Is this an action game, or a reading game?

[Shortycake]

Why is there so much text to read in this game???
It just slows down on the shooting action!

[Ben.E]

This game is not a shooter - the 'Prey' title is misleading.
This game should have been titled 'System Shock Wannabee'.

[Dwayne]

The game is an adventure, not a shooter, and it can be quite slow, especially if you read some texts, which you should.

If you want to play a shooter and don't want to spend hours reading, searching, exploring, don't buy this then.

[Krag]

Because it's a Horror-FPS-RPG and not a full on FPS.
The correct term is "immersive Sim".

[Defiant Squirrel]

I believe the point the OP is trying to make is not everyone can read.

[Ghostlight]

OK I am being totally serious here. This game is:

1/3 actually doing interesting things like exploring and combat
1/3 reading emails that advance the plot (which I found mediocre)
1/3 wandering through massive empty areas collecting ALL the crap lying about (Fallout 4 style)

It is in fact an email simulator crossed with a garbage collection simulator. Nowhere near enough game to justify the price.

[just.dont.do.it]

It seems that this thread is full of people who never played System Shock or early Bioshock titles.

[Shortycake]

Omg...the more I play this...the less it becomes an FPS.... this game is more of an inventory management-email reading-and ammo saving game. Where are the enemies??? Why do I spend more time on my inventory than shooting enemies???? THIS GAME IS NOT AN FPS...ITS AN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT POS. I want my money back.

[Shortycake]

BTW.....those drinks that restore 5 hp reminds me of beer... Nice example to the kids...

[Kleerex]

I honestly thought this is a shooter too. Unfortunately, I bought a walking simulator with some shooting here and there.

[Vovasik]

Well, OP, there is too muche text, because you are stupid. Nothing more, nothing less.

[Vangerdahast]

Originally posted by Shortycake:

Why is there so much text to read in this game???
It just slows down on the shooting action!

WTF

[Shortycake]

Originally posted by Reloaded:

I honestly thought this is a shooter too. Unfortunately, I bought a walking simulator with some shooting here and there.

This game is a walking and jumping sim. You might see an enemy once an hour. This game is ♥♥♥♥.

[Scrundle]

You are legitimately everything wrong with the video game and movie industry right now.

[JuLLe]

Go play your brainless shooters, and ♥♥♥♥ off will you? You are not needed here

[Fate (-{SoH}-)]

@shorty seriously dude stop whining the game has plenty of action.

1/10th the items in the game are a mimic, ya run into a phantom/mimic and other critters every 10 metres i'll admit some areas aka outter space & the shuttle bay are abit empty but thats fine.
Once you cleared an area i'll admit it stays empty til you revisit then only 2-5 enemies spawn.

Also i spent no more then 5 seconds in my inventory at any given time pick up alot of stuff, go to recycle, hold F, recycle extra weps, hit y done with inventory.

Ammo saving?
Only if you are either a really bad shot, never got alien abilitys "which is like dodging plasmids in bioshock", or overused ammo on weaklings.

You want ammo saving, the game " cold fear" lucky to have 5 bullets at any time for the first half yet only headshots kill on the things that can 1 shot u and run twice your speed and come in groups in tight corridors.

On prey the wrench can deal with mimics easy enough til you get the laser for groups,
Mix combat focus and the wrench and phantoms suddenly pose no threat either,
With alien abilitys u just sit back and dont use any type of resource as u fully control the battlefield"which is awesome".

My only issue with prey was until weavers and all showed up the game had 0 difficulty on hard.