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April 2017
(82%)
166 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(86%)
19 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
820100166
The editors liked
The EVGA GTX 1060 3GB beats the Red Devil RX 470 overall in performance at a similar price
With one 6-pin PCIe connector
TDP and power draw are good and it is quiet in comparison to the reference GTX 1060 Founders Edition. ACX 2.0 cooling is very effect
The EVGA GTX 1080 FTX beats the more expensive Founders Editon in performance
And it beats its Fury X competitor in every benchmark at a similar price
TDP and power draw are good and it is very quiet in comparison to almost any other high-performance vi
The portals give the gameplay some nice twists
Literally
The gravity puzzles are clever
Art Bell is good for a chuckle or two
One of the best beginning scenes in a very long time
The portals give the game play some nice twists
Literally
The gravity puzzles are clever
Art Bell is good for a chuckle or two
One of the best beginning scenes in a very long time
Adds unique twists to a stagnant genre. Universal binary.
Talos I is an incredible space station
Even if the setting's overfamiliar
Ten different ways to approach every problem
Tense sci-fi horror
Well-designed environments
Engaging and unique anachronistic visual design
Outstanding sound and music
Mechanics offer a bevy of solutions to different problems
Multiple ways to play
Genuinely challenging
Stylish presentation
Great Story
Optimized well for PC
Spiritual Successor to System Shock 2
GLOO Cannon's multipurpose use
Ability to approach situations in different ways
Sense of dread never subsides
Numerous ways to play
Atmospheric setting ripe for exploration
Ability to customize weapons and powers
Intriguing story
Immersive and beautiful environment
A great alien threat
Portals
Wall walking
And gravity switches make for unique gameplay
Gorgeous effects.
Innovative gameplay
Creative environments
Best use of the Doom III engine.
The editors didn't like
The video memory at 3GB limits the GTX 1060 to 1920×1080 resolution
PrecisionX OC refused to launch for us after activation. We probably left overclocking performance on the table by setting our overclock manually by being unable to use the advanced overclocking features it offers
This game made me sick. It's one of the first FPS titles to do that. If you have motion sickness
Stay away
Derivative weapons
Weak storytelling
The same monsters and aliens
Over and over
This game made me sick. Its one of the first FPS titles to do that. If you have motion sickness
Stay away
Derivative weapons
Weak storytelling.
The same monsters and aliens
Macs with integrated Intel video cards (such as MacBook
Mac mini) not supported.
Combat is lackluster even to the end
Doesn't reinvent the audiolog/email-reading/locked door paradigm in any way
Doesn't have anything to do with the first Prey or long-in-development Prey 2
Iterative of existing genre tropes
Minor framerate and quest tracking issues at launch
With Prey, Arkane cements itself heir to the immersive sim. Dishonored reinvented the genre, particularly the Thief branch. By contrast Prey feels very old—it's precisely the System Shock 3 successor Arkane pitched it as.The mastery is no less apparent th...
Abstract: <b>For</b>: Uses the Doom 3 engine so itll run smoothly and look nice. Attempts to be original.<br/><b>Against</b>: Fails to be original. Succeeds at being a funless parody of the genrel imparts no sense of achievement.
With Prey, Arkane cements itself heir to the immersive sim. Dishonored reinvented the genre, particularly the Thief branch. By contrast Prey feels very old—it's precisely the System Shock 3 successor Arkane pitched it as.The mastery is no less apparent th...
Published: 2019-04-26, Author: Rick , review by: Bit-Tech.net
Abstract: Many of my favourite games are immersive sims, but compiling this list was an interesting challenge, as it's becoming increasingly difficult to define what “counts” as an immersive sim. Over the last 10 to 15 years, games from all manner of other genres h...
Published: 2017-05-14, Author: James , review by: dailystar.co.uk
Abstract: DSIt took me a while to get Prey and I think that's down to the fact it feels almost too familiar at first.This is a sci-fi epic where you are stranded on a space station in an alternative future where the space race never ended.Having discovered black gl...
Abstract: How do you add intricacy to a genre as fearsomely intricate, as batty with systems, variables and knock-on effects as the so-called "immersive simulation"? One of Prey 's answers to that question - and I promise this isn't me feeling around for a headline...
