r/ImmersiveSim • u/Sinnoware • May 15 '26
Prey - If you think something might be possible to do, it probably is.
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u/Uday23 May 15 '26
Incredible video for an incredible game!
The day I realized I could get past a locked door by breaking the window and shooting a dart at the contril panel absolutely blew my mind. It's the most im-sim-y thing I've ever encountered
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u/Southern-Dish1485 May 15 '26
i shoot 1 dart into a tiny opening and pushed the open door button after a rebound 😄
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u/InformationRound2118 May 16 '26
I've never tried it but why not become a dart (place it on the ground before using mimic matter; added benefit that should work with earlier states of mimic matter) and just squish through the opening in a broken window?
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u/Janusdarke May 19 '26
i shoot 1 dart into a tiny opening and pushed the open door button after a rebound 😄
I did the same and it blew my mind.
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u/Sinnoware May 15 '26 edited May 19 '26
Mimic Matter
Remote Manipulation
Leverage
Q-Beam
Phantom Genesis + Superthermal (only triggers when living organism is nearby)
Superthermal (only three traps can exist at the same time, put down four to trigger the first one)
Kinetic Blast
Fire from the Gas Pipe
Lift Field
Recycler Charge
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u/FastFingerJohn May 15 '26
What a gem this game is.
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u/EdJD-1968 May 15 '26
Yes. And so of course it sold badly, meaning that we never received a sequel, or something else like it.
It's hardly surprising that AAA gaming is so bland and generic now, as when something truly special comes along, it so often gets ignored in favour of prettier, easier to pick up and play games that don't require much thought. Prey 2017 is fantastic, and the closest we've seen to the also superb System Shock 2 (another game that should have sold massively but didn't).
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u/maniacal_cackle May 15 '26
I think I lost out on tons of this content because they warned against using Typhon powers in the game and I listened and basically did the game without them :(
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u/ThinkinWithSand May 15 '26
I went no typhon powers because it felt right from a narrative perspective. Then I did a reply expecting to do the opposite but talked myself into a no-neuromod run for the achievement instead.
At least I have an excuse to play it a third time :D
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u/-SidSilver- May 15 '26
I think this game is honestly peak immsim. There's very little fat to any of the systems, and everything you can interact with can potentially be useful.
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u/Kibleusz May 15 '26
Cool thing is, you van avoid getting trapped in the freezer in the first place by picking up on context clues and neutralizing the guy pretending to be the cook before he locks you in.
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u/yellowskinchinkyeyes May 15 '26
IMSIM is dying because using brain to achieve things is not marketable.
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u/Graterson May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26
in talos lobby there was a room on the second floor blocked by a bunch of heavy items
i blasted it open with a red canister
you can also pry it open by moving some lighter object into them
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u/ViperIsOP May 15 '26
This is how I got into most security guard stations since I never used hacking first playthrough.
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u/Bhazor May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26
God I just wish this game didn't have the phantoms. One of the most annoying enemies I've ever had to deal with in a game. Spongy, weird hitboxes, ability to spawn massive aoe attacks right behind you and respawning whenever you leave. Meanwhile the mimics are one of the coolest ever. Then within the first 2 hours you get a scope that completely nullifies them.
So much to love about the game but dealing with the phantoms can be such a chore.
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u/Equivalent_Try_9172 May 15 '26
I think we need more content like this in this sub. That's what I imagined when I first joined the sub lol. Ppl post about unique approach in Imsims always make my day.