MagnetoWned
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Oh my god...
Did I really not do this...
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Thanks guys...how in the fuck did I miss this
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Bioshock Infinite |OT| No Gods, Kings, or Irrational Games
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Oh my god...
Did I really not do this...
DGFONFGONFDGNFGONDFGONGFODNOFDONGOGHREOWGWREFR
Thanks guys...how in the fuck did I miss this
StevePharma
Member
Completed it on '99 mode yesterday, and disregarding the LOL worthy finale and overall plot, the game as a whole is a steaming pile of wasted ambition and compromised gameplay philosophies.
EDIT: Also what the fucking fuck is wrong with the checkpoint system?! I got three total in the last 9 hours of playtime, and two of those were virtually back to back. I lost 1 1/2 hours of playtime once due to a power outage and nearly snapped the disc in half
I agree on the wasted ambition and abysmal checkpointing. There's no excuse for bad checkpointing in a game that used to have a 'save anywhere function'. The game also blatantly lies about saving. After the final battle I had a "Autosaving" prompt on my screen. It was late so I turned off the game and returned the next morning, only to learn I had to redo the entire battle again because the game actually didn't save. :/ This also happened earlier in the game in Finkton. Don't really get how they managed to botch something like this.
The wasted ambition was already apparent when you look at the E3 2011 trailer. I mean wow. Don't get me wrong, you get some cool vistas and the art direction is top notch, but the actual action in this game is not on the same level as that vertical slice. At least Ken admitted this already during the development of the game. Also, the relative linearity of Columbia compared to Rapture surprised me, I expected more open areas with branching paths.
As far as the gameplay goes I also felt this was a step down from Bioshock 2, even if Irrational didn't work on that game. People don't get why a COD-comparison is made but you can set a COD-controller layout in the options, have regenerating health and a 2 weapon limit (because why? Juggling weapons in Bioshock was actually fun and the limit here just felt annoying and arbitrary to me, they could've rebalanced the enemy encounters to account for this I think). Only thing missing was grenades
. I didn't really care about the vigors except for Charge and Possession, but the selection was ok. I did miss my alternate ammo choices, that felt like a Bioshock staple but sadly didn't make it in the final game.All in all I enjoyed the game (platinumed it yesterday) but I feel the ambition on this project was so high that the final product couldn't deliver on. Maybe if I didn't watch all that pre-release stuff the game would've made a bigger impact on me.
Been treading lightly in this thread, because I'm progressing so slowly. But I just passed by that, and damn I was pretty blown away.
The art direction in this game- my goodness. There are moments I just find myself really walking about with Elizabeth, just for her to casually remark about things she's observing. That feels pretty amazing.
StevePharma
Member
No idea what you think I spoiled unless you're peeking behind my spoiler tags. The thread's been pretty closely self-policed, so the fact that my post went uncommented for three pages suggests to me that it was totally safe. Apologies if I said something overly suggestive, but I really don't think I did. Made a minor change just in case.
And I've been sticking to this thread because I'm talking about overall impressions of the game rather than nitty gritty details of plot or pet theories.
I just compromised and set the game to Easy. I hate to do so right at the final battle, but I'm in no mood for this game's bullshit and I don't want to do what I usually do and stop entirely.
Thank you for lumping us all under the GAF hivemind, your hostile attitude was very appreciated.
Thank you for lumping us all under the GAF hivemind, your hostile attitude was very appreciated.
Hooray for posts that refer to "GAF" as a singular entity. I really loved BioShock Infinite and I still do, minor flaws aside. I also think it's a testament to the game's strengths that so many people who don't normally care for shooters decided to play it anyway.
Yeah I'm sticking to the spoiler thread from now on too. I'm finding playthrough #2 much more fulfilling than my first run, now that I understand the rules of the world I'm discovering so much stuff that didn't make a whole lot of sense the first time through.
Its more of Im sacrificing viewing the game on a 50 inch screen on 360 to viewing it on a what I think is a 15inch screen on my laptop, and yes my laptop is more powerful than my 360, I just wanted to get the gist on if others think its still better to play tis on the laptop... hence why i brought up the "laptop"...
Come on. People are EXPLAINING issues, not blindly shitting on the game. No need to try to curb actual discussions.
You can't hook up the laptop to your TV and play with a controller?
Incendiary
Banned
I think there is a (very small) subset of people who are trying too hard to find ways to dislike the game since it's getting a metric shit-ton of praise and adulation, as there are always the people who refuse to accept things can be popular and good at the same time, but sweeping GAF generalizations are blehhhhhh.
The checkpoint system IS horrid, no two ways about it. I myself haven't lost any progress due to the checkpoints but enough people are complaining about it that it is definitely a mechanical issue.
I'm a little disappointed that there's only 8 combos for the vigors. I tried using BB with Undertow, to knock them off of Columbia, but it didn't do anything. The more obvious combos doesn't combine at all.
Interesting, haven't tried this, just got a new laptop, and the last one (a 4 year old one) lagged like a mother lol. I've been in and out of gaming the past few years, sorry if I'm "noobish" just been so tied up with school lol
Poimandres
Member
HDMI cable and a 360 controller and your laptop will sing on that 50 inch screen.
If anything having a laptop is better for this because it's easier to transport than a big PC tower.
DO IT!
I'd prefer it if they fixed the checkpoints and just force you back to them each time instead of this silly system they have now. I didn't think it was possible to get worse than Vita-Chambers that trivialize the game. I was wrong; this actually makes the game worse.
Finally finished the game. Story was good, game was flawed. Lemme know when modders patch in all weapons, redesign the death system, and fix the balance issues with Vigor and I'll be all for a 1999 mode playthrough.
just did!!! bought the game on pc for 34 bucks on ebay lol steam code, no complaints here! thanks for your help
MagnetoWned
Member
Just beat the game...what....in...what...
get your ass over to the spoiler thread.
Time to join the spoiler thread.
MagnetoWned
Member
This is really unfair to do to people in this thread. Even if you're not spoiling anything, you're being a massive jerk by even mentioning.
MagnetoWned
Member
This is really unfair to do to people in this thread. Even if you're not spoiling anything, you're being a massive jerk by even mentioning.
Oh come on! Everyone else has had the same reaction! Besides aren't you near the end anyways?
Oh come on! Everyone else has had the same reaction! Besides aren't you near the end anyways?
I actually finished it long before you posted that. I'll probably make my opinion in the ending in the spoiler thread after I... speed read all of that thread. >_>;
I found enemies are pretty obvious in that they'll initiate combat when you're in a pretty generous range (unless they start neutral eg. reacting to your stealing something). It's kind of weird that your gun stays out all the time, even in non-combat sequences...felt odd exploring the ice cream shop with my shotgun out.
Other than that you'll start to recognize which uniforms will probably be out to get you if you approach them.
There are actual legit complaints about the game....the fucking save system is one.
SlasherJPC
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Ok I've beaten the game once, but never figured out how to combine vigors... wtf am I doing wrong... or not knowing?
The Xtortionist
Member
You just use one and then another. They need to be combo-able though, like Crows+Fire
In the history of video games there has never, and will never be a game that get's it 100% perfect.
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Deleted member 30609
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any tips for dealing with turrets in 1999 mode?
quick save and reload is a pretty perfect system, really
quick save and reload is a pretty perfect system, really
Poimandres
Member
just did!!! bought the game on pc for 34 bucks on ebay lol steam code, no complaints here! thanks for your help
The game looks like a million bucks on PC. Really clean IQ.
Hope you enjoy yourself!
The Xtortionist
Member
SlasherJPC
Banned
How do you know which ones are?
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Deleted member 30609
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It kind of sucks that you only do tiny amounts of damage to possessed turrets.
The Xtortionist
Member
From ps3trophies.org
Bucking Bronco + Charge
Bucking Bronco + Devils Kiss
Devils Kiss + Charge
Murder of Crows + Devils Kiss
Murder of Crows + Shock Jockey
Possession + Devils Kiss
Possession + Shock Jockey
Undertow + Shock Jockey
Just experimenting, though they are all pretty logical.
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Deleted member 30609
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well, mixed with an autosave/checkpoint system, in theory. But sure.
I get that quick save/reload is a weird UX grey-area that's kind of out of fashion nowadays, but it's just so nice.
It never occurred to me to try combos, awesome.
Yeah, I prefer it to any other system nowadays alongside checkpoints.
I really hate Infinite's system. It actively and permanently punishes you for dying. It'd be like playing Demon's Souls if you couldn't get your bloodstains back and there was no way to ever reacquire replacement souls.
Making it so that I have to replay an hour and a half because I didn't understand the system when I first played is no where close to 50% perfect.