They shouldn’t be compared at all because absolutely nothing connects them.
11 Years Later And Still Can't Beat The Original
Submitted 4 weeks ago by Benchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.com to gaming@beehaw.org
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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 weeks ago
teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Well…there is one thing they have in common.
BmeBenji@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Just like “Room (2015)” and “The Room (2003)” right?
rowdy@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Porque no los dos?
And don’t blame 2017 too harshly - they were forced to use the Prey name because brand recognition = money, or so they say.
Catpurple@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
I’ll never get over the horrible way Bethesda handled Prey 2. Bought it up, strung the devs at human head studios along towards bankruptcy in a hostile takeover bid, then shut it all down, gave the trademark to arkane’s system/bio shock spiritual successor, and basically erased the old game by virtue of it not being able to be sold any more.
I wanted the stupid alien bounty hunter fps, I didn’t want 50+ hours of stupid black goo aliens pretending to be tea cups. I’m biased and salty, I know prey 2017 is a fine game, but I don’t really care.
BmeBenji@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
11 years? Since what? Prey 2017 came out… 8 years ago?
Also, in what way are the two games comparable aside from the title? Isn’t the first one a linear FPS while 2017 is an immersive sim?
jagermo@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Seasons don’t fear the reaper begins to play
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 4 weeks ago
Isn’t Prey (2017) well liked?
denial@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Yes. Prey (2017) is a really good game. Worst thing about it is that the studio forced this stupid name choice.
On the other hand I would guess the old one has aged badly.
pipariturbiini@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
The publisher for Prey (2017) also bullied an indie developer to change the name of their upcoming game “Prey for the Gods” around the time Prey (2017) was coming out.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Should have gone with Neuroshock
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 weeks ago
The old one is actually still a pretty innovative shooter. Story, tone and gameplay are just totally different from the new one. So someone coming from the new one trying out the old will be disappointed.
Same reason why the new one was criticised on release.
I really wish we could get some of the responsible people to explain their reasoning.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 4 weeks ago
That’s what I thought. I bought it recently on a GOG sale but haven’t played it yet. But all I hear about Prey (2017) is people raving about how great it is.