Though it’s not explicitly stated, the fact that these stories both have roots in the 1960s makes them feel like they live in a shared universe, whereas System Shock 2s story set in the 2100s makes it feel a little more isolated by comparison. The reason for this is whereas System Shock 2 takes place on a starship thousands of lightyears away in the year 2114, Bioshock and Prey are set on or near the Earth in the 60’s. It’s true to say that System Shock 2 and Prey are both set in space, though I feel the connection between the settings in these games is stronger between Bioshock and Prey. Prey’s Talos 1 is a space station floating in orbit around the Earth. In Bioshock, Rapture is a utopian turned dystopian underwater city.

Probably the easiest and clearest place to start is with the worlds that you inhabit. I think it’s worth it to go point by point why this game in my opinion is a spiritual successor to Bioshock rather than just calling it another System Shock 2.

Is this game really simply based on System Shock 2, or on 2007’s Bioshock? I want to answer this question because there are communities for both games that disagree with the game’s lineage. Most people would be quick to say that this game and Bioshock are both based on System Shock 2. The story, the first-person perspective, the weapon wheel, the strange powers you’re given, even a (dang old) wrench as your starting weapon it all reminded me of Bioshock. The memory of Prey from 2006 had all but been erased from this new title except for the name and what was left was, in my opinion, a perfect homage to one of my favourite video games.

Developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda, this game left a lot of fans of the original 2006 game also titled Prey in confusion about the direction the series was taking. While critics have rated it as one of the best games of 2017, sales of the game are middling at best. Since its release, I feel it has gone heavily under the radar. Hi everyone! My name is Sneaky Sam and today I wanted to talk about a game that I love and adore, and that’s Prey.

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