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BioShock Comments by Tom Bramwell

23 July, 2008

A season for all things.

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johnnybrn
23/07/08 @ 12:55
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evilfoxhound,

'One day this war's gonna' end.'

Yes it will but then it will start up again when the next round of consoles arrive because thats how we are. :)

Who remembers who won Speccy/Commodore or SNES/Mega Drive? Who cares because the fun was in the fighting.



Doctor_What
23/07/08 @ 12:55
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@SuperNashwan

I completely agree with you. It's a 10/10 for many hours and only towards the end does it begin to drag a bit. I'm just playing it through for the second time after an eight month gap and I'm loving it again.

It's great that this title is going to be available on the PS3 too. I won't be getting a second copy just for the extra bits, but it's nice that there are additions to compensate for the lag.
johnnybrn
23/07/08 @ 12:57
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In conclusion,

I will say this game is original and unique and deserves to be played by everyone.

It has flaws for sure, but they dont detract from what is one of the best games of the generation.

Its that good :)
farticusmaximus
23/07/08 @ 14:04
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@evilfoxhound

"I would like to also give the 360 MGS4 in exchange for Mass Effect on the PS3. Fair trade? I know, i know, I'm just wishing :( "

NO! Not fair trade at all! Now hand over Motorstorm and we can start talking.. ;)
darc
23/07/08 @ 14:13
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I was personally disappointed w/ Bioshock. I'm pleased to see it described here as a "story-driven FPS" as I think the tendency last year to call it an FPS/RPG hybrid was a bit of a stretch. Bioshock was an extremely pretty game, the problem was that the FPS mechanics were sort of lame (even on PC) and the RPG-ish elements lacked depth and seemed sort of peripheral to the game proper.

That said, I'm interested in these "challenge rooms". They sound like exactly the sort of content that would have salvaged the game had they been incorporated into the original single player. I have a feeling they'll be more legitimate fun than the main campaign.

Wonder if they will ever be released as PC downloads... or did I throw that disc away when I finished?
Widge
23/07/08 @ 14:14
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Motorstorm is a laugh... I really am looking forward to the next iteration!
SpaceMidget75
23/07/08 @ 19:47
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As I said in another post:

Bioshock is a great game. Played it all the way through. My only gripe was that it started to become a bit of a chore half way through as it lacked either great puzzles/platforming or lots of killing/action. I think you need either one of these to make a great FPS game.

It seemed to rely on the plasmid thing as if this added a RPG element to the game but it didn't really - you could get away with flame, electricity and telekinesis for the whole game.

Fortunately the story, voice acting and the way you could listen to the recordings while playing was great.
bonker
23/07/08 @ 20:15
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I had the biggest boner ever for Bioshock on 360 until I realised it was "just another shooter", f*cking gutted I was ...
darc
23/07/08 @ 20:17
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"Bioshock is a great game. Played it all the way through. My only gripe was that it started to become a bit of a chore half way through as it lacked either great puzzles/platforming or lots of killing/action."

Bioshock is one of those games that a lot of people seemed to really want to like. (I know this because I was one of them when I first started it.) So you get strange, dualistic statements like this, paraphrased: Bioshock is a great game even though much of it is no fun whatsoever. If a game becomes a chore halfway through (IMO it became a chore earlier than that) shouldn't it be disqualified from "greatness" status?
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Cider86
24/07/08 @ 08:58
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Like GTA4
BonzoBanana
29/07/08 @ 11:51
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People who love high quality graphics and atmosphere will be pleased but people who like more variety in the action and more open playing arenas won't be. I played it once through and didn't bother to go through again to see the other ending. I quickly sold it on while it was worth something and that was that. In comparsion something like Half Life 2 I have played about 5 times through on the xbox, 3 times through on the 360 and I'm currently playing through again on the ps3. The way I'd describe it is a rather wierd camp jacque cousteau meets phantom of the opera type setting. I'd give it 6/10 personally. I think its a more hit and miss experience than some games and I was one of the people it didn't work for.

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