One month from today: BioShock Infinite
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It's a matter of preference. The game's been optimized for both configurations.
The Skyhook is the new wrench.
The finishers you can do with that thing give Killzone a run for it's money. No horseshit.
i will not follow up on this statement by watching videos!
I just hope the finishers are natural and not obtrusive, last thing I need is another QTE game
Remachinate
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Derrick has a tendency to be just as glib as the fanboys though. I've seen him call enough widely praised games "bad" just because they fell short of his expectations, Bioshock being a prime example. It's fine to place more important on some aspects of games than others (like mechanics), but just because a game doesn't deliver on the legacy of the series doesn't completely negate its strengths. I think people would be more willing to engage him if he wasn't as extreme as the enthusiasts.
i will not follow up on this statement by watching videos!
I just hope the finishers are natural and not obtrusive, last thing I need is another QTE game
No QTEs from what Ive seen in combat. I dont think they would do that to us. Irrational really seems like a developer that listens to its fans and really, the fans like us in a forum like this provide the best most critical opinions out there and they fucking listen. As evidenced by that whole aiming scenario with UC3. I mean, if we didnt stir up a hornets nest, that shit would never have been altered. That was all GAF really. We're considered a minority but I believe we have a much stronger voice than many in the industry want to admit.
Ray... is that you??He explains himself pretty well if you read the article
CambriaRising
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I should probably play Bioshock 2. I bought it at launch never got it running due to issues with the gflw patching system.
I wonder if any of that is improved.
You know damn well it is
I wonder if any of that is improved.
You know damn well it is
Nah, that would mean the mechanics would be janky as fuck, like in every Obsidian game.
Andrew, you seem to have as good of an idea of how this game will play and such as anybody here. Have you seen any interviews or footage that go into detail about the progression and level design? I'm just wondering how similar it is to the other BioShock games so I can get something of a feel for it before I play it.
I'll concede this.
I find it baffling when someone dismisses something because it doesn't live up to the immense hype they've built up for the title. How can one analyze and measure someone's preconceived notions?
I'd liken Derrick01 to Devin Faraci in that their vitriol is from a place of passion, not malice. You don't concur with everything they say, but you can respect their intentions.
Do what I call the solar punt: Hit fools with Bucking Bronco then quick-swap to the Charge vigor and send them to the moon.
Snacks the sober sea lion
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Now I remember, it was just the leadhead splicers that are nigh-invincible. Stupid of me.
I've also been pretty dark on this game. I didn't even know they were called Vigors.
I've also been pretty dark on this game. I didn't even know they were called Vigors.
ArisenDragon
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That sounds cool got to try that.
I can already sense Im gonna abuse the shit out of Bucking Bronco because it's just so damn cool looking and useful on groups.
GFWL remains shit.
Alec Meer over at RPS actually recently wrote an article on trying to get Minerva's Den to work with the Steam version of Bioshock 2:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/05/a-brief-moment-of-perverse-gratitude-to-gfwl/#more-144350
He ran into a bit of trouble. When I tried it out way back when my experience wasn't quite that bad, but rest assured that GFWL is a tragic thing.
Still well-worth going through it to play Minerva's Den.
ProTip: Hit a Patriot with Shock Jockey then follow up with Possession and he'll become a lightning rod (chain lightning) with a gatling gun.
bodyofanamerican
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Hey Shawn, is there gonna be a mandatory install for the PS3 version?
Poimandres
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Well, my hype has officially crossed the line into dangerous territory. Last night I had a dream that I ran into Ken Levine and had a big old chat with him about Bioshock Infinite.
The only downside was when I asked him about 1999 mode he was cagey and admitted he didn't actually have much to do with the difficulty balancing.
I never thought I'd be one of "those" people, literally dreaming about game designers. This is a new low for me...
The only downside was when I asked him about 1999 mode he was cagey and admitted he didn't actually have much to do with the difficulty balancing.
I never thought I'd be one of "those" people, literally dreaming about game designers. This is a new low for me...
Define progression in a game like this. Do you mean with skills or characters or what?
There are plenty of interviews out there which show levels but nothing that I have seen that give you a sense of progression (and thats probably for the better for spoiler purposes). From what I've witnessed, the world is obviously more open compared to its predecessors because you arent stuck in tubes and rooms in under the ocean. It's not like there were underwater Skyhooks in Bio1/2. The sense of freedom of movement in this game is much greater.
Okay, you pretty much told me what I wanted to know. Thanks.
Wonder how this game will hand the more open environments. Open doesn't always mean better, but it could be something truly special if they can pull it off.
Well I think/hope it's definitely gonna be open, but contained, kinda like an Arkham Asylum or something. And I think it'll be the most beautiful open, yet contained world yet.
Something like Arkham Asylum would be very interesting. Could be very cool to go back through environments previously visited and seeing them decay as the game goes along. If that's what this game is attempting, of course.
I might just be talking out my ass though because I just finished Tomb Raider and started playing Arkham Asylum again because of the previous purchase. Ive got metroidvania and kinda half assed metroidvania on the brain at the moment.
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Man, I just realized.
Columbia was shown in the 1893 World's Fair Exposition.
At the same place, Nikola Tesla was granted to use his invention: Alternate Current (against the wishes the jerk Edison).
What if... HE'S IN THE GAME?! ZOMG, best game evah.
If there's one thing I'd travel to the past for, it would be to meet Tesla.
Columbia was shown in the 1893 World's Fair Exposition.
At the same place, Nikola Tesla was granted to use his invention: Alternate Current (against the wishes the jerk Edison).
What if... HE'S IN THE GAME?! ZOMG, best game evah.
If there's one thing I'd travel to the past for, it would be to meet Tesla.
In 2 week celebration preparation, we will watch:
Coumbia: A Modern Day Icarus? Parts 1 & 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_4z14zpHIk
Cheers bitches =D
Coumbia: A Modern Day Icarus? Parts 1 & 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_4z14zpHIk
Cheers bitches =D
Haha, it's cool. I know it's something that we won't really see until we're playing the game.
CambriaRising
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Does anyone know if there will be more of these?
I hope so, but who knows.
They're the most creative teasers of a game I've ever seen.
if it's modern day icarus, bitch needs to move closer to the sun because it must be fucking FREEZING in the sky as high as they are
You missed out, the big question is where the poop goes.
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Deleted member 80556
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I'm still waiting for part 3. Although something tells me these are kinda spoilery.
Phf, everyone knows Elizabeth is there
just to make tears into another dimension to get rid of all that poop.
ArisenDragon
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A big birdie in the sky.
I dunno, but watching those clips of it and seeing that
its actually got a fist and fingers and shit is really disturbing. Like on a Big Daddy level. Like that thing is a fucking humanoid. A giant one. Who is under all of that?
Especially when they take you back to Rapture.
Songbird is Booker
but
Is Booker Songbird?
Mysteries abound.
Nah, too rudimentary by Levine Standards.
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Deleted member 80556
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Man, I wanna sit with Ken and just talk to him. He must be an awesome guy.
You've encapsulated my thoughts.
Imagine if
we get small glimpses of what's underneath all of that gear. Will it appear human? Animalistic? Neither?
Today, Mr. President, we are all Songbird.