Prey (2017) |OT| Striking From Your Backlog at 60fps [Included in Game Pass]

jem · Mar 16, 2021

Khrn said:
How is the game story-wise?

If you're happy to read some emails and listen to some logs etc. then I'd say it's excellent.

A lot of the story telling is done through the environment and your exploration. It's not explicitly told to you through cutscenes etc.

It's an incredibly well realised world and every nook and cranny has something interesting to find out or discover.

Staf · Mar 16, 2021

Really love this game. Will come back to it on PS5 some day.

Sadist · Mar 16, 2021

Fun game, had a good time with it.

MidnightCowboy · Mar 16, 2021

Definitely one of my favorite games of the generation. If the last third didn't devolve into tedious backtracking and the combat was shored up a bit, it would be an all-time classic.

Naner · Mar 16, 2021

I feel like the aggressive motion blur from 30fps makes the game look a little bit strange at 60.

Still, it's much much nicer like this.

FGNLive · Mar 16, 2021

Prey deserves this moment of renaissance, fantastic to see.

MrKlaw · Mar 16, 2021

This sounds right up my alley but it passed me by last gen. I guess Control and 13 sentinels can just wait a bit longer..

Kopite · Mar 16, 2021

Breaking the apartment window is one of my favourite gaming moments

nextgeneration · Mar 16, 2021

Kopite said:
Breaking the apartment window is one of my favourite gaming moments

I just started playing this tonight and when I did that, I was like woah. This is crazy. It's so cool that so many people are experiencing this game for the first time, like me. Gamepass will do wonders for games like this and many others, where it's going to reach a much bigger audience than it would have otherwise.

LhommeCornichon · Mar 16, 2021

Well, well, well. Might be tempted to do another run but I still have to finish Dishonored 2 and DOTO. Arkhane are such top tier devs.

shibbs · Mar 16, 2021

This is such an awesome game! One of the highlights of last gen for sure. Play this game people.

pswii60 · Mar 16, 2021

Morning, Ms Yu.
Heard there's a chopper on the roof. Must be for you.

Bigfellahull · Mar 16, 2021

Kopite said:
Breaking the apartment window is one of my favourite gaming moments

Such a great moment. It sold me right then. I knew at that point I was finishing this cool ass game!

ScrewyAurum · Mar 16, 2021

Kopite said:
Breaking the apartment window is one of my favourite gaming moments

I kinda messed it up the first time I played. I was throwing random shit around and cracked open the kitchen aquarium looking glass before the window.

jem · Mar 16, 2021

FGNLive said:
Prey deserves this moment of renaissance, fantastic to see.

It definitely does.

One of the most criminally underrated games I've ever played.

If we don't get a Prey 2 I will be sorely disappointed

Salt The Fries · Mar 16, 2021

Matzpxl said:
Definitely not the game's selling point, but it's serviceable. Lot of people didn't liked the ending back then too, but I found it pretty solid.

Prey has a slightly disappointing main component of the story that is redeemed somewhat by the ending you did not see coming. However, I gotta say that minor and secondary characters as well as their side stories are amazingly written. It's a shame the main story isn't.

By the way, playing Prey at 60 FPS on my Xbox Series X is a REVELATORY EXPERIENCE. It just makes me spoiled. This game has no right to feel this good on a console! But it does and I'm thankful for that.

Dancrane212 · Mar 16, 2021

Naner said:
I feel like the aggressive motion blur from 30fps makes the game look a little bit strange at 60.

Still, it's much much nicer like this.

Yeah, you have to be mindful when taking screenshots, they can get very blurry haha.

jorgejjvr · Mar 16, 2021

I cant find fps boost in the settings to see if its on

Ser Ignatius · Mar 16, 2021

I started playing this one over the last weekend and it is really cool. The first hour was full of great moments and now I'm just exploring and reading everything. This has been one of the rare games that I would say is worth reading all the little notes and emails you come across, reminds me of Quantum Break in that regard, they add a lot to the story.

nihilence · Mar 16, 2021

Kopite said:
Breaking the apartment window is one of my favourite gaming moments

Yes. That was amazing.

Deleted member 85120 · Mar 16, 2021

I've been trying to get into Prey, and so far I'm 2.5 hours into it, and still find combat a real struggle. Should I be avoiding encounters until I progress more, or is there something I'm missing?

Any help would be appreciated.

Dancrane212 · Mar 16, 2021

jorgejjvr said:
I cant find fps boost in the settings to see if its on

You might need to do a full restart to get it to show up under the "manage game" option that appears when you press start on a title from the Xbox UI.

Five Legendary Bethesda Titles Get the FPS Boost Treatment on Xbox Series X|S Today - Xbox Wire

Hot on the heels of officially welcoming Bethesda’s world-renowned studios to the Xbox family, we’re excited to announce that five of the biggest titles from their vast catalog of games – Dishonored: Definitive Edition, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Prey...

news.xbox.com

At Xbox, we're all about giving you the choice in how you want to play your favorite games, whether in its original form or with FPS Boost and/or Auto HDR. As we also detailed a few weeks back and included as part of our March Platform Update, you can now go into the "Manage Game" section for any enhanced title, where you'll see the new "Compatibility Options" button that will allow you to toggle FPS Boost and Auto HDR "on" or "off."

To see if the game you're playing is running FPS Boost or Auto HDR, you can also now just tap the Xbox Button on your controller while in the game and you'll see a Guide overlay indicator in the upper right corner if the features are enabled or not. To experience FPS Boost for these iconic Bethesda titles, and to be able to toggle the feature on and off, make sure your console has taken the latest update and you've rebooted your console. After that, you're good to go.

Jaded Alyx · Mar 16, 2021

jorgejjvr said:
I cant find fps boost in the settings to see if its on

If it's on you'll see FPS Boost in the top right when you press the guide, similar to where you see Auto HDR.

Go to Manage Game and then compatibility options on the left and you can toggle it on or off.

nob0dy said:
I've been trying to get into Prey, and so far I'm 2.5 hours into it, and still find combat a real struggle. Should I be avoiding encounters until I progress more, or is there something I'm missing?

Any help would be appreciated.

Use the gloo gun to freeze enemies then hit them with the wrench (assuming you don't have a proper gun yet)

Lowrys · Mar 16, 2021

nob0dy said:
I've been trying to get into Prey, and so far I'm 2.5 hours into it, and still find combat a real struggle. Should I be avoiding encounters until I progress more, or is there something I'm missing?

Any help would be appreciated.

That's normal, particularly if you're on hard. At the start you can't easily take on more than one of the big enemies at a time. Don't be afraid to use resources like turrets to help you, and it can be prudent to stealth around hard fights until you're more powerful.

You'll soon start getting more abilities and weapons, and depending on how you spec, you can easily get super OP. Enjoy the scary, difficult part of the game while it lasts!

zma1013 · Mar 16, 2021

Yes, you can in-fact jump into the

chopper blades.

60fps · Mar 16, 2021

Salt The Fries said:
By the way, playing Prey at 60 FPS on my Xbox Series X is a REVELATORY EXPERIENCE. It just makes me spoiled. This game has no right to feel this good on a console! But it does and I'm thankful for that.

That's what 60fps does, yes. To any game actually. Even navigating through menus just feels so much smoother (it feels as it should ).

Jaded Alyx · Mar 16, 2021

60fps said:
That's what 60fps does, yes. To any game actually. Even navigating through menus just feels so much smoother (it feels as it should ).

I have to say, I find it so interesting how there used to be this almost negative perception of PC gamers because of how some would refuse to play at 30fps and now with these new consoles, more and more I'm seeing the exact same sentiment and feeling from console players.

60fps · Mar 16, 2021

Jaded Alyx said:
I have to say, I find it so interesting how there used to be this almost negative perception of PC gamers because of how some would refuse to play at 30fps and now with these new consoles, more and more I'm seeing the exact same sentiment and feeling from console players.

Absolutely! Although on PC it's even more noticeable I think because controlling a mouse cursor at 30fps is a whole new level of atrocious user experience.

Tommyguns · Mar 16, 2021

Played the first couple hours back on my PS4 pro at release....

Do you think I should play this now on my series X with auto HDR+FPS Boost, or just download it on my PC and play there? Does the PC version look leaps and bounds better? (I would be playing it at 4K on a 4K monitor if I choose the PC route)

Jaded Alyx · Mar 16, 2021

Tommyguns said:
Played the first couple hours back on my PS4 pro at release....

Do you think I should play this now on my series X with auto HDR+FPS Boost, or just I just download it on my PC and play there? Does the PC version look leaps and bounds better? (I would be playing it at 4K on a 4K monitor if I choose the PC route)

Go with PC.

ZeldaNoAtelier · Mar 16, 2021

Playing this on my laptop 3 years after playing it on ps4, still one of the best games ever. No idea what critics were thinking

Tommyguns · Mar 16, 2021

Jaded Alyx said:
Go with PC.

Simple enough, thanks. Will download this evening

EpsilonEagle · Mar 16, 2021

GlowingBovine said:
Mooncrash is amazing in my opinion. It's basically rogue lite Prey, but it works really well. Definitely play it after the main game though.

I originally meant to play Mooncrash after finishing the main game but ended up trying it out and completing it first. It actually works very well as a "training mode" of sorts for the main game since you get access to powers earlier.

PIMPBYBLUD · Mar 16, 2021

I love Arkane. I still need to complete Dishonored 2 and then I'll play this!

Dancrane212 · Mar 16, 2021

zma1013 said:
Yes, you can in-fact jump into the

chopper blades.

Haha, I remember doing that in the demo and having to sit through that whole sequence again.

Equanimity · Mar 16, 2021

Dancrane212 said:
Yeah, I remember those being a sticking point in the Digital Foundry analysis. At the time I was going to wait and get an external SSD to try an alleviate the loading, just another of the little "excuses" that'd been keeping me from the game all this time.

Your patience bore fruit in the end. Now you get to experience the best possible console version.

Shellshock said:
That'd of cut my playtime in half lol.

With all the back and forth required in this game, I can see that, lol.

Love Machine said:
Wow, game changer! Hopefully it's this fast on PS5 too.
Either way, I've still gotta try Mooncrash. Yet another game to reinstall once I've got the extra space on the new console.

PS5 doesn't load as fast when it comes to backwards compatible titles. There's work to be done in this department.

Barnak · Mar 16, 2021

Played this game on PC a while ago and it reminded me so much of the System Shock games, loved it. It's a shame this kind of game is so rare and that the remake of System Shock is taking so long to release!

Dancrane212 · Mar 16, 2021

Equanimity said:
Your patience bore fruit in the end. Now you get to experience the best possible console version.

Haha, that's a good way to look at it.

StanleyStutters · Mar 16, 2021

Such a wonderful game. I actually initially tried the demo and it didn't click with me. I ended up playing it when it was PSNow or PS+, I think? Was hooked instantly. I loved the atmosphere, monsters, and gameplay. I wasn't thrilled about the ending or how each one was triggered but I did love the overall game

Kromis · Mar 16, 2021

zma1013 said:
Yes, you can in-fact jump into the

chopper blades.

There's an achievement for doing this if anyone wants to save it for the daily "Achieve More. Earn More." Microsoft Rewards promo.

Psychotron · Mar 16, 2021

Anyone feel like there's increased shadow pop-in? I don't remember so many shadows popping in and out at such a short distance. Makes me freak out thinking there's a mimic. I've beaten the game on XBox One X and Pro and never noticed it.

Dancrane212 · Mar 16, 2021

Psychotron said:
Anyone feel like there's increased shadow pop-in? I don't remember so many shadows popping in and out at such a short distance. Makes me freak out thinking there's a mimic. I've beaten the game on XBox One X and Pro and never noticed it.

It was there in the existing versions, the DF analysis called it out at the time.

dsk1210 · Mar 16, 2021

I played about half way through this years ago and lost my game save after a format, started again and I have totally forgot how to get into dr Calvino's office or I have broke the game somehow.

Nameless · Mar 16, 2021

Equanimity said:
Here's how long the loading takes on Series X if anyone is interested:

Night and day difference if you ask me.

Loading saves is even faster than that. Which is huge for a game like Prey. Now Quick Save/Quick Load actually work as intended. You can freely experiment abd reload without suffering 45+ second waits.

Firefly · Mar 16, 2021

This mod looks great. Will it work with GP?

Real Lights plus Ultra Graphics Mod

This mod aims to improve graphics and effects: all the lights cast shadows, corrected shadows for the original light sources, ultra view distance, improved particles, improved AO+IL, no texture pop-in

www.nexusmods.com

Dancrane212 · Mar 16, 2021

Firefly said:
This mod looks great. Will it work with GP?

Real Lights plus Ultra Graphics Mod

This mod aims to improve graphics and effects: all the lights cast shadows, corrected shadows for the original light sources, ultra view distance, improved particles, improved AO+IL, no texture pop-in

www.nexusmods.com

I don't see a tag on the store page saying you can enable mods, I would assume no.

Dancrane212 · Mar 16, 2021

Digital Foundry Analysis

Prey and Dishonored on Series X|S: FPS Boost isn't just about 60fps

As part of its celebration in acquiring Bethesda, Microsoft's second wave of FPS Boost titles for Xbox Series consoles …

www.eurogamer.net

NattyBo · Mar 16, 2021

Anyone got good tips for getting a solid 60FPS at 4K on PC? I'm holding mostly steady at 60 with my 3080, but still get occasional drops to 50 in weird places (the bathroom in the apartment, for example). Picked this up on Steam based on all the rave reviews around here.

Ovaltine · Mar 16, 2021

Ovaltine said:
Am I going to buy an Xbox Series S just to play this game and Fallout 4 at 60 FPS?

Who's to say really

Narrator: I bought an Xbox Series S just to play this game and Fallout 4 at 60 FPS. (And to have one toe dipped in the Xbox ecosystem still)

jdawg · Mar 16, 2021

Prey is perhaps the single best game of the last generation, imo. What a game. The immersive elements just work perfectly. Making you think and craft a solution to each level and enemy. Its how games should be made.

Been playing it on XSX, and yeah. At the moment, it blows away any console game imo. Totally worth getting it for. For me its worth it as a system seller.

Next up Dishonored, which is another cold stone classic. Just straight up. But Prey is just the real deal. A game for ppl who appreciate System Shock in any capacity, and a game for gamers of taste imo.

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