I haven't played #Prey 2017 in a dog's age, fellow humans, and I'm itching to hunt some typhon. I'm also gonna go questing for robos or something I dunno.
OH, and I'm doing some mapping streams starting this week. Those should be fun.
Oh Gouda Guardian, in your creamy grace, I find solace. Bless my cheese board with diversity, from sharp blue to smooth camembert. In times of mold, melt away my fears with your Colby compassion. You are the Feta Father, the Edam Elder. Guide me, Asiago my light, in this grate journey of cheese and life. Amen.
#Prey de #ArkaneStudios es algo de fuera de este mundo, complétamente anómalo y precioso. Una joyita de 2017.
He vuelto a jugarlo en lo que podría ser una prolongada racha de #videojuegos de esta desarrolladora y me dedico tanto a explorar y sacar recursos de todos los rincones que aunque no avance en la historia ya tengo la habilidad de hacker al máximo para romper contraseñas donde se me antoje.
Sospecho que me tocará cualquier final menos el bueno, por avaricioso.
I planned to go heavy PSI in my Prey playthrough, but they tell me my dear beloved turrets might hate me for it. Nooo way.
Probably hacking them would help, but now I more or less decided to not take any PSI powers, it makes me feel "pure" somehow.
Here I tried to depict my playstyle. Except I actually spend the majority of time hauling them around. And then in combat they fold up at the slightest touch.
This video is a little love letter to #Prey that I made about two years ago. It was planned to be the closer to a little fun fact video, but grew into its own thing after a while. I had a lot of fun putting this one together :cat_sip:.
Small thoughts on the books I've finished during November:
Shadow Prey (John Sandford, 1990): Fun thriller, better than "Rules" in a lot of ways, somewhat problematic in others. The almost "For the Evulz" mentality of the main villain is somewhat underwhelming. Could it be published today? Maybe, with some tweaks, especially regarding Shadow Love.
#Prey is on a 90% sale on #steam at the moment, costing only 3€. It's one of my favorite games of all time, and I recommend you grab it while you can.
It's an amazing game to explore and toy around with the environment in. It's one of those games that really reward thinking outside the box and don't railroad you into playing one particular "intended" way.
#Prey is one of my all time favorite games. It rewards thinking outside the box and being inventive. I've replayed it, with many self imposed challenge runs before, but there's one I gave up a year ago.
I wrote a shader, that blacks out all around you, only seeing a few meters ahead. Navigating was done nearly blind, both indoors and out in space. Most enemies could only be heard, hidden beneath the dark fog. It was terrifying and hard, but also birthed some novel strategies.
Way back when, I wrote a thread on house rabbits, and how they're different because they are prey animals, not predators like cats and dogs. That thread starts here: https://mindly.social/@cazabon/109882459730036423
One thing I didn't mention is that, like many other prey animals, they are extremely good at hiding health problems. You've heard how the jackals will separate the weak or sick member from the herd; prey animals evolve to disguise being sick or weak.
"I want to be pursued. To be hunted mercilessly. To be outwitted, out run, to be caught and to be used. I am the prey, you are the hunter. When do we start?"
One of the local cats that uses our garden as a cut through is a very skilled hunter. She often comes through with mice but today she turned up with a small bird (which is not great, I know). Unlike many domestic cats she does at least eat her prey. Anyway I got a good sequence of photos - here's a couple (quite graphic. #cat#CatsOfMastodon#prey#nature
I'm not one for "New Year's resolutions", but I am one for overly ambitious projects.
For 2023, Project365 is "One New Game Per Day".
Given that I have 634 unplayed games in my Steam account and {mumble} unredeemed bundle Steam keys, there's a reason my unplayed collection is tagged "Pile of Shame".
I'll pin this to my profile, and give a brief summary here each day (or x, if I miss x days due to work or stuff).
I'll play 15-30 minutes of (at least) one new game I've never played before (or played less than 15 minutes of). I'll give every game at least 15 minutes, even if I hate every minute of it.
I'm also open to suggestions; if you reply to this thread with a game, I'll schedule it, or tell you what I thought of it.
One of the things that's come up is that I have a bunch of games that I've played once, and not touched again.
Jan 1, 2023 - Day 1 - Bonus Review
Total NewPlays: 2
Game: Prey
Platform: Steam PC
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Library Date: July 20, 2019
Unplayed: 1261 days (3y5m12d)
Playtime: 2.1h
I bought this on a whim when the Digital Deluxe edition was on special for about 75% off. Then I read a little more closely, and realised it was survival horror, and I don't DO horror.
Except... recently, I have started playing games I never would have touched before. I'm not sure why, but for the first time in my life I'm actually finding some enjoyment in that type of game, instead of uncontrollable anxiety.
I've also realised that I really seem to dig Arkane Studios games. I started playing Dishonored for the first time a few months ago, I've been playing through Deathloop, so I thought I might take Prey out for a spin for half an hour. 2 hours of jump scares, frantically smashing mimics, and trying to stay alive later, I saved out to write this up, and grab some dinner.