orthodoxy1095
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That list of cons is offputting, but having never played the originals, I think this is still the easiest way for me to do it. Gonna give it a whirl.
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BioShock: The Collection |OT| Once is not enough.
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Lord of Ostia
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The collection is still worth playing, best part imo is the interview with Ken (director) and Shawn (Animation Lead). They provide tons of insight into the game's development. Just don't watch them before you finish the game, as they contain spoilers. First game has a great new coat of paint too. I only noticed one instance of a missing water texture, but otherwise it looks fantastic.
Alpha_Tango
Neo Member
There is something wrong with the animations. For example, when you swing the wrench, it doesn't move smoothly back to the default position, it just suddenly snaps back to the default position and it's kinda jarring. The same thing happens with the other weapons but they are not as noticeable. I booted up the original version to see if it was the same and maybe I just didn't notice it back then, but the animations were completely smooth. Anyone else notice this issue?
holygeesus
Banned
Are the console versions stereo only too?
Solid Shammy
Banned
Is BioShock 2 stereo mode only too?
johnnydrama
Banned
Can the mouse acceleration be more awful?
I'm weirdly pleased that his intent was that Fitzroy goes off the deepend because she's been oppressed, that being brutalized actually teaches a person to be brutal.
Here's what I'd say. BioShock 1 is about Jews. I'm a Jew. If you think about it, Andrew Ryan, Sander Cohen, Tenenbaum, they're all Jews. Suchong is Korean. During World War II, Korea was brutally occupied by Japan. He's a guy who survived.
They're all survivors of oppression. And they don't come out of it heroes. Oppression turns them into oppressors. And that's the cruelest aspect of oppression. If you look at Andrew Ryan and Daisy Fitzroy, they're not that far apart.
Maybe people wanted me to write about a hero who rose above that. Elizabeth is the character I invented who does sacrifice herself to break the cycle. But I think most people are destroyed by oppression. I could tell a fairy tale about people who are ennobled by it. But in my experience, as a student of history, that's rare.
If you pretend there are a lot of happy endings for those stories, in some ways it elevates the oppression to something it's not.
Pathfinder
Member
Honestly, there's not that many glitches. Nothing that gets in the way of my enjoyment of the game anyway. Played for four hours tonight and enjoyed every second. Steam version.
Besides the water awkwardness, it looks and feels great.
Man, what a bummer. I'll give the remastered version a quick try, but I guess I'll just replay the original versions then after all.
Necromanti
Member
Guess I'll hold off and wait to see if things get fixed.
Celestial Mortal
Member
The saddest thing is that this collection is somehow not available on the Saudi Arabian PSN Store [Region 2] (however, all 3 games are separately available for the PS3 along with DLC).
Today is the release date in EU and Middle East PSN stores follow EU region, but so far no sign of either a pre-order or a release package.
Reached out to 2K and PS, with nothing.
Sad me, is very sad.
Today is the release date in EU and Middle East PSN stores follow EU region, but so far no sign of either a pre-order or a release package.
Reached out to 2K and PS, with nothing.
Sad me, is very sad.
Picked up my steelbook edition from GAME (shudder) this morning. So glad they give you the normal PS4 boxes as well as the steelbook. It always bugs me when they only offer one or the other.
Now to decide on which order to play. In order of preference I think Infinite>>Bioshock1>>Bioshock2 (as I've only played it for 2 hours previously).
Guess I'll just go chronological though and hope I don't burn myself out before I reach the third instalment. It'll also be my first time with Minerva's Dena and Burial At Sea so lots to look forward to.
Now to decide on which order to play. In order of preference I think Infinite>>Bioshock1>>Bioshock2 (as I've only played it for 2 hours previously).
Guess I'll just go chronological though and hope I don't burn myself out before I reach the third instalment. It'll also be my first time with Minerva's Dena and Burial At Sea so lots to look forward to.
what's the steelbook like mate? And yes...that shudder was needed.
CyberPunked
Member
Where are the graphics .ini located?
\AppData\Roaming\BioshockHD\Bioshock\Bioshock.ini
Edited a bunch of settings from the original's tweakguides post last night but haven't tested it out yet. E.g. forcing DX10 as there's no option in-game, which allows you to use High Detail Shadow Maps (in theory).
Edit:
Just saw that there's a DX11 heading too, so I guess I could be forcing that instead? Interesting, gonna try it. Default seems to be DX9.
Also to note is that the AF slider didn't seem to do anything as it was still set to 4x in the config file.
Very basic TBH. Plain cover and just a Bioshock 1 tower on the back. It's just for display purposes really. I'll be keeping the discs in the regular cases.
*not my images
With this image inside (minus the lighthouse and game title)
GillianSeed79
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Playing on PC. Starting with the first one even though Infinite is my favorite. I was never really in love with the first one but have wanted to replay it for awhile. I'm not sure if it's aged well to be honest. The 60 FPS is great but some of the textures are rough. I forgot how much the map makes no fucking sense and the hacking mini game feels like a minesweeper browser game but I'm enjoying it. My biggest issue is the game has crashed like 3 times while I've been playing it. Hoping the story is better than I remember and looking forward to 2 since I've never played it.
CyberPunked
Member
Default appears to be DX11 for me.
I'm enjoying running through the first again, and the visuals hold up just as well as I could ever imagine them to be - the only downer is the audio. It's immersion breaking hearing Splicers as if they're right next to you when they're rooms or floors apart. A shame that even if they do fix it, I'll have already finished it. I hope the issue doesn't continue through to the second and Infinite.
I may still check it out, but damn. Expected much better tbh.
Just received my game copy with steelbook. Having tried the upgraded PC version last night and the PS4 today, i can honestly say the PS4 version looks fantastic. Solid 60fps and very smooth to play. I cant decide which to play now lol..
Prob PC first as can run at 2k or 4k and then 2nd run on PS4. Sweet!
Prob PC first as can run at 2k or 4k and then 2nd run on PS4. Sweet!
So, one step forward and two steps back?
A shame, was hoping for an excuse to revisit Rapture, but this won't do... saw my Steam versions "upgraded", but won''t bother. As a PC gamer, I must admit I find the idea of last-gen remasters which in some aspects look worse than the original rather... absurd.
A shame, was hoping for an excuse to revisit Rapture, but this won't do... saw my Steam versions "upgraded", but won''t bother. As a PC gamer, I must admit I find the idea of last-gen remasters which in some aspects look worse than the original rather... absurd.
purseowner
Member
My retail copy arrived and I'm hyped to get back to these masterpieces but blimey is the presentation horrible when it comes to the app icon on the PS4 - three logos smashed together and the title doesn't even specify Disc 1.
OCD field day.
OCD field day.
Zimmy68
Member
Raises hand.
Luckily, I'm at the area where you get the fire plasmid and haven't seen anything like it since.
show me your skeleton
Member
man, really hope my copy is here today.
show me your skeleton
Member
god damnit, my fave of the three.
The average player may not mind but I feel like it's not as polished as a remaster should be. A good comparison point would be Borderlands Collection pre-patch.
drangleic tourism
Member
I thought this might have been a joke.
But then I clicked through...
...oh.
Damnit this is the one I want to replay, oh well it's got to be better than the PS3 version lol
Booker.DeWitt
Member
has the audio issues fixed already? any issues with ps4 version?
Borderlands Collection post patch is great though. They even have little touches like FOV sliders. I wonder if we can see the same improvement here.
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
Just cleared the Andrew Ryan part.
Think Im done with Part 1.
The Hesphatus part should have been called "Padding". Really killed the pacing for me. And this is one chapter removed from more padding in Arcadia and the Famers Market.
I dunno..I like everything about the high level Rapture story but I dont like all the artifical roadblocks they put in the way. Build a bomb? Dumb. I know its all downhill from here (become a Big Daddy) so I think I am going to move on to the Burial at Sea DLC. I really did not like Infinite but I never played Burial.
Think Im done with Part 1.
The Hesphatus part should have been called "Padding". Really killed the pacing for me. And this is one chapter removed from more padding in Arcadia and the Famers Market.
I dunno..I like everything about the high level Rapture story but I dont like all the artifical roadblocks they put in the way. Build a bomb? Dumb. I know its all downhill from here (become a Big Daddy) so I think I am going to move on to the Burial at Sea DLC. I really did not like Infinite but I never played Burial.
HIGH DEF JEFF
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I dont know of any specific audio issues.
One thing I noticed thats a little annoying is the tapes/recorder audio comes out of my left and right speaker and not the center channel. Because of this its sort of mixed in with the ambient sounds and not very loud.
That was clearly always his intent, but fringe social justice types got bent out of shape at release that he would dare suggest that.
Reddit users posted a fix for a lot of the .ini settings, including mouse look sensitivity, if people haven't messed with them I'd try it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bioshock/comments/530req/pc_fixes_change_mouse_settings_fov_and_advanced/
Seems like a lot of the issues can at least be mitigated, but why this stuff is only in the INI instead of exposed in the settings is stupid and makes it clear this was a console game first with the PCs as free afterthoughts.
I want to know, too.
It's a bummer not being able to take screenshots or record awesome moments in these games.
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
Aren't there other games on the One that have liscened songs that can be recorded?
HIGH DEF JEFF
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Im just taking a guess here...
The only other time I saw something like this was when they muted NBA 2K while streaming. Im talking out my ass with that guess
you can add SSAO on by default for the remaster, you need to turn off dx10 and use nVidia inspector for HBAO+ and it bleeds throught the smoke IRC.
LegendofLex
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That's actually a pretty good guess, and a pretty good reason.