Bioshock

[Tapewolf]

Doesn't it just use the normal Steam installation system?

I thought Steam was like apt-get install for games.  Either way it's no good to me since the Windows box is permanently offline as a security measure.

[rt]

Ive heard the general reviews are postive, a little video I saw looked good and the game looked interesting.

I wont' be buying it in the near future, need a new pc. No fan of the drm/activation either, though you know there will be a 'patch'

A bit of info on the drm: (with theregister's spin of course)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/24/draconian_bioshock_drm_eased/

[bill]

I got the 360 version, so I don't know about any of that.


I'm at Fort Frolic right now, and am greatly enjoying the game.

[Tapewolf]

I wont' be buying it in the near future, need a new pc. No fan of the drm/activation either, though you know there will be a 'patch'

I'm going to wait until then, I think.  So far all they've done is increase the number of possible activations from two (!) to five, and allowed it to be installed on up to five different machines (the point of which is what...?)

I like the guy whose PC exploded though.  A year or so ago there were a team of reviewers who were so fed up with overinflated wattage figures on PSUs that they put together a test harness to draw the rated amount of power to see if the supply really could handle 500w.  They tested about a dozen and about two actually could.  Several of them did indeed fail catastrophically, so it's not impossible that the game overstressed his system.  After all, Oblivion would melt the xbox 360...

[bill]

I've actually heard that Oblivion on the 360 is quite good. Hopefully, as that's probably my next purchase.

[superluser]

Bad news about Bioshock for widescreen fans:

Instead of true widescreen, Bioshock crops the top and bottom off.

[bill]

Game completely ruined IMO.

[Zedd]

Thing is...Who cares about widescreen..Not me

[Ryudo Lee]

Doesn't it just use the normal Steam installation system?

I thought Steam was like apt-get install for games.  Either way it's no good to me since the Windows box is permanently offline as a security measure.

Speaking of Steam... I bought it on Steam because they advertised "Preload it and play it as soon as it comes out!"  So I preloaded it.  It didn't take but a few hours, and I did that the night before the release.  So I sat and I watched the clock tick down to 0:00:00 and then it changed to "Play it now"!   ... And when I clicked on it, it said for me to wait until it was released... 20 minutes later it started unlocking the content, which took another 15 minutes... and as it turned out the "Preload" was just the first 79% of the game.  Two hours after the release, I finally was able to play it.

[bill]

Okay, I got to Central Control. That was awesome.

[Turnsky]

Okay, I got to Central Control. That was awesome.

Hephaestus core? or just beyond that?
tell me, would you kindly. 

[Zedd]

Okay, I got to Central Control. That was awesome.

Hephaestus core? or just beyond that?
tell me, would you kindly. 

I dont like that look in your eye..

[Turnsky]

Okay, I got to Central Control. That was awesome.

Hephaestus core? or just beyond that?
tell me, would you kindly. 

I dont like that look in your eye..

which one? the right or the left? they're both different colors y'see.

[bill]

No, I beat the Core and got to the awesome part. I'm in Olympus Heights now.

[Ryudo Lee]

Are you rescuing or harvesting the little sisters?

[Tapewolf]

Are you rescuing or harvesting the little sisters?

You have no idea what that looks like out of context 

BTW, I saw the tin case.  It's just like the Company of Wolves special edition.  I was kind of hoping it came in an 8mm film can or something.  Now the question is, do I buy it and sit it on the shelf for years until I can make it run, or wait until it comes out on budget...

[Ryudo Lee]

Actually, if you can make Oblivion run halfway decent, you shouldn't have any issues with Bioshock.  I find that it runs better than Oblivion does on my machine.

[Tapewolf]

Actually, if you can make Oblivion run halfway decent, you shouldn't have any issues with Bioshock.  I find that it runs better than Oblivion does on my machine.

Yeah, I just bought Oblivion.  Haven't got it home yet.  The big problem with Bioshock is the fact that Windows talks to the internet over my dead body.

[bill]

Are you rescuing or harvesting the little sisters?

Rescuing. Really, you still get lots of juice either way, especially when you get a teddy.

Actually, if you can make Oblivion run halfway decent, you shouldn't have any issues with Bioshock.  I find that it runs better than Oblivion does on my machine.

Yeah, I just bought Oblivion.  Haven't got it home yet.  The big problem with Bioshock is the fact that Windows talks to the internet over my dead body.

You could always get a 360. 

[Tapewolf]

You could always get a 360. 

Nowhere to put it.  In any case I think $550 is a bit much for one game.

[Ryudo Lee]

Well, I've already finished it.  I think it might have multiple endings, depending on if you rescue or harvest the little sisters.

[bill]

I really like the game. Definitly my tops for the year, along with STALKER.

My main complaint, though, is that it's too linear. There's only one instance where you backtrack to a previous level. I would have liked to have it been more open-ended, but it's still a fantastic game.
Come to think of it, SS2 wasn't that non-linear either, once you got to Hydro, excepting when you went down to Deck 1 to press a button.

You could always get a 360. 

Nowhere to put it.  In any case I think $550 is a bit much for one game.

I effectively bought my 360 for Bioshock, so...

Dead Rising is also strangely addictive, but that's for another thread.

[bill]

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/08/26/bioshock_activation_will_be_removed/1


Good news for Mister Tape.

[Ryudo Lee]

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/08/23/the_truth_behind_bioshock_copy_protection/1

Even more good news.  Seems it only connects the first time.

Of course, for us Steam users, we don't have to deal with this stuff.

[Turnsky]

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/08/23/the_truth_behind_bioshock_copy_protection/1

Even more good news.  Seems it only connects the first time.

Of course, for us Steam users, we don't have to deal with this stuff.

even more so for me:

[bill]

Unless your steam completely screws up when it's in offline mode, like mine does. 

[Ryudo Lee]

Offline mode works just fine for me.

[Goatmon]

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/08/26/bioshock_activation_will_be_removed/1


Good news for Mister Tape.

"I believe people deserve to play the game."

No der.  These problems that have come up are things they had to know would be issues.  I mean, really.  The ycould have talked to any 20 year old who knows anything about computers, and been told they were being retarded with the  limited number of installations alone, reguardless of how many times you're able to do it.

I've gotten into the habit of reinstalling windows once or twice a year, which would leave me unable to install my copy of the game in the long-run, and that's utterly retarded.

In any case, I still don't even own the game yet.  I've been dealing with a pretty tight budget the last few months.  Plus I still need to upgrade my PC. >_<

I need more rma and a better video card.  Probably won't see Bioshock running smooth on this PC 'till november or december. 

[Vidar]

Is it scarier than F.E.A.R.?

It had better be. F.E.A.R. didn't scare as much as intrigue.

[Ryudo Lee]

I wouldn't say it's scarier than FEAR... or even scarier than Doom 3, but it definitely has that feeling of... if you were really there, there'd be a mysterious brick in your underwear.