Bioshock

Frost · Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:34 am Post subject: Bioshock

Bioshock, the "spiritual successor" to System Shock 2, is one amazing looking game.

I downloaded the demo yesterday and would have been blown away by the astounding graphics but I was far too immersed into the incredible (and sometimes scarily disturbing) underwater city of Rapture.
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Azrael · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject:

Dude, that demo blew me out of the water.
Ba-dum Tish!

I'm gonna play that game hard.
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Satan Crime Wash · Gender: Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 1980

Still trying to decide whether to get it on PC or 360. I like having the analogue stick to control my movement, but the mouse gives much better aim. Not loving the dumbed-down, console-friendly nature of the game so much. No inventory, wtf? Great atmosphere, though. Stranglehold is well worth downloading as well.
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Frost · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject:

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I can't not be excited. That game is gonna kick so much ass, whoever plays it will have toes for teeth!

Wait, that doesn't work.
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Blaster · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:27 am Post subject:

I saw my nephew playing this today. It looked pretty cool.
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Satan Crime Wash · Gender: Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 1980

It's a good game. Not perfect, mind. Plenty of negative points. I'm pretty far into it now. Runs very well too, considering I'm only using one of my graphics cards. It apes System Shock 2 so very closely at times that it borders on a remake. I think they're maybe a little peeved that EA renewed the licence on the System Shock name.
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Frost · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject:

I nearly beat it, but then my 360 locked up and got the Red Ring of Death.

Oh, y hello thar Microsoft. Let me bend over for you...
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Satan Crime Wash · Gender: Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 1980

I liked it. Luckily I avoided the "ring of ire" by getting the PC version. It was kinda odd that it re-trod so much of the Thief and 'Shock 2 era. The old school Looking Glass system of having one lead designer for one level throws up the usual mix of turkeys and triumphs. It works best as a sort of combat sandbox, letting one kill the enemy in a hundred different ways. Needed a better ending, and some more polishing though. On the plus side, I did kill a splicer by telekinetically smashing him in the face with a giant pumpkin.
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cfos · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:30 am Post subject:

Picked this game up this past weekend for the 360. Big-time fun. I know it is a game and all, but can get a little creepy.

Spock · Gender: Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 756 Location: Western US

Yeah, played this game the other day. Gotta say, pretty insane.

Spoiler:

I'm at the part where you first get the lightning power, its so awesome! And the revolver, holy crap.

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MrCeleron · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:45 am Post subject:

I am going to get it some point. I have quite a few games the I want to get. I just built a new computer to play all these new games on high graphics. Just ran out of money for software...
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Simon_Says · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject:

*PC goes blitz.*

"Mistah Bubbles?..."
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MrCeleron · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject:

Apparently my buddy ordered this from Amazon for my birthday in September and it got lost in shipping and he told me about it 2 days ago...
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Carlo Sandiego · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject:

"I'm gonna inject myself with drugz, and then SHOOT FIRE!"

I know it's out already, but months ago, my answer would have been the above, followed by-

Duh.
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Simon_Says · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject:

Okay, I'm playing through it right now (I mean right now, having two computers rocks) and I have to say.

Prey's death mechanic didn't get any awards, why is a horror game using an auto-resurector?
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Carlo Sandiego · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject:

Who knows. It seems a little like the makers of the game go kind of easy on the player in that regard...

then again, it's surprisingly easy to die. and die again. Maybe they just felt that it was necessary.
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Aurelyn · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:54 am Post subject:

Games are far too easy on players these days, imo. For example, I enjoyed the new Tomb Raider, but the checkpoint system makes the game way too easy. Part of the appeal of the originals was the difficulty. You finished a level, it had probably taken you ages do it and you felt like you'd accomplished something. I know designers are trying to appeal to a wider audience these days, but still...
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Blaster · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject:

Simon_Says · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject:

You obviously haven't played UT3 then. The bots are wimps, but most people on multiplayer are nigh-unbeatable.
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Carlo Sandiego · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject:

Well, y'know.

MULTIPLAYER.
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Simon_Says · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject:

No no. CS and TF2 and BF are all pretty evenly leveled. But in UT you've either been playing the franchise for years and are a master at it, you're a point dispenser.
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Carlo Sandiego · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject:

Oh fine. Be REALISTIC.

curse your impeccable logic.
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