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[FPS] Bioshock

Started by Pierce Inverarity, August 19, 2007, 09:32:40 PM

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Pierce Inverarity

http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/enter.html

Holy cow.

Also, an art book:

http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/artbook.html

That looks like the first FPS I'd want to buy in years. Alas, I can't see it run on my 2004 Dell.
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Seanchai

Quote from: Pierce InverarityThat looks like the first FPS I'd want to buy in years.

Me, too. And I'm not even good at first person shooters. But I enjoyed some of the behind the scenes stuff I found on XBox 360 Marketplace and liked the demo, so I'll get it. Not tomorrow, but soonish.

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Bioshock is the only pro PC game I am looking forward to (the other one, The Dark Mod, is expected to be free). Alas, it looks like some hardware upgrades will be in order to properly enjoy it, but still...
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Werekoala

I will be picking up my Special Edition copy this afternoon when I get off work. Report to follow.

Based on the demo movie I watched, it'll be a system HOG. Hope I've got the horses to pull it.
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Werekoala

First impressions:

:what: :eyepop: :jaw-dropping: :wtfsign: :guns: :shovel: :kickback: :skull: :eyecrazy: :banghead: :sweatdrop: :highfive: :woop:

Pretty much in that order.

Played for 2.5 hours before I realised I needed a break, and I imagine I'll have sore shoulders tomorrow from being tensed up.

And a bit of advice - do NOT play in the dark. Tried that. For about 5 minutes.

Oh, and the 6" tall Big Daddy statue I got with my special edition is metal, not plastic. Of course, it was made in China, so knowing my luck its made from depleted uranium or something, the way they're making things these days.
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Seanchai

It's official: I'm a ho.

I was at the Wal-Mart, shopping the new releases on the movie aisle. I wandered by the video game section - and there was Bioshock, flaunting it's Big Daddy cover. It said, "John, you know you want to do me. You know you want it, you dirty, dirty ho."

And I did. I was a dirty, dirty ho and I did want it.

So I bought it. Wasn't planning on it, but...

Now I'm just going back over the demo ground.

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Melan

So, is there a PC demo? And if yes, where?
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Werekoala

Yes - check bioshock.com

Or just save a step and get the game. Woot!
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J Arcane

A little heads up for those planning on buying this game on PC:  http://www.gametab.com/news/1012397/

The game uses a remote activated copy protection scheme that only allows you to install the game up to two times, and then it stops working.

So if you're gonna get it, I'd recommend either getting the Steam version instead of the regular CD version.
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Melan

Or a decent no-CD crack. ;)

I'll try the demo first - first, I don't have enough time to devote to it just right now, and second, I want to see how it plays on my machine. I'm sure I need more RAM, but there may be much more.
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newtmonkey

I've read the Steam version also does the remote activation thing, so people might want to check up on that as well.
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Seanchai

Is there no love for consoles?

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I'm too old and uncoordinated to try to move with one stick and aim with the other. Resident Evil 4 was a total joke. My FPS love is strictly PC-based, but consoles are great for other things like Madden and Gran Turismo and such. Fighting games as well.
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J Arcane

Quote from: newtmonkeyI've read the Steam version also does the remote activation thing, so people might want to check up on that as well.
All Steam games are activated, and downloaded, remotely.  But in the specific case of Bioshock, the only limitation on the Steam version besides the usual requirement of a good Internet connection, is that you can only have it installed on two seperate computers at any given time.

2K/TakeTwo finally responded to the outrage over the DVD version's limit by upping the limit to 5.  Way to miss the fucking point there guys.  There shouldn't be a goddamn limit to how many times you can use something you've already fucking paid for.

I also learned that they apparently snuck some of this DRM crap in the demo even, in the form of some registry code that it sticks in your system and can't be removed even by the administrator account.
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J Arcane

Looks like I was wrong.  And not in a good way:  

http://www.gametab.com/news/1017115/

Long story short, every version of Bioshock, including the demo, and the Steam version, contain the SecuROM rootkit.

For those of you who bothered to get a 360, I'm gonna recommend you get it on that.
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