You're in for a treat. Two, even.
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Bioshock Infinite |OT| No Gods, Kings, or Irrational Games
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You're in for a treat. Two, even.
Your not kidding. I was gobsmacked and just stood there listening,
while staring at the light gleaming through a stained glass window.
My rule still stands. Can't make the kind of stuff we're looking for in a game designed to be something else. It requires a totally different game designed at the core from the very start.
SniperHunter
Banned
installing now ^_^
rare to see a game with high quality colored manual these days
rare to see a game with high quality colored manual these days
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Started over for 1999 and this is going to be awesome. Already forces you to be so much more strategic.
Buckethead
Banned
Where can I buy the Soundtrack for this masterpiece?
I need to listen to God Only Knows 400 times on repeat.
It's been going through my head all day long.
I need to listen to God Only Knows 400 times on repeat.
It's been going through my head all day long.
Edit Song spoiler
unbelievable beautiful
Edit: reminds me a bit of the piece the guy on the titanic played before it sank.
unbelievable beautiful
Edit: reminds me a bit of the piece the guy on the titanic played before it sank.
I'd say a atypical hardcore mode seeing that it's wildly unbalanced.
Everything I've read about it sounds terrible, think I'll just restart on hard.
ShipTheCheese
Member
I just got goosebumps thinking of that song. So good.
SlowRevolution
Member
It freaks me out when you'll go in a room and it's dead silent, like
after the beach
Modern games aren't as small as you think and this game isn't as large as you say it is.
Riposte
Member
Playing on Hard. Just walked into a house which has a statue of Booth. It has been pretty boring so far. Combat in particular, though I wouldn't call it bad. Then again, there isn't much else but combat and picking up coins and listening.
The theme is neat and maybe a little unique, but I'm already getting tired of it. I'm hoping the rest of the game doesn't think I find the racism stuff as interesting as it assumes it does now.
Maybe it gets better since I'm probably just as the start.
The theme is neat and maybe a little unique, but I'm already getting tired of it. I'm hoping the rest of the game doesn't think I find the racism stuff as interesting as it assumes it does now.
Maybe it gets better since I'm probably just as the start.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Loving this game so far, and I'm not even that far in it I figure. Just majestic stuff.
Messofanego
Banned
This is why whenever someone says a game feels like "a living, breathing world" most of the time they're talking out of their ass. Maybe in western RPGs (Elder Scrolls, Fable, Witcher) do NPCs tend to have a schedule of behaviors that feels like something close to that, but not in most games where this claim is made.
Well the Skyhook is the best thing since sliced bread. Not only does it help with getting around a lot more slick it's deadly mashed into some poor unsuspecting foes head or chest. Even more fun now that I've found a dapper hat that now
when bashed with it.
Just acquired the Murder of Crows Vigor. Oh is that fun.
Loving some of the musical cues as well. Has a great Hitchcock type vibe with those screeching violin notes.
sets guys alight
Just acquired the Murder of Crows Vigor. Oh is that fun.
Loving some of the musical cues as well. Has a great Hitchcock type vibe with those screeching violin notes.
Uno Venova
Banned
Alright, I think I'm satisfied with the gunplay, they have a nice powerful feel to them and a good amount of recoil. Only like 2 hours in and it's an interesting and well crafted city built here.
I also had this problem (on PS3), and I hope to see a bottle of it show up soon (based on the response).
Not to far in, but so far the game is really impressing me. Did not watch much pre release coverage except for the fake documentary stuff (which was awesome). Loved hearing
God Only Knows
SlowRevolution
Member
I like how you'll be in the middle of a crowded room stealing everything, then from the other side of the room Elizabeth shouts out that she's got money for you to catch.
Just finished the game. Wow. Feel like a need to just sit down and mull it all over.
Artstyle and graphics are amazing. The voice actress for Elizabeth (Courtnee Draper) was top notch in this, she needs to be in more games. The music is wonderfuk, from the moment i heard that barbershop quartet I was in love. Please release a soundtrack with all the songs that appear in game, and the CREDITS SPOILERS
. Gameplay was a freaking blast. Loved messing around with different vigors and various combinations, zipping around on skylines jumping in and out of fights. Seriously, there should've been more fights with skylines. Especially loved messing around with Bronco, Charge, and Undertow. Charge felt exactly like playing a Vanguard in Mass Effect, especially with the explosive and invulnerability upgrade, and Undertow reminded me of the whip in Bulletstorm.
Great game Shawn and everyone else at Irrational.
Artstyle and graphics are amazing. The voice actress for Elizabeth (Courtnee Draper) was top notch in this, she needs to be in more games. The music is wonderfuk, from the moment i heard that barbershop quartet I was in love. Please release a soundtrack with all the songs that appear in game, and the CREDITS SPOILERS
duet with Troy and Courtnee that played towards the end of the credits
Great game Shawn and everyone else at Irrational.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I never go out on a limb but after 3~ hours I have to say, the hype has been right. The real deal so far. I'm super impressed and intrigued by what is unfolding story wise.
GillianSeed79
Member
Can't agree more. For me, it easily surpassed the opening of Bioshock 1. I spent all of my two hours of playtime last night slowly exploring everything and approaching every NPC. I haven't even gotten to Elizabeth yet.
The decent into Rapture is one of the most memorable moments for me in a game this gen, but it felt like it went by too quickly and a lot of the game didn't recapture the magic of those opening moments.
Infinite has easily allayed any concerns I might have had going in.
The Elite
BOSS
It keeps from accidentally going on the path I'm actually supposed to go right away. I think it helps exploration instead of hindering it. You see where the arrow is going and then you can take your time taking a look at everywhere it doesn't go. Without the arrow I'm sure I would have gone on the correct path without fulling exploring every nook at least once or twice and that would have sucked.
SniperHunter
Banned
how do i download the 10 GB ultra texture pack off steam?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
It's included in the base game when you select ULTRA in the settings.
The game is a full on Steamworks title
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Deleted member 47027
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It's automatic and in the initial download from what I've been hearin.
SniperHunter
Banned
It's included in the base game when you select ULTRA in the settings.
The game is a full on Steamworks title
oh so it was already in the DVD? thnnx time to play
SniperHunter
Banned
same here bro! Exactly the same situation lol
The Dutch Slayer
Member
yes you will get the code via email and just copy and past that into steam.
The issue is that it's wildly unbalanced. Doom's "Ultra-Violent" mode is a good example of how ramping up the difficulty can bring out certain mechanics and helps emphasizes a smart play style. This is just whacked out stupid, it swings back and forth between "easy" and "smash your head on a wall until the stars align and the AI behaves a certain way".
This game has struck a terrible chord in my head. I'm sitting here right now wondering how the hell any other game will ever deliver like Infinite did. The narrative, the characters, the world, the horrific yet beautifully executed religious treatment of American history, etc.
As a Literature student, I'm kind of awestruck by it. As a gamer, I'm pissed that it's going to be another 5 and a bit years until Ken Levine makes another game.
I am broken.
As a Literature student, I'm kind of awestruck by it. As a gamer, I'm pissed that it's going to be another 5 and a bit years until Ken Levine makes another game.
I am broken.
Just like I think Rapture is a perfect name for Columbia, another observation (maybe Ken already confirmed it but):
Does anyone else think Mormons were the inspiration for the religion in this game? There are pretty obvious similarities. The first and most obvious is that Mormonism is a true 'American' religion, especially cloaked in Nativism early on, and Columbia is a nativist dream world intertwined with American mythology. And second is the visual comparisons... the white robes and cloaks worn by cultist, ESPECIALLY by the female cultists (check the water room at the very start of the game) is extremely reminiscent of the clothing Mormons must wear to their secret ceremonies.
I'm curious as to what ex-Mormons and current Mormons think about the religion in this game, and if I'm off the mark or not.
This game is really fantastic. I don't think the combat is quite as improved as everyone else was saying, but everything else is easily superior to Bioshock (although, I doubt anything can recapture my exploration imagination the way Rapture did. That was a truly one time event being the location was so unique).
Does anyone else think Mormons were the inspiration for the religion in this game? There are pretty obvious similarities. The first and most obvious is that Mormonism is a true 'American' religion, especially cloaked in Nativism early on, and Columbia is a nativist dream world intertwined with American mythology. And second is the visual comparisons... the white robes and cloaks worn by cultist, ESPECIALLY by the female cultists (check the water room at the very start of the game) is extremely reminiscent of the clothing Mormons must wear to their secret ceremonies.
I'm curious as to what ex-Mormons and current Mormons think about the religion in this game, and if I'm off the mark or not.
This game is really fantastic. I don't think the combat is quite as improved as everyone else was saying, but everything else is easily superior to Bioshock (although, I doubt anything can recapture my exploration imagination the way Rapture did. That was a truly one time event being the location was so unique).
Can anyone shed some light onto 1999 mode ?
Currently playing on this mode and im 4 hours or so into the game. So far the only things I noticed are these :
-Shield goes down very very fast
-Enemies are bulletsponges, Handymen are nearly indestructible and kill you with 2 hits.
-Money is pretty scarce
-You lose a buttload of it when you die (don't know how that worked on other modes)
What happens if i run out of money ?
Currently playing on this mode and im 4 hours or so into the game. So far the only things I noticed are these :
-Shield goes down very very fast
-Enemies are bulletsponges, Handymen are nearly indestructible and kill you with 2 hits.
-Money is pretty scarce
-You lose a buttload of it when you die (don't know how that worked on other modes)
What happens if i run out of money ?
Very interesting. Do you have the video or the interview where he confirms it? Curious to see his expanded thoughts on the subject. I've been on a most blackout for this game so haven't really read interviews and whatnot...
I can't remember, honestly; it was months ago and I only saw it in thumbnail form. I've been on a blackout too, but definitely know I saw something about it.
haha, it's OK we're blackout bros. Game has been so much more fascinating as I discover all the shit I haven't seen. Typically for games I already seen 1/3 of all the areas through trailers and hands on videos and shit
I am playing this game slower than I've ever played a game before. I was all reading the Bible texture and the scriptures that it was opened to to try to see if there was any specific meaning to it... the one opened under the Seed mural in the very beginning is open to St. John Chapter 2, 3 and 4. Very classic scriptures there; even touches on Jesus as prophet.
I've yet to really run into a wall. What there's no doubt about with 1999 mode is that the death penalty in particular is very harsh, but that's also the primary reason I'm playing it. The buffs to enemy health I could do without, but headshots tend to do massive damage (if you've had the enemy health bars on it's easily noticeable).
You can absolutely fuck yourself if you die too often, but so long as you play carefully (crowd control is huge), it's manageable. Scouring for money becomes critical and every piece of health and salt item around you feels heaven-sent.
Some people may not want that sort of thing for their first playthrough, which is understandable, but I find it enjoyable and rewarding. And I find I can still do a lot of experimenting.