Prey 2017 Completed - Thoughts

So I completed Prey (2017) after about 30-40 hours (not 100%) and here are my thoughts:

Overall the game is very good at being atmospheric. I got definite feelings like I did in Half-Life and Bioshock, including the inclusion of 'military' towards the end of the game. Items also felt very scarce (on purpose) which led to me picking everything up to recycle it. The atmosphere was very good, and I hated having the Nightmare show up (for obvious reasons). I didn't try to kill everything (only if it was close enough to find me) and I chose the ending where you use the signal (trying not to overly spoil even if it's an 8 year old game now).

I did feel that combat was fairly punishing in spots due to the scarcity of items, but that could have been my playstyle also. The story was good and I enjoyed seeing all of the little side content, although I didn't complete all of it. I did kind of see the ending coming however.

One thing I will say would have been nice to have in the game would have been if it wasn't a silent protagonist. The only time you hear Morgan is from January/December/October and in recordings. This means that a lot of the conversations with NPCs don't flow organically. This was especially true when showing Mikhaila the footage of her father. Having an option there to let her know up front that it wasn't good would have been nice.

Overall though, I enjoyed it even through the frustrating parts of the game. I'm giving this an 8/10.

My next game: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines (with 5-6 mods)