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[antitrop]

Do itttttt. Or just get it on 360/PS3 if you have either console.

I originally played Bioshock 2 at release on 360, because I didn't have a proper gaming PC.

Somewhere along the line I picked up Bioshock 1/2 in a Steam bundle sale and I would prefer to play Minerva's Den in the greatest way possible. First I have to install BS2 on Steam...

 

[beastmode]

That sounds really, really douchy.

There was also something about purchases supporting how employees are treated.

Of course not, they were not a part of it and people are saying that it is better than the work that they were a part of.

Who said they didn't work on Infinite?

Link?

A project such as Infinite has a lot of toes. I don't want to derail the thread, but the mass exodus at Irrational wasn't without reason.

Nah. Last thing I would want is anyone being too scared to speak their mind because of a forum controversy.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Bioshock 2 gets a lot of shit, but I still consider it worth playing. There's a lot of decent ideas and interesting sandbox-y design in there that is super fun and still kind of rare nowadays.

 

[Phaethon0017]

So I've encountered a really annoying bug twice on my first playthrough. Whenever there's a part of the story where you have to kill enemies before advancing, one enemy remains and they're stuck in a wall or something. I've had to replay segments twice in order to advance. Really annoying as some were difficult.

 

[Shake Appeal]

I finished this.

On some Calvino tip for real.

Whatever its faults and shortcomings mechanically, that's one of the most impressive narrative feats in a videogame I've ever seen. I guessed bits and pieces of it, but the whole thing... fuck.

 

[Tomat]

Probably the shortest shooter I have ever played... all I did was throw a baseball at some people I've never met, got an achievement saying "Freedom Defender" and then the credits rolled.

Not worth $60.

 

[RoboPlato]

Probably the shortest shooter I have ever played... all I did was throw a baseball at some people I've never met, got an achievement saying "Freedom Defender" and then the credits rolled.

Not worth $60.

WAT

The game took me 18 hours and so many little and big moments left a huge impression on me. I have no idea what game you played.

 

[Incendiary]

Man, I'm replaying on 1999 mode and I have to say I feel for anybody that started with 1999 and was frustrated/didn't like the combat. I just got to

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the Hall of Heroes

and I would be annoyed and frustrated as hell if I didn't know that better combat was coming. I've spent 90% of the time ducking and hiding behind walls taking potshots simply because if I don't I'm dead. I'm pretty sure I've already died more times than I did total on my Hard playthrough.

So now I totally see and sympathize with everybody not feeling the combat at the beginning.

 

[Yoshichan]

WAT

The game took me 18 hours and so many little and big moments left a huge impression on me. I have no idea what game you played.

He's joking...

 

[ElzarTheBam]

I finished this.

On some Calvino tip for real.

Whatever its faults and shortcomings mechanically, that's one of the most impressive narrative feats in a videogame I've ever seen. I guessed bits and pieces of it, but the whole thing... fuck.

Damn right.

 

[B33]

Probably the shortest shooter I have ever played... all I did was throw a baseball at some people I've never met, got an achievement saying "Freedom Defender" and then the credits rolled.

Not worth $60.

You almost got me.

Almost.

 

[leng jai]

Has there been anything mentioned about a patch for PC? Might wait for that before my second playthrough.

 

[antitrop]

WAT

The game took me 18 hours and so many little and big moments left a huge impression on me. I have no idea what game you played.

YOU GOT GOT.

 

[razgriz417]

Has this been posted yet?

I never found her bothersome, mainly because I needed every $1 medkit or salt she could find in some of the tougher sections on hard mode

 

[antitrop]

Yes, but I don't mind laughing again.

 

[RoboPlato]

He's joking...

YOU GOT GOT.

Yeah, I did. Long day with the family messed up my sarcasm detector. I've also read some crazy posts today so you can't be too sure.

 

[razgriz417]

Yes, but I don't mind laughing again.

damn, ah well, thought it was hilarious, also did anyone else find the shirt that give you a 40% chance to regain salt per kill? Got it in my first run but it didn't show up on my 2nd (easier) run.

 

[Yoshichan]

Everytime 'Liz tossed coins to me, I did the same "grab" gesture in real life, perfectly timed with Booker.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Everytime 'Liz tossed coins to me, I did the same "grab" gesture in real life, perfectly timed with Booker.

I'm sooooo glad I'm not the only person here who does this...

 

[Square Triangle]

I'm at the

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Graveyard

, how much further is there to go? I don't want the game to end.

 

[Tomat]

Everytime 'Liz tossed coins to me, I did the same "grab" gesture in real life, perfectly timed with Booker.

I'm sooooo glad I'm not the only person here who does this...

Clearly this game needs to be enhanced by Kinect hand gestures!

 

[RoboPlato]

I'm at the

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Graveyard

, how much further is there to go? I don't want the game to end.

An hour and a half to two hours depending on how long the last few combat sections take you.

 

[MrCompletely]

crossed the finish line! 17 hours on hard mode. Found it suitably challenging for me.

Mind is blown at that ending and make sure you watch the credits.

 

[The Librarian]

I finished this.

On some Calvino tip for real.

Whatever its faults and shortcomings mechanically, that's one of the most impressive narrative feats in a videogame I've ever seen. I guessed bits and pieces of it, but the whole thing... fuck.

Holy shit. The ending has the Shake Approval.

It's going to be a long week to get to this ending.

 

[Canis lupus]

My weapon stats keep on resetting so I don't get those weapon trophies. 19/20 rpg kills but it always resets back to 0. Why is it glitched?

 

[MormaPope]

I beat it a few days ago, and I'm still thinking about the entire game and ending, a game hasn't resonated with me like this for a long time, maybe even ever.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Holy shit. The ending has the Shake Approval.

It's going to be a long week to get to this ending.

My jaw dropped for part of it. Not in the usual "my jaw dropped" sense, but as in my actual mouth actually fell open.

 

[RoKKeR]

Just finished. Wow. Time to do some reading.

 

[jim2point0]

Just finished. Wow. Time to do some reading.

I don't think I would have ever come up with something as good as this really well written analysis. I've no way of knowing Irrational's true intent\message behind this game... but I've read that essay twice, and have decided it's pretty much canon until proven otherwise.

 

[FartOfWar]

Gravity Well then rocket spears. Mm.

There's a tweet attributing Infinite's reception to marketing, what looks like a criticism of Ken's clout over other people in the company, and a jab at his following in the media.

The sourest of grapes. Who's saying this?

 

[The Librarian]

My jaw dropped for part of it. Not in the usual "my jaw dropped" sense, but as in my actual mouth actually fell open.

Haha. Bout to start it up again. Let's see how far I can get...

 

[Grinchy]

Damn, this game is pretty gory. Some of those finishing moves...

 

[stktt]

I'll finally be able to play this tomorrow. Normal is probably the best choice for my first run, correct?

 

[woober]

Anyone want to see me spend 30 minutes on a boss... seriously what happened to the ammo drops? I had to rely purely on abilities. I think I might have to mix it up.

Watch if you've beat the game.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I finished this.

On some Calvino tip for real.

Whatever its faults and shortcomings mechanically, that's one of the most impressive narrative feats in a videogame I've ever seen. I guessed bits and pieces of it, but the whole thing... fuck.

Your Calvino comparison has me grinning ear-to-ear. Join us in the spoiler thread.

 

[Ein Bear]

Still on a BioShock high... Maybe now's the right time to give BS2 a chance. Don't think its reception here was that great, but is it still worth playing through?

I actually enjoyed BS2 more than the first one, it's a great game. Though, to be honest, I didn't really like the original BioShock very much anyway.

 

[heytred]

Just bought the Bioshock and Bioshock 2 combo and started to replay through the original. I'm really seeing a lot of potential parallels with Infinite. It's incredibly interesting.

 

[SixStringPsycho]

Anyone want to see me spend 30 minutes on a boss... seriously what happened to the ammo drops? I had to rely purely on abilities. I think I might have to mix it up.

Watch if you've beat the game.

Did you beat it already? or is this live? If its live after using Bronco use Devils Kiss and burn the bodies so they dont come back to life. Also use abilities that involve fire too.

 

[The Librarian]

Gasped a little when

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that auction for jobs ended and that one man beat up the other to get it.

Yeesh. Taking my time and exploring the surrounding area.

 

[t-ramp]

Last night I got to the point where I enter

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Comstock House

and then immediately have to go (back) to

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Lady Comstock's memorial

. Emporia could use a couple checkpoints. No saves for probably close to 45 minutes of exploring is irritating.

Took me forever to figure out how to board the first

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zeppelin

as well.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Did you beat it already? or is this live? If its live after using Bronco use Devils Kiss and burn the bodies so they dont come back to life. Also use abilities that involve fire too.

 

[Canis lupus]

I arrived at

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Emporia

and I felt the game felt underwhelming since

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Booker and Elizabeth seperated up until now, the whole industrial parts felt a bit tedious. Going in and out of portals, go to Gun smith 3 times in 3 different worlds,

ugh.

 

[Dead]

~14 hours, 70/80 voxophones

Mouth agape for the final 30 minutes. Amazing and jaw dropping finale, once

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Elizabeth opened the tear to Rapture, I literally gasped, I honestly didn't expect that. And everything after that...fuck

. Aside from a few frustrating enemy encounters, then again I did play on hard, the game was stunning in nearly category. Easily one of the top 5 games of the past 10 years.

So excited for the DLC, so many possibilities.

 

[Casanova]

I just

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boarded the first lady

. Am I past the halfway mark? I'm playing on 1999 mode, btw.

 

[DukeBobby]

I arrived at

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Emporia

and I felt the game felt underwhelming since

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Booker and Elizabeth seperated up until now, the whole industrial parts felt a bit tedious. Going in and out of portals, go to Gun smith 3 times in 3 different worlds,

ugh.

You're past the part that most people seem to dislike. I absolutely love the game, and even I thought it dragged a little.

Don't worry, things are only just starting to heat up.

I just

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boarded the first lady

. Am I past the halfway mark?

Nope, I'd say you're about 35-40% into the game.

 

[Grinchy]

I'll finally be able to play this tomorrow. Normal is probably the best choice for my first run, correct?

I'm playing on Medium and it feels a little too easy so far.

 

[The Librarian]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

holy crap holy crap holy crap

 

[DukeBobby]

I'm playing on Medium and it feels a little too easy so far.

It's far too easy. I switched to Hard, and it was perfect.

 

[Square Triangle]

The trophy regarding kills with the sky hook, is it just a matter of pressing triangle to melee?

 

[Dance Inferno]

Finished the game a few hours ago. Damn, the plot in this game is incredible. Gameplay wise though this game is pretty fun. I thought the shooting was more fun than it was in either BioShock 1 or 2, although upgraded Murder of Crows and Repeater + Hand Cannon basically annihilates everything in your path.

Also this game is LONG. I mean damn, the game kept going every time I thought I was close to the end. I love it though, I'm all for games with long single player campaigns.