Official Bioshock Review Discussion Thread - 9.0 (POST HERE OR BE SUSPENDED)

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#1 CaseyWegner
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9.0 -not a flop. keep ALL discussion here. any jeff bashing will get you an even lengthier suspension.
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#2 JustPlainLucas
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Review's up.
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#3 TrueReligion_
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Wow. Gamespot flops another game...
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#4 mis3ry
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9.0 AAA omgz didn`t see that coming!! :roll:
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#5 mis3ry
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Wow. Gamespot flops another game...TrueReligion_
AAA = flop?
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#6 Calo34
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He gave it a 9 out of spite man. Unbelievable. He's mad all you guys kept making fun of him.
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#7 pbkick1
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Not the 9.5 or 10 I was hopeing for but it's still AAA.

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#8 jim_shorts
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That seems kind of disappointing, considering the AAAAs.
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#9 marioraider
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.....and people are still mad? 9.0 = AAA

EDIT: So much for that video. (see sig)

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#10 OhhSnap50893
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Nice job narrowly avoiding a flop lemmings. :lol:

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#11 ginglejangle
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chalck up another AAA for 360.

should of gotten 9.5.

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#12 Calo34
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Gamespot is slowly losing credibility IMO.
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#13 darklord888
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Wow only 9.0? I'd have thought it would get 9.5 or even 10. :|

The biggest faults are a minor bug and the death penalty? Geow had a lot more faults than that.
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#14 TrueReligion_
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[QUOTE="TrueReligion_"]Wow. Gamespot flops another game...mis3ry
AAA = flop?

After seeing all the perfect scores, I thought this would easily get a 9.5.

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#15 MGS9150
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[QUOTE="TrueReligion_"]Wow. Gamespot flops another game...mis3ry
AAA = flop?

It was widley hyped AAAA and this IS system wars. The only place a AAA game can be called a flop.

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#16 xbox360isgr8t
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i said 9.5 it got a 9. i was owned/
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#17 subrosian
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Annoying hitches? In both the PC *and* 360 version Jeff, or was this reviewed on a broken 360?
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#18 inertk
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I bet he gave it the same as Zelda but rounded it up to 9.0 because of the rating scheme.

;D

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#19 FusionApex
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9.0, thought it would be 9.5 but at leat its AAA.

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#20 laughingman42
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a bit low but 9.0 is still AAA. good score. I've never liked jeff's reviews though, I think he thinks its fun to score games lower than most people. Probably likes to feel that he is the most critical of many games.
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#21 MGS9150
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i said 9.5 it got a 9. i was owned/xbox360isgr8t

I said 9.5 too, I kinda hoped this game would get a 10. Because the last game that got AAAA was tony hawks I think.

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#22 MrAran
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I hype the PC version to be 9.5
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#23 TrueReligion_
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Gamespot gives out the lowest score....Surprise, Surprise.
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#24 CaseyWegner
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[QUOTE="mis3ry"][QUOTE="TrueReligion_"]Wow. Gamespot flops another game...MGS9150

AAA = flop?

It was widley hyped AAAA and this IS system wars. The only place a AAA game can be called a flop.

no AAA game can be called a flop. that's a system wars rule.

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#25 CJL13
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Annoying hitches? In both the PC *and* 360 version Jeff, or was this reviewed on a broken 360?subrosian

This is the 360 version. If the PC version can't get 9.5, WHAT CAN?!

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#26 Goliath_unit
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bioshock definetly looked like it wouldve been a 9.5. not that the score is bad, but it is just that gamespot's score are so low compared to the rest of the websites.
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#27 -Renegade
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hitches huh? i guess they need the power of the cell to run this game properly. :wink:
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#28 MGS9150
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[QUOTE="MGS9150"]

[QUOTE="mis3ry"][QUOTE="TrueReligion_"]Wow. Gamespot flops another game...CaseyWegner

AAA = flop?

It was widley hyped AAAA and this IS system wars. The only place a AAA game can be called a flop.

no AAA game can be called a flop. that's a system wars rule.

I'm not saying its a flop, i'm saying this is system wars. Fanboys will even call a AAAA a flop if they find ONE thing wrong with it.

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#29 NickyJo
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Way to go Jeff, you scored one of the best games ever, the lowest score on the net, you're cool. Not that it actually matters, your review is so late it's lost all meaning. People already know this game is GOTY, they don't need your attention seeking review to prove anything to themselves.

Won't even read it.

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#30 laughingman42
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Annoying hitches? In both the PC *and* 360 version Jeff, or was this reviewed on a broken 360?subrosian

thinking the same thing.

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#31 Finale-
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Are you going to edit the title with the score?
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#32 Rockclmbr6
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The fact that the freezing problem hasn't been mentioned in ANY other reviews makes me question it's credibility...

When it has gotten constant 10/10s and 9.5s, it just seems iffy when they give it a 9.0.

Either way, I don't really care. I'll be playing this tomorrow and will be very happy about it.

EDIT: And he actually complained about the combat? Funny how all the other reviews say that the combat is some of the best in a FPS ever, and he says he doesn't like it. Oh, and if I read this correctly, they didn't even mention hacking. Disappointing review Gamespot, especially for being so late.

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#33 CJL13
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[QUOTE="MGS9150"]

[QUOTE="mis3ry"][QUOTE="TrueReligion_"]Wow. Gamespot flops another game...CaseyWegner

AAA = flop?

It was widley hyped AAAA and this IS system wars. The only place a AAA game can be called a flop.

no AAA game can be called a flop. that's a system wars rule.

Is it one of those unwritten rules everyone knows or is there actually a link?

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#34 xbox360isgr8t
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some say well with new rating system it was rounded up. well it got a 9. but it could have been like 8.7 or 9.3 on old rating system. look people if u dont like gs new rating system just like some hated the old one u can leave. because complaining about it gets us no where.
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#35 Sir-Marwin105
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Good score, I expected a 9.5 though.
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#36 istreakforfood
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[QUOTE="mis3ry"][QUOTE="TrueReligion_"]Wow. Gamespot flops another game...TrueReligion_

AAA = flop?

After seeing all the perfect scores, I thought this would easily get a 9.5.

yea same here. i even thought this game might even have a chance of getting a 10. doesnt matter i still want it badly and cant wait till i pick it up tomorrow.

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#37 mwa
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wow, reviews like this seriously damage the credibility of this site
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#38 Funkyhamster
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Wha? A 9.0 when there were only two minor flaws with the game? :|
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#39 marioraider
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Way to go Jeff, you scored one of the best games ever, the lowest score on the net, you're cool. Not that it actually matters, your review is so late it's lost all meaning. People already know this game is GOTY, they don't need your attention seeking review to prove anything to themselves.

Won't even read it.

NickyJo

Why don't you read it to see why it got a 9 huh? Instead of being ignorant.

Geeze, your just like the sheep when Twilight Princess game got reviewed.

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#40 Halo2_Norad
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A 9.0?!?!?! How dare they!!!
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#41 ironcreed
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Man, I honestly felt that it was going to have a legitimate shot to hit a 10 here, or a 9.5 at the least. Oh well, I still think that it will be the best game out this year, and I cannot wait to pick it up tomorrow. Gamespot reviews have gotten beyond strict.
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#42 Hadoken_Kid
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GS your new review system blows i up you know that. why not change it to a 5 start system and be done with it ?
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#43 SpaceMatt
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Eh, still picking it up tomorrow. Kind of surprised that the only two things listed under the "Bad" section were nitpicks, yet they still cost the game a full point.

Guess the new GS scoring system's going to be a great deal stricter than before

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#44 kcpp2b
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REVIEWS IS IN!!

WE HAVE SOME LOSERS IN SW Bets!!! Muahaha

9.5 and under means we need to collect on some bets people

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#45 musicalmac  Moderator
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~sigh~... 9.0 weak.
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#46 Rainbow6Vet
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Game spot is the last site to rate this game and i think they gave it a lower score because of it. I think they judged Bioshock harder than usual because it has already gotten so much praise . I hope their this hard on the upcoming PS3 titles. I f not this site has lost all its credibility.
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#47 dracula_16
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:o 9 is lower than I expected. Ah well, GOTY confirmed. TCHBO and TSHBO! :lol:

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#48 horrowhip
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This deserved a 9.5 at the VERY least.
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#49 Finale-
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Leaves the GOTY door wide open for Mass Effect.
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#50 evilbarbarian
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Oh lord, GS. :x