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BIOSHOCK (xbox live demo!)
2007-08-13, 3:44 PM #41
My lingering concerns about this game are now gone. I was a bit worried after watching gameplay videos that shooting things wouldn't be fun.

Shooting things is fun.
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2007-08-13, 6:23 PM #42
Shooting things is always (read: usually) fun. :P
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2007-08-13, 7:09 PM #43
Oh, I've definitely played a few games where shooting things wasn't fun. Prey, for example, didn't make shooting things particularly fun.
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2007-08-13, 7:14 PM #44
Downloading as we speak. I played SS2 for about five minutes (I do own it, but for some reason I never really played it), so my opinion will be that one of a non-fanboy.
2007-08-13, 7:56 PM #45
The plasmid powers left me a bit unsatisfied. As someone previously mentioned, they felt like 'force powers'. Besides the visuals, I didn't really see anything that made me go: OMGZ BIOSHOCK!

I'm currently downloading the Stranglehold demo. Lets see how that goes...

2007-08-13, 8:46 PM #46
Also, Free Art Book.
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Last Stand
2007-08-13, 8:57 PM #47
Originally posted by BombayZeus:
The plasmid powers left me a bit unsatisfied. As someone previously mentioned, they felt like 'force powers'. Besides the visuals, I didn't really see anything that made me go: OMGZ BIOSHOCK!

I'm currently downloading the Stranglehold demo. Lets see how that goes...


Very much what I think.

Actually, to the person that compared it to Prey, that is INSTANTLY what came to my mind when playing, except that they were very similar, not different.
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2007-08-14, 2:17 AM #48
Originally posted by mscbuck:
Very much what I think.

Actually, to the person that compared it to Prey, that is INSTANTLY what came to my mind when playing, except that they were very similar, not different.


The funny thing is, I did find it very similar to Prey, with the main distinction being that shooting things is fun in Bioshock and wasn't in Prey. This demo actually had pretty much everything I liked about Prey (except for crazy gravity stuff) and none of what I didn't like. But yeah, the atmosphere, environment, creepy little girls... very similar.
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2007-08-14, 8:53 AM #49
Originally posted by landfish:
PC DEMO NOW PLZ


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free(jin);
tofu sucks
2007-08-14, 9:03 AM #50
Eh, if you're comparing it to Prey then I guess it's suffering from the post-HL2 modern game tediousness syndrome ... maybe just a little bit.

Here's hoping that I'll be proven wrong.
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2007-08-14, 9:38 AM #51
Originally posted by landfish:
PC DEMO NOW PLZ


win
2007-08-14, 9:47 AM #52
It was kind of bland, I could take it or leave it. Don't think I'll be putting down $60 for it, that's for sure. I didn't play the whole demo, maybe I'll give it another shot sometime.

Downloaded Strangehold at the same time, we'll see how that goes tonight.
2007-08-14, 10:01 AM #53
Are we taking into account that the demo probably doesn't give you a sense of the plot and full atmosphere? I bet the Deus Ex demo was really bland.
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2007-08-14, 10:05 AM #54
Yeah, BIOSMOCK!, DX demo was just Liberty Island... not really the fun part of the game.
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2007-08-14, 10:12 AM #55
The atmosphere was great, I really liked the world they created. It was actual gameplay that I didn't really enjoy.
2007-08-14, 11:51 AM #56
Originally posted by phoenix_9286:
Your opinion is wrong. Bioshock looks like it'll own hard.

The amount of irony contained in this is retardedly huge.

I'm not OVERLY excited for the game, I think it'll be worth a *snip* as FGR pointed out, but probably not throwing down 60 bucks for.

I'm waiting for Spore, Hellgate: London and Starcraft 2.
D E A T H
2007-08-14, 12:26 PM #57
Originally posted by landfish:
PC DEMO NOW PLZ


:psyduck:
free(jin);
tofu sucks
2007-08-14, 12:29 PM #58
Originally posted by Dj Yoshi:
The amount of irony contained in this is retardedly huge.


I know. And believe it or not (probably not) I was waiting to see how long it'd take for someone to catch that. :P
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Last Stand
2007-08-14, 3:53 PM #59
The Bioshock logo looks like a certain shock site that gets filtered to ******.
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2007-08-14, 4:02 PM #60
Originally posted by landfish:
PC DEMO NOW PLZ


:tfti:
2007-08-15, 4:18 AM #61
Originally posted by landfish:
PC DEMO NOW PLZ


this man knows whats up
free(jin);
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2007-08-15, 5:15 AM #62
HALO 3! [/SIZE]


Lawl.
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2007-08-15, 8:27 AM #63
The 360 version didn't look nearly as purty as I thought it would. The water was nice, but the rest was, meh.

I'll wait for the demo on the PC and see if it looks any better.
2007-08-15, 11:09 AM #64
out eaaaaaaaaaaaaarly?

gasp
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2007-08-15, 11:11 AM #65
And it's at Toys R Us, what a shocker.

Seems every street date break in the past year has been at TRU.
2007-08-15, 11:37 AM #66
What is the street date anyways?
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Was cheated out of marriage by sugarless
2007-08-15, 11:55 AM #67
Originally posted by landfish:
PC DEMO NOW PLZ


:colbert:
free(jin);
tofu sucks
2007-08-15, 12:08 PM #68
Originally posted by SMOCK!:
Are we taking into account that the demo probably doesn't give you a sense of the plot and full atmosphere? I bet the Deus Ex demo was really bland.


The Deus Ex demo was kind of cool. It didn't really get you into the world, though.
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2007-08-15, 12:27 PM #69
Originally posted by Jep:
What is the street date anyways?


The 21st. Next Tuesday.
"In the beginning, the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
Are you finding Ling-Ling's head?
Last Stand
2007-08-15, 12:28 PM #70
JEPSHOCKED. [/SIZE]

I thought it was still months away.
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2007-08-15, 12:42 PM #71
My 360 is currently downloading the demo.

I am quite literally throwing up in my pants with anticipation... :o
2007-08-15, 1:02 PM #72
I wonder if my store has any?

Maybe today will be the day I apply for the credit card and snag an xbox with no interest or payments for six months.
2007-08-15, 7:49 PM #73
I must be the only person here with a 360 that's got the game preordered, and wants to save that first glimpse of the game for when the full version arrives in my hands.
"In the beginning, the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
Are you finding Ling-Ling's head?
Last Stand
2007-08-15, 10:34 PM #74
I hadn't realised it was coming out so soon, else I probably would've held off until payday (a week today).

I played just 5 mins or so of the demo last night before I needed to go and get some kip - it felt great.
2007-08-15, 11:49 PM #75
Originally posted by phoenix_9286:
I must be the only person here with a 360 that's got the game preordered, and wants to save that first glimpse of the game for when the full version arrives in my hands.


One of my friends said the same thing. I wasn't convinced I wanted the game until I played the demo, so I don't feel too bad about already knowing what happens in the first half-hour or so.
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2007-08-15, 11:52 PM #76
Actually, now I come to think of it, if the demo comprises of the 1st half hour, that's probably enough to keep me entertained till I can get my grubby mitts on the full version - I've barely had a chance to play on my XBox with decorating my house!
2007-08-16, 9:00 AM #77
Originally posted by Martyn:
Actually, now I come to think of it, if the demo comprises of the 1st half hour, that's probably enough to keep me entertained till I can get my grubby mitts on the full version - I've barely had a chance to play on my XBox with decorating my house!


If you just ran straight through it'd be a lot shorter. There's a LOT of stuff to stop and look at.
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2007-08-16, 12:36 PM #78
Hmm, started preloading it via Steam...

...might make some things easier. Maybe. 8)
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2007-08-16, 6:02 PM #79
IGN gave the game a 9.7 and 1up gave it a 10. Seems like we have a hit...
2007-08-16, 6:30 PM #80
If only Microsoft would fix and ship back my 360 already...
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