Bahger: I am wondering if my experience of Prey -- which I admire greatly -- is a common one or if I am simply not playing it "properly". I am in the Restore From Backup mission, so two-thirds of the way through and I still feel inadequate! I have missed finding certain weapons like the Q-Beam emitter, I am often perilously close to running out of ammo for the weapons I do have and I am certainly learning that some, if not most, enemies are best avoided rather than fought! I realise this is part of the game's design and I appreciate it but I do spend a lot of time sneaking about knowing that I do not have the firepower to take on the Phantoms and Telepaths, etc. I even have a hard time with the rogue Operators sometimes. And the stupidest thing I've done is dump my Boltcaster by accident after clearing out my inventory; I might have to go back to the Crew Quarters to fetch it!

I have missed so many opportunities, bungled so much and died so often that I thought I might even restart the game but I'm actually making progress, albeit struggling to stay well-equipped. As I said, I admire this game and know that it's not a straight shooter; the player is the Prey. However, am I playing it "wrong"?