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Bioshock Infinite |OT| No Gods, Kings, or Irrational Games
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You are a good man Fart
Just like Bioshock 1, they open up as you progress.
I'm sorry but the hacking was fucking awful in Bioshock. Sure it was fun for the first few times, but don't try to lie as if you didn't use auto hack the rest of the time.
I'm not mad they didn't add any hacking element. Better have something simple and efficient rather than something shoe horned in for the sake of adding a hacking element.
You can still do this with infinite. Didn't you say your only 2 hours in?
The levels are just as atmospheric as Bioshock, and honestly the same level of exploration as well. Trust me, it's not just bang bang pow pow for the whole game.
Yes it's more action packed, but it still retains the sense of atmosphere and exploration that bioshock had.
Also compare this first 2 hours akin to The Welcome To Rapture Stage.
When you meet Elizabeth, it's like you entered the Medical Pavillion.
lol'd
I guess. GMG deal is pretty good, though the only bonus game option I don't have is The Darkness 2.
QuantumBro
Banned
I'll just post how to do it here cause I'm sure there are others who need help as well
Step 1: Close Steam
Step 2: Download and install FLYVPN http://www.flyvpn.com/download
Step 3: Login using free trial http://www.flyvpn.com/freetrial
Step 4: Choose the Singapore server
Step 5: Login to steam
Step 6: Start Bioshock Infinite and wait for it to download the rest of the data
Step 7: Restart steam in offline mode
Step 8: Start Bioshock Infinite
Remachinate
Member
You?
It's probably the worst game to have to wait for the street date, especially while lurking this thread. The smaller shops have been a big letdown too. Take Two has those console copies on lockdown, at least around me.
If you're giving it away, and it works on the Canadian PSN, can I have it for a friend?
SneakySneaks
Member
The Darkness 2 is a fun little shooter. Immature and gory as all hell but worth a go, just don't expect the depth of the first game. It's more like XIII than anything else.
I went with the Amazon deal, though mostly because my bank apparently thinks GMG is a gambling site.
Amazon deal is similar but comes with a $30 credit towards 2k games that I think I'm gonna use on that upcoming Civ V expansion.
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
<3 My hero
BioShock's combat was pretty bad, but I've never really understood the praise for Bio 2's in that regard. Someone posts that all the time, that Bio 2 had much better gameplay, but I didn't see it at all really. Big Sisters are fun to fight, and you don't have those awful ceiling dudes, well, not nearly as much, but it was just as clunky and the environments had probably more choke points to cheese the AI. Maybe I should try the multiplayer though.
EDIT: And the mouse aim was dog shit.
EDIT: And the mouse aim was dog shit.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
I like both. Does that mean I have front butt?
You can indeed...not 100% sure if it'll work, I'd say it should I've gotten code's from other regions before that seemed to work fine. I'll PM you the details...let me know if it's all good.
razgriz417
Member
check the B/S/T thread theres people selling it for $30-35
Magic Mushroom
Member
This reads almost the opposite of the Rock, Paper, Shotgun review:
Also, the hacking became such a chore in the previous games. Good riddance, I say.
Sent this to our audio team. They say thanks.
The Darkness 2 is worth a play, though, even if it doesn't reach the level of greatness that the original did.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Where are you, out of curiosity?
Vire
Member
Fixed!
"Liiike a glooove!" - Ventura
I'd liked one, I have no idea what I'd do with it, but I want it. :lol
I know this is offtopic, but how is Ken and Irrational as a whole handling the news in terms of the review scores?
I know, I mean I would assume, that there's some pressure as to how the press will view your guys work surely.
So how does it feel for all of you guys? Knowing currently your metacritic average is roughly the same as it was in Bioshock 1, and that the Irrational team (as it stands) have made the 2 highest review average fps this generation alone!
Indeed, awful. The Bio 2 hacking game was okay though.
I enjoyed it the first few times, but it got incredibly tedious really quickly.
Moff
Member
the deveopment of gameplay in videogames in the last 15 years in a nutshell.
na, sorry, I get you
as I said, I'm only 2 hours in, but to be fair, bioshock 1 was maybe 30 minutes as linear as that, and those 30 minutes were really amazing, much better and much more atmospheric than infinites, and infinitey design is pretty much the only thing I like about this game right now. i just dont see a single thing that infinite is doing actually better. people can gladly correct me, I'd love to like the game. and maybe it will really get much better.
electricpirate
Member
The PAR review is fantastic, and the conclusion makes it sound amazing. I'm going to spoiler out, in case people don't want to hear anything about themes.
http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/par-reviews-bioshock-infinite-down-in-the-river-to-pray
I was worried that Irrational wouldn't be able to catch lightning in a bottle twice in terms of writing themes that people would argue about long after the game released. It's sounding like the writers at IR managed to tap into something human, and bridge some of the Ludo/narrative dissodence that the original Bioshock faced.
Okay, family sedar, then I'm coming home to play this biotch.
http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/par-reviews-bioshock-infinite-down-in-the-river-to-pray
I was worried that Irrational wouldn't be able to catch lightning in a bottle twice in terms of writing themes that people would argue about long after the game released. It's sounding like the writers at IR managed to tap into something human, and bridge some of the Ludo/narrative dissodence that the original Bioshock faced.
Okay, family sedar, then I'm coming home to play this biotch.
Vire
Member
Not just this generation, but of all time.
I guess the pain and anguish of a five year development was worth it.
guitar hero hacking is just as fucking awful as pipe dream.
thomasmahler
Member
I want to kill you so badly right now.
Remachinate
Member
NYC. Makes sense, if T2's going to have retailers under control anywhere, it'd be their headquarters.
I don't see how it's guitar hero at all, but I wholly disagree.
Visualante2
Member
This game is pretty neat. Haven't quite got used to the controls. I'm often mashing between melee, crouch and pick up by accident.
Sure is pretty. I don't think I've got much good effects on. I'm gonna mess around and see if I can get some better visuals.
Sure is pretty. I don't think I've got much good effects on. I'm gonna mess around and see if I can get some better visuals.
I started on 360 and I do think there is a huge difference. The textures on 360 are bad even by console standards.
Stitch
Gold Member
Ah so I'm not the only one without the key. Well, we could play Crysis 3 lol
So did I, and the PS3 d-pad makes it 2x as comfortable and quicker. It really isn't that bad. "Holy shit, 12 seconds to test your brain skills. Fuck."
You also had quite a few more options in combat. Dual wielding guns and plasmids opened things up significantly, and then you had extra ammo types, little sister adoption, etc. Stuff like extra turret types and trap rivets/trap spears also allowed for a lot more indirect/predictive combat. Just a whole lot of combat options and ability to combine various abilities. It was also much smarter about plasmid upgrades.
It still had some of that Bioshock jank but overall it was notably better executed.
Minerva's Den is even better in that area because it gives you access to a wide variety of weapons, plasmids, and tonics relatively early in the game, as well as adds to the enemy variety.
Stronghammer22
Member
The default key bindings are bizarre. As has been said, why "Z" for aiming down the sights? I personally changed it to RMB and put Vigors to the middle mouse button. Also, "F" as the "use" key? It's pretty much "E" in every other game... I changed it. The mouse sensitivity was crazy high to begin with, I'm not sure if it's just me. I put it nearly all the way to the left.
Anyway, its been amazing so far. I'm looking forward to getting stuck into it again after I get out of bed.
I've uploaded a 4 minute video showing off the ultra settings and a bit of gameplay. I'm not sure if I am allowed to post it here, so I'll err on the side of caution and simply say it's up and contains the words "Bioshock", "Infinite", "Ultra" and "Settings". lol. I'm off to bed now, 6am! I'm going to be so dead for the rest of the day. Worth it!
Anyway, its been amazing so far. I'm looking forward to getting stuck into it again after I get out of bed.
I've uploaded a 4 minute video showing off the ultra settings and a bit of gameplay. I'm not sure if I am allowed to post it here, so I'll err on the side of caution and simply say it's up and contains the words "Bioshock", "Infinite", "Ultra" and "Settings". lol. I'm off to bed now, 6am! I'm going to be so dead for the rest of the day. Worth it!
It's not bad. I enjoyed up until neptunes bounty maybe.
But then it becomes a chore, and pointless when you have auto hack tools laying around everywhere.
Defeating the point of the pipe dream hacking stuff.
Someone asked about recommended kb/m bindings and I didn't answer because I figure all PC players are used to immediately rebinding based on preference and type of mouse they use. I do it with every single game I play.