wait 4 mass effect or buy bioshock?

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#1 stealth360snipa
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games im planing on getting this year:

halo 3 (preordered)

assasins creed

and....

mass effect or bioshock? (probly wont be able 2 buy both...sucks =( )

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#2 wanker12
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bioshock is great but it's all over pretty soon, i'd recommend renting it. mass effect will be much longer and therefore moredeserving a purchase, but it's not out yet; it could be rubbish (not likely though).
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#3 II-FBIsniper-II
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Rent Bioshock, buy Mass Effect.
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#4 stealth360snipa
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ya, im thinking mass effect will last me longer. but my dad doesnt let me rent a whole lot of games so.....i'll probably hav 2 pick 1 or the other. and i added a poll, but post wit ur reason anyways guys
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#5 amroe333
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Mass Effect is going to be much better than Bioshock, just buy mass effect when it comes out

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#6 NSR34GTR
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rent bioshock as you will complete it in a few days and buy mass effect
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#7 soroush7
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Mass Effect no matter what. Rent BioShock if you have to.
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#8 lovetheblindone
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Why don't you rent both and then pick the one you enjoyed more.
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#9 samcotts
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Halo 3 should last you untill Mass Effect comes out. Play the Bioshock demo before deciding to rent it or not.
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#10 Legolas_Katarn
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I don't think Bioshock was that great and if you can only buy a small amount of games each year you should get Mass Effect. Bioshock is easy, short, linear, and has little replay value despite how much you enjoy it. Mass Effect should be the opposite.
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#11 mclakers
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dude buy both!!! i will
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#12 DHReese
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If you cant get both. Definetly Mass Effect. While I loved Bioshock, Its replay isnt that appealing to me.
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#13 gp19
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Rent Bioshock, buy Mass Effect.II-FBIsniper-II

Agreed. But rent bioshock when you have 20 hours free in a few days.

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#14 mattg90520
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bioshock, great but short

mass effect, prob very long and hopefully great

id say drop halo 3 but im NOT a fan, so... but assassins creed looks really good.

if you can only buy one for sure, buy mass effect and rent bioshock since its out now and very short

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#15 Her7icHero
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Bioshock is really an excellent game, but honestly, theres not much replay in it.

I actually beat the game twice and got both endings just from borrowing it from my friends.

Even so, I still went out the next weekend and purchased myself a copy. You might be wondering why I would do such a thing when I've already done and seen everything the game had to offer. Well, I thought that I would show my support of the company for putting out such a magnificent game by throwing some money their way. I'm weird... I know.

But, on the off chance that you are not a strange person like me, then I would suggest giving it at least a rental if you are planning on purchasing Mass Effect. By the looks of it, Mass Effect will offer many more reasons to replay and a significantly longer main story campaign.

Rent Bioshock, buy Mass Effect.

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#16 mrbojangles25
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Bioshock is....decent. Its too short, and doesnt have much replayability after you see the two endings. Wait for Mass Effect, its gonna rule. Bioshock could be the most overrated game of the year imo.
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#17 GungraveZero
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Mass Effect. It has a ton of more content than Bioshock as far as I know which means you get more of your money's worth.
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#18 great_rulo
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theres too much sci-fi in mass effect for me, and its gonna suck like jade empire did(it was just a bad copy of fable with chineese cmon) yeah u can call me troll or whatever, i dont care, but bioshock looks really good and i wanna buy it but not until december, theres too many other games that i want before this, anyawy u should forget about mass effect and change ur name to im a nerd yeah yeah yeah!... seriously instead u shoul buy the orange box, poject gotham racing 4 or even viva piñata party animals before mass effect or the guys in ur school will hit u

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#19 BNB2000
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Bioshock is pretty short so it's only worth a rent in my book. Mass Effect is huge, 5 different classes, multiple endings etc. Oh it's gonna be sweet :)
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#20 ibanezdropd
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bioshock is amazing, i bought it.  Most people seem to feel that it is just worth a rent.   It's a beautiful game, but then again Mass Effect is going to be much much longer and deeper.
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#21 angryfodder
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Depends how much you game really. I wouldn't be able to complete bioshock on a rent, i'm still playing through it now.

Mass effect is obviously going to last alot longer.

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#22 amroe333
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bioshock, great but short

mass effect, prob very long and hopefully great

id say drop halo 3 but im NOT a fan, so... but assassins creed looks really good.

if you can only buy one for sure, buy mass effect and rent bioshock since its out now and very short

mattg90520
I agree with you. I'm not that pumped for Halo 3
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#23 illbitcrusher
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It depends on how hyped you are for each of those games. I'm not a Halo fan so I wouldn't get Halo 3 as i'm much more interested in getting Skate but I have Bioshock and it's a great game but I will buy Mass Effect and Assassins Creed if they get those bugs fixed.
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#24 dudootje
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maybe you should wait for mass effect and than look what seems the coolest to you, it also depends on your taste of games, bioshock FPS and mass effect RPG.
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#25 Lord_Tik
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Buy both. Simple.
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#26 NismoNissan41
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rent Bioshock, that way you will know if yo uwant to buy it or not, or if yo uare done with the game. I regret not renting it. I bought it, beat it in 8 hours and then sold it all disapointed.
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#27 Generic_Dude
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If it's between buying one or the other, I'd buy Mass Effect and rent Bioshock. It looks like Mass Effect would have more replayability. Bioshock is a fantastic game, but once you've beaten it and gotten all the achievements, you've seen everything there is to see there. Mass Effect will more than likely have character customization and decision making that would make each playthrough different from the last... thus making it the better value.
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#28 Dub_c6969
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buy mass effect rent bioshock.
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#29 Phantom_Menace
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Bioshock was fun, but it seems like Mass Effect will so much better.
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#30 Pinman_DS9
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Buy Mass Effect and wait until you can afford Bioshock--you won't be disappointed. If ME is all it's cracked up to be you won't be able to devote playing time to anything else anyway.
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#31 noobkiller205
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Theres no point buying either of them bioshock is a renter I know that but I would have to mass effect is a renter as wellat best it look that good.
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#32 stealth360snipa
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Why don't you rent both and then pick the one you enjoyed more.lovetheblindone
i already said: my dad doesnt let me rent very many games
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#33 stealth360snipa
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Halo 3 should last you untill Mass Effect comes out. Play the Bioshock demo before deciding to rent it or not.samcotts
downloaded it, played it, loved it, but idk if i should buy it. and halo 3 will probly last me a couple of weeks so i'll still hav another month 2 kill b4 mass and assasins come out
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#35 GodfatherStatik
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If you really cant buy both.. buy Mass Effect. But Bioshock's fresh as hell. So scrape up the change in your couch an buy both ;)
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theres too much sci-fi in mass effect for me, and its gonna suck like jade empire did(it was just a bad copy of fable with chineese cmon) yeah u can call me troll or whatever, i dont care, but bioshock looks really good and i wanna buy it but not until december, theres too many other games that i want before this, anyawy u should forget about mass effect and change ur name to im a nerd yeah yeah yeah!... seriously instead u shoul buy the orange box, poject gotham racing 4 or even viva piñata party animals before mass effect or the guys in ur school will hit u

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im a freshman so they beat me up anyways =[
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#37 jonny576
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Dude, buy both mate.
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#38 stealth360snipa
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guys, if i really wanted 2 buy both, do u think i would set up this thread? i could get every 360 game i want but seeing that there r other consoles out there... i wanna build up my wii library and add a few psp games. so i'll probably hav 2 cuta 360 game tht i want.
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#39 RicanNerd189
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Both, you shouldn't miss neither one
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#40 ellbanks
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i think you should wait for mass effect.....bioshock is a great game, but i think mass effect will offer a bit more detail....
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#41 jameeler91
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Rent Bioshock, buy Mass Effect.II-FBIsniper-II
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#42 DrDeath10
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theres too much sci-fi in mass effect for me, and its gonna suck like jade empire did(it was just a bad copy of fable with chineese cmon) yeah u can call me troll or whatever, i dont care, but bioshock looks really good and i wanna buy it but not until december, theres too many other games that i want before this, anyawy u should forget about mass effect and change ur name to im a nerd yeah yeah yeah!... seriously instead u shoul buy the orange box, poject gotham racing 4 or even viva piñata party animals before mass effect or the guys in ur school will hit u

great_rulo

How can you even judge a game before it's even out yet and how can we take you seriously when you can't even create cohesive sentences?

Honestly dude, if you can find a weekend where you can devote time, Bioshock can be completed before you have to hand it back to your rental store. If you've enjoyed any of Bioware's previous titles, you cannot give up the chance to play Mass Effect.

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#43 hardcore0115
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KOTOR and Jade Empire were great games.I've played through KOTOR a few times and it is no doubt my favorite xbox game.Mass Effect will be a great game. I'm hoping its better than KOTOR, but I'll have to wait and see. Bioshock on the other hand IS a great game, but I'm not big on buying fps games unless they have great online multiplayer (such as halo). So..... rent Bioshock and wait on Mass Effect. Although itreally depends on if you like fps games or rpgs more.
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#44 trevor_25
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Are you going to wait until Mass Effect comes out to buy either one? You know Bioshock is a great game, while its not clear whether Mass Effect will be. I say go with the game you know is kick ass and rent Mass Effect when it comes out. Its not like you cant keep it as long as you need to finish it. Plus you can play Bioshock right now. Best game I have played this year.
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#45 woody411
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how are you people picking mass effect over bioshock when mass effect hasnt even come out yet.i thought bioshock was great and i dont even like fps.
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#46 msdd9
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Defiantly rent Bioshock it doesn't last long but is still fun, Mass Effect looks like it'll be INCREDIBLE!!!
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#47 MuscleCarMan
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Rent Bioshock, buy Mass Effect.II-FBIsniper-II

what he said

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#48 kage_itachi
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dude it depends on what genre of gam fuel u

but i would definitely buy mass effect but thats jus me

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#49 stealth360snipa
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how are you people picking mass effect over bioshock when mass effect hasnt even come out yet.i thought bioshock was great and i dont even like fps.woody411
well bisohock is in its own class in terms of genre. u cant really call it an fps tho it technically is 1
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#50 trophylocoste
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Rent Bioshock and get Mass Effect