The cancelled Prey 2 had an incredible plot twist - Here’s A Thing

[@LastHamurai]

That ending is REALLY badass. I loved the first, shame we'll never see it.

[@mr.rogers9849]

Agreed. Liking the new Prey alot, but man this would have been incredible if they pulled it off.

[@jamesiewalters2360]

Hayden Rogers they just HAD to be arrogant with this, didn't they!? I'd have preferred this over what they decided to do!!

[@ChrellMax]

John Dettling I wish we had prey 2

[@TheNeXusCore9032]

The more I hear about the content of the cancelled Prey 2 game, the sadder and angrier I get. Honestly, so many games today lack substance in writing. The ending of Prey 2 sounds a little similar to the first Bioshock game's good ending, maybe even inspired by it, but the gravity of never actually being able to fully escape the clutches of your bounty hunter fate would hit me. I just hope someday, there will be another game inspired by this WITHOUT being screwed over by Bethesda.

[@TheWayoftheSith]

I already played Prey 2 it was pretty good. Apparently there was a leak a few years back.

[@activemessiah]

For anyone who don't know, Zenimax cancelled Prey 2 after a failed hostile takerover of Human Head, they refused to be bought so their game got cancelled as punishment hence everyone losing their jobs. ~They did the same exact thing with Arcane but arcane caved in.

[@TheNeXusCore9032]

Even Arcane was a victim of their schemes? Wow, this is just sickening. The way they keep bullying developers just to absorb them is sad.

[@activemessiah]

TheForgery Yeah they have a particular method where they shorten the funds to the studio during production until its financially in trouble only to come out to them and say hey, we'll help you out just sign at the doted line. if you've noticed, if you're an indie you either end up getting bought or you end up shutting down. Human Head is barely alive today... I think they did a mobile game since.

[@TheNeXusCore9032]

Agreed, and I find it amazing Bethesda, or rather Zenimax, isn't facing any kind of lawsuit whatsoever for their schemes. Isn't it corporate espionage to intentionally undermine a studio of their funding just to buy them out or worse, drive them out of business to thin out potential competition? I think they're trying to make a monopoly of some sort, especially considering how they were bold enough to file lawsuits on the "Scrolls" and "Prey" naming controversy.

[@activemessiah]

They have just started suing Samsung for their VR too... I'm glad people are starting to see their behaviour instead of being blinded by the fact that they release their favourite games. Also, anything that comes out of Pete Hines is a lie, his job (PR) is to literally lie all the damn time. He lied about Prey 2 being complete only for someone from Human Head to come and say that Prey 2 was a complete game before they shelved it... here: www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/124543-Prey-2-Was-A-Full-Game-When-Bethesda-Cancelled-it

[@TheNeXusCore9032]

I just read that article regarding the case you mentioned, and all I can do is shake my head in shame after hearing it. Seriously? Just how many more lawsuits will they file more this year? I can barely comprehend any of this. I've also been noticing their first signs of "corruption" and a lot of blind fanboys didn't want to hear any of it. A few of my friends also (would) agree on what's going on with Zenimax lately. I did hear about Prey 2 already being completed but it was cancelled out of spite to ensure Human Head Studios would go bankrupt or otherwise. It's just sad. And yeah, without a doubt, Pete Hines is a liar. It's so bad, I actually feel bad for him if he's actually forced to lie all the time. Even then, I still cry out "Bull" when hearing they treat their (3rd party) developers equally which isn't true, considering Obsidian's treatment, alongside with Human Head Studios.

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

I wanted this game so *fuuuuucking* badly. Prey 2 has got to be one of the most infuriating game cancellations in gaming history.

[@ultrahero2115]

Yep. This and PT will haunt me forever.

[@negx3933]

Do we have a PT virgin here?

[@niggajuicextr4623]

ultrahero2115 And Star Wars: 1313

[@VitoTorpedo.]

Fallout Van Buren infuriates me.

[@RokushoTheRavager]

This was like practically my dream game. FPS, open world, Sci-Fi, futuristic, Bounty Hunter game and the only reason I don't get to play it is because of yet another greedy publisher with its head up its ass. Regarding this game, I'm sour beyond all belief...

[@thursdaythirty]

That ending would have been absolutely brilliant. What a shame.

[@andrada9506]

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[@Vindictator1972]

No, that is a Silhouette of a Kiwi on a triangle that meets up with 3 blue Kiwi Fruit.

[@MagicAccent]

"Open world bounty hunting game, set in an alien noir cityscape" Still can't believe it will never see the light of day :'(

[@dednicat]

they afraid the concept would be confusing? learn from from software, gamers will go very deep to understand their games.

[@tarunbains9837]

Haywire Dednicat Very true

[@fr33kSh0w2012]

Fucking bethesda ARE NUTS! the games NOW implement a LOT of what Prey 2 had Prey 2 was a TREND SETTER OF A GAME!

[@0002pA]

Bethesda wants the casual mainstream market. As apparent by the decline of their RPGs, which got more and more simplistic over the years.

[@andrada9506]

TheSpidersider don't hate

[@hackermangage1703]

Haywire Dednicat Destiny, Dark souls, Black Ops 2 & 3 are what come to mind

[@clonewarrior1999]

Fucking Bethesda, "It didn't meet our requirements." So not enough bugs?

[@Xport9]

It needs more flying mammoths.

[@suraventri2544]

"You made a bug into a gameplay feature? Thats not what we want you to do with bugs! Just leave them be!" - Bethesda

[@MajorPhilGraves]

Good on the developers for speaking to Eurogamer, but I still feel so sorry for Human Head. :(

[@Nerdazoid]

I love the new Prey but this cancellation was a real shame.

[@lolbotomy]

Nerdazoid Yeah...

[@randawmnewbus8509]

Nerdazoid atleast arkane did a good job heres to hope they make a sequel

[@IncognitoSprax]

Arkane did a good job making their own game. The prey title was just slapped on.

[@GabrielGriffin82]

prey remake could have been titled an other game all together... we could have had both.

[@ClockworkFool]

yeah. system shock would have been a better title.

[@Schizm1]

Get the team back together and Kickstart a new franchise based on those ideas.

[@oliverhancock5397]

Schizm1 completely agree...

[@crozraven]

Schizm1 I totally want that but something tells me Bethesda and Zenimax wouldn't be quiet about that, especially with their history of ridiculous lawsuit and copyright shenanigans.

[@Schizm1]

Well if they use different name and engine (like UE4) then I see no problems. And because I'm talking about different setting I don't see how Zenimax could do anything to stop that. They own Prey brand and things that are connected to it. But new franchise using semi-open world and exploration like what what was showed for P2 is something that, theoretically, any1 can use.

[@Wildeheart79]

Because we really need another nostalgia driven kickstarter that just turns into another money sink pipe dream? Just enjoy the first game for what it was and move on. There's plenty of good new IP out there to play.

[@haraldharam9334]

@@Wildeheart79 Yeah like Fallout 76, oh god! And to think they canceled Prey 2 because it didn't meet Bethesda quality standard, but they released the abomination 76.

[@robertstainerRS]

I want Prey 2. I've wanted Prey 2 for many years. I was seriously unhappy with the announcement of prey2017.

[@RamChop451]

ELIZABETH, OPEN A TEAR TO A WORLD WHERE THIS GAME WAS RELEASED!

[@xXGLADI8ORDUDEXx]

I was SO sold on Prey 2! Personly, I was very turned off when Bethesda showed off the new Prey because I keep thinking of Prey 2. Really wish it could see the light of day.

[@michaelwarner7311]

GLADI8OR GAMER same

[@Daftanemone]

I thought it was okay but the complete and utter disregard for ANYTHING relating to the original was disrespectful to the original. They couldn't even stand to toss a little nod somewhere as an easter egg?

[@spymen2109]

Hopefully we'll have Cyberpunk 2077 to be the prey 2 we never had.

[@peste2574]

It's not suposed to. Prey 2017 and Prey (2006) are complete different games, with complete different timelines, story, characters and enemys. And let's be honest here, the original Prey wasn't even that good. It was nice and fun, but come on.

[@peste2574]

It's not a good game because it's old. People just jumped into the Prey 1 game cause Prey 2 was announced and it looked good.

[@Rekettyelovag]

Everybody was telling me that I should stop complaining about the cancellation of this game. But here's a thing: I'm a big Duke fan but i didn't care much about the 2009 cancellation of Duke Forever. OC I was sad and I wanted to see the game but I managed it easily. When I heard that Prey 2 got cancelled I was furious. The original Prey was almost cancelled as well and Scott Millet had to save it. And thank God he did that because Prey was almost everything I loved in a game back then. Prey 2 must have been better in every way. I mean look at it! That respawn az the end would have been THE shit! Immersion++. Human Head would have been the next Looking Glass. They were already awesome because of their history at Raven but this... And bethesda cancelled this masterpiece because of a failed acquisition... I'm so angry with them. I really am. I wanna hug everyone at Human Head and thank them what they already achieved. OC no game, but guys I will never forget this cancelled game.

[@sonodaumibestgurl494]

Big publishers are held by a bunch of idiots, and they like to think of their fans as idiots too. Thats why we cant have great games with great ideas anymore and are served with reused designs and copy paste assets.

[@DrugMan24]

The reason they used the name prey was so that Bethesda wouldn't lose the rights to the name, or so i read, but it makes sense in hindsight, bethesda was real bully during the development, i think it caused friction since the Developer team wanted to stay independent.

[@fr33kSh0w2012]

If they did that it wouldn't sell! thank fuck Arkane didn't use "The Creation engine" or Gamebryo for it or fucking Morrowinds engine

[@TheNeXusCore9032]

And that's why Bethesda/Zenimax are desperate to hold onto any developer that has rights to a better engine.

[@Tootiebear399]

CD Projekt Red and Naughty Dog are about the only legit Masterpiece makers.

[@Solaxe]

ugh Bioshock for example? Yeah shut up

[@lolbotomy]

I really wish I could have played this...

[@MoonBeamLaser]

Dank Meemays ;-;

[@Deathlygunn]

So basically Prey 2 was going to be perhaps one of the best, if not certainly most interesting, shooters of the last gen, and now thanks to Bethesda it's the best game never made.

[@Fen1kz]

Well, I'd choose awesome 'oldschool' current Prey 2 over promises and unreleases twists. Bethesda's Prey 2 is incredibly good, it's basically Bioshock done right. I cannot see how it could be better over nowadays mass-casualisation and dumbification of games.

[@emowookie9337]

Ahahaha Prey 2017 is a terrible game compared to Bioshock 1. Prey 2017 is simply a bad game all round.

[@Thaibiohazard123]

Prey 2017 is surprisingly awesome. But I'm not going as far as to say it's greater than Bioshock (maybe technically is, but Prey still lack other parts that Bioshock did way better) All in all, I'd say it's a great descendant from System Shock and Bioshock indeed.

[@soulsingxkill]

How is it a bad game all around?

[@serdarkinay5077]

It's much better than Bioshock in terms of gameplay, but you most likely haven't played it anyways so.

[@MoonBeamLaser]

I wish this game would still come out somehow maybe as it's own standalone

[@saitamasensei4508]

MoonBeamLaser if I'm correct Bethesda pretty much owns the IP.

[@TheNeXusCore9032]

I want a game inspired by Prey 2, just without the name of course. After all, Bethesda/Zenimax flipped their tables and tried to take a case to court when another game had "Prey" in its title (it was renamed to "Praey" to the Gods. Thanks a lot Bethesda).

[@Suren0]

They fact that Bethesda thought that story twist would be too complicated for the players just shows how little they think of their audience.

[@babafrog1877]

Then ng+ starts? Such a slick ass system.

[@NiBy64]

my hate for Bethesda just multiplied by 100

[@BBB273]

I'm from the future, and I have some bad news for you...

[@tromboneman4517]

BigBoyBojan, Bethesda gets more evil. I can’t believe I just learned about this Prey 2 mess.

[@NiBy64]

@Főfasírozó hahah i love this reference to todd

[@NiBy64]

@@BBB273 and whats that?

[@Badjazy]

it was already bad and it got so much worse.

[@rootbeermcgee]

Stories like this make me afraid to work in the video game industry, no job security at all

[@nicholasharris2108]

rootbeermcgee I'm glad to be outside of the industry working on my own procedurally generated alien bounty hunter game even if I have been working on the tools needed to make it for twenty two years. As a result, _Multiverse_ will be done when it is done.

[@Bigdaddymittens]

Nicholas Harris "Procedurally generated" You've already lost a potential customer.

[@nicholasharris2108]

IconOfGin Ah well, if you are thinking it would be repetitive like _No Man's Sky_ then you are mistaken as that uses ontogentic procedural generation where what you see is a function of your position in its fictional space-time continuum, and mine uses teleological procedural generation where everything is the product of a complex simulation.

[@rootbeermcgee]

neat you got a trailer video?

[@J3f3R20n]

AAaaaaand you gave me new hopes. I seriously lost a bit of interest in gaming since this whole ordeal between Bethesda and Human Head with Prey 2. I really hope you achieve your goals with this game of yours....I really, really do.

[@gyloir]

All because Human Head refused to sell to Bethesda they had to be super fucking petty and shut this game down and screw the devs over, supposedly.

[@bboythekidstudios]

Killian: "Why did you clone me twice?" Tommy: "Yes... Twice." Killian clone: "HOLA." *Tommy shoots clone* Killian clone: "AUGH! Adios!" Tommy: "That was Spanish Killian. I called him Spillian."

[@DanielFrantzen]

Prey 2 was the game last gen that I looked the most forward to playing... Now hearing how cool the story was tied together with the gameplay just makes me really want that game! I still haven't played the new Prey, and it seems good and all, but Prey 2 sounded sooooo cool! Also, I really enjoyed the first Prey!

[@RidgeRiderMTB]

What a travesty that this never saw a release. I remember being really excited for it and some other Bethesda game even had a Prey 2 flyer in the box. So thanks to a dumb marketing department and even dumber executives, the developers hard work was completely trashed. Shame on you Bethesda! This could have been one of the best games ever. I am not even half as excited to pick up the reboot.

[@Foreseer117]

Frank Arndt I still have that flyer. It was packed in dishonored I believe.

[@Spicypuff]

Foreseer 117 I remember when i came home with a few game i bought from gamestop and ready to play when i opened the case of one game(forgot which one) and to my dismay i saw a prey 2 flyer saying "coming soon". I just sighed and realized it was never going to happen.

[@llanesnick2490]

Please don't blame Arkane's game on this. It was Bethesda's decision to name it Prey. They could have named it Psychoshock as tribute to the System Shock series, etc.

[@MD_Hooligan]

Man, the plot twist and the ending... Too bad the game never came out.

[@Zukan]

Prey 2 is the reason I don't support Bethesda or their parent company Zenimax. If you already know the story behind Prey 2 cancellation then you know how fucked up those publishers are with their hostile acquisition schemes, but if you pay close attention you will notice they not only cancelled Prey 2, but took its remains and scattered them around the other studios they own to implement into their games. Notice how similar the weapons and some of the monsters look in DOOM? Prey (2017) has a similar meta-related storyline. What was the purpose of doing that? Those assets could've easily been made from scratch but they kept their visual design for a reason other than economical gain. It sounds very much like the final "Fuck you" to Human Head Studios just for Bethesda to show their own superiority over them. Vicious, deceptive, ego-tripped up fucks.

[@drstrangelove9525]

Zukan so you hate Doom (2016)???

[@drstrangelove9525]

Mehdi Alfiguigui damn, that's crazy

[@Zukan]

Never said I hate DOOM nor id Software, just what's wrong with Bethesda & ZeniMax. id probably went through the same hostile acquisition that Human Head and Arkane went through. Only difference is that Human Head didn't cave in and was punished for it. Ever wondered why there were so many issues during DOOM's development? It took 8 years to make it. Back when it was still called "Doom 4" people thought it was delayed indefinitely or cancelled. Guess what happened between those 8 years? You guessed it, id Software was acquired by our old corrupt friend ZeniMax Bethesda. Now apply the same horror story Human Head went through to id Software and all those delays, leaked assets from Doom 4 and its inevitable rebooted development start to make a lot more sense.

[@IncognitoSprax]

Just read about it. That's fucked up but not surprising. Bethesda at it again.

[@jarg8]

Zukan Doom 2016's development hell came as a result of creative issues and an identity crisis. The game strayed heavily from the source material, eventually turning into a generic Call of Duty-esque shooter. What happened with Prey 2 breaks my heart, and it seems like it was quite poorly handled on the part of Bethesda. But id's acquisition by way of Bethesda had nothing to do with the fact that the devs were struggling creatively. They rebooted the project a few times because the game just wasn't Doom. Not to mention the fact that RAGE was such a complete failure that id, itself, found it self up against a wall realizing that the direction of the company, both creatively and in terms of future success, was unclear.

[@rick6739]

I'll go to my deathbed thinking about how this game never happened

[@NullElemental]

Finding out that Prey 2 was cancelled and then that zenimax had effectively stolen the Prey IP by naming a completely unrelated game "Prey" resulted in the most vitriolic post i've ever made on youtube. Still fucking mad.

[@_J2C]

This game really would've changed a lot. If a game with a unique and 4th wall-breaking plot like that released around the time it was supposed to then it definitely would've be a hit classic that probably still would've been talked about today.

[@8Paul7]

Zenimax...Zenimax never changes. Really looking forward to tomorrows video.

[@bushwacka666]

I'm a big fan of the original Prey and I'd really been looking forward to Prey 2, was devastated when it got cancelled - even more so now after watching this. Don't get me wrong, I love the sound of what Arkane's Prey is doing, I just wish Prey 2 didn't have to be sacrificed as a result.I do find it interesting that it sounds like Prey 2's connections with the first game wouldn't have been that direct. The eternal optimist in me would hope that it wouldn't be unreasonable to wonder if the project could be reworked into a new IP and then released, but I guess the chances of that are basically non-existent now!Human Head: my sincerest condolences that you never got to see your aspirations realised with this game - it sounded absolutely badass! - but thank you for all the time and hard work you put into the project and for letting us hear about all the info you could give us. Your vision of Prey shall live on in my heart forever.

[@JKPancake]

And people wondered why I was pissed when the new prey was announced

[@solharv7817]

*Spoiler for Bioshock Infinite* This really reminds me of when you realise that you are one of an infinite amount of Bookers who have tried the same thing before you.

[@TheNexusOfEvil]

i wish we had this game instead

[@____uncompetative]

Me too

[@fr33kSh0w2012]

Me Three!

[@cataria3903]

me too, but we could have both, so everyone is happy. prey was just the name slaped onto prey (2017).

[@smurphy55656]

cataria pega prey (2017) was still enjoyable though

[@Spicypuff]

the anime gamer granted the ending was predictable and meh. It could have been better.

[@heatmahnz4949]

someone somewhere on that team has to have those old files lying around, I wish they would just *leak* them so we could at least play what was playable

[@TuneTamasha]

Prey 2 was amazing. I will never forget them for cancelling it. After the genius first game I was super hyped and then suddenly nothing and instead we get years later this mediocre reboot which is just a lame mimic. And you can't even buy the original game legally anymore. Seriously, WTF?! I hope someone leaks Prey 2 for everyone to enjoy. Zenimax and Bethesda can go to hell. Won't buy anything from them ever again. Such companies don't deserve our money.

[@RazKob33]

If I'm not mistaken, the sliding-then shoot mechanic was put into Prey 2 first than even Destiny.

[@Wezzeth]

Lovely to see this video getting a bit of traction; Chris really deserves it for the amount of work he puts into the series, and Eurogamer deserves all the views it can get for taking a punt on old school proper journalism in video form.

[@FormlessBody]

This sounds a whole lot cooler than the one we actually got.

[@farhan007]

Hell no.

[@iAmTheFoeOfInhumans]

Somewhere in a different universe, this game was made. 😭😭😭

[@rawhide303]

I remember watching game play at PAX one year. I had just played prey and was super excited for prey 2. It had pretty much everything I want in a first person shooter. I still have the prey 2 shirt they were giving away.

[@zakely3306]

Jessticles there was a shirt?

[@johnchronic5248]

"PREY WILL CONTINUE..."

[@Hal_142]

I'm gonna get into game design literally just so I can make this game. this game that never happened is my motivation for my future career path. fuck I want to play this game.

[@mattlenn100]

maybe start a petition of getting it released? Seems to be much more fun than many games that comes out today

[@ismael6864]

I’m not ashamed to say that I cried a little when this game got cancelled

[@slvrcobra1337]

1:20 Where did you get this? That looks like gameplay from the very first level right after the crash, he's even using a regular pistol!

[@nathnull8523]

Bethesda: "Yeah, but what if you were scared of coffee mugs?"

[@Mr_Meatbox]

sounds like a mix of strangers wrath and the first prey

[@crozraven]

So basically a game that could be a FPS space - cyberpunk masterpiece got cancelled by Bethesda and Zenimax . . . .

[@RazKob33]

Another prove that Bethesda has become what it was criticizing, sorta like a George Lucas syndrome: preferring a game without substance than one that has it, hence falling into the same awful monetary gaming industry EA and Ubisoft have fell down into.

[@randromix8135]

Juan Simón Primera And it’ll most likely stay like that for who knows how long

[@graefx]

Still wish this would come out in some shape or form

[@cpard2d2]

Another reason to dislike Bethesda, thanks for sharing and everything about the cancelation is a real shame.

[@Daftanemone]

To everyone at Human Head: I am still incredibly disappointed that we didn't get to see Tommy's story and the world of Prey continue. The intro to the first Prey alone is better than ANYTHING in the reboot,which is an okay game but not very original. This video made my body ache from just how badly I wanted Prey 2 to be a thing.

[@Leon-uw9uc]

it is because bethesda

[@TheNeXusCore9032]

Yeah, I wonder what was supposed to happen to Tommy in Prey 2? Most of the alleged story didn't mention his fate. It sounds like he dies sometime during or before the War Sphere battle, and possibly before the plot twist. Or rather, it was never proposed.

[@TheRedKing247]

Fuck you the new prey is awesome.

[@Leon-uw9uc]

+TornadoATP you never played System Shock 2 dont you? of course it was awesome but this Prey 2 is way more original and more fun than that System Shock clone.

[@Leon-uw9uc]

+Ike of Pyke nah i mean the alien bounty hunter gameplay concept is neat and seems fun as hell since we dont get any space bounty hunting game since then. every kind of that game is cancelled, thats why im craving for this game rather than the Arkane's Prey. sure that was a great game but its kind of weak comparing to this concept.

[@thiagovidal6137]

Prey 2 wasn't a real sequel either. I wanted a proper sequel.. playing as Domasi, which was about to become Turok in space.

[@Simte]

Prey was one of my favourite games. It's sad that this game will never be released.

[@jackfwoodward]

As far as i'm concerned, nothing stopping them from releasing it as prey 3.

[@cryptox1469]

Well, you're wrong. Arkane owns the IP prey now. They could make a deal with the studio of the original prey now since they're all owned by microsoft

[@TheAwesomeHyperon]

@@cryptox1469 I don’t see why Microsoft can’t just make them do it. I mean, they own it.

[@Bauglir100]

@@cryptox1469 Owned by Microsoft? Hell, the original Prey 2 team has been owned by ZeniMax Media since 2019. The two could easily co-develop the next Prey game.

[@cryptox1469]

@@Bauglir100 yeah you're right about that, but I wasn't referring to that. OP said that they could just release it as Prey 3 despite Bethesdas having the license, which is not true.

[@Bauglir100]

@@cryptox1469 Well, I'm sure Roundhouse Studios (formerly Human Head Studios) could recycle the concepts they used for Prey 2 and use them for the next Prey sequel if they collaborate with Arkane, seeing as they're both subsidiaries of ZeniMax Media and both have experience with developing Prey games.

[@papertrail6146]

I wish this game was made

[@fr33kSh0w2012]

Technically IT WAS A FULLY MADE GAME BEFORE BETH TRIED FUCKING SUCKING THE GUTS OUT OF HUMAN HEAD!

[@TheNeXusCore9032]

Heck, Bethesda even claimed "Prey 2 didn't get past the developmental stage" or something, but leaked screenshots proved otherwise that considerable development was put into the game before being cancelled.

[@telefrag.]

I've never expected much of Prey 2 ever since I've saw that gameplay footage, but I've gotta admit that the story could've been great with twists like that.

[@The_Burning_Sensation]

What a clever setup with the game ending/clone system.

[@haruruben]

That’s a genius story way of explaining that mechanic where you can continue after the game story has completed

[@TheBreadcrab]

That story sounds delightfully ambitious. Even if the writing/execution wouldn't have been amazing, it still would've been neat just to see this whole thing play out.

[@jestergodfield690]

If they wanted to make this game under a different title, I'm sure everyone would be okay with it :3

[@haruruben]

Reminds me of that Hugh Jackman movie where he’s a magician

[@SomaticApparition]

Aww man, now I'm sad that I'll never play this :(

[@odigital-4815]

the good thing about the new prey is it brought light onto the beautiful concept that was prey 2. I also hope someone takes the concept and tries to make their own version of this game

[@bboythekidstudios]

If nothing else it at least brought some the feel of that cancelled XCOM FPS from 2010. I'm almost wondering if some developer out there had this idea for a game in which you fought black symbiotie looking monsters in a retro-esque setting with an array of weird gadgets. However no publisher would touch it unless it had a preexisting franchise name attached to it. They tried and mostly failed with XCOM, but now they've succeeded with Prey.

[@matl1593]

that's actually really well written

[@darkfable199]

Anyone have a link to the follow up article that was mentioned in the video that was supposed to elaborate on what happened with Human Head and Bethesda? Tried to google it and can't find it anywhere.

[@cremvursti]

Still can't understand why we couldn't have the original Prey 2 AND what we now know as Prey under a different name. I mean, Prey 2 was pretty far ahead in development on E3 2011, could've been launched somewhere in the 2nd half of 2012 easily. Then we could've had what we now know as Prey as well, just under a different name. If you ask me, the Prey sequel we got actually had to suffer because of its name, coupled with Bethesda's review policies. Everybody expected a pretty average game, so not many preordered it; had they been more open about it and called it pretty much anything else aside from Prey, maybe more people would've bought it before launch.

[@bluesquare001]

This was great. I love that ending twist. Reminds me of the game Roy from Rick and Morty

[@Indigo_Gaming]

Not sure about how great the game would have been, has a little bit of the 3D Realms/Colonial Marines lost potential feel to it, but the classic Sci-fi inspirations in the plot twist and ending sound amazing. Love it.

[@shadowfoxgaming6657]

it's frustrating how we as gamers don't have a game like this we need a good Cyberpunk open world with contracts and quests like this it's insane how no developers do this.

[@hydra7427]

The more I find out about Prey 2, the more I really just hate Arkane's Prey. Which is unfair, because Akrane's Prey should have been what it is: a new IP.

[@christophermcavoy2530]

Petition to make prey 2 like this

[@FLABrowncoat]

Holy cow, the more I hear about this, the more convinced I am that the video gaming industry does not develop products on merit. That would have been a truly fun experience, both in terms of gameplay, and story -- what an original premise!

[@NeoCreo1]

Fuck... FUCK, I LOVE that twist with the respawn system, I love it when gameplay aspects that players take for granted are revealed to actually have story connections, it's one of the reasons I love Xcom: declassified so much.

[@Revealingstorm.]

Love Prey but I would have loved this Prey as well. :(

[@liamcole1769]

Don Mattrick if they didn't play the new one how do they know it's garbage?

[@fr33kSh0w2012]

I've played it and it's basically system shock 2.5 with some floaty bits and hunt a upgrade via scarce ass eye jabbies

[@Daftanemone]

Wait why is no one else freaking out about you commenting here? Are you legit Don Mattrick? The hell? Also I played the new prey despite loving the original and after playing it I am still frustrated by Arkane and Bethesda with it. The game didn't have a single original bone in it's body, it was so much just a system shock game by another name only with super boring enemies.

[@FarhadHakimov]

Awesome. The best and most informative Here's A Thing so far to me.

[@FarbrorBaku]

I feel a lot less bitter about this iteration of prey never being released since they new prey actually turned out to be really interesting and a pretty great game, i really like some of the ideas they had going here and the setting was great.

[@thosewhoslaytogetherstayto3412]

Are you kidding me. That twist is brilliant.

[@jacksonmcmillen7043]

Wtf this game sounds so freaking awesome why didn't this happen, this would've have been an amazing sequel and probably an amazing game

[@charliejames1981]

Its a shame how this version of Prey didn't make it to our hands I would have loved to play it. Not that the Prey we have now isn't awesome which it is but seeing how that version could have been it would be something very different and awesome too..

[@jazzisnotdead14]

This Prey sounds like it could have been on far with BioShock's plot twist, this concept sounds a lot more interesting than the reboot we got now.

[@ellenthecat9215]

The story is incredible! It's a misfortune for us all that it was cancelled.

[@MyJC19]

That ending was awesome and the mechanic story explanation how would you think anything else

[@-frizno-8530]

I really wish I could just hop to an alternate universe where this game was actually made

[@philipgodsworth4764]

I don't know why there are people who prefer System Shock Spiritual Successor #17 to this game.

[@ninjadodovideos]

Prey 2017 is an excellent game (seriously give it a chance if you enjoy immersive sims at all), but this sounds like it would've been amazing as well and there's no reason why we couldn't have had both.

[@Pan_Z]

Prey 2 sounds bursting with ideas, in a time where every shooter was copying CoD. Bethesda killed all of it for no reason other than greed.

[@RayCharlizard]

I love the idea of games playing on the themes of character respawns. Nier: Automata does something very similarly while being more blatant about the explanation. Every time you use the fast travel mechanic or die in the game, your consciousness and memories are uploaded to the Bunker, your body is destroyed and recycled for parts and you're downloaded into a new shell.

[@MightySavagE]

so where's that article on Bethesda vs Human Head feud?

[@gabrielcurle6458]

Damn that sounded much better than the new game honestly

[@LJMpictures]

This looks a million times better than the recent Prey.

[@angelvaldez3536]

76 can be released but this nah just throw it in the trash and make a reboot that’s ehhh in comparison screw you Bethesda

[@Tobo226]

This game would’ve been so sick! Such a damn shame

[@hollbeckghyll817]

Gutted we never got this I remember really being excited for it. The "Prey" we got was awesome however this lit up every pleasure synapse in my brain. Can't believe how little advertisers trust their consumer that twist sounded quality and not at all confusing.

[@ruvenmb]

Dammit. Now I want to play a game that will never get released.

[@Davorta]

they could just give us all the unfinished asset and let those Skyrim and FO4 modder finish it, we can all agree that modding community is a better developer of Bethesda games. I mean no respect to everyone working in Bethesda, but I agree with some comment down below, that says who ever own Bethesda company is not a guy who loves to see a masterpiece game created by their studio, they probably wanted a quick cash grab games like CoD or BF1 do.