First Look: Prey
Take the hero's journey into Prey, a new first-person shooter marrying Cherokee spiritualist mythology with an icky alien nemesis.
Prey is a new first-person shooter with a twist--it's based upon ancient Cherokee mythology. Our hero, Tommy, is stuck on a moisture farmI mean, a Cherokee reservationand dreams of greater adventures. Soon, the alien abduction of his tribe awakens his latent spiritual powers, and Tommy must embrace his birthright to save his girlfriend and, eventually, the entire planet from certain alien doom. The developers are boasting about the game's rich storyline, one that was developed using Joseph Campells The Heros Journey, the same archetypal text that inspired the structure of the original Star Wars.
Built upon a tricked-out version of the hyper-detailed Doom 3 engine, Prey promises to provide unique gameplay set aboard the living alien mothership, which can sense and react to Tommys actions. So-called Portal technology will be integrated into both the movement of the aliens and the puzzle design, so enemies will be able to appear out of thin air. As Tommys powers develop during his emotionally-trying quest, new abilities will become available, such as spirit walking, wall walking and deathwalking. Tommy will also find his Yoda, a spiritual sidekick in the form of a hawk, who will assist with combat and help decipher the alien language found in the living mothership. The developers promise that the multiplayer support will take full advantage of Preys unique elements, offering skirmishes that stand apart from the games less spiritual competitors. The journey begins in 2006.
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