Prey - Will there be a sequel?

@PCGamesN Arkane are making an online game next amidst disappointing sales for Prey and Dishonored 2.

A new job ad suggests Arkane's next project will be an online game, and probably a live, ‘service' game of the kind that are so popular these days.

The advertised role is for an online game engineer at Arkane's Texas studio - they collaborated with Arkane's Lyon team on Dishonored 1 before the two studios split to focus on their own projects. Arkane Lyon worked on Dishonored 2, while Arkane Austin handled this year's Prey. Both are thought to have sold under expectations, particularly Prey.
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The writing was on the wall, sadly.

Here's hoping System Shock 3 and the Remake will do a better job at waking up the mainstream audience to this superb sub-genre.

No Prey sequel - awsome news!
Arkane is making MMO - horrible news.

I really wonder if the low sales is because of Bethesda not sending early copies for reviewers or anyone. They're shooting gamers in the head by doing that, but it'd nice to know they're shooting themselves in the foot (and they're underlings in the heart) as well.

Originally Posted by Morbus
I really wonder if the low sales is because of Bethesda not sending early copies for reviewers or anyone. They're shooting gamers in the head by doing that, but it'd nice to know they're shooting themselves in the foot (and they're underlings in the heart) as well.

Nah, sales are low because no one knew what to expect and it didn't set itself apart during marketing in any way.

It was a weak PR campaign and the game isn't "cool" or "flashy" - which is a problem when you want to appeal to a wider audience.

I kinda feel bad for not buying either of these games (haven't pirated them either, before anyone gets the wrong idea), but I've discovered that as I age (40) I find first person games unpleasant to play, and am much more comfortable with 3rd person.

Games like Skyrim (sorta) and Fallout 4 manage to offer a 3rd person mode in predominantly FPS games, so it'd be nice if Arkane could do the same. Then I'd be all over these titles.

Back in the day I loved SS2, but these days I've realised I'm wasting money buying FP games. Except Might and Magic, of course!

Originally Posted by Irien
I kinda feel bad for not buying either of these games (haven't pirated them either, before anyone gets the wrong idea), but I've discovered that as I age (40) I find first person games unpleasant to play, and am much more comfortable with 3rd person.

Games like Skyrim (sorta) and Fallout 4 manage to offer a 3rd person mode in predominantly FPS games, so it'd be nice if Arkane could do the same. Then I'd be all over these titles.

Back in the day I loved SS2, but these days I've realised I'm wasting money buying FP games. Except Might and Magic, of course!

My last GF had this problem. It helped her greatly to limit FPS to 30 - and sometimes to expand FoV.

I'm glad it bombed and that there'll be no sequel.

This is at best a mediocre game, at worst it's hot garbage. When even the mainstream outlets score it 4/10 and 6/10 you know what's up. Not to mention the cute 60€ price tag. Hilarious.

It's easy to tell that you've never actually played it.

Prey was a fantastic game and so are the Dishonored games. People are full of crap. They all complain they want deep games with interesting stories, freedom, and reactive environments, and when they get them, they don't sell. Companies should stop wasting their money, people really want Candy Crush Saga and the latest piece of plastic crap from Nintendo. As for the people here claiming they were glad the game failed, I can't imagine what it must be like to be the kind of person that hopes and enjoys when something nice fails. What sad little, petty people.

I really like dishonored 2. Find it a rather good game. But then again my taste is not common like a lot of people at this forum.

Just about to start dishonored 2

Dishonored is better and cheaper. Apart from the first 2 hours or so, Prey is a banal game. And if you meet anyone who says it has a "deep story" just laugh at them.

Originally Posted by Ovenall
Just about to start dishonored 2

That's probably next for me after Tales of Beseria. I almost got Prey, too, but I had enough in the cart to last me already.

Originally Posted by Irien
I kinda feel bad for not buying either of these games (haven't pirated them either, before anyone gets the wrong idea), but I've discovered that as I age (40) I find first person games unpleasant to play, and am much more comfortable with 3rd person.

Games like Skyrim (sorta) and Fallout 4 manage to offer a 3rd person mode in predominantly FPS games, so it'd be nice if Arkane could do the same. Then I'd be all over these titles.

Back in the day I loved SS2, but these days I've realised I'm wasting money buying FP games. Except Might and Magic, of course!

I feel this way as well. For me, first person games give me motion sickness, but third person is fine. That said, some games are better than others, and Dishonored 2 is one that doesn't bother me much. I think the motion is smoother in this game (at least if you turn head bob off).

Overall, Dishonored 2 is a blast to play. I might have to try Prey as well eventually.

That was sad news. Prey is easily one of the best games for me. Love the progression of the story, the backtracking, the changes in visited area throughout the game.

For me this was really a system shock experience. Interesting that so many do not like it. I would think i had normal taste… apparently not.

Good thing however is that prey do not need a sequel. Hopefully this does not mean that the way a story is told (like prey) is dead.

Originally Posted by luj1
I'm glad it bombed and that there'll be no sequel.

This is at best a mediocre game, at worst it's hot garbage. When even the mainstream outlets score it 4/10 and 6/10 you know what's up. Not to mention the cute 60€ price tag. Hilarious.

I'm guessing the 4/10 review you're referring to was the IGN one? If so, that was scored so low (according to the reviewer) due to game-breaking bugs on the PC version. When those were patched, the reviewer went back and updated the score to 8 to reflect the score on a non-crashing game.

Game is at 82 critics and 79 users on Metacritic - which is far above average.

It's not a surprise that luj1 needs to fabricate lies to support his ignorant point of view - but I think we all know not to take him seriously around here

That said, who cares about mainstream opinions? I certainly don't.

Originally Posted by NewDArt
That said, who cares about mainstream opinions? I certainly don't.

What do you mean who? As if you suddenly forgot Bethesda watched closely if F:NV will reach 85% on metacritic.

Now Prey also didn't reach 85% on that percentage aggregator… It's easy to speculate what happens next.

For those who don't know. In my opinion Dishonored 2 (and it's predecessor) is a masterpiece and musthave/mustplay before you die. Prey is sadly not a work of art but just another forgettable grinder, if you're eager to buy it make sure it's heavily discounted - coming from Arkane it's so disappointing I wish they made it as console exclusive because that way I wouldn't waste my $ on it.

Originally Posted by joxer
What do you mean who? As if you suddenly forgot Bethesda watched if F:NV will reach 85% on metacritic.

You don't understand the expression? It's rhetorical:

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhetorical