When Arkane Austin provided his iconic SIM addictive class, VictimOn PC and consoles in 2017, not everyone in Bethesda Softworks was elated, sending an addictive sci-fi SIM with this name.
After Victim 2 met premature death in 2014The fans were excited when the series returns with a completely fresh look It was believed that it was restarted in 2016. The problem was that Arkane’s victim really doesn’t have much in common with the series from which he pulled his name.
Instead of what the fans received when the victim fired in 2017, it was something that was More System Shock Spiritual SuccessorLeading many to the question why he was ever called the victim. Even the director Raphael Colantonio commented on his title in the past, saying that He wanted to employ a different name, but he was finally forced to stick to it.
Former head of marketing Bethesda, Pete Hines, who announced a pension from the company in 2023He talked about the name Arkane’s Eveloved Game 2017 during the last interview with DBLTAPSaying that he was one person in Bethesda who was afraid of luggage, who was called the victim.
“Don’t even start with it,” said Hines when asked about the name Prey. “I definitely pissed some people internally because I fought so hard using this name. I am the head of the spear, but I had many people from the whole team – brand, PR and community – and we feel that we are burdening this name in which we spend more time, explaining why it is called victim than to talk about the game.”
Hines adds that he regrets losing the battle to give the victims of 2017. He adds: “But no one on this planet could put more effort in good faith in changing the minds.”
“I meant that look at how much time we spend in talks about what is playing, compared to what it is called and this is wasted energy,” continued Hines. “It’s wasted excitement. We could transform it into something positive.”
Preza is now perceived as one of the better addictive Sims for more reasons than one, but it took some time to achieve cult status. In addition to the confusion surrounding its title, Problems with breaking games for PC players during the premiere He helped destroy his reputation from the gate.
Finally Bethesda He has released many corrections for people on this platformBut the damage has already been caused. Technical issues will almost certainly hurt the commercial results of Prey, and Colantonio believes that its strange name also contributed to lost sales.
We gave Prey 2017 8/10 in Our review. At that time, we said: “Station Prey’s Space is fantastically expressed, and its changing shape enemies maintain tension when the fight is not.”
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