I liked the opening cutscene on the plane with all the passengers smoking and the cabin lights shining thru the fug of ciggy smoke. I remember using public transport in the 1980s before smoking was banned and it was often just like that.
― Pashmina, Friday, 11 February 2011 20:57 (thirteen years ago) link
The first Bioshock is an incredible game, and that opening sequence really sets the scene. The whole moment when the plane explodes around you, and then you find the tower, walk in, the lights go on and a giant Andrew Ryan is glowering at you. Just perfect in every way.
Bioshock 2 is nowhere near as good, but it's still enjoyable and the narrative elements are well done. I got right to the very last level and the sodding disc died (there's a whole saga I recounted in the 360 thread). Going to have the disc fixed today.
― Most women do not like atheism.(8)(9)(10) (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 11 February 2011 21:47 (thirteen years ago) link
so I'm playing the first System Shock right now - it's solid but very awkward to control.
i think this was by the guys (Looking Glass) who did the ultima underworld games, which were similarly adventurous and revolutionary and way ahead of their time while being kind of a drag to play. (the UU games, at least the first one, control pretty similarly to system shock.)
system shock 2 is one of the most incredible games ever made for about 4/5ths of its playtime. or 3/4ths, depending on how forgiving you are. also hope you are not afraid of spiders.
― difficult listening hour, Friday, 11 February 2011 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ii1ac.jpg
― bnw, Saturday, 12 February 2011 04:18 (thirteen years ago) link
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2011/07/08/bioshock-infinite-e3-demo-video-watch-all-20-minutes-now/
― polyphonic, Saturday, 9 July 2011 00:58 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPMiqDqkWn8
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:12 (twelve years ago) link
did that new one ever come out and was it good?
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, 31 August 2012 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
october
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 31 August 2012 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
oh, i guess feb 2013
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 31 August 2012 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
video games never come out
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, 31 August 2012 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, they pushed it back. I hope this is a good thing. Please don't suck.
― Fiendish Doctor Wu (kingfish), Saturday, 1 September 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
Hurridly getting out of the way of the imminent GTA V.
― DavidM, Saturday, 1 September 2012 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
Wait, I thought GTA V wasn't hitting for another year at least. It's Rockstar, it's going to get pushed back.
― Fiendish Doctor Wu (kingfish), Saturday, 1 September 2012 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
i think they pushed it a long while back - iirc they needed time to fine tune, to which i say take all the time you need
― Nhex, Saturday, 1 September 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.facebook.com/bioshock
B:I trailer is coming and their FB page has the countdown
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Sunday, 14 October 2012 05:12 (eleven years ago) link
and here 'tis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLHW78X1XeE
I like the "made with exclusively in-game footage" tag at the end
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Sunday, 21 October 2012 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
looks lovely
― let's have sex and then throw pottery (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 21 October 2012 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
seems like there's a lot of staff leaving the developer. doesn't bode well - maybe they're far enough along that it won't impact on the quality of the game too much?
― thirstin' maw (haitch), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 05:16 (eleven years ago) link
more likely they stayed on till their principal work on this was finished.
I think the move to 2013 was more to give it some clear space in the schedules, rather than it not being nearly ready.
sure there will be polishing till release, but I'd say the main stuff is all done and people are now free to leave.
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 11:42 (eleven years ago) link
there have been quite a lot of talk of a troubled development though, Gears of War producer was brought in a few months ago to pull it together etc eg http://kotaku.com/5933119/bioshock-infinite-update-multiplayer-modes-cut-gears-maestro-joining-should-fans-worry
― ざっぴ (zappi), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:11 (eleven years ago) link
http://media.whosay.com/254969/1/254969_la.jpg
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Sunday, 2 December 2012 04:06 (eleven years ago) link
well, i'm *finally* playing bioshock 1, on a retina macbook pro, and it is glorious and smooth and beautiful. i love the maps.
― the late great, Sunday, 2 December 2012 05:00 (eleven years ago) link
anybody else really, REALLY surprised they didn't put the big-eyed/large-busted lass somewhere on the cover?
― "It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Drunk!" (kingfish), Sunday, 2 December 2012 05:41 (eleven years ago) link
maybe next time
― the late great, Sunday, 2 December 2012 06:15 (eleven years ago) link
this might be one of the few new games on my immediate wishlist for the next six months
― (alternatively, “Respec’”) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 2 December 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
People who care way too much about this kind of thing are apparently pissed about that cover- grizzled white man with gun steadfastly refusing to look at off-screen explosion, etc- but it could have been a lot worse. I have to voice my appreciation for bright colors and zeppelins tbh.
― muus lääv? :D muus dut :( (Telephone thing), Monday, 3 December 2012 01:07 (eleven years ago) link
all video game box covers are terrible. except for http://benandalice.com/images/megaman.jpg
― have a sandwich or ice cream sandwich (Jordan), Monday, 3 December 2012 01:20 (eleven years ago) link
http://amigairc.amigarevolution.com/badcat1.jpg
― muus lääv? :D muus dut :( (Telephone thing), Monday, 3 December 2012 01:40 (eleven years ago) link
god dammit
Irrational hired a Russian cosplayer to be her official face:
http://irrationalgames.com/insider/we-love-our-bioshock-cosplayers-so-much-we-hired-one/
http://ormeli.deviantart.com/art/Elizabeth-252947899
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/227/f/3/elizabeth_by_ormeli-d46ljuj.jpg
― "It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Drunk!" (kingfish), Monday, 3 December 2012 03:21 (eleven years ago) link
always think of this game whenever i drive by one of these trainshttp://i.imgur.com/TECDos.gif
― bnw, Monday, 3 December 2012 03:28 (eleven years ago) link
http://irrationalgames.com/files/2012/12/Happy-Holidays.jpg
― "It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Drunk!" (kingfish), Thursday, 20 December 2012 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
FILL YOUR CRAVINGS
AT THE CIRCUS OF VALUES
― the late great, Friday, 11 January 2013 20:20 (eleven years ago) link
*ding ding ding doot doot doo doo*
― "It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Drunk!" (kingfish), Friday, 11 January 2013 21:09 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMIAqZSfz6A
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 05:59 (eleven years ago) link
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― the late great, Friday, January 11, 2013 12:20 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
hysterics
― a permanent mental health break (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 11:30 (eleven years ago) link
This comes out next week, right?
Anyway, here's a GB sit-down with a tired Ken Levine:
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/elizabeth-is-a-shark-ken-levine-on-bioshock-infini/2300-7164/
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 02:36 (eleven years ago) link
definitely didn't pre-order this. Im worried its going to be a turd. bioshock 2 wasnt exactly amazing. then again infinite looks more than just a rapture rehash..
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 17:13 (eleven years ago) link
Im worried its going to be a turd. bioshock 2 wasnt exactly amazing
Totally different developers though - I'm not saying this won't be crap, but the people who made Bioshock Infinite had nothing to do with Bioshock 2 (and everything to do with the first game + System Shock 2 and SWAT 4).
― JCL, Wednesday, 20 March 2013 17:29 (eleven years ago) link
I'm pretty sure this is going to be a masterpiece but what do I know.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 20 March 2013 17:33 (eleven years ago) link
all the trailers have been so chaotic, explosions everywhere, big guns. hopefully that's just the shit that looks exciting in a trailer and not what the majority of the game is like.
― shit tie (Jordan), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 17:41 (eleven years ago) link
reviews falling all over themselves to slobber ken levine's dick here. as long as it's an attractive shooter with enough "trenchant social commentary" to counterbalance all the right wing islamophobe modern warfare stuff i'll be happy.
― adam, Monday, 25 March 2013 15:34 (eleven years ago) link
this looks comically awful in every way
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Monday, 25 March 2013 17:32 (eleven years ago) link
glad i didn't have to say it
― i petted a bodega cat today. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 25 March 2013 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
this looks str8 wikked imextremelyhumbleo
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 25 March 2013 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
Turns out I preordered this in August or something then forgot all about it until I got the message today saying it'd been dispatched. But I'm away from home for the next 2 weeks bah.
― JimD, Monday, 25 March 2013 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/hVC8e1b.jpg
lol
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Monday, 25 March 2013 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
Lowest score on Metacritic so far is an 80.
― polyphonic, Monday, 25 March 2013 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
the first one was entertaining and involving enough but was not exactly fashion forward as a shooter. if this one is about the same that's worth it to me.
― goole, Monday, 25 March 2013 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jchIi-vR_js
― polyphonic, Monday, 25 March 2013 19:22 (eleven years ago) link