Why Prey: Mooncrash Is The Best Damn DLC Of 2018 (Review) 

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What's hilarious is that this review video showed me that the mule's inventory carried over between characters... I just never used it. I just stashed supplies everywhere like some kind of overachieving crackhead squirrel.

No one is talking about it because Bethesda did zero marketing (outside of just announcing it). I didn't even know this DLC existed until today and I keep myself fairly up to date on games I like (and I loved Prey).

why has RU-vid Recommendations forsaken me why did i get this video 2 years after the dlc of one of my most favorite games comes out

Prey is the greatest game I have played in a very long time. These guys could pull off the next half life easy if not better. Atmosphere was spot on and now that the new game plus is also introduced makes it even better. When games like this come out it restores my faith in gaming for a good couple of years

It honestly feels more like a new game than it does just DLC. It keeps the core mechanic but adds so much and changes what is kept in. It's such an amazing dlc.

No one is talking about it because right now in the gaming world hate is the only thing selling like crazy. I can't find analysis videos on these upcoming titles anymore, just "this games biggest problem" or "is this game dead? Heres why". My excitement for games is being compartmentalized and I got nowhere to turn to feel excited.

Today I bought the deluxe edition on steam, was on sale. $7,50 USD.

Looks like Arkane is going to build on the iterative "looping" mechanic present in Mooncrash with their upcoming game "Deathloop". Can't wait!

I'm sold. Prey was one of my favorite games last year, but the E3 presentation made it sound like this was going to be just a bunch of challenge rooms, which really aren't usually my thing. But this sounds incredible. Thanks for bringing attention to this criminally underlooked game!

No BS Prey was a game of a year contender for me. It has been criminally overlooked and if you haven't played it you definately should. One of the best looking glass style games I have ever played and I have played them all.

Im playing Prey at the moment. Got it for £3.50. I've put nearly 40 hours into it so far. It's brilliantly crafted, and is a proper gamers game. Going to get this dlc after as it looks even better!

I'm playing it at the moment and it is really beyond good. Like you I don't understand why people is not talking about it

I have to say something to add to this praise I'm reading in the comments. It is completely well founded and appropriate. You got me hooked with "The Masterpiece You (probably) Wont Play." Nier: Automata is really a masterpiece and I loved it. Didn't even consider Warframe till you brought it up. Its really awesome. FFXV Royal Edition. Spot on with "everything just clicks" type of vibe the game brings. So essentially...I'm getting this because you said to. End of story this is one of the best gaming review channels on RU-vid.

"I SWEAR TO GOD BRO"...that's the only thing missing from your intro.

"YOU'RE BORING!!!" hahaha that killed me.

Although I LOVED prey...this sounds intimidating as f*ck

Prey is just generally completly underrated. It is an absolutely amazing game and probably the best immersive sim to date. The ending might be a topic for debate - I personally found it really good but I can also see how some people are disstatisfied with all the questions it leaves you with. It seems to be a trend with this genre that it's games just can't find mainstream appeal (aside from Bioshock) which is just a shame because there is no other kind of genre that respects the players intelligence and perceptiveness like immersive sims. The multitude of different solutions and the replay value are just insane and it is truly disheartening that often times they are either not or just barely financially succesful.

Man that opening music gets me every time. Stunning track from Mick Gordon.

Prey(2017) is a truly subjectively great experience I ever had in recent memory, I think why this game is not mentioned is possibly because of bad marketing, other titles just made this became hidden and lost (looking at you fortnite), or the anti Bethesda people who will review bomb and shit talk on anything Bethesda related at all

Prey is, by far, one of the most underrated games of ALL TIME. It was killed by stupid fanboy's nostalgia of the previous series.

I am playing Prey now to get to this DLC. Amazing game and a must play for anyone who is a fan of Bioshock.

Hunt: Showdown has some great recent updates also. Unfortunately the modern gaming audience gets more time out of talking about things they hate/controversies than they do talking about what they enjoy.

PREY is my second-favorite game of all time. So then, you can imagine my excitement when I heard there was a DLC coming out. And this DLC is exactly what it claims to be on the metaphorical box. I should have read the description more carefully. I am not a roguelike person. I enjoyed PREY for its superb narrative and immersive, structured experience. Mooncrash comes about as close to those qualities as you can get with a roguelike... but that's still about an Astronomical Unit away. So if you're wondering why nobody's talking about this, it's because it's so different to the core product, and plays to utterly different tastes. You seem to like both the core game and this DLC, but I only like the core game. I wonder how many people fall into the same overlap that you seem to. I'm not saying don't enjoy it, just trying to answer the question posed in the preview image.

Kinda wish there was a big multiplayer gane like this where four or five people need to work together to escape.

finally someone agrees! i loved this, but it seemed like no one cared it existed.

I do love how this DLC feels a lot more like an Dungeon Crawler experience, with different colored weapon that showcases what damage does it do or what effects it has. It’s pretty damn good

I hated Mooncrash but kept playing. Many of rage quits. But something magical happened. I figured out how the game works and fell deeply in love. Such an amazing and challanging game. It is addicting and unique.

I'm so happy you made this vid! I had NO idea Prey had DLC released! I'm now sitting here waiting for it to finish downloading! Thank you so much for making this vid

THANK YOU SKILL UP! Been waiting for someone to speak up about this

Thanks for spotlighting something that was being ignored but deserves attention. Its so easy to just go with the crowd and play the same things as everyone else. I own Prey but didnt know anything about the DLC.....ill definitely check it out now. Youre doing the art form a great service.

Damn, I really need to go back and play Prey. You're quickly one of my new favorite RU-vidrs just because you bring up all these games people might not of closely looked at. Cheers mate, keep doing what you're doing!

I actually just played it and beat it a few days ago. I concur with this review, immensely. Go try it.

Man you and ACG are like the CD Project Red of video game reviews. So much detail and depth in every review.

Just finished Prey and you're right it is one of the absolutely best games out there. For those saying it's boring obviously do not know what it takes to be a great game.

here after the Deathloop review

Man, if only more game got a quality DLC instead of a cash grab *cough COD cough*

As always you did an amazing job reviewing the game. Love how detailed you are compared to others. Thank you SkillUp

TBH this DLC won me over when the trailer started playing "Spin me round"

Btw... u fkn rock as a reviewer and anchor man, good to have good ppl around here.

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Just picked up Prey in the steam sale. Awesome game so far.

Hopefully they make a sequel..💯💯💯👽👽👽

*Spoiler comment* DUDE I have one more Kazma order to fulfill (get all 5 peeps to escape pods or escape). Getting to that point was so much fun. I loved the story-line. Just buy this DLC whoever you are!

Hardcore immersive sim is still a nich genre even tho elements from them can be found in a lot of popular games nowadays.

“You’re boring!” I loved it!

Really well done analysis of the genre. You sold me, I'm getting it this week.

Bit of an advice: Once you unlock the Engineer, use her as your first character on each run! Maxing out her Repair skills while bringing some Recycler Charges to clear out radioactive hazards is VITAL for a clean run with the rest of the characters. The game tells you that she's not a good character for direct confrontation but it's honestly my fav character. To sum up, use Joan as much as you can during the first run: go through ALL areas and fix everything you can (doors, junctions, etc), and you'll have a well-balanced fighter who's clearing the path for all others.

Prey: the masterpiece you (probably) won't play.

This is what happens when Sam goes on holiday. We miss out on the hard hitting games.

I actually didn't get sucked into prey when it first came out, I think because of the uniqueness of the enemy design. But after playing it later it reminded me of being 15 and playing half-life when it first came out and being blown away. Its awesome.

Thanks for the video. Ive Just finished Prey and that was a damn good surprise for me. I feel like compelled to extend the experience with mooncrash and your video was just what I needed to make my decision.

Great video. Happy you're spreading the word. Prey and Arkane deserve so much more love than they're getting.

I totally agree, the lack of people reviewing Mooncrash is mind blowing! 😀 I’m currently just finishing my review and for such a simple idea this dlc has been difficult to nail down: so much is happening at any given point. Maybe that’s why you used layers to describe it all! Awesome review, nice touch with the music from the credits of the main game at the end 😉

Awesome video! I had PREY on my wishlist for a while but ended up deleting in, now I’m going to watch for a sale and get this. Thanks for the review!

"You can't get away with any lazy shortcuts." Popcorn gun, anyone?

I bought this dlc because of this video and having just finished it I've got to say it's bloody brilliant. Thanks.

Hey Ralph, big fan. Love the way your presentations are put together. I still have Prey. Im going to check this out i think. Cheers

Finished it, loved it, had a blast even after getting distracted by other games and coming back to Mooncrash to fall in love again. I love how the game was this ginormous, constantly evolving puzzle that kept shifting slightly after every run. Where sometimes you'd be all "I know where that is, I got this" and you get there and go "Oh. I didn't realize the place is on fire. WELP", or when you realize that certain items always spawn in the same place, allowing you so rush them for some guaranteed progress, etc. I also LOVE how every time you've JUST gotten used to the difficulty, the game cranks it up a notch and goes "Oh yeah, now some places in the base might not have oxygen. Also, Nightmares will spawn once in a while now, have fun with that!" I do have to say, though, I feel like I got supremely lucky with my final escape. I happened to complete The Director's story objective last and was like "What? That's it? That's the whole story objecti-....Ohhhh, this would have been REALLY useful to know a few hours ago!", then took a look at the sim, realized that the base was actually pretty low on hazards and that my corruption meter was still low, and decided to just bum rush the final escape, and aside from one single close call, I managed to pull it off perfectly basically on the fly with the knowledge I'd amassed. I do feel like you overstate the danger of the central crater by the end, though. With the propulsion jet (mandatory purchase for all characters after the first!), and the chipset that makes you hover faster with it, I was able to zip through the crater in minutes, and then bypass the typhon doors with a neat little trick. It was pretty dangerous during my last 2 characters, but that fun little trick I learned from the Director's story mission allowed me to deal with it with relative ease. There are a LOT of ways to "gotta go fast" the escapes relatively safely. Really though, I just want to see more games like this. Immersive sims in general, yes, but also immersive sims that feel like you're picking apart this giant puzzle, and where if you fail, the puzzle adjusts, throwing you for a loop on your next attempt. It's damn good, and I'm happy I picked this DLC up on day 1.

Haha he predicted deathloop😂😂

I was watching some gameplay videos of it and thought "that looks easy as hell, don't think I need to pay $40 for it". Once again a SkillUp review switches my brain into thinking there's alot more to it then meets the eye.........still wish there were more Boat Documentaries though.

Awesome video as always.

dood your content is amazing and comprehensive

Thanks for the heads up...I loved Prey and am so happy to have more of it to play.

1:48 a disappointing story conclusion? seriously, that ending was AWESOME, and one of the best executed of its kind, ever.

Damn, son! I'm a massive fan of Prey and Arkane in general (the Dishonored franchise might just be my favourite of all time) but I've yet to get this - purely cos I'm in the midst of a Horizon Zero Dawn play through - but by god, this is so on my PLAY RIGHT NOW list. Wanna get it now within month one so it at least reflects positively for sales figures and therefore more Prey and - hopefully - more Dishonored. You've just gone and sealed the deal!

Who came here after the Deathloop review?

Wow you legit predicted deathloop

Just a tip: Spend your points on Delay Loop.Time (once you've found the blueprint, of course) and you really don't have to worry about the Corruption Level all that much. I escaped with all 5 characters in one run and the Corruption Level never got to 2. ;)

Awwww maaaaaaan, I'm nearing the end of my first playthrough of Prey and it's one of the best games i've ever played. It's just brilliantly designed. I can't wait to play Mooncrash.

Keep up the positivity. Subscribed.

This and dying light the following have been my favorite dlcs of all time

He calls it an evolution of the immersive sim genre but really it's just a roguelike with some immersive elements. A shame because I love immersive sims but have never played a roguelike I enjoyed.

What a great video dude! I’ve never played prey but always wanted to and up until now, I totally forgot about it..I love si-fi so hopefully I’ll like this!

Great review bud, every word a true one, this game is so underated, and this DLC, well, mind blown! Cannot put it down, first class.

Thanks. Completely Forgot about this 'til your video popped up on autoplay. It's 25% off on the steam store at the moment too. Nice.

Came here after the Redfall review. Man... we had no idea how good we had it.

Another game that you have made me buy, Skill Up! A few more of these and I'm going to have to start sending you a bill. Keep up the good work.

Sir that is one heck of a eclectic vocabulary you have. New subscriber will be giving Prey a shot; thanks to you 👍🏻

You are amazing. Your explanation has opened my mind, and I believe others, this game is great but I haven't realised the depth in it, I'm planning to get the dlc. Thank you, your explanation was very well organised and I understood everything well, legend.

you made me buy Prey, which i really enjoyed, and now its dlc that looks awesome

I absolutely loved Prey. It was my favorite game of 2017 and I've 100%-ed it twice, but I have close to zero interest in this DLC. The roguelite mode just does not appeal to me. Prey just isn't the type of game I want to do "runs" in, especially if there is a timer. More power to everyone that loves it, but I'm pretty sure this isn't for me, which is sad because before I knew it was roguelite I was more hyped for this DLC than for any actual game releasing in 2018.

Looking for a quick assessment of Prey dlc and found your channel for the first time. Nice and positive but also broke down the reasons why it is good in a succinct and interesting way too. 1 more brand new sub, maybe a year late but here I am lol!

You sold me on this review, new subscriber

It took me like 3 seconds in until I paused it and bought it, lol.

Damn. You just made me buy yet another game. Last one was Final Fantasy XV and the one before that was nier, and the one before that was (technically) warframe. And you know what? I kinda love you for it. (my wallet doesn't) In spite of all the great arguments you bring forth with each review I think your passion for these games and this medium is what really gets through to us the viewers and makes us feel the excitement you feel for this games. That is communication in it's purest state. Keep it up, my friend.

Very good summary. I used to be so confused by this DLC.

Totally agree with you bro I’ll be picking up the DLC tomorrow 🤯

I've got to say, the 'instability' thing sounds like a total deal breaker to me. What's the point of even having a progressions system if it doesn't go anywhere? Like... Can I start a new game to reset the corruption level or dose it just stay that way. Can I turn it off? This is really disappointing, I just finished the main game and I was looking forward to this. Also, why aren't the characters playing simultaneously? To be fair, that isn't a deal breaker like the instability thing it's just a little odd to me. I have played, and enjoyed all the games you've mentioned, always on easy though. Because that's my jam.

Haven’t finished Prey yet but glad to hear the DLC is gonna be great. I think some of Arkani’s best work are the DLC’s.

Thanks for putting light on this DLC, I didn't even know that it existed, and I think that many people also missed it

I love this channel. I got Prey when it came out but it fell to the side because of all the other releases. Now I'm going back and I'm regretting only making it an hour in last time. Thanks for renewing my interest in what seems like an awesome game!!

Bought this game because of you and love it. Feels like every game critic on youtube loves to shit on the industry and never makes a postive video. Thanks and subscribed.

That is why we love your videos skillup! You cover games that are underrated good! My only gripes is that you haven't given Divinity Original Sin 2 a chance. Based on how I see your taste in games, you'll obsessively love it.

Well, I'm playing through Prey right now for the first time. I love it, what absolute gem. I have Mooncrash as well, so I'm excited to check it out. Videos like yours are the reason I even played Prey to begin with.

Oh the friendly mimic. I always had him equipped with the top hat. He was my best friend on pathos

You were right about it being an inspiration for future titles, DeathLoop seems to take a lot of ideas from Mooncrash. Can't wait to play it!

I went through the original game several times, each time with different builds, and thoroughly enjoyed all of it. I played and finished the DLC, and was only having fun on my first three or so runs, then it became a chore, and random elements were just not good enough to keep things fresh IMO. And since you have to finish the run with every character at least twice, that means that 7 runs out of 10 I was NOT having fun, but was just going through paces to finish the damn thing. The concept may be neat, but it overstays its welcome way too much.

One of my most fun moments was when I was doing the volunteer's story objective. There was a nightmare in the map at the time and it didn't attack me so I got a good luck at its design and details :)

...aaaaand I just finished Prey. Gonna dig into the DLC now. I really, really hope we get a sequel that irons out some of the tiny problems the original game has. One of my favorite gaming experiences of the past 10 years for sure. Bless you, Arcane.