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gaming joys or when i find out that vitachambers are important.

By jonathanp 02-07-2010 02:19 PM
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A little backstory: I ended up picking up BioShock at a Blockbuster B1G1 (yep, that long ago) and my plan was to just trade it in for some nice credit. I then decided since I have it, I might as well just play it.

Many months later lol...

I ended up playing about 5 hours of BioShock last night (this isn't indicative of how far I got) and I can honestly say... it's not that bad. I never imagined myself playing this since I don't play many shooters and I tend to shy away from survival horror and this seemed like a mishmash of both with some good old fashioned Objectivism as a framework.


My stats so far:
Hours in: ~5
Achievements: 9/51
Currently: just defeated my first Rosie Big Daddy

Not really smart, but I decided to do a one playthrough achievement run so no vitachambers and hard mode. I'm getting owned a lot definitely buy something tells me that when I get the grenade launcher things will change...

The game is definitely creepy. The late '50s vibe with the dystopic environment with corpses and blood strewn all over sets a serious mood. I was playing with the GF half watching half websurfing and she mentioned that she wouldn't play alone because the splicer dialogue alone would have just made her shut it off. I admit that some of the splicers did creep me out as well.

Running across a female splicer fawning over a baby carriage made me think the worst. When I discovered it was a gun I really felt weirded out. In the Medical Pavilion in the dentist's office where the mist periodically fills the room... and I turn around and meet a splicer right in front of me. I admit I had to pause the game for a minute and chill out lol.

All and all at the rate I'm going I might beat this either late tonight or tomorrow afternoon and I foresee myself enjoying the ride.

So far.
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Old GraftonWVDiskExchang GraftonWVDiskExchang is offline - 02-07-2010, 02:24 PM
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I wish I could experience playing "Bioshock" for the first time again. The atmosphere lends a lot to the game, not to mention all the characters that the player encounters along the way.

Don't cheat yourself out of a good experience--play it all the way through!

The big "twist" at the end will really make everything make sense!
Old blissskr blissskr is offline - 02-07-2010, 02:29 PM
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Bioshock is a great game, using the security bullseye plasmid and failing hacks on machines so bots are released is a big help taking down enemies.
Old Ichigo1993 Ichigo1993 is online now - 02-07-2010, 02:32 PM
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I had a chance to play Bioshock a month ago and really enjoyed the adventure. Simplistic gameplay with great sound and visuals made the game worthwhile. I pre-ordered the second and expect it to come on release date. Cannot wait.
Old Chairman_LMAO Chairman_LMAO is offline - 02-07-2010, 10:09 PM
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I find it odd that you called a game as critically and commercially successful as Bioshock "not that bad". That said, I played the demo a week ago, and have been looking for a PS3 copy ever since. I didn't have a 360 when it came out, and I never knew what I was missing.
Old Phokis Phokis is offline - 02-08-2010, 10:27 AM
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Recommendation: Avoid any news about bioshock or bioshock 2. There are a few plot developments in the story of bioshock that will probably be revealed in any of the articles related to bioshock 2.
Old evildeadjedi evildeadjedi is offline - 02-08-2010, 11:19 AM
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I loved the game and electric gel with buckshot will own anything in the game!
Old jonathanp jonathanp is offline - 02-08-2010, 12:51 PM
Thanks for reading

@GraftonWVDiskExchang
I definitely plan on finishing it. I like the story so far and I think the experience is going to get better.

@blissskr
Thanks for the tip. I need all I can get for hard mode lol.

@Ichigo1993
I admit that the sequel coming out did make me try out the first one and I might pick up the second one because of the fun I'm having.

@Chairman_LMAO
That only because the latter two hours of my five hours of gameplay so far has been getting lost and getting owned by Big Daddys. I'm sure that it I wasn't playing on hard mode and had vitachambers on I would have had a better first impression. That being said once I get the grenade launcher and visit the Power to the People machine, my enjoyment levels will increase since I won't get owned by random Thuggish Splicers.

@Phokis
I plan on keeping myself relatively unspoiled.

@evildeadjedi
Electric Buckshot is the only reason I beat my first Big Daddy. I love the shotgun.
Old klwillis45 klwillis45 is offline - 02-08-2010, 04:49 PM
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Using the explosive barrels and gas canisters is key on hard mode. Use telekenesis to set explosive traps on the daddys.
Old GraftonWVDiskExchang GraftonWVDiskExchang is offline - 02-08-2010, 07:19 PM
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You don't have to hurt the daddys :-)
Old grrouchie grrouchie is offline - 10-31-2010, 12:05 PM
If you ever read this.

I picked up Bioshock because I got it free with something else and after everyone telling me what a great game it was, I finally played it.

I pretty much hated FPS up to this point (bad goldeneye experiences) so I had low expectations.

However, I LOVED Bioshock.
My first run through (still my only, want to do a hard core though) I used ONLY wrenches as my weapons (except on big daddy's. Not good enough to wrench them to death). and that was a blast.

I do plan on going through and playing it again to get the rest of the achievements, but the mood has not struck yet.

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