3 more levels. Bio2 gets amazing after Dionysus Park. The next level is probably the best in the series.
Fun Fact: Dishonored developer Arkane helped out on the last two levels, and you can see the Bio2 influence going strong in Dishonored proper.
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3 more levels. Bio2 gets amazing after Dionysus Park. The next level is probably the best in the series.
Fun Fact: Dishonored developer Arkane helped out on the last two levels, and you can see the Bio2 influence going strong in Dishonored proper.
Big Green Anus
Member
Can you adopt a little sister without finding two bodies for Adam? I just want to rescue one and just send them into their vent.
Big Green Anus
Member
Wow, thanks! It worked well!
I'd recommend scouring as much adam as you can in Dio Park because the next level unleashes a lot of fun lvl 3 plasmids that you'll probably want to play around with.
Ultimately though, I think you've struck upon Bio2's biggest problem: it's just too long. I think that's why Minerva's Den is such a fantastic little game, because it shoehorns the entire package of Bio2's excellent base gameplay into a 4-6 hour journey.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Damn, I forgot how creepy Fort Frolic is.
Thewonandonly
Junior Member
God damn I'm fucking ass at bioshock 1. I'm playing on hard but I die about 10 times on each big daddy fight but I'm still early one only making it to the second level. But I've fought 3 big daddies and each time got my ass whooped.
I'm preety good at shooters to...
I'm preety good at shooters to...
Grimm Fandango
Member
It's not really you, the game makes it hard to take them early on without better firepower/plasmids on that difficulty. You can always come back later also.
Thewonandonly
Junior Member
Ok cool I don't remember them being this hard but the last time I played the game was when I was 10 and it just came out so in not sure haha.
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
Pauper's Drop remains my favorite level of the series.
Steve gaynor, director of gone home and Minerva's den, was actually the design lead on pauper's drop. As someone else who loves gaynor's work, I can't wait to see what his next project is.
Barrow Roll
Member
Huh. Learned something new today. Thanks!
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
Have they said anything about fixing the PC version? It just keeps crashing amongst other issues, I was really looking forward to playing this series for the first time but it's literally unplayable right now for me.
EDIT:
Posted 1 hour ago on the Steam forums:
EDIT:
Posted 1 hour ago on the Steam forums:
A fix is coming "soon".
http://steamcommunity.com/games/409710/announcements/detail/954024807103855871
Big Green Anus
Member
I just beat BioShock 2 and I prefer it over the original. I did got a little too much action near the end though.
How long is Minvera's Den? I'm about to start it.
How long is Minvera's Den? I'm about to start it.
It's pretty short. 6 hour romp if you take your time.
The perfect Dark
Banned
That's actually pretty long for a DLC. Just saying, lol .
Adam_Vania
Banned
yes this is me as well. im thankful that damage carries over cos i will die to a Big Daddy and then get reborn (usually just feet away) and continue the fight, over and over. kinda takes the challenge out of it but these damn things can kill you in just a couple shots and they are bullet sponges. it's in these fights that the combat of Bioshock kinda feels pointless at times.
tornjaw
Member
A pretty lame way to kill Big Daddys that I used on the PS3 version:
Result: Dead Daddy.
After clearing the area out completely with the exception of the Big Daddy. Using the proximity mine launcher, find a corpse and shoot it with all of the mines that you have. Use telekinesis to pick up the corpse and launch it at the Big Daddy.
Result: Dead Daddy.
Zombegoast
Member
Fata1moose
Banned
That happened to me too, didn't see it in any other areas. Also using Nvidia GPU (980 ti).
Did you find the Power to the People stations?
JRW
Member
https://youtu.be/NakbSQZ2pwg?t=5m7s a bit of a mixed bag here with the remaster. vs original presentation, for example at 5:07 the standing water & lighting all look pretty awful in the remaster.
Big Green Anus
Member
In BioShock Infinite on PS4, the "Play Add-Ons" is grayed out and can't access the dlc. Do I need to beat Infinite in order to play it? I would prefer not since I played Infinite already on PS3 and want to try the Burial at Sea DLC for the first time.
You shouldn't. On the One the option to play the DLC is ready from the get-go.
Made it to the Medical Pavilion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLnhwVsYSH1o1hmqp5AATtT82cXNGJ7dIj&v=BNT1sTMZsDk
With the Director's Commentary reels, are they accessible at any time, or do you have to go to the title screen for them?
I'm finding the audio mixing for the splicers to be really out of whack, they're so much louder than they should be. It's a shame too because the audio design in Bioshock is really good, especially the voice acting - Ryan's delivery of 'Here's the news - Andrew Ryan isn't a giddy socialite to be slapped around by government muscle' is top-notch.
With the Director's Commentary reels, are they accessible at any time, or do you have to go to the title screen for them?
I'm finding the audio mixing for the splicers to be really out of whack, they're so much louder than they should be. It's a shame too because the audio design in Bioshock is really good, especially the voice acting - Ryan's delivery of 'Here's the news - Andrew Ryan isn't a giddy socialite to be slapped around by government muscle' is top-notch.
Why didn't I remember Bioshock 2 being so damn good.
I mean I've played through it once prior, a few years back. I remember liking it, not much more -- perhaps I rushed through it and never truly appreciated it.
Coming straight off the first Bioshock I'm just super impressed with the quality of life improvements. The hacking system (that I recently acquainted myself with in Mankind Divided) is dramatically improved, and I like the pipe game, but repetition set in late in the first game. This seems like a better system, and keeps you in the action. Other gameplay things, like quick easy reloads between weapons and ammo types is such a godsend after having to fully reload Bioshock 1 weapons just to check the ammo.
Interesting to see them bringing in abandoned Bioshock 1 concepts, too. Seeing the basic models in the museum fleshed out in 2 is satisfying.
I mean I've played through it once prior, a few years back. I remember liking it, not much more -- perhaps I rushed through it and never truly appreciated it.
Coming straight off the first Bioshock I'm just super impressed with the quality of life improvements. The hacking system (that I recently acquainted myself with in Mankind Divided) is dramatically improved, and I like the pipe game, but repetition set in late in the first game. This seems like a better system, and keeps you in the action. Other gameplay things, like quick easy reloads between weapons and ammo types is such a godsend after having to fully reload Bioshock 1 weapons just to check the ammo.
Interesting to see them bringing in abandoned Bioshock 1 concepts, too. Seeing the basic models in the museum fleshed out in 2 is satisfying.
That doesn't sound lame. That sounds awesome !
paragonpro
Banned
When your reminded that the most tedious enemies in bioshock arent big daddies or splicers, but security cameras
Brian_FETO
Banned
You probably figured this out by now but the game still has to install once you boot it up...
I don't really understand why but yea. You can't play the campaign either, it takes like 10/15 minutes. Not sure if it still installs if you close the application, I just let it sit
william_557
Member
is this your first playthrough? im subbed anyway good video
Not mine, but Pimmsy's - it's been a long time since I played Bioshock so it's fun re-exploring everything, but I never played Minerva's Den or Burial at Sea, so if we get around to them they'll be brand new to me.
Cheers!
muzzymate
Member
I'm currently going thru my first play thru of Minerva's Den. Glad to hear it gets better. Story seems pretty predictable and standard fare so far, so I'm glad there is a good pay off at some point.
Oh don't you worry about that.
Story pays off.
Speaking of which, I'm gonna boot it up right now finally.
Adam_Vania
Banned
played through the trees subplot in 1 last night. it was really cool, and i loved the art design of that whole area, it felt like an indoor jungle, reminded me a little of "Silent Runnings".
damn the atmosphere in this game is thick. the whole claustrophobic underwater art deco city of killer mutant nye 1909 party guests (The Shining, anyone?) is just so, so nice. everything looks beautiful and unique. the hacking minigames look and sound like hyper real steampunk penny arcades. i am playing the remaster and finding the smokiness and lighting to be very effective, tho i have seen the comparison videos, i still think it looks excellent.
some of the gameplay design tho. dying and instantly respawning just feet away with nothing really lost (and enemy damage intact) kind of kills the challenge. then again i see u can disable that from the menu, and i chose not to! that's fine, i love taking in the world more than the gameplay.
speaking of i am in Hephaestus and on my way to the goal i kept finding all this loot i couldn't pick up. at the goal they told me to do a fetch quest. i soon found out that i have to pick up all that stuff i couldn't pick up earlier, cos the quest hadn't triggered. lame but nbd!
damn the atmosphere in this game is thick. the whole claustrophobic underwater art deco city of killer mutant nye 1909 party guests (The Shining, anyone?) is just so, so nice. everything looks beautiful and unique. the hacking minigames look and sound like hyper real steampunk penny arcades. i am playing the remaster and finding the smokiness and lighting to be very effective, tho i have seen the comparison videos, i still think it looks excellent.
some of the gameplay design tho. dying and instantly respawning just feet away with nothing really lost (and enemy damage intact) kind of kills the challenge. then again i see u can disable that from the menu, and i chose not to! that's fine, i love taking in the world more than the gameplay.
speaking of i am in Hephaestus and on my way to the goal i kept finding all this loot i couldn't pick up. at the goal they told me to do a fetch quest. i soon found out that i have to pick up all that stuff i couldn't pick up earlier, cos the quest hadn't triggered. lame but nbd!
Story wise it does - but looking at the bigger picture, I thoroughly enjoyed the level design and the way they twisted established mechanics to bring about a fresh and self contained experience. I was expecting to be a little burnt out having come straight off completing Bioshock 2, but I finished it within the same day with no hesitations.
ScaryShark
Banned
Getting a ton of freezes on PS4 now.
Just started the remastered version of BioShock 1 on PC. Awful mouse control. X and Y axis have different sensitivity. Weapon selection with shift key is also bugged. To select a plasmid from there it's enough to hover over it and hit shift again. To select a weapon, though, you have to click.
I think I'll wait for the first patch adressing those issues. I was really excited to play this gem again and it's frustrating that those small and fixable issues taking a lot of fun out of it (since controls are a vital subject in shooters).
I think I'll wait for the first patch adressing those issues. I was really excited to play this gem again and it's frustrating that those small and fixable issues taking a lot of fun out of it (since controls are a vital subject in shooters).
syphilosaurus
Member
Happening to me to at the same area
Using a Nvidia GPU btw
Whew. This happens in the same spot for me as well. Since I just got a 1070 I was worried this was a card issue.
Other than this though I haven't had any problems with the remaster, and it's really fun being back in Rapture after so long.
LegendofLex
Member
Me, too.
Was in the middle of harvesting ADAM in the labs in 2 and I crashed and was kicked back to the very beginning of that area.
Like, 2 hours of progress lost, after already dealing with multiple crashes in the other areas.
Getting kind of annoying.
I was playing the game within 2 minutes of the initial boot, despite only 9% or so of the install being complete.
That 9% probably didn't include any DLC though.
No.