Prey 2 cinematic teases parkour-fueled, bounty-grabbing mayhem
by Ben Gilbert 
on Jun 3rd 2011 3:00PM
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 3:02PM clerkenwell said
It seems as if this trailer is trying really hard to remind me of other sci-fi properties. The city, of course, is very Blade Runner with a dash of 5th Element, a movie which also shows up alongside Mass Effect in the alien designs. And then we've got Predator-style shoulder missiles, Mirrors Edge parkour with rocket boots, and to top it all off, a music track that immediately calls Firefly to mind.
For the record, I'm totally okay with this.
For the record, I'm totally okay with this.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 6:22PM Nintendo Tim said
@lydonw - It should remind you of Johnny Cash, because it is.
I'm down for this game, 80%. Why 80%? Because Bethesda could have very easily started this off as a new IP and sent Human Head back into the studio to work on a proper Prey sequel. That is, unless, there is some other story connection to the first game other than "Remember that plane at the beginning of the game getting sucked up? Yea, the protagonist is on that plane. And he's a badass."
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I'm down for this game, 80%. Why 80%? Because Bethesda could have very easily started this off as a new IP and sent Human Head back into the studio to work on a proper Prey sequel. That is, unless, there is some other story connection to the first game other than "Remember that plane at the beginning of the game getting sucked up? Yea, the protagonist is on that plane. And he's a badass."
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 3:08PM starcommandgame said
Very cool. But wasn't prey about an american indian kidnapped by aliens? This looks like blade runner mass effect.
No problem with the formula, just wondering if this should just be an original IP instead.
No problem with the formula, just wondering if this should just be an original IP instead.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 3:09PM sammo21 said
@starcommandgame I kind of agree but apparently that guy shows up, so I am wondering if they aren't going to dovetail the end of this game into Prey 3 starring both guys. While the first game wasn't my favorite it did at least try to do original things.
And exploding vagina doors.
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And exploding vagina doors.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 6:29PM evilkoala said
@starcommandgame
Yup yup. That's the main reason I can't get excited about Prey 2. I mean, I'm OK with developers changing things up for the sequel but this appears to have NOTHING to do with the original other than the fact that there are aliens of some sort.
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Yup yup. That's the main reason I can't get excited about Prey 2. I mean, I'm OK with developers changing things up for the sequel but this appears to have NOTHING to do with the original other than the fact that there are aliens of some sort.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 3:08PM sammo21 said
This trailer, while being devoid entirely of game play, still looks amazing. IF this is what they are going for you can count me in as a day 1 purchase.
I did find it funny the alien called him a "MF'er". Even if the human protagonist has some sort of translation device its still funny.
I did find it funny the alien called him a "MF'er". Even if the human protagonist has some sort of translation device its still funny.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 3:10PM ORTHROK said
I like catching bounties
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 3:11PM EGOvoruhk said
It'll be quite a feat, but if they can get the game as action packed and as faced pace as the trailer, sign me up!
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 3:13PM PastaGabe said
Less trailer, more gameplay. Brink had an awesome CG trailer and look how mediocre it ended up (I like it, but it came out quite flawed and unpolished compared to gameplay and interview videos). Bethesda you make these awesome trailers but you gotta make sure your developers deliver!
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 3:13PM Dance Mofo said
Cool trailer, but one thing bothers me and that is the aliens speaking english not in their native tongue.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 8:23PM Dance Mofo said
@evilkoala having subtitles at the bottom of the screen would help. But I hope when the game comes out the protagonist will get some kind of injection similar to how john criton from farscape got when everyone around him was speaking in their native tongue.
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 3:15PM vidguy said
Woah, Joystiq. Please warn me next time, I don't typically come here to have my *head asplode*
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 3:19PM HybridPara said
Prey: Main character was a Native American wielding alien weaponry with spirit powers
Prey 2: Main Character is a futuristic cowboy bounty hunter with the cybernetic equivalent of a Dead Eye mechanic.
In Prey 2, Tommy is an important plot device apparently. So the cowboy meets the indian. In space.
This seems more and more like a proper sequel to prey the more I hear about it.
Prey 2: Main Character is a futuristic cowboy bounty hunter with the cybernetic equivalent of a Dead Eye mechanic.
In Prey 2, Tommy is an important plot device apparently. So the cowboy meets the indian. In space.
This seems more and more like a proper sequel to prey the more I hear about it.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 4:15PM F1shBone said
F Bethesda they spent half the games budget on that trailer. They did the same thing with Brink and Hunted. All the marketing in the world won't fool me.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 4:20PM superaj said
@Mr Esc is the namesarcasm is my don't most games get better with sequels? Unlike hollywood, that seems to be the case with videogames. I'll bet it's better than the first one. But that's just what the game industry tends to lean towards.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 5:06PM batphantom said
HOKEY SMOKES
That was a hell of a trailer. A lot seemed like it was live-action. Wonder what the game will actually look like? Unless this was for an unnamed next-gen system. Which would be pretty awesome.
That was a hell of a trailer. A lot seemed like it was live-action. Wonder what the game will actually look like? Unless this was for an unnamed next-gen system. Which would be pretty awesome.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 5:26PM FROMtheASHES777 said
Needs more Native Americans.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 9:08PM 2late2die said
I never played the first one but I did like the ideas of portals and the gravity switching, or whatnot, and I actually kinda still wanna check it out. So I do find it very odd that they switch up the things so much for a "sequel". Having said that, I find the ideas in the sequel (sci-fi bounty hunter) very cool in and on themselves and if they can achieve the kinda gameplay hinted at in this trailer then the game might be totally awesome.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 9:11PM acme64 said
mass effect much?
Posted: Jun 4th 2011 7:14AM EeK85 said
@Noksukow
Why they still call this Prey 2, however, is beyond me.
I mean, I understand the concept of prey and predator, but this has nothing to do with the original game. AT ALL. It seems like they're just too afraid to come up with an original IP and are gonna try to cash-in the success of the franchise.
This looks like a prey game. But not a Prey game.
Why they still call this Prey 2, however, is beyond me.
I mean, I understand the concept of prey and predator, but this has nothing to do with the original game. AT ALL. It seems like they're just too afraid to come up with an original IP and are gonna try to cash-in the success of the franchise.
This looks like a prey game. But not a Prey game.
Posted: Jun 4th 2011 8:46AM looksideways said
lol @ italian-sounding aliens.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 7:58AM Dirame said
@EeK85
I thought a plane got sucked up at the beginning of Prey ? And this game is just swtiching to that point of view or something of the sort.
I thought a plane got sucked up at the beginning of Prey ? And this game is just swtiching to that point of view or something of the sort.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 3:51AM EeK85 said
@Dirame
That is correct. I was talking more about the gameplay elements, such as portals, and the characters/setting (no Native American protagonist), however. This is like making a game out of one of the crates that fell off the plane at the beginning of Bioshock and calling it Bioshock 2.
That is correct. I was talking more about the gameplay elements, such as portals, and the characters/setting (no Native American protagonist), however. This is like making a game out of one of the crates that fell off the plane at the beginning of Bioshock and calling it Bioshock 2.
Posted: Jun 24th 2011 4:19AM EeK85 said
@Noksukow
Wha-- Portals are simply the main element of gameplay in Prey. Just because you can't create them at your will, like in... well, Portal (which was released later), it doesn't mean they're not as important.
Wha-- Portals are simply the main element of gameplay in Prey. Just because you can't create them at your will, like in... well, Portal (which was released later), it doesn't mean they're not as important.
