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WilHarris · 22nd Jun 2006, 12:49

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/06...y_demo_is_out/

perplekks45 · 22nd Jun 2006, 12:59

Yea, finally! Already gettin' it from Gamershell @ 150k.

Damn that a 1 Gbit/s server over in the Netherlands! Stop leeching I want this demo!!!

pman · 22nd Jun 2006, 13:13

What kind of spec does it require?

mmorgue · 22nd Jun 2006, 13:17

whoohoo! dark corridoors and more dark corridoors!

/sigh

otispunkmeyer · 22nd Jun 2006, 13:23

pulling 230k off fileshacks chicago server...and im in the UK. haha

ch424 · 22nd Jun 2006, 13:32

It's quite funny: all the talk about Duke Nukem Forever, but Prey was announced before the original Max Payne!

I wish I had a fast connection

ch424

Ramble · 22nd Jun 2006, 13:43

Fluctuating, 370 down to 290.

Stupid overloaded servers, I want my 500K down.

EDIT: Found a ttorrent for it. Seems to be a little slower than the gamershell ones, going about 200K for me.

http://torrentspy.com/torrent/769777/Prey_Demo

Darkedge · 22nd Jun 2006, 13:57

well on my 3.2 gig p4 with 1 gig of memory and a 6800ultra it has everything on and runs smoothly at 1024x768.
The game looks bloody good (even if a little shiny) and the gameplay is brilliant - nice puzzles, crazy gravity and entertaining weapons. I'm most impressed. It's original and it's fun and creative. The portals make your head spin even if it wasn't from the changing gravity.

I want this game.
In the demo that took about an hour to complete, I was amazed, confused, sickened, confused and entertained thoroughly.

Bindibadgi · 22nd Jun 2006, 14:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramble

Fluctuating, 370 down to 290.

Stupid overloaded servers, I want my 500K down.

EDIT: Found a ttorrent for it. Seems to be a little slower than the gamershell ones, going about 200K for me.

http://torrentspy.com/torrent/769777/Prey_Demo

It peevs me off that these sites dont use torrents as standard

Thanks for the link.

Hovis · 22nd Jun 2006, 14:48

I thought it was crap. Here's why:

Running on the ceiling was cool in AvP, but in this it's actually pretty dull. The rotating gravity and so on, yeah that's kind of fun, but ultimately what a first person shooter demands above all is, well, shootering. To be fair to it the baddies were completely generic, I mean these boys couldn't have less character if they tried.

Aliens were slaughtering the human race and I just didn't give a ****. The Doom 3 engine also doesn't look good for fighting in, not compared to FEAR which is the current yardstick, and once again the AI is absolutely non existent. Triggered baddies running/shooting at you. Not seen that in every FPS since Wolfenstein have we?

The weapons I found weren't great. One was the machinegun from Quake 4 retextured as some sort of Alien thingy, not that impressive. The other froze baddies, which was quite cool. The wrench was dire, it really didn't feel like it had any weight or strength behind it at all and the stupid bug grenades things were complete toss.

Also the plot and character, yeah I'll give them points for -some- originality by using the native American mythos, but holy crap, native American kid with wise old grandfather and a pet hawk? Does it get any more cornball than that?

Really disappointed to be honest. Graphically there's nothing to it that couldn't have been done two years ago. Playability wise there's nothing here that couldn't have been done six years ago.

wafflesomd · 22nd Jun 2006, 15:13

Seeing as all your talking about is innovation, and your playing an fps, your playing the wrong game man. Mr. 3 posts.

Da Dego · 22nd Jun 2006, 15:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by wafflesomd

Seeing as all your talking about is innovation, and your playing an fps, your playing the wrong game man. Mr. 3 posts.

Ahem. Mr. 136 posts. Tis all in the eye of the beholder. He's entitled to his opinion, which is non-flaming, poses some decent points, and contains actual valid information. Now, play nice and contribute to the convo, and don't act like a little tart just because you've been around a little longer than him/her.

/kicks thread back on topic.

Hovis · 22nd Jun 2006, 15:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Da Dego

Ahem. Mr. 136 posts. Tis all in the eye of the beholder. He's entitled to his opinion, which is non-flaming, poses some decent points, and contains actual valid information. Now, play nice and contribute to the convo, and don't act like a little tart just because you've been around a little longer than him/her.

/kicks thread back on topic.

It's a fair point about not expecting innovation in an FPS, it's a hugely stagnent field, but the point is that the fundamentals of a good FPS just aren't there.

And it's now four posts and two articles on here, kthxverymuch

Bindibadgi · 22nd Jun 2006, 15:37

I think they should have released it with 1996 graphics. Retro ***. Would have saved a lot of cash and been out a lot faster as well as been more acceptible as a storyline.

perplekks45 · 22nd Jun 2006, 15:58

I'll give it a try after Italy or Czech Rep. got kicked out of WC.
I'm aware it might not be as good as many expected it to be but I hope it's as good as I expect it to be.
If it's not, well... 45 minutes of download for nothing, not that bad though.

Ramble · 22nd Jun 2006, 15:58

I thought it was pretty good, apart from the fact that widescreen mode didn't seem to work.
1024x768 with all settings high is smooth.

There are some good puzzles as well, the whole gravity changing thing was pretty cool and the spirit thing is quite good sometimes.
Not dieing is also good.

The game does look a tad dated, but some of the shader effects are good.

The AI is utter shite though.

otispunkmeyer · 22nd Jun 2006, 15:58

well i actually kinda enjoyed that

ran a little choppy with all the things on max, didnt have the latest audigy drivers for EAX though so that was turned off

waepons were abit meh, but i kinda like the wierd walking upside down and shooting the pads to change gravity. i even made him puke lol.

but ill agree, the bad guys arent particularly hard or clever and they loook a tad boring. i think the story is good though, i was definately into it.

graphics wise, well it doesnt matter if the game play is good, i think i can see myself playing through this fully. Doom3 is old hat now, still got some nice looking graphics, but low res/flat textures do rear their heads at times, its not too bad though

ran it full settings, 1280x1024, 4xaa and 16xAF with all the Nvidia optimisations off. it was playable.

the music rocked

yahooadam · 22nd Jun 2006, 16:08

ugh why am i allways at college for stuff like this

tell me if its any good

TheoGeo · 22nd Jun 2006, 16:37

Very enjoyable. Some very good ideas in there, though at first it seemed like they just did it for the sake of a gimmik, it made combat alot more interesting and made for some cool puzzles. I think i'll be getting this game when it comes out. Looks like it has alot of potential to be a good loud, back to basics quake style FPS, with a few little fun additions.

DXR_13KE · 22nd Jun 2006, 16:46

I just want to shoot stuff and have interesting puzles and do something diferent....scr** the graphics...if they dont look like shi* then i want it....doom 3 has very good graphics even for todays standards.....(how many people play CS 1.6?

) the AI and other stuff can be tweeked before it comes out

i have been waiting for this for a long time.

22nd Jun 2006, 12:49	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Prey demo is out http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/06...y_demo_is_out/

22nd Jun 2006, 12:59	#2
perplekks45 BSc... finally Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3,349	Yea, finally! Already gettin' it from Gamershell @ 150k. Damn that a 1 Gbit/s server over in the Netherlands! Stop leeching I want this demo!!! __________________ "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." Blame it on Cheaps! [now a social group]

22nd Jun 2006, 13:13	#3
pman Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 88	What kind of spec does it require? __________________ MacBook 1.83Ghz, 1GB RAM, 60GB HD

22nd Jun 2006, 13:23	#5
otispunkmeyer Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Middlesbrough UK Posts: 142	pulling 230k off fileshacks chicago server...and im in the UK. haha __________________ The Otispunkmeyer Mac Attack: Apple MacBook Pro 15.4 inch, 1440x900 glossy LED back lit display, 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR2 667, 160GB 5400RPM SATA HDD, 8x super multi drive, Nvidia Gefore 8600GT 256MB GDDR3, JBL Radial, Dell Ultrasharp 2005FPW 20.1" WS display, Apple wired aluminium keyboard, Apple wireless mighty mouse.

22nd Jun 2006, 13:43	#7
Ramble Ginger Nut Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Exeter, Devon/Wantage, Oxfordshire Posts: 5,235	Fluctuating, 370 down to 290. Stupid overloaded servers, I want my 500K down. EDIT: Found a ttorrent for it. Seems to be a little slower than the gamershell ones, going about 200K for me. http://torrentspy.com/torrent/769777/Prey_Demo __________________ Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Ensign Ricky are beaming down to the planet. Guess who's not coming back. Last edited by Ramble; 22nd Jun 2006 at 13:49.

22nd Jun 2006, 13:17	#4
mmorgue Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mos Eisley, in the bar... Posts: 378	whoohoo! dark corridoors and more dark corridoors! /sigh

22nd Jun 2006, 13:32	#6
ch424 Design Warrior Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 2,512	It's quite funny: all the talk about Duke Nukem Forever, but Prey was announced before the original Max Payne! I wish I had a fast connection ch424

22nd Jun 2006, 13:57	#8
Darkedge Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 334	well on my 3.2 gig p4 with 1 gig of memory and a 6800ultra it has everything on and runs smoothly at 1024x768. The game looks bloody good (even if a little shiny) and the gameplay is brilliant - nice puzzles, crazy gravity and entertaining weapons. I'm most impressed. It's original and it's fun and creative. The portals make your head spin even if it wasn't from the changing gravity. I want this game. In the demo that took about an hour to complete, I was amazed, confused, sickened, confused and entertained thoroughly.

22nd Jun 2006, 14:48	#10
Hovis Multimodder Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 120	I thought it was crap. Here's why: Running on the ceiling was cool in AvP, but in this it's actually pretty dull. The rotating gravity and so on, yeah that's kind of fun, but ultimately what a first person shooter demands above all is, well, shootering. To be fair to it the baddies were completely generic, I mean these boys couldn't have less character if they tried. Aliens were slaughtering the human race and I just didn't give a ****. The Doom 3 engine also doesn't look good for fighting in, not compared to FEAR which is the current yardstick, and once again the AI is absolutely non existent. Triggered baddies running/shooting at you. Not seen that in every FPS since Wolfenstein have we? The weapons I found weren't great. One was the machinegun from Quake 4 retextured as some sort of Alien thingy, not that impressive. The other froze baddies, which was quite cool. The wrench was dire, it really didn't feel like it had any weight or strength behind it at all and the stupid bug grenades things were complete toss. Also the plot and character, yeah I'll give them points for -some- originality by using the native American mythos, but holy crap, native American kid with wise old grandfather and a pet hawk? Does it get any more cornball than that? Really disappointed to be honest. Graphically there's nothing to it that couldn't have been done two years ago. Playability wise there's nothing here that couldn't have been done six years ago.

22nd Jun 2006, 15:13	#11
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22nd Jun 2006, 15:37	#14
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,259	I think they should have released it with 1996 graphics. Retro ***. Would have saved a lot of cash and been out a lot faster as well as been more acceptible as a storyline. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

22nd Jun 2006, 15:58	#15
perplekks45 BSc... finally Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3,349	I'll give it a try after Italy or Czech Rep. got kicked out of WC. I'm aware it might not be as good as many expected it to be but I hope it's as good as I expect it to be. If it's not, well... 45 minutes of download for nothing, not that bad though. __________________ "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." Blame it on Cheaps! [now a social group]

22nd Jun 2006, 16:08	#18
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	ugh why am i allways at college for stuff like this tell me if its any good

22nd Jun 2006, 16:37	#19
TheoGeo What are these goddamn animals?! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 2,205	Very enjoyable. Some very good ideas in there, though at first it seemed like they just did it for the sake of a gimmik, it made combat alot more interesting and made for some cool puzzles. I think i'll be getting this game when it comes out. Looks like it has alot of potential to be a good loud, back to basics quake style FPS, with a few little fun additions. __________________ My Deviance -- My Music Athlon X2 4400+ -- 2GB Corsair XMS -- Geforce 7800GT -- Abit AN8-SLI -- 24" BenQ fp241w -- 74 gig raptor -- 1.6TB total storage -- 530w tagan psu Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

22nd Jun 2006, 16:46	#20
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,469	I just want to shoot stuff and have interesting puzles and do something diferent....scr** the graphics...if they dont look like shi* then i want it....doom 3 has very good graphics even for todays standards.....(how many people play CS 1.6? ) the AI and other stuff can be tweeked before it comes out i have been waiting for this for a long time. __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!