Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Prey Is a System Shock of the Best Kind

After playing the first hour of Prey, I realized that it will be nearly impossible for me to avoid spoilers while telling you about it thanks to the big twist that unravels in the first 15 or so minutes. So before I throw out the spoiler warning, know that Prey appears to be on its way to upholding Arkane's well-earned reputation as a purveyor of fine single-player campaign-first shooters. But where the gameplay trailers we've seen so far have suggested a BioShock influence, playing Prey reveals an inspiration that goes back to, it turns out, BioShock's own forebear: System Shock 2. If that's all you need or want to hear, by all means I understand. But if you want to suffer an early game spoiler and come down Prey's fascinating rabbit hole with me, there's much more to tell…

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