Those of you that think Prey was too short...

[Xaar]

I personally would, though I would hesitate at full price. As is, I bought Prey when it was reduced to £20.

Prey has to have been one of the most enjoyable FPS experiences I have ever had. However it was FAR too short. I felt skimped out of the 7 trials.

The whole time it felt like it was a kind of tech demo. PREY said: "This is what we can do." And when I completed it I was thinking "Wow, thats awesome, now DO it"

[Psimon]

Well, its always easy to see the cup as half full and I echoed my dissatisfaction concerning the game's length in other posts.

On the flip side of the coin, the graphics were stellar, gameplay was simple and fun, and, something I've come to treasure the most lately: the game installed without a hitch, and didn't crash one time.

After spending months (and still!) trying to get another game stable *cough*Oblivion*cough* I realized what a breath of fresh air it is to actually get a stable game that still boasts excellent graphics.

So, while I will hesitate to purchase a full-priced ($60.00) sequel or other game from Human head /3D Realms, I still will take a hard look at it - Prey made that big an impression.

[MAT]

I would buy it without hesitating. Prey has its share of faults, but it is a quality game when you look at the whole picture.

[KamisoriX]

Well, Since I'm a sucker for collectors boxes i have to see what they have. I hope it's more than what was in Prey and no exclusive crap for ebay and co. i hate those exclusive deals like demos only on GS or IGN.

[mr. pinky demon]

Originally Posted by OnyxBMW

Noob (or n00b, noobie) is any gamer who is an idiot. However, unlike their brethren in stupidity, the "Newb", they are not actually new to the game, and aren't actually actively searching for answers, tip, or help in general.

You, my friend, are a noob. You are not a prey fan either, you're an *******. Take your ignorance elsewhere. You and those replying to you are the only persons off topic in this thread, and everyone replying to you is straying from the topic because they're trying to show your ignorant ass that you are as such.

Talking about the SEQUEL when explaining if you would or wouldn't buy it based on story is ON TOPIC. Bashing someone for staying on topic yet claiming they're off topic, however, is a sign of idiocy, ignorance, and noobishness in general.

We're on topic, I suggest you learn what "on topic" means.

There is no difference in the word newb or noob as its just the same word to insult new players or people who dont know how to play correctly. People who are idiots in games are just idiots and not n00b. There are just many ways to say noob that it should be in the dictionary if it hasent already lol.

[vcatkiller]

No, I'd wait until it dropped in price first before I'd even consider buying it. I certainly wouldn't buy it at full price if it were still only 6 hours long.

[mr. pinky demon]

The shortest i've seen is 2 1/2 hours of play by my friend, i still cant beleive how he did it.

back on topic- I beleive human-head will look at there mistakes and fix them in the prey 2.

[Spartan_234]

It took me 10 hours to finish the game on Normal difficulty. If you ask me, that's just right. You feel more motivated to play a game a second time when it's at a "just right" length, as opposed to a game that just rambles on.

[ZuljinRaynor]

Originally Posted by mr. pinky demon

There is no difference in the word newb or noob as its just the same word to insult new players or people who dont know how to play correctly. People who are idiots in games are just idiots and not n00b. There are just many ways to say noob that it should be in the dictionary if it hasent already lol.

Newb - A new player.
noob - An insult; usually someone who should know better

[Foxy]

ammendum:

nub = Person saying it is a dope and needs to learn fsking english!
nab = Above but worse.

[mr. pinky demon]

I can pull several jokes off at you two but i wont cause if you find way to make newb different from noob then you NEED TO READ A DAMN BOOK.

[Foxy]

Sorry dude, but that distinction does exist. Fact.

[mr. pinky demon]

You have to think sparky...Do you mind if i call you sparky? Well when you think of it down to its core root of the word noob, you know that only people addicted to online games has to create different meanings for the same word do to people spelling it different or using it differnt. . Which i might say "ROFL" which measn "roll on floor laughing" but when i die it means "really owned from lag" see how confusing and stupid it is to give another meaning to the same word.

[Babe]

Nah I am NOT buying again if Prey 2's length is same as Prey 1. Prey 2 has to be atleast 3 times longer in times of gameplay so that I will spend my money once again after it.

[Damien_Azreal]

Three times longer? What the hell do you want a thirty to forty hour game?

Yes PREY seems short, but in all honesty it isn't any shorter than most AAA games. It only seems shorter because you are not taken out of the game when you die. It's an instant transition.
PREY is a decent length, and at any rate around the right length for todays games. Gears of War, FEAR, Condemned.... all around eight to ten hours long. More if you push it, and PREY is in that same level.

Games around Doom 3 or HL2's length are few and fare between. Not many FPS average around 25 hours in length, and I'm glad. Because when most developers try and make a game longer they end up dragging it out, adding things in the middle that weren't needed.
PREY is a perfect length and also it's top quality all the way through.

Oh well, to each his own, but if PREY 2 is the same length as PREY... I'll buy it. I'll snatch it up in a heartbeat and love every minute of it.

[John]

I'd buy the sequel if there was more to do. Not just cool little gimmicks like jumping on walls and portals (they were fun but wore off) but like Nutwrench said, more interactivity and such all around. Maybe more unique weapons that don't seem like the usual alien shooter guns. The story was cool, although some things felt alittle forced.

I'd also like it if there were some city/suburban areas, or more indian tribal areas like the caves and desert. The arcade and bar just teased me because the rest of the game was really nothing like the first 5 minutes, but something tells me they are saving all of the "cool interactive features" and cities for another game .

[mr. pinky demon]

Prey 2 needs to be totally different from Doom 3.7.....er i mean Prey. Do we seriously want another Doom 3 spawn like prey was.

[KamisoriX]

Actually I wouldn't mind to have another prey like the one we got but please make it a bit longer and more veriety in everything from different maps/locations to "really" different weapons instead of the same ol in different look.

[Mikko Sandt]

I had no problems with its lenght. In fact, I rather play short than long games. But then again; I paid 20€ for the game.

The game took me 6 hours and 30 minutes. Review here: http://msdn.planetduke.gamespy.com/revprey.shtml

I will buy the sequel!!
The length was just perfect!
A greater variety in locations and weapons would be appreciated, indeed.

[doogle]

I'd buy Prey 2 when it arrives, I'm still playing through Prey for the first time, started it just after it was released and not finished yet, just got to the bit where the aliens attack the caves. I don't play that often as you can probably tell

[DavoX]

I'd buy the sequel only if it's 10 hours minimum of gameplay AND features a darky and atmospheric earth at least for an hour or two.

[Steve]

I felt the game was short BUT I enjoyed every moment.

[Pappi_men]

Prey was fun and awesome story.
That means I'm gonna buy Prey 2.

[echotree]

I made it through "The Museum of Natural History" in TEN MINUTES. I ran through the "Museum of Modern Art" in HALF that time (That museum is shorter). I was hoping that "The Getty Museum" would have had 'easy-to-find-exits'; yet still take more than three hours.

average roller-coaster ride : two minutes
average chess game : 32
average song length : three minutes
average music concert : three hours
average movie: one-1/2 ... average theatre: 2 hours 15 minutes

I only mention these bs statistics because: although everyone has their own tastes in cultural entertainment... most things considered 'entertaining' occur in under five hours.

I still have yet to "finish" the game, which means to me that this game is over a month long!

So far, i have not noticed a countdown timer or anything... I remember something written on the box like "over six hours of music"....

I have to admit that I tend to ... stroll... through the game, to check out what's going on in the world of the game; to admire the architecture of things. I got my money's worth, yes, in the first hour of fun.

having fun while doing something... really IS remarkable, and so it should be.

(my apologies if the spelling is off... but who has the time to 'spell' everything right) (It is only the English Language)

(sarcasm is a word too short for my tastes)

[The Hand]

I would buy prey 2 even if the game was the same length as the first one ..I paid 39.99 for the collectors edition 360 ..and i'd pay the same for a expansion pak I enjoyed prey alot it was one fo the first games for me since DooM3 that made me want more after every time my wife made me shut it off heh.

[boglito]

I would buy prey again, and I certainly plan to buy whatever sequel/expansion may come my way in the future (crosses fingers). Considering all the whining on the net about game length I was actually quite suprised at how long it lasted, but then, I don't rush through games like some people obviously do.

I'm planning on buying a new gaming-rig come summer, and when I do Prey is one of the games I plan on re-doing at max settings. I hope that by then 3drealms/human head have unlocked cherokee for everybody (completed save games are lost long ago) and removed the dvd-check, which really should be obsolete by then.

.bog.

[KaiserSoze]

Prey's length probably could have been a bit longer but the story was well told
and I was hooked from beginning to end.

Sign me up for a sequel in equal length or more.

[Quakis]

I thought Prey could have been shorter, it'd kind of dragged on after 2/3 of the game and got a little tiresome in my opinion.

[alexgk]

I'd rent it as I did with the first game.

[CyberRaptor]

I haven't bought Prey yet because I've heard it's way too short, and too easy. Also, I played the demo and wasn't terribly impressed. To be fair though I only played up to the part where you learn the spirit walk from your dead grandfather or whatever. Maybe when the price comes way down I'll buy the game.

[bokaj]

I think it suffered from bad animations, it was the easiest shooter I have played for years and in general a very boring game. I will play Prey 2 only if is much better than Prey 1.

[Telee]

Originally Posted by CyberRaptor

I haven't bought Prey yet because I've heard it's way too short, and too easy. Also, I played the demo and wasn't terribly impressed. To be fair though I only played up to the part where you learn the spirit walk from your dead grandfather or whatever. Maybe when the price comes way down I'll buy the game.

It's not as short as people say. It's just the right length, actually; any longer and it'd have gotten boring.

I wasn't impressed with the overall gameplay - combat was cool, puzzles were nice but I got stuck a lot and it got boring after a bit. I think an alien planet would have been better, that way there could be varying environments instead of the same alien/hi-tech theme the entire game.

[Tempestshade]

To the person that posted that in HL2 had 'boring parts'. I never found while playing HL2 that there was boring parts. I found the parts where you weren't doing a whole added to the whole eery atmosphere that the game projected at points.

But back on topic. I'd buy Prey 2

[Master Blaster]

I would buy it, yes.

[9Nails]

Originally Posted by Justintiime

if the sequel was the same length if not a tad shorter, would you buy it?

Its not all about the length, it's about how well you use it!

Someone can make a World Cup Soccer game last 10 days, and it won't make the game any better. The whole thing is about what happens during that time. If nobody scored a point in the 10-day game, now that would suck!

I don't want a game that sucks. Tell me a good story instead. We should care less about the length of the game. That's not the important question.

I expect Prey 2 to continue telling good stories.

[echotree]

Ha!

I just won the game (you know, completed)
For almost half a year, PREY has been on my pallette.
Oh yes, I got my money's worth in Entertainment!
-
I know people that watch movies in 'FastForward' or scan to the 'good part'; and all I have to say about that is: "Enjoy it as long as you can"
untill all see fnords

[Colicedus]

Prey...
I am not disappointed with Prey at all, I love the game, and always will.
One thing I will comment on: One night I hoped that If I Prayed my Dream may come true! My Dream? the release of DNF. I Prayed and Prayed, until Prey happend!

[dan2091]

^So pray for Duke Nukem 5 so DNF happens.
Back to Topic, Prey probably was short. But I certainly enjoyed every moment as many people did. For example, I re-play Max Payne and Max Payne 2 most of the time. I re-play Duke Nukem 3D not always, but from time to time. Probably Duke 3D wasn't that short but MP and MP2 were certainly that short. If they were that long as Doom 3 or some other commonly known games I wouldn't replay them all the time, it would be boring.
So I bought Prey in July 06, but couldn't play it until one month ago because of video card.. I played and lasted one week but mainly because I didn't got the time.. Now I'm on holiday from this October 5 to Oct 12 and I'll be playing Prey once again, and Max Payne, MP2, Duke3D, Manhattan... probably play Doom3, but I'm more likely to play Prey because I like it, it was short and made me wish to play it once again...
My vacations are short, but I'll make them sustancious..

[Nacho]

The interactivity in Prey was great in the first level but was not there for the rest of the game.

It would be great if they add a bunch of interactive things in the environment that aren't neccasary to interact with, but you can.