BioShock Comments by Kristan Reed

@Pachinko

Oh my God.. Bioshock is getting 10's all over the net. Jewish-masonic conspiracy!

Hooray, finally a game I want to play!

Dammit, i almost wish i wasn't going to Leipzig now. All i'm going to be thinking about is getting home to play this. My collectors edition better still be in game when i get back.

As expected....

10...LOL...just like HL2. And that was crap.

;)

Sounds pap

Fuck me!

Hype overload detected. Halo 3 is in no way going to get 10.

Way to go arseholes :P

This may be the game to make me buy another 360, sold old one to get a PS3. But this looks too good to miss out on, strangely reminds me of Grim Fandango.

I haven't read the review, because I hate even minor spoilers. Can anyone tell me if there's many spoilers in the review?

There are no spoilers if you've played the demo.

just as my xbox suffers the red rings of doom - noooo !!!!

Wewt.

As an ex-360 owner and current PS3 owner I've got to say I believe this deserves to be game of the year.

Had my eye on it for a while now and its my only reason for wanting a 360. Fuck the Halo hype, this looks like "the REAL DEAL".....

Great review thanks.
This is why I play games and will continue to play. I always want to be stunned into slack jawed awe when playing but rarely achieve this. The demo did that, so much I would say the 20 minute demo is better than 90% of games released in the last 5 years on any machine. If you hate the 360 buy a big rig PC, but swallow your pride for a moment find a friend with a 360 and beg for a play on their demo. They will have it and will be more than happy to let you explore. People will be hailing total strangers in from the street just to show them why video games are not toys for Kids but genuine works of art.

My only fear is Bioshock may taint the rest of the big releases this year. I only hope Bungie have not been throwing money at each other too much and actually made the ending to the trilogy we all deserve.

This game needs more Doug McClure.

Today is my last day at 2K having spent a year really caring about Bioshock. In fact, Irrational were the reason I moved to the company in the first place. I didn't have anything to do with the making of the game but I've played my part in the project and I'm just happy that my name is in the credits.

I feel like an action hero who's just saved a village from evil poachers and whilst they are all celebrating I nod, give a slight smile, swing a bag over my shoulder and head off to my next adventure.

Well done... great review cant w8 to get this

10 / 10 Did not think it would reach those dizzying heights!!
Good to see a quality game in the used to be August games drought too!!

Fuck yes, just confirms what I already thought. This game is this generations Ocarina/Half life/Metal Gear. Can't blummin wait.

Great review, can't wait to pick up my LE edition with Big Daddy figure next week.

Playboy: 4/4 bunnies

WTF?

Goddamn awesome. The demo rocked, can't wait

I wonder how many 360s this review alone will sell. Feeling it hard to resist myself.

I just pity all the poor sods with bricked consoles come next weekend.

WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK?

Well, Im on holiday for 3 weeks then its Halo kitty time so this might have to wait.

Which is a bit of a pain cause it looks fookin awesome. I curse the games industry for piling up all the good games at the end of the year.

Great news! I sold my xbox a few months ago after agonising 6 weeks-a-pop-to-get-it-back regular breakdowns, but my pc (Geforce 7800, 1gb, San DIago single core :() will just about run it. It's not dual core, but it was top of the range just before dual core became available. I just hope It will be as IMMERSIVE on medium settings! My dissertation is due in on 3rd September.. must try and wait till then.

On a side note, i'm impressed by how positive this comments thread has been :)! It's so rare that a game can inspire coming up to 200 comments with only 3 or 4 mentions of the other console.

Thanks for your hard work then, That_Happy_Cat, and good luck on your next adventure :)

Gah, I'm finally going to have to upgrade my creaking, ageing PC! Can anyone recommend a good purveyor of parts?

Which version was actually reviewed here? PC or 360?

Eurogamer, all you're doing is making the wait even harder, I can't take it anymore :(

Great review. The frustrating thing (for me) is my PC only just about meets the minimum spec... it may be time for an upgrade...

Can you fucking believe that I've had this pre-ordered with the 24th booked off for ages and then last night my second 360 goes red ring! GAHHHHH!!H!HH!H!H!!!!111ONE!!

I'm going to grab myself a core from Ebay while I wait for my premium to get repaired and then sell it. Hopefully I wont lose too much money. Unless anyone else has a better idea?

The game dev company I work for has said that I can borrow a retail kit but they can ask for it back at any time so I really should look at alternatives.

Bit the bullet yesterday.

New GFX card waiting for me at home and have just ordered Bioshock from Amazon.
Might go mad and get the collectors edition as well.

"Great review. The frustrating thing (for me) is my PC only just about meets the minimum spec... it may be time for an upgrade... "

Same here, my PC just about scrapes into the minimum specs with its 2.4ghz P4 and Ge-Force 6600, so I'm getting the 360 version.

Unlocking the fps makes it run at 60fps most of the time. It's looovely

This isn't one of those DirectX 10 games, right..? That would suck for my XP system.

360 version reviewed. PC-specific tech comparison review coming next week. 2K doesn't even have copies of that version yet - they only got 360 promos in yesteday.

Awesome. Very pleased I now actually have an Xbox.

A FUCKING 1? THEY GIVE IT A FUCKING 1!?

Right, that's it - me and my dyslexic buddies are gonna kick their heeds in!!

Regarding the photography - it's like so much of this game...it's entirely optional. You could say it's tagged on in as much as you don't really suffer for not snapping away at enemies, but if you do, you gain better insight into their weaknesses, and get rewarded by minor upgrades.

@Twincoil

"A FUCKING 1? THEY GIVE IT A FUCKING 1!?

Right, that's it - me and my dyslexic buddies are gonna kick their heeds in!! "

It's worse than that mate, they gave it a fucking "lo" - that's not even a fucking lol :|

EG is cruisin' for a bruisin'!!

I just realized something when I was sitting here with my finger on the "Confirm Purchase" button on my favourite online retailer: what if the PC controls are all borked, as in "this is a console game first and foremost and the keyboard/mouse controls were added as an afterthought"?

I hate when menus in games I buy are done with the console crowd in mind. "Press ENTER to start the game" and such.. Has anyone seen/played the PC version at all? What if it's not at all as good as the 360-version? HELP HELP

Well, PC Gamer gave it their best mark in several years, so I'd assume that means you're safe.

mkreku - ive read a few articles on CVG and perhaps on Eurogamer, I can't remember, saying they gave the PC port a complete overhaul with a new interface, menu system etc so not to worry!

Bah, it's only €60, right? I'll go for it.

(But I will hunt down krudster and Katsumoto if I see a single "Press ENTER to play" line :P)

Best game ever.

eek! I think the British standard prices, if that helps, which I guess it doesn't, are
PC - 25 quid
360 - 40 quid
PC Collectors - 40 Quid
360 Collectors - 50 quid

So we have to pay 15 quid for collectors and 360 only pay 10! I'm outraged!!!! Boycott this filth!!!

The first game to truly deliver on the promise of next-gen.

A well deserved 10.

Rip-off Britain?

In that case it's Rip-off (and hand us your first-born) Sweden.

Any chance of EA jumping on the bandwagon and re-releasing System Shock 2. I keep insisting to everyone that SS2 in the dark with headphones up loud is the best cure for constipation.

I love the music in Bioshock demo, reflects my favourite film Shawshank Redemption (Even has the same music in the bar).