BioShock (No Spoilers).

LAking · Post by **LAking** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:15 am

Finally built my new rig and it's ready for Bioshock. Been testing it out on games like Company of Heroes, Oblivion and GRAW 2. Smooth as butter. I'll definitely be stopping by Circuit City at lunch time tomorrow.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:26 pm

I will have this puppy in my grubby little hands in less than 19 hours.. muhaaaaaaa!!!!!

I coach soccer practice from 6-7:30, then it's off to the house for some Bioshock!

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:28 pm

Played the demo on my rig and had everything cranked, DX10 shaders on...smooth as can be. Already have the 360 version on the way or I would probably switch to PC.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:09 am

TCrouch wrote:Played the demo on my rig and had everything cranked, DX10 shaders on...smooth as can be. Already have the 360 version on the way or I would probably switch to PC.

Yup, mines the same way. Nice and smooth. Gamefly shipped it for the 360 so I'm sure I'll just save the 40 bucks I'd spend on the PC version. Although, it certainly looks better on the PC. Not sure if it's worth 40 bucks though. We'll see. I wasn't expecting to get it day of release from Gamefly, so I guess they saved me 40 bucks again.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:40 am

Are we going to have a rule about spoilers in this thread or not? I just want to know if I can look in this thread at all. Thanks.

btmmayor · Post by **btmmayor** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:13 am

JRod wrote:Are we going to have a rule about spoilers in this thread or not? I just want to know if I can look in this thread at all. Thanks.

Please yes.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:20 am

Yes, no spoilers please. I had the ending of Final Fantasy 10 ruined for me at the IGN boards by going into an innocent enough thread totally unrelated to FF10 so I know how much that can suck.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:22 am

Change the thread title, maybe? ***NO SPOILERS***

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:02 pm

webdanzer wrote:Change the thread title, maybe? ***NO SPOILERS***

Done.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:19 pm

I'm sure that most of you are going to grab this pretty soon anyway, but I took an early lunch to snag it at my local Best buy, and it was flying off the shelves there. Everyone in my line (4 people) at the register had one, with the guy in front of me buying the console with it and the woman behind me a mom picking it up for her kid. Two other guys literally grabbed it off the shelf the same time I did, too. The store had maybe two dozen left, an hour and a half or so after opening.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:38 pm

Amazing! Totally immersive and elegant beyond words. At least the first half-hour

The level of detail and thoughtfulness put into the design of the world makes the typically tedious job of searching for power-ups etc. completely enjoyable. I'm spending so much time eyeballing the little details that I find myself wandering into trouble every now and then.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:48 pm

Can't wait until tonight!

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:50 pm

BB Canada has a special deal where if you buy BioShock along Darkness (anyone tried the demo) you can get both games for $80 bucks.

James_E · Post by **James_E** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:24 pm

PC version in my hands now. The EBs in the Markham/Richmond Hill area are pretty much sold out of xbox 360 versions now.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:52 pm

Here's one thing I don't understand. What do they mean when you can explore the environments? Is it like a really big linear map where you can go off for bit and explore then are forced back into the linear story?

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:56 pm

I called both Circuit City's in my area and they were sold out by the time I took a lunch at 12:30PM. I went to Target and arrived just in time to snag the last copy.

btmmayor · Post by **btmmayor** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:32 pm

I picked up my limited edition at lunch today. The thing is the size of a brick!

Its good to hear that this game is moving some copies.

LAking · Post by **LAking** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:34 pm

btmmayor wrote:I picked up my limited edition at lunch today. The thing is the size of a brick!

Its good to hear that this game is moving some copies.

Had anyone seen any PC Limited Editions? Did they decide not to make an LE for the PC?

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:54 pm

JRod wrote:Here's one thing I don't understand. What do they mean when you can explore the environments? Is it like a really big linear map where you can go off for bit and explore then are forced back into the linear story?

It means that along the way there are nooks and crannys (and art, glorious art!) to explore. It's nowhere near a sandbox game, and at least I didn't expect it to be so.

I want hi-res .jpegs of some of those movie posters, now!

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:21 pm

Local Circuit City was out went I got there. Was pleasantly surprised that WalMart price-matched the ad so I still got it for $49.99.

I can't wait to pop this one in tonight. I forced myself to just get a small taste in the demo so I wouldn't ruin anything.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:34 pm

LAking wrote:
btmmayor wrote:I picked up my limited edition at lunch today. The thing is the size of a brick!

Its good to hear that this game is moving some copies.
Had anyone seen any PC Limited Editions? Did they decide not to make an LE for the PC?

There are 2 limited editions out in the UK for the PC - one with a steel case (£30) and one with a model Big Daddy (£40), though these might be limited to certain retailers. My metal case one should be dropping through the letterbox in the next couple of days.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:42 pm

Where's the damn override switch in the medical Pavilion?

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:45 pm

10spro wrote:Where's the damn override switch in the medical Pavilion?

Didn't we say no spoilers? Someone needs to start a new thread with spoilers and 'help' included.

And by the way...this game is f*cking ridiculous. I love it...and I'm not a huge fan of FPS.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:53 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
10spro wrote:Where's the damn override switch in the medical Pavilion?
Didn't we say no spoilers? Someone needs to start a new thread with spoilers and 'help' included.

And by the way...this game is f*cking ridiculous. I love it...and I'm not a huge fan of FPS.

Yeah, no worries mate, I don't think a lousy switch will spoil anything. Found it. The thing is you have to play this game at night to get the most atmospheric feel, it was a bit too bright on my TV. Great game indeed, it sucks you like a Hoover.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:31 pm

This game is a must play on a 5.1 HT system and a large screen if you can swing it!!!