One month from today: BioShock Infinite

I H8 Memes said:
Are there any good deals around for the PC version?
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No direct price cuts to the game itself yet (from what I've seen so far) but there are a lot of pre-order bonuses going around. Steam has their pre-order "game" going on with tiers, GMG will give you $15 credit, and Amazon will give you $30 towards 2k games.
 
Maragidyne said:
I still have an old i3 (3.2GHz), an old 9800gt 1GB card with 4GB ram.
I assume I'd be much, much, much better off buying it for the PS3? I mean that Steam deal with XCOM seems incredibly good, but it won't help me one bit if I can't run it properly.
Seriously though, I've been waiting for this game since the moment that very first trailer was released. Can't believe there are only a few days left.
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Yeah nah, don't go PC. If you want the PC version, you should want the full experience and your system is not possibe of achieving that in the slightest.
 
Nearly finishied System Shock 2, I'm debating replaying Bioshock after I finish.

I'm actually not sure if I preferred SS2 or Bioshock at this point. The background story and atmosphere of SS2 is much better, but the story progression, combat, and level design of Bioshock is much better. I dunno, it's been 4 years since i played bioshock, so maybe i have rose colored specs for that.

SS2 does get me excited for 1999 mode. The tighter resources in SS2 are great for building tension, that's one element Bioshock didn't do as well. Hopefully Infinate, and 1999 mode nails that.
 
electricpirate said:
Nearly finishied System Shock 2, I'm debating replaying Bioshock after I finish.

I'm actually not sure if I preferred SS2 or Bioshock at this point. The background story and atmosphere of SS2 is much better, but the story progression, combat, and level design of Bioshock is much better. I dunno, it's been 4 years since i played bioshock, so maybe i have rose colored specs for that.

SS2 does get me excited for 1776 mode. The tighter resources in SS2 are great for building tension, that's one element Bioshock didn't do as well.
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It's 1999 Mode, named so in reference to the game you're currently playing. ;) I don't think video games were around in 1776. :p
 
Maragidyne said:
Well, not exactly the full experience. I'm just wondering if it could out-perform my PS3 in terms of graphics and such. I mean, I can play Skyrim, DEHR, Sleeping Dogs (with HD patch enabled), Witcher 2 and a lot of other games on high settings and all of these games looked much better on my PC than they do on consoles judging from screenshots. I'm just not sure if this would be the case as well with Bioshock Infinite.
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Oh well in that case sure, but you have to factor in FPS as well.
 
Prophet Comstock..

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electricpirate said:
Nearly finishied System Shock 2, I'm debating replaying Bioshock after I finish.

I'm actually not sure if I preferred SS2 or Bioshock at this point. The background story and atmosphere of SS2 is much better, but the story progression, combat, and level design of Bioshock is much better. I dunno, it's been 4 years since i played bioshock, so maybe i have rose colored specs for that.

SS2 does get me excited for 1999 mode. The tighter resources in SS2 are great for building tension, that's one element Bioshock didn't do as well. Hopefully Infinate, and 1999 mode nails that.
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Over the long weekend we had here in the US in Feb, I went on a marathon of SS2, Bioshock, and then Bioshock 2. I also took a couple days off work so I had a 5 day weekend! Woo!

There are things I think each one does better than the other. The surprising thing is that when I first played Bioshock 2, I wasn't all that thrilled with it but I absolutely loved it this time around. No clue what changed in my perception.

I still want to play it again on the PC when I picked it up during the sale that amazon had going last year.
 
JaseC said:
It's hard to be sure as games with notably protracted development periods are far from the norm. On the positive side of the coin, though, there's Team Fortress 2 releasing to critical acclaim after gestating for nine years.
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Completely agree that there are insufficient data. What data there are though, suggests that plenty of great games have come out of tough development periods.

Metal Gear Rising
Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime
Half Life 2
and the list goes on (there was a thread recently posted by Andrew.).

I think I've already posted this in this very thread... hard to keep track of all the "Infinite is doomed" posting.
 
hey_it's_that_dog said:
Completely agree that there are insufficient data. What data there are though, suggests that plenty of great games have come out of tough development periods.

Metal Gear Rising
Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime
Half Life 2
and the list goes on (there was a thread recently posted by Andrew.).

I think I've already posted this in this very thread... hard to keep track of all the "Infinite is doomed" posting.
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You did and I think we've done a good job with the reassurance. The general vibe of this pre OT thread is pretty positive in my opinion.
 
RiccochetJ said:
The surprising thing is that when I first played Bioshock 2, I wasn't all that thrilled with it but I absolutely loved it this time around. No clue what changed in my perception.
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Love it when that stuff happens.

That article is really good by the way. Not too much spoilerage.
 
From the end of the giantbomb article:
BioShock Infinite's success as a game is readily apparent in those first few hours. The combat is fast-paced and challenging, the new special powers acquired via vigors are varied and useful, even at the very beginning, and the storytelling managed to sink its teeth into my brain pretty much from the get-go. If there was ever an expectation that BioShock Infinite would be something revolutionary, or unlike anything we've seen before, I will stand here and tell you that the game in its near-final state does not reach such lofty heights. But in absence of being something wholly new, Infinite nonetheless reminds you of some of the best gaming experiences of the last several years, not the least of which is the original BioShock. Maybe it won't live up to the loftiest of expectations, but few things ever do. All I know is that after spending a few hours with it, I just want to keep playing more. I want to explore every nook and cranny of Columbia, see every sight, fight every enemy, do everything there is to do. It's been weeks since I played BioShock Infinite, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. I don't know of a higher compliment I can pay a game than that.
 
Andrew. said:
Love it when that stuff happens.

That article is really good by the way. Not too much spoilerage.
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I read the first few paragraphs up until the point where he encouraged me to watch the first 5 minutes of the game because he was going to be referencing it.

Nope, nope, nope, so much nope.
 
GoddyofAus said:
I read the first few paragraphs up until the point where he encouraged me to watch the first 5 minutes of the game because he was going to be referenced it.

Nope, nope, nope, so much nope.
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lol play it safe man.

I will stand here and tell you that the game in its near-final state does not reach such lofty heights. But in absence of being something wholly new, Infinite nonetheless reminds you of some of the best gaming experiences of the last several years, not the least of which is the original BioShock. Maybe it won't live up to the loftiest of expectations, but few things ever do. All I know is that after spending a few hours with it, I just want to keep playing more. I want to explore every nook and cranny of Columbia, see every sight, fight every enemy, do everything there is to do. It's been weeks since I played BioShock Infinite, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. I don't know of a higher compliment I can pay a game than that.

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If you're on total blackout I'd avoid the article, though it does provide many more quotes from Levine about the development process which help put all the difficulties they had into a more positive context.
 
I wonder if the version of BS1 included with Infinite PS3 will also include the DLC.

Anyway as with most games now a days, I have zero hype for this game. Levine seems to have a good record, but games with good records have fallen on their faces this gen...
 
solarus said:
From the end of the giantbomb article:
BioShock Infinite's success as a game is readily apparent in those first few hours. The combat is fast-paced and challenging, the new special powers acquired via vigors are varied and useful, even at the very beginning, and the storytelling managed to sink its teeth into my brain pretty much from the get-go. If there was ever an expectation that BioShock Infinite would be something revolutionary, or unlike anything we've seen before, I will stand here and tell you that the game in its near-final state does not reach such lofty heights. But in absence of being something wholly new, Infinite nonetheless reminds you of some of the best gaming experiences of the last several years, not the least of which is the original BioShock. Maybe it won't live up to the loftiest of expectations, but few things ever do. All I know is that after spending a few hours with it, I just want to keep playing more. I want to explore every nook and cranny of Columbia, see every sight, fight every enemy, do everything there is to do. It's been weeks since I played BioShock Infinite, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. I don't know of a higher compliment I can pay a game than that.
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Oh damn.

Just pre ordered today on Steam.

Can't wait but I'll have XCOM to tide me over in the mean time.
 
solarus said:
From the end of the giantbomb article:
BioShock Infinite's success as a game is readily apparent in those first few hours. The combat is fast-paced and challenging, the new special powers acquired via vigors are varied and useful, even at the very beginning, and the storytelling managed to sink its teeth into my brain pretty much from the get-go. If there was ever an expectation that BioShock Infinite would be something revolutionary, or unlike anything we've seen before, I will stand here and tell you that the game in its near-final state does not reach such lofty heights. But in absence of being something wholly new, Infinite nonetheless reminds you of some of the best gaming experiences of the last several years, not the least of which is the original BioShock. Maybe it won't live up to the loftiest of expectations, but few things ever do. All I know is that after spending a few hours with it, I just want to keep playing more. I want to explore every nook and cranny of Columbia, see every sight, fight every enemy, do everything there is to do. It's been weeks since I played BioShock Infinite, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. I don't know of a higher compliment I can pay a game than that.
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solarus said:
BioShock Infinite's success as a game is readily apparent in those first few hours. The combat is fast-paced and challenging, the new special powers acquired via vigors are varied and useful, even at the very beginning, and the storytelling managed to sink its teeth into my brain pretty much from the get-go. If there was ever an expectation that BioShock Infinite would be something revolutionary, or unlike anything we've seen before, I will stand here and tell you that the game in its near-final state does not reach such lofty heights. But in absence of being something wholly new, Infinite nonetheless reminds you of some of the best gaming experiences of the last several years, not the least of which is the original BioShock. Maybe it won't live up to the loftiest of expectations, but few things ever do. All I know is that after spending a few hours with it, I just want to keep playing more. I want to explore every nook and cranny of Columbia, see every sight, fight every enemy, do everything there is to do. It's been weeks since I played BioShock Infinite, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. I don't know of a higher compliment I can pay a game than that.
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It has been a long time since a game has done this for me. A very long time. I really cannot wait now.
 
If there was ever an expectation that BioShock Infinite would be something revolutionary, or unlike anything we've seen before, I will stand here and tell you that the game in its near-final state does not reach such lofty heights.
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It sounds great but keeping expectations in check is always nice. Nobody should ever outright expect the above from a videogame. If it happens, great, but if it doesn't it's no reason to let that tarnish the actual product-- it's kind of not fair to the game. The wait has been very long and it's had a lengthy development time, but this doesn't mean that people should expect it to be the second coming of Christ, but rather the third.
 
If anybody wants Infinite + Tomb Raider for Steam at a fairly decent deal, the going rate for the Steam code access for the pair on eBay is $60. This is unbundled from AMD video cards. This will save you $45 over the current prices, which is worth more than the preorder bonuses IMO.
 
Beer Monkey said:
If anybody wants Infinite + Tomb Raider for Steam at a fairly decent deal, the going rate for the Steam code access for the pair on eBay is $60. This is unbundled from AMD video cards. This will save you $45 over the current prices, which is worth more than the preorder bonuses IMO.
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There are also some users in the Buy, Sell, Trade thread that have these codes. Much better than dealing with eBay.
 
Maragidyne said:
Well, not exactly the full experience. I'm just wondering if it could out-perform my PS3 in terms of graphics and such. I mean, I can play Skyrim, DEHR, Sleeping Dogs (with HD patch enabled), Witcher 2 and a lot of other games on high settings and all of these games looked much better on my PC than they do on consoles judging from screenshots. I'm just not sure if this would be the case as well with Bioshock Infinite.
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You'll probably have no trouble running it much better on PC then. The looks good but I'm not seeing anything that will he more taxing than The Witcher 2 or Sleeping Dogs.
 
Beer Monkey said:
If anybody wants Infinite + Tomb Raider for Steam at a fairly decent deal, the going rate for the Steam code access for the pair on eBay is $60. This is unbundled from AMD video cards. This will save you $45 over the current prices, which is worth more than the preorder bonuses IMO.
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I just got one for 45 bucks
 
AHA-Lambda said:
I'm wanting to get this on PC and would be running it on my iMac via Bootcamp. How do these specs hold up?
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i tried a site yesterday and it said I can run it at high settings.. but I'll be running the game only at 1280x720 though
i5 quad 2.7
8gb ram
R5870 1024mb
still a little worried though my computer fucking refuses to upgrade to service pack 1..(its in the recommended computer specs as needed) tried over two dozen times.. tried again last night and it took 2 hours to revert settings back.. so I'm on old drivers.. 9.8 something so I'm unsure if it will work on my pc.. :( I dun have a win7 disc it didn't come with the computer... plus I've never reformatted or reinstalled windows so I'm bound to fuck something up..really need a demo...
 
Too bad about BioShock not actually being one of the best games, as he puts it. Basically makes me skeptical about the whole thing.
 
Toa TAK said:
Holy shit. The animation of Elizabeth is great. Talking about the dancing part specifically.
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Ever since they first revealed her, I've always thought her kinda old school Disney-esque facial expressions and animations were... distracting. They strike me as overwrought or something. I'm sure I'll get used to it when I play the game.
 
Muffdraul said:
Ever since they first revealed her, I've always thought her kinda old school Disney-esque facial expressions and animations were... distracting. They strike me as overwrought or something. I'm sure I'll get used to it when I play the game.
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I'm used to her already =)
 
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