The Genius of Prey's Gloo Cannon

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4 жыл бұрын

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You know I love a good multipurpose game mechanic. Prey’s Gloo Cannon is one of the best. Let my tell you why. There are no major spoilers for Prey in this video, so please do watch it if you've yet to try the game.
Sources
The making of Prey's Gloo Cannon | PC Gamer
www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-making...
The Gunsmiths: the tactical toolkits and inky alien splats of Prey | PCGamesN
www.pcgamesn.com/prey/the-gun...
Prey (2017) Speedrun Any% 6:59.50 | KZfaq
• Prey (2017) Speedrun A...
Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance)
Prey (Arkane Studios, 2017)
God of War (Santa Monica Studio, 2018)
Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 2017)
BioShock (Irrational Games, 2007)
Metroid (Nintendo, 1986)
Deus Ex (Ion Storm, 2000)
Dishonored (Arkane Studios, 2012)
The Outer Worlds (Obsidian Entertainment, 2019)
Control (Remedy Entertainment, 2019)
Red Faction: Guerrilla (Volition, 2009)
No Man's Sky (Hello Games, 2016)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios, 2011)
Minecraft (Mojang, 2011)
Dreams (Media Molecule, 2020)
Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment, 2009)
Music used in this episode
Prey soundtrack - Mick Gordon (open.spotify.com/album/0kV3ik...)
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/v/C3BDx/

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@megamagicmonkey 4 жыл бұрын

Man, Prey did so much right it makes me sad that it didn't get more love.

@Mojavekight17 4 жыл бұрын

megamagicmonkey got dlc

@zegreatpumpkinani9161 4 жыл бұрын

In my top 5 games ever made

@Mojavekight17 4 жыл бұрын

SeriousName in your opinion 😂😂😂

@oussamaokbi 4 жыл бұрын

it got all the love. It just didn't sell incrediby well.

@Mojavekight17 4 жыл бұрын

Oussama Okbi we're lucky to have mooncrash

@thanksbetotap 4 жыл бұрын

Prey is genuinely one of the most underrated modern games.

@ABlackPatriot 4 жыл бұрын

thanksbetotap It really is.

@sebQbe 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@tetermc 4 жыл бұрын

@@colin-campbell and last of us is the game normies love to love. I'll take prey.

@Santeri64 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe overlooked but not underrated

@thatdanjamesguy.330 4 жыл бұрын

Yup. It deserves more ap-prey-ciation.

@TreyGamr58 4 жыл бұрын

"Today is March 15..." Why didn't you wait a couple days, that could've been perfect!

@therealblackl1ster110 4 жыл бұрын

TreyGamr58 I know, right? As soon as I heard that, I was like “what day is it?!” 😂

@GLAlegend 4 жыл бұрын

It would still be not right, since March 15 this year is not Monday

@TaggedByTim 4 жыл бұрын

@@GLAlegend it's also not 2032 but he could have gotten the march 15th part!

@TheMrTka4 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, I've noticed that and thought "Wow, Mark chose a day very clever", didn't see it was 2 days ago :D

@07GustavoXD 4 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this for the first time on march 15 haha

@Hanhan-fi1dr 4 жыл бұрын

When you reach tier three of the Mimic ability, you get the power to turn into the robots of Talos 1... These bots can fly. This means that in areas with those robots, you can fly around for as long as your brain juice will last you. I tried flying to the top of a VERY high pillar in, I believe it was the hardware labs? Anywho, I just wanted to see how high the game would let me go, and to my suprise, upon reaching the top, I found a small amount of loot. Just some ammo and fruit, nothing super special, but the fact that they made something to reward players who went exploring was amazing. The areas are so chuck full of secrets and mysteries, I woudn't be suprised if we'd missed a little container somewhere. The game hands you a bunch of tools, and says: Have fun. Do you want to carry around a turret that you can upgrade and repair, and upon seeing enemies, you deploy it AND become a turret yourself? Sure! Have fun, become the gatling gun of your dreams, and enjoy the limitless ammo. Spell slinger? Sure! Enjoy your alien powers! Total pacifist? Possible! Really annoying, but possible! A fun challenge is ONLY using one active alien power to beat the game. You may only turn into objects to sneak, or turrets to fight. No using weapons or tools. Good luck. Much like Dishonored, the difficulty is a player choice, and not needed for achievements. Do you WANT to play at the hardest difficulty, and not use ANY neuromods at all?! Sure! They're not needed at all, have fun! It never felt like a railroad, it felt like a loosely walked path, that said "go in that general direction" How, was always up to you, the Player

@botzikos2955 4 жыл бұрын

Just finished my first playthrough without using any Typhon neuromods and the fact that the game understood this and even rewarded me with a special line of dialogue was all the more satisfying. Now on to Mooncrash.

@joedollarbiden9823 4 жыл бұрын

I missed some of these things. Didn't really knew I could mimic the robots.

@adamnienke3633 4 жыл бұрын

thisthisthis NakeyJakey's video on Red Dead Redemption 2 sums up my feelings on this to a T

@johnvarley4561 4 жыл бұрын

Well said. I finished the game once but there is obviously so much more to do. I finished it, but I barely *played* it. This was actually the first game I ever played on the PS4, it was free so I probably would have not played it otherwise. One of the most memorable moments for me was having the bright idea to actually check out the space shuttle in the distance. For most of the game I had assumed it was part of the background like the Earth, or the moon. Like you, I figured, 'what the hell', how far can I go? Well when I realised there was another piece of the puzzle there I knew I had stumbled onto a bloody beautiful game.

@taketheleep 3 жыл бұрын

Really cool example of how the game encourages you to try new things. I feel like there's a lot of moments like this where the thing I wanted to do was facilitated by the game's mechanics but never forced upon me (or made off limits).

@lorddirt5532 4 жыл бұрын

The developers said they wanted tools that made the player feel like they were getting away with doing something they weren’t supposed to be doing and this gun is a perfect example

@SirFansi 4 жыл бұрын

Gloo cannon is incredible showcase of simple mechanic that you can make whole game out of. Kinda like portal. 😁

@christopherverhoef9112 4 жыл бұрын

Or Driver: San Francisco.

@robomaster5274 4 жыл бұрын

There’s a Portal 2 mod called Aperture tag where you use a gun that can shoot two different gells. It’s not like the gloo cannon but it’s similar in the way you add substance to the environment you’re in.

@JohanKylander 4 жыл бұрын

A more complex example is antichamber.

@buttonasas 4 жыл бұрын

@Karanjeet Kainth I don't understand why popularity matters in such a topic. Besides, I would say Zelda does a bunch of this successfully and is very popular!

@jacobshirley3457 4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the gravity gun.

@noshow 4 жыл бұрын

Prey is such a masterpiece. I really hope it finds a bigger audience in the years to come through word of mouth and videos like this.

@JR-pf9in 4 жыл бұрын

Dishonored was one of my favorites, but even I somehow missed hearing about Prey. I just finished it yesterday. It's absolutely brilliant. Any minute I wasn't playing, I was thinking about it. The music, where the story was going, the characters, the consequences of my choices, etc. I haven't had that happen in a very long time.

@rgb3x3 4 жыл бұрын

This video has definitely convinced me to play it. I've been on the verge of getting it for a long time

@Gorguruga 3 жыл бұрын

The original Prey from 2006 is still one of the best games I remember playing. Look forward to playing this new version in the future.

@zekiz774 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gorguruga It's a complete reboot of the original Prey. The only thing they have in common is the name.

@AI-jl5kp 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gorguruga This game has 0 relation to Prey 2006. Bethesda just slapped the Prey franchise name on it after it was mostly finished.

@fortphoenix 4 жыл бұрын

Prey is one of the best games I have ever played. Hands down. I love how much thought and care Arkane put into each and every facet of this game. For instance- Talos one is designed like a space station that people could legit live in and do their research. How would goods move between different points in the station? The GUTS tunnel system. How would you generate oxygen and water for the entire station? Must be the reason for the Arboretum and the water filtration system’s existence. How would such a huge space station generate power for its needs? There is an entire section of the station that’s a reactor for this purpose. Between the game’s main story and many side missions, you will probably have a mental map of the entire station and all its shortcuts that you’ll probably use a shortcut to avoid the longer path. Find a locked door and you haven’t invested in the hacking skill? No worries. Use a gloo gun to find a vent or a recycler charge to remove a heavy item. There is always another way. God! I could go on about this game for hours! My only complaint about this game might be the loading screens, but at this point it really seems like a nitpick. Seriously though. Arkane Studios might probably one of the best devs in the industry. I just wish more people would give Immersive sims like this a chance.

@aolson1111 4 жыл бұрын

Uh, is this your first immersive sim or something?

@fortphoenix 4 жыл бұрын

No! I live for Deus Ex, System Shock and anything made by Arkane- They're probably some of my favorite games of all time...

@NightmareBlade10 4 жыл бұрын

@@aolson1111 Never knew what the heck an Immersive Sim was until now and I am so looking forward to researching this more. Always loved games like Dishonored and Deus Ex that allowed you to tackle objectives twenty different ways. Here's hoping cyberpunk 2077 is somewhat similar to that with all of the skills you can get!

@wngmv 3 жыл бұрын

seriously. as an RPG player, this kind of semi-open design is so much better than 100% open world design. the only open world I really liked is the outer wilds, and it only works in a game like that.

@jerrodshack7610 3 жыл бұрын

@@wngmv Even then, Outer Wilds is open world in the sense that we usually think of (copypasted ubisoft games)

@marchese295 4 жыл бұрын

"Painful looking" my god how much i agree. The first neuromod is traumatic!

@kylerivera3470 4 жыл бұрын

I have never played this game, but watching it on video was extremely unsettling. This is, in part, due to my extreme dislike for needles though. Also, at first I thought the character was going to stick it in his eye which was not pleasant to think about.

@falloutguy4700 4 жыл бұрын

@@kylerivera3470 As someone who has played the game before, you thought correctly at first: right in the eye.

@HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote 4 жыл бұрын

Kyle Rivera Your skull’s eye sockets have holes that lead to the brain, it’s how lobotomies were performed

@BodywiseMustard 4 жыл бұрын

It obviously goes in the eye. Just look at the shape of the socket the needles come from

@newolku 4 жыл бұрын

And then you find out the neuromods are made out of prisoners

@BtotheDon12 4 жыл бұрын

"We knew that the bounds of the player were set by the ceiling." Prey Speedrunners: "Are they, though?"

@finlayreeds6725 4 жыл бұрын

"Let's you turn into a coffee mug, roll across the floor and through this gap in a door, and transform back into a human. Handy." We have reached peak gmtk.

@wiikid98 4 жыл бұрын

Mark!! Why didn't you wait until March 15th for the intro line????

@GMTK 4 жыл бұрын

Release a video on a Sunday? Are you mad!?

@bomstik2517 4 жыл бұрын

@@GMTK A small price to pay for salvation

@zegreatpumpkinani9161 4 жыл бұрын

COMMIT TO THE BIT

@PerMortensen 4 жыл бұрын

@@GMTK Then wait for next year, jeez.

@jaffachannel 4 жыл бұрын

@@GMTK Should've waited till monday march 15th

@BackfallGenius 4 жыл бұрын

I said it when the game came out and I'll say it again: The GLOO Gun is on-par with Half Life's Gravity Gun as one of the most inventive weapons in a video game ever. God of War's Leviathan Axe got a lot of praise for being so multi-dimensional, but it's nowhere as close as to what the GLOO Gun offers in terms of creativity and player expression of intent. Prey got totally overshadowed in 2017 by Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, and Horizon Zero Dawn, but it was my GOTY for that year despite having played and loved all those other big hitters in the year. I still do multiple preythroughs of the game with different mods and constraints. Mooncrash is an absolutely stellar expansion and Typhon Hunter can result in some hilarious shenanigans.

@tristanneal9552 4 жыл бұрын

Heh. Preythroughs. I like that

@yashkaushik6116 4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@bountyHG 4 жыл бұрын

while i totally agree that it got totally overshadowed by the likes of botw and odyssey, i don't consider it quite GOTY because of the presence of those two. i can see where you're coming from, though; any other year, it would have been able to seriously compete with the likes of god of war or sekiro.

@nameq 4 жыл бұрын

why do people have to be so analytical now porridge gun from wallace and gromit in the zoo was almost like your gloo gun

@nicudelpapa4056 4 жыл бұрын

Agh shame that it came out on suuuuch a fucking great year, it is easily in my TOP 10 games of all time and isn't even my favorite of 2017, wich is maybe another one that got overlooked in favor of other indies, Hollow Knight, both such masterpieces.

@dlakodlak 4 жыл бұрын

One of the smartest games in the last decade.

@I4k_au 4 жыл бұрын

@@colin-campbell smart ideas, wasnt just running behind the trends. You dont just get these kind of ideas and make a game this good, smart people were behind this

@bingbonghafu 4 жыл бұрын

Fartest XD LOLOL

@Darkernorakeln 4 жыл бұрын

Except this idea is not new, all aspects of it have been done before, not even once...

@cortster12 4 жыл бұрын

@@Darkernorakeln The smartest ideas aren't always the most original, but they are redefined in clever ways.

@sirrealism7300 4 жыл бұрын

Theres a reason the game was immediately forgotten in a week

@duchi882 4 жыл бұрын

"The Gelifoam Lattice Organism Obstructor" Doofenshmirtz: You forgot to put "-inator" at the end

@krenze1164 4 жыл бұрын

The Gelifoam Lattice Organism Obstructorinator or Theinator Gelifoaminator Latticeinator Organisminator Obstructinator

@maniasquid9715 4 жыл бұрын

@@krenze1164 yes

@krenze1164 4 жыл бұрын

@@maniasquid9715 a or b -Yes

@barmacidic2257 4 жыл бұрын

KREnZE yes

@stiky5972 4 жыл бұрын

@@krenze1164 *Yes*

@Amalgam03 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love how in Prey, the game doesn't force you into one specific playstyle through means like guilt. They don't beat a dead horse, if you make a mistake, they won't mention it, but you still feel like you made a difference.

@Soul-Burn 11 ай бұрын

Not only it doesn't guilt you, pretty much all characters you help are surprised you went out of your way to help them. Feels good, man.

@Mighthavebudget 4 жыл бұрын

I've never played Prey, and was totally engrossed. I love these small-scale videos. They're a great balance for the really high-level essays you've been doing lately.

@thedeadguy2456 4 жыл бұрын

Go play it dude its dirt cheap nowadays and its fantanstic

@etonawa 4 жыл бұрын

Please do yourself a favor and go play it then.

@kjj26k 4 жыл бұрын

Some of the best 40 hours of my life, *add this game to your list of good memories*

@Zondac 4 жыл бұрын

I'll just agree with the rest of the responses. Prey was a game that I slept on depressingly long, but... I put it high up. I'd say it's almost on par with super metroid or the original Dark Souls when it comes to the cleverness in how it familiarizes you with its world. The the plot is *SO GOOD* Hadn't Nier Automata came out the same year, Prey would be my GOTY2017

@Dude27th 4 жыл бұрын

I've gotta agree as well it gaves metroid vibes with it's theme and how the levels are connected and to me it gave me some half-life 1 vibes as well in how direct the aproach to new mechanics was and it fell really intuitive and without stopping the gameplay at any moment. Just really good and really fun

@ShinoSarna 4 жыл бұрын

I personally love the angular low-poly look of the foam - it looks great, and obviously saves on polygons drawn.

@DamianOchramowicz 4 жыл бұрын

I still remember my first playthrough of Prey. It was unlike any other game I've ever played. No, it was not just that. At the beginning I was like "okay, cool, so I can do 'a crazy idea', how about 'another crazy idea'", and after some time I stopped asking myself such questions, because I have already assumed, that at any given moment game would allow me to act just like my physical body was on Talos I. And all of the impressive systems that game has, really helped to sell that illusion. And I do agree, that GLOO cannon really embodies many of mechanics and motifs of Prey.

@Turtlewax63 4 жыл бұрын

I love the way you integrated the quotes into the in game screens. That was a really inspired idea, and looks super good

@taketheleep 3 жыл бұрын

Searched for this comment, was thinking the same thing! Also the way the title of the game appears from behind the suit at the beginning of the video.

@RVAlien 4 жыл бұрын

This game is so incredible. It definitely needs more attention. Prey is one of my favorite games.

@brodriguez11000 4 жыл бұрын

Original was pretty fun.

@JarosawPays 4 жыл бұрын

5:14 I discovered it's way easier to make a staircase in the side of that volcano next to G.U.T.S entrance. It has some loot at the top and a quick acess to the other side of the arboretum if you break through the looking glass exhibit.

@angryKleiner 4 жыл бұрын

A game that made me re-feel that FASCINATION with what a game could be that I felt back when I first played Bioshock. Prey truly is a gem, made with a TON of thought put into it.

@brunnobenatti8441 4 жыл бұрын

"Even my PC struggles..." that's a genuine flex right there.

@spinach1472 4 жыл бұрын

Forget grapple hooks we need more gloo-cannons in games.

@PlebNC 4 жыл бұрын

Avalanche Studios joined the chat.

@spinach1472 4 жыл бұрын

@Moral Relativism they make the just cause games

@JoeSchaller 4 жыл бұрын

Prey really is one of the most interesting and memorable games of the last years. It has so many great ideas and is definitely worth checking out.

@GameDevYal 4 жыл бұрын

Just a couple hours ago, I taped a "NOT A MIMIC" post-it to an USB stick as a reference to Prey, and now I can't decide if I should be worried about being trapped in a time loop or happy because my psychic poweers are finally manifesting.

@ThePC007 4 жыл бұрын

**Skyrim Guard Voice** Wait... I know you. Jokes aside, didn't expect to randomly stumble upon you on a KZfaq video, lol.

@THExRISER 4 жыл бұрын

I'll come back to this comment when I finish the game because I don't get it.

@GraveUypo 4 жыл бұрын

i never got that. that sounds like a good idea until the moment mimics start including the post-it in their copies.

@Marshallchandra 4 жыл бұрын

@@GraveUypo there is a room in the game full of post it lol

@parkerzavinsky3824 4 жыл бұрын

time loop hell

@shawnheatherly 4 жыл бұрын

So nice hearing some praise for Prey's creativity, the game is awesome.

@janetbg5517 4 жыл бұрын

I just got to say, the integration of the quote at 4:26 is one of the most creative quote integrations I've ever seen every. Top-notch editing skills Mark!

@mikehiebert6227 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one still thinking about this amazing game 3 years later. Great video!

@japser8147 4 жыл бұрын

The Gloo Cannon gives me Splatoon vibes. You use the gun not only for combat, but for traversal too. Sort of like how the ink isn't just for scoring kills but have multiple mechanics tied to it. It's really elegant game design and gives shooting more purpose than just hitting targets. Nice vid!

@Flow-vx4fm 4 жыл бұрын

Developers like Arkane Studios are the definition of quality before quantity - only 4 games, and all of them perfect. They deserve more attention.

@mattmorehouse9685 4 жыл бұрын

I think they've produced at least five games; Dishonored, Dishonored 2, Prey, Dark Messiah or Might and Magic and Arx Fatalis. Plus Death of the Outsider, if that counts. Collect them all! Oh, and they're building Deathloop currently, so hopefully that one is awesome as well.

@aznjay94 4 жыл бұрын

I think they botched Dishonored 2 with regards to its release state. The game was heavily unoptimized on PC and even now my PC still has trouble running it even though it can easily handle other games that demand much more resources. It could have been great if it ran well.

@mohammodshahrear1568 4 жыл бұрын

The sound design of Prey is amazing! The musics and sounds always give me chills.

@fatweeb1545 4 жыл бұрын

Prey totally flew under my radar, but I'm going to buy it now.

@zegreatpumpkinani9161 4 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD HE'S DEDICATING A VIDEO TO THIS MASTERPIECE

@peterdal85 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making content on this Prey, such an underappreciated game!

@pseudo.5106 4 жыл бұрын

Prey was my favorite game of 2017 back then and still one of my favorites to this day! Criminally underrated

@meditalisoo7 4 жыл бұрын

Prey is one of the best games of this generation and one of my favorite games of all time. If you're even remotely interested in what you're seeing you need to play it.

@jaffachannel 4 жыл бұрын

Man, so glad you covered this game, definitely one of the best games of the 21st century so far. Has so many great design choices, interesting ideas and lastly (although disputed) an intriguing and touching story.

@bigiron1990 4 жыл бұрын

Prey is soooooo underrated. I replay it all the time and its DLC is some how even better than base game in some ways. I really hope it gets a sequel.

@tiefensucht 4 жыл бұрын

In what way is the addon better? Its so damn hard for noobs like me :D

@MuriloRiFO 3 жыл бұрын

@@tiefensucht The DLC captures the initial hours of the base game of struggling for resources and high incentive to improvisation which are naturally lost with further progress in the main game. The quick nature of rogue-lite runs, a timer and character specialized classes helps to maintaning this condition for longer. But if you don't like this aspect, you probably won't like Mooncrash.

@bigfrogs4207 3 жыл бұрын

@@MuriloRiFO i also felt like while you struggled for resources, you were more encouraged to use what you had, and be more creative with these limited resources, causing you to actually play more aggressively and engage with more of the systems, because if you dont use those resources you could just die and lose them.

@whynotanyting 4 жыл бұрын

Man the music takes me back to playing this game alone at night. Really emphasized the contradicting isolation and the bleak aftermath with the warm colors, fanciful architecture, and the occasional endearing logs/emails. Gives me goose bumps.

@baconaterlover5399 4 жыл бұрын

Prey was one of my favorite games I’ve played in the past 5 years. Such a shame this game didn’t get more love.

@RogueCheepSheep 4 жыл бұрын

I blame the publisher, shouldn't have used the name of a game that it has no connection to.

@baconaterlover5399 4 жыл бұрын

RogueCheepSheep yea but it did start off as prey 2, the previous developers scrapped it and Arkane picked it up and just started from scratch. It should’ve had a unique name tho, but probably zenimax said no to that for brand recognition.

@robepicboy 4 жыл бұрын

Crap, I thought that not been able to stick gloo into other gloo was a design choice and not compromise. It works so much better the way they did it that looked totally intentional to me. Great vid. Love Prey. Move Prey, please.

@DominoPivot 4 жыл бұрын

It really looks like I've missed on quite a few gems over the last few years. I'll be sure to check Prey out when I can.

@allooutrick8266 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed you have. Plenty of games have been standard stuff, devs just hitting their checks in a box, others have been stellar examples of why video games are so great.

@RomaraAhallow 4 жыл бұрын

You won't regret it. Prey is awesome.

@camscorch7096 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly so much fun. Never been so immersed even in vr.

@christopherweaver9543 4 жыл бұрын

It's mooncrash dlc is worth it too

@tabushka292 4 жыл бұрын

Prey really came out of nowhere for me but it was blast. What stuck with me in particular was the story. I loved how it makes you unsure about who to trust and drops hints on what's going on. And then the ending was pretty cool too. But I won't spoil anything so you can find out for yourself!

@NanoElite666 4 жыл бұрын

This was such a neat game. One of my favorite moments from playing was when I discovered that I could use the foam dart launcher to push buttons and activate touch screens from a distance.

@Talvox 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was awesome to discover on a second playthrough, because I had no idea what purpose the foam crossbow was meant to serve on my first playthrough.

@NanoElite666 4 жыл бұрын

I think I mostly used it as a cheap and easy way to clear out cystoids and their nests before discovering it could push buttons as well.

@MrTalithan 4 жыл бұрын

@@NanoElite666 It can also interact with touch screens. In my no-neuromod playthrough, this was essential to getting into areas I wouldn't be able to go otherwise. All hail the nerf crossbow.

@NanoElite666 4 жыл бұрын

Hail!! Hail!! Hail!!

@erlewis1111 3 жыл бұрын

I still remember laughing out loud when I smashed a window in the Psychotronics morgue and shot one of those squeaky Nerf bolts to press the button to a door for which I'd been trying to find the key card for about an hour. It was a spur of the moment idea and the dopamine kick from it working was just amazing.

@AJ-xv7oh 4 жыл бұрын

Prey is possibly the most criminally underrated game in history

@ValerianGaudeau 4 жыл бұрын

I had actually never heard about it before watching this video, and I know and play a lot of games. I see on Steam Charts that it had very few players, although it looks like a big AAA game, weird.

@erradate6425 4 жыл бұрын

Its just too good to be a popular game. Its just like system shock 2.. Anybody who played it back then said it was the best game ever to be made, but it was way too complex, too farfetched to be enjoyed by your typical audience and sell well Thats why the immersive sims genre died it the early 2000, and thats why its probably never going to come back to life again after that quick arkane revival

@AI-jl5kp 3 жыл бұрын

@@erradate6425 I dont agree, the immersive sim made a pretty big comeback in the late 2000s/2010s. Arkane's dishonored and Prey but also 2 Deus Ex games and 2 Bioshocks (these were more fps and I dont think you can call infinite an immersive sim). Granted these were somewhat simplified from the original System Shock but still. Unfortunately bad marketing and release controversy kinda damned Akanes latest efforts and Mankind Divided so it seems to have died all over again...

@sgbench 3 жыл бұрын

IMO that distinction belongs to Outer Wilds

@uGOTxbox360D 4 жыл бұрын

Loved Prey. So great to explore that ship. Great story that pins everything together too.

@KeineAhnungGRP 3 жыл бұрын

I really loved Preys "Looking Glass" I was so fascinated by the helicopter scene it still gets me everytime :D

@acebasher1st360 4 жыл бұрын

Man, your editing skills are amazing! Everything feels just in place.

@Kithara1117 4 жыл бұрын

I remember you mentioned in your "The Best Levels of 2017" that you wanted to make a video on this, but I thought it would never happen since it's been so long!

@meoric1 4 жыл бұрын

I LOVED Prey. The systems are a joy to experiment with (a quick save-load will let you try out different abilities), and by the end of the game I felt like a mad-scientist mixing up the different tools and abilities at my disposal. The Gloo Cannon is the best example of what makes this game great.

@dogtagduke744 3 жыл бұрын

This masterpiece became my favorite game after playing it. Not only is the gameplay incredibly deep, but the story and lore is expansive. An easy 10/10 for me.

@mikedangerdoes 4 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that I wished more people talked about Prey. Damn that was a fantastic game. Why don't more people talk about it?

@KL-tn1xc 4 жыл бұрын

awyeahh, prey. the game deserves more attention. certainly the favorite one i played in 2019 by far.

@fireflash6012 4 жыл бұрын

Argh Prey is hands down my favourite game ever. Thank you so much for making this video.

@joshlilesy 4 жыл бұрын

Your channel is responsible for me getting back into gaming again, being able to get games like this for under £20 is the blessing of discovering them years after they came out. Thank you!

@metalheadzaki 4 жыл бұрын

Sad this game didn't do well, finished this game 6 times on every difficulty.

@jacob7649 4 жыл бұрын

Pathetic

@d3vastat0r89 4 жыл бұрын

I was too scared to get it. Can't play much of these types of thriller/horror games. :/

@mattmorehouse9685 4 жыл бұрын

@@lederp42 If you're really stressed by the mimics there is a method of auto revealing them about two fifths of the way through. Though it requires going through some... delapidated areas. :)

@Soundwave1900 4 жыл бұрын

@@lederp42 Also, they produce sound. Something like high pitch force field sound effect :)

@LexBear 4 жыл бұрын

I love Prey so so much. It was the System Shock 3 I never knew I wanted.

@danieltiger7249 4 жыл бұрын

This game has been on my list to buy for a while. This vid has substantially increased its place up that list. Thank you

@gauldo94 4 жыл бұрын

Simply one of my favorite weapon ever create, inside one of my favorite immersive sim

@soapscope3721 4 жыл бұрын

Finally, the algorithm shows me something good.

@vizueto69 4 жыл бұрын

I've always been on the fence to purchase Prey. I'm glad I watched this vid because I finally made up my mind on buying it. Best $10 I spend on the playstation store right now👍👍👍

@IbraheemMustafaGames 4 жыл бұрын

It looks so fun that it's crazy it didn't blow up. Haven't played it yet but, definitely going to try it now. This seems like one of the only cases where the word underrated would actually be an accurate description.

@tychoazrephet3794 4 жыл бұрын

When I first played Prey as soon as I got the GLOO cannon all the possibilities for verticality ran through my head, I spent the rest of the game getting as high as I could in any given level. It's a brilliant concept executed super well, made exploring the whole of Talos 1 that much more enjoyable.

@fruitshuit 4 жыл бұрын

Mark: "So, when you get it, you immediately learn it's first purpose: freezing enemies" Me: "YOU COULD FREEZE ENEMIES WITH IT?!"

@PlebNC 4 жыл бұрын

For me, I didn't know the Gloo could be used to get rid of the Typhon puddles. I did use it alot for freezing enemies and following up with a shotgun.

@cyberfoxvii6253 4 жыл бұрын

@@PlebNC I'm still not entirely sure it CAN get rid of those puddles, since they go away on their own after a bit. Who's to say it didn't just time out on its own while he was GLOO-ing it?

@PlebNC 4 жыл бұрын

@@cyberfoxvii6253 That's what I thought happened. If nothing else, in a pinch you could make some stepping stones out of Gloo to hop over the puddle I suppose.

@jabendeacon 4 жыл бұрын

It's non-conductive, so it's useful for walking over electrocuted areas (Volunteer Quarters Bathroom) with GLOO walkways.

@ryanjohnson5266 4 жыл бұрын

not only can you simply freeze enemies, you can instantly kill massive flyers with it if there's enough altitude i first learned it from here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7KVm7Zzm5q-fYE.html

@victorfroes6650 4 жыл бұрын

YES YES YES! Prey is the most underrated game of the generation. Masterpiece.

@ch0arrim 4 жыл бұрын

I am still amazed that I still get wow-moments from your videos! They are always super interesting and well put together and is a great source of inspiration! A huge thank you for all the work you do!

@allooutrick8266 4 жыл бұрын

Now I know that I never gave this game enough of a chance. I thought it would follow suit of so many other shooters and never offer much more than what was experienced at the start. Seeing all the other tools, and creative use of the gloo cannon, has me wanting to give this game the time it deserves.

@erradate6425 4 жыл бұрын

My absolute favorite FPS of the past decade along other works from arkane and a couple other games here and there. Its a complex game that not everyone can enjoy but oh boy if you are into it, its going to grab you by 2 hands and take you through a hell of a journey The level and world design is mind bending, the sound design, the ennemies, the gameplay, the atmosphere. Everything is just so good. Its a spiritual successor to system shock 2 in any thinkable ways, even in the great reception but bad sales.. unfortunately..

@Dethflash 4 жыл бұрын

Prey is one of my favorite games to have come out in the past 5 years, that and Subnautica.

@triphazard2906 4 жыл бұрын

I'm playing Prey right now and it's magic, I love it. The model for the Gloo Cannon looks great as well, it looks so hacked together, a bit grimy, and somewhat bulbous, not sleek like the conventional weapons. That all makes me love it more.

@i_vasisualy 4 жыл бұрын

And then, he turned himself into a coffee cup! Funniest shit I've ever seen XD

@MelvinGundlach 4 жыл бұрын

GMTK: "Adding objects is totally possible, but usually with restrictions" KSH: "Hold my Space Engineers"

@cooplucidtales 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video as always, you are probably our favorite channel in the whole youtube. As game designers we often use your videos as inspiration or source of information or to teach to other designers actually. Anyway please keep up the good work

@andrewmartin520 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for covering this! Prey is one of my favorite games of the past decade and really deserves more love.

@rodolfocalixto5205 4 жыл бұрын

Yeessss. This amazing game has so many incredible mechanics, it's unreal! A true gem, my favourite game ever.

@Dylanschannelodoom 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, if you waited just a few more days to upload, that intro clip would’ve been saying the date of upload. Missed opportunity right there :P

@TIepure 4 жыл бұрын

I love that even though your videos have been great for a long time now, they still keep getting better every time. The presentation on this one was particularily crisp and engaging!

@coolr557 4 жыл бұрын

Man who ever decided to put the articles in the in game terminal made a great choice Great editing

@robotmeister009 4 жыл бұрын

Morgan from Prey, Freeman from Half Life, Morgan Freeman confirmed

@miguelblaublomme13 4 жыл бұрын

Just my best game ever, it's really pity that the sales of this game was bad..

@f1l603 4 жыл бұрын

I'm really digging this new and improved editing! Keep up the great work!

@alexandreancel6423 4 жыл бұрын

Great video ! Prey is definitely one of the very best FPS I ever player, thanks for giving it some love ! ;)

@johngoogle2783 4 жыл бұрын

Man, Prey was such a phenomenal game. Everytime a video pops up on it there’s always something I haven’t seen or tried yet. Time to replay it 😂

@narutouzumaki-iq9ye 4 жыл бұрын

Mark: Signature weapon Like Kratos' Levaithan axe. *Childhood ruined.

@radicalness9105 4 жыл бұрын

I love this game so much! Thanks for this video Mark!!

@Leonardorth. 4 жыл бұрын

Damn I just simply love this channel !! Thank you for making such fascinating and high quality content.

@EcchiRevenge 4 жыл бұрын

"There was no way we could do this and have it perform on console" Imagine my shock.

@ianblackburn2645 4 жыл бұрын

Been waiting on a video on prey it has some of the best mechanics ever you should also do a video on Dishonored

@BrokenDpad 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic as always, Mark! Focusing on single aspects of games leads to great ideas and adaptations. Would love to see more single-focus videos like this.

@RSpudieD 4 жыл бұрын

Huh, this is pretty amazing considering all the technical stuff! Thanks for sharing!

@RandyMcQuaid 4 жыл бұрын

Good sweet lord that intro music, Mick Gordon is an icon.

@olookslike0 4 жыл бұрын

"The only thing I couldn't seem to do was crush enemies by dropping objects on them" Even still, the fact that it was highly possible for you to do that kinda shows that Prey gets atleast the first step of a good game right; open possibility in everything. Even in unconventional stuff.

@111111111111111owner 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video man! Love your analysis! Please keep on doing more of them!

@lucasviana9595 4 жыл бұрын

I have been devouring your videos every day as if they were food, and in fact they are. They are food for my soul. In the future I intend to create games, and you have been a flashlight amid so many doubts that I have. Thanks for everything.

@sirprintalot 4 жыл бұрын

I've just started playing through Prey. The first few hours are really... dull. But I've been told it gets better. The goo gun is cool, and I'm looking forward to getting powers.

@RomaraAhallow 4 жыл бұрын

Give it time to open up. Once you get your cool head gear, shit will get real.

@GabrielGalada 4 жыл бұрын

1:44 Just a small correction here. The Ice Missiles are only a thing in Metroid Prime 3 and Metroid Fusion. In most of the other games, you use the Ice BEAM. Sorry to be that guy, heh.

@RomaraAhallow 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being that guy so I don't have to!