History VideoGame / Prey2006

* EvilLaugh: The Sphere has a great one, [[spoiler:which she lets out regularly during her boss figth]].

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Mother repeatedly shows you how easily she could kill you if she wanted and how helpless you are. At one point, she tells you where [[spoiler: Jen]] is, at the top of the tower you are in. A tower 200 km tall. She even shows you a map. You fight through an incredibly long level with multiple vehicle sequences, and then you get to a new map room, with the "you are here" arrow barely moved (actually in a 1:1 ratio with your actual movement in the game, which was significant but only a km or so up). The Mother then opens a portal for you to the top. At a later point, you encounter a room with dozens of [[spoiler: Keepers, each of which is as strong as a boss]], and she kills them for you. [[spoiler: It's revealed that the entire game was a secret test to find her replacement.]]

* ResurrectiveImmortality: Tommy fights his way out of the Land of the Dead and respawns where he died.

* SuperheroPackingHeat: Tommy with his weapons and Native American shaman powers.

A sequel had been announced for release in 2012, was pushed back to 2013, [[DevelopmentHell then not brought up again until late 2014.]] The game's protagonist was to be Killian Samuels, an air marshal who was on a plane that happened to be abducted by the same exact light that takes Tommy. He was to wake up on an alien world named Exodus several years later, knowing that he somehow managed to become a bounty hunter during that period but has no other memories of that time. He would have convinced himself he was was the only human on Exodus... until he was to run into Tommy, who apparently knew him. The game was to feature an open world environment, and the ability to take on bounty hunting missions for cash. Unfortunately, in October 2014, Bethesda [[http://www.cnet.com/news/bethesda-confirms-prey-2-cancelled/ officially announced the project was cancelled.]] The series would ultimately get a [[VideoGame/Prey2017 reboot]] in 2017 by Creator/ArkaneStudios, though outside of the basic premise of being trapped on an alien spaceship, it's effectively InNameOnly.

* NippleAndDimed: Arguably averted with Jen. Although she clearly wears a bra underneath her sleeveless BareYourMidriff top, it really does look like her nipples are still peeking through the cloth.

* BareYourMidriff: Jen and Elhuit -- fairly modest in case of the former, all-out {{Stripperific}} when it comes to the latter.

A sequel had been announced for release in 2012, was pushed back to 2013, [[DevelopmentHell then not brought up again until late 2014.]] The game's protagonist was to be Killian Samuels, an air marshal who was on a plane that happened to be abducted by the same exact light that takes Tommy. He was to wake up on an alien world named Exodus several years later, knowing that he somehow managed to become a bounty hunter during that period but has no other memories of that time. He would have convinced himself he was was the only human on Exodus... until he was to run into Tommy, who apparently knew him. The game was to feature an open world environment, and the ability to take on bounty hunting missions for cash. Unfortunately, in October 2014, Bethesda [[http://www.cnet.com/news/bethesda-confirms-prey-2-cancelled/ officially announced the project was cancelled.]] The series would ultimately get a [[VideoGame/{{Prey}} reboot]] in 2017 by Creator/ArkaneStudios, though outside of the basic premise of being trapped on an alien spaceship, it's effectively InNameOnly.

* KillEmAll: Tommy's stated intention after he [[spoiler:was forced to fight and MercyKill Jen]].

** The Sphere explicitly tells Tommy that his actions demonstrated how much of a nuisance the Hidden had become by then, so it decides to [[KillEmAll take action]] and [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame thanks him afterwards]] for having brought the matter to its attention.

* AnimalMotifs: Everything related to the Cherokee has a strong bird motif going on, sometimes to the point of SigilSpam. The stylized hawk on the box art -- see the page image -- can be found on nearly every door in the Spirit World, alongside huge bird statues, bird cave paintings and bird-decorated earthenware. Last but not least, Tommy's CoolPet is a ghostly spirit hawk that goes wherever he goes, translates the alien language for him, shows him the way and distracts enemies in battle, not to mention its [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice near the climax]].

* CoolPet: Talon, Tommy's childhood pet now assisting his owner from beyond the grave as a spirit hawk. Regularly helping Tommy out by giving him hints as to where he should go and what he should interact with. He's also useful in combat by distracting and pestering enemies, so they won't focus and start shooting at you.

* ShownTheirWork: The development team did extensive research on Cherokee culture, and both Tommy and Jen were voiced by Cree actors.
Creator/MichaelGreyeyes, who voiced Tommy, expressed his gratitude that Tommy managed to avoid most Native American stereotypes.

* OneWordTitle

* PlanetLooters: The Keepers and their Sphere.

* PlotInducedStupidity: [=SuuuUURREEE=] Tommy, go ahead and [[spoiler: pooh-pooh your Grandfather's demand that you train and prepare to go off running for Jen in spite of the fact that Granddad has apparently ascended to a higher power and can see the situation better than you can.]] Let's see how THAT will work out.

A sequel had been announced for release in 2012, was pushed back to 2013, [[DevelopmentHell then not brought up again until late 2014.]] The game's protagonist was to be Killian Samuels, an air marshal who was on a plane that happened to be abducted by the same exact light that takes Tommy. He was to wake up on an alien world named Exodus several years later, knowing that he somehow managed to become a bounty hunter during that period but has no other memories of that time. He would have convinced himself he was was the only human on Exodus... until he was to run into Tommy, who apparently knew him. The game was to feature an open world environment, and the ability to take on bounty hunting missions for cash. Unfortunately, in October 2014, Bethesda [[http://www.cnet.com/news/bethesda-confirms-prey-2-cancelled/ officially announced the project was cancelled.]]

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler: A complaint among some fans as to the fate of Jen.]]

* CoolPet: Talon, Tommy's childhood oet now assisting his owner from beyond the grave as a spirit hawk. Regularly helping Tommy out by giving him hints as to where he should go and what he should interact with. He's also useful in combat by distracting and pestering enemies, so they won't focus and start shooting at you.

* CrosshairAware: Newly appeared enemies will often perform an immediate jump/boost to the side if you have your sights on them in that moment. The same is true for Hunters and most other ground troops whenever you try to snipe them, although that is justified due to the sniper rifle's highly visible targetting laser. Their weapons use the same laser, so you know that pain is headed your way, but [[TheAIIsACheatingBastard contrary to them you can't sidestep or otherwise evade the shots]] except for quickly ducking behind something.

* WrenchWhack: Tommy's first and only melee weapon (and his first weapon at all) is a good ol' wrench he picks up in Jen's bar when she chides him for leaving his dirty tools on her clean counter. He quickly puts it to use on two drunk rednecks. It then continues to prove moderatly effective after the abduction but is quickly relegated to an absolute EmergencyWeapon once firearms become available.

* GasLeakCoverup: The (very brief) PlayableEpilogue reveals that the events surrounding the Sphere and the destruction left in its wake are chalked up to a freak solar flare that spawned some particularly nasty storms planetside -- [[ArtisticLicenseAstronomy however that's supposed to work]]. It's also mentioned that the US government keeps a very low profile on the matter, suggesting they're at least partially aware of what really happened.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: After the FinalBoss has been defeated and asks Tommy why he did that, he replies that [[spoiler:the Sphere had to be stopped from destroying any more civilizations. Its response is to point out that the Sphere itself is a civilization and destroying it would be no less of a crime, prompting Tommy to compare it to a parasite]]. You don't get to decide who's right: [[ButThouMust the game decides for you]].
* BottomlessMagazines: Well, not completely bottomless -- most guns have a finite ammo pool -- but they never need to be reloaded, so you can hold the firing button down until you run out and switch to another weapon.

* CoolPet: Talon, Tommy's spirit hawk.
* CouldntFindAPen: In the level "All Fall Down," there are the phrases "I want to go home," "No one hears us," and "Francine" written in blood.

* EvilDetectingDog: Not precisely a dog, but close enough -- a pack of wolves starts howling just outside Jen's bar shortly before the protagonists (and the whole bar alongside them) are abducted by aliens. Both Jen and Enisi point out that something bad must've startled the animals into raising such a ruckus.
* EvilLaugh: The Sphere has a great one.

* EyeScream: When you get the basic energy rifle, you'll sometimes see a three-pronged tentacle of sorts snake around as an IdleAnimation. Press the secondary attack button, and it ''jumps towards your eye with prongs open as if to gouge Tommy's eyeball out''. Subverted in that it's a perfectly harmless scope.

* FullFrontalAssault: [[spoiler:The Mother, a human woman that was abducted from Earth millennia ago and eventually [[KlingonPromotion replaced the Sphere's then-master]],]] is more or less naked and has her ample, well-shaped rack on full display. It's still far away from being {{Fanservice}} thanks to the BodyHorror involved.

* GatlingGood: The game's machine gun equivalent fits the trope, holds a lot of ammo, is pleasantly accurate and boasts a powerful organic grenade launcher as its SecondaryFire. What keeps it from drifting into GameBreaker territory is its tendency to [[{{Overheating}} overheat]] under sustained fire. Oh, and the GiantMook you get it from [[DualWielding wields]] [[MoreDakka two]].

* GravityScrew: Big time. It's not uncommon to have firefights with enemies standing on walls or the ceiling, and one puzzle requires shifting the gravity around a lot.

* HumanResources: [[ToServeMan We're being used as a food source]]. Translated alien alerts say "rogue protein detected" and encourage Tommy to turn himself in for a painless "processing". If a conversation between Art Bell and an alien researcher is to be believed, [[spoiler:we're one of the many planets aliens have seeded to use as a food source between long slower-than-light trips between galaxies.]]

%%* IndustrializedEvil: The Sphere.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Tommy's reaction to (accidentally?) reactivating the juicer.

* OrganicTechnology: The aliens use guns, vehicles, computers and even ''doors'' that are actually cybernetically-enhanced organisms or vat-grown critters, and not only do they look the part but they act like it. Exhibit number one: the main rifle Tommy uses, the one with all the membranes and claws sticking out of it, has an alt-fire that works like a sniper rifle. The scope is a little tentacle that lances out of the gun and latches on to his eyeball.

!![[SimilarlyNamedWorks You may be looking for]] the 2017 game ''VideoGame/{{Prey|2017}}'', by Creator/ArkaneStudios.

Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/Prey2017''.

In 1995, 3D Realms announced a FirstPersonShooter called ''Prey'', to be released in 1998, about a troubled young Native American who is abducted by aliens, gets loose in their giant organic spaceship, and must tap into his spiritual powers to [[DamselInDistress rescue his girlfriend]]. The big selling point of the game was portals; the ability to create [[TeleportersAndTransporters rifts in space]] between any two points of a level ([[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Sound familiar?]] We thought so).

** See that door you came through? Probably goes somewhere else - if it's there at all.

** At one point, you get warned about a Spatial hazard - hallways that lead into hallways that lead into where you came from, and often show you from the side or behind as you traverse the hallways. You have to find out which leads where.
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Averted. Until Talon translates, the aliens' language and writing is unintelligible. The Hidden on the other hand are an odd case - they're [[spoiler:humans that have been abducted from Earth centuries ago]], yet [[EternalEnglish somehow speak perfect present-day English]].

** The game's machine gun - like all other weapons - is a technological-organic hybrid that Tommy encounters for the first time when a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant monster]] introduces him to the business end of not one, but two of them. You get it by hiding in a small side room and activating a force field when the beast reaches into it, cutting off its arm which ''is'' the gun. How Tommy fires the thing or how it continues to function without its host is anyone's guess.

* AngryGuardDog: One of the hostile alien species appears to be the Sphere's equivalent to this concept - four-legged canine creatures taller than Tommy with no hair, bad temper and way too many teeth and claws. They often accompany Hunter squads but can also be found dozing on the floor quite frequently in areas they're supposedly guarding.
* AnimalMotifs: Everything related to the Cherokee has a strong bird motif going on, sometimes to the point of SigilSpam. The stylized hawk on the box art - see the page image - can be found on nearly every door in the Spirit World, alongside huge bird statues, bird cave paintings and bird-decorated earthenware. Last but not least, Tommy's CoolPet is a ghostly spirit hawk that goes wherever he goes, translates the alien language for him, shows him the way and distracts enemies in battle, not to mention its [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice near the climax]].

* BareYourMidriff: Jen and Elhuit - fairly modest in case of the former, all-out {{Stripperific}} when it comes to the latter.

* BottomlessMagazines: Well, not completely bottomless - most guns have a finite ammo pool - but they never need to be reloaded, so you can hold the firing button down until you run out and switch to another weapon.

* EvilDetectingDog: Not precisely a dog, but close enough - a pack of wolves starts howling just outside Jen's bar shortly before the protagonists (and the whole bar alongside them) are abducted by aliens. Both Jen and Enisi point out that something bad must've startled the animals into raising such a ruckus.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Multiple examples - [[spoiler:first Enisi, then Jen and eventually Tommy himself]], though that last one doesn't stick. [[DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist Again]].

* GasLeakCoverup: The (very brief) PlayableEpilogue reveals that the events surrounding the Sphere and the destruction left in its wake are chalked up to a freak solar flare that spawned some particularly nasty storms planetside - [[ArtisticLicenseAstronomy however that's supposed to work]]. It's also mentioned that the US government keeps a very low profile on the matter, suggesting they're at least partially aware of what really happened.

* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:It turns out the Sphere's "pilot"/leader, a woman who fought her way to the previous leader, was taken in by the power the sphere possessed, becoming the new ruler - and all-around asshole. In the end, Tommy gets dangerously close to this; only his grandfather stops him and reminds him of his loved ones]].

* HarbingerOfImpendingDoom: Enisi serves this role by delivering some [[VaguenessIsComing very vague]] yet - in hindsight - disturbingly prescient warnings to Tommy. Of course he [[ArbitrarySkepticism gets brushed off]] as an old superstitious fool by his grandson.

** The ending [[spoiler:is a subversion. Tommy takes control of the Sphere and flies it into the sun, destroying it forever. He awakens in the Land of the Ancients and meets Enisi and Jen - but they explain that his time has not come yet, and he returns home.]]
* HideYourChildren: Averted quite sickeningly. Children are mutilated, torn apart, and slain - one of the first atrocities you'll see is a child being possessed and tearing apart and impaling their sibling, and you're forced to fight a few, albeit that they're ghosts. In fact, those were added at a late stage in development; previews as little as six months before the game's release showed [[spoiler: full-fledged, flesh and blood possessed children instead of ghosts coming at the player to rip him apart.]]

** Since ''Prey 2'' was axed in DevelopmentHell in favor of ''VideoGame/Prey2017'', this trope is back in full force - none of the characters or story events of the original ''Prey'' will show up in the reboot.
* IndustrializedEvil: The Sphere.
* InterfaceScrew: The aforementioned red streaks that appear when Tommy's health goes critical or he gets hit in melee, as well as whenever [[spoiler:The Mother]] communicates telepathically with him.

* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: The aliens herald their presence by making the jukebox play "Don't Fear the Reaper" - either an insane coincidence, or some alien has a sick sense of humor.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Enisi calls the alien invaders "the Dark Ones", and they certainly live up to the notion. That the Keeper itself refers to what the Sphere's doing as "the Dark Harvest" - on live radio no less - just makes it all the worse.

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Sphere's attack drones - black chassis, many [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]], insectoid design, hunt down any threat to their overlord with extreme prejudice.

* RidiculouslyFastConstruction: When Tommy uses a shuttle, he doesn't actually board it - it gets flash-forged around him in less than a second with him already in the pilot seat and his hand on the controls. An even more awesome, though much rarer example are certain level segments during which ''the world itself'' is being assembled around Tommy in real-time while he's pressing on.

* ShoutingShooter: [[IShallTauntYou Unlike his enemies]], Tommy doesn't care much for taunting while he kills - until he [[spoiler:is forced to fight and kill his girlfriend]]. The following battles have him screaming and raving at the top of his lungs while he slaughters the Sphere's minions in droves with an awesomely noisy WaveMotionGun.

* TakeThat: When Tommy enters an incredibly dark area, he quips that he feels like he's... ''[[VideoGame/Doom3 doomed.]]''[[note]]Prey was released two years after Doom 3 was - and Doom 3 was infamous for its incredibly dark areas. 3D Realms and id software have been FPS rivals for quite a while, starting with Doom versus Duke Nukem 3D.[[/note]]
** Although this line becomes ironic when one remembers that ''Prey'' is running off of the same engine that powered ''Doom 3'' (id Tech 4).
* TelepathicSpacemen: the Keepers are capable of making impenetrable shields around themselves, hurling heavy objects or energy balls around, and create portals at will. It helps that their brains are ''[[BizarreAlienBiology more than two meters long]]''.
** [[spoiler: The Mother as well, although she was originally human]].

* VomitIndiscretionShot: Switch gravity around a few times in quick succession and Tommy will complain that he's about to get sick. Do it a couple more times and you'll be treated to the [[SarcasmMode lovely sight]] of your PlayerCharacter emptying his stomach - [[{{Squick}} from his perspective, in free-fall]].

* CoolOldGuy: Grandpa Enisi, what with his infinite patience with his grandson's self-centered ArbitraryScepticism, [[spoiler:[[FaceDeathWithDignity facing his death with incredible dignity]]]] and later not hesitating for a second to fight back against a freaking ''[[spoiler:alien invasion of the afterlife]]''. If he were any cooler, he'd pee ice cubes.

* HarbingerOfImpendingDoom: Enisi serves this role by delivering some [[VaguenessIsComing very vague]] yet - in hindsight - disturbingly prescient warnings to Tommy. Of course he [[ArbitraryScepticism gets brushed off]] as an old superstitious fool by his grandson.

* InfantImmortality: Gruesomely averted, as explained under HideYourChildren above.

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Averted. Until Talon translates, the aliens' language and writing is unintelligible. The Hidden on the other hand are an odd case - they're [[spoiler:humans that have been abducted from Earth centuries ago]], yet somehow speak perfect present-day English.

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Until Talon translates, the aliens' language and writing is unintelligible. The Hidden on the other hand are an odd case - they're [[spoiler:humans that have been abducted from Earth centuries ago]], yet somehow speak perfect present-day English.