Spoilers are such a difficult thing to judge, for example, a lot of people have openly talked about the prominent song in the opening section, which I certainly never would untagged. Those tags above are less notable than that. It's more about the game design than anything really.
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Bioshock Infinite |OT| No Gods, Kings, or Irrational Games
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pharmboy044
Member
So i'm at where
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How far am I in the game? Thanks.
Booker and Elizabeth enter the tear to the other dimension to get the supply of guns
How far am I in the game? Thanks.
The Librarian
Banned
Stubby, forgetting the handy-dandy rule that if it's not a spoiler to Dax it isn't a spoiler.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Finished my first playthrough (hard), was very pleased with the game overall.
I thought it was pretty lame that they repeated the
I did not find any of these encounters enjoyable and thought that most of the regular fights were much better. But for the most part I really enjoyed the combat. Crows + shock jockey + overkill shock were my go-to. Hand cannon, sniper, and shotgun were my favorite guns. I did not like most of the Vox Populi weapons and thought Bioshock 1 had more memorable/unique weapons, although the actual shooting is better here. I was a bit disappointed with how linear everything wound up being despite hearing multiple times that it opens up at a certain point. It never happens. Sure, there's massive hub areas leading to some optional dead ends with loot and gear, but Bioshock allowed you to revisit earlier areas way more frequently than this game. The payoff is that Columbia feels like a much bigger world than Rapture. I am blown away by the amount of unique art in this game. I'll definitely pick up some DLC if it's substantial enough and not just a couple of skyline challenge rooms or something.
I thought it was pretty lame that they repeated the
Lady Comstock ghost fight 3 times in a row.
10-15 minutes from the credits.
BlanketFort
Member
Much like the trip though Disneyland which it so adeptly emulates; Bioshock Infinite leaves me so excited I want to do it all over again.
As far as I am concerned, a true masterpiece.
As far as I am concerned, a true masterpiece.
Hey, I know what you mean, I wish I had more time in my hands to give it a try on hard.
TheMan
Member
it took me a while too, but this is coming from someone who didn't really care for bioshock all that much. To be honest- it took me a while to get into BI, then i sorta liked it, but towards the end I felt that the shooting sequences were really starting to drag. By the time I finished it, I was glad that the ride was over.
Mister_Bubbles
Member
Echoing many others' sentiments, I think, when I say that my jaw was hanging open consistently for the last hour of the game. That, considering the numerous other wonders that you get exposed to throughout the narrative, is a damn fine achievement.
Infinite just opened a tear into my very favourite games of all time list.
Infinite just opened a tear into my very favourite games of all time list.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
You ruined me with this game Shawn just ruined me.
Burgess_101
Member
I tried playing System Shock 2 earlier... I wasn't very good at it.
Wind's Howling
Member
As much as I love Infinite the combat mechanic is pretty lackluster in comparison with the very first Bioshock. There is hardly and luring enemies into traps. The environment barely helps with your plasmids and the lack of a new "big daddy" completely removed the tension.
Infinite is the better game except for that.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Emporia:
Just got through the bank ghost fight. If that asshole shows up one more time I'm gonna have to choke a bitch.
Teehee
I quite like the actual handling of the guns now, and all of the vigors seem thoughtfully designed.
But I agree. In particular, the option to cycle through all of my vigors would've encouraged me to use them more like in BioShock 1 and 2. Also, I wish there was more focus on traps -- enemies often stand their ground, so they're not likely to fall into your vigor traps, and I miss complex death traps like the ones I made in BioShock 2, with the tripwires and fire-charged cyclones and proximity mines on the ceiling and so on. In Rapture, I could turn entire rooms into elaborate traps -- the floor, the walls, the ceilings -- and lure Splicers into them, while cycling through all of my powers, without ever having to pause the game.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
GODDAMMIT
Wind's Howling
Member
Anyone else almost jump scared when
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that enemy with a light on his head stood behind you when you pressed the button?
rangersfan414
Member
Man, Ive replayed this final battle like 10 times cause
WTF.
the generator keeps getting destroyed
For anyone interested in this real world historical aspects of Infinite, the site at which Wounded Knee took place is up for sale.
Yes, everyone. LOL. I'd imagine you'd have to be completely disconnected from the experience not to.
Yes, everyone. LOL. I'd imagine you'd have to be completely disconnected from the experience not to.
Wind's Howling
Member
Have Songbird take out the two white zeppelins. Power up your fire plasma to the max and stand on the catwalks, raining fire and shooting RPG's. This worked for me.
Sorry if this has been brought up, but anyone else sort of miffed that Elizabeth's facial animations are virtually non-existent? There's absolutely no emotion at all in them, whereas the voice is full of emotion, so there's a big disconnect between the voice and the facial animation.
Really bothering me actually, saw it in the early previews, but thought it'd be fixed by launch.
/P
Really bothering me actually, saw it in the early previews, but thought it'd be fixed by launch.
/P
EVERYONE does. Gets em all, heh.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I immediately shot him in the face with a shotgun, to no effect
Try letting songbird hold down the deck and you take out the air shit, his 'respawn' time is longer than it takes you to take them down it seems.
Ego is what some countries (Germany?) call the first person perspective in games, to avoid confusion.
clutch.as.it.gets.
Member
Bioshock Infinte is a fundamental different game than Bioshock.
Bioshock was an ego action adventage with the focus on exploration in open maps and some sporadic combat here and there.
BI isn`t that.
BI is a typical ego shooter with the focus on combat in linear levels and some sporadic exploration in a room left or right.
The only similarities they have is the narrative focus and unique art style.
Bioshock was an ego action adventage with the focus on exploration in open maps and some sporadic combat here and there.
BI isn`t that.
BI is a typical ego shooter with the focus on combat in linear levels and some sporadic exploration in a room left or right.
The only similarities they have is the narrative focus and unique art style.
Krappadizzle
Member
Completed 1999 mode and the "No Dollar Bill Scavenger Hunt."
1999 mode was easier for me than my first playthrough on hard. I knew what to expect and planned accordingly. I actually died less and used more vigors than when i played through on Hard. I had a ton of fun. 1999 mode is essentially less money and slightly harder enemies. It's manageable. That was a ton of fun. Thanks for those that watched through the stream.
1999 mode was easier for me than my first playthrough on hard. I knew what to expect and planned accordingly. I actually died less and used more vigors than when i played through on Hard. I had a ton of fun. 1999 mode is essentially less money and slightly harder enemies. It's manageable. That was a ton of fun. Thanks for those that watched through the stream.
Another thing that made this a cakewalk on 1999 mode (final battle spoilers):
Before each "wave" (as the first zeppelin is arriving, and then as the second and third are arriving), put 5-6 Return to Sender traps around the generator. These persist (at least until they collect enough bullets) and will collect incoming bullets for you. That leaves you free to work on the zeppelins. I did that, took down the first zeppelin by myself (just run inside, sabotage the generator, and run back out). For the second and third, I called the Songbird on the left one (looking to the back of the ship) while I went into the right on my own. If there's a Patriot inside a zeppelin, just shock and run past it, sabotage, and run back out. By the time you get out of the third zeppelin, the Songbird should be ready for one last strike to clear out any remaining patriots. I failed over and over, did this, and beat it with a full 50-60% left
I'm like 7 hours into the game. The art direction is fucking mindblowing in this game.
That being said, I don't think, so far, Infinite holds a candle against Bioshock 1. That game was better in every way except of the obvious improvements, such as visuals and tighter gameplay.
That being said, I don't think, so far, Infinite holds a candle against Bioshock 1. That game was better in every way except of the obvious improvements, such as visuals and tighter gameplay.
pharmboy044
Member
Sorry I was trolling!
You'll find it again.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
The lady is giving this a shot, and between the fact that she can't stand the skyrails and she had the game freeze while on one and lost an hour of progress, she's pretty chilly towards this so far. She said she's considering playing 2 again after this, actually.
I on the other hand didn't care terribly much for BS1 and didn't play 2, so the skyrails are the main reason I'm enjoying combat.
So yeah, this is a tough one to judge who is gonna like it before trying it.
It'll come up again, but it did seem to be the one that appeared the least.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Yeah I'm starting to dig it very slowly...but Infinite hasn't grabbed me like the previous games did. At least not yet.
Fun way to beat on Handyman is to keep Undertow-pulling him into a Tesla coil tear as you shoot him in the heart. Dude won't even know what hit him.
The Librarian
Banned
Got a story question.
Does this get answered later in the game?
I kinda hinted at this confusion earlier, but now I'm kinda even more lost. I was in the gondola with Elizabeth heading towards the docking station for the First Lady's Aerodome. Elizabeth inquired about why Booker is in Columbia and the reason he's rescuing her. Booker reveals to her that he's been hired to take her out of the city to meet the men who hired him. My question: Why is Elizabeth going along with Booker at this point? Does she believe she has no other choice, or does she believe that the men who hired Booker have her better interests at heart?
Does this get answered later in the game?
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
PumpkinPie
Banned
Hmm. I'm feeling a bit funny towards the game too. I feel like nothing is being explained to me. I've played (and loved) Bioshock and know that there will be some twists, but I'm a few hours in and haven't the slightest clue who anyone is or why I'm doing what I'm doing.
I don't know how or why I have vigors, or why no-one else has them. I don't know what
pinkertons are, who this Slate guy I fought is, what the Chinese have to do with anything, or really anything about this prophet guy fighting a war.
I feel like the first Bioshock gave away its secrets in a way that could be followed, whereas this game seems to be throwing as much random/ boring stuff at me and hoping something sticks. I am enjoying
the story of Elizabeth
I'm currently
rejoining Elizabeth after she found out I was using her to pay a debt and ran away
Oh, and I haven't even used vigors yet, because they're all crap.
Keep going, it'll be addressed, or more accurately, negated.
EDIT: Beaten.
I've never followed an OT even nearly this closely. Is the thing about people asking how far in they are always happening? It's pretty strange.
Columbia is no Rapture. The world is amazing to look at, but the exploration feels very limited. In Bioshock there were way more secrets: secret areas that you had to access through codes found on audiologs, the audiologs were hidden in easy to miss places, the upgrades to your character (power to the people machines) were also better hidden, and finding them felt great.
The atmosphere also can't match the feeling of the original.
The atmosphere also can't match the feeling of the original.
Shawn, is encountering resistance inside
a random event?
the zeppelins if you board them in the final battle
After beating my head against the wall for a handful of deaths, I decided to stay away from the ground battle. The first time I did, I remember encountering at least a motorized patriot inside the first zeppelin. I could tell that this was a favorable approach to using Songbird on air targets, but the core was still losing too much health for my liking so I restarted the checkpoint. This time, I encountered no enemies at all inside the first two zeppelins, and used Songbird on the third because there were no ground enemies left. Also is it just my imagination, or does the game buff the core's hitpoints when it knows you are preoccupied in the air?