Prey Gameplay: 9 Things That Creeped Us Out in Prey (So Far)

[@timothymclean]

The eye-needle things...why does science fiction hate eyes?

[@samjosephalcoriza5087]

Because the fastest way to inject something to the brain is through the eyes

[@fantasyconnect]

Sam Joseph Alcoriza Yup, it's faster and more comfortable than having weird serum stuff floating around your bloodstream until it gets to your brain, that's for sure.

[@timothymclean]

Sam Joseph Alcoriza Oh, like this kind of science fiction has ever cared about _that_ before. The mimics are in blatant violation of conservation of mass, why worry about little details of human physiology? And if we're going that far, why not try going through the nostril? That wouldn't mess up your eye. Or at bare minimum, have the game recognize that no one is going to be able to safely inject their own eye. Between hand shakiness, differences in eye structure between people, and innate reluctance to stick stuff _in your freaking eye_, I'd imagine that having some kind of fully automated system do it (ideally with anesthesia, or at least hallucinogens) would do better than making you point at your own eye and shoot.

[@nightmarelycanthrope2230]

Dont forget dead space the needle in the eye part.

[@HagathaHexMe]

Timothy McLean because it's pretty symbolic, at least in my opinion. It's showing that you need to blind your self, or change your view/perspective, in order to move forward and survive. Like in prey, the world around you is changed so much that your life is suddenly in constant danger now. And the only way to survive is to stab your eye, change your perspective, and adapt to this new hostile environment before it kills you.

[@icklenellierose]

To whoever it was at Arkane Studios who thought up the idea of having mimics turn into environmental objects, I just want to say: props to Yu.

[@Jooju413]

Lol

[@wraithking9051]

icklenellierose ayy lmao

[@SwingDancer61]

Eye C

[@zacchpatton595]

PUNS

[@EariosRandomness]

It's actually based off of Mimics in D&D, which mimic the appearance of a mundane object (most notably chests, but can be anything really) in hopes of you getting close enough to let it eat you.

[@SirAsdf]

6:42 It's like GMod Prop Hunt, except the Soviet Russia version where the Props are hunting you.

[@lars6261]

Ryan McCarthy lmao

[@mcstripey735]

Oh I get it yeah good job

[@maistromann136]

Ryan McCarthy good one

[@therandomzinogre8755]

Ryan McCarthy yes XD

[@arkthefennecfox2366]

+Ryan McCarthy Nice m8 XD

[@sammy4798]

"I would panic, and reflexively swing my wrench in their general direction." An accurate representation of me in most games. Every game.

[@samprice8944]

* Picks up mug of tea just as Spaghetti death mug eats Doctor * * Puts down mug * * Does no longer trust mug *

[@mercxantor]

You know those times you pick up a can of juice or a mug and find it empty and think "Oh, I must have drank it all"? Well now that's going to be a mini heart attack every time.

[@kalrichter1571]

MrSam91 I'll probably opt for the Andy method of smashing every mug I see in the game.

[@samprice8944]

I opted for the " i don't want to die like that guy " method of smashing every mug in my house

[@DarkRubberDucky]

I feel like that's how the entire game would work. Go to bed after a long night of playing it, and you stare at the two pillows on your bed... walk backwards slowly out of the room.

[@ZackRToler]

Thankfully my mug is shaped like a plasma grenade from Halo So I can just blow it up Logically of course

[@Psil33t]

My wife was up late one night playing prey and when I woke up for work the next day I saw she had a glass of water on her nightstand. So I grabbed an identical glass, filled it up to the same level, and hastily made a "not a mimic" post-it note for one of them. She said it gave her a genuine jumpscare in the morning when she was just waking up.

[@EdgarFriendlysCivicsTeacher]

My man

[@Penumant]

MEDKIT MIMICS THEY'RE COMING

[@nerdherder9340]

Idan B that's horrifying

[@TheManBehindTheSlaughter6669]

*On low health "I'll just grab that medkit and heal up a bit." *Medkit turns into mimic "That's okay, I didn't need health anyway."

[@Gag1800]

Lets make it worse, if you attack it to check if it's Mimic and it turns out to be an actual medkit you destroy it and make it unusable. Good luck making that choice

[@nerdherder9340]

Gag1800 thats just cruel

[@mrhedgebull1658]

Actual quote from a fantasy campaign my wife ran. "Mimics... disguised as beer barrels!"

[@Confron7a7ion7]

what I think is gonna make this horror game stand out from others is that in other horror games you are clearly shown what it is you're supposed to be afraid of. The zombie people, spooky monster, odd thing that hides and hunts you, and so on. In this one you are told "literally anything in this game could try to kill you and we know how gamers hunt for supplies. Good luck."

[@kaollachan]

i wonder what is less scary, a roaming xenomorphe ( that you can t dmg) a mimic, or a mimic taking the shape of a xeno statue

[@writemydreams7]

That's terrifying

[@Un-ht5bc]

Even better, a mimic in the shape of a first aid kit.

[@kaollachan]

i would bet they would put that in the game, that or a save point XD

[@propper-g7725]

Confron7a7ion7 I swear to fucking god i was at like 20 health and i went yay a medkit on the floor im saved and then got merked by about 4 that were hiding nearby themselves and i stopped playing for a day after that

[@chamomillionaire1427]

I just hope they don't mimic into a toilet. AWKWARD...

[@rickharrison3319]

Chamomillionaire I've seen enough hentai

[@neji-_-hyuuga8458]

Rick Harrison i want to sell the first copy of Skyrim. How much are you offering?

[@Stoneysilence]

Well, if they can go down your throat, then I suppose they can go the other direction too...

[@Bloodhurl67]

Stoneysilence LMAO

[@tochukwuudu7763]

Stoneysilence Im dead

[@thisisodsmith]

Should've let Jane play it, you never know how useful it could be for her astronaut training...

[@SaintRenegade]

Yeah, but Mike would be a natural for this game. Just destroy everything and and you'll be alright.

[@pwlpc]

OD Smith Jane would probably enslave the mimics

[@justinjacobs1501]

You can create your own pet Phantoms after a certain point...

[@outsidextra]

Just how scary is Bethesda's upcoming Prey? Let us tell you some of the creepiest things we came across during our early hands-on with the first hour of the game. Warning: you'll never be able to eat squid-ink spaghetti again, which is fine really as that stuff's pretty pricey tbh...

[@whathappenedtomyhandle]

Prey is by Bethesda? I hope they haven't made it an endless fetch/kill loop with everything rinsed and repeated like the fallout games. What does squid-ink spaghetti even taste like? Why would anyone want to eat ink?

[@whathappenedtomyhandle]

Tea all the way? All that's missing is some shade and some bags and then it's a tea party... jk ♥ tea and coffee with hot chocolate ♥

[@BiTheBooks]

Outside Xtra It's easy to imagine Ellen fearfully smashing mugs around the office after playing Prey...you could say that she's fallen *Prey* to the game's spooky atmosphere? PS Still drinking coffee.

[@theamazingpotatopuncher6787]

can i say something i even checked on 2023 march 15th is not Monday its Wednesday

[@deadlynick1437]

Maybe a leapday?

[@grapeapetape9132]

Imagine if this game had a gravity gun it would be ridiculous. Imagine launching a chair at an enemy only for it to turn into a shadow monster mid-launch?

[@KreepKarnage]

What's gonna be even better are the physics of the ragdoll as it is launched across the room.

[@nhatdminh]

telekinesis is an ability in system shock 2, bioshock, arx fatalis, dark messiah, dishonored, dishonored 2. It's a given.

[@Soniboy84]

I know I'm 3 years late, but it kinda had a gravity gun. "remote manipulation" and "leverage 3" kinda gave you that.

[@Gorbz]

Surprise twist ending - the wrench is a mimic all along!

[@LunarEdge7]

Damn, either this Mimic really likes the character and wants to live with him, or just waiting to finally claim its strong, bloodwell of a vessel.

[@shioriryukaze]

*surprised chipmunk

[@bridgethollinger3116]

LOL

[@citizenofdunwall2318]

@@LunarEdge7 just imagine that end scane. You are about to smash some mimic and out of nowhere, your wrench turns into mimic and kills you.

[@randomflyinyourwalls7151]

Even better-YOU were a mimic all along

[@GrayscaleChroma]

In a world where Garry hunts props... The whole world turned topsy-turvy... Called the best film of the year: PREY: THE PROPS FIGHT BACK

[@Khanemis]

I guess that's one hell of a strong coffee. Ideal to wake you up at Monday morning.

[@Chokah]

*is beating his coffee back into the mug with his spoon* GITONBACKINTHERE!

[@leocarr080501]

I can picture some insanely American guy just like "I cannot go to work without a coffee god damn it, no I told you before no deep throating god damn it GET THE FUCK BACK IN THE CUP NO DONT CLIMB OUT THE WINDOW"

[@EvelynnWinters2000]

I knew this game was creepy from the very start of the video, when it says "Good morning Morgan" My real name is Morgan

[@superawesomefudgermanv.2.051]

Lmao you're gonna have a bad time playing this game

[@fukkthisnewupdate8882]

Amélie Lacroix that was pretty much my same reaction, cuz my name is Morgan too.

[@TheFarCobra]

"Did you decontaminate the neuromod machine?" "Yes" "Do you promise?" "Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle ... err ... ok, you got me, I didn't."

[@polkarrty]

that reference

[@zaqzilla1]

The aesthetics and lighting definitely remind me of Rapture.

[@SaintRenegade]

It's a little bit of Bioshock, Dead Space, Half-Life, Dishonored, Prop Hunt, and Alien all rolled into one.

[@Foxtrop13]

and none of Prey?

[@rafabuda0]

all of it is Prey.

[@scrollkeeper5272]

This makes Rapture look like a picnic.

[@AntonioTorres-om7iw]

Scroll Keeper not even

[@mathieupr6391]

Andy compares Mimics to smoke monster from Lost merged with headcrabs. Ellen compares them to black sentient spaghetti monsters. Pick your side, friends!

[@apcsox]

Mathieu Pr #blacksentientspaghettimonsters

[@ThePonz87]

spaghetti smoke headcrabs :O

[@Nitrinoxus]

The worst part? March 15th, 2032 actually *is* a Monday. Yet another reason to hate Mondays: there may come a Monday when a spidery black spaghetti monster eats your face off. (Speaking of, Ellen, I would've thought the vaguely arachnid-ish appearance of the Mimics would've freaked you out more than anything, given your well-documented fear of spiders and spiderish things in games. Sure, they've only got four legs, but still.)

[@MySerpentine]

They move differently, so it isn't as bad.

[@Nitrinoxus]

That's true, I suppose -- they're kind of floppy and flaily in general, by the looks of it, like four-legged octopi. It was the skittering movement as they're running towards you that reminded me of a spider.

[@DashingSteel]

1)Your first weapon is a pipe wrench 2)You can get superpowers by showing needles into yourself in a disturbing way 3)The whole thing is set in the location, surrounded by matter in which a human being cannot live for long WTF it's basically Bioshock in space But it's not Bioshock in space EDIT:I FUCKING KNOW ABOUT SYSTEM SHOCK, ALRIGHT?! THE POINT IS THAT "Prey" IS SIMILAR TO BIOSHOCK, NOT SYSTEM SHOCK! Stop being such a bunch of wise asses, thinkin' that i don't know my classic games.

[@Confron7a7ion7]

Bagel Nigelberry lots of great games take inspiration from other games. Like how Dishonored is basically Thief but good. Or how overwatch took inspiration from TF2.

[@fantasyconnect]

Confron7a7ion7 Thief: The Dark Project _is_ good though...

[@brianatkins6183]

System Shock did it WAYYYY back in 1999. Bioshock's predecessor.

[@fantasyconnect]

Brian Atkins Yes indeed, heck, they even call the abilities PSI powers.

[@jamesmichels9103]

I consider it a spiritual successor to System shock and Bioshock. Given that Irrational Games is kinda dead.

[@unreal727]

I must say, the mini cutscene of smashing the glass to go “outside” of our apartment is awesome.

[@looking4afix]

I remember the first time played Bioshock. I was screaming like a scared child and my parents where like "stop bullshiting". And now Prey get this nostalgic scary as hell feeling of a futuristic Bioshock. I'm looking forward to scream like a child while my parents yell at me. :D

[@alexsmit5430]

All Hail the Flying Spaghetti Monster, R'amen.

[@miroslavzima8856]

My greatest fear during game - Talos 1 mug standing next to my TV which came with the game. After 2 hours of gameplay I´ve nervously peeked to mug´s direction.

[@MightyMurloc]

Every single clip I see of those eye needles I wince my eye shut. They've got the position dead-on to freak my mind out and reflexively slam my eyelid close whenever I see them inserted.

[@XantMann]

I still want to know whatever happened to Tommy and the Indian reserve timeline...

[@noddler217]

Um, Ellen, got some bad news... you can get black dyed spaghetti. The joys of squid ink. Hope you enjoy your next Carbonara!

[@DuchessBathory]

Will we be getting game play videos of Prey with Ellen and Andy? Cuz that would be awesome.

[@callumunga5253]

Ok, so Elizabeth stole a bunch of plasmids made them more efficient after seeing how medicine has progressed in the Dead Space universe, accidentally found a Necromorph and jumped to the dishonored universe, but in the 21 century instead of the 19th. There.

[@gaudaslapinskas679]

Also the psychoscope has a very good chip that lets you detect mimics , even when they are hidden!

[@raccoonavi]

We're all scared of 2 cups being on the same desk while there's people killing a Nightmare with a wrench.

[@MsShikaNara]

We totally need to see Andy and Ellen gameplay of this. They make me feel brave

[@LordBaktor]

Thanks for the final jump scare at the end. You owe me a new heart, this one's not beating anymore.

[@joshiemike6690]

this is the one horror game i actually want to play 👍 And the mug's a lie 😱

[@JCTiggs1]

The space station is really the Queen Mimic disguised as the space station.

[@samuellightwing5467]

TEA! The heavenly brew that keeps British people functioning. Seriously, my blood is eight per cent tea.

[@blindgamer18]

Yeah I don’t think after watching this any British person trusted a cup of tea ever again

[@56bturn]

I think the creepiest thing about the tests is the implication you yourself started them, or something like that.

[@drewsnow3237]

who drinks fizz as soon as they wake up anyways? clearly Morgan was asking for aliens!

[@bobcat1876]

I'd worry about the scares. The game developers know how to PREY with your fears.

[@nathanielwamsley6332]

this is like the new movie life, which also looks really good

[@ashsnicket]

I like Morgan's suit, especially the helmet design.

[@Medicae131]

I can't be the only one who thinks this game looks really Half-Lifey.

[@PianoDisneygal10]

Will Mills And Bioshocky.

[@peppermillers8361]

System Shock did it first, buddy.

[@My_Spiritual_Journey.]

Yeah

[@saystpia1148]

A highly disturbing detail is that I forgot what work station it was but there was an email someone sent to that person that said they were sorry for not holding out longer and that they could not take it, they are going to commit suicide and then the words garble indicating he already offed himself and the garble writing was his deceased corpse sliding down the keyboard.

[@saystpia1148]

Pretty fucked up huh?

[@LonesomePrarie]

Anyone else feel like this looks a lot like bioshock? The weapons look heavily like the designs in bioshock.

[@BazookaTooth707]

Lonesome Prarie I was going to say System Shock, but same difference lol

[@kw6086]

Lonesome Prarie the pipe wrench, the shotgun looks almost ready same except more futuristic, and the glue gun looks just like the chemical thrower

[@LonesomePrarie]

Jeff Nacho it's not a terrible thing, I loved the weapons in Bioshock. Just feels a little cheap I guess.

[@kw6086]

Lonesome Prarie I know I'm not even mad, I want to buy this game so bad just because it has that bioshock feel

[@maxrequisite]

it is made by the same creators of bioshock

[@marsispan6232]

"With the amount of spaghetti I've eaten in my lifetime" * looks down and suspiciously eyes my own plate of spaghetti *

[@xKareBearzx]

Prop Hunt: Rated R Edition

[@paecmaker]

*what was even more scary was the waste of shotgun ammo*

[@EdenOfTheGarden1337]

bethesda saw prop hunt and was like lets give that astory

[@EariosRandomness]

Fun facts: the design of the Telepaths and Technopaths you encounter later on is based on the design of Beholders from Dungeons and Dragons. Mimics also draw their inspiration from this source, although they're not based on appearance as much as what they do. There's also a character sheet and dice in the security office in the lobby, along with a note in the cafe that mentions game night.

[@TheScholesie09]

Dead Space meets Prop Hunt.Yeah, I'd play that.

[@samtheman7891]

I hope the big twist at the end is that your wrench was a mimic the whole time

[@Jooju413]

*Sees last few frames of video* nope Nope NOPE *NOPE* *NOPE!*

[@joemcginnis9331]

My favorite book in game is the joy of cooking with cauliflower . talk about an intense read.

[@lonewolf1582]

Kinda reminds me of half life 2

[@SaintRenegade]

Ellen you should: 1. make spaghetti 2. dye it black 3. put it in a mug 4. leave the mug on Andy's desk Might want to make sure there's no wrenches near him though.

[@KitRedfield]

this is not fear! this is FUN! LET THE HUNT BEGIN!

[@haxxor-xl4fz]

So.... Prey is like PROPHUNT, but this time the props are trying to kill you?

[@paulgudu9228]

only thing that sounds better than Jane's voice is Ellen's voice, so soothing listening to it to relax

[@usamamahdee3105]

" Phantom of the NOPEra " That was a great piece of title. Props to whoever wrote that ! ! ! !

[@grndmst9]

Is it just me or is this video incredibly well done? Between the narration, the editing and personality. Excellent. Shocked I've never before watched a video on here. I subscribed immediately.

[@jimbarricks5487]

Nightmares were the worst. I hid or ran and hid from most of them.

[@cas9564]

I think the one thing that unnerves me the most comes from an early gameplay trailer where a gun turned out to be a mimic.

[@nerdherder9340]

My theory is that the whole station is trying to purposefully turn people into mimics, that would explain you being put in a room empty of everything but a chair to "mimic"

[@ojsmallz]

What if there is a REALLY long mission that takes like 5 hours to do, and at the very end, you have to pick up a quest item. But there are 10 of them. And you have 1HP. And 1 bullet. And the last time you saved was 2 hours ago. RIP Morgan Yu

[@doctor-atuti]

I think they should have done more with the eye problem. I think it would be a quite interesting if the character killed lots of monsters, but then his eye heals and he realises that all the monsters he had killed were actually innocent people. It would be a nice twist to the story

[@brianbrewster6532]

What a freaky game. Lots of imaginative stuff here. These mimics are very original and tough little buggers to kill which makes them infinitely more challenging than so many of the zombie-like creatures we've all gotten bored of long ago.

[@cortster12]

The mug killing the doctor would have been so much better if the jump scare sound never happened and it was all quiet save for his screams. It would have had a much better impact then.

[@SaintRenegade]

I assume since Andy & Ellen both played the game but only Ellen talked about it, that Andy is still in shock. Now we know who's the bravest wimp.

[@jhsand1515]

The PHAAAAAAAANtom of the Nope-era is theeeeeeeeere, inside your muuuuuug.

[@macewindu9249]

Hes a phantom *Danny phantom*

[@Twilightrokz]

Nice!!! Best closer look at Prey that I could find. My friend and I had fun watching this!

[@alasdairbaillie6566]

I watched this video before bed and then had a dream of a huge mimic crossed with a spider capturing me and wrapping me in webbing. I awoke with a start. Thanks Outside Xtra :(

[@clarice8604]

Hyper realistic graphics in a repeating world that changes slightly every time - Silent Hills PT Face grabbing creatures that stick a thing down your throat to multiply - Alien/Aliens Art Deco style architecture, wrench as a primary weapon, the look of that shotgun - Bioshock Having to stick a needle in your eye just because - Dead Space 2 00:25 - Prometheus, Dr. Charlie Holloway after he gets infected

[@clarice8604]

I realize that they're taking ideas from some of the best in the horror/scifi genre, but come on we need some new ideas here.

[@FBIMOUS377]

It makes it less creepy for me if I think of it as single player Prop hunt XD

[@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786]

I find it really funny that this game was being hyped up as a terrifying horror game when it's actually an RPG.

[@LunaKaze]

mimics look like spaghetti that's been left in the fridge for a month and has come to life with a thirst for revenge because you didn't eat it sooner.

[@forrestholt9981]

(sing with me) "The best part of waking up is holy sh*t what's in my cup?"

[@PD-Pro-Go]

The game ended up being not scary at all. It was intense because its difficult, but not scary. As far as the eye needle thing, your character does it wrong the first time, he's holding the button down and then just jamming it in his eye. The instructions clearly state, press the device against eye socket, and THEN press the button.

[@Squidward1923]

Imagine if there was a point in the game when you lost your wrench, and when you found a new one, it turned out to be a mimic. That would be ingeniously terrifying. I get a cut of the profits if you end up using that, Arkane Studios.

[@matman000000]

This looks way better than I expected from the reveal and I love the obvious inspirations from Bioshock and the constant paranoia. That said, the visual design of the enemies is pretty underwhelming. Black formless goo just isn't scary, never was and never will be. It seems like a wasted opportunity, since the idea of the monsters is really cool and terrifying.

[@zaphero5518]

I'd like to point out that this is exactly the Mimics from All You Need Is Kill's turned up to 11, combined with their adaptation's (Edge of Tomorrow) visual design and speed, alongside the concept of living the same day from All You Need Is Kill!

[@l0lhei541]

So many people are so negative towards this game. Then there's me, hyped as hell for a new Space Jamming. Naturally, the game just had to involve dark, shadowy aliens, which turns into anything and is hard to see in the darkness. My Nyctophobia is going to new levels already, I can tell.

[@KatAspen]

I've smashed about a dozen mugs... in real life, my parents aren't gonna be happy about the destroyed property, but at least there are no shapeshifting monsters out to kill them. You would think that they would be happy about all of this, but they aren't.

[@undeadcommunist]

Half Life + Bioschock + Dishonored = PREY

[@karara5532]

When your holding a cup of coffee and your friend tells you a joke...you laugh...so does your cup.

[@shiranuikami6784]

My fan theory for this game is that it is set in the future of Skyrim - the nords still fight the oppressive Aldmeri Dominion, and so make a space station (called Talos) to set off to Aetherius and prove to the damn elves Talos is up there.

[@jestrosjesterempire2977]

The mimics look like reject versions of those crab monsters from half life

[@isaibaez50]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they were inspired by past games like bioshock and system shock, but that doesn't mean they can't make their own version of a claustrophobic survival shooter. No one owns the genre. The story of this game real interests me, and it looks like a very polished game. Hopefully it surpasses expectations.

[@Heedfulconch3]

Those mimics could make for some cool multiplayer Two teams of 5, they hunt the mimic whilst the mimic has to get the jump on one of them to spawn more player controlled mimics That would be awesome

[@r3l1csvk]

actually the maintenance lafdy is not the first corpse you see it on,can be seen on that "hey,this isnt my mug" guy,if you are quick use right mouse button to zoom to him before the gas starts pouring and makes you faint

[@jtomczak100]

such a cool concept being afraid of rolls of toilet paper, this game looks awesome

[@PhilS1984]

Everything what you said about the mimics and dropping your controller is so true. I freaked out every time.

[@theguywiththegrasses2467]

as much as I will Never have a good sleep after playing this game, I will still enjoy it

[@hiddendesire3076]

Thing is, this isn't Prey, this is Prey 2. Prey 1 followed a native American man as his family is abducted and he is forced to use his spirit animal's ability along with his natural survival skills to survive.

[@jordan-dr7oi]

Hidden Desire it's a reboot so it is just prey

[@imakerbadcontentrbad8664]

It makes it more grounded in our world.... in space.... on a comfortable looking space station. Well if that ain't just completely relatable, I don't know what is.

[@dizzolve]

Poltergeists were my #1. On more than 1 occasion I got goosebumps when those critters wanted to play

[@necrocephsfm6793]

I'll break everything if I have to survive in a space station filled with shapeshifting aliens!

[@dansonchristman]

Also many of you missed is that theres eyes in space watching you typhon eyes

[@Selfbaptized]

I'm predicting it ... people are gonna say how cute mimics are and they're going to make plushies

[@joshuamartin3317]

The nightmare was the scariest of them all