2017

This game is the true sequel to System Shock 2. It has everything I'd want in an immersive sim: customizable builds, freedom in movement, and feeling like your choices actually mean something. This game excels in everything, except that it didn't feel like it had a unique identity of its own. With games like Thief and Deus Ex, the enemies, world, and gameplay felt uniquely their own, with no other games comparable to it. With Prey however, it felt like Dishonored with a space aesthetic. Even with this little downside, the game is near perfect.

The good ending is such an incredible end to Artyom's journey, but I personally preferred the smaller linear set pieces of the previous games compared to this game's vast open worlds, as most of my time in-game was spent just traveling to the next mission. Also getting jumpscared by spiders crawling on my face every time I used the lighter definitely angered me more than once lol

This game is so good. I wish it had as good a soundtrack as the original, but hearing the UNATCO theme on the radios was good enough <3. Takedowns costing an energy cell shouldn't exist, but this was only an issue for the first couple hours.

we need more speedrunning-based movement games, this and Neon White just feel so good to master

This might just be the greatest stealth game ever made

This might be the hardest game to recommend to anyone, but it's actually a perfect game. The level of freedom you have is unparalleled, and each level is so unique and oozing style. One of the best and most unique games I've ever played.

2020

The game is beautiful and the amount of lore and dialogue is insane. The gameplay is so fluid and it feels so rewarding to get good at. I like that there is actual dialogue with the bosses and boons so it feels like you're still progressing through a story while just playing through runs.

This game was incredibly fun to play. Shooting, exploring, and even just moving around felt so satisfying and fun. This was the first shooter that made me actually want to replay levels to get what I missed, as just flying through levels was awesome. My only gripe was that some of the levels were too long, but that honestly wasn't that big of an issue. I can't wait to see what future updates come out, as I'll definitely be itching to come back to the world of Paradise.

This game is so adorable!! Having a checklist of achievements to go through makes galloping through the sandbox have more of a purpose, and walking around and smacking stuff as a cat is just the cutest thing! I wish the game was a little longer or had more quests, as I completed all of the achievements in a little over 4 hours, but I will definitely be replaying this with my girlfriend, who is probably one of the main demographics for this game. If you have Game Pass, this is definitely a must play if you want a comfy fun game!

Episode 3 > 2 > 1, didn't like that most of the gameplay was "move here, kill zombies, move here, kill more zombies, etc", but it was still a good time. Horde mode should've been the main gameplay, as it's pretty good compared to COD Zombies.