Pls help me convince my boyfriend to play this gem

[Jefft]

He thinks it's a generic horror game, and is turned off for that reason. I've tried explaining that the game isn't really horror, more thriller, with really interesting mechanics, fluid story telling, quests, a map to explore, puzzles, crafting etc, etc. I don't think he understands how great this game actually is.. If someone could explain it better than me maybe it'll convince him and/or make him realise his thoughts about the game before playing it are wrong -_-.

[Jefft]

Messaggio originale di BlackWater:

Messaggio originale di Lar Dass:

I hate to break it to you but i dont think immersive sims are his thing then, so there's no point forcing the fella to play. But its fine since everyone has their own preferences and who knows maybe he will one day get into it but for now its best to leave it and you yourself enjoy the games

Could also play it in front of him, he'll get bent or get curious as to why this interests you so. I wouldnt recomend this approach, but but I send my best freind game trailers & vids of games he should check out, an "i looked at it not my thing" ok cool. but that stubborn refusal just makes me send more, my record is 234 game vids sent to him to get his ass to try Evil Within.

I almost completed the game infront of him after an 11 hour binge and still no interest.. He didn't even look :/. I feel like he's just not doing it because of my hype for it. He promised me half a year ago he'd play it, using the excuse of 'I'll do it once we move so i can have desk space' - months after moving and having massive desk, I brought it up again and he just straight out said that he doesn't want to play it.

Feel a bit blah but don't want to force him, I think that would suck the fun if he was forced, I want him to like it.. When we first met, I suggested and then watched him play through many resi's, yakuza 0, but now he barely plays anything new unless I play it with him and I like watching people play games, a lot.. :/ Feel a bit mislead, but I love him and our relationship is more than just games lol, I'm probably just a bit autistic.

Also he kept trying to force negatives about the game, like 'the mission ending sound is immersion breaking', 'oh its only 11 hours' (because I showed him the alternate ending that's not really an ending where you can use Alex's escape pod, to show him how you can do things differently). Like he just takes everything so negatively just because he wants to and wants to be stubborn. Hurts ma heart a bit ngl, because I know what hes doing. I just reminisce over when I watched him play through Resi and how fun it was, being his little helper lol, and I want that again, but it's always me playing.. He didn't even have an interest in Resi 8..

Also Evil Within 2 is such an amazing game too, so good choice :P

[Jefft]

Messaggio originale di Raider Deci:

Messaggio originale di Barold ffs:

He thinks it's a generic horror game, and is turned off for that reason.

Why? Horror games can be great, just look at alien isolation. Anyway some reviews should convince him that its anything but a generic horror-thing and not even in the same genre

I and he agrees with Alien Isolation being a classic and great game (I finished it, I'm not sure if he did..), but he says he's 'not in the mood for horror' and Imo Prey isn't horror.. Like at all lol, a thriller more than anything with some insane mechanics and some amazing quality of life technicalities that I didn't ever think I needed. And the gameplay as a whole is so smooth, even 4 years on from now, the game is great.

[Jefft]

Messaggio originale di GamingWithSilvertail:

Messaggio originale di Lar Dass:

Its an immersive sim, tell him he could avoid every single enemy in this game if he wanted to and that theres only jumpscare, but the best way is just playing it yourself and showing him. And if he isnt into horror games and would rather play crap like cod then its safe to say a hidden gem this game remains
Igu tho i like prey and more story focused games but none of my mates buy them because theres just too many so i cant really discuss the story with anyone

If I recall correctly there is excactly one jumpscare in this game. Only one :p

I've honestly not found any so far.. Only thing that's made me jump is an enemy appearing behind me lol

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Messaggio originale di Barold ffs:

Messaggio originale di GamingWithSilvertail:

If I recall correctly there is excactly one jumpscare in this game. Only one :p

I've honestly not found any so far.. Only thing that's made me jump is an enemy appearing behind me lol

There's one, relatively early in the game. I will spoiler tag it.

In psychotronic, its a small media screen room down a stairway that shows a green 'button' on the screen that you press when moves.

[BlackWater]

Messaggio originale di Barold ffs:

Messaggio originale di BlackWater:

Could also play it in front of him, he'll get bent or get curious as to why this interests you so. I wouldnt recomend this approach, but but I send my best freind game trailers & vids of games he should check out, an "i looked at it not my thing" ok cool. but that stubborn refusal just makes me send more, my record is 234 game vids sent to him to get his ass to try Evil Within.

I almost completed the game infront of him after an 11 hour binge and still no interest.. He didn't even look :/. I feel like he's just not doing it because of my hype for it. He promised me half a year ago he'd play it, using the excuse of 'I'll do it once we move so i can have desk space' - months after moving and having massive desk, I brought it up again and he just straight out said that he doesn't want to play it.

Feel a bit blah but don't want to force him, I think that would suck the fun if he was forced, I want him to like it.. When we first met, I suggested and then watched him play through many resi's, yakuza 0, but now he barely plays anything new unless I play it with him and I like watching people play games, a lot.. :/ Feel a bit mislead, but I love him and our relationship is more than just games lol, I'm probably just a bit autistic.

Also he kept trying to force negatives about the game, like 'the mission ending sound is immersion breaking', 'oh its only 11 hours' (because I showed him the alternate ending that's not really an ending where you can use Alex's escape pod, to show him how you can do things differently). Like he just takes everything so negatively just because he wants to and wants to be stubborn. Hurts ma heart a bit ngl, because I know what hes doing. I just reminisce over when I watched him play through Resi and how fun it was, being his little helper lol, and I want that again, but it's always me playing.. He didn't even have an interest in Resi 8..

Also Evil Within 2 is such an amazing game too, so good choice :P

I CAN NOT GET ENOUGH!!!! Evil Within, lolz. You and your boyfreind heard of an old gameing company called Microprose? They put out such gems as carrier Command Gunship and some Submarine simulators in their day. They are back as a publisher and just released High Fleet, and Carrier Command 2 is on its way as well, should give those a look.

Back to Evil Within, the 1st game, I told the stubborn best freind you HAVE to sneak up and kill the butcher, 45 minutes later he's whining on my ansewring machine "I CAN"T KILL HIM! Ive tried 100 times, he keeps killing me" I finally fessed up and said you have to sneak the keys off the table and leave to continue. He gets through that, gets out and gets the ending and he's like 'is this it?" No dumbass that was the I-N-T-R-O, lmao!

[BlackWater]

If we can't get him to Prey, perhaps you could still turn him onto other good games, I was the stubborn best freind once, refused to try Alan Wake, finally did that and had a blast, actually did the Wakes as it was mentioned in Control there were story arcs and I'm all over that kind of thing.

[BlackWater]

You know, and he will murder me if he finds out I said this in here, but there was a certain charcater in Prey that INSTANTLY rubbed me the wrong way, WHY did I despise this person so? Why was I so satisfied on the smug expression on his face turned to horror when he realized I had recycler sheilding and his final act was to turn himself into usefull compnenets for my use? I just realize...he reminds me of my stubborn refuse to try anything new without even considering it best friend. How did you do it Prey makers? the likeness is uncanny.

[ULTRA]

Your boyfriend sounds like a certain someone I know that has spent like 95% of their video gaming hours in the past 5 years on one game alone (for over 4000 hours). Drives me insane. For anyone wondering what game: it involves staring at clouds for 30 minutes out of the hour, doing repetitive tasks to buy new Lambos and glitching the game to avoid modders from South America who will ruin your account.

[BlackWater]

Messaggio originale di Anarchist Jurisdictor:

Your boyfriend sounds like a certain someone I know that has spent like 95% of their video gaming hours in the past 5 years on one game alone (for over 4000 hours). Drives me insane. For anyone wondering what game: it involves staring at clouds for 30 minutes out of the hour, doing repetitive tasks to buy new Lambos and glitching the game to avoid modders from South America who will ruin your account.

reminds me of another freind who won't try games like this because they are "too complicated" but he raves over grand theft auto part 9 million or called to duty part whatever. if I wanted to experience that ♥♥♥♥ i'd drive in any city or join the military, lol.

[LinkR87]

Call him a chicken and he's just making excuses because he's too scared to give it a chance. Also you get super human powers and it turns into a borderline power fantasy toward the end.

[Halcyform]

I realized Prey was going to be a great game when it let me jump into the helicopter's blades - and gave me an achievement for it.

[Halcyform]

Tastes and interests change.

"Good games". He doesn't like it, so I'm going to solicit advice to "convince him". Me, Me, Me.

Have you tried subliminal messaging? Leave Prey related/theme items around the house. Whisper things about the game into his ear as he sleeps. Prey is amazing. You like Prey. I like Prey. We like Prey. You want to play Prey. You can't wait to play Prey. I'm going to play Prey when I wake up.

[BlackWater]

My best freind played this, wanted to refund it but let it sit outside of the 2 hour playtime window "This is harder than evil within", he cries, lmao. One of my co-workers just started playing, and said to me "Hey the AI voice in this is cool, you remember that time you pranked the new execs with Deadspace? I didn't find any prankable clips from Prey sadly.

Once upon a time, my company got sold and bought, new suits come in, and I just COULD NOT resist playing the awseome AI voice from USG Ishimura over the intercom at nice full volume at ear splitting deciable levels "LIFE SUPPORT AND CLIMATE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION! HAZARDOUS CONDITION! Please contact a repair technician!" One of the suits approached me and asked about evacuating, I merely pointed to the open doors and windows exposed to outside air - Good times and I have yet to top that one.

[Jefft]

Messaggio originale di Halcyform:

"Good games". He doesn't like it, so I'm going to solicit advice to "convince him". Me, Me, Me.

Wat? Go back to your mgtow videos and being alone. As I stated many times, just wondered if anyone had a better way of explaining the game as he had a misconception about it and blew it off as a result

[miklkit]

It's sad to see your thread asking for advice has been hijacked by some incels.

Prey starts off slow and needs lots of exploration to get interesting. It does leave a bad first impression. It's more of a "brains over brawn" type of game.