BioShock

PsYkHoTiK · 2nd Sep 2007, 05:50 AM

This has to be one of THE BEST shooters I've played in a looooooonnnng time.

A must get (buy) for anyone!

They do a good job of keeping you on the edge of your seat too. haha. Supposedly ~20 hours of game play and the replayability is said to be real good.

Its so good that I bought some spare ram so I could continue playing it.

Here's some screenies of the game's biggest baddest enemy. The Big Daddy (and the little sister - who calls Big Daddy 'Mr Bubbles').

The Little Sister goes around drawing blood from corpses to harvest stem cells (known as ADAM). She harvests it by drinking the drawn blood. Big Daddy (Mr Bubbles) protect's the Little Sister and whoever so foolishly tries to disturb the little sister would be dealt with swiftly.

You can pick a fight if you want or just leave them be (they won't attack you but you will get aimed at while the little sister is harvesting and you will get slapped out of the way by the big daddy). Big daddy is VERY VERY tough...

Once you (ADAM is important - can get more powers) deal with the annoyance of Big Daddy, you can then harvest the ADAM from the Little Sister. From there you can either extract it by killing the Little Sister (get more ADAM) or you can save the Little Sister by removing the parasite from her body (thus saving her life - becomes a normal little girl) but at the cost of less ADAM. However there are perks associated with saving the lives of the little sisters (no spoilers here - short term gain or long term gain basically).

PsYkHoTiK · 2nd Sep 2007, 05:51 AM

A pic of Big Daddy walking around (no more little sisters for that level).

you can only harvest from the little sister after you killed its big daddy.

Chai · 2nd Sep 2007, 12:03 PM

Wow...this game is almost unplayable on my system. I was running on 1024x768 with medium details, and it was quite jerky.

PsYkHoTiK · 2nd Sep 2007, 12:50 PM

Yea. 6xxx series is too old for this game. Its recommended specs for DX10 is a 8600GTS though (7900series for DX9). Fairly good (current midrange).

jasperchc · 2nd Sep 2007, 02:26 PM

saw my friend playing the demo, feel the game is overated.

PsYkHoTiK · 2nd Sep 2007, 02:36 PM

lol how so?

It is the best I've played in a long time. Try it (not just watch).

This game is still not as hyped up as Crysis is (which I'm also eagerly waiting for).

It's efficiency is also a great feat indeed. Having its 'recommended' specs to be the current generation's midrange is almost unheard of now days (games that need next gen solutions to run well).

jasperchc · 2nd Sep 2007, 02:47 PM

The graphic aint very impresive, the visual experience like explosion, blood, gun fire and stuff. Even the water aint that impressive. Plus the story doesnt really appeal to me, especially the big daddy and the little girl thing, doesnt make much sense, maybe i need to play through the whole game to find that out, i dunno

and the fact that my friend was bashing the game as he was showing the demo to me doesnt help either.

PsYkHoTiK · 2nd Sep 2007, 02:55 PM

And what system did he run it on? Not impressive graphics?! o_0

blasphemy!

This game is based off the new Unreal Engine 3.0 and it is by far the best implementation I've seen of it yet (Rainbow Six Vegas used it too).

Water is real detailed. If you get hit with water, view becomes distorted (like water draining off glass) and beads of water will stay. All reflections are live too.

Particles in this game is one of the best I've ever seen.

jasperchc · 2nd Sep 2007, 04:58 PM

he is using x1900xt, considering that he is a fps fan, hard to believe he doesnt like the game as well.

PsYkHoTiK · 2nd Sep 2007, 05:10 PM

Hmm... DX9 hardware shouldn't be that much of a difference...

Oh well. Can't please everyone I guess (everyone else I know loves it).

Though I will concede although the graphics is really nice, crysis looks to be nicer (MM! Me eagerly awaits).

Game play is solid though. I highly recommend that you go out and try it for yourself.

Story starts kinda random. But it is pretty creepy and full of surprises. Game play is real neat.

I'd have to say this is the best FPS since umm say Oblivion..

2nd Sep 2007, 12:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,677 Reputation: 3984 Rep Power: 72	Wow...this game is almost unplayable on my system. I was running on 1024x768 with medium details, and it was quite jerky. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

2nd Sep 2007, 12:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,297 Reputation: 4003 Rep Power: 59	Yea. 6xxx series is too old for this game. Its recommended specs for DX10 is a 8600GTS though (7900series for DX9). Fairly good (current midrange). __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD Raptor X : G92 8800GTS 512mb 800MHz Core WIP : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Vista Ultimate Edition : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze : Tygon R3603 1/2" ID 3/4" OD CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com

2nd Sep 2007, 02:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
jasperchc Active Join Date: 25 Aug 2005 Location: Kuching, MY Posts: 542 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 4	saw my friend playing the demo, feel the game is overated. __________________ "There is nothing to fear but fear itself" (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

2nd Sep 2007, 02:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,297 Reputation: 4003 Rep Power: 59	lol how so? It is the best I've played in a long time. Try it (not just watch). This game is still not as hyped up as Crysis is (which I'm also eagerly waiting for). It's efficiency is also a great feat indeed. Having its 'recommended' specs to be the current generation's midrange is almost unheard of now days (games that need next gen solutions to run well). __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD Raptor X : G92 8800GTS 512mb 800MHz Core WIP : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Vista Ultimate Edition : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze : Tygon R3603 1/2" ID 3/4" OD CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com

2nd Sep 2007, 02:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
jasperchc Active Join Date: 25 Aug 2005 Location: Kuching, MY Posts: 542 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 4	The graphic aint very impresive, the visual experience like explosion, blood, gun fire and stuff. Even the water aint that impressive. Plus the story doesnt really appeal to me, especially the big daddy and the little girl thing, doesnt make much sense, maybe i need to play through the whole game to find that out, i dunno and the fact that my friend was bashing the game as he was showing the demo to me doesnt help either. __________________ "There is nothing to fear but fear itself" (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

2nd Sep 2007, 04:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
jasperchc Active Join Date: 25 Aug 2005 Location: Kuching, MY Posts: 542 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 4	he is using x1900xt, considering that he is a fps fan, hard to believe he doesnt like the game as well. __________________ "There is nothing to fear but fear itself" (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

2nd Sep 2007, 05:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,297 Reputation: 4003 Rep Power: 59	Hmm... DX9 hardware shouldn't be that much of a difference... Oh well. Can't please everyone I guess (everyone else I know loves it). Though I will concede although the graphics is really nice, crysis looks to be nicer (MM! Me eagerly awaits). Game play is solid though. I highly recommend that you go out and try it for yourself. Story starts kinda random. But it is pretty creepy and full of surprises. Game play is real neat. I'd have to say this is the best FPS since umm say Oblivion.. __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD Raptor X : G92 8800GTS 512mb 800MHz Core WIP : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Vista Ultimate Edition : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze : Tygon R3603 1/2" ID 3/4" OD CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com Last edited by PsYkHoTiK : 2nd Sep 2007 at 05:32 PM.