Is PREY based off the book?

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Clippy Apr 17, 2017 @ 2:01am

I just found it in my mother's collection last month, and don't know if I should read it.

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Originally posted by _Uli:

Kinda late but im reading the book now , curiosly Prey 2017 even if is an original story it seems that have similar themes and concepts, seemingly inspired in Prey book and System Shock , specifically how dangerous is the uncontrolled research of new technology in search of profit or scientific value.
In Prey book is about the research of Nanotechnology and AI and in Prey 2017 is about researching on Alien organisms for human enhancements market.

Prey is a damn good book ! written by Michael Crichton , the same author of Jurassic Park , an author wich heavily rellies on Techno thriller to make intense stories. Both JP book and Prey book is definitly recommended for any fan of videogames like Prey 2017 , Dino Crisis , System shock or any game where "sh.i.t hits the fan" cause of careless technological research.

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darkroomindiegames Apr 17, 2017 @ 2:06am

Was the novel by Michael Crichton? I just looked it up and it doesn't sound like it's related to the game. What I found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_(novel)

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Clippy Apr 17, 2017 @ 2:10am

Damn, I thought this new game was about Nanobots

darkroomindiegames Apr 17, 2017 @ 2:14am

Oh the new one? I haven't played that one. I was thinking of the old one. But I've heard this new game is based off System Shock? Something like that. I dunno if System Shock had Nanobots.

Clippy Apr 17, 2017 @ 2:20am

I've heard it's just a retelling of the original game :/

Kind of like Duke Nukem Forever opening-type retelling. Just similar, and getting the idea across

Ogami Apr 17, 2017 @ 3:02am

Originally posted by Famix The Wizard:
I've heard it's just a retelling of the original game :/

Kind of like Duke Nukem Forever opening-type retelling. Just similar, and getting the idea across

No, the new Prey has nothing to do with the old one at all. The developers themself said they just thought the name fits but there is no connection to the first one.
In the first one you are a native american (in todays time) who gets abducted by aliens with his girlfriend and grandfather and fight your way through the alien space ship with a lot of gravity gimmicks and supernatural spirit elements.
The new game is a scifi setting on a space station and seems to be centered around a mad AI and has a lot of RPG and Adventure elements and seems far slower paced. So very much like System Shock . They have zero connection apart from the name.

Last edited by Ogami; Apr 17, 2017 @ 3:03am