Prey PC Review - IGN

"If the PC version of Prey hadn’t become completely unplayable from crashes and save-game corruption just as it was hitting its stride, I’d have called it a very good or perhaps even great game. Its strange alternate-history universe, sidequests, hidden threats, and detailed environmental storytelling make Talos I a joy to explore, one that’s well worth slogging through combat that doesn’t feel fresh enough to sustain it throughout a long game. But there’s little so frustrating in a game in which you’ve invested dozens of hours as having your progress wiped out or blocked before the end, and my time with Prey concluded so poorly that I can’t in good conscience recommend you risk hitting the same game-breaking bug I did."

- Dan Stapleton

[Nitrowolf2]

I ave no interest in this game tbh because I didn't like the demo, however I do have to say that's a really unfortunate for the review to run into these issues.

From the sound of it it sounds like he loved it otherwise

[freshslicepizza]

Is the reviewer going to update his review when they patch the game? This is why reviews should not have numbners attached to them.

Prey is awesome and the PC version runs as smooth as butter, the PS4 has severe input lag (and a PS4 Pro version that does nothing over the regular PS4) and both console versions have long loading times between areas. Xbox One is lower at 900p compared to 1080p on the PS4 and Pro. Not everyone has experienced crashes on this game, myself included.

[UltraNova]

The clicks are on week one, there's little insentive for sites to go back and update an old review.

[pscgrizz]

Going back to the review won't change the score. That is forever logged in Metacritic now, no going back from it at all.

[CanadianTurtle]

What kind of precedent does that set for game developers though? They'll just be like "oh, let's just rush the game. We'll just patch up our mistakes. It's not like the low review scores are going to be permanent!"
This type of thinking rewards laziness. It really isn't fair to the developers that do give a shit about their final product and get it working by the due date.

[Stapleface]

Not a single crash on my pc either. Not sure what issues they are running into but I don't think those are wide spread problems. Most people seem to think it runs fantastic on pc.

[Unspoken]

Interesting, I've been playing from day one without any issues on PC. This seems like a reviewer is lashing out at Bethesda and their new policies more than the merits of the game itself. Well, he even goes on to make the claim he would have rated it great. Shame critics now have become as deplorable as some gamers. Again, the big names are becoming less and less reliable and small YouTuber's are becoming more and more dependable with their reviews.

[OB1Biker]

One more reason why scores are irrelevant. If there was no score, people would have more incentive to read what concern them instead of dismissing or glorify a game on a silly number

[freshslicepizza]

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

This game is meant to be played on the PC, maybe that's the real backlash it's getting. So many feared this game would have a ton of problems because of Dishonored 2 on the PC but in reality the game runs excellent on the PC.

[ShadowKnight]

3rd party games been kinda disappointing lately. I thought the game was decent but not great just like Mass effect. First party games has been better this year imo Zelda,Horizon,Persona all great

[freshslicepizza]

@ShadowKnight
"3rd party games been kinda disappointing lately. I thought the game was decent but not great just like Mass effect. First party games has been better this year imo Zelda,Horizon,Persona all great"

Persona 5 is not a 1st party title but yes Zelda and Horizon have generated a lot of attention as is the Mario Kart remake. The new Hot Wheels expansion for Forza Horizon 3 is just plain car porn at its best and the new PC update shows why the PC simply cannot be matched on consoles yet. Arms could also be a big hit too but I have had a lot of fun with Prey. It's a game made for the PC where it's not always holding your hand like we have seen all too often now in console games. I've had way more fun with this than Mass Effect which is pretty good but not great.

It's a great time to be a gamer with lots of choices out there.

[badz149]

Maybe...just maybe...the reviewer is pissed that this happened to a "retail" copy of the game unlike other games they reviewed using review copies before.

They used to receive early copies, and many times yet to be patches copies of games for their review so just they can publish their review before the game launch, so maybe...just maybe...they were willing to tolerate bugs in those games, expecting them to be patched by launch. but this was not like that. They had to get out of their way and buy it like others after the game launch and this happened. With a supposedly "completed" copy.

Granted that PC have so many configurations, minor bugs are exceptable to a degree but blatant game breaking and save corrupting bugs? Shouldn't have happen in the first place because that's the bottom line IMO.

I'm not trying to defend anyone here though. DF found the PC version to be running great and highly recommend it as the version all should play, but from their video, they haven't played it till the end, so they might have not stumble upon this issue in question. Again, not defending this reviewer or whatsoever, just my opinion.

[kevnb]

reviews are pretty damn irrelevant, this will be another good example. Social media and youtube has pretty much made gaming media reviews from big websites like ign irrelevant, nobody trusts websites like ign anyway. Its become just like any other media, movies, music, tv shows and now games dont sell based on critic response.

[Servbot41]

Unless the game adds content later, a reviewer should NEVER go back to re-review a game after patches. What was presented to customers day-one should be reflected in the review score for the rest of time. They could add a disclaimer in the beginning about patches that may have addressed the issue, but the score should stay the same. If publishers and developers want better review scores they need to stop releasing busted games, plain and simple.

It's a shame the PC version suffers from these issues, because besides a few glitches and absurdly long loading times on PS4, the game is otherwise fantastic, and easily an 8/10 (those loading times really hurt it though).

[Timesplitter14]

I think it's stupid to not update it, because it doesn't represent what the game is actually worth if you buy it right now.

[Christopher]

***the PS4 has severe input lag***

Uhhh... No it doesn't. I mean, I'd be pissed if it did, but that just isn't true.

[freshslicepizza]

@Christopher6m ago
"Uhhh... No it doesn't. I mean, I'd be pissed if it did, but that just isn't true."

Sorry but I would lean more to trusting Digital Foundry than someone who mocks anyone protecting the over abundance of Sony fans who continue to troll just about every Xbox/Microsoft topic on this site.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Skip to 1:32 mark when they mention how terrible the latency is on the demo and while it has improved on the final game for the PS4 it's still there. Regardless, this game is meant to be played on the PC and it's a shame the PS4 Pro is still locked to 30fps.

[GNCFLYER]

Im sure he will. Maybe not in a hurry.

They did Driveclub they should do this.

[Christopher]

***Sorry but I would lean more to trusting Digital Foundry than someone who mocks anyone protecting the over abundance of Sony fans who continue to troll just about every Xbox/Microsoft topic on this site. ***

Oh, you innocent bystander. And laugh that you think I protect anyone, but, hey, go with that victim bias.

***Skip to 1:32 mark when they mention how terrible the latency is on the demo and while it has improved on the final game for the PS4 it's still there.***

Demo and no proof of retail versus me, who is actually playing it... hmmmm...

You cited "severe input lag". That would be big news about the game if it were true. Sorry, it just isn't.

[Perjoss]

@moldy
As someone whos played both pc and ps4 versions i see only facts in your comment but still getting a ton of downvotes. This community is strange.

[gleepot]

Games should be reviewed based on they ship it as. Patches are a crutch.

[starchild]

@Perjoss

Yeah, moldybread is correct.

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...
"Then there's the level of optimisation built into the PC version. As we discussed earlier this week, the ability to hit 1080p60 gameplay at decent settings on a budget-orientated gaming PC ensures that the feel of the game can remain a class above, even if you're using relatively meagre components. The higher frame-rate ensures a crisper response than the Xbox One version, and it feels dramatically better in every way to the PlayStation 4 game, which can feel laggy and lumpen by comparison. That was an issue we highlighted in our initial Prey demo report, and while Arkane has tweaked deadzones, the Sony platform's rendition of the game clearly needs further work."

[rainslacker]

Smooth as butter except that it crashes and has game breaking bugs? Maybe you were one of the lucky ones, but the reviewer based his review on his experience.

Will he update it? probably not, because when the patches come out, who will care anymore?

Why even bring PS4 into this? This was a review of the PC version. Why do you have to bring PS into every discussion, then proceed to disparage against the console? Given the number of games that don't have severe input lag, and the fact it was dodgy on the PC, couldn't this be indicative of the game and the developer, rather than the console? Which calls into more question why you would bring PS into the discussion, as opposed to criticizing the developer.

At most, maybe the reviewer should have disclosed if they attempted to fix the issues they had by contacting the developer. Developers would be pretty quick to respond to a reviewer over an issue preventing them from playing it. But what you're basically saying is that the reviewer is basically lying about his experience just because you didn't have any problems.

[CanadianTurtle]

I think it's a little too much to say he "loved it" considering the 4/10 score. With a score like that, I think there's more to the story than just bugs and glitches

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Yeah dan Stapleton is a f**king hack and this is a ridiculous score. Read the review he did love the game and it came down to running into a bug that made his save corrupt losing playthroughs. I'm sorry every game releases with bugs so why single this one out and give it this ridiculous score. I mean halo mcc mp didn't work for months at release,witcher 3 had numerous bugs that stopped quests from being completed,big fps drops in areas and took tons of patches that equaled like 20 gb released through a year to get it into an acceptable state yet these games didn't suffer halo got a 9 and witcher 3 a 9. Now those are just two examples out of tons that were reviewed by different people but it still was ign who has a reputation to uphold and there needs to be consistency. This happened to him on pc it's not representative of rhe console versions hell its not representative of what most pc players are going to experience but since people don't read reviews most of the time their going to see that 4 and think this game is some garbage game when that's the furthest from the truth it's actually one of the best this year. Dan Stapleton like I said is a hack and after his bloodborne rant I quit taking anything he said seriously like dude shouldn't be reviewing video games.

[Goldby]

he was experiencing bugs and crashes on top of the corrupt save files.
if the review enjoys what he can play but cant play the entire game due to these issues, its perfectly understandable why he would give it a lower score. ive had PC games i loved that i would never recommend to people because of how poorly they run

[DevilishSix]

This is the first I have even seen about a game breaking bug for Prey and I have read a number of Prey reviews before buying. Taken from his own words, I think Dan Stapleton lives in an alternate universe and after he showed his tainted ideology about Bloodborne, any respectful gamer can not take him seriously as a game reviewer.

[Void000]

Don't forget how many bugs Skyrim launched with.

[rainslacker]

Whatever his score, he actually gave his reasons for his score. He even gave many positive things about the game, and basically said he'd score it much higher if it weren't for the problems he experienced.

Don't get me wrong, I think when it comes to PC reviews, they can be fickle at best, and any professional PC review should most certainly try to remedy problems or maybe even try it on a different PC due to the issue of numerous configurations. but the latter is not common practice, and the trying to remedy problems usually only happens when they get early review copies where they aren't pressed to meet a publishing deadline....which in itself is another issue altogether.

[VJGenova]

Maybe it is time for video games to get two scores. One for gameplay, story, sound, etc. and a second for technical gameplayability, such as broken servers, random crashes, poor framerates, etc. For pcs, noting the specs would be important. YMMV, as they say.

I loved the remake of Doom, but to this day, the game still randomly crashes. Same goes for Arkham Knight, which now runs at a butter smooth 60 fps in 4k.

Shit, if I picked a point in time for MKX, it would have gotten a 0 because the game couldn't understand my 8 core processor post Jason patch. I just got a black screen unless I disabled 2 of the cores in my bios. Again YMMV. Game runs great now, though I did lose my save files twice (I backed them up based on other's experience so it was nbd).

Shit, if it is save file progression loss he cares about, I hope he never played an NES game. Those got wiped out all the time.

Bottom line, this review is shit and the author should be ashamed.

[Cobra951]

I'm all for a single review score which reflects the entire reviewer's experience. In this case, the experience was ruined by technical negligence or incompetence. This review reflects that.

I must say this is a first. I have never seen a review take into account the dismal state that plagues so many games on initial release. They usually give games a pass on issues like this one. I'd like to see this kind of full disclosure become commonplace. But I fear this Prey review may be a one off.

[MadMax]

I did not like this game one bit from the demo, and had to force myself to finish it. I would give it a 4 alone based on the demo, but for ign to score a game solely because of some bugs, is not right. He seemed like he actually liked the game itself, wow! Ign has gone downhill.

[majedx9]

GO to
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Notellin]

Anytime Dan Stapleton reviews or write an article it's best if you just move along. Honestly with his poor job performance and attitude it blows my mind he's able to keep his job.

If I behaved or produced such poor results I would expect to be demoted or laid off. He's probably the only journalist on the 3 gaming websites I visit that I just can't stand and choose to avoid.

A part of me believes is this kind of controversy creates a lot of clicks for IGN so I'm sure corporate management believe he is a doing a good job.

[kevnb]

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

[CyrusLemont]

Does IGN and other websites leave their reviews set in stone? Because most modern games are continually updated and patched a crazy amount post-launch. They can keep the 4.0 score for the date it was released, that's only fair. However, it would be nice to see its score after 6 months of support.

A few games that come to mind for this sort of modern review system would be The Division and Destiny.

[tmisellati]

they should invent and use new method to review games. for example , they may do a re-review to games every 6 months or something. games with patches and updates changes a lot and sometime it looks and feels completely different after one year of patches and updates.

[pscgrizz]

I see what you are doing and a few sites do this but in general once a metacritic score is logged then it stays that way forever. It's to stop dishonest outlets from appealing to PR favours. I know a couple of sites that revisit titles now and again, but in general you are reviewing a game as is on launch as the first impression is often the strongest.

[MorpheusX]

@CyrusLemont

Absurd. You just make up shit as you go along, how the Hell does that make ANY SENSE ????

You don't get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression, & its completely fair, & I as a consumer do not feel sorry for Developers whose games are released b4 there finished, why the Hell should I? Publishers and Developers come to Business arrangements.

Its accountability, Developers and Publishers need to be ACCOUNTABLE, its there responsibility to Produce a game that works, its doesn't matter to me as a consumer about any EXCUSES as to why a Business was unable to produce a bug free game.

That's the chance they take, and that's what happens when you produce buggy games, THERE IS NO WAY AROUND IT. You get what you deserve, & all this BS apologizing is the reason why they continue to make/ release buggy games, they know you ADDICTS are going to make EXCUSES FOR THEM.

Publishers/Developers release a game as is, They take the RISK, They bear the RESPONSIBILTY,........& NO!!, you DO NOT get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression.

Hell no.

The game was Marketed well, it even had a Demo...........smh, THERE'S NO GOOD EXCUSE.

[The_Kills]

Amen

[Gatsu]

Games shouldn't require patching to do when release. Developers should release working games.

[Servbot41]

No game should have its review altered because of future patches. Add a disclaimer at the top stating that patches may have addressed issues, but otherwise leave the review and score intact. What was presented to the customer day-one is what a game should be judged on, and if publishers and developers want better scores they need to stop releasing broken games.

[Servbot41]

@SolidStateSnake
You google to see if patches have addressed the issue, just like you googled up reviews. Hopefully if reviews keep punishing broken-on-release games, we'll start getting finished products and the whole thing will solve itself.

[rainslacker]

I agree. Rereviewing a game can be done in cases where games improve or maybe worsen over time, but it should be a separate review that has no bearing on the first.

I can think of a few games off the top of my head which actually got much better over time, but very rarely were they rereviewed, and I can't recall once that a launch review score was changed. Why people think it needs to be done now is beyond me. It's like their ego is harmed if a game they feel got an inappropriate score.

[WelkinCole]

I feel like the problem is it will make dev complacent. When people release games they should try their best to make sure it is polished as much as possible.

[rainslacker]

Only changes I can recall in recent history were DriveClub reviews where DC before launch worked fine, but had issues after launch. A few sites went back and ammended their scores. I don't know if they changed them after the issues were resolved though. I believe a game published by MS had something like that from a few sites for a game, but can't recall what it was....or even if I'm remembering correctly. It was only a couple reviewers though, not something that was ubiquitous.

[TheOttomatic91]

Years ago I stated IGN was the shit stain on the gaming industry and unfortunately it seems that nothing has changed.

[SegaGamer]

I agree, but it's funny how people only say this when they give a bad review for a game they like.

[RawZombie26]

IGN is such a bad review website. They gave this a fucking 4 but they gave the latest simcity a 7 and then gave the mess of a game that was mass effect andromeda a 7.7. Stay woke people. #FakeReviews

[Salty-gaming]

Or just reviewer got a potato PC
#FakeReviews

[Clunkyd]

But but...PC master race? lol

[kevnb]

IGN is not part of it.

[2pacalypsenow]

Stay Woke people Stay Woke

[guyman]

They also gave evolve a 9, horrendous

[cartoonx1]

they gave pc gta iv 9.4? and it was unplayable literally unplayable at launch, even now i have far less fps on gta iv thn V on gtx 1070. prey is far from gta iv level yet this score lol.

[SegaGamer]

You make it seem like it's the same people reviewing every game. Somebody's 4 rating is going to be another persons 8. Then a 10 rating could be a 5 to somebody else. The point is that people have different opinions. The best thing to do is ignore reviews and try the game out yourself or check out some videos on Youtube.

[generic-user-name]

The gaming media are out for Bethesda blood because they won't give them early review copies anymore, so this is the tantrum they are throwing now.

[CrimsonWing69]

I've had crashes in Skyrim yet that doesn't get a f*cking 4/10. This is the problem with reviews and regardless of how you feel about reviews they have an impact on sales.

People wonder why Bethesda doesn't give out review copies, this is why. Also, this bug hasn't hit everyone and all games have bugs going back to the beginning of gaming. It's software, that comes with the territory.

This is just an absurd score that they rushed out so IGN gets clicks before review scores of this game are irrelevant due to most having already played it.

The professional thing to do would be to play it to the end and review it. Start over if you have to that would probably give more depth to the review now that you understand the game better, but no, screw integrity we need those clicks and traffic.

[Bennibop]

Problem I have with this review is that he has reviewed on his own personal experience, he ran in to a bug that caused his PC version to corrupt the save file. The problem is though is how many games have IGN reviewed where they have not come across a bug and given the game excellent scores which has then had multiple game breaking bugs discovered when in the hands of consumers (Fallout NV & Skyrim are good examples)

[rainslacker]

Corrupting a save file 12 hours in is a pretty serious bug.

I think the reviewer should have researched to see if this was a common issue or just a hiccup on his PC, or even asked the developer about it, because as a reviewer for IGN he certainly would have gotten a prompt answer.

PC can be tricky when reviewing when it comes to technical issues. Since the problems aren't always common, or may not even be the fault of the game but rather user error, it makes it hard to qualify a score when technical issues do crop up.

The reviewer seemed to like the game he was playing up until the major technical issues. Even the crashes he worked through. I do like that he at least gave the pros of the game, instead of just focusing on the crashes and bugs. Unfortunately, his score didn't reflect that. More common trend with reviews is to assume the problems will be fixed post release via patch, and reviewing based on how they felt for the parts they played.

[Bladesfist]

Agreed, as a reviewer you should share your personal experience. That's what a review is but at the same time doing a little research to see if your colleagues or other gamers are experiencing the issue would be very useful for anyone looking to pick up the game. So far the game has never crashed for me and my saves are fine. It runs very smoothly at 1440p 165 fps.

I've only had one weird bug where I lost sound until I restarted my PC which a few others on the Steam forum have ran into.

[bellome]

This review rating is an insult to the videogame industry and to any developer who make good games. Some may rate Pray a 6 some others may rate it a 10 but the game is good, no doubt about that.

[chris235]

i thought it looked way too generic to investigate any further than the trailer on psn.

[MadMax]

I had to force myself to finish the demo. I found it extremely generic and thought the enemies and gameplay were weak. Game is extremely bland. Ign still is not right for doing this, I still think it's kinda funny though. Prey sucks to me, so a 4 seems well deserved.

[DanteVFenris666]

you played the demo...

Prey is honestly in my list for game of the year. The game design is brilliant. You can use unorthadox methods in order to get to places you shouldnt be able to reach, but its done so by design and feels fantastic when you figure shit out. Their is secrets within secret areas all the time. This game is a master piece in game design. On the level of games like bloodborne.

Now if your more of the clueless type and just wants to shoot things and your missing all this detail than I'd understand. Though I dont know how much of this was present in the demo as I never played it.

Also it has a gloo gun which automatically makes it a 11/10

This is the best game in a first person perspective sense metroid prime.

[Phill-Spencer]

Mad max
Yeah the demo didn't look interesting at all. As a fan of the original prey i was really intrigued to see what this one is like. I knew that these two games only had the name and the first person view in common, which was perfectly fine for me, but the demo was boring af. But at least i save some money by not buying this one.

[rainslacker]

I was turned off from the game based on the persistent thumbnail used for any Prey article on here which showed a guy looking like he was putting in a contact.

Other than that, I never even knew this game was so hyped among so many. Made me take a second look. Doesn't look like my cup of tea, but I hope others do enjoy it, and many seem to.

[EatCrow]

So as long as you don't run into these bugs which even he admits seems rare... The game is great.
Wonder what specs the pc he played in has and as far as the combat... Also Really wondering how he plays or fights them.

I remember bioshock and the big daddies were quite the bullet sponge and ammo dump if you didn't use the environment well.

[Father__Merrin]

The worst thing about PC gaming is constant fiddling about. I recently had aaa constantly resetting back to desktop event log named it as live kernel etc, gpu related went back to drivers from March and seems OK so far

[Clunkyd]

Yeah, PC's are so damn inconsistent

[Shuckylad]

Ahhh, the PS4 pro enhanced game with no PS4 pro enhancements. I'll be amazed if Sony don't have words.

[Nintendo4Lifex]

#PcMasterRace# Lmao

[starchild]

Game runs extremely well on my PC without issues.

[rivaldoo777]

Hahahahahaha

[Ashunderfire86]

Guys read the steam forums alot of gamers are praising this! Don't base this game on one review which is only the PC version maybe on the Nivida version that is poorly optimized. This was by far one of the best games I played this year. I got the PS4 version that runs great at 30 fps. The Typhon enemies is easily the highlight of this game! Bunch of fast in your face jump scares! It is like you fighting ghost. They are very unique. Yes the game has a slow start and learning curve but it is very fun deep into the game. The Psi powers are awesome, and even the upgrade system for other things like Scientist add more depth to the game. You can truly go anywhere around Talo 1. Plus There are multiple paths to get to a mission and side quest. This game is your System Shock 2 fix!

[MadMax]

Played the demo and did not like it. Biggest disappointment of 2017 so far in my opinion!

[DanteVFenris666]

Lots of players whove said this than bought it have quickly turned around. Its a must by. Biggest surprise of the year to me cause i was expecting this game to not be good.

[Ashunderfire86]

For the guys that disagree maybe cause I said the poor optimization on the Nvidia version, that probably where people had the most problems. On The Prey Steam page it said Nvidia version patch and not the AMD version. This reviewer probably played the Nvidia version an he didn't bother to tell us in this review for some reason?

This is a major reason why I am always a console gamer first and PC gamer second. It is the optimization issue with third party game PC Version releases. Many companies can't probably optimize the PC Version of games. Too many times the PC Version is always delayed, have no demo, or cancel version. That's why we are not going to see Injustice 2 on PC, especially after the disaster of the PC Version of Mortal Kombat X! Arkham Knight, Assassin Creed, need I say more? Console Versions most of the time come out better than the PC Version on day one.

Now I don't make framerates, and graphics dictate whether or not I should buy a game, but gameplay is always the most important thing for me regardless. I don't care that Horizon Zero Dawn is not 60fps it plays smooth like a movie in 30fps, and that masterpiece will never go on PC. It already look like a PC game on PS4/Pro! It has the best graphics on PS4, and great gameplay and story! PS4 had many games right now you will never find on PC like Persona 5 And Gravity Rush 2, so stop being too much of a PC Elitist an get Prey on consoles! It is a great game trust me.

[starchild]

Nice sony fanboy rant. I have a PS4 Pro for the exclusives that appeal to me, but I play all multiplats on my PC and I have no issues with the vast majority of them and the few that do have "issues" still run and look better than the console versions. And even those games are usually patched relatively quickly. I honestly have more issues with the way most multiplats run on console. And those are often never improved that significantly.

[kevnb]

@Ashunderfire86 steam has refunds and the optimization issue is there on consoles as well, some games just arent optimized. Assasisns creed and batman are still to this day best on pc, especially unity which ran at 15 fps on ps4 but 60 fps on my 970.
as far as exclusives, the ps4 has some nice ones but so does pc.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Star Citizen, Quake Champions, Divinity Original Sin 2, The Bard's Tale IV, ... not to mention decades of older games. People still play the hell out of csgo (which has become something different then what was released on console), dota 2, wow, league of legends and i could just keep going on. on top of that add in games like forza and gears 4 that arent on ps4, the pc is a beast.

[Ashunderfire86]

Yea but look how long Rocksteady games took to fix Arkham Knight on PC Version while the console version ran great! Finish that game with the PS4 version. Assassin Creed Unity was bad on all platforms, but what I am trying to say is that many companies always have a problem optimizing their game on PC. Now if they made their games first on PC being the lead version that should be standard.

Look at companies like ID software, Techland, Epic games, and others that do a great job optimizing their games on PC first like Doom for example! Look how great that is on all platforms. Look how great Dying Light look on all platforms. I don't understand why other companies like Arkane studio developers of Dishonored can't get it right? If I were to get the PC Version of any third party games from these companies with a bad track record, I got to see it working day one. No reserves.

[kevnb]

Do you even play games on pc? Play some of these games on a decent pc and then play them on console, even these extreme examples are better on pc. Also, Batman has fps issues on console that you need a ps4 pro in boost mode to address while I never had an issue on pc. Here's a reality check, the article was made to illustrate benefits of boost mode http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

[rainslacker]

If people read the content of the review, they'd see he generally thought the game was good. It was the technical issues which brought the score down so low.

But many people don't do that nowadays.

[TejasTV]

I wanted the other Prey that was being made before this. Not interested in another system shock really.

[Petebloodyonion]

Sorry but this is just bullying from IGN pure and simple!
I guess they are still butthurt from Bethesda.
The explanation for the score is quite ridiculous and not reflective of a general issue with the game (80% of the Steam reviews are positive and made from ppl who bought the game full price).

Now I would love to trust IGN but the same reviewer and IGN didn't seem to have the same conscience when he reviewed Batman Arkham knight or any PC game filled with bugs.

[cfc83]

The guy comes across as a tosser. 4/10 because of a corupt save ? Piss off son.

[2pacalypsenow]

That seems way to low of a score, this game is a solid 7-8, I didn't like it but it's a decent game overall.

[SegaGamer]

You say you don't like it and then say it's a decent game......that makes no sense.

[2pacalypsenow]

It's a good game I just don't like it enough to buy it. I feel the same way about Forza

[SegaGamer]

Now it makes more sense.

[Cy]

So this guy gave it a bad score because he ran into a bug? JFC. Terrible review. This shouldn't have a score attached to it at all.

[KryptonKronos]

Woh, despite errors on the PC this is no way a 4/10. Some one was clearly not happy with their experience.

[majedx9]

dear N4G community
never go to IGN for Review if you want to see Review of a game go to "ACG"
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Articuno76]

Well, the reviewer can only review their experience of the game. And if it is a game-breaking experience they can't, as he said, rate it highly in good conscience.

[SegaGamer]

Some people can't seem to accept that. Any hyped up game that get's a bad review is wrong according to people on here. Opinions aren't allowed.

[rainslacker]

Yeah. People are criticizing him as a poor reviewer in general...which may very well be true...but this particular review actually did state why he lowered the score, explained the issues he ran into, and still discussed the positive things he found in the game.

Poor reviewer or not, that seems like what should be done. I'm not sure if he did everything he should have given he was doing a PC review, since PC can be fickle at times, but he did explain his score pretty well.

[kevnb]

I rate ign 4/10

[yay111]

Sad that Bethesda are still fucking the PC Ports

[cartoonx1]

quite opposite on this game its far better thn console version. even a mid range rig can do 1080/60fps and im not sure what kind of PC he's using coz those constant crashes are not even there from what i have played.

[Nivekki]

I've got about 40 hours playtime from it and had it crash once. It runs exceptionally well.

[starchild]

I've had zero issues with the game and it runs extremely well on my gtx 1070. I think the game is brilliant.

[Seafort]

This is an isolated incident that just happened to be with an IGN reviewer. Most PC gamers are praising the game due to how the game runs, the amazing map design and open gameplay. A true PC game for once.

Now IGN reviewed Dishonored 2 and gave it 9.3. On PC it ran so poorly and had major problems with frame pacing but it wasn't marked down for it. So why is Prey getting a bad rap with an isolated incident for an amazing game? This feels like more of a personal issue than a professional review.

[yay111]

Interesting

[DefenderOfDoom2]

Just a little FYI , Dan S. said this is the PC review of PREY , which had little info about game and was under 3 minutes . Dan Stapleton of IGN said there is a console review of PREY coming soon which, by my guess, will have a more detailed review of PREY .

Also check out on YouTube 'GGMANLIVES' reviews of PREY . The first review was not too good but 2 playthrough review of PREY he said is it one best video games that has come out recent years.

[Blu3_Berry]

So you're telling me this is worse than Dishonored 2 PC and Batman Arkham Knight PC? Yeah ok. For me, Prey has been very smooth for me. I crashed a few times but thats about it. Haven't run into the save corrupted file thing yet, but it seems like a good port for the most part.

I feel like Dishonored 2 and Batman Arkham Knight were way worse for the PC version this Prey.

Only at IGN.

[S-Word]

I'm not surprised. It's a remake from the devs that made Dishonored. This looks nothing like Prey.

[MehmetAlperTR]

They released beta update ( Steam ) today and it fixed bug of corruption save.. but i dont know how it works about other bugs.

[DanteVFenris666]

but its more like metroid, so bigger win

[jer1122]

I think IGN and these other review sites are a little butthurt but they don't get the codes a week early to do the review so they're kind of slamming them. Because of Bethesda new review policy but I heard other sites saying that their PC copy works fine. Digital Foundry did PC and said it was great. I have a PS4 and the input lag is really bad going to wait for a patch. 4 out of 10 please that is crazy

[Tzuno]

i like when they don't kiss ass.

[ruefrak]

Dan Stapleton also reviewed Arkham Knight for IGN... after stating that the game had significant performance issues on PC, the game still got a 9.2. I'm so confused as to the standard IGN uses. There doesn't seem to be any consistency, which you need if the actual score is to mean anything.

[Trilithon]

we just need REAL gamers to review games. These tools are just a bunch of talkers

[WhiteHawk]

There is already a beta patch out for the reasons he gave this good game a 4, so yes, it should be adjusted. Keep showing the 4 as a release score if you want, but it's only right and fair for both creators and customers to know the real score.

[AlbertW]

They're more harsh on the game because they're jelly we all played it before they can score it!

[pyroxxx]

I am sure it will be patched,.. but untill I am assured the input lag on PS4 is fixed I have no interest in it,.. Demo was such a shocker (Especially going from Destiny to this,..) Was shocked that they did not notice how damn shitty controlls feel. Probably the worst controlling FPS I've ever played.Loved the settings though.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

one word...ouch! Thats a rough score from a game that from the demo at least seemed decent. I almost wonder if there is a bit of blow back coming Bethesda's way from the media over their decision to no longer give review copies early?

[Brash]

It seems like this review is sending a message: You don't let your game out to the public when it's broken. In many similar cases, this has been allowed to slide. But when they affect your experience so detrimentally, it's time to let developers know that this isn't gaming anymore; it's testing.

[MehmetAlperTR]

did we play different games !!!!

[Bjorn-c-blocker]

Dan Stappleton is the guy who quit Bloodborne because it was too hard. He hated Bayonetta because he felt embarrassed to play it in front of his wife....

[krypt1983]

4/10 thats just pathetic prey is atleast a 8 lmao big name game media sites are like watching the msm full of bull shit

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Well it's an 8 now ... :D

[Dfooster]

Patching broken games needs to go away. The consumer can't gauge a good game from a bad game anymore due to and braking bugs. They should delay until it's payable

[MetroidFREAK21]

I have not run into a single issue of my play-through of the PC version of this game. I really hope I do not, because I have heard some of the bugs are nasty. I do enjoy this game immensely, and I am glad I purchased it. I managed to get it for $35 as opposed to $60 with the pre-order DLC weapons included. I look forward to playing this game some more when I have the time. :)

[SonyAddict]

4 hours in on pc and only one bug of falling through the ground but butter so far..

[Elda]

I don't get it...I'm always seeing some commentors stating or even debating with others that playing games on the PC is the best,saying PC is the master race but I always seem to run into these types of articles when some of these AAA games release also on PC they end up performing like crap.

[Bladesfist]

Some people will have issues and I recommend that gamers don't choose a PC unless they are willing to sort out issues potentially happening every now and then. Me personally, I can't remember the last game I had major issues with and this game performs wonderfully, I'm 9 hours in and it has maintained 1440p / 165fps. I also can't remember too many new AAA releases that allowed me to max out my monitor.

[Bjorn-c-blocker]

LOL.. probably one of the best games of the year... Well done IGN/

[tsl36775]

nice

[tsl36775]

fgd

[zb1ftw777]

Master race.

Suffering from "not as good as peasant version" yet again.

PC gaming is a joke.

[quent]

Mafia 3

[Viryu]

I'm actually happy that the score was lowered so much due to bugs. Devs might slightly hesitate next time they release a beta requiring 10 patches, that would probably not be out due to budget.

[CKPan]

Why the hack you played it on PC?

[aaronaton]

why are people shocked to see a 3rd party title get lower than a 5?