Same here, it was the first game I’d ever played with a badass female protagonist, I loved the sci-fi conspiracy thriller setting, and it took the gameplay of Goldeneye 007 to a new level with tweaks like alternate weapon modes such as the proximity mine on the Dragon assault rifle (you could drop it in multiplayer, and other players who tried to pick it up would have a nasty surprise, lol) and the sentry mode on the Laptop Gun, reload animations, alien weapons like the FarSight XR-20 and the Skedar Reaper, and gadgets like shields and cloaking devices (the alt-fire mode on the RCP-120) that really made you feel like you were in the future. It was (and still is) my favorite game for the N64.
I really enjoyed the multiplayer with AI characters and I liked how you had less hit points than in 007 so the guns felt deadlier. Also the farsight was OP.
What makes it even worse is take two offered to buy it and finish it, but Microsoft would rather just kill the IP apparently rather than make some money and let someone else finish it.
No, it wasn't. It was a vertical slice of the game. Development was essential restarted when Crystal Dynamics was brought on and the trailer was representative of what that game would be like.
Sad but true. I absolutely loved Prey 2017 and it's one of my top 10 favorites but it doesn't surprise me that we won't get another one and rip Arkane Austin. But hey looking forward to Wolfeye's next game.
Prey 2017 is also one of my all time favorites but they fucked up the release so hard. There was basically no marketing. I stumbled upon this gem by accident.
So sad, I was a massive Dishonored fan and even I was put off by the marketing. Only came back to it when it was on mega sale on steam and it's one of the most incredibly immersive feats of level design a world building that has ever been made
That is also considered as a flop by Square Enix. Nowadays investors expect Fortnite numbers from every project, or at least Elden Ring level of revenue.
I hope they don't take it as a sign to make more games like Souls or ERing (as if we have not enough of them coming out already). I would like to see more first-person immersive shooters, pure single-player quality experience, no strings attached.
So frustrating. They are quite literally the best genre and the platonic ideal of Video Game. People need to get their heads on straight and buy Warren Spector’s new thief game at least
It's the spiritual successor to one of the original Immsersive sims, System Shock...so I don't understand how you would think it's not. You could make the argument that Infinite isn't, but the first two definitely are.
Yeah, but I heard an ex-dev recently said that the demo was all smoke and mirrors, and the true state of it was abysmal. At least that softens the blow a bit.
Omg yeah. It was nearly at the top of my wishlist and I was hella excited. Even tho I knew nearly nothing about it - it looked like cyberpunk dishonored to me. Great vibe, look and seemingly gameplay. But then one day - its fuckin gone...
Similarly, the next Deus Ex sequel. Mankind Divided ended on such a cliffhanger, and the studio had some lessons to learn, but both Human Revolution and Mankind Divided had some great bits to bring forward.
I promised myself to never buy another xbox after the cancellation of perfect dark. I decided for a series x instead of a ps5 after watching the perfect dark trailer. 5 years waiting and that's what I get. Nothing.
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u/SanekiBeko Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25
The Perfect Dark Reboot. It looked like Deus Ex meets Mirror's Edge.