Bioshock

[matt2000]

i don't know about anyone else, but i'm really excited about this game. i've been watching the in game movies and i'm really impressed by it. for people who haven't seen it yet, here are some links:

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

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/b/bioshock/

After your plane crashes into icy uncharted waters, you discover a rusted bathysphere and descend into Rapture, a city hidden beneath the sea. Constructed as an idealistic society for a hand picked group of scientists, artists and industrialists, the idealism is no more. Now the city is littered with corpses, wildly powerful guardians roam the corridors as little girls loot the dead, and genetically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn. BioShock forces you to question the lengths to which you will go and how much of your humanity you will sacrifice...to save your own life.
Features

• Take control of your world by hacking mechanical devices, commandeering security turrets and crafting unique items critical to your very survival.
• Upgrade your weapons with ionic gels, explosives and toxins to customize them to the enemy and environment.
• Genetically modify your body through dozens of Plasmid Stations scattered throughout the city, empowering you with fantastic and often grotesque abilities.
• Experience truly next generation graphics that vividly illustrate the forlorn art deco city, highlighted by the most detailed and realistic water effects ever developed in a video game.
• Make meaningful choices and mature decisions, ultimately culminating in the grand question: do you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture¿or save them?

so what does everyone else think of it?

[flyingfridge]

I'm extraordinarily keen. It looks fantastic. I've already requested my review copy from 2k, hope they start distributing the press review copies early, I can't wait!

[Vltros]

I'm really looking forward playing this game!!!
I played it's spiritual prequel "System Shock 2" when it was released and it simply blew my mind. scary as hell!!! And this looks like it's going to rock again!!! Actually it's one of the reasons which makes it more difficult to choose between buying a PS3 (GOD! Gran Turismo 5 it's going to make me so happy and MGS4 too! But no other intersting games) or an Xbox (Gears of War, Bioshock, TestDrive Unlimited 2, Mass Effect, PGR4 etc).
Difficult decision!!!!!

[Paddy]

Demo is on XBL !

Its amazing !

[NAIDANAC A]

And it was prereleased a week early at ToysRus across America...and the demo is amazing.

[Buba]

Got the Demo on the Box, but so far no time to check it out... Will do soon!

[Hidden_Hunter]

demo was excellent, i'll be out later i'll see if the local game store has "accidently" released it early (they have a tendency to do that)

[JohnnyRacer]

Demo was great! I'm gonna be broke by the time all these game are out. Madden, Bioshock, Halo 3 (I got the legendary!) Mass Effect, Assassins Creed and COD4, AHHHH!!!!!

[matt2000]

ooooh a bioshock demo! finally! now i can see what it's like.

[Buba]

Pretty awesome graphics... I like the secondary weapons... Good game!

[Quiky]

Demo was rather.. strange.

Got the retail copy, going to play some this weekend whenever I get a chance.

[matt2000]

wow, just wow.

demo is pretty strange, but i think that's the whole game

love the weapons, but i think i'll have to get better at hacking bots before i try it again. you really have to be ready for the unexpected, it made me jump a few times too.

[NAIDANAC A]

Originally Posted by JohnnyRacer

Demo was great! I'm gonna be broke by the time all these game are out. Madden, Bioshock, Halo 3 (I got the legendary!) Mass Effect, Assassins Creed and COD4, AHHHH!!!!!

I raise you your Legendary for Legendary and Limited

[otispunkmeyer]

demo was good, i like how theatrical it feels. however it seems pretty damn easy even on the harder mode

i have to say though, im not blown away by the graphics, they are nice indeed but not utterly amazing. they feel like a blend of the doom3 engine and the UE3 engine to me. the textures and character models look alot like the ones used with the D3 engine and then its all overlayed with the bloom/glo effect like in rainbow 6 vegas.

perhaps i was sat a little too close to the screen lol. kinda saw some of the lower res textures and places in need of some AA.

the water effects are pretty nice but IMO HL2 still has some of the best water rendering out there, and CoD3 has better smoke.

i guess i have been looking at crysis too much! (btw, at last a game where u can look at the ground and actually see feet and legs! and if you pick up an object you actually get to see arms and hands reaching down to grab it!)

still its not an ugly game by any stretch. will defo pick this up!

[cvrefugee]

Bioshock has way better fire and water effects than HL2.

[Buba]

Just a little ratingslist:

OXM (uk) 10/ 10
+ Inconceivably great plot
+ Tough, scary combat
+ Perfect location design
+ Stunning soundtrack and audio effects
+ Endless variety of weaponry

A rich and brilliant dystopia for everyone


PC Gamer (us) 95%
I've now completed and reviewed Bioshock, but I'm not allowed to tell you what I thought of it until my review comes out in the magazine on the 2nd of August.
Tom Francis (PC Gamer)



weitere wertungen (ACHTUNG: teilweise unbestätigt):



PC Gamer US: 95%

PC Gamer UK:: 95%

GameInformer: 95%

PC ZONE UK: 96/100

Gamers.com: 9.8

Xbox World: 9.4

GameSpot: 9.5 (auch 9.9 (!!!) wurde erwähnt)

GamePro: 9.5

IGN: 9.7

IGN AU: 9.5

IGN UK: 9.5

1UP: 9.4

TXB: 9.6

Play: 10/10

GameSpy: 10/10

OXM UK : 10/10

OXM US: 10/10

APM: 10/10

EGM: 10/10

Gamer TV: 5/5

Bravo Gamer TV UK: 5/5



Copied from a german pcgames forum... Looks like the reviewers liked it

[Viper007Bond]

Steam has it on pre-download apparently.

Is there a PC demo?

[jeffy777]

I haven't been able to find a PC demo yet. It sounds like it's going to debut on Fileplanet, but it still says "Coming Soon":
http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/bioshock/

[Viper007Bond]

Well fuck, I was gonna wait for a demo before buying, but with all these reviews, I just bought it. Please be worth the $50.

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally Posted by cvg

Bioshock has way better fire and water effects than HL2.

fire? definately

water? its a toss up in my opinion, i always liked the water in HL2.

i like how water droplets splash on the screen though and how your vision goes all screwy if you stand in a water fall.

one bit of the demo i wasnt chuffed with....when the plane sank and smashed that glass walkway. Im sorry but at that depth theres no way you'd have time to walk through part of the fuselage (the rear of which basically leads to the open ocean) and take a few turns down the other end of the walkway. the whole thing would of just imploded with you inside.