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Bioshock Infinite |OT| No Gods, Kings, or Irrational Games
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Seriously?
yeah. but apperantly the art noveu style woud've doubled the budget and development time according to the devs.
He'll probably claim the game is shit after he blazes through it tomorrow and will say there is no need to play through 1999 (because the game is shit)
Mark my words.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Only a couple of hours in, but it instantly solved one of BioShock's greatest problems: the gunplay. Shooting and fighting here feels so, so much better.
chickdigger802
Banned
which difficulty mode to play... hmmm...
wanna try hard, but as long as someone here can confirm elizabeth's AI can hold up. Played enough games where higher difficulty scales enemies and you well, but not so your AI buddy.
wanna try hard, but as long as someone here can confirm elizabeth's AI can hold up. Played enough games where higher difficulty scales enemies and you well, but not so your AI buddy.
Poimandres
Member
Come on... someone must know the answer to this!
yeah hard is the path for you!
Why wouldn't he just put in the konami code and just start on 99 mode?
loving the comments about the improved combat. That was basically the first game's primary area of improvement required...
That would've doubled the budget? Would love to hear their explanation on why... or maybe they should just stop throwing out 5 games worth of content
That would've doubled the budget? Would love to hear their explanation on why... or maybe they should just stop throwing out 5 games worth of content
Glorious. This means a bunch considering how skeptical Jeff has been of it.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
These are the magical words I've been hoping to hear.
Hmmm, this is fairly convincing. Does it make enemies take ridiculous amounts of headshots on Hard versus Normal? That could be the deciding factor for me.
yeah i'm starting to get to the same conclusion that Infinite is really Ken Levines best work to date.
ThreePiMatt
Member
Elizabeth's AI is irrelevant, she doesn't participate in fights in that sense.
I have to agree, believe it or not but Infinite is better.
THIS! It feels soooo much better, also the sky hook combat works surprisingly great.
Because some men like to be pansies and bitch about it later.
Red Blaster
Member
naming a game mode after someone who's never actually had an incisive, original opinion doesn't sound like a good idea
You and Derrick sometimes, I swear. Well, personally, I'm in for hard and will skip 99 mode. In a game like this where I have high hopes for the story, I don't need to feel like every little skirmish is a tedious affair. Which is exactly what 1999 mode sounds like.
Amazon is always the answer. Brick and mortar stores are mostly trash these days.
Hard is my run through first too, my man. =D Lets do this.
Poimandres
Member
But the difficulty and restrictions need to be incorporated into the core design of the game or it just comes across artificial blah blah blah.
That said, 1999 doesn't sound very good to me. Seems like it could be bad frustrating, not good frustrating. I'll find out for myself when I get home!
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Also, this game has atmosphere out the wazoo. The audio and art team deserve a round of applaud because they totally fucking nailed the sounds, colours, and themes of the chosen era. The kind of game where just when you think you've soaked it all in something new will pop up, an event will be triggered, or you'll hear an ambient sound, that will make you go "wow".
EDIT: And for what it's worth I'm playing on hard, but haven't died yet. Again, still early, but it's manageable. Sometimes enemies seem a bit bullet spongy for the difficulty, but since the actual combat is satisfying it's not a big problem. It's been a pretty good difficulty level so far, now that I think about. I might not have died, but I've always been very close or on edge. Forces me to think on my feet during combat, but doesn't resort to tedium.
EDIT: And for what it's worth I'm playing on hard, but haven't died yet. Again, still early, but it's manageable. Sometimes enemies seem a bit bullet spongy for the difficulty, but since the actual combat is satisfying it's not a big problem. It's been a pretty good difficulty level so far, now that I think about. I might not have died, but I've always been very close or on edge. Forces me to think on my feet during combat, but doesn't resort to tedium.
chickdigger802
Banned
wait, is this a chug medkits game or regen health behind a knee high wall kinda game?
loving the comments about the improved combat. That was basically the first game's primary area of improvement required...
That would've doubled the budget? Would love to hear their explanation on why... or maybe they should just stop throwing out 5 games worth of content
There's a video on it.
I'll try to find it.
But basically Shawn Robertson explained that this
is much more complex to design, and create than say's Rapture 50's art deco which was basic geometry like rectangles/squares and what not.
Which would've lead to a more increased dev time, and budget.
Popping out my turtle beaches for this game, its been awhile since I dusted these off
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Okay, it's official. I have insomnia or I can't sleep tonight. Better to just stay up and play BioShock Infinite until I fall asleep or have to go to work. Could have been worse.
There's a video on it.
I'll try to find it.
But basically Shawn Robertson explained that this
is much more complex to design, and create than say's Rapture 50's art deco which was basic geometry like rectangles/squares and what not.
Which would've lead to a more increased dev time, and budget.
man, to have infinite development dollars... that would have been so swell. Anyway, thanks for the extended explanation. Really appreciate it
It's fucking dreadful. Rogue Warrior is a better game than this crap.
I'm so glad spring break is this week.
The Giant Bomb quicklook justifies that game's existence.
The Giant Bomb quicklook justifies that game's existence.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Just played 1 hour and im in love with the setting. Americana setting is just beautiful in this game, the buildings, the fireworks, the use of colors, the shops, the music, the scenes with people...
Its like im in Disneyland's Main Street USA!
And I havent yet had an enemy encounter! Im loving much more the first scenes than in Bioshock (apart from the andrew ryan movie that was excellent). And the NPCs, my god, their design is actually likable this time (and im not talking about the deformed people in Bioshock, im talking about the normal ones that still looked like shit).
Its strange because they are still using this types of Art Noveau posters for some of the ingame ads in Infinite.
Its like im in Disneyland's Main Street USA!
And I havent yet had an enemy encounter! Im loving much more the first scenes than in Bioshock (apart from the andrew ryan movie that was excellent). And the NPCs, my god, their design is actually likable this time (and im not talking about the deformed people in Bioshock, im talking about the normal ones that still looked like shit).
There's a video on it.
I'll try to find it.
But basically Shawn Robertson explained that this
is much more complex to design, and create than say's Rapture 50's art deco which was basic geometry like rectangles/squares and what not.
Which would've lead to a more increased dev time, and budget.
Its strange because they are still using this types of Art Noveau posters for some of the ingame ads in Infinite.
I loved this part really early on, so purdy:
http://i2.minus.com/iXXMXQkC0CLxQ.png
Minor spoilers at most, it's close to the very start.
clutch.as.it.gets.
Member
Hey, i just bought the game for the ps3 (my pc is not that great unfortunately) even knowing about the weak textures and the other cutbacks to support you guys and this kind of game.
That being said, it would be nice if you guys would be considering to port the pc version to the Ps4 so that guys like me could get the opportunity to experience the whole beauty of your baby.
Would you kindly think about that.
blindrocket
Member
I feel for you, but I felt that this was appropriate for the situation. One of my favorite scenes.
I've just got to her. Took me about that long too.
There's just so much to explore, so much to look at.
MrCompletely
Member
I've been too busy to keep up with this thread, can someone fill me in on the high res texture pack for PC? Is it available upon launch?
seems you and me have a similar strategy of playing new games
i always go around so agonizingly slow in the games with amazing world design. Like, I really went around super slow throughout Alice: Madness Returns, for example.
jacksepticeye
Member
Damn you ARE going slow. I was even going slow and I met Elizabeth in half that time lol
Dennis will never finish this game.