Prey

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1672 Ratings

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  1. Velvetvelvet
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Хорошо проработанная с интересным геймплеем. Атмосферный мир, интересные побочные квесты. Оправдала все ожидания, денег не пожалел. Эта игра из тех, которые хочется растянуть как можно дольше.

    Очень рекомендую тем, кто любит игры типа Fallout, Half-Life, STALKER.    Хорошо проработанная с интересным геймплеем. Атмосферный мир, интересные побочные квесты. Оправдала все ожидания, денег не пожалел. Эта игра из тех, которые хочется растянуть как можно дольше.

    Очень рекомендую тем, кто любит игры типа Fallout, Half-Life, STALKER.
  2. JA89
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    Picked the game up through a steam sale recently.
    Could not beIive I missed this game when initally released.
    Gamplay get reptitive towards the end of the game, however the story pays off big time.
    Its phemonial game and I 100% recommend it.
  3. PrincessRose
    Aug 27, 2023
    7
    This is a fun game. I found it mostly enjoyable and immersive.
    When I play this game I don't want to stop.
    I spent a lot of time just mucking around putting all objects I could pick up from all the rooms in the Talos lobby into the exhibition room just because I can and I like doing it. I like that you have a choice and can choose to play as a female or male Morgan Yu. I liked    This is a fun game. I found it mostly enjoyable and immersive.
    When I play this game I don't want to stop.
    I spent a lot of time just mucking around putting all objects I could pick up from all the rooms in the Talos lobby into the exhibition room just because I can and I like doing it.

    I like that you have a choice and can choose to play as a female or male Morgan Yu.

    I liked thoroughly exploring every area and trying to find everything.

    The story is ok, but not exciting or interesting enough.

    I dislike that enemies are kind of boring all are way too simular black gloopy things of various size. Combat doesn't feel fun, it feels strange and floaty.
    There weren't any fights that were particuarly thrilling or exciting.

    Never bought the DLC as I found out it is timed, I hate anything that is restricted by time as I like to take my time and thoroughly explore and not have to rush, I also dislike and don't play any rogue type games, so this DLC is everything I dislike in a game.

    It can be buggy as when I got enough points to hack the safe at the start lab area I could jump down but could not go back through as the helicopter room walls had no openings to go through. I managed to jump back up, though that area should not be blocked and is a bug.

    It's an enjoyable and fun game to play through at least once. The ending was interesting, though quite disappointing.    … Expand
  4. Ratingss
    Aug 15, 2023
    5
    Has nothing to do with the previous Prey game, and its inferior in every aspect if you ask me.
    This is the type of game where you are better off playing on easy because harder difficulties just mean the enemies become overpowered damage sponges that you have to avoid until you have grinded and done enough errand boy activities to be allowed to fight them without immediately running out of    Has nothing to do with the previous Prey game, and its inferior in every aspect if you ask me.
    This is the type of game where you are better off playing on easy because harder difficulties just mean the enemies become overpowered damage sponges that you have to avoid until you have grinded and done enough errand boy activities to be allowed to fight them without immediately running out of ammo or being insta killed.
    The level transitions are amongst the most obnoxious ever, you click on a door and get asked with a windows type prompt if you really want to change levels, then you get to watch an ugly loading screen and then you have to press again for the game to continue, what the f. Humans and weapon models just look bad, the whole scenery has bad art that lacks contrast and realism, its not a very good looking game. The story is bioshock in space.
    Just mediocrity all around.    … Expand
  5. apokalipto
    Aug 8, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  6. KolesAdlerov
    Aug 2, 2023
    10
    Top notch immersive sim with broad spectrum of management and legs! All internal game menus, player physics/actions are very user friendly. Variability and sandbox work at the highest level.

    (on a special difficulty; no HUD) Gameplay: combat mechanics 7/10 stealth (w/o powers) 9/10 atmosphere 10/10 Gameplay as RPG & im.sim: 10/10 Story [aggressive sjw-propaganda] 8/10    Top notch immersive sim with broad spectrum of management and legs! All internal game menus, player physics/actions are very user friendly. Variability and sandbox work at the highest level.

    (on a special difficulty; no HUD)
    Gameplay:
    combat mechanics 7/10
    stealth (w/o powers) 9/10
    atmosphere 10/10
    Gameplay as RPG & im.sim: 10/10

    Story [aggressive sjw-propaganda] 8/10

    Graphics [bad NPCs] 9/10

    Sounds & music [buggy issues] 8/10

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    Cheers, Arkane!    … Expand
  7. Blue9710x
    Jul 27, 2023
    10
    Prey is the first immersive sim I've played and I'm hungry for more. I love how every problem has 5 unique gameplay mechanics to get past it and how every aspect of the world feels completely natural but also fun to explore. I love the melancholic music played throughout the game and the terrifying sounds made by the typhons. And I think the story is great, especially the intro andPrey is the first immersive sim I've played and I'm hungry for more. I love how every problem has 5 unique gameplay mechanics to get past it and how every aspect of the world feels completely natural but also fun to explore. I love the melancholic music played throughout the game and the terrifying sounds made by the typhons. And I think the story is great, especially the intro and ending. Highly recommend.… Expand
  8. Askoldnya
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    This is a masterpiece. A bit rough on edges, but hands down the most advanced immersive sim there is, and great successor to System Shock. Design, visuals, music are amazing and create intimidating but deeply engaging atmosphere. Mysterious story only supports that. Gameplay offers plenty of space for experimentation, a lot of interactivity and many ways to solve problems. I really don'tThis is a masterpiece. A bit rough on edges, but hands down the most advanced immersive sim there is, and great successor to System Shock. Design, visuals, music are amazing and create intimidating but deeply engaging atmosphere. Mysterious story only supports that. Gameplay offers plenty of space for experimentation, a lot of interactivity and many ways to solve problems. I really don't think I can overprize this game with any amount of compliments.… Expand
  9. AJCk19
    Jul 19, 2023
    6
    It is definitely not terrible, but it doesn't do anything to reinvent the wheel for anything. My best description of it gameplay wise—is a new gen 4k remaster of something like Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 1, or/and Dead Space.

    However if you are new to this type of stuff or haven't really been able to get your survival horror fix in a while. This game is going to be at least a 9 out of    It is definitely not terrible, but it doesn't do anything to reinvent the wheel for anything. My best description of it gameplay wise—is a new gen 4k remaster of something like Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 1, or/and Dead Space.

    However if you are new to this type of stuff or haven't really been able to get your survival horror fix in a while. This game is going to be at least a 9 out of 10 for you.    … Expand
  10. PavelHr
    Jul 19, 2023
    5
    A game where you explore for vast amounts of time needs appropriate music, look at how well Deus Ex Human Revolution did it especially the Sarif Industries theme. It makes you enjoy the atmosphere and exploration 10 times more. I wasn't grabbed by the story personally and the game is woke, at least I didn't pay for it as it was a giveaway from Epic.
  11. lesiuML
    Jul 10, 2023
    5
    I've heard many good things about prey and I was hopping for a really good game but unfortunately I was disappointed. Story is really interesting at the beginning but after few hours it's becoming absolute boring and Incomprehensible and it's totally blending with side quests. The biggest problem in this game is a quest structure... Almost every quest is looking exactly the same... YouI've heard many good things about prey and I was hopping for a really good game but unfortunately I was disappointed. Story is really interesting at the beginning but after few hours it's becoming absolute boring and Incomprehensible and it's totally blending with side quests. The biggest problem in this game is a quest structure... Almost every quest is looking exactly the same... You need to avoid enemies while searching for as many key cards you can find and next you need to find the doors that you need to open. At the beginning it's fun but when you realize that this game can't offer you anything besides this scheme it's totally messed up experience. Fighting in this game is a one big misunderstanding... Enemies are very strong and can kill you very quickly but you are constantly running out of ammo or stamina to defend yourself. And even if you beat tough enemy your reward will probably be some worthless junk like banana peel... Seriously? After 10 hours of playing pray is becoming so boring and frustrating... Enemies are everywhere and you are running out of ammo, out of room in you backpack out of ideas where to find another KEY CARD! When you'll reach your destination, sneek pass or kill every enemy, searched every corner for loot... You'll probably realized that you missed somewhere a KEY CARD. This game would be a 6 hours long if you throw out all the searching for those stupid KEY CARDS to all the doors. Maybe I am just not patient enough or maybe I just played this game somewhat differently than others... But this game wasn't for me at all... I really do understand now why this game never reached a wider audience.… Expand
  12. Tintler
    Jun 24, 2023
    2
    Oyunun atmosferine girmeye çok çalıştım. 2017'den biri iki defa şans verdim oyuna, ikisinde de 5. saatte oyunu bıraktım. Eforlarını takdir ediyorum fakat eğlenmeyip bıraktığım oyunlara verdiğim maksimum skor 2.
  13. Jenne
    Jun 18, 2023
    10
    A great homage to System Shock and one of the most atmospheric and memorable - and best - games of the 2010s.
  14. StormDeath69
    May 31, 2023
    0
    Ennuyeux à mourir ☠️
    Même REDFALL est plus intéressant
  15. WanderinMelmoth
    May 7, 2023
    3
    PREY is the poor man's SYSTEM SHOCK and seriously overrated (like all of Arkane's works). It lacks all the creepy atmosphere that SYSTEM SHOCK 1 & 2 had and those games came out 23 / 18 years prior. It replaces it with weird ideas like a gluegun (WHY?).
    The enemies are shadowlike creatures that are pretty cool, not gonna lie, but the mimics that jump up for cheap jump scares get old    PREY is the poor man's SYSTEM SHOCK and seriously overrated (like all of Arkane's works). It lacks all the creepy atmosphere that SYSTEM SHOCK 1 & 2 had and those games came out 23 / 18 years prior. It replaces it with weird ideas like a gluegun (WHY?).
    The enemies are shadowlike creatures that are pretty cool, not gonna lie, but the mimics that jump up for cheap jump scares get old really fast.
    The graphics are seriously dated and the game world is sterile, not at all what what a space station would be like. For a far better Space horror adventure check out System Shock 1 remastered or Dead Space remake.    … Expand
  16. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    8
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  17. ThereIsNoFuture
    Apr 29, 2023
    9
    Always felt like this was Arkanes magnum opus even though I love Dishonored as well. Something just clicked once I started playing Prey. Great world building, environments that allow for player choice, music, solid story with unexpeceted twists...It is just a great experience all around that reminds me of the likes of Half Life and Bioshock. It also makes me really excited for the SystemAlways felt like this was Arkanes magnum opus even though I love Dishonored as well. Something just clicked once I started playing Prey. Great world building, environments that allow for player choice, music, solid story with unexpeceted twists...It is just a great experience all around that reminds me of the likes of Half Life and Bioshock. It also makes me really excited for the System Shock Remake.… Expand
  18. JonaSCX
    Apr 13, 2023
    8
    Mi unico desconcierto fue el final, pero fuera de eso, buenos personajes, algunos con lore bastante entretenido de investigar ademas de que el mapa se adapta bastante bien a pesar de no ser gigantesco ya que se presta bastante bien a a la exploracion, llega a ser bastante inmersivo el cumpliar algunas de las misiones secundarias mientras investigas las diversas zonas de la estacionMi unico desconcierto fue el final, pero fuera de eso, buenos personajes, algunos con lore bastante entretenido de investigar ademas de que el mapa se adapta bastante bien a pesar de no ser gigantesco ya que se presta bastante bien a a la exploracion, llega a ser bastante inmersivo el cumpliar algunas de las misiones secundarias mientras investigas las diversas zonas de la estacion espacion, descubriendo poco a poco la vida y rutina de los trabajadores de la misma. Bastante entretenido.… Expand
  19. realWhiteMan
    Apr 9, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  20. Paulystan
    Apr 2, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is an okay game by the end of it. I have just completed it. It took a fair amount of time so is good enough to keep me playing. However, about half way through it became clear that a bunch of the story doesn't make sense. Key things that make you go... what? It loses its gameplay edge fairly early on too as it is clear exactly how much repetition and constant backtracking there needs to be. Some of the side quests are buggy. Some of them are stupid and could be resolve din 20 seconds if the protagonist could speak which he cannot. It is very 'woke'. Some people won't care or possibly notice but many will and I find it yet another attack on society through popular media, it is tiresome and over represented to an absurd level. There are better graphics out there but these fit with the game and are pleasant to look at. The biggest frustration however is the ending. You rush madly to fulfil your decision (which is a pretty polar opposite decision by the way and there appears to be little information to work with other than how you feel about life. Risk based decisions REQUIRE risk analysis conversation and resolution. I won't type much more in here to avoid clear spoilers but the potential was missed. Then, even missed you expect some narrative completion but no... Instead it is over UNTIL a secret extra ending at the end of the credits. This ending is just a giant gift of **** given from Bethesda to us. It is a classic NO NO NO, in story telling. It was not a clever twist, it undoes so very much of everything, makes light of the work you have done (and I'll be honest, at times I approached this game like it was work) and basically 'I woke up, and it was all (mostly) a dream is a slap in the face with a floppy. Oh well, pleased I bought it on super discount.… Expand
  21. mugen_is_here
    Mar 24, 2023
    2
    This game falls short of its promising concept due to poor execution in navigation and an over-reliance on lore.

    Completing objectives requires extensive searching, as vague objectives such as "find Dr. Galvino" and "get to the lobby" offer little guidance. Despite playing for a couple of hours, weapons remain limited, leaving players feeling vulnerable and ill-equipped to fend off    This game falls short of its promising concept due to poor execution in navigation and an over-reliance on lore.

    Completing objectives requires extensive searching, as vague objectives such as "find Dr. Galvino" and "get to the lobby" offer little guidance. Despite playing for a couple of hours, weapons remain limited, leaving players feeling vulnerable and ill-equipped to fend off aliens. The story may have potential, but it gets bogged down by excessive lore that is not directly related to the story. The graphics are passable, but the cluttered environment makes searching for items tedious.

    Overall, the gameplay is frustrating due to frantic searching, unclear objectives, a lack of weapons, and a plethora of unnecessary lore.    … Expand
  22. Renaigse
    Mar 3, 2023
    8
    Добротная игра от одной из моих любимейших студий, фанатам жанра иммерсив сим советую
  23. pcapinheiro
    Feb 23, 2023
    10
    INTRIGANTE E ASSUSTADOR
    Uma ótima ficção científica, assustadora e fascinante.
    PONTOS POSITIVOS: + É todo sobre a sua maneira de jogar, pode tentar ser sorrateiro e desvendar segredos, ajudando sobreviventes, ou se tornar num mutante assassino impiedoso. +História intrigante e desvendá-la aos poucos e também o que aconteceu com os tripulantes da estação espacial é muito legal.    INTRIGANTE E ASSUSTADOR
    Uma ótima ficção científica, assustadora e fascinante.

    PONTOS POSITIVOS:
    + É todo sobre a sua maneira de jogar, pode tentar ser sorrateiro e desvendar segredos, ajudando sobreviventes, ou se tornar num mutante assassino impiedoso.
    +História intrigante e desvendá-la aos poucos e também o que aconteceu com os tripulantes da estação espacial é muito legal.

    PONTOS NEGATIVOS:
    +Nenhum relevante.    … Expand
  24. blizzardbox
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    a worthy system shock2 successor, very well balanced on the higher levels of difficulty, a lot of freedom, 5 interesting skill trees, weapon improvements, neuromods etc. interesting freely accessible metroid-like space station and an addon that is basically the much better deathloop. in my eyes the best arcane game and an atate of the art immersive sim. most of them don't know what to doa worthy system shock2 successor, very well balanced on the higher levels of difficulty, a lot of freedom, 5 interesting skill trees, weapon improvements, neuromods etc. interesting freely accessible metroid-like space station and an addon that is basically the much better deathloop. in my eyes the best arcane game and an atate of the art immersive sim. most of them don't know what to do with that and prefer to play linear shooting games… Expand
  25. DonyDoNya
    Feb 1, 2023
    4
    Душная игра с приятной цветасто-мультяшной графикой, интригующим нелинейным сюжетом, сложными сражениями, невозобновляемым лутингом и крафтом и долгим брожением туда-сюда в непонятках.
    Дизайн врагов непримечателен: чёрные хедкрабы и чёрные люди. Дизайн левелов повторяющийся - легко потеряться.
    Много скучного чтива в терминалах, иногда нужного для заданий, поэтому приходится читать.    Душная игра с приятной цветасто-мультяшной графикой, интригующим нелинейным сюжетом, сложными сражениями, невозобновляемым лутингом и крафтом и долгим брожением туда-сюда в непонятках.
    Дизайн врагов непримечателен: чёрные хедкрабы и чёрные люди. Дизайн левелов повторяющийся - легко потеряться.
    Много скучного чтива в терминалах, иногда нужного для заданий, поэтому приходится читать.
    Оружие нетрадиционное и довольно разное, но это может идти и как на пользу игроку, которого задолбали обыкновенные шутеры с обычным оружием, так и наоборот, оттолкнуть любителя просто пушек. И так же с прохождением: хочешь стелси, хочешь нет
    Большая проблема, что патроны кончаются, а заново их в тех же местах, где их нашёл, не найдёшь, и то же самое с материалом из которого можно скрафтить патроны - лут тупо не возобновляется. Поэтому порой игра ставит тебя в тупик, что очень раздражает.
    Хоррор из игры получился неплохой, хорошие эффекты, поведение врагов - одного монстра даже зовут Полтергейст. А сражения с монстрами нелепы тем, что экран становится очень контрастным и тёмным в момент битвы, а так как все враги чёрные, ты их не видишь. Специально это или нет, но это очень злит, ведь это даже никак не исправить. Второстепенные задания весьма неинтересные и ими игрока сильно грузят, из-за чего геймплей увеличивается втрое. Уникальный аспект игры - это полёты вне зоны гравитации. Я впервые испытал это чувство, когда нет пола и потолка, и стен. И должен сказать - укачивает и сильно путает в пространстве. Плохо же космонавтам...    … Expand
  26. hileger
    Jan 19, 2023
    5
    устал от игры , скучно все от сюжета до геймплея .....................................
  27. sweet
    Dec 21, 2022
    6
    I could have liked this game a lot if it weren't for the banal techbro plot that was obvious from the very beginning. When you know where the story is ultimately going, it's not conducive to making people care about what happens along the way.

    There was plenty of other stuff not to like too, like the resource harvesting grind, the unsatisfying and overly complex combat against damage    I could have liked this game a lot if it weren't for the banal techbro plot that was obvious from the very beginning. When you know where the story is ultimately going, it's not conducive to making people care about what happens along the way.

    There was plenty of other stuff not to like too, like the resource harvesting grind, the unsatisfying and overly complex combat against damage sponge enemies that are much the same black smear or annoying bots.

    There's one enemy that is hilariously lame and deserves special mention, because I think it's one of the most poorly designed enemies I have experienced in gaming. When you encounter this enemy, literally the best way of dealing with it is to simply walk away and do something else or check your phone for a few minutes while it's screeching away in the background. Yeah, it's an enemy so ridiculous the best way of beating is to stop playing the game!

    There was plenty of good too, like the exploration, interesting and much more enjoyable side quests, organic upgrading and the multiple approaches to objectives. A lot of this was well thought out and I had a lot of fun trying different things, or even discovering I could have done *this* instead of *that*. The good stuff was good enough to keep me going through the whole game to the end.

    Unfortunately the obviousness of the main story and the complete apathy it induced towards the NPCs and the main quest ruined the game for me. I was hoping it was going to surprise and not do the obvious, but it didn't. I killed them all in the end, and didn't feel bad about it in the least.

    Also, the game seemed to become increasingly unstable the further I progressed, with crashes on transitioning maps, disappearing weapons, passive enemies and more.

    I'd like to see another game with the good parts but with a less brain dead setting and more interesting enemies.    … Expand
  28. petrkozak13
    Dec 15, 2022
    7
    This game is not for everybody. I expected "Dishonored in space" and that's not exactly what Prey is. It's way more stealth based, slow and your character is for most of the game hugely under-powered. I love Arkane and Prey definitely isn't a bad game, just a one I didn't enjoy as much as I thought.
  29. Soullex
    Dec 12, 2022
    6
    Arkada akan çok iyi bir hikaye var ama düşmanlarla savaşmak, o kadar bayık ve geri kalmış ki. Hikayeyi gölgeliyor.
  30. AllNewSuperfake
    Dec 8, 2022
    9
    Now here is what I really love about Prey: It's probably the only bigger release in the past 8 years that wasn't an animated movie that got shown to me in cutscenes as a reward for doing whatever was the actual gameplay loop. Not once did it take control away from me and made me watch TV instead of playing a game; whatever there was to do by the player character was either done by me orNow here is what I really love about Prey: It's probably the only bigger release in the past 8 years that wasn't an animated movie that got shown to me in cutscenes as a reward for doing whatever was the actual gameplay loop. Not once did it take control away from me and made me watch TV instead of playing a game; whatever there was to do by the player character was either done by me or not done at all. For once I wasn't just the stuntman who got to shoot a gazillion enemies and nothing else only to watch some other dude getting all the good scenes. It was always me, always from my perspective, and yet it still made some amazing moments happen that were all so much sweeter because it didn't just cut to a prerendered video. Prey dared to losen that death grip those wannabe Spielbergs that make games these days normally force on your experience, and yeah, sometimes I had to actually look for answers, and every once in a while I got stuck because it wasn't enough to enter a room and have a cutscene play that moved the plot forward, but it was so much more memorable that way.

    I really hope that in the current climate, where more and more big releases fail and people are just bored, someone will remember this one and give the formula another try.    … Expand
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#52 Best PC Game of 2017
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#11 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#10 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 38
  3. Negative: 1 out of 38
  1. Quarter to Three
    Nov 15, 2017
    60
    Many of its elements never quite come together, so there’s no payoff. The clumsy human stories, the botched difficulty curve, the dangling gameplay threads, the pointless decisions, the cool 3D printer scavenging economy, the coral, the hunters, the various survivors who need saving. If I never had fewer than a dozen mana potions, what did it matter whether I did the quest to put mana healing into the water supply?
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 5, 2017
    100
    Prey offers one of the best gaming environments in the history and builds on it its sophisticated, exciting, and unusually entertaining gameplay. A weaker story and sometimes too high difficulty does not change the fact that Arkane studios has once again produced something special. [Issue#275]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jun 30, 2017
    80
    A great game of action and exploration, with rich, interlocking mechanics. May be a little bit derivative, but a tonne of fun nonetheless. [Issue#263, p.56]
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