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Prey 2 Ditches The Portals
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Shift away from the puzzle genre.
Published: 8:00, 01/04/2011 by Dan Lee.
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The original Prey contained a couple of neat ideas, namely the spirit walking and the use of portals. In the latest issue of PSM3 developer Human Head explains why portals have been dropped in Prey 2:
“We explored a lot of the ways you could use portals and gravity in combat, and I really wanted to shift away from making it too much of a puzzle game.
Portals and gravity were the functions of The Sphere [the mothership in the original game]. And The Sphere’s gone.”
The removal of the portal feature has annoyed quite a few gamers, and it also seems to contradict what has been previously mentioned. However, if the playable game is as intriguing as its teaser trailer then count me in.
Source: Beef Jack
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01/04/2011 at 08:06
Member since: May 2010
The portal is a lie.
So this will just be your average game then? TheLoneSteven is not impressed.
01/04/2011 at 08:31
Member since: Forever
The portal bit when you went back to the original bar in Prey was ace. Shame they’re gone.
01/04/2011 at 08:33
Member since: Aug 2008
This coupled with the extremely generic image of the main character are a real turn off. It seems there’s no end to dumbing down in the hope of guaranteed sales.
01/04/2011 at 08:50
Member since: Dec 2009
That’s a bit odd, i thought portals were a big part of the gameplay.
01/04/2011 at 09:09
Member since: Feb 2009
So they’ve turned him into a space marine and removed the portals. What makes it different than every other game now then?
01/04/2011 at 09:11
Member since: Forever
The main guy is ‘flexible’ and can do a bit of free running. Like, er, Faith in Mirrors Edge.
Oh.
01/04/2011 at 09:22
Member since: Feb 2009
I bet it ends up a bit like Crysis 2, where you just grab the odd ledge.
01/04/2011 at 09:53
Member since: Apr 2009
I liked the gravity effects more, although it did feel quite puzzly at times
01/04/2011 at 10:12
Member since: Jul 2009
Ah man, I love the portal it was cool, especially at the start of the bar just like nofi said. They were brilliant.
01/04/2011 at 11:27
Member since: May 2009
Well that’s pretty disappointing. The portals in the first were awesome, when combined with the gravity etc. etc. Some of the set pieces were simply fantastic too, like when you step through a portal, and suddenly you’re on a mini little planet that was kept in a jar!
Not anticipating this anywhere near as much now.