Bioshock 2

[jagger916]

We got 18+ in. over here.

[TheSelfishGene]

I've been playing for the past 3-4 hours. At first I thought the story was a little self indulgent (why revisit to rapture 10 years on?), but now that I've started the game, and heard some of hte audio diaries and things, it's starting to make a bit more sense. I'm looking forward to playing more.

I've look through a little of the art book, but it seems that there are some characters in there that I haven't met yet, so I'm reluctant to look at it more.
But what I have seen of returning characters is nice.

[WeskerIncarnate]

We got 18+ in. over here.

Oh yeah. The East is supposed to get hit real bad too, especially D.C. Over 24 inches, I heard.

[Vogue_Dirge]

I have a four day weekened this week, and I plan playing this game nonstop xD

Goodbye sunlight!

8D

[Vector]

My schedule fucking sucks, so the earliest I can get this game is Thursday...but that's not even definite. Oh well. Might have to wait a little while to pick it up, no big deal.

[jagger916]

Too much shit coming out. I don't know when I can get this.

[Bertha]

Holy fuck. The special edition is huge. One of the best, well packed. The art book is amazing.

[jagger916]

Holy fuck. The special edition is huge. One of the best, well packed. The art book is amazing.

I'm starting to slowly hate everybody who's getting this before me. If envy is truly a sin, then I'm fucked and going to Hell.

[Bertha]

Played a quick three matches in multiplayer. It's...a bit slow, the movement can be a bit erradtic, but that could be lag. Of the three matches, I started with Civil War (team deathmatch), did a little sister grabbing mission, and went back to death match. Sadly I quit the last match early. Lag was causing the entire match to become piss poor.

[The Dude]

Hmm, picking this up tomorrow for 360, not sure what to expect from it though.

[Vector]

Played a quick three matches in multiplayer. It's...a bit slow, the movement can be a bit erradtic, but that could be lag. Of the three matches, I started with Civil War (team deathmatch), did a little sister grabbing mission, and went back to death match. Sadly I quit the last match early. Lag was causing the entire match to become piss poor.

I'm reading everywhere that the multiplayer is laggy and that it feels tacked on. In the end, it doesn't really matter to me because I'm not getting this game for the multiplayer...so if it turns out to be anything other than shit, it's a plus. But I've only been reading the contrary...

[doomed]

The graphics are so much worse than the first one, it's not even funny. WOW, I can't remember any sequel that looked worse than it's predecessor.

[Rose312]

Are they? I though the first one had amazing graphics...can't wait to see 2s...can;t wait fur the multiplayer

[doomed]

Much worse textures (they are pretty terrible), worse water effects (somehow most water pools do not reflect most of the environment), worse volumetric lighting (very fake ala 2006 games like this: http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,7...&show=original ), etc

It's very distracting and it's a pity because I enjoy the gameplay.

[Rose312]

Well that's not TO bad...It'll be easy to get used to but I can see it as a let down...seeing as they took so long to make the game...

[Vector]

THIS GAME IS AWESOME. Seriously. I feel stupid for worrying about playing as a Big Daddy, because it looks like he has a pretty interesting story. I can't wait to get further into the game and learn more about this Sofia Lamb character.

Also,
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so glad to see Tenenbaum is still stickin' around Rapture. I wondered what connections this game would have with the original, and there it is.

Playing as a Big Daddy is AWESOME. Big Sisters are AWESOME. I'm lovin' this game so far...just played for almost two hours, giving it a rest and then I'm gonna try some multiplayer later tonight. Overall I'm extremely pleasantly surprised so far, because for some reason, I didn't have high expectations for this game.


EDIT: In regard to what doomed said, I think the graphics are fine. Some textures are pretty bad, but if you let that ruin the overall gaming experience for you, then I dunno what to tell you.

[Canas Renvall]

Yeah, I'm far into it now I think (I just

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got the key from Holloway and spared her life

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But so far... yeah, I'm loving it. The first time I ran into a Big Sister was kind of expected, but since then... the second time scared the shit out of me. XD I was doing what Big Daddies do with Little Sisters, get them home safe after rescuing them (I could never harvest them D: )... The calmness and happiness of the soothing moment with the music and the little girl saying thanks was great... and interrupted by Spoiler:

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a horrifying shriek with the notification that a Big Sister was on the way. Her screech is horribly frightening. x_X

Not sure if that's particularly spoiler-worthy, but better safe than sorry. But yeah, so far, I can't really complain about this game much thus far. All the successful elements of the first title are back in with some new tweaks. The new hacking system is a sigh of relief too.

[Darkmoon]

It's been interesting so far. The only issue I've had is, even though I'm not too far into the game, I suspect I know what the shocking twist will be. I just got the Incinerate Plasmid and defrosted the mono rail system, but I suspect;

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Big Daddy is literally the Daddy. Eleanor is your kid literally.

But this is just my suspicion. Do not confirm, minions who can play more.

I like how the initial part of the game quite closely mirrored BioShock one...and then suddenly diverged. That was quite clever. It's also nice to hear those audio messages again. Good fun.

[Vector]

Just played multiplayer for over 2 hours...what a fuckin' blast. I continue to get surprised by how good this game is.

I mainly did Civil War, but I tried some Capture the Sister also. It's so awesome to run into a Big Daddy suit when it spawns, and just go on a massive killing spree. In one game, the suit spawned right in front of me and I finished with 20 kills and 0 deaths. That Rivet Gun is a BEAST, and if you use the proximity mines correctly, along with the melee attack when necessary, you can go for an entire match without dying. So sick.

As for the singleplayer, I really enjoyed
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the "Journey to the Surface" ride in Ryan's Amusements. I stopped and listened to every single stop on the tour. What a trip. Andrew Ryan is one of the more intriguing characters in all of video games. I hope we learn more about Frank Fontaine as the game progresses as well. And also, this Sinclair guy...something fishy about him.

I have a snow day tomorrow(classes canceled), so odds are I'll be playing BioShock 2 all day.

[Canas Renvall]

As for the singleplayer, I really enjoyed
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the "Journey to the Surface" ride in Ryan's Amusements. I stopped and listened to every single stop on the tour. What a trip. Andrew Ryan is one of the more intriguing characters in all of video games. I hope we learn more about Frank Fontaine as the game progresses as well. And also, this Sinclair guy...something fishy about him.

I have a snow day tomorrow(classes canceled), so odds are I'll be playing BioShock 2 all day.

Yeah, that was really interesting. 2K really knows how to pump backstory into its games. It's awesome.

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My new phrase is "BUT NO, the parasite [insert horrible opposite of what I want]"

As for class, my school was closed just this evening... which is why I'm up at 3. Going to bed now, getting up tomorrow aaaaand... BioShock 2 as well.