We have more videos on Prey and Dishonored in the pipeline - we just knew this one needed to be separate and wanted to get it out early. We hope you enjoy it!
@AxxLAfriku4 жыл бұрын
NO! NO! NO! Many people say I am sick in the head. NOOOO!!!! I don't believe them. But there are so many people commenting this stuff on my videos, that I have 1% doubt. So I have to ask you right now: Do you think I am sick in the head? Thanks for helping, my dear noc
@Ashamedofmypast4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic as always. Would love to know however opening of prey 06 or 2017? Both are stellar.
@NoclipDocs4 жыл бұрын
@@Ashamedofmypast Don't Fear the Reaper
@Shag7814 жыл бұрын
I WANT MORE!! Great video
@linkboynine98144 жыл бұрын
I can't wait. Arkane has become one of my favorite studios over the past couple years, and more glimpses behind the curtain at the inner workings of their games are *always* welcome.
@spacecasejay4 жыл бұрын
going into this game blind was one of my favorite gaming experiences this generation
@EricMalette4 жыл бұрын
Total agree. Solid and electrifying. At first I was a little frustrated that it wasn't like Dishonored but then I got over myself and realized that it far exceeds Dishonored in many ways I never thought possible.
@SoDamnGangsta4 жыл бұрын
Same, I picked it up really cheap on a steam sale thinking it was gonna be a fun little shooter/rpg to play through. I don’t think I’ve ever been more pleasantly surprised by a game before
@queenthoria74834 жыл бұрын
Same I wish I could experience it for the first time again. That moment I realised that Morgan is actually on a space station blew my mind
@matthewmorrison56844 жыл бұрын
I especially loved whenever you had to enter zero gravity. Very immersive experience.
@BrownOpsLeak4 жыл бұрын
Yesss baby ... you and I are REAL gamers. None of that fortnite / warzone crap
@dieyou20004 жыл бұрын
I also loved the fact that they included the helicopter blades being able to "kill" you. I was entranced with the opening, but upon leaving the helicopter, the dark side of my mind went, "I wonder what would happen if I jumped into the helicopter's blades". So happy they included that as a possibility and an achievement, and then slightly annoyed when I realized I had to go through the cutscene again. >.
@CaveyMoth4 жыл бұрын
Stage fright, anyone?
@iavenjqasdf4 жыл бұрын
I got annoyed cause I did that the first time I played too, then later learned there was an achievement for it that FSR didn't trigger when I did it so I had to start a new save to get it
@gamingjunkie7072 жыл бұрын
Well you failed the simulation.
@blitzburn28712 жыл бұрын
Imagine being the poor fucking scientist observing you trying to make sense of you randomly jumping into the helicopter blades.
@Resopheed4 жыл бұрын
Arkane are incredible at what they do. That reveal will stick with me for a long time.
@Ashamedofmypast4 жыл бұрын
I was blown away that they challenged the originals opening. It was a strong opening statement for sure
@icenode4 жыл бұрын
They just won't settle for boring ideas that have been done before. I love them so much for pushing the envelope with each game.
@flummox3d4 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, I never even realized you can smash that aquarium. But yeah, as many have comment already, going blind into this first sequence was mindbending. Really well done. Shame this game just kinda vanished from people's radar. It was a really awesome experience to play through, multiple times.
@MrJavielfo24 жыл бұрын
Funny! my reveal was through the aquarium, and I didn't realize you could smash the windows until I revealed the whole thing :D
@EricMalette4 жыл бұрын
I just realized that you can smash the aquarium today. Always amazed by this game even after many deep playthroughs.
@waldwuffel12604 жыл бұрын
Complete opposite here: in all my (many many) play-throughs I always smashed the aquarium. I didn't know about the big glass walls before watching this video. This game is so good, it shows you new things even after you've stopped playing it.
@MattLonergan2474 жыл бұрын
@@MrJavielfo2 hahah totally me!
@OmegaEnvych4 жыл бұрын
I smashed aquarium on my second playthrough. I was just very curious if I could do it. I was VERY pleasantly surprised.
@xhantar4 жыл бұрын
My favorite part of this opening level is how when you sit in the helicopter during the credits and the music plays if you look down you will see Morgan tap their foot to the music.
@bangasou124 жыл бұрын
never knew so cool
@GiriK474 жыл бұрын
Well, then Alex Yu could have just stopped the simulation right there. Spoilers ahead. Any Typhon that can appreciate music should automatically pass the empathy/humanity test!
@nsalegit94823 жыл бұрын
Yo, thanks for this comment. Did another playthrough just to see it
@ArchHippy4 жыл бұрын
If for whatever reason you've jumped to the comments before watching the video and still haven't played Prey, you should know that Prey has a free trial. You can play the intro and first two areas for free. Go do that and come back.
@madhoward4 жыл бұрын
Right. The game is underwhelming at best and boring at it's worst.
@covenantkid4 жыл бұрын
i enjoyed the game a lot, wasn't that bad.
@fallingdownholes4 жыл бұрын
@bigevilworldwide1 another member of the prey 2 contrarian brigade
@tochka8324 жыл бұрын
@bigevilworldwide1 maybe because it's not a shooter?
@ChrisLerouxDesign4 жыл бұрын
I'm actually someone who went through the aquarium, and I'd argue that it was a better. Sure there's drama to smashing glass and seeing a set, but I loved walking around dark and eerie hallways only to turn around and see the room I was just in. It works both ways.
@CaptJackAubreyOfTheRoyalNavy4 жыл бұрын
Oh hell yeah. Prey 2017 is one of the most underrated games ever. Such a creative, unique, fascinating game.
@TripleMasterA4 жыл бұрын
World design was the best. Everything felt connected.
@christop6724 жыл бұрын
I agree wholeheartedly. I think it got dismissed for being slow and boring because the beginning is indeed a bit slow. I just see it as tension filled world building but I can see why some were turned off early on.
@Ashamedofmypast4 жыл бұрын
Same can be said for 2006. Almost wish arkane had gotten the system shock ip just so human heads prey 2 got a second chance damn it look ambitious and clearly wasn't working out but damn it looked cool. Prey 2006 or 2017 are 2 of the best opening to a game ever
@d4n5t3p34 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't call it unique, it's basically a system shock 2 clone, but yeah it's an incredible game
@CaveyMoth4 жыл бұрын
@@d4n5t3p3 It's like System Shock 2 on steroids. It overwhelms me so much!
@BackfallGenius4 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget how my brain almost broke when I smashed that glass with the wrench for the first time going in blind knowing nothing about this game. It was utterly masterful the way they led you into thinking the game would be some kind of timeloop thing and instead you're now out on your own exploring the space station where they've been running experiments on you and oh also there's Typhon everywhere lmao. Such a fantastic and underrated gem of a game! I personally enjoyed Prey far more than any other game in 2017 (yes, including Breath of the Wild, Mario Odysse, Horizon, P5, etc.) and Mooncrash somehow even eclipsed that even further to cement this as my favorite game ever. Can't wait for the rest of the series!!
@MaxLebled4 жыл бұрын
love the "canonization" of "it's not a bug, it's a feature" regarding the one-frame Looking Glass bug around 8:00...
@lehoangminh4 жыл бұрын
There's an actual small update to Prey shortly after release. I believe it adds an email dialogue that refers to the one-frame bug. Basically stating that the in-game bug, is actually lore-wise bug of the looking glass. I play the game on release date so I dont have any memory of reading such email. I thought the one-frame thing is due to my old laptop. And the release trailer of the game basically spoil the first 5 minutes, also sold the premise and setting for me.
@Stevoisiak3 жыл бұрын
@@lehoangminh Which email is this? I can't find any articles about this.
@EricMalette4 жыл бұрын
I love the love you are giving Arkane and specifically Prey.
@Brandon-oc8lr4 жыл бұрын
I actually ended up going the "fish tank route" of escape on my first play through. I can't remember the exact details but the reveal ended up being much more of a slow creep rather than the suddenness they intended. I think it is telling that I feel like I got the same sense of awe regardless of the vastly different (and admittedly maybe stupid) approach I took.
@raphahardt4 жыл бұрын
I took the "fish tank route" too. And for me worked as they intended, because I remember I was "wait a minute..." and instantly tried to break the balcony glass as they designed and got the sequence. When I destroyed the fish tank I was afraid to go forward on that path. My sensation on the first seconds was like "am I doing something wrong...?". Then when I broke the balcony glass I was "wow, ok, now I get it"
@levelzero84454 жыл бұрын
Same here. When I broke the fish tank I was like "Ahah! I knew something was wrong!" and went out to explore. Then I found myself on the other side of the "balcony" glass and went "wait a minute" as I realized how fake it really was. Slow, creeping reveal indeed.
@EtherBotGames3 жыл бұрын
That was my exact experience I had. I ended up breaking into my room instead, from the other side of the glass. It wasn't until I was literally on the other side of the windows that it even occurred to me the city wasn't real. Absolutely mind blowing.
@MetalJesusRocks4 жыл бұрын
I knew that level was cool but I had no idea just how deep into the rabbit hole it went. Great video!
@Rafa-Silva-Alt4 жыл бұрын
Would you believe that there's still more to it?
@MFKitten4 жыл бұрын
Looking glass screens are basically how they film The Mandalorian, and the actors indeed see the world warp in weird ways as it adjuats to always look correct for the camera.
@nachikahn49234 жыл бұрын
oh that's true that's probably really trippy
@LolaliciousSmiley4 жыл бұрын
Stagecraft! It's possibly a huge asset for film production and could completely change how some features are made. You're totally right. I never thought about how similar this is to the in-game tech.
@CaveyMoth4 жыл бұрын
Crazy how impossible sci-fi technology becomes functional real life devices.
@EGRJ4 жыл бұрын
There was also a scene like that in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. I never realized how quickly it could become real.
@protoborg3 жыл бұрын
WTF are you talking about?!
@deadlyqueen2 жыл бұрын
I almost managed to break out of the matrix with this game before they even introduced it. It happened by chance, I took an object (a lamp) and happened to leave it outside the elevator. After I reached my floor, I saw the exact same object in the exact same position outside, but on a different floor. I had an X-Files moment, thinking this was somehow a bug or a glitch. I also thought that the devs could be swapping the entire map or loading a different one without reloading the entities. Hitting Morgan's room window was a huge surprise and totally unexpected. This game really nailed everything: Story, Game Engine, Level Design, Voice Acting, Music, Art, Characters, Enemies, etc. The mind games were very strong with this one. The most interesting mechanic for me was the Looking Glass. I can't believe they managed to build an entire fake virtual room inside a virtual room, not many appreciate the engineering that goes behind this. I'm pretty sure that this Looking Glass concept is the first of its kind, just like Valve pioneered in the Portals and Portal Gun concept. I wonder if one day we can also achieve that tech.
@ShinForgotPassxXx4 жыл бұрын
Prey is an amazing game. Played it 5 times already. Such a shame that it just never got the praise it rightfully deserved.
@-neuro2 жыл бұрын
It actually ended up getting a lot of hate because of "Prey 2006" fanboys being salty because the sequel to that game got cancelled like 10 years ago and they thought this was going to be a sequel and so when they seen that it wasn't they just immediately disliked and spread hate about the game.
@live_kaito_reaction4 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure I instinctively hit the glass as soon as I got the wench because I was conditioned to by half life
@CaveyMoth4 жыл бұрын
My System Shock 2 instincts were tingling.
@richbuilds_com4 жыл бұрын
I went to the glass door, found it was locked, looked at my wrench...
@vaalhazak98732 жыл бұрын
I thought “WELL THE DOOR IS WHAT I MAKE”
@Choteron34 жыл бұрын
Arkane is amazing at level and world design. When i smashed the looking glass and discovered that all was a simulation it blew my mind
@juaneskator4 жыл бұрын
The glass technology it's what blew my mind... Don't remember seeing it on any other game really...
@GiriK474 жыл бұрын
unfortunately, I was one of those that broke the aquarium and nothing blew my mind. I just thought that in the future they have Tv screens with moving images instead of actual photo frames etc.. Not a big deal. Looking glass only really hit me fully in Dr. Calvino's lab.
@Quicksilver_Cookie Жыл бұрын
Feel bad for people who got the game spoiled to them before they played. That first moment when you break the looking glass, and the realization of how much bigger this whole situation is slowly sinks in - one of my favorite moments in gaming in nearly 25 years I've been playing them. It's quite something. And the way it leads up to that moment is so delicately thought out. What a masterpiece.
@MaterialZine4 жыл бұрын
Prey (2017) is one of my all-time favorite games. Going into this game blind was hugely rewarding and not just at this opening reveal. It’s also one of the best examples of environmental storytelling. I frigging love Talos I even though - well, I won’t spoil it. Thank you for showing this game some love.
@EricMalette4 жыл бұрын
Ugh this masterpiece didn't get the love it deserved
@n1lla4 жыл бұрын
Too many people angry about what it wasn't that didn't take the time to actually see what it actually was.
@EricMalette4 жыл бұрын
@@n1lla Spot on. The game was amazing but fell hard because of negative press. Forever a classic for me.
@lot-lotmariloualbiso12964 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, it will be a classic for sure.
@EricMalette4 жыл бұрын
@@lot-lotmariloualbiso1296 Everything becomes a classic with time. The problem is the game needs to be remembered. It was a classic for me pretty much right away.
@michaelsteffensen68444 жыл бұрын
@@n1lla Yeah, the uproar over the name was so stupid. It was made clear this was Prey in name alone, and not a sequel to Prey 2006. I think IGN also gave this game a ridiculously low score because of a glitch that would have affected almost nobody since it was patched before consumers could even purchase the game.
@MidnightSt4 жыл бұрын
Devs: "It's a bug." Players: "NO, it's a feature!"
@AviNerenberg3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see more on the level/environment design as a whole-one of the most impressive things, for me, was the ability to traverse the entire station from the outside. How did they go about developing a unified & coherent game world? What were some of the technical challenges involved with that? (And were there hardware limitations that necessitated the unfortunate use of loading screens?)
@Leonn90003 ай бұрын
R.I.P Arkane Austin. This is the game we will remember. 😞
@RevanBC4 жыл бұрын
I was remembering looking out of the window of the helicopter and seeing how low polygon things were thinking "what a bunch of lazy pricks".
@carson1239874 жыл бұрын
LMAOOO
@rickwoods52744 жыл бұрын
It was the birds for me.
@im_so_zoned4 жыл бұрын
Just got Prey with the Moon Crash dlc on sale for $12. I love Bioshock so thought I would give it a try and wow I was missing out. So glad I stumbled on this even if a couple years late. It's so good, I can't put it down now.
@raimee814 жыл бұрын
i don't know why. but everytime I watch a Noclip short documentary like this, I get this nortalgia rush of going to the supermarket, wallmart, or whatever while i was living in LA in the 90s and going through all the gaming magazines and not actually buying it. Good times.
@SilkyNoah3 жыл бұрын
One of the best games of the 2010s, absolute masterpiece.
@lilms.st3ak6923 жыл бұрын
i feel like this level was the love child of Dishonored 2's "A Crack in the Slab" and Jindosh's Clockwork Mansion. I absolutely love the thought of Arkane incorporating elements of one of their masterpieces in a new game.
@tarfaerhing75554 жыл бұрын
I remember thinking "wait this music is amazing who made it?... mick gordon? oh that makes sense"
@Horatio7874 жыл бұрын
Holy shit no wonder I booted it up and immediately loved the menu music.
@LLAAPPSSEE3 жыл бұрын
Man, that speaker theme is a
@malek00934 жыл бұрын
It sucks that a lot of people gave up on this game before they got to know just how bloody brilliant it really is, I had expected this game to be more like the Dishonored games which happen to be some of my favorites of all time, so I had almost given up on the first hour of my first playthrough but I came back to it a short while later and tried to enjoy it as its own thing, and I completely fell in love with the game's atmosphere and story, it's obviously a game that had a lot of passion behind it. I really hope we get a new Prey sometime in the future even if it's unlikely to happen anytime soon.
@VakarisJ Жыл бұрын
My first time in the apartment, I tried to open the door to the balcony, only for it to read "jammed", so after I got the wrench, I immediately thought back to that door - "I can finally go there!" I actually thought they prototyped the city... or rather built a carboard cutout of the city. Even if it was a skybox, I thought I could break the glass and step out into the balcony, then find a ladder or something to get to the roof, but no - that just breaks the simulation. Was quite a surprise playing this without knowing.
@patrickbateman39443 жыл бұрын
I was one of the people that hit the aquarium instead of the balcony glass. Such a groundbreaking masterpiece this game.
@konczdavid4 жыл бұрын
My second favourite game of all time. It's a brilliant masterpiece. I hope we'll eventually get a sequel.
@tottsi4 жыл бұрын
What game is first?
@BackfallGenius4 жыл бұрын
Is Witcher III the first? 😛
@CaveyMoth4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if it's System Shock 2, or Thief..or Deus Ex? Out with it!
@konczdavid4 жыл бұрын
@@CaveyMoth Deus Ex: Human Revolution is in my Top 10, but my favourite game is Castlevania: Lords of Shadow... or Metro: Exodus. I can't really decide.
@DavidsDead4 жыл бұрын
I did really like the opening level. Especially that reveal.
@bobsagget8234 жыл бұрын
you are a waste of life
@DavidsDead4 жыл бұрын
@@bobsagget823 agreed
@Nathan-oo2ik3 жыл бұрын
Welp, time to play Prey for the millionth time. That game is a damn masterpiece.
@adaptorperish13223 жыл бұрын
The best LookingGlass experience? The part where you fond a transcriber where 2 people talking about calibrating a screen, a second later you find it and, naturally, you start calibrating it... Good stuff :) bpBut the whole game is amazing experience.
@axelanderson2030 Жыл бұрын
That moment where you get the wrench, I knew exactly what I needed to do. Truly the most magical experience I've ever had, smashing that looking glass. That's when I knew, Prey (2017) is a goddamn masterpiece.
@NASTAR014 жыл бұрын
As someone who recently tried it out before it left game pass (though never got to finish), I was floored by that twist. I nervously thought I was about to make some daring escape down the side of a high-rise, but then was like "....wtf..." when the slo-mo kicked in. I showed the whole sequence to my family not long after I processed what happened, and they were equally shocked and amazed. The aquarium as an option would have never crossed my mind. Interesting fun fact. Great video, and insight.
@DcCock4 жыл бұрын
I don't remember why I broke the glass but I remember the feeling being incredible
@TheTherapistGamer4 жыл бұрын
I think this game is brilliant! The opening is not only a great twist, but it supports an interesting theme of the game - how are you supposed to make ethical decisions when your perspective could be based off of something that isn't real?
@beetheimmortal4 жыл бұрын
When you can make a 20 minute video about the first 10 mins of a game, you know it's good
@gabrielidusogie91892 жыл бұрын
An underrated masterpiece. The very best parts of Half Life and Bioshock married together in 2001 esque sci fi horror thriller
@MountainView213 жыл бұрын
This is a MASTERPIECE which deserves more LOVE from gamers. Thanks NOCLIP for reminding people about PRAY. They should do an Ultimate edition with the DLCs and release it on PS5 and XBOX/GAMEPASS.
@eucri11 күн бұрын
I hit the glass thinking It would lead me to the balcony, imagine my surprise when that didn't happen. One of the best starts of a videogame that I ever played.
@arenkai4 жыл бұрын
PREY is an underrated gem ♥
@terribletelevision69804 жыл бұрын
It got great reviews, deservedly so.
@fire_tower11 ай бұрын
The first hour is arguably one of the best hours of any game made. That section was flawless game design. It might have been the most rewarding and surprising part I've ever played, and it didn't play any cheap tricks it worked for it all.
@qwenter50024 жыл бұрын
I just played Prey for the first time in prep for this documentary.
@kylereese200010 ай бұрын
One of the top 5 games of all time for me. The window smash being one of the most genius moments. To still surprise a player like that in 2017 took some proper creativity. Oh to play it all again for the first time..
@davidtikwa4232 жыл бұрын
i remember how i went into it was i noticed the door was jammed so i thought ill break the glass to get to the balcony and the grand reveal just worked, i really loved it.
@chris-hayes4 жыл бұрын
I always love it when teams really try to pour all their creativity into a game.
@roolaing Жыл бұрын
I went out through the aquarium, just to see if the water would spill out. Jaw hit the floor. I'm still playing this game, it is phenomenal.
@abyss93164 жыл бұрын
Every time I play this level and still surprises me the open in all the different mechanics introduced
@joeno84993 жыл бұрын
Oh man I didn't even go back into he main room to smash that window. I picked up that wrench and Bee-lined for that fish tank. Arkane games are genuinely fun, not just addictive. Props to the team.
@avocadopictures97064 жыл бұрын
Prey was the coolest first person sci-fi experience i had since HL2. Everything is Going to Be Ok means as much as Triage at Dawn to me now.
@madotsuki_mk1 Жыл бұрын
Fun memories. When I first played it, I took a lamp from the hallway with me and carried it to the helipad. I left it there couldn't take it into the helicopter, and was surprised to find it after the helicopter ride on what was supposed to be a different rooftop. I laughed to myself, thinking the devs probably reused the same area for both rooftops for some practical level design reasons. I also noticed a few other things, but didn't realize their significance until later. Like, "that looks like an expensive hotel, so what's up with all the black streaks on the floors?", "this suit looks worn-out, they didn't even give her a new suit?". Or how if you keep talking to the maintenance worker, she starts lowering her voice and saying things like "you're supposed to keep going", "I'm not supposed to talk to you", etc. Surprisingly, despite how dense I am, I didn't have trouble with breaking the glass. There was nowhere else to go, I had a wrench and the balcony was right there, so I figured I was supposed to go there. Half-Life logic. On the other hand, I totally missed the cup mimic scene because I was looking at the test screen.
@Ivanselectsongs4 жыл бұрын
Good morgan Morgan. One of the few time's a game has genuine surprised me in recent years. Hoping Arkane is given the green light for a sequel with even stronger and more elaborate level design. Something like Metroid Prime 2 was to Prime 1.
@JeffBoen4 жыл бұрын
That reveal was amazing... second only to The Witness in terms of the magnitude of the "a-ha! moment". I remember waking up my GF and replaying the entire first 30 mins just to show her that awesome moment of first walking down the stairs on Talos 1. Unfortunately the game's bugginess made it impossible for me to finish. Tried twice, but the final area would always glitch out. Even tried editing save files per suggestions found online with no luck. Too bad, because it was a great experience up to that point.
@dertseha4 жыл бұрын
Now I wonder whether the pilot's final announcement was specially crafted that way: "Mind the glass on your way out!" (can be heard at the end of the video, 18:40 ) I missed all these details like the skidmarks and probably "the glitch" (if I even had it) - I'm very gullible in these games :) Yet, at least I did take the intended route. Great game!
@guspaz4 жыл бұрын
Even if you consciously missed those details, you may have unconsciously picked up on them in a way that contributed to a vague sense that something was a bit off.
@iHaveTheDocuments3 жыл бұрын
I'm about 2 hours in and loving Prey. You can tell its gonna go full god tier. It feels very special.
@MattMG844 жыл бұрын
I finally bought the game yesterday after your video came out and immediately got sucked in for 3-4 hours and only got to the video now. Once again good job with these, I would not have found out about the aquarium.
@TomyMartin19864 жыл бұрын
Wait... Dr. Bellamy was voiced by Stephen Rusell!? I didn't recognize him! I guess I'll always asociate his awesome voice to Garrett (and Corvo). That man is pure gold.
@Sami-Moon4 жыл бұрын
this is one of the best opening scenes to a game
@Tordenelgen4 жыл бұрын
One of the best intros to video game, if not the best. What a game, I really, really hope we get another Prey in this style. The intro actually slightly reminds me of The Truman Show, which is a movie I also really like.
@Simpin4Holo4 жыл бұрын
The moment I got the wrench I thought "Can I break the glass now?"
@CaveyMoth4 жыл бұрын
"I will break you!"
@JustSomeCanadianGuy4 жыл бұрын
I love it when games work the titles or the credits into the world of the game. Hellblade did that great.
@brodriguez110004 жыл бұрын
Splinter cell.
@CamembertDave4 жыл бұрын
Bayonetta.
@UltiDK4 жыл бұрын
Well-made documentary as always. I'd like to see a video in a similar style on either "The Clockwork Mansion" or "A Crack in the Slab," both of which are levels from Dishonored 2. They're pretty mind-blowing as well when it comes to technology.
@n1lla4 жыл бұрын
The Clockwork Mansion from Dishonored 2 is one of my favorite areas from a game ever. Such a brilliant concept.
@UltiDK4 жыл бұрын
@@n1lla The execution of it is brilliant too. When you first enter, the layout is confusing to navigate, but as you slowly figure out the ins and outs of the mechanisms everything becomes clear. I can only imagine how hard it must have been for the devs to fit everything together.
@vitsavicky4 жыл бұрын
For me (a jaded long time gamer) my first reaction to "escape" was smashing the glass. I expected to find a fire escape or something like that... boy was I surprised...
@andrewmontague96824 жыл бұрын
I know it was mentioned briefly but that music really set the tone for me.
@caderlocke88694 жыл бұрын
Best video game documentary Channel on KZfaq bar none.
@Pennycilin32 жыл бұрын
The way how they tell about the opening playtesting reminded me of how valve did their tutorials for their games. Going through their developer commentary is really fun.
@aaronfrazier5247 ай бұрын
Just now playing this game in 2024 and really enjoying it! Almost 40 hours in without even noticing its been that long
@ZSchrink2 жыл бұрын
I remember streaming this game to some friends and I went in completely blind. The first elevator ride I jumped and noticed that there wasn't any kind of extra or lessened height and talked about it being unrealistic and I couldn't believe it was overlooked. Then came the broken simulation :O That detail WASN'T overlooked, it was a subtle clue that what you were experiencing wasn't real. Freaking amazing and underrated game!
@ZSchrink2 жыл бұрын
I think one of the other things I noticed was that there was a pipe in the bathroom that ran through the wall into where the glass would be and I poked fun at that only to have the simulation reveal as well HAHA
@danilafoxpro26032 жыл бұрын
There wouldn't be any jump height difference unless the elevator is accelerating or decelerating anyway, right?
@ZSchrink2 жыл бұрын
@@danilafoxpro2603 correct. That was the point of my observation :)
@danilafoxpro26032 жыл бұрын
@@ZSchrink What I am saying is that there only would be height jump difference if you jump while the elevator velocity is changing. If the velocity is constant (as it is for the most of the ride), there would be zero difference.
@ZSchrink2 жыл бұрын
@@danilafoxpro2603 comparing two jumps at the same velocity of movement, yes, they will be roughly the same. Let's say that the elevator is stopped and you jump and get X height. Then the elevator is in motion and you jump, you get less than X height for the same exertion of muscle. Conversely, if the elevator is descending and you jump, the height will be greater. It's not like it's half or double, but the difference is there. That is what I had noticed.
@timbots21344 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite gaming moments of all time. Everything from the helicopter ride and that Mick Gordon song, to the big early 'twist' I was just smitten. And then the Mooncrash trailer is probably my favorite game trailer ever.
@four2nothin4 жыл бұрын
If there was one studio I could work for/with it would be arkane. They are gamers at heart and much more creative and original than most studios out there. Very under appreciated.
@Hey-Chef-Mike4 жыл бұрын
This is one of THE most underrated channels on YT
@MrLP10o4 жыл бұрын
I bought the game like two years ago but haven't had time to play because of university. I finally played it during the quarantine and holy shit was I mind blown. The attention to details in this game is incredible. My only regret is that I can't have the "mind blown" experience ever again in a game. Truly a work of art!
@vitsavicky4 жыл бұрын
I just finished Prey yesterday and god damn Arkane NAILED it! I will have to revisit this gem in a few months/years. Seriously one of the most underrated games of this generation...
@i.s.-4 жыл бұрын
I just played through Prey a week ago for the second time . Such a tasteful, and smart game.
@SusanBinks4 жыл бұрын
Danny, I love your passion, your curiosity, and your precious ability to ask the question that these developers desperately want to answer but think no one will ask them. You bring joy - to games documentation as science and art, to your fans, and hopefully to your interviewees as we get a glimpse into their passionate moments of creating an experience for US to play with. I really appreciate NoClip more than I can make monetarily evident. Thank you, Danny.
@jessicahiga98704 жыл бұрын
That Intro scene. I re-loaded the game to watch the helicopter scene and listen to that song again. It was soooooo gooooood. And then when I cracked the glass, my jaw just dropped, i felt an awe in my stomach that I havent felt for quite a while. Great, great game :) definitely one or my favs now.
@abyss93164 жыл бұрын
This truly is a mind game
@Bigdaddymittens4 жыл бұрын
This game is incredible, and it really bothered me to hear that it didn't get the success it deserved. In my opinion, it was a better game than the 2006 fps by human head.
@glenharris93664 жыл бұрын
I loved Prey but seeing just how much detail went into selling this whole thing is amazing, the subtleties like the marks on the floor is so cool to see.
@TheNonya14 жыл бұрын
Aquarium smasher here. It was in the same room with the wrench and I wanted to see if the water would pour out since everything else was so detailed. What they said in the video, I thought there was no way they would let you out on to that balcony. I even tried the door.
@lyr1kn1564 жыл бұрын
Huh... I just started replaying the other day! Going into this game with no knowledge was amazing, definitely the way the game should be experienced first time around.
@nomercy89894 жыл бұрын
I liked Dishonored 2 and I'm looking forward to Deadloop but honestly, I'm more interested in what the Austin studio is working on. Fingers crossed for a sequel. Hope they can pull it of without Raphael though.
@LLAAPPSSEE3 жыл бұрын
Still feel like this game is underrated. I love the theme that plays in the speakers. I gathered a bunch of them up from the atrium and placed them around my office/hallway. (They stayed there my entire playthrough). Game let me do it. Thanks game. These details regarding player agency/immersion/interaction are missing from a lot of games these days. Prey remains one of my favorite games in many years.
@xskarface4 жыл бұрын
Looks like part of a word was cut off in one of the bottom left tags. 4:17, "Looking Glass Works.." Looks like it might have meant to say "Workshop"? Just something I noticed. Keep killing it Danny!
@ShadowTheLight4 жыл бұрын
Putting this in my "Watch after Playing" playlist and liking it!
@UberNoodle Жыл бұрын
@16:33 That tech prototype using the WiiMote was really cool. Basically he made the sensor bar with its two LED lights into a pair of glasses which you wear and the Wiimote is sitting on top of the television watching the two lights with its infrared camera. And this is what it normally does. But usually the sensor bar and the television aren't moving around. Hah. So the data gained from the two lights on the glasses allowed the software to track m the sides of your head at eye level. This was used to create a really convincing sense of depth in the image on the television. It truly looked like you were looking through the screen into a space behind it. But it was purely subjective for the viewer only. And interestingly enough, it worked even when it was a camera "wearing" the glasses.
@MaxPaolucci4 жыл бұрын
Incredibly underrated game. A really impressive blending of genres and a really nice evolution of the "Arkane Game". Also nice edit sync when all the lights turned on.
@Roadriick4 жыл бұрын
I feel like this game is extremely underrated and not enough people is really talking about it. Great that you're giving more insight into this project. I loved Prey and still hope for getting a sequel one day!
@-MrFozzy-2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching all the back catalogue- man, every video is fantastic. Thank you!
@main_stream_media_is_a_joke4 жыл бұрын
Mad creative geniuses work in Arkane. The utterly crazy rearranging Jindosh mansion and the surreal time travel device in Stilton Manor and the way the player could travel across different time periods was incredibly wild and creative in Dishonored 2. Prey with it's lab rat simulation with the glitches that one observes has a very quientisential Arkane wild/weirdness stamp. Very much looking forward to DeathLoop.
@ZappasMudshark4 жыл бұрын
I hope this video gets more people who never played it into the game. This game was amazing.
@ivornovotny4 жыл бұрын
Seriously one of the best soundtracks in a video game.
@analogGigabyte4 жыл бұрын
"...through the Looking Glass we go." My favorite gaming studio of all time
@CaveyMoth4 жыл бұрын
I miss TTLG, man.
@MrEcted2 жыл бұрын
Prey is a masterpiece that will go down as one of the greats that was largely overlooked during its time (kinda like how Planescape was back in the day), and it has maybe my favorite opening sequence of all time. When I shattered the glass for the first time it felt like my mind was shattered for a brief moment! It set an amazing tone for the rest of the game.