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Postby Xephos » Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:19 am

If you like Bioshock, or just people with extraordinary talents, check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HCTNmBX ... _embedded#
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Postby Luhed » Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:38 am

That is amazing, but I think this is more your style Xephos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsCd6iLdym4

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Postby Argagarg » Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:47 am

that would make me buy bioshock 2 imo if it was sitting outside the store

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Postby Prybutok » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:03 pm

I've never understood the hype around Bioshock. I played the first game and it was pretty but every level looked the same and you fought the exact same bad guys the entire time you were playing. I got kinda bored half way through. Not a bad game but it's no Half Life for sure.
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Postby Prybutok » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:16 pm

That said, I was impressed with Jason's career change from murdering fornicating teens to wood sculpting.
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Postby Kommisar » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:36 pm

Prybutok wrote:I've never understood the hype around Bioshock. I played the first game and it was pretty but every level looked the same and you fought the exact same bad guys the entire time you were playing. I got kinda bored half way through. Not a bad game but it's no Half Life for sure.


Bioshock is what I consider to be the first truly "Next Generation" console game... graphically at least. As for the game itself... well... I'd already played Bioshock. It was called System Shock 2, and it was a better game.
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Postby Anticitizn » Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:26 pm

The creative aspect of the game was in my opinion astounding. The concept of Rapture as a failed art deco utopia along with its actual realization in the game are really second to none. The gameplay was typical fps, as long as the controls function properly (which they did), I'm not sure what uniqueness one expects out of that genre.

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Postby Prybutok » Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:59 pm

I have yet to play a FPS that was more fun and immersive than the first Half Life.
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Postby Argagarg » Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:04 pm

systemshock 2 was amazing

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Postby Kommisar » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:21 pm

Anticitizn wrote:The creative aspect of the game was in my opinion astounding. The concept of Rapture as a failed art deco utopia along with its actual realization in the game are really second to none. The gameplay was typical fps, as long as the controls function properly (which they did), I'm not sure what uniqueness one expects out of that genre.


I'm not saying I expect every game in a given genre to be ground-breaking and innovative. But there's a difference between making a new game with new ideas and new mechanics, and taking a game you've already made (Bioshock is the same people that made system shock) and basically re-doing it by only changing the graphics and the plot.

Yahtzee sums it up better than I can, really:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/ ... 4-BioShock
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Postby Prybutok » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:44 pm

I've always wanted to play System Shock 2 but could never get a hold of a copy.
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Postby Kommisar » Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:09 pm

Yeah... I'm surprised Irrational hasn't put it on Steam or something. Direct2Drive has both Bioshocks, but neither System Shock. I wonder if it's because 2K doesn't have the rights to it or something... hrm.

Oddly enough, when you search for "System Shock" on Direct2Drive.com, it asks "Did you mean 'mystery slick'?". Uhhhh... no... not really.
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