Prey (2006) Review - Fear The Reaper

[@nicklarocco4178]

"We don't get games like this anymore" We didn't even get games like this back then. Prey really is one-of-a-kind. And here I thought I was the only person that ever played it.

[@nicklarocco4178]

@@Dfjs427 No one I'd ever talked to had ever even heard of it with a few exceptions, and those people had never seen a copy, let alone played it.

[@jddplays2757]

I had the deluxe edition with the sound track, figurines, and the steel case. I hate myself now for selling it.

[@jddplays2757]

@@jessehenderson2967 oh I totally remember that!!!

[@nicklarocco4178]

I had a physical copy but my parents basement flooded and it was destroyed.

[@system-error]

I only discovered it recently, I picked it up offhand from a KZbin recommendation thinking, why not give it a try. It was such a great experience, really amazed me that it was from 2006. But just today I was thinking, the game's biggest flaw is its cover. I would never guess what the hell it's about from the mysterious but generic cover. It should have had a retro-pulp type cover, you know? Something that actually captures the awesome style of the game.

[@Indigo_Gaming]

Definitely a game overshadowed by its unrelated namesake, and its very long development. The portal system was actually one of the big hangups for this game, from what I heard. Kind of crazy that it came out a year before Portal as well.

[@axyrotasylum9393]

'Sup, Indigo, I was just binge watching your God Game video. Yeah, this game got overshadowed by its name, as now there's the Prey(2017) which is a better game but Prey(2006) is a great hidden gem which needs more attention.

[@tinkeropsi]

Wasnt that regarding motion sickness due to being upside down and such? I loved this game but I had friends who couldnt stand it due to this.

[@robinmattheussen2395]

It's also interesting to note that Narbacular Drop, Portal's precursor with similar portal mechanics, was released in 2005. It's pretty unlikely either game (Prey and Portal) had a strong influence on the other I think.

[@fmhummel]

@@robinmattheussen2395 If you say that, you have to add that one of the reasons why Prey was in development hell since around 1997 was the inclusion of portals and how to make them work.

[@killert41]

I remember playing it as a kid and laughing my ass of when u get into a room with some mini planet in glass box only to be teleported onto it like 2,3min later so epic

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

Not getting Prey 2 will always depress me. I don't hate arkane studios for the Prey 2017 but I DO hate bethesda for fucking over human head studios so hard.

[@markokazimirovc9712]

yea they sadly pissed on the series

[@HelghastMerc]

That surprised the hell out of me, because they seemed to have much of Prey 2 done. The backstory of the game was what interested me, too. I think the main character was supposed to be a clone of some sort, and when he died, he would be re-cloned again. Lately, I have noticed that Bethesda have fumbled, with at least a couple of their titles. Those would be Fallout 76 and Rage 2. Fallout 76 was just an unbelievable mess and Rage 2, while not a bad game, was still a dissapointment. I hope I am wrong, but it seems like Bethesda are on their way to become the next Activision.

[@nickm5419]

Prey 2 was to focus on U.S. Marshal Killian Samuels, who starts the game on a passenger flight which suddenly crashes onto the Sphere, shown during the events of Prey. At the end of a short battle with some aliens he is knocked unconscious, after which the plot time skips forward several years. Samuels is now a bounty hunter on the alien world Exodus. Though he is aware of his work and has retained his skills, he has no memory of what happened in the time that passed since his abduction. He initially believes himself to be the only human on Exodus until he runs into Tommy, whom he has met in the period he no longer remembers

[@mynameisozymandias7150]

Exactly. Arkane has no fault.

[@Ojthemighty]

@@nickm5419 that would've been so good. Shame big companies dont like my money

[@LARVideos]

I loved this game. That's why I was so disappointed Prey 2 never got made, and that the new... Prey... was named Prey.

[@RestrictionsOnly]

Ik bro I preordered prey 2 but I still have the poster and magazine at least tho

[@D00000T]

Bethesda sucks at naming things. Should have just called it system shock 2.5 and not prey

[@addictedtoRS]

I agree they should have named it something else like Neuroshock. Nonetheless, Prey (2017) is an absolutely fantastic game as well as Prey (2006), they are just vastly different in every aspect.

[@dakota4384]

Fuck off

[@bizelzuze6659]

The name choice is odd, but both games are still fantastic.

[@LSeanHubbard]

I will forever lament Bethesda's choice to scrap the original sequel. It looked like Blade Runner on an alien world.

[@addictedtoRS]

It did look freakin' sweet. Prey (2017) is in my top 5 greatest games without a doubt, but Bethesda made an absolutely horrible choice of scrapping Prey 2 and naming Arkane Studio's game "Prey", ruining the chance of a real Prey sequel.

[@Zontar82]

wait what, did they had images of a prototype or something?

[@LSeanHubbard]

@@Zontar82 there was gameplay footage that was presented at an E3

[@garrettk7166]

Maybe it'll come back, now that Microsoft owns Bethesda.

[@LSeanHubbard]

@@garrettk7166 as wonderful as that'd be, I'm sure MS would see that as more hassle than it's worth. I'm not even sure if the game is actually complete.

[@merces47letifer4]

I regret zero minutes of the 3 times I played through this classic. Good memories.

[@firmak2]

Same

[@merces47letifer4]

@@firmak2 yeah this was when I was 18. Dont think I could do it nowadays lol

[@dimmabek2132]

@bigevilworldwide1 but actually it was a really focking good game

[@merces47letifer4]

@bigevilworldwide1 not if you scanned properly!

[@Alloy101010]

I was looking to buy that but can’t find it

[@VoodooPanda1]

"A song so catchy that most people probably don't even listen to the lyrics, but they should". Nice American Psycho reference.

[@YourOwnDa]

Hey Paul!

[@karamelflan]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@lankyalex1]

3:09 I didn't realise that Don't Fear The Reaper was a song not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trend, but also a personal statement about the band itself!

[@MyUniqueHandle.]

Their early work was a little too 'new wave' for my tastes

[@grahamtaylor8912]

@@MyUniqueHandle. Their early work was more hard rock than new wave.

[@mikemars2112]

@@MyUniqueHandle. New wave? No way.

[@alexmurphy5289]

@@mikemars2112 So what’s happening here is they are using lines from Christian Bale’s American Psycho and inputting Blue Oyster Cult instead of Huey Lewis and the News. Hence why he said New Wave, obviously Blue Oyster cult is not an 80s new wave band 😂. Some jokes DO NOT translate well over text lol I was confused myself!

[@mikemars2112]

​@@alexmurphy5289 Ah, didn't catch the reference.

[@Saintbow]

I remember when this game came out, My brother and I were walking through wal-mart and they had the collectors edition in the "bargain" rack, and it was being sold for $10 bucks... Came in this awesome collectors metal case and other goodies. $10 bucks... Worth every penny...

[@chase36chase]

got the same metal case.

[@pants8029]

i own the same metal case, but for the XBox 360.

[@MisterAcker]

Lucky bastard

[@McGeezle]

Why are you using the dollar sign then still saying "bucks"

[@Jakob.Hamburg]

@@McGeezle Because he ist still learning how to use language. Like all of us. : )

[@Noxx55]

One of the details I love about this game is the Art Bell Coast to Coast AM radio show cameos. People would call in talking about abductions and you'd see the thing they were describing being abducted float by. Little things like that really sold the immersion.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

I adored this game, a shame we didn't get the proper sequel.

[@scottanderson5310]

Prey 2 looks awesome but we never got it.

[@kieranhornecfb9276]

GamebroTV so people brought it instead of it being a new IP I’m guessing

[@Necrion]

Man, I wish I could travel to an alternative reality, where we got Prey 2, Amen, Time Splitters 4, Half Life Episode 3, 4, the Original visions of Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite and the first iteration of Duke Nukem Forever..yeah, a man may dream ..

[@scottanderson5310]

@@Necrion if you can travel to a different universe take me with you

[@pond0479]

Yes, because the devs with the swan songs named The Quiet Man and Rune 2, would definitely deliver a 100% flawless game.

[@BlazingOwnager]

Damn Prey has held up better than I expected after 14 years. It's just a few polys and textures short of looking like it came out in 2020.

[@LowKiiSavage]

the iD Tech 4 engine was really ahead of its' time with real time shadows and realistic lighting... Doom 3 was also made on that engine and it still holds up 16 years later

[@BlazingOwnager]

@@LowKiiSavage It had a ton of features like ray tracing that were added to the core engine but just not enabled because of PCs at the time. The thing that killed iD Tech 4 is I heard that the tools to use it were TERRIBLE; it required extensive training to use so most companies just stuck with engines their teams were familiar with. Prey shows the effort could be worth it, though.

[@paulrazvan6156]

@@BlazingOwnager Id4 is easy to use, flexible. It did not had any ray tracing until a few weeks ago when someone started working on it. Search Doom 3 Rtx. Id4 was killed by not being gpl before udk arrived.

[@elijahjarman2837]

@@LowKiiSavage ah, Carmack

[@hadeseye2297]

@@BlazingOwnager I agree on the tools. Horrible for graphics content creators. You need to learn how to write shaders and do it manually, rather than use some sort of UI. Unreal Engine gave content creators easy to use tools.

[@paddybear6995]

Also, Prey does indeed have one of the best openings in gaming history. Kinda like the Car chase in The Darkness, it's just awesome and sets the tone. But Prey's is so immense and perfect!

[@orlandomagician8321]

Yes bro! Yes!

[@SolarisKane]

I'd have to say the intro and revelation of the opening of Prey (2017) ironically has it beat and is my favorite of all games.

[@SolarisKane]

@@P3GProductions Prey 2017 is amazing all the way through.

[@SolarisKane]

@@P3GProductions If Prey 2017 is generic, PLEASE give me a list of games that it shares generality with: a scifi story where choices matter, an open world, a character progression system where you acquire new powers, and unique weapons that not only are used against enemies but affecting the environment too.

[@HonkeyKong54]

@@P3GProductions if prey 2017 is generic garbo then prey 2006 is the biggest pos ever. Prey 2017 shits on prey 2006.

[@calamfischer7009]

15 years and no fps games can stand next to it. Your review has done it justice

[@a.........1._.2..__..._.....__]

2024 and this sadly still holds true IMO

[@JaggedMercenary]

@@a.........1._.2..__..._.....__ 2030 and this still holds true 😌

[@vibrioidabyss9352]

I played Prey 2006 and Prey 2017 and they're both fantastic games with great storylines and characters, Prey 2017 is even one of my favorite games ever made. I loved both of them and they were great experiences, it's a shame Prey 2 never came out, I wanted to see what was next for Tommy and the Prey 2006 universe.

[@hanchiman]

An interesting small point with Prey is that it follow the Cherokee hero mythology. With Tommy from a reluctant protagonist into a world saviour.

[@hanchiman]

@Gavin Blain I actually liked this game back in 2006, there was alot of chuckle moments with Tommy being openly thinking like the player think. Anyways most of the game protagonist who are supposed to be Native Americans tend to be "Half" and most of them are usually set in Western genre. Any Natives protagonist set in modern day and where their race isn't really a big issue is really non existent.

[@hanchiman]

@Gavin Blain Yeah, I mean Tommy being a Cherokee is just a plot device for his spirit walking resurrection against the aliens which is pretty fresh idea instead of the usual Sci Fi mutation. Not to mention they did do some research about the cherokee mythology. Another good point is that we get to listen to the late Art Bell radio broadcast throughout the game where he get callers with seeing the Alien ship

[@hanchiman]

@Gavin Blain yes and not to mention the Extra mode where you can play mini games in his girlfriend bar, like fruitmachine, jukebox and a Pacman clone

[@rayyanali4471]

But someone said it's racist cause the protagonist's surname translates to "hawk".

[@rayyanali4471]

@Gavin Blain No idea. I guess hawk is supposed to be a slur or something.

[@predetor911]

12:08 "Schwacked" OMG its been so long

[@marcjansson1039]

Ive been waiting for it sooo long! Hahah

[@sixsicsixgod]

Only since the last time your mum watch a Gmanlives video.

[@epsilon1572]

It’s been 4,000 years...

[@bartoltolic]

Yess finally someone who likes “SCHWACKED” as much as i do, like to you sir

[@danielkinder5802]

I've missed it so much! actually cracked up laughing when it happened

[@andrewwowk9385]

"Without spoiling too much" ...basically spoils the entire ending. (Not that I mind, I've played it before. And it's Gman's video, he can do WTF he wants, I'm just being a narc.)

Well, he still saved other important parts for personal discovery!

[@dissident1337]

There are a *lot* of really messed up parts to the ending (and the storyline in general) that he spared.

[@Gurtington]

Atleast you know

[@elliotjohnson9415]

Hardly equivalent of being a narc...

[@romain-3712]

I didn't remember this ending tho. I remember some kind of réunion in the spirit world, not that meeting with the alien girl.

Yes, Prey! The last time I had loved the characters in a game so much was when the first MGS came out. Prey should have gotten much more attention at the time!

[@paulleach225]

Such an amazing game. Love the opening, spirit plane, portals, gunplay, dialogue, overall story. Basically everything about it. How was this not more popular?

[@BanCorporateOwnedHouses]

People always bitch about inclusion in games, and yet over 10 years ago, we had a badass Native American ripping and tearing his way across an alien mother ship. Also, the level design and creativity should be known industry wide. Even all these years later, it still feels so refreshing to play.

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

Even before prey we had indian characters in FPS with Tal'set in Turok 1, Johnmy Fireseed in Turok 2, and his siblings in Turok 3.

[@johnherrera5261]

Its like the people who complain don't actually play games or pay attention to anything that isn't triple A bunch of idiots I swear

[@Nutty151]

N.A. characters are still vastly outnumbered by White, Black, and Asian characters though, although I guess since N.A. are only about 1% of the population it's to be expected.

[@dylanherron3963]

@@kesorangutan6170 As an American, I can summarize the above sentiments as mostly just feelings of "As white males, we are really annoyed of hearing about non-inclusion in games, the Turok series basically proves that." I can't imagine actually pretending that 95 percent of video game characters from 1990 - 2014 we'rent American stereotype patriots with muscles, and females didn't have huge tits, high shorts, and constantly played "damsels in distress." Reciting a couple games where the females are the badasses doesn't make me feel differently, as you'll notice they have huge tits/ armour that for some reason shows their thighs and decolletage. (chest area above breasts) We live in a world where if Twitter feeds feel strongly enough about it, they drum up equal sentiment, which causes studios and share-holders to pull out of projects on account of controversy, thus meaning cancellations and lost jobs. Oh, not to mention people on the other side of the fence that are tired of the tropes that reinforce problems within society on a micro-scale. At the end of the day, we are trapped in a sea of complaining. Bitching about the change, or bitching about not enough change. Keş Orangutan, your English is VERY impressive.

[@shala_shashka]

@@dylanherron3963 It's funny though because from what I've gathered, people will complain about it, and most won't even really care if they go and play whatever game they want to complain about. It's exactly as you put it, "bitching about the change, or bitching about not enough change," it's so true it makes me laugh.

[@keidasshu5676]

i'm still pissed off about prey 2, imagine the timeline where that came out. must be glorious

[@jacobwhitehurst4983]

@@casedistorted I'm sure a random youtube comment is where you should unload all this baggage

[@spyman3000]

Chris Anderson What

[@RestrictionsOnly]

Ik man I preordered prey 2 still have the poster and magazine of it til this day tho

[@cursedhawkins1305]

It was to happen after the original Prey hell you would have gotten to meet Tommy himself in the game as the character you were going to be playing as which was the pilot of the airliner you see being teleported onto the ship and eventually find its wreckage back in the original Prey, he survives that crash and becomes a bounty hunter... what the fuck is with the gaming industry and not allowing people to be a bounty hunter seriously any game that has that for a character is either A for sure gonna be canned or the character is gonna be killed off.

[@TheVegaNVega]

@@casedistorted dude its over 10 years ago get over yourself

[@-Raylight]

Best Prey for me, what a shame they cancelled the bounty hunter sequel *_"What a shame, it was a good game, what a rotten way to die"_*

[@BushBumperBaker]

There are so many parents I've sold games to while working at Gamestop that ask what GTA has in it and I'll say like "cursing, drugs, murdering people, gangster glorification, torture, kidnapping, etc..." Retard Mother: but are there boobs in it? Like, what the hell is the moral compass of Christian parents?

[@Gatorade69]

@@BushBumperBaker Well christians do believe in hell which has such imagery as torture, impaling, etc and they also believe in a god that is a murderer what with his floods, plagues and killing of first born children. Yeah God isn't a nice guy.

[@Nix-Man]

Jesus Christ Denton

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

The Bounty Hunter sequel reminded me more of Mass Effect than the original Prey.

[@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.]

​@@Gatorade69 Pretty sure pre-flood earth was filled with nothing but murders and pedophiles... minus one man and his family who took God's advice and took a vacation on a homemade cruise ship with a zoo onboard. Fun stuff.

[@handleneeds3charactersormore]

In 2006, Human Head Studios released this: Prey, their most accomplished work. I think their undisputed masterpiece is Prey, a game so great most people probably don't play it and just get Arkane Studios's Prey. But they should! Because It's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the studio itself

[@AronHallan]

Hey Paul!

[@ilovegarradors]

"Where you'll see humans getting turned into a food source." "Entire world is at stake." Me: *Looks at Quake 2 and 4 then Prey* Huh, Deja Vu Also, what sorry excuse for a human being says Quake 2 is a bad game?! It's been in my top 3 best games ever since I was a small child.

[@TheSektorz]

I remember playing this game back when I was way too little for the level of violence it had. The cinematic events and graphics were epic. It pioneered the idea of portals in video games.

[@Mortgom]

This game seriously had some of the most memorable set pieces ever. That school bus part scares me to this day.

[@sketchywav7741]

I remember being so fucking scared of that scene when I was younger. I would turn the volume all the way down and squinting

[@fmhummel]

Remember when the game magazines showed the first screenshots and those ethereal children were still zombies? Yeah, they changed that rather quickly.

[@churasbro6246]

I played that part when I was like 7, it's still ingrained in my head.

[@wink1eafc774]

Great game, Loved the level designed throughout and excellent story, shame we never got the sequel we were promised.

[@charlesmetal8224]

Prey is still one of my favorite games ever. Over the top in some ways perhaps, but it's fun and the storyline is great. I will never stop being bitter about the sequel being cancelled either, I want to see the rest of the story somehow. Even a movie or comic book would work good enough, though it was intended as a game.

[@champion1642]

I played it when I was relatively young, and I just loved all the things about it. It is still one of my favourite FPS games I've ever played, still a bit salty that we didn't get a true sequel to this game, even though what we got was pretty decent. There has been nothing as unique as this game since. I remember messing about with all the interactables in Jen's bar, it was so fun, I didn't wanna leave the start of the game. Which reminds me, it's been too long since I last played this game.

[@cheshirekershaw]

I remember Dead Man's Hand. There was a demo supposed to be released on a CD or DVD addon to a magazine, but an editor put the full version intended for press there by mistake.

[@Jvanschalkwyk1]

I too remember gaming magazines and demos RIP

[@ShreddedNerd]

Gggman going back to review games hes already reviewed all while he has yet to do his Marathon review.

[@erixrodriguez8]

didnt he do Marathon I could swear he did either him or Jarek I'm sure both have tho

[@ShreddedNerd]

@@erixrodriguez8 Nope he hasn't done it yet

[@Corpseplower]

Still waiting on him giving Serious Sam 3 a re-review that isn't total bollocks.

[@Corpseplower]

@Dalle Smalhals He'll never do it anyway.

[@Reloaded2111]

And Alpha Prime. I dunno, it isn't really a good game, but I loved it anyway.

[@marty3020]

"a song so catchy most people don't listen to the lyrics, but they should," hahaha i see what you did there, you clever bastard.

[@vestyxe]

HEY PAUL!

[@zesty2023]

But then just before saying that says the name of the song wrong so kind of just a self pwnage there lol.

[@AtomMotherHeart]

It's just got too much cowbell imo

[@janlim0916]

Fun fact: The reason why you see murderous ghost children and have spiritual powers is that it's actually Earth's natural defense mechanism. The Mother even mentions it at one point.

[@xXRealXx]

Hold up. When is it mentioned?

[@CunnyMuncher]

@@xXRealXx I just played the game front to back this morning, she doesn't mention that at all lmao.

[@spencerclark6113]

@@xXRealXx she only mentions that the arrival of the Domasi has brought them to the sphere, and that she has no idea what they are. They're more so tied to the spirit world.

[@gokushkameha-ha-ha9344]

Second game never came out to explain what the demon children were. I assume they are just interdimensional creatures that role play as human ghost kids. Makes the most sense.

[@37Kilo2]

Released 15 years ago, and still a beautiful looking game.

[@bjarne431]

Doom 3 engine :-)

[@MidnightMedium]

Mad respect for the dig at people who complain about Doom 3s flashlight

[@devostripes5964]

Didn't have a problem with to be honest, but we all agree that it beats consistency to death, a Marine stuck in a futuristic high-tech facility can easily find a way to attach a flashlight to his chest, or even find a flashlight to every goddamn weapon of the game and attach it to each one of them, it was a cheap way to add an artificial pressure on the player

[@MidnightMedium]

@@devostripes5964 it's not cheap because it's not frustrating. Contrived and a little unbelievable? Sure, that's fair but that's not really the point. It's still good design because it enhances tension and provides the player with a risk reward decision. And it's hardly necessary to progress, it's a matter of convenience and bravery to go without

[@devostripes5964]

@@MidnightMedium I get the point game design wise, but being cheap doesn't mean necessarily frustrating, it's cheap because a lot of horror games managed to put a lot more tension on the player than Doom 3 with more clever ways, that's why i consider it cheap. This plus the fact that it doesn't make sense, hell he's even using the pistol with one hand, why he doesn't use the other hand for the flashlight ? Sure the idea reaches it goal of putting tension on the player, but only artificially. That's one of the few things i liked in the BFG Edition, managing a battery is more consistent and you could at least watch the monsters taking damage and get some feedback instead of "light or shoot" It isn't a coincidence that no dev ever used this mechanic since Doom 3, not even it own remaster

[@MidnightMedium]

@@devostripes5964 sure, that's fair. My point is that whether or not its contrived for the time period is fairly irrelevant to whether its effective, interesting, or fun as a mechanic. I hate Outlasts battery life for the camera being so low because its tedious to constantly reload a new battery and because it happens so often it distracts me from being scared or immersed and contributes nothing to the hook of that game. The flashlight and gun things funny to think about but it's about giving players the choice to use if they want (and they don't have to or necessarily need to all that much) that doesnt constantly interrupt or prevent the fun of gameplay, often contributing a tense layer to the proceedings. But just because I think it's interesting or well done doesnt necessarily mean it was the best choice overall and certainly not for a large portion of folks. I would just contend that at some point people need to get the sand out of their junk on this one and quit acting like it was some huge impediment to their enjoyment

[@devostripes5964]

@@MidnightMedium Like i said in my first comment i didn't have a problem with that, it's not really an issue and it doesn't make the game worse or unenjoyable , between the guys who think it's sacrilege and people who think it's awesome, i'm standing right in the middle, i recognize that it gave the game some sort of personality in it gameplay while i think it could've been done better

[@renathy]

It needs a remaster for one and only one reason: To be available digitally once again. I just want to buy it.

[@liquidcum8052]

For a brand new copy of prey 2006 its 20 dollars on ebay

[@AddisyB]

I just bought a steam key online for 2 dollars and it worked perfectly

[@abo1199]

Its available digital on xbox one/360. Thats weird.

[@pedrovieiraalves16]

I'm pretty sure the game is now abandonware and you can find it for free. EDIT: Just checked and you can find it in myabandonware for free, just need to get around installing it in a modern computer.

[@Buraz93]

Bought it on G2A for 2 dollars, have it on Steam library now :)

[@JJdoomkiller]

God this one takes me back. I love Prey (2017) because I adore Immersive Sims... but it hurts to think of what could've been with Prey 2.

[@JJdoomkiller]

​@bigevilworldwide1 I could type out an overly long explanation on how you're obviously either wrong or playing the game wrong... but I won't, cause I have better things to do with my time.

[@johnkerkalis6310]

Prey 2017 was ASS! 🤣😂

[@JJdoomkiller]

@@johnkerkalis6310 Aight bro. That's your opinion and I respect that.

[@Revealingstorm.]

@@johnkerkalis6310 better Prey than the original

[@Revealingstorm.]

@@vcdonovan5943 the best thing about the 2017 Prey is there's a million different ways to play the game so you're obviously doing it wrong.

[@kodakwhite4523]

After watching your review of this it reminded me that I once owned a physical copy so I went and got the game again and finished it and I’ve gotta say it’s incredibly impressive what they were able to achieve with games given the technology limitations at the time. We’ve traded level design and creativity for graphical fidelity and don’t even get me started on the reboot/remake

[@RavingPain]

My older cousin bought this for me when i was just a kid. It was the shit but also weird as hell. I remember replaying it multiple times.

[@foreverwar23]

i played this game with my old man when i was 12 years old, i bought a copy as soon as this video finished for my PC and the intro is still one of the best things ever. thank you gman 🤘

[@jemster38]

I remember how the devs said they wanted the fight with his GF to be an emotional moment for the player, but I couldn't stop laughing during that fight. I was crying all right, but they were tears of joy!

[@executable3]

I think they absolutely nailed it. I remember when I first played Prey, that scene was just so disturbing for me, I felt so bad for her.

[@iainrickwood2623]

Sometimes I rewatch Prey 2's E3 2011 trailer and gameplay demo and cry myself to sleep And curse Bethesda's name RIP Human Head Studios - corporate murder isn't something u see a lot of outside of EA's studio activities - but you couldve done a fair bit more research into how Prey 2 would've tied into Tommy's story The way you described Prey 2 makes it feel like a complete departure from the first game, misrepresenting it and potentially turning newcomers off of looking further into Prey 2

[@petercampi2840]

Human Head Studios is still around, but Bethesda (being dicks) got Prey (2006) removed from Steam.

[@Christian-oi7sd]

@@petercampi2840 wow fuck bethesda I hope they choke on all the cocks. I hope GOG have it on their site

[@The93Momo93]

@@petercampi2840 fun fact, it's still possible to get steam keys and they work :) (I got mine from kinguin last year for a few bucks)

[@09spidy]

I remember playing this on release, on my ancient PC, it blew my mind then, and it still does even today, I also remember seeing the trailer for Portal and thinking "huh! so like Prey but without combat" .. ... Still hoping that someone is gonna salvage the original code for Prey 2 and make something out of it.

[@ZombiesWerePeopleToo]

"We don’t get games like this any more" honestly we didn’t get games like this back then either, it’s pretty one of a kind

[@unreal727]

We had Sonic The Hedgehog of the same year

[@superpug3514]

We have minecraft

[@Simte]

One of my favourite games of all time, I had the boxed released which got lost somewhere but managed to get a Steam key. The most iconic thing for me was the audio in the game.... truly amazing.

[@ant9272]

The main character looks like Jackie esticardo from the darkness

[@zigfaust]

Stop. Dont. I'm still waiting for the final chapter in the series to never/hopefully come out.

[@toaster4975]

You look like Jackie Esticardo from The Darkness.

[@sniff494]

@@toaster4975 fucking got em

[@ant9272]

@@toaster4975 I do actually

[@wildwest1832]

or john redcorn from king of the hill

[@karllenasson]

The Prey theme song / opening theme is unforgettable! The game was released 14 years ago, and I still listen to that song from time to time. Jeremy Soule is beyond any doubt one of the best videogame music composers, thank you so much for the nostalgia! Oh and yes, the game is really good and still perfectly playable and enjoyable in 2020!

[@teffhk]

And the end credit song too!

[@danmang923]

The intro level this game was one of a kind, made you feel like you were literally in a movie. Fuckin' legend

[@AgustinTheOriginal]

The multiplayer is also interesting. Sad, that no-one plays it.

[@fmhummel]

It had multiplayer? I somehow never noticed that!

[@CarvedStones]

fmhummel Yea but no one ever got on it.

[@fmhummel]

@@CarvedStones That explains it. Maybe I even tried it out and just can't remember.

[@killert41]

@PerspectiveInfinity it was really early

[@shadowwarriorshockwave3281]

Their needs to be a Gman Your mom jokes compilation

[@itsnot1673]

T-Shirts... ;)

[@nick3777]

Swacked

[@AresKusa]

SHWACKED. I actually want a full compilation of all the things that render one dead to GMan, just so I can tally it all up and calculate my grand total.

[@swindle9695]

"Also it's a well known fact amongst Chad gamers that dynamic lighting engines like this make for the best looking shooters." Ah yes, the past time of using a Mini-gun as a flashlight as you scream hate at the enemies. My favorite!

[@perryborn2777]

It really is sad that dynamic lighting was tossed out for the sake of better textures. Good art direction and strong lighting will always be better then more things in more detail on the screen

[@-redacted_by_youtube]

Bought this game day it came out. Blew my mind. This game was and is still amazing.

[@TreesOnTheMoon]

I was amazed at the portals in this game back in the day and it's interesting that they used exactly the same color scheme with orange and blue as the portals in Valve's game Portal that came out one year after this game.

[@TheHappyKamper]

I had such a trip playing this game. It was definitely underrated. The graphics, gameplay mechanics and story were definitely ahead of their time. I'm glad I played and loved it. I heard recently that the head developer of Arcanes Prey never wanted to call it Prey, and was forced to by the publishers. He actually felt it would cause unnecessary confusion with this Prey, and he was totally right.

[@hanayaseth]

I think one potential titles among them that they wanted to use is Typhoon which makes sense with the story.

[@Tampaoster]

Oh man you forgot to tell people about Art Bell's radio program that's in the game. I love the feeling we get on how things are happening on earth while you are in the Sphere. Great video, great video-game, great work! Keep it up bucko!

[@NorteKaleb]

Fun Fact: the Blue Öyster Cult's latest Remastered release features more cowbell in The Reaper.

[@nebulousblack5764]

My main problem with that song was not enough cowbell maybe a cowbell solo cover would be preferred

[@snowman429]

This was the first game I installed when, for the first time in my life, I upgraded to a very good gaming PC and looking at those fleshy bits at max settings at the beginning was awesome

[@ItPutsTheLotionOnItsSkin]

Us PC gamers were spoilt for great FPS games back then and Prey was seriously hurt because of this. Everything FPS on PC in the mid 2000's was compared to the very high bar of those games, which each game having obsessed and very defensive fanboys. I remember peoples complaints about Prey basically boiling down to "it doesn't do this thing as good as HL2" or "Doom 3 does this thing better" or "F.E.A.R does that better". If a new FPS game didn't do _everything_ as good or have some ground-breaking new feature then it was brushed aside by snobs and fanboys. I admit i occasionally did this myself, but i still played Prey from start to finish and loved it. It's a classic. The id Tech 4 engine was another thing that was underrated. Almost everyone preferred the Source engine and how it looked. I'd argue online (lol) about how technically, visually and atmospherically superior the dynamic lighting was in Tech 4 and how it will hold up better than the fake baked lighting of Source, but most people didn't listen. I was obviously right.

[@Hells_Gift_MB]

Yeah it really was a golden era back then, it's was a constant wave of amazing games. Not so much now sadly.

[@goukeban6197]

I haven't played Doom 3 or FEAR, but between Prey and HL2, I'd easily pick Prey. This review really reminded me how good that game was.

[@RockyRockhead]

Totally agree! I did a playthrough of Prey 2006 just to try and get more eyes on it AND to relive it for myself. :D It has creative use of portals (before Portal did it), gravity shifting, environmental puzzles, some hauntingly violent imagery, great level design, a creative death mechanic, an intriguing story with a definitive ending! The intro is one of the most iconic moments in my gaming life! :D

[@Robocop_1987]

You convinced me to play just as you did with soldiers of fortune(the widescreen patched version)

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

Yoshua You won’t regret it.

[@Robocop_1987]

@@j.a.weishaupt1748 I didn't

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

@@Robocop_1987 Then welcome to the illustrious "I've played the first Prey game and I enjoyed it"-club.

[@Robocop_1987]

@@j.a.weishaupt1748 😊

[@Robocop_1987]

@@j.a.weishaupt1748 I've downloaded a bunch of games he has reviewed like project warlock , kingpin , sin and so on.

[@necromech_]

3:09 gotta love the references he sneaks in

[@Pattamatt1998]

Ya like Blue Oyster Cult?

[@transmet2033]

Hey Paul

[@slayedtorest]

I’m thinking....DORSIA?

[@ohhaihaihaihai]

I've gotta return some videotapes.

[@Sellipsis]

Hey Gman, would you consider doing a review on Lost Planet 2? One of the few shooters Japan ever made and it has a design philosophy that has largely been lost since gen 6 console era with secret levels or mechanics you’re not madeaware of by the game. Also the co-op is fun af. Also is xbox one backwards compat so people are still playing it after 10 years and capcom has kept the servers up.

[@merces47letifer4]

I remember the first demo for LP one and we were so amazed by the graphics lol

[@dabebe5711]

When I was younger I couldnt afford games, so I used to replay the lost planet demo for the multiplayer over and over. When lost planet 2 came out I cried tears of joy. Didnt like lost planet 3 doe

[@dabebe5711]

Probably one of the most underrated games in my opinion

[@Pwophet_of_Twuth]

I remember asking my mom to rent me Lost Planet 2 without knowing anything about it and it immediately became one of my favorite games. Good to know the Xbox version still has an active community, I’ll have to dig out my copy and play it again. Wish they’d make another entry in the series.

[@Sellipsis]

bigevilworldwide1 yeah nah bro, Japan may not Understand how to make a consistent shooter but Lost Planet 2 is still one of the best co op games and it’s one of those rare games that starts out kind of sucking but gets better the more you play it until you suddenly realize it's one of your favorite games.

[@AscendantStoic]

It's indeed one of the most unique FPS games I encountered, definitely an underappreciated classic. Too bad Prey 2 never came to be.

[@nahbro104]

"the only better combination than a machinegun with grenade launcher is Brunettes and Glasses" Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well

[@W.2026]

Short shorts and thigh highs?

[@nahbro104]

@@W.2026 well that makes everything even better. And I see you are a true man of culture as well!

[@flamestoyershadowkill]

or subsonic with supressor.

[@Ashamedofmypast]

The one thing I have to hand to arkane is they actually found a way to rival 06 in the intro department. Groundhog's Prey < Prey 06.

[@esssss8415]

I fuckin loved both games for different reasons.

[@DimiKaye]

That Don't Fear the Reaper scene is one of the most memorable intros for me. Also when you saw a small planet in a room and then you transported on its surface was mindblown.

[@mooviedude141]

I have so much nostalgia with this game, it completely blew me away back in 06. Still sad to this day that we never got Prey 2, I'll never quite forgive Bethesda for canceling Prey 2 and shutting down Human Head :(

[@mastersniper101]

What an amazing game. Can't believe i slept on it for so long. I'm a massive Halo fan, and playing through this the first time felt like a Halo 2 type experience, if that makes sense. Excellent old school FPS gameplay, great weapon sandbox, and a really interesting story that kept you wanting more. Really sad that we'll never get a sequel. As great a game Prey 2017 is, Arkane really didn't have to take the Prey name, could have easily started a new IP. Now the door is essentially closed on ever finding out Tommy's fate. BTW the game is playable on Xbox One as well via backwards compatibility.

[@Buraz93]

17:45 "Without spoiling anything too major" *continues to spoil every bit of ending lol

[@JuanHerrera-dl7dp]

Ikr wtfff

[@REfan2002]

"Tommy is like, unkillable, like a foul mouth version of Jack Harkness from Torchwood!" I laughed way to hard at that, cause it's TRUE.

[@Gggmanlives]

Glad to see another Torchwood fan!

[@REfan2002]

@@Gggmanlives, yas!

[@eliotness4733]

they should've made an aliens fps game using id tech 4, just imagine that

[@titanoboaoficial2014]

I just finished this brutal master piece of art... 10 hours straight with coffee... What a brutal experience man damnnnn

[@iZephiroth]

Hell yeah brother. One of my favorite games. It’s crazy to me that more people don’t know about it. It’s a hidden gem. I’d kill for a remaster of it. The graphics for its era were amazing, imagine how it would look with current tech. 😅

[@titanoboaoficial2014]

@@iZephiroth Yea man for years i didnt even look at it... But thank life i gave it a try... Yeah the graphics and revolutionary ideas and creative elements were ahead of its time... Yeah a remaster would be great and also for the Thief series

[@StevilKanevil_]

Love this game! Still have it on a "Sold Out" disc. What I appreciate the most is how they handled Tommy, you showed the clip where he feels sick after going through the portals which is what a normal person would do, and the swearing is spot on.

[@ASpooneyBard]

A fun review of an under appreciated game, and the return of "shwacked" and "brunettes and glasses"? You spoil us Gman!

[@ThezRude]

How about: SINGULARITY (2010). From Raven Software.

[@KilliK69]

Civvie11 has done a review about it a few months ago.

[@Zontar82]

one of the last, good and original fps to come up in later years...after that just a fucking plethora of fucking cod clones. only cyberpunk is giving me hope for a resurgence of good fps on pc

[@xXRealXx]

Thanks for reminding me of that game. It was a great game. Just bought it on GOG. I'm off to playing it

[@lastofanancientbreed8616]

@@Zontar82 well there goes that dream

[@labdG]

Oooooh! This game is an old classic for me! I'm so hyped to hear your thoughts, good or bad. I know it's game with flaws. xD By the way. The new Prey really has nothing to do with the old one. Basically the game was already being made when the publisher just offered the name with no respect for the original. It's like when they took the name Command and Conquer for a random mobile strategy game that had nothing to do with Command and Conquer. I don't blame the devs since they just made their own game. It's just sad to see the industry throw around franchise names with no respect like they don't mean anything.

[@NIGHTMARECRIPT]

I remember playing the demo to this game and some of the full game when I was a kid. I never got to finish it unfortunately. So I went and bought a key for it I found on G2A. Thankfully, it worked and let me download the game on Steam. It's a shame we never got to see a continuation to the original Prey in a sequel. Looking forward to finally finishing this game all these years later.

[@LINKchris87]

I LOVE this game. The native American elements, the technobiological environments and weapons, the plot, the dialogue, the portals, the gravity... It was a delight to play.

[@felicianofrontado3134]

This thing was clearly inspired by Turok. I think I might just play it.

[@merces47letifer4]

Worth your time

[@cshimp10]

Definitely give it a go, if you can even get your hands on it. I have the 'metal bound case' of it and lost it completely when I moved. One of the few games I could sincerely go back to and still be impressed.

[@RokushoTheRavager]

John Laws, At least the first two are, Shadow of Oblivion really isn’t that great. Personally I think Evolution is really good too, but that’s just my opinion.

[@jamesduncan6729]

@@RokushoTheRavager Evolution isn't given nearly enough credit, it's still a solid game in my opinion

[@anubrakahn2970]

Yeah so was Mortal Kombat 3 because of Nightwolf. Seriously, there isn't a single dinosaur in this game from what i remember. Are we just going to say every game with a Native American character is "clearly inspired by Turok"?

[@astralgazelle]

12:05 - thank you, GmanLives, I missed it so much :)

[@Raze117]

"A song so catchy that most people dont even listen to the lyrics, but they should" I see that American Psycho reference..

[@nathanquinn8273]

A game way ahead of its time. So glad I crushed this game back in the day. The weapons and level design were so advanced and creative. Top tier title

[@aleccope1320]

Played Prey when I was 10. After I beat it I was left stunned by the wild ride it is. I suddenly was excited by the thought of how amazing itll be when they follow this up. *RIP*

[@robinmattheussen2395]

As much as I was saddened by the cancellation of Prey 2, Arkane's Prey did end up being one of my favorite games of the past 5 years or so. I feel like both Prey games are quite underappreciated.

[@michael15955]

Just went and bought it after I watched this and this game is a masterpiece and a shame a sequel did not happen.

[@MrBeetsGaming]

You can play it in VR if you have a quest 2

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

I will never, _ever_ understand the distaste some people have for this game. It's one of the best, most invesntive FPS of the 2000s.

[@Kingkreeps223]

My babysitter when I was a kid was a huge gamer, he's the main reason I'm into games and he introduced Oblivion and Prey to me by accident. This game scared me shitless when I was younger as well.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

@@Kingkreeps223 It is a scary ass game

[@caledonianamerican41]

Prey 2006 is one of my favorite games of all time and God bless you for keeping my childhood alive

[@damiancrowley569]

I just don't understand how this game didn't end up a bigger deal. I mean seriously, this is what games should aspire to be. There are so many unique things about this game, between the environment, the characters, and the puzzle; Like that cube you get stuck in. This game was amazing

[@gladwinguster1229]

This Game was Incredible thank you gmanlives for introducing me to this game!!

[@aeixo2533]

I loved this game, always thought it seemed super under-rated. I was hoping Prey 2017 would be the same vibes.

[@DenGuleBalje]

Prey 2017 is apparently a really good game, it just shouldn't have been called "Prey"

[@aeixo2533]

@@DenGuleBalje Yeah, it does look good on it's own merit, but it's not the portal loaded gravity bending body-horror not-taking-itself-too-seriously shooter that I was looking forward to. Maybe original Prey will get a remake some day though. But like Gman says, this one still looks amazing today anyway.

[@amimm7776]

As a massive new Prey fan, it is pretty good indeed, shame about the name though, wish there was a way new Prey and Prey 2 could have coexisted.

[@raisinablefallow6785]

I remember playing this on my Xbox 360 when I was a kid and it was amazing I may just see if I can get my Xbox to work again and find Prey because it is a very good game

[@danieldeitrick7947]

It also is backwards compatible on Xbox One.

[@raisinablefallow6785]

@@danieldeitrick7947 thats nice to know I might buy the Xbox one for Xbox exlusive things or if my Xbox 360 dont work

[@ImaginaShip]

I picked up the collectors edition for $20 in 2007 and went home and played it all day and late into the night. An extremely underappreciated, underrated and surprisingly engrossing game. The soundtrack is excellent too!

[@gandalfthegrey1873]

Thank you for this video! Dear God I remember playing this game with my uncle back in the day and it blew my fucking mind. The intro scene is up there with Bioshock and Half Life 2 as one of my favourite intro sequences in a game, the setting of that ship is so nightmareish and weird, and all of the mechanics were so insane at the time; messing around with gravity, using portals and shit, I think even now that mixture of ideas would be considered ambitious, back then it was absolutely bonkers. But I remember everyone just being like "duuuur it's kind of boring just another shooter" what??? WHAT??? I remember one review calling it trite???!!!?? It confused me so much that this game didn't get the love it deserved. For shame gaming community. For shame.

[@mermerac]

I remember waiting for the sequel like rain in the desert. Glad to see this gem being given its due credit.

[@NolanAlighieri]

Wasn't there like...a leak or something that had evidence that Arcane Studio's Prey was intended (possibly also a project title) to be called "Psyshock"? Or is that just some fake news I am misremembering?

[@EatThePath-7]

I also remember reading about it, i think it was actually meant to be named 'NeuroShock' (which would fit both the neuromods in the game, aswell as the fact it is heavily inspired by System Shock). What a shame they had to go with Prey as the name, it's a great game (mooncrash is even better), but it has nothing to do with the original and also just made some people hate it even without playing it (with some reason i suppose, it's not cool seeing something you like be 'replaced' with something completly different)

[@executable3]

@@EatThePath-7 Just another example of marketers being idiots. I largely ignored the game for a while because of the baggage and confusion they created by reusing the name for a new IP, I only gave it a go because of the demo that left a good impression.

[@amimm7776]

I'm pretty sure I heard Arkane was told by Bethesda they could make any game they wanted as long as it was called Prey. The "psychoshock found in the game files" probably was a misconception, given there's an ability in the game called psychoshock

[@miecraftandmoregames]

"i hope i can motivate you to do so" yeah you did and after finishing the game it was fuckin great!

[@Espi68One]

I remember playing this game on DVD/DISC, I was recently thinking about this game and was able to find the game online as steam key. So purchased it for about $7 or so. This way my sons can play it, if they want to in the steam library. I think it was an awesome game and was really hopefully for a sequel when I finished. Great Work, keep up the good work. I plan to do some gameplay uploads for my other channel later this year.

[@Magnumscrotus]

The moment where youve passed the tutorials and theyve given you guns and just kinda let the game really start, by letting you walk thru parts of the bar broken up and somewhere the jukebox is playing judas priest” you got another thing coming” lives on in my head forever.

[@MrBeetsGaming]

can play it in VR now

[@titanoboaoficial2014]

The only problem i had was that ammo was everywhere and you revive a lot... But then the game is brutally hard at the end so yeah i think it had to be like that