Prey (computer game, 2017)

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Prey
Prey Logo Texto 2017.png
Studio United StatesUnited States Arcane Studios Austin
Publisher United StatesUnited States Bethesda Softworks
Senior Developer Raphaël Colantonio (Director)
Chris Avellone (Story)
Ricardo Bare (Story)
composer Mick Gordon
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 world 5th May 2017
platform PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Windows
Game engine CryEngine
genre First person shooter , action adventure
Subject Science fiction
Game mode Single player
control Gamepad , mouse and keyboard
medium Blu-ray Disc , DVD-ROM , download
language German , English a . a.
copy protection Steamworks , Denuvo
Age rating
USK approved from 16
PEGI from 18

Prey is a first person shooter developed by the development studio Arkane Studios with elements of the action adventure and role-playing game , which is published by Bethesda Softworks . The video game was released on May 5, 2017 for Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One .

In Prey , the player controls the protagonist Morgan Yu, who explores the Talos I lunar orbit station , where an alien collective called Typhon is being researched. The space station is presented as an open world for the player and can be explored freely.

The game bears the same title as the 2006 first-person shooter Prey , but has no content-related references to the original and is described by the developer Arkane Studios as a reorientation of the brand.

Gameplay

Prey is a first-person shooter with role-playing elements and a strong narrative. The player takes control of the protagonist Morgan Yu, a human on board a space station with numerous hostile aliens . The player has the ability to choose certain attributes of Yu, including gender, and make choices that affect the story. In order to survive, the player has the opportunity to collect weapons and resources on board the space station and use them against the aliens. The player will also be able to move outside of the station in complete weightlessness . The gameplay is heavily influenced by Metroidvania .

The game has several final versions, which depend on the decisions and the interaction with the station.

Prey's gameplay is based on genre classics such as Dishonored , System Shock and BioShock .

history

Prey plays in an alternate timeline in which the President John F. Kennedy , the assassination in 1963 has survived. As President, John F. Kennedy initiates several financings into the space program, which can expand it.

Attracted by the activity of humans in space , an alien force, which consists of different species and is called Typhon, attacks the earth. The United States and the USSR form an alliance to fight Typhon. Together they are building the Talos I space station in the orbit of the moon around the earth, in order to use it as a prison for the typhon. In the course of time the station will be expanded by various agencies. This makes for a variety of decorations from retro-futurism to art deco . Eventually, the United States takes full control and creates research laboratories on the prison satellite to study the Typhon. After a fatal incident between the scientists on board the station and the Typhon, the United States canceled the project. A few years later, the TranStar Corporation acquired the station. Advances in neuroscience allow scientists to use and control the typhon. This gives them the opportunity to take advantage of physiology and create neuromods that can restructure the human brain and enable new skills (including superhuman ones). Selling Neuromods on Earth ultimately grows the success of the TranStar Corporation. At the time of the game, in 2035, the TranStar Corporation was expanding the station further and creating residential quarters for its employees.

reception

reviews
publication Rating
PS4 Windows Xbox One
4players 90% 90% 90%
GamePro 85% 85%
GameStar 85%
GBase 9/10
IGN 8/10 8/10 8/10
PC Games 8/10 9/10 8/10
Meta-ratings
Metacritic 79% 82% 84%

"Conclusion:" The Arkane Studios not only cite System Shock, but actually celebrate this tradition and show on the combat, task and story level how pleasantly demanding modern games can be. ""

- Jörg Luibl at 4Players (rating: 90% for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC)

"Conclusion:» Demanding action game that, because of the pale characters and moments of frustration, cannot advance into higher valuation regions. ""

- Petra Schmitz at GamePro (rating: 85% for PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

"Conclusion:» A genre mix that skillfully uses the best elements from various hit games and yet sets itself apart from possible allegations of plagiarism with its own good ideas. "

- Daniel Boll at GBase (rating: 9/10 for PC)

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Thomas Biery: The new Prey will not be like the old Prey. In: polygon . July 27, 2016, accessed February 18, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Jeffrey Matulef: Prey reboot will be a metroidvania adventure. In: Eurogamer. August 4, 2016, Retrieved February 18, 2017 (UK English).
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  15. ^ Prey for PC Reviews. Based on 38 reviews. In: Metacritic . Retrieved July 6, 2020 .
  16. ^ Prey for Xbox One Reviews. Based on 22 reviews. In: Metacritic . Retrieved July 6, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Prey for PlayStation 4 Reviews. Based on 68 reviews. In: Metacritic . Retrieved July 6, 2020 .