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[GraveRobberX]

Did Blops 2 do it on consoles? I know Medal of Honor: Warfighter did day 1.

Yeah

I was fucking around with options in BLOPS II

Saw it, said it would Install Textures Pack, I said fuck it why not

Just found some info on it: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/25/black-ops-2-features-optional-texture-pack-installation-on-ps3/

Saves your BR Drive apparently

Good news for me, I game too much as is, burned through 5 PS3's lol

 

[antitrop]

Yes, but only because the textures looked absolutely horrendous without it.

See here

Same deal with MoH: Warfighter. The "HD Texture Pack" merely just brought the quality of visuals up to standards.

Frostbyte 2.0 clearly was not designed for this console generation, it's ahead of its time.

 

[CornBurrito]

I also personally wanted to see more instances of using fire to melt ice or telekinesis to get past obstacles.

I actually dislike that, because it forces you to backtrack to the nearest gene bank. Unless you just keep the utility on your person at all times which is too constricting.

Ya, I always thought that part at the beginning where you get to electrocute the splicer standing in the water was extremely gimmicky.

It gave you the impression that the combat was going to be very deep, with lots of neat environmental choices like that. That really wasn't the case.

Yeah. There was like... one part of the game with some oil for fire hijinks. And a few pools of water.

 

[Andrew.]

Ya, I always thought that part at the beginning where you get to electrocute the splicer standing in the water was extremely gimmicky.

It gave you the impression that the combat was going to be very deep, with lots of neat environmental choices like that. That really wasn't the case.

The deepest that combat got for me was the end battle. I actually ended up using a combo of Security Bulleye, Incinerate, Heat seeking rockets and the chemical thrower.

This was on Survivalist with zero Vitas though.

 

[RiccochetJ]

This is pretty vital to it playing well for me. The one two punch in bioshock 1 was absurdly good. I also personally wanted to see more instances of using fire to melt ice or telekinesis to get past obstacles.

I remember having to utilize a lot of the different plasmid combinations when I went for the brass balls achievement in 1.

You didn't really want to get too close to Big Daddies with a wrench, that's for sure!

 

[Papercuts]

I actually dislike that, because it forces you to backtrack to the nearest gene bank. Unless you just keep the utility on your person at all times which is too constricting.



Yeah. There was like... one part of the game with some oil for fire hijinks. And a few pools of water.

Oh yeah, it ultimately wouldn't have worked due to how they had the plasmids set up. I actually remember pre-empting that potential scenario by always having incinerate in a slot after the ice room you have to melt...even though I never used it.

 

[CornBurrito]

You didn't really want to get too close to Big Daddies with a wrench, that's for sure!

That's when you pull out the grenade launcher.

 

[Andrew.]

That's when you pull out the grenade launcher.

Crossbow man. Crossbow, fully upgraded with the incendiary bolts.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Crossbow man. Crossbow, fully upgraded with the incendiary bolts.

Fuck That,

Lead them to a watered area, Shock their fucking asses

Blast that Shotty!

 

[Orcastar]

Ken Levine has a story to share with you.

 

[antitrop]

Ken Levine has a story to share with you.

I'm glad this exists just to rile up /v/.

 

[GrizzNKev]

Ken Levine has a story to share with you.

fuck me

if this shit continues I'm going to start cutting myself

 

[cereal_killerxx]

So IGN's review is at midnight tonight, correct?

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Ken Levine has a story to share with you.

So this is why the game was delayed?

 

[Burgess_101]

My credit is piling up at GMG £10 so far just another £13 to go!

 

[Ridley327]

We didn't get our copies of the game in today, but we did get the strategy guide, so be wary of spoilers on the rest of the internet.

That being said, Bioshock Infinite does something that more games really should do, in that it rewards you with in-game stuff for getting certain achievements/trophies, which looked like they were all Vigors.

 

[Andrew.]

We didn't get our copies of the game in today, but we did get the strategy guide, so be wary of spoilers on the rest of the internet.

That being said, Bioshock Infinite does something that more games really should do, in that it rewards you with

Spoiler

in-game stuff for getting certain achievements/trophies, which looked like they were all Vigors.

Youre in the danger zone here, Kenny Loggins. Fixed that for you.

 

[papercamm]

I don't want to stay up to see IGN's review at midnight... But I will.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Ken Levine has a story to share with you.

If this man seriously reads all the fanfiction he gets sent, no wonder his projects take 5 years

 

[Ridley327]

Youre in the danger zone here, Kenny Loggins. Fixed that for you.

Great, a whole thread of Scullis. And I thought one was bad enough!

 

[Amir0x]

oh boy oh boy my new graphics card makes games run so buttery smooth again my old card was starting to fall behind the times!

Bioshock Infinite: Here I come, bitch!

 

[GraveRobberX]

Great, a whole thread of Scullis. And I thought one was bad enough!

Hey, hey, don't defame us like that

 

[DSmalls84]

Didn't realize so many console games had texture packs. Do they really make much of a difference? I wouldn't think it would be much of an upgrade since they don't have as much vram to work with. Or is it more of a case of not being able to fit them all on disc? I thought bf3 was because of disc space limits.

 

[Toparaman]

I can tell from the recent videos is that combat is definitely way, way, waaaay more robust than Bioshock 1.

The way you describe the progression through the first Bioshock sounds pretty typical of most adventure games to me.

I guess I wasn't descriptive enough. What I meant is that the game constantly "fakes" you out. You think you're about to progress the narrative, but then there's a detour, and when it happens several times in a row, that's frustrating.

 

[antitrop]

oh boy oh boy my new graphics card makes games run so buttery smooth again my old card was starting to fall behind the times!

Bioshock Infinite: Here I come, bitch!

Even though you think your body is ready for high-end PC graphics, it isn't.

 

[ArisenDragon]

Hey guys saw a Infinite sign on a bus tweeted it to one letter I'll show you guys later on my phone now.

 

[Con_Smith]

Paid off my pre order and checked to see if the gamestop would do a midnight launch. Kinda bummed they are't since I took two days off to get started on the game. Picked up witcher 2 to tie me over until release though so the visit wasn't a total wash I guess.

 

[iavi]

Please tell me there are no confirmed spoilers out there. Reading through the comments section of an RPS entry on the fucking Sonic Generations mod, someone decided to post some completely unrelated mess on Infinte.

 

[antitrop]

Paid off my pre order and checked to see if the gamestop would do a midnight launch. Kinda bummed they are't since I took two days off to get started on the game. Picked up witcher 2 to tie me over until release though so the visit wasn't a total wash I guess.

A 30-hour+ RPG may have been a bit much to hold you over for a few days, but at least you picked one the best.

 

[Toparaman]

Wouldn't it be funny if IGN decided to give Infinite less than a 9.0, just to "prove" to their critics that they aren't a bunch of shills?

Anyway, my personal score prediction is a 9.5.

And I predict the actual review will be something along these lines:

"Infinite has taken the lofty expectations and blown them out of the water."
"Elizabeth will make you laugh and cry. For the first time, I was truly connecting to an AI companion."
"Infinite is a landmark achievement, a towering masterpiece."
"As the ending credits rolled, I was sweating and shaking. The game was over, but the controller was glued to my hands."

Oh, dissecting this review is gonna be so much fun. I can't wait.

 

[Muffdraul]

I guess I wasn't descriptive enough. What I meant is that the game constantly "fakes" you out. You think you're about to progress the narrative, but then there's a detour, and when it happens several times in a row, that's frustrating.

Yeah, I think I'm kind of immune to that to be honest. e.g. I remember a lot of people bitching about how in Dead Space 1, you're constantly being ordered to go here, do this, do that... It didn't bother me at all. Every adventure game boils down to a series of tasks and goals you have to complete to get to the end, whether it's Zelda or Resident Evil or whatever. It's always about earning a new item or ability that allows you to go a little further towards the ultimate goal, and then hitting a roadblock of some kind that forces you to go do whatever you have to do to earn the item or ability to get past it. Rinse and repeat.

 

[WatTsu]

Please tell me there are no confirmed spoilers out there. Reading through the comments section of an RPS entry on the fucking Sonic Generations mod, someone decided to post some completely unrelated mess on Infinte.

Same here, except it happened in Kotaku's comics post, which I like to read because I like comics.

I am going to be quite put out if that's the case.

Edit: And before anyone says "don't read the comments" - I know. It was a lapse of judgment and a mistaken belief that people wouldn't do that.

 

[Andrew.]

oh boy oh boy my new graphics card makes games run so buttery smooth again my old card was starting to fall behind the times!

Bioshock Infinite: Here I come, bitch!

Nothing can prepare you. Nothing.

Time to see what this Industrial Rev puzzle game is all about..

 

[iavi]

Same here, except it happened in Kotaku's comics post, which I like to read because I like comics.

I am going to be quite put out if that's the case.

Edit: And before anyone says "don't read the comments" - I know. It was a lapse of judgment and a mistaken belief that people wouldn't do that.

I've never seen an attempt at spoiling in a completely unrelated post before. Fake or not, it's internet assery at its finest.

 

[antitrop]

I've never seen an attempt at spoiling in a completely unrelated post before. Fake or not, it's internet assery at its finest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x_WUb68RQo

Not just the internet, man. (Link is safe, completely unrelated to Bioshock)

 

[razgriz417]

Please tell me there are no confirmed spoilers out there. Reading through the comments section of an RPS entry on the fucking Sonic Generations mod, someone decided to post some completely unrelated mess on Infinte.

I think there are real spoilers out there since a ps3 copy was leaked :/ That and didn't someone say in this thread that the game guides are now in stores?

 

[WatTsu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x_WUb68RQo

Not just the internet, man. (Link is safe, completely unrelated to Bioshock)

Yeah, I'll never understand the mindset of people who do stuff like that.

 

[DukeBobby]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x_WUb68RQo

Not just the internet, man. (Link is safe, completely unrelated to Bioshock)

What an asshole.

Spoiler

I still laughed, though.

 

[iavi]

I think there are real spoilers out there since a ps3 copy was leaked :/ That and didn't someone say in this thread that the game guides are now in stores?

Fuck. And I've been on media-blackout this whole time.

 

[Grok4Spock]

Went to Gamestop to pickup my PS3 super slim and payoff my Bioshock Infinite preorder. I let the girl behind the counter talk me into buying the season pass to get the free strategy guide. I just hope the DLC is not some horse armor bullshit..

 

[WatTsu]

Fuck. And I've been on media-blackout this whole time.

My hope is that anyone who actually gets their hands on it early was excited to play it and isn't so evil as to want to ruin it for others.

That is my hope.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Has the Premium Edition shipped to anyone?

Went to Gamestop to pickup my PS3 super slim and payoff my Bioshock Infinite preorder. I let the girl behind the counter talk me into buying the season pass to get the free strategy guide. I just hope the DLC is not some horse armor bullshit..

It's actually going to be story DLC! But that it's independent from the game. So no worries.

I actually prefer this to MP. Take Two has a strict policy of games either have DLC, MP or both. I actually take DLC first that MP.

 

[Toparaman]

Yeah, I'll never understand the mindset of people who do stuff like that.

To be fair, if your enjoyment of something completely boils down to plot twists, it's probably not that good in the first place, and not worth your time. Then again, plot twists are fun because of the surprise factor. I'm just saying I don't think people should be super-pissed when something gets spoiled for them.

 

[Grok4Spock]

Has the Premium Edition shipped to anyone?



It's actually going to be story DLC! But that it's independent from the game. So no worries.

I actually prefer this to MP. Take Two has a strict policy of games either have DLC, MP or both. I actually take DLC first that MP.

Yeah, I'm glad Irrational didn't sacrifice an amazing single player experience to shoehorn in a multiplayer mode..

 

[WatTsu]

To be fair, if your enjoyment of something completely boils down to plot twists, it's probably not that good in the first place, and not worth your time. Then again, plot twists are fun because of the surprise factor. I'm just saying I don't think people should be super-pissed when something gets spoiled for them.

I agree with you to a point. Yes, plot twists alone don't make something good. But I think if you are paying to read a book, watch a movie, or play a game, you have a reasonable expectation to enjoy it on its own terms and without prior knowledge of the events in the story, at least before it is officially released. Particularly in a game like this.

I mean, you want to spoil some endings in Soul Calibur or something? Probably not that big a deal. But when the game is built around the story and the narrative, ruining any element of that for anyone who might be interested is pretty low.

 

[Muffdraul]

To be fair, if your enjoyment of something completely boils down to plot twists, it's probably not that good in the first place, and not worth your time. Then again, plot twists are fun because of the surprise factor. I'm just saying I don't think people should be super-pissed when something gets spoiled for them.

I don't really get too upset about being maliciously spoiled anymore. Enjoying the exposition of a plot twist is actually one of the most transitory moments in the world, it literally lasts just a few seconds. I've had plenty of plot twists spoiled for me in my day, but looking back after the fact, once the entire story has been taken in and experienced and incorporated into my mind, the fact that a plot twist had been spoiled prematurely becomes a footnote... almost completely forgettable.

 

[FACE]

Someone did that on NeoGAF a few days before the book came out. They posted an actual scan from a leaked copy with that bit highlighted, so that your eyes immediately saw it and there could be no question of it being a fake spoiler.

Man, that made me so mad. I'd gone to a lot of effort to avoid any spoilers. :/

I spoiled HP6 to my older brother, but he's a twat so I don't feel bad about it.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Someone did that on NeoGAF a few days before the book came out. They posted an actual scan from a leaked copy with that bit highlighted, so that your eyes immediately saw it and there could be no question of it being a fake spoiler.

Man, that made me so mad. I'd gone to a lot of effort to avoid any spoilers. :/

 

[ArisenDragon]

 

[El_Chino]

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