Prey Super Trailer Released

[DI-MeisterM]

This trailer rocks extremely! Nothing to complain, everything fits so nice. And as a big Star Trek fan I really love the fact that you directed the scene in Vasquez Rocks State Park where Kirk had his biggest fight ever

By the way: I hope we get a free high-res version of the trailer and not only IGN insiders...

[RedSplat]

I'm afraid i'm with ColdCat.
But there were plenty scenes showing gravity, spiritwalk and portals, and some were cool, like the thumbling cube with the doglike creature jumping out.

I don't know what to think of Prey anymore.
Somehow i find that the trailers don't match with what is described in interviews about the story and what the game is like.
My eyes see Q4 with portals but it's supossed to be so much more, and i know it is much more, but i don't really see it. Confused...hehe.
I'll just shut up and play the game when it's done.

[ADM]

Originally Posted by avatar_58

Now thats the stuff I want to hear about Right now the only game I play DM in is FEAR, because everything else doesn't hold my interest. If Prey can top it in the fun department.......well.....I'll be playing it!

Yeah we'll have 3DR Forum Prey Deathmatch tournaments I reckon

[Antosa]

Loved the trailer , I'm wait a game.
the 3DR logo was just
Many thanks, 3D Realms and Human Heads


Antosa

[SyntaxN]

Very well made trailer

[Murder]

Great Trailer, honestly can't wait to get my hands on the game.

[CameO73]

Very nice trailer... I will be really looking forward to Prey!

By the way, it seems that the new name for GameXStream is going to be Triton (tm)? In the trailer the URL www.playtriton.com is mentioned; it's currently just a placeholder, but I guess that'll change soon.

[helious]

okay, trailer..
The best part was the 3D Realms Logo, IMO..

[ColdCat]

Originally Posted by RedSplat

I'm afraid i'm with ColdCat.
But there were plenty scenes showing gravity, spiritwalk and portals, and some were cool, like the thumbling cube with the doglike creature jumping out.

The way they showed portals says: "Portals are just another way to spawn enemys" [true, the portal inside the cube was nice]

The short spiritwalk scene looked like "i found the doubledamage power up" or somthing like that.

"Gravityscenes" doesn't show any real useful information on how gravity is used to improve gameplay, they just looked like "omfg we've got physics in Prey".

They found no way to show how portals, spiritwalk and gravity should be useful for gameplay (to make the game fun and something special, over the average doom3-powered engine games) and that is a really bad mistake.

[ADM]

Wow that's kickass. Really makes me interested in the game. I had goosebumps

[Parkar]

Originally Posted by ColdCat

The way they showed portals says: "Portals are just another way to spawn enemys" [true, the portal inside the cube was nice]

The short spiritwalk scene looked like "i found the doubledamage power up" or somthing like that.

"Gravityscenes" doesn't show any real useful information on how gravity is used to improve gameplay, they just looked like "omfg we've got physics in Prey".

They found no way to show how portals, spiritwalk and gravity should be useful for gameplay (to make the game fun and something special, over the average doom3-powered engine games) and that is a really bad mistake.

Or it is just very hard to show how that stuff realy affects gameplay in a trailer.

[ColdCat]

Originally Posted by Parkar

Or it is just very hard to show how that stuff realy affects gameplay in a trailer.

If it is very hard to show how portals, spiritwalk and gravity affect gameplay, then those things simply doesn't have the effect on gameplay that they want to make us beliefe and portals, spiritwalk and gravity are just some buzzwords without content...

And if it is just very hard to show how that stuff really affects gameplay BECAUSE it is just a trailer, they have choosen the wrong advertisement form.

[Parkar]

Originally Posted by ColdCat

If it is very hard to show how portals, spiritwalk and gravity affect gameplay, then those things simply doesn't have the effect on gameplay that they want to make us beliefe and portals, spiritwalk and gravity are just some buzzwords without content...

And if it is just very hard to show how that stuff really affects gameplay BECAUSE it is just a trailer, they have choosen the wrong advertisement form.

Yes I meant specificaly in a Trailer. I do belive the Demo will be the only way to realy see what the game playes like.

Trailers almost never realy show how a game actualy plays, they are just treasers to get people interested in the game by simply being cool. Just like watching a Movie trailer usuly don't tell you much about the movie other then the premise.

One could always argue all the why/how/if etc about Trailers and advertisment but I'll let 3DR and HH worry about that and just enjoy the Trailer and the game once it is released.

[ReadOnly]

People may become interested in Prey by watchiong this trailer. And then, they will download 11min video which shows pretty good amount of this gameplay features. It's just 3min. And it was done in the way of movie trailers from the story point of view, not from gameplay pov.

Well, I haven't seen it yet and judging from inteview.

[Kalki]

What a difference a little dialogue makes to a scene like when the airplane portals into the sphere. You really get to feel Tommy's unwillingness and his Grandfather's urgency. That said, some of the voice acting didn't fit in the trailer and could have been more dramatic. Some, not all. Was the mocking female voice at the end really from the game?

The live action intro was beautifully done and so were the graphics and could have stood alone in their own right. I don't agree that stuff like this should be part of game promos though.

Overall, nice trailer and I'm positive about it.

[Cerberus_e]

Originally Posted by laffer

I'd promised myself not to look at any more preview stuff for this game but I couldn't help it

Exactly the same here... haha.
But I remember you managed to stop the E3 2005 trailer right after the alien abduction.
We'll probably get an E3 2006 trailer too

Originally Posted by laffer

Man, I'm glad the old Prey was cancelled

Yes But on the other hand, if the original Prey wasn't cancelled, this could be Prey 2, and even better than how it is now, since they could modify the gameplay mistakes they made in the original Prey.

Originally Posted by avatar_58

(about games changing the way we look at FPS games)

Thats going to be damn hard.....games like Condemned, FEAR and COD2 already had that effect on me

Doom 3 had that effect on me.
Before Doom 3 I always skipped reading parts. Mission briefings, I didn't read it, I just skipped (also had something to do I was too young to fully understand English earlier than 2004). But Doom 3 immersed me so much I now read everything I can in games.

Originally Posted by Parkar

That trailer gave me gooose bumps. The first part with the grandfather was a bit corny but the game has a much more "a live" feeling with voices and that music is just awsome.

I think the part in the beginning was very atmospheric. But yes the dialogue is a bit cliché.

Originally Posted by T-6000

Also, towards the end, we get to see a better shot, and in more detail, of "The Sphere". I don't know if it was me, but towards the end (Where it shows The Sphere heading towards Earth) did that Sphere just talk? I think it said "Do you really think you can come all this way on your own?"

I think them are "fighting words".

Maybe someone else (a boss for example) tells this to you.
Just because you hear something in a trailer doesn't mean it's supposed to be played at the place you see in the video.
Compare this with the Doom 3 final trailer released a few weeks before the game's release. While the marine was looking at his flashlight to organic growth on the walls and ceiling, Betruger was saying: "Amazing things will happen here soon... you just wait!".
Does that mean the organic growth is saying this to you? Of course not These words were spoken by Betruger in the first level while the marine is overhearing a conversation between Betruger and Swann.

Originally Posted by dark_angel

Impressive! Well done guys, the 3DR logo was just cool

I agree, I hope you see it every time you start the game along with the human head and the publisher's logo.
Skipable of course I hate it when you can't skip the intro when you start a game.

Originally Posted by Parkar

Or it is just very hard to show how that stuff realy affects gameplay in a trailer.

That's not true, since the E3 2005 trailer showed this perfectly.
Of course, the genre of that trailer was different, since the different scènes were longer.
I agree with everyone saying this trailer doesn't give a correct indication of what Prey is like. That was also my remark about the Xbox trailer. Then they used the excuse "But Xbox players like it better that way!". Well, now they can't use this excuse since this trailer spans over the PC version as well.

[Rider]

Who--aa...

Unfreakingbelievably! I'm buying this, I had doubts before, but not anymore!

Bring on the Prey!!

Btw, anyone else think "Triton" might be what GamesXstream used to be?

[ADM]

Guys please don't post links to the downloadable version of the hi-res trailer. IGN has requested this.

[Bobby B]

how long until us non ign insiders can get a hold of the high res version ?

[ADM]

I don't think it will be released through IGN, but no doubt a high resolution video will be released official through 3DR and/or Play Triton.

[Bobby B]

hope we wont have to wait too long cuz im kinda holding out to watch it in higher res than 320x240

[Joe Siegler]

Originally Posted by ADM

Guys please don't post links to the downloadable version of the hi-res trailer. IGN has requested this.

Yeah, I'm aware of one user getting a formal cease and decist legal msg already. Let's not do that for now. We'll have a regular link soon enough.

[Talos]

Originally Posted by ADM

Guys please don't post links to the downloadable version of the hi-res trailer. IGN has requested this.

ups... sorry didn't knew

[crunchy superman]

Kickass trailer folks, truly! Nice pullback treatment on the HH logo too, I liked that. Kudos to the Human Heads up north - this is looking really polished! (:ahem: of course, this only raises the bar for the kind of quality I expect from Rune2 )

Is the music from the game, or just made for the trailer? Really good stuff - I hope it's in the game. It lends a great big "I-Max" feeling to it all.

I do agree with some others here that we should be seeing better use of portals than primarily enemy spawns in these trailers - like the Box O' Portal™ we finally got to see in action this time, that was cool! Another few helpings of visuals like that will help quell the standing "Quake4 with spawn portals" impression that too many people have when seeing Prey media for the first time.

Who would've thought we'd ever see an ATI-partnered OpenGL title?

[Adabiviak]

Did mine eyes fool me, or did I see "tough guy" (don't know the name of the alien, but he's the biped with the double barrel fists and the horns) in their sacred area?

Also, I can practically guarantee this game will be (pardon the corporate rhetoric) a new paradigm. Do you remember playing your first FPS where you could walk on walls? I'm thinking of AVP2 for me, but that game is, to this day, an entirely different game experience (as the alien) because of that unique feature. It was tricky to get used to but super fun. This game adds so much more.

I like the Quake4 standard. Let's see - Doom3 was Quake4 in the dark. Half Life 2 was Quake4 with physics and a story. Halo was Quake4 with color and a story. Painkiller was Quake4 in hell. F.E.A.R. was Quake4 with ___(you fill in the blank). Quake4 has apparently earned the title of 'generic modern FPS' (both deserved and admirable in my opinion). I hear/read many complaints about the FPS genre stagnating with no variety in the games. I beg to differ. I find the FPS genre like an interactive book. Some will be thicker on storyline than others, some will be focused primarily on action but every time I buy one of these books/games, I know what to expect. Every now and then an author comes along and adds something that makes the experience richer (AVP2 with the three-species interaction, HL2 with physics, Doom3 with shadows, etc.) One must not forget that they're playing a FPS, and I think Prey will deliver. I've certainly never played a game before with gravity variations and portals.

[Talos]

Originally Posted by Adabiviak

Did mine eyes fool me, or did I see "tough guy" (don't know the name of the alien, but he's the biped with the double barrel fists and the horns) in their sacred area?

true - and grandpa has some shield spell going on...

[Micki!]

I think it looked impressive... But this trailer didn't really capture the the gameplay elements though... Luckily for me, i saw the 2005 E3 Trailer, so i know what to expect form the gameplay front...

I liked the cinematic scenes in the trailer, and the new 3D logo animation alot...

[Ronald McDonald]

Why does the high-res version has to be for insiders only?
Did IGN pay good money to get it exclusively? If so, than shame on you 3DR and HumanHead to keep it away from your fans to get some cash.

[ColdCat]

Originally Posted by Ronald McDonald

Why does the high-res version has to be for insiders only?
Did IGN pay good money to get it exclusively? If so, than shame on you 3DR and HumanHead to keep it away from your fans to get some cash.

Originally Posted by Scott Miller

... The reason for releasing an IGN first (today we're putting out a non-IGN version on several sites) is because the retailers use Gamespot and IGN for tracking data on the interest level for a game. In a way, these two sites are like the Nelson ratings for television in the States, and the higher your ratings, the more retailers will buy for their initial shipment, giving your game a bigger opening box office-like figure. So, it is as it is, and you are forced to play the system. I don't like it either.

Source: http://dukenukem.typepad.com/game_ma...mment-16447323

Sorry, but "You are forced to play the system" is a very bad excuse.

[ReadOnly]

They already explained why they did it. To get more attention because of IGN. And IGN have their conditions. Just wait a little more and that's all.

EDIT: Coldcat beated me. And with better answer.

[ADM]

Originally Posted by ColdCat

Sorry, but "You are forced to play the the system" is a very bad excuse.

Excuse? Oh so you know how all this works huh? I'm guessing you've released a AAA game before? If so tell me about it.

[Rider]

Sorry, but "You are forced to play the the system" is a very bad excuse.

I tend to disagree. Remember it's still about the game here and that one will rock regardless of the way they release media.

And if this will help get Prey to the "general public" then that's fine by me, it's not like the highres trailer has more footage or anything

[ColdCat]

Tommy saying "Oh my God" sounds very synthetic nothing near shocked, impressed or surprised.

And overall, I don't like Tommys voice. All other voices are good.

So when are we going to get the high res version ??..... Me is not happy.... I understand HH and 3DR have to play these games and dance to the tune IGn plays,but I refuse to watch that video,until it has been relesed on say Fileplanet and is available for ALL fans to watch,regardless of what account they have ,ie: paid or free... I think it was stated earlier in this thread,that a high res version would be released this weekend for us lowly fans,oh you know,the ones who will be shelling out our hard earned cash for this game...

[ADM]

A high res version is supposedly going to get uploaded to all other sites today or by Monday.

Until then please be patient.

[Talos]

Originally Posted by ColdCat

Tommy saying "Oh my God" sounds very synthetic nothing near shocked, impressed or surprised.

And overall, I don't like Tommys voice. All other voices are good.

I tend to agree - it seems the voice actor sometimes didn't knew how he would actually react if things like that happen for real

[Denz]

What the ****?! would have fit more the scene. Not like Oh - My - God. I think the pauses are too long betwen the words when he says Oh my god.

[avatar_58]

Originally Posted by ColdCat

First impression counts..

So then technically the E3 showing was the first impression....

Originally Posted by ADM

A high res version is supposedly going to get uploaded to all other sites today or by Monday.

Until then please be patient.

Thanks,its just so darn hard to be patient til then....but I will try! This is my number one most anticipated game of 06 besides Oblivion.I bought that the day it came out here in Ottawa Canada,and it has been collecting dust for weeks now,as I am waiting for a second new lcd screen to be delivered later this week.I refuse to play it,or Prey till my comp is setup exactly the way I want.

[FireFly]

Originally Posted by Kalki

What a difference a little dialogue makes to a scene like when the airplane portals into the sphere. You really get to feel Tommy's unwillingness and his Grandfather's urgency. That said, some of the voice acting didn't fit in the trailer and could have been more dramatic. Some, not all. Was the mocking female voice at the end really from the game?

Spoiler:

show spoiler

The voice of the ship.

Originally Posted by ColdCat

Sorry, but "You are forced to play the system" is a very bad excuse.

It's not an 'excuse'. They're making the decision purposefully to maximise sales.