OriginofHysteria
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The Undertow is the win against the Patriot. Never tried it on the Handyman, just used the raven vigor on it.
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Bioshock Infinite |OT| No Gods, Kings, or Irrational Games
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The Undertow is the win against the Patriot. Never tried it on the Handyman, just used the raven vigor on it.
When you hit the vending machines with possession they all spit out a pile of cash onto the ground.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Good? Bad? I don't know metacritics.Wow that user score.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
Usually metacritic user scores would be in the 4-5 range.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Just finished it. 5 minutes ago. Giving it a 10/10. GOTY? Maybe.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I never knew that.
Thats astonishing for a User Score which normally sit at 6 for the big releases. Nobody can hate on Elizabeth.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Wooooooooow. Awesome!
I'm curious to know whether it's worth wasting the Salt for in 1999.
wow, me neither. 360 replay will be fun.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
The Undertow pull pulls it toward you and stuns it for a while, pretty good as long as you can run away when it gets un-stunned.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
It does. You don't get to wear it though.
Inferno313
Banned
Just keep playing the game dude.
it's in the game. your media blackout is ruined.
ColonelColon
Member
Booker wears the dress if you beat the game in 1999 mode.
The Librarian
Banned
Speaking of Elizabeth's dresses (which I love), one awesome little detail I've noticed is Elizabeth's skirt has been gradually getting dirtier and dirtier as the game progresses.
damaged over time as well.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Elizabeth shows progressively more and more cleavage as the game goes on
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
That's strangely arousing.
stop staring, you cad
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Shame, I thought he got a zeppelin hat with "Hindenburg or Bust" scrawled on the side.
The Librarian
Banned
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
It's funny looking back at all the debate about the sexualization of Elizabeth, and speculation over her relationship with Booker.
Not so much the dress though, I seriously doubt that was originally planned to have the role it did, given it's inclusion in the earlier trailers.
That's an end game spoiler above
It must have been so frustrating knowing they were father and daughter, but have to read all the talk about them being romantically entangled.
That's an end game spoiler above
The Librarian
Banned
Stub, should I highlight that?
Though wearing skirts and dresses while riding skyrails is a no-no. Poor girl.
Though wearing skirts and dresses while riding skyrails is a no-no. Poor girl.
if you didn't finish the game, don't click on it.
Don't highlight anything until you finish it.
Shake Appeal
Member
Bucking Bronco + Charge is Irrational admitting they played Mass Effect as a Vanguard.
rangersfan414
Member
Are you kidding me? You
twice? No more than like 20 mins after the first time?
That shit was frustrating enough the first time!
Now I'm taking a break again, but man this game has become a bit unenjoyable lately.
fight The Ghost of Lady Comstock
That shit was frustrating enough the first time!
Now I'm taking a break again, but man this game has become a bit unenjoyable lately.
Yup. I love the setting and eye candy, but the core mechanics just aren't doing anything that hasn't been done (and done better) elsewhere.
There's not much experimenting to be had since all of the vigors effectively do the same thing (stun + damage). Each area brings new things to look at and listen to, but nothing new to do and no new ways to do it. It really becomes a slog at about 1/3 of the way in.
And I'm becoming less impressed by the writing as the game wears on. Everyone speaks in a sinister tone, so the game gives you no moral or ethical center. It makes everyone sound like a villain, no matter where they fall on the ideological spectrum. That's a cop-out. And in terms of the plot, you can't be surprised by any turns the story takes if you already are set up to distrust everyone. Elizabeth is all over the map in terms of her character and performance. And the player character is an unlikable thug and you have no choice but to make him do reprehensible things (show up to someone else's commune and start killing people).
I still have about half the game to go (9 hours in), but it's already feeling like a real chore. I hear it picks up towards the end, but I'm starting to lose interest fast. At this point, it's the visuals and art that are pulling me through more than either the story or the shooting.
Art design and environmental design: 10/10
Mechanics, writing, and level design: 6/10
Jinjo
Member
This. Loving 1999 mode. It helps knowing that you need to focus upgrading select vigors and weapons though. Died more times on hard than I did 1999 so far.
All infusions into shield + fully upgraded charge is awesome. Combine that with a shotgun and the equipment that makes enemies twice as vulnerable on melee. You're done. Add a sniper for long-range for good measure.
Also, winter shield is awesome for the handyman encounters. Just keep hopping on and off the skyline and unload on him when you're invulnerable.
Any tips for the
Sirens?
I'm thinking that 1999 mode would have helped my experience. The game's simply way too forgiving on Hard. Too much ammo. Too many weapons. No strategy at all involved in succeeding.
But at this point, I'm too far into the game to go back and start over, and I'm not sure I'll want to replay it. Why in the world do developers insist on locking higher difficulties? Just trust us to make those decisions for ourselves. And if you insist on making a shooter longer than 10 hours, you have to recognize that most folks aren't going to replay it. There are some ways that this game's design is still stuck (for the worse) in the 1990s.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
she's 21, you're okay
Red Blaster
Member
i dont' get how some people are finding hard to be a ludicrous challenge, very manageable if you fully upgrade a few weapons of your choice
i did have to cheese the
a little but aside from that didn't have many problems
i did have to cheese the
ghost fight
Found a super-simple way to handle these. My post from the middle of the night:
The Charge makes you invunerable and her weak, during which you unload, then Charge again. It should kill her right where the fight starts without ever having to worry about the zombies. For me, the challenge was that I didn't have Charge Aid, so I had to scrounge the ENTIRE surrounding level to find enough coin to buy it.
Shake Appeal
Member
And in the case of
Daisy Fitzroy's brand of social justice being portrayed as dangerous extremism that is just as corrupted as its antithesis
Like, you probably shouldn't make a game in 2013 that suggests that
civil and labour rights for the oppressed is just a cynical ploy by violent anarchists who are indistinguishable from the oppressors and bosses they usurp
oh, the code. now i remember.
Whoosh.
ColonelColon
Member
You could have given some context for why that part of your post was spoiler tagged. :/
Yeah. Hard's been a breeze for me, too. And I don't think I'm especially gifted with shooters. Feels more like a typical "normal" scale. Locking 1999 behind the Konami code was a bad idea. Just shift the whole scale, and make them all available from the get-go. If you want to scare folks away, just add in a little text box when people select 1999 mode saying "are you sure? don't come crying to us if you think it's too hard," and leave it at that. I hate games that unlock additional difficulty modes only after a full playthrough. The only way that's forgivable is if your game is in the 6-8 hour range.
I'm sorry if you were spoiled, that would suck, but don't highlight spoiler tags without checking.