BoosterDuck
Banned
This whole day the tier bar was raised by like 3%? That's ridiculous.
One month from today: BioShock Infinite
- Thread starter Andrew.
- Start date
Well we still got two weeks left. Dont start frettin yet.
Exactly. I waited patiently for almost two years. Two more weeks...
It's going to be okay. Don't fret.
FairXchange
Member
As a person who absolutely loved Bioshock 1 and 2, I'm extremely hyped for Bioshock Infinite. I can't believe it's almost upon us.
What time is it over there?
Damn son.
Elizabeths theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JO8MqT4cCE
I want this played on the XMB screen
It'd be interesting if booker
was abusive to a past loved one, similiar to songbird and elizabeth's dynamic. Some sort of purgatory he's in
Buckethead
Banned
When's the 60 second Commercial going to be up?
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Booker is sent to Columbia by a group of Lakota from the future who need him to bring Elizabeth to the present so they can go back and kill the entire 7th cavalry for the Wounded Knee Massacre. This wipes away Booker's debt and spares his life. Little do they know he was actually the one who shot the first shot at the massacre.
Per OneLetter (COMMUNITY MANAGER of Irrational Games), the 60 second commercial will be unveiled online after its television premiere, which was described as "very soon" in the original entry.
But can the player finally break this devastating cycle and free Brooker from the grips of space/time purgatory?
Stay tuned.
Im sure the Vox Populi want a piece of that.
bodyofanamerican
Member
I'm sure the overall situation is completely non-canonical. Moreover, I think it's just like BioShock 2's CG commercial/video that illustrated all the shit you can do in-game in a quick way. I counted:
- Handyman
- Skyline
- Bucking bronco/plasmids
- Basic relationship with Elizabeth (rescue her)
- Liz helps you with combat (throws Booker the gun)
speculawyer
Member
bodyofanamerican
Member
"It isn't plasmids, it's vigors."
Is this me? Haha. Was my answer a little too dry?
Nah man. Thats Napoleon responding. You were incorrect.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Haha dammit! How the hell did I miss that.
Poimandres
Member
I'm with you on this one! It's one of the things I liked about STALKER a whole lot. Coming across corpses of enemies that had been fighting even while I wasn't around, or watching a pack of dogs attack a bandit camp through binoculars.
The ongoing conflict between the Vox and Comstocks flock bodes well for some AI fights.
That is what I was thinking.
It might have even been outsourced to another studio.
That would explain why everything is way off in the trailer.
Yeah since the world is going to be much more inhabited and lively than Rapture was, there's opportunity for some of that conflict to spill to the streets and essentially happen "around" the player. It would also represent the city chugging along regardless of Booker and Elizabeth.
I don't really think it could approach Stalker in that regard, with dynamic AI in-fighting being one of that series' hallmarks, but it would still be cool to see it come up from time to time in Infinite.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Yup totally agreed. I think it was a studio called Blur (they did Bio2 and a ton of other games) which I think explains the artistic inconsistencies.
ryanthelion123
Neo Member
God, with all these modern day reference, I am begin to theorize what the story is about. I think Columbia is under a totalitarian regime that is very reminiscent of North Korea where all aspects of citizens lives are controlled. However instead of worshiping the Great Leaders, there is much focus placed on romanticized American ideals and on the founding fathers. Why? I am not sure. But under this totalitarian regime, people believe they are living in the early 1900s (again not sure) but could be actually set in present day. (Maybe by following the sun to give the illusion of a longer day?)
Lol, ok my theory got pretty out of hand.
Lol, ok my theory got pretty out of hand.
Wasn't the original BioShock commercial also outsourced to the same company (or perhaps a different studio entirely)? Both are clearly computer-generated renders specifically made for marketing. This is probably why they have visual disparities.
I can't say for certain until I see the 60 second commercial, but I'm far more impressed with the former over the latter.
Breaking: Ken Levine throws all of the produced BioShock Infinite discs into a bin on the moon. Delays game to supplant modern day references to North Korea. Further exacerbates already irascible fans.
In all seriousness,
I'd liken Columbia to a theocracy. It's not quite despotic or tyrannical, but it is trying to force its own xenophobic and fundamentalist ideas onto its denizens.
Buckethead
Banned
bodyofanamerican
Member
You're right. They did the proof of concept videos for ALL of the BioShock games. They've also completed render work that ranges from CGI in Spider-Man 2 (the video game) to the opening title sequence of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
It hasn't been confirmed that they're responsible for the BioShock Infinite commercial, but it seems likely.
I agree with you. I think what delineates the Infinite commercial from the Beyond the Sea spot is that the former decidedly breaks the first-person perspective to outright show the protagonist. This pointedly wants us to see Booker DeWitt as a independent being as opposed to
Jack, who's essentially a nonentity throughout BioShock.
On a related note, the Crytek artist who recreated a few BioShock environments in CryEngine 3 came remarkably close to matching the assets seen in the CG trailer.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Booker's an actual character this time instead of a cypher.Poimandres
Member
Oh, my expectations are certainly in check regarding the AI. Very few games attempt to do it in the STALKER style (which saddens me) and I'm certainly not expecting it here.
It is very cool that NPCs aren't automatically hostile towards you, but I expect things will devolve into an all out civil war by the later stages of the game!
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Guys.
Guys.
What if Songbird is
Guys.
What if Songbird is
a horrible Frankenstein of the Beach Boys and Cyndi Lauper?
So, you're saying it was
Boy George
Or (gasp) the ENTIRE
Culture Club
Wow, it's like it's recorded from a VCR. But the hype.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Oh shit.
It could be.
But not the one you think.
George Michael.
Think about it.
All he wants to do is touch Elizabeth's body.
That would be nice.
But he has to think twice about Booker DeWitt.
That would be nice.
But he has to think twice about Booker DeWitt.
If you pre-order on GMG, you don't get the Steam pre-order rewards. I wondered the same thing, but it was confirmed on the GMG forums. I can't complain though, as I pre-ordered Infinite for £23.99 and got BioShock 1 and 2 for free. GMG are currently offering a free game with Infinite for £23.99, with a choice of 5 or 6 different games.