the only time I died during this was my fourth encounter with a nightmare. I was using the satellite to call them to me because I needed to scan the max amount and it was a really good way to get alien matter. I got arrogant because it was my second to last one and I was killing them fairly easily, got too close, and was one shot. Not two hours later whenever one showed up I actively hunted and killed it. I did a lot of exploration, though I won't even pretend I found it all, and had a lot of fun even though I felt like I was a deity meant to rule the station. It was to the point when I got the ultimatum I had the thought "Oh cool, I know where he is now." went down there, shocked all the robots to death, and stunned him without ever feeling tense. I even killed all the typhon that were attacking because they were vaguely in the way. I am upping the difficulty, adding survival mode options, and adding some personal restrictions. What I can't understand after all this is why people think it's hard? Maybe I will learn something after playing differently, but I will say one thing. I absolutely loved it. My only regret is that my playthrough wasn't blind. I was aware that the beginning area was a simulation and hated that I did. I rarely get a game off of recommendation alone so I watch to see what it was like and stopped right after I found that out. Yet, I still regret it so much.
It really is such a great game and ya the intro is wayyy better if you don't know it is going to happen it is originally what hooked me on the game. Thanks for watching and supporting!
@@FranklyGaming Your voice is really nice and it was a fun way to distract myself with a game I recently obsessed over! Keep it up! If you don't mind me asking, in the first area, before you ever go to the lobby, how quickly did fight the technopath? I think that was the biggest game changer for me and my run. I picked up the gloo cannon, looked at the elevator, and made my own staircase up there. The moment I had high enough hacking I explored through it early enough that I never had the issue of no more mods.
@@Sky-yb4jg I had the exact same experience as you of building the bridge early. It was actually that moment exactly that made me go "oh shit this game is going to be REALLY good"
Learning tricks in prey is so great. First playthrough almost completely neglected the gloo gun, but gradually learned that you could use it to climb to all sorts of places, and more than just stunlocking enemies, those super powerful flying monsters? Gloo them in gravity and they'll get crushed under their own weight with fall damage. Toughest to easy in a flash. The nerf crossbow? I thought it was only good for recycling and a joke weapon. Que the realization you can access tons and tons of rooms by pressing unlock buttons or using terminals from a distance with it, without needing remote activation psionics. Stun gun? Barely used it in the beginning, now it's a mainstay to lock down tougher enemies (with way lower ammo consumption when upgraded). Typhon lures? Barely used them until I realized I could freely kill harder phantoms by baiting them into environmental hazards or recycler charges placed as mines. Doors blocked by high leverage junk? Use explosive canisters to displace them without needing upgrades. There's just so many effectiveness boosting tricks to learn!
You basically explained why I LOVE this game. Everything about it. I don't know if it's just me, but I'm a sucker for games that have a shit load of areas to explore. And Prey has that. All the subtle intricacies (SPOILERS: Like the drop boxes under the fire alarms), is something I haven't seen in a game for a while, and Prey does it perfectly. Another thing - I noticed at the end of the video you got into the little room with Alex's safe in it by turning yourself into a cup. I couldn't help but think about what I did trying to get in there. I threw a recycler charge at the metal box to get it out of the way. Even then, you could always use Leverage. The amount of possible solutions to each and every encounter is so refreshing and it's why I keep coming back. I'm pretty confident that I can say Prey is my favorite game of all time and it's so criminally underrated, it's actually frustrating.
Hey dude thanks for watching and commenting always love seeing responses on the videos ya prey is so damn underrated it really is an amazing game to an extent most game studios could only dream of. It’s why I am so excited for redfall it’s the same team that made prey and I hope they bring a lot of that solve every encounter in multiple ways style of immersive sim gameplay to redfall
Bro I loved your video I related to everything you said specially the bit about how scary the game can be but the story was amazing. give me another game with a solid recommendation.
Cyberpunk 2077 is actually amazing in my opinion even if people trash it. It Takes Two is amazing if you have a friend to play with, Humankind if you have a pc, Thronebreaker if you are into card games or RPGs, Deathloop for the next arkane game really good (but not a masterpiece like prey), mass effect legendary edition if you haven't played, inside. Thanks for watching man I really appreciate the support!
@@FranklyGaming thanks dude you are a legend for making this video. Best video title ever. I kept thinking to myself why didnt this game recieve any hype and attention as it shold have. ***(spoiler alert)*** I killed everyone and shot my brother with the shotgun. coz you know the road to hell is paved with good intentions (haha) am gonna play it again just to see the alternative ending or maybe should I play the moon DLC?
I remember grabbing it from Red Box with no expectations. It absolutely blew me away. Ended up keeping it for daysthen going out and buying it. The level design & level of agency are just like nothing else. Such an awesome game
Convincing exposition. I loved the entire Dishonored series (endings notwithstanding), so know how stunning Arcane Studios games can look and play, but was turned off by the horror elements in Prey until I began checking positive TH-cam reviews of the game. Yours was the most comprehensive and convincing. It's super cheap on Steam right now. Sale. Ka-ching.
Thanks so much for watching man and glad to hear it got you to check out the game, I think you will really enjoy it! I don’t like scary games either and even put prey down the first time I tried to because of that but you honestly get used to it and it makes the game even betrer
XD I was walking through the station with Many Nightmares roaming around and I saw December demolished on the ground, haha. Scaredy cat Morgan and his decesion to tell himself to run away
@@FranklyGaming I'll check then out. I absolutely love the cyberpunk genre. Ironically still on the fence about getting Cyberpunk 2077. Deus ex original I have played countless times. And even though Human Revolution and Mankind Divided aren't as good, I still think they are fantastic. I'm looking at getting Observer: System Redux now that it's on sale. I have Soma and still waiting to play that one (not sure if it's cyberpunk but looks scifi). Still waiting for the System Shock Remake. Have never played the original.
Recently finished Prey for the first time. Spent countless hours lost and running around but I didn't mind as I just enjoyed exploring. Great game I am glad I found
Ya not many games give off that half life feeling but prey is definitely one of them, arkane is just an awesome studio overall, especially the austin studio. Thanks for watching man!
Prey Devs:" Okay guys we just made brilliant balance between fluidity of BioShock and complexity of SystemShock with with actual tought moral choices and really deep game world soo how are we gona fuck it up" Other Prey dev:" That is the best part. We won't but we will just randomly not sell well enought"
Just played Prey a couple of months ago, and just discovered this channel yesterday. I really loved Prey & Mooncrash, but I still love Dishonored 2 even more. I don't see any playthroughs or commentary on the Dishonored series on this channel; have you played it? If not, I **highly** recommend Dishonored 2 to anyone who enjoys immersive sims. The level design is just absolutely mind-blowing. (Edit: If you're not aware, the Dishonored series is also by Arkane, and you don't need to play 1 in order to appreciate 2.)
Pro-Tip for anyone who couldn't get into Prey at first, play BioShock first. I bought Prey right when it came out and I could never get into it, I tried really hard and I kept returning every few months to see if it would change but for some reason things just never clicked, I got the furthest into it after buying it again for my PS4 bundled with Dishonored 2 but ended up putting the game down just after finding out you're on a space station. Recycle and repeat that cycle for another year or two until earlier this month when I played through the BioShock trilogy and now I love Prey. Idk why but games like BioShock and System Shock 2 are so much better games to introduce you to the systems of Prey than Dishonored is
Great tip honestly I’ve actually never played bioshock besides infinite but it’s funny you mention that going to do a first time playthrough for a review soon. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Sadly, gaming is all about huge money making models nowadays. Games like these don't fall in that category. All in all, awesome review. Arkane is an awesome studio, and this game is beautiful.
I tried to play this game 5 years ago, but it didn't clicked with me. I don't know why, I am a huge immersive sim fan. I installed it yesterday and I am STUNED !!!! I forced myself to play for 2-3 hours...and it hit me. I never found so many details and secrets in any game. Maybe Elden Ring, but ER for me has to many things , is feels to huge. Prey is....the best immersive sim I have ever played. In terms of everything. It doesn't do something new, but it excels in what it's predecessors have been praised for. I think is the master game of details. When the Talos station shakes and crumbles, some fans in the ceiling begin to rotate....bcs of the tremors, and then slowly stop. If you look outside the station, from a window, things happen. Everywhere you look, something happens. Is like Thief, Deus ex and Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines had a kid together. GG for vid 🥂
Yeah pretty much. It just plays with your perception to shatter it completly. Not unlike the looking glass everywhere, which I think is a perfect analogy. Also the level of detail and fun in this game is so insane. Peak, PEAK Bethesda. They shouldn`t make games alone. Arcane helped them to a master piece. Would have loved if Fallout 4 was more in the vein of Prey. Would have been in the running for best game ever. Also thanks for bringing attention to this game.
Ya it’s funny recently played bioshock 1 for the first time ever and it reminded me of prey a lot, I would say I prefer prey though for sure, thanks for watching man!
I just started this video and I'm already blown away bro, when I first played the game I hated it because it was to me a Bioshock Deux Ex copycat bur now it's one of my favourite games of all time higher than Bioshock 😄
@@FranklyGaming absolutely. im replaying it again on new game plus. my first playthrough i ignored all the alien powers and now im playing with them and aiming for a darker ending. its probably the best immersive sim ever made and i love immersive sims. definitely underrated as hell.
Yeah brotherrrrr I just sat down and made my official top 25 games of all time list. Prey was in it. Fuck it, I'll post it. 25 Greatest Games of All Time (One per Franchise) 1) Outer Wilds plus DLC Dark Souls 1 Elden Ring Bloodborne God Of War 2018 Super Mario Odyssey Zelda TOTK Final Fantasy 7 Ultra Street Fighter 4 Baldur's Gate 3 Red Dead Redemption 2 Mass Effect 2 The Last of Us Metal Gear Solid Deus Ex Mankind Divided Resident Evil 2 Prey The Witness Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Super Smash Bros Ultimate The Witcher 3 Hunt: Showdown Batman Arkham Asylum Fallout New Vegas Tunic
It is super awesome on pc (that is where I played it first). And ya I get you I have so much trouble playing older games but I highly recommend it one of the only games I have ever gone back and played again it’s amazing
I love pray. I have my 1st playthrou right now. I whant buy moon crash dlc but I don't like timing and roguelike. That's why I stop play Returnal. I have no time to do same and the same think.
I greatly disliked this game when I first got it in the budget bin for $8.99. I played it like a fps on medium and died so much I quickly lost patience for it. I slogged through it for 20 hours to beat it and really hated it. It was a time in my life I was anxious and inpatient. I returned to it a week ago, and played it slower and with more caution, the way I played my favorite game of all time, Deus Ex (original). Now, I'm having a great time. This game is so good it's not even right. I do wish I had a high end PC to up the graphics. They really look dated on Xbox one. Otherwise, the experience is otherworldly, no pun intended. I was so paranoid the first playthrough because I felt like reality had been completely disorienting. It's truly disturbing. A thing that helped was turning the music down. I love the ambient music, but when it gets super loud during encounters, I felt really annoyed as I have a very powerful sound system.
If you have Xbox it’s on gamepass and it has fps boost which is a must for me I can’t handle games under 60 fps lol. I played it on pc too and loved it I would just go where ever it runs best for you
@@FranklyGaming nice review, unlike you i enjoyed the game immediately. You should try the free démo of system shock remake on Gog or Steam...you will love it and should make you excited for the full release. Stalker 2 should also be on your radar, especially if you played the first trilogy
I've been playing Prey for the past few months and don't want it to end. One of the most atmospheric and deep games I've ever played. I am compelled to explore every single nook and cranny of Talos 1. I don't want this game to end! Thank you for making this video, hopefully more people will become aware of this underrated masterpiece.
It’s so amazing I’m so happy it’s on gamepass because I have seen a lot more people talking about it. Thanks for watching some of the other videos too dude it’s super fun hearing others opinion too
Agreed!
Bro, you basically summed up everything i feel about this game... it's basically a work of art!
Lol every video I watch about this game has a comment saying he / she wants to discover every nook / cranny. But specifically the word nook 😂
I’m so happy people are still finding this game and making videos like this.
Hey man thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment! Ya I really love prey this is actually the first video I did as I started my new style of youtube videos, it really is such a great game and up there with my other favorites mass effect and cyberpunk 2077. I can't wait to try out Deathloop and Redfall
This game seriously needs more respect.
Super happy it’s on game pass now so way more people will have easy access to play now. Thanks for watching!
Prey 2017 is one of those once in a decade games that comes along, shows everyone how its done, and and contently disappears into the shadows.
No monetisation scheme, no forceful bs thats trying to make you keep playing it, just an honest game, that put the effort in to be the best, and it actually succeeded.
Dishonored was great, *Prey was better.*
Prey is Arkane's masterstroke, and seeing how they are probably going to be shut down and scattered to the wind soon, im glad they got this game out before that happened. This game makes the darkest timeline we're on more tolerable
Speaking of underrated this channel should be so much bigger
Thanks me
Nowadays people like chewed games, easy games, games like interactive movies where the game shows you every button and every single path and you just have to move on. I recommended it to some friends, and they just get stuck and stop playing. this game is very underrated and a masterpiece game, as a game really should be.
Perfect review, more players should see this video and give Prey a chance
couldn't agree more I really wish more games were like this, and hopefully with gamepass success there will be. Thanks a ton for watching and supporting man I really appreciate it!
@@FranklyGaming I agree and hope Xbox gamepass really give a boost to games like this. Congrats for the great channel 👏
That's complete bullshit and people complained about the same thing 10 years ago.
I played the hell out of System Shock 1/2 and the Bioshock series. I bought Prey a year or so back and haven’t put more than an hour into it. This video made me pick it back up and I’m so glad I did. It’s one of those games you day dream about when you’re not playing it hahaha.
Awesome video and channel, dude!
Hey dude thanks for watching and really appreciate the kind words! Ya I had a similar experience haha first time didn’t get into it and then when I tried it later I was like “oh wait wtf this game is actually amazing”. Thanks again for the support
Underrated to say the least! Been playing/replaying since launch. I’m glad other people are still playing this and can appreciate this masterpiece. What a gem!!
It really is such a great prey or cyberpunk is probably my favorite game of all time. thanks for watching and commenting!
@@FranklyGaming thank you for the great content!
I remember playing Prey and the atmosphere made me sht my pants lol
I had to stop playing the first time LOL but it is amazing once you get past the scary begginging
@@FranklyGaming exactly, first you get scared but there aren't that much jumpscares so it really is playable
@@yesdooode5536 ya after coming back to it the second time I realized it’s super playable
No, you don't have to kill everything in your path in the last third of the game. When the massive drone attack stuff starts to happen, you can just start running to your destination. You don't have to make this a terrible slog by trying to destroy them all :) Also a little trivia: If you "recycle" the dead bodies around the station, less Typhons will appear when you re-enter the particular areas since the Weavers have nothing to reanimate.
Definitely in my top 3 of all time. I really wish more people should try this out so they could feel the freedom in gameplay that is lacking in most games nowadays.
It really is such an amazing game I hope one day it gets the sequel it deserves, thanks for watching zep!
I bought Prey on discount for 5€ many years ago... I never played it. I don´t know why but I thought it would be super boring. Nobody talked about the game.... One day I forced myself to try some of my games that I never played. Turned out that Prey is one of the greatest games I´ve ever played. Simply a masterpiece. After finishing the game, it feels like I have an empty space inside me. never has this happened before.
I bought this game today on steam for 7$ and i'm amazed at how good it is. Can't believe I almost missed out on this masterpiece. The horrible trailer almost put me off but reading reviews made me get it anyway and man im happy I did!
Ya it really is so underrated when you finish it you should check out the dlc called mooncrash it’s probably the best dlc I’ve ever played too even more underrated. Thanks for watching and supporting!
What a great video. I truly love Prey 2017 and I loved it at launch. It's such a special game and my favorite immersive sim game right in front of the dishonored games. I have a video on the game planned in the future just figuring out how I wanna do it.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and watch man! Same for me here really awesome game that is so under appreciated. I think arkane will kill it on gamepass with future games though
@@FranklyGaming I think Game Pass will give arkane a boost from their underapreciated game studio status and get them more out there even if they are already successful. I believe another new IP by the Austin studio or a Prey sequel who knows will be great. I'm excited to see how Deathloop does with the Lyon team who did great on Dishonored 2. I'm also looking forward to Raphael colantonios studio Wolfeye games new IP with weird west this year which is an immersive sim from a top down perspective. Keep up the good work and have a good day.
Yep everything arkane is exciting haha, and thanks for the support as always’
Damn straight it is. Masterpiece. Absolute Masterpiece.
I agree. This game needs more love.
So cool to see someone else loving this game! I'm still currently playing it and it is so awesome. I am going to do a playthrough on it soon, as soon as I beat it once, so I can use the New Game Plus to my advantage. Very cool video & you got a sub from me!
Thank you for the support!
Thank you for making this video - it makes me so sad knowing how unappreciated this absolute gem is… thank you.
Thank you for watching and supporting man! Prey really is a great game I wish more people could love. Same reason I made the cyberpunk videos too.
On console, I bought it thinking it was the old Prey. I ruefully replay Bioshock every other month. A few minutes into Prey and I have no life. I love this game!
Awesome video! I went into Prey with zero knowledge of what this game would be about, ended up falling in love with it. I played during the first global covid lockdown of 3 months. I had plenty of time during that period as i was fired from the company i was working in and had no means of finding a new job. Got to play alot of games in that time....Metro series, Ori series, Halo 3, Control, Doom, RE7 and RE2 remake, Titanfall 2, Vanquish, Evil Within 1&2, A plague tale and some more....all of these are brilliant games...but none of these games sucked me into their world like Prey did. What i would give to experience it all over again for the first time!
It for sure deserved better. Marketing failed the game big time. But for me it was easily the best game of 2017 and shot up to the top spots of my favorite games of all time.
I have the exact same thoughts really arkane as a studio is so underrated hopefully red fall and death loop end up being awesome too. Thanks for watching!
Watching this video after Microsoft closed Arkane down, really sucks.
Dayum 18:08 😢
Mr. Frankly, i feel the same way, this is my favorite game of all time, it’s so much fun to figure it out.
Thanks for watching and supporting! Ya prey really is so great it was my favorite game until cyberpunk but will always be one of the goats
Prey is really interesting. I originally didn't bought it and wasn't interested in it, because looking at walkthroughs it just doesn't look flashy and just boring. About two years ago i found dishonored and after that looking up about arkane studios and liking their games like dishonored 2 and dark messiah. So of course i bought Prey and now its one of my favourite games. I wonder if a lot of people had the same experience where they saw some random youtuber playthrough and just didn't find the game fun. Prey seems to have a problem where looking at people play it just looks boring but playing the game itself is really fun.
Ya honestly it’s a problem with arkane games in general they don’t grab people’s attention as much as a lot of other stuff but if you actually play them they are phenomenal. Thanks a ton for watching and supporting!
people like you are the reason why we will never get prey 2 or antother big aaa immersiv sim
Warning: Spoilers Included
I got into Prey within this last week. I took three days on it, plan on going back, and beat it. A ended my first playthrough with 25 hours put into into, some side quests left undone, and got what was what I believe to be one of the good endings.
I played on normal, no survival modifiers, and my only crew kill was the chef who absolutely deserved it. I didn't bother not doing typhoon mods and quickly realized that hacking was the best thing ever and maxed it out.
I think the only time I died during this was my fourth encounter with a nightmare. I was using the satellite to call them to me because I needed to scan the max amount and it was a really good way to get alien matter. I got arrogant because it was my second to last one and I was killing them fairly easily, got too close, and was one shot. Not two hours later whenever one showed up I actively hunted and killed it.
I did a lot of exploration, though I won't even pretend I found it all, and had a lot of fun even though I felt like I was a deity meant to rule the station. It was to the point when I got the ultimatum I had the thought "Oh cool, I know where he is now." went down there, shocked all the robots to death, and stunned him without ever feeling tense. I even killed all the typhon that were attacking because they were vaguely in the way.
I am upping the difficulty, adding survival mode options, and adding some personal restrictions. What I can't understand after all this is why people think it's hard? Maybe I will learn something after playing differently, but I will say one thing. I absolutely loved it.
My only regret is that my playthrough wasn't blind. I was aware that the beginning area was a simulation and hated that I did. I rarely get a game off of recommendation alone so I watch to see what it was like and stopped right after I found that out. Yet, I still regret it so much.
It really is such a great game and ya the intro is wayyy better if you don't know it is going to happen it is originally what hooked me on the game. Thanks for watching and supporting!
@@FranklyGaming Your voice is really nice and it was a fun way to distract myself with a game I recently obsessed over! Keep it up!
If you don't mind me asking, in the first area, before you ever go to the lobby, how quickly did fight the technopath?
I think that was the biggest game changer for me and my run. I picked up the gloo cannon, looked at the elevator, and made my own staircase up there. The moment I had high enough hacking I explored through it early enough that I never had the issue of no more mods.
@@Sky-yb4jg I had the exact same experience as you of building the bridge early. It was actually that moment exactly that made me go "oh shit this game is going to be REALLY good"
Learning tricks in prey is so great. First playthrough almost completely neglected the gloo gun, but gradually learned that you could use it to climb to all sorts of places, and more than just stunlocking enemies, those super powerful flying monsters? Gloo them in gravity and they'll get crushed under their own weight with fall damage. Toughest to easy in a flash. The nerf crossbow? I thought it was only good for recycling and a joke weapon. Que the realization you can access tons and tons of rooms by pressing unlock buttons or using terminals from a distance with it, without needing remote activation psionics. Stun gun? Barely used it in the beginning, now it's a mainstay to lock down tougher enemies (with way lower ammo consumption when upgraded). Typhon lures? Barely used them until I realized I could freely kill harder phantoms by baiting them into environmental hazards or recycler charges placed as mines. Doors blocked by high leverage junk? Use explosive canisters to displace them without needing upgrades. There's just so many effectiveness boosting tricks to learn!
It's such a beautiful game, I will never get over the characters, story, absolutely everything. It's all so intertwined and I'm obsessed
Prey and cyberpunk are just in a different league to me. Also guardians just came out and it is amazing might do a video on it!
@@FranklyGaming Sounds epic!!
@@rentastica thanks for watching and supporting!
You basically explained why I LOVE this game. Everything about it. I don't know if it's just me, but I'm a sucker for games that have a shit load of areas to explore. And Prey has that. All the subtle intricacies (SPOILERS: Like the drop boxes under the fire alarms), is something I haven't seen in a game for a while, and Prey does it perfectly. Another thing - I noticed at the end of the video you got into the little room with Alex's safe in it by turning yourself into a cup. I couldn't help but think about what I did trying to get in there. I threw a recycler charge at the metal box to get it out of the way. Even then, you could always use Leverage. The amount of possible solutions to each and every encounter is so refreshing and it's why I keep coming back. I'm pretty confident that I can say Prey is my favorite game of all time and it's so criminally underrated, it's actually frustrating.
Hey dude thanks for watching and commenting always love seeing responses on the videos ya prey is so damn underrated it really is an amazing game to an extent most game studios could only dream of. It’s why I am so excited for redfall it’s the same team that made prey and I hope they bring a lot of that solve every encounter in multiple ways style of immersive sim gameplay to redfall
Bro I loved your video I related to everything you said specially the bit about how scary the game can be but the story was amazing. give me another game with a solid recommendation.
Cyberpunk 2077 is actually amazing in my opinion even if people trash it. It Takes Two is amazing if you have a friend to play with, Humankind if you have a pc, Thronebreaker if you are into card games or RPGs, Deathloop for the next arkane game really good (but not a masterpiece like prey), mass effect legendary edition if you haven't played, inside. Thanks for watching man I really appreciate the support!
@@FranklyGaming thanks dude you are a legend for making this video. Best video title ever. I kept thinking to myself why didnt this game recieve any hype and attention as it shold have.
***(spoiler alert)***
I killed everyone and shot my brother with the shotgun. coz you know the road to hell is paved with good intentions (haha) am gonna play it again just to see the alternative ending or maybe should I play the moon DLC?
@@tewisted11 moon dlc is fucking amazing, maybe best dlc I have ever played. It is very similar to what deathloop became
I specifically looked for a Prey love video. Good on ya 😁
Thanks for the support it means a lot!
I remember grabbing it from Red Box with no expectations. It absolutely blew me away. Ended up keeping it for daysthen going out and buying it. The level design & level of agency are just like nothing else. Such an awesome game
Convincing exposition. I loved the entire Dishonored series (endings notwithstanding), so know how stunning Arcane Studios games can look and play, but was turned off by the horror elements in Prey until I began checking positive TH-cam reviews of the game. Yours was the most comprehensive and convincing. It's super cheap on Steam right now. Sale. Ka-ching.
Thanks so much for watching man and glad to hear it got you to check out the game, I think you will really enjoy it! I don’t like scary games either and even put prey down the first time I tried to because of that but you honestly get used to it and it makes the game even betrer
It's definitely got a horror slant to it, but you can become the 'horror' too against the enemies... great game.
XD I was walking through the station with Many Nightmares roaming around and I saw December demolished on the ground, haha. Scaredy cat Morgan and his decesion to tell himself to run away
You know what else is underrated? This channel
This guy is an absolute Chad
Thanks for watching by the way!
You’re welcome
bro you said "praying prey" at 6m and kept going A+ 10/10 good review going to buy this game
Dang bro, the enthusiasm in your voice really shows! Great presentation!
really appreciate that man thanks for taking the time to watch and support!
this and my cyberpunk videos are definitely the ones I was most passionate about
@@FranklyGaming I'll check then out. I absolutely love the cyberpunk genre. Ironically still on the fence about getting Cyberpunk 2077. Deus ex original I have played countless times. And even though Human Revolution and Mankind Divided aren't as good, I still think they are fantastic. I'm looking at getting Observer: System Redux now that it's on sale. I have Soma and still waiting to play that one (not sure if it's cyberpunk but looks scifi). Still waiting for the System Shock Remake. Have never played the original.
@@mycatisromeo all great games it sounds like we like similar stuff I know a lot of people didn’t like cyberpunk but I think it’s awesome
Thanks for spreading the word that Prey is a MASTERPIECE :D
Appreciate it man thanks for the support as well!
Thanks for making this kinda make you wonder why one of the founders left the company. PREY is such a good game but No one ever play it.
The game didn’t do well so I assume that is why, Harvey is still there working on redfall now. Thanks for watching though!
Recently finished Prey for the first time. Spent countless hours lost and running around but I didn't mind as I just enjoyed exploring. Great game I am glad I found
I still can't get over the damn Nightmare typhon.
Haha when I first saw it I freaked out so hard 😂
**hears nightmare noise**
**hides in a corner for the next hour**
This game seems to be going for around £3 in the used game shops around by me. Think I'll pick it up tomorrow.
You 100% should man it is amazing and overlooked, it is on gamepass too if you have that
It feels like going back to Half-life all over again when playing Prey. Especially when HL3 never comes out.
Ya not many games give off that half life feeling but prey is definitely one of them, arkane is just an awesome studio overall, especially the austin studio. Thanks for watching man!
Prey Devs:" Okay guys we just made brilliant balance between fluidity of BioShock and complexity of SystemShock with with actual tought moral choices and really deep game world soo how are we gona fuck it up"
Other Prey dev:" That is the best part. We won't but we will just randomly not sell well enought"
“The arkane effect” lol. Ya the game is so underrated luckily more people are finding it with gamepass and death loops success
@@FranklyGaming Yea, I heard deathloop was really fun. Still didn't have a chance to play it but I am a massive fan of immsrsive sims .
@@goldenhorse4823 ya you should it’s great! Prey is still my favorite game of theirs but they never miss haha, thanks for watching and supporting!
@@FranklyGaming No prob. Game had some problems so it still didn't come to Ps4 which is weird
Exactly how I felt when I played in 2016 or whenever game came out recently dove back in and now it’s great
Just played Prey a couple of months ago, and just discovered this channel yesterday. I really loved Prey & Mooncrash, but I still love Dishonored 2 even more. I don't see any playthroughs or commentary on the Dishonored series on this channel; have you played it? If not, I **highly** recommend Dishonored 2 to anyone who enjoys immersive sims. The level design is just absolutely mind-blowing.
(Edit: If you're not aware, the Dishonored series is also by Arkane, and you don't need to play 1 in order to appreciate 2.)
Pro-Tip for anyone who couldn't get into Prey at first, play BioShock first. I bought Prey right when it came out and I could never get into it, I tried really hard and I kept returning every few months to see if it would change but for some reason things just never clicked, I got the furthest into it after buying it again for my PS4 bundled with Dishonored 2 but ended up putting the game down just after finding out you're on a space station. Recycle and repeat that cycle for another year or two until earlier this month when I played through the BioShock trilogy and now I love Prey. Idk why but games like BioShock and System Shock 2 are so much better games to introduce you to the systems of Prey than Dishonored is
Great tip honestly I’ve actually never played bioshock besides infinite but it’s funny you mention that going to do a first time playthrough for a review soon. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@FranklyGaming BioShock one is one of the best games of all time, you will love it. I was playing it on my Mac and it still holds up well.
Sadly, gaming is all about huge money making models nowadays. Games like these don't fall in that category. All in all, awesome review. Arkane is an awesome studio, and this game is beautiful.
That’s why I’m so excited about gamepass and arkane being on it, now their games can shine more I hope, thanks for watching!
@@FranklyGaming No problem buddy, take care!
Loved it when it came out. Replayed it this week. Still amazing!
i think i will try getting all achievments.
It really is such a great game. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@FranklyGaming yeah man, i hope you get more people playing it. Great Video 😉
I tried to play this game 5 years ago, but it didn't clicked with me. I don't know why, I am a huge immersive sim fan. I installed it yesterday and I am STUNED !!!! I forced myself to play for 2-3 hours...and it hit me. I never found so many details and secrets in any game. Maybe Elden Ring, but ER for me has to many things , is feels to huge.
Prey is....the best immersive sim I have ever played. In terms of everything. It doesn't do something new, but it excels in what it's predecessors have been praised for. I think is the master game of details. When the Talos station shakes and crumbles, some fans in the ceiling begin to rotate....bcs of the tremors, and then slowly stop. If you look outside the station, from a window, things happen. Everywhere you look, something happens. Is like Thief, Deus ex and Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines had a kid together.
GG for vid 🥂
the ending made me wonder how many humans are still alive? our solar system is PRIME for the Typhon
Sequel time baby, thanks for watching!
Yeah pretty much. It just plays with your perception to shatter it completly. Not unlike the looking glass everywhere, which I think is a perfect analogy. Also the level of detail and fun in this game is so insane. Peak, PEAK Bethesda. They shouldn`t make games alone. Arcane helped them to a master piece.
Would have loved if Fallout 4 was more in the vein of Prey. Would have been in the running for best game ever.
Also thanks for bringing attention to this game.
As much like Bioshock as this game was, I was surprised it didn't get as much favor as it should have
Ya it’s funny recently played bioshock 1 for the first time ever and it reminded me of prey a lot, I would say I prefer prey though for sure, thanks for watching man!
Nice video bro keep up hard work
Really appreciate that man thanks for taking the time to watch and comment !
I love this game so bad, man. I really feel like I'm at home in Talos I. I even could adopt these mimics as my pets.
One of my favorites of all time, if you haven’t played the mooncrash dlc either it is amazing, thanks for watching
@@FranklyGaming I've just bought it, waiting for holidays to give it a try :)
i feel the exact same way about this game, truly unforgettable experience
One of the best game world I have ever seen. Talos 1 is incredibly well designed.
Totally agree best immersive sim ever, thanks a lot for watching!
I just started this video and I'm already blown away bro, when I first played the game I hated it because it was to me a Bioshock Deux Ex copycat bur now it's one of my favourite games of all time higher than Bioshock 😄
Same for me it’s so great!
Prey it so underrated it literally hurts. I wish it was more appreciated, considering its one of my favourite games ever
Prey and Days Gone are both crazy underrated. I loved both.
You hoping that there will be a prey 2 soon
Would be my dream, not sure though since the first one did not too great commercially
This is by far the best immersive sim created to this day ! (In my opinion of course)
Facts my man facts haha, thanks for supporting my channel!
@@FranklyGaming Raphael Colantonio left Arkane Studios... We probably never gonna get a prey 2 or whatever :/
@@mateusspadari5171 ya I just reviewed his new game weird west but really sad he left, hopefully they see the love and eventually do a prey 2
2022 and this game is still stunning
100 percent agree that prey is the most underrated game of the last 10 years.
Such an underrated gem, luckily more people have found it after game pass and desthloop. Thanks a ton for supporting my channel!
This game every areas has Background story/what was used to be before typhon outbreak by audio log/and momments
Nostalgia hit hard! Gv
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment man!
Game of the decade. And easily in my top 10 ever.
How much does Prey cost today? And do you know if you can play it on Ps5 too?
It’s free on gamepass, and on other platforms I think 20-30? Definitely give it a shot if you are interested at all
If you have it for Ps4 then you can play it on Ps5 too!
@@FranklyGaming that´s actually a fair price I think it is worth a try
perfect video.
thank you for watching!
"Constantly as you're preying prley"
Shoutout me haha thanks for watching!
I was only disappointed in the ending but the whole experience plus moon crash is amazing
Ya no game is perfect for sure but prey was so damn good. Super excited to see how deathloop and arkane austins next game are. Thanks for the support!
this is honestly one of my absolute favorite games.
It’s so good right, thanks for watching man
@@FranklyGaming absolutely. im replaying it again on new game plus. my first playthrough i ignored all the alien powers and now im playing with them and aiming for a darker ending. its probably the best immersive sim ever made and i love immersive sims. definitely underrated as hell.
@@buddaflyfx oh ya for me immersive sims are my favorite genre and this is my favorite ever. Really looking forward to their next game redfall
@@FranklyGaming is redfall gonna be an immersive sim?
@@buddaflyfx apparently it’s a looter shooter mixed with immersive sim elements
After watching this video I do regret that I gave the game away cause it was too scary for me. I only played 10 minutes of it 😑
Haha I totally get you I did the same the first time I played, it is amazing if you get past that first hump tho
It has the best 1st person gameplay ever for me
This and cyberpunk are my favorite games ever for sure. Thanks for watching !
opening statement got you a like.
Thanks for the support!
Yeah brotherrrrr I just sat down and made my official top 25 games of all time list. Prey was in it. Fuck it, I'll post it.
25 Greatest Games of All Time (One per Franchise)
1) Outer Wilds plus DLC
Dark Souls 1
Elden Ring
Bloodborne
God Of War 2018
Super Mario Odyssey
Zelda TOTK
Final Fantasy 7
Ultra Street Fighter 4
Baldur's Gate 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
Mass Effect 2
The Last of Us
Metal Gear Solid
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Resident Evil 2
Prey
The Witness
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
The Witcher 3
Hunt: Showdown
Batman Arkham Asylum
Fallout New Vegas
Tunic
1440p60 Amazing!
Glad to hear you like it! 4K still rendering too!
@@FranklyGaming that's awesome (even if I have an UHD is my max)
I’m new to games on PC so I might play prey I’m slightly late tho lmao
It is super awesome on pc (that is where I played it first). And ya I get you I have so much trouble playing older games but I highly recommend it one of the only games I have ever gone back and played again it’s amazing
I love pray. I have my 1st playthrou right now. I whant buy moon crash dlc but I don't like timing and roguelike. That's why I stop play Returnal. I have no time to do same and the same think.
I greatly disliked this game when I first got it in the budget bin for $8.99. I played it like a fps on medium and died so much I quickly lost patience for it. I slogged through it for 20 hours to beat it and really hated it. It was a time in my life I was anxious and inpatient. I returned to it a week ago, and played it slower and with more caution, the way I played my favorite game of all time, Deus Ex (original). Now, I'm having a great time. This game is so good it's not even right. I do wish I had a high end PC to up the graphics. They really look dated on Xbox one. Otherwise, the experience is otherworldly, no pun intended.
I was so paranoid the first playthrough because I felt like reality had been completely disorienting. It's truly disturbing. A thing that helped was turning the music down. I love the ambient music, but when it gets super loud during encounters, I felt really annoyed as I have a very powerful sound system.
Dont Understand why Arkane dont made a 2 especially with the Gamepass now
They may honestly I could see it especially with their new found popularity, I would be stoked
It didnt sell well sadly
Should I get this for PC or console?
If you have Xbox it’s on gamepass and it has fps boost which is a must for me I can’t handle games under 60 fps lol. I played it on pc too and loved it I would just go where ever it runs best for you
I GOT THE GAME FOR FREE NEVER SAW REVEIWS AND ONE OF THE BEST GAMES IVE PLAYED
agree
I fucked up... i switched mind controll with psychoblock
I had to play SS2 right after I finished playing Prey.
It's so sad to watch all those videos about how prey was underrated after Redfall's premiere
IGN really rated this game 4 ??????
Ya they did at first LOL. I basically just disregard reviews at this point unless it’s from a specific youtuber. Thanks for watching by the way!
@@FranklyGaming nice review, unlike you i enjoyed the game immediately. You should try the free démo of system shock remake on Gog or Steam...you will love it and should make you excited for the full release.
Stalker 2 should also be on your radar, especially if you played the first trilogy
@@fatalmokrane yep looking into both thanks dude
Didnt they also review alien isolation a 5?
this game is fucking amazing
I made a recent prey video you might like too, one of my favorite gamesof all time thanks so much for watching!
18:08 did not age well at all💀
Ok good little celebration of Prey but ... man at some point the fact this is a vehicle for a DLC ad makes it all feel a bit insincere.
How is Dishonored not mainstream?
its sucks that xbox just closed the studio that made this game
The game didn't🎉 sell because of the stupid game name was forced by zenimax, they really fuck it big time
i will a new prey game pls :((((
This game is free on epic games as I write this comment
Such a good pickup for anyone interested. Thanks for watching my videos by the way!
RIP Arkane
True
Oh Prey? Finally, it'll get the recognition it deserves. Wait....2017 Prey? Nevermind.
Lol the original prey was pretty awesome too I have watched some playthroughs, 2017 is one of the best games ever made though
@@FranklyGaming I see. :)
@@AlphaZeroX96 thanks for watching and supporting by the way!
@@FranklyGaming No problem.
I couldn't agree more its sad that the devs left and now its stuck with a diversity staff that makes rubbish
Prey showed that Arkane was plenty fine with diversity, they left for other reasons.
@@Kitsune2Megafan1086 The new devs are sickening
@@jcdenton9844 What did they do? They just made a bad game, not really anything sickening.
Am i the only one who thinks this game is not scary at all