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#1 OregonTrailing
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In video form, here, from The Escapist.

Finally somone has the balls to tell it like it is. And what it is, is a great game that was overhyped.

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#2 MegaPigeon
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I seen this on Gametrailers today. It was hillariously true :D
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#3 Uncle_Uzi
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That was hilarious! But I still give it a 10 for pure awesomeness.
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#4 OregonTrailing
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I seen this on Gametrailers today. It was hillariously true :DMegaPigeon

I love how fast he talked. It was crazy.

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#5 -Beowulf
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lmao, awesome.
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#6 deactivated-586249e1b64ba
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The reviewer speaks way too quickly and I could barely pick up what he said.

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#7 DragonZ3
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i actualy agrree with most of it lol. it felt prety linear to me and the Ai wasent as good as its been hyped. yes the little sisters are awesome, but the hybrids r just dum. lol they wait for you to come back then attack you lol. especiualy big daddies, go down a corridor and they forget about you lol

but still great game :)

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#8 Panzer_Zwei
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Can someone summarize what it said?
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#9 XaosII
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LOL, that was hilarious. I pretty much agree 100%.
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Can someone summarize what it said?Panzer_Zwei

All I could remember was that the reviewer says that:

  • Bioshock was similar to System Shock in many ways.
  • Difficulty compared to System Shock was pathetically easy thanks to consequence free revives.
  • Bioshock's lack of an inventory system made it feel like it was designedfor the 360 rather than the PC or something like that.
  • There is a lack of RPG elements aside from custom tonics.
  • That there are better games in the same genre such as STALKER or Deus Ex.

Edit: You should see it. It's only 4 minutes long. Personally, I felt that the review coincided more with my opinion than any other.

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#11 OregonTrailing
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Can someone summarize what it said?Panzer_Zwei

Pretty much that it's System Shock 2, dumbed down for the "consoletards."

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#12 leviathan91
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LMAO :lol: I didn't know he made more vidoes of that. I swear I know there's another. :P
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#13 Panzer_Zwei
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[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]Can someone summarize what it said?Technoweirdo

All I could remember was that the reviewer says that:

  • Bioshock was similar to System Shock in many ways.
  • Difficulty compared to System Shock was pathetically easy thanks to consequence free revives.
  • Bioshock's lack of an inventory system made it feel like it was designedfor the 360 rather than the PC or something like that.
  • There is a lack of RPG elements aside from custom tonics.
  • That there are better games in the same genre such as STALKER or Deus Ex.

Edit: You should see it. It's only 4 minutes long. Personally, I felt that the review coincided more with my opinion than any other.

Thanks, I do agree with many of it's points, except the free revives, which is all up to the player if to abuse them or not.

And, I'm on 56k. So it would take too long.

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#14 Harbadakus
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Funny. His other reviews are equally good.
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where's the video?
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#16 Rougehunter
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Really funny bet yet it IS honest. Never played System shock but Bioshock seems too linear at times and I was wondering why there is no inventory screen
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#17 Trading_Zoner
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That was a great, and hilarious review. 10/10!!!
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This guy is my personal Jesus Christ
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Hahahah oh man,

the Psychonauts one is hilarous too.

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#20 JiveT
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That was a great, and hilarious review. 10/10!!!Trading_Zoner

Did you see his Heavenly Sword demo review? What did you think of that? :|

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#21 AfterShafter
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[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]Can someone summarize what it said?OregonTrailing

Pretty much that it's System Shock 2, dumbed down for the "consoletards."



Meh, heard it for Oblivion, and Oblivion was freaking awesome too.
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#22 toxicmog
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so damn right xD
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#23 Vandalvideo
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Can someone summarize what it said?Panzer_Zwei
He called console gamers dumb and that the PC gamers are angry.
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#24 Mortok
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While I do think Bioshock was an amazing game for this year.... he's right. Sad thing is how many people played System Shock 2? :(
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#25 OregonTrailing
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[QUOTE="OregonTrailing"]

[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]Can someone summarize what it said?AfterShafter

Pretty much that it's System Shock 2, dumbed down for the "consoletards."



Meh, heard it for Oblivion, and Oblivion was freaking awesome too.

Bioshock was awesome too. Just not the second coming of Jesus like it was hyped.

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While I do think Bioshock was an amazing game for this year.... he's right. Sad thing is how many people played System Shock 2? :(Mortok

I played both, but I thought Bioshock was better.

I just think some PC Gamers didn'tlike how linear Bioshock was compared to System Shock, I didn't have a problem with it.

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[QUOTE="Mortok"]While I do think Bioshock was an amazing game for this year.... he's right. Sad thing is how many people played System Shock 2? :(Donkey_Puncher

I played both, but I thought Bioshock was better.

I just think some PC Gamers didn'tlike how linear Bioshock was compared to System Shock, I didn't have a problem with it.

When exactly did you play System Shock 2?
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#28 Donkey_Puncher
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[QUOTE="Donkey_Puncher"]

[QUOTE="Mortok"]While I do think Bioshock was an amazing game for this year.... he's right. Sad thing is how many people played System Shock 2? :(Vandalvideo

I played both, but I thought Bioshock was better.

I just think some PC Gamers didn'tlike how linear Bioshock was compared to System Shock, I didn't have a problem with it.

When exactly did you play System Shock 2?

Years ago....

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Years ago....Donkey_Puncher
Pre-Rebirth or post-Rebirth?
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[QUOTE="Donkey_Puncher"]Years ago....Vandalvideo
Pre-Rebirth or post-Rebirth?

donkey...you are under the spotlight, try not to break a sweat
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[QUOTE="Trading_Zoner"]That was a great, and hilarious review. 10/10!!!JiveT

Did you see his Heavenly Sword demo review? What did you think of that? :|

i did its hillllarious xD

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1350-Zero-Punctuation-Heavenly-Sword-and-Other-Stuff

hair of rope, look at me ino story!

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[QUOTE="Donkey_Puncher"]Years ago....Vandalvideo
Pre-Rebirth or post-Rebirth?

I bought the game a few weeks after it came out and I tried the demo from PC Gamer.

Why?

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#33 Vandalvideo
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[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="Donkey_Puncher"]Years ago....Donkey_Puncher

Pre-Rebirth or post-Rebirth?

I bought the game a few weeks after it came out and I tried the demo from PC Gamer.

Why?

Because you need to try it with Rebirth.
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[QUOTE="Technoweirdo"]

[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]Can someone summarize what it said?Panzer_Zwei

All I could remember was that the reviewer says that:

  • Bioshock was similar to System Shock in many ways.
  • Difficulty compared to System Shock was pathetically easy thanks to consequence free revives.
  • Bioshock's lack of an inventory system made it feel like it was designedfor the 360 rather than the PC or something like that.
  • There is a lack of RPG elements aside from custom tonics.
  • That there are better games in the same genre such as STALKER or Deus Ex.

Edit: You should see it. It's only 4 minutes long. Personally, I felt that the review coincided more with my opinion than any other.

Thanks, I do agree with many of it's points, except the free revives, which is all up to the player if to abuse them or not.

And, I'm on 56k. So it would take too long.

Ah, free revive abuse, which is up to the player is a good point. I went through both of my runs without a single revive but consequently, I abused the save anywhere, anytime, limit free system. Certainly the option to not abuse is there butIrrational or 2K nowreally should've done something to discourage major abuse, like taking away items for dying, 1 revive and 1 save at the VitaChamber per chamber, etc. Even then, there are other things to take advantage of such as respawning enemies meaning unlimited supplies.

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#35 Donkey_Puncher
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Because you need to try it with Rebirth.  Vandalvideo

Wow, that's the mod for it then? Looks a ton better.

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#36 BatmanBegins24
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I disagree with some of the things he said but it's funny.I loved how he started off by saying it's one of the best games of the year, then he trashed it for 3 minutes.
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[QUOTE="JiveT"]

[QUOTE="Trading_Zoner"]That was a great, and hilarious review. 10/10!!!toxicmog

Did you see his Heavenly Sword demo review? What did you think of that? :|

i did its hillllarious xD

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1350-Zero-Punctuation-Heavenly-Sword-and-Other-Stuff

hair of rope, look at me ino story!

WOW this guy is good rofl.

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#38 smokeydabear076
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I agree with a lot of what he had to say about Bioshock.
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[QUOTE="JiveT"]

[QUOTE="Trading_Zoner"]That was a great, and hilarious review. 10/10!!!toxicmog

Did you see his Heavenly Sword demo review? What did you think of that? :|

i did its hillllarious xD

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1350-Zero-Punctuation-Heavenly-Sword-and-Other-Stuff

hair of rope, look at me ino story!

any more of these...?

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#40 m_machine024
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He talks... too fast.
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#41 JTH_22
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Pretty clear he's got a PC bias (ie a hermit). Example use of the phrase "for console tards" just another review from another point of view albeit done in a very funny way most of the time. I disagree with most of it but that's just my opinion.
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#42 Vandalvideo
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Pretty clear he's got a PC bias (ie a hermit). Example use of the phrase "for console tards" just another review from another point of view albeit done in a very funny way most of the time. I disagree with most of it but that's just my opinion.JTH_22
he didn't say that the game was worse for being dumbed down, he merely said what all other hermits are thinking. When a PC game goes to consoles it gets dumbed down, and it makes us angry.
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Ah, free revive abuse, which is up to the player is a good point. I went through both of my runs without a single revive but consequently, I abused the save anywhere, anytime, limit free system. Certainly the option to not abuse is there butIrrational or 2K nowreally should've done something to discourage major abuse, like taking away items for dying, 1 revive and 1 save at the VitaChamber per chamber, etc. Even then, there are other things to take advantage of such as respawning enemies meaning unlimited supplies.

Technoweirdo

The Vita Chamber, just make sense with the concept of the game, as if you are revived as explained in the game, it makes sense to keep the world persistant.

Like I said, I do agree with most of the other points of the review though. I mean, sure you can argue that you can come up wth a dozen ways to kill an enemy, but when it comes to it. A leadhead splicer for example, will always come running and gunning in front of you, and their thougher versions can take 4 or more shotgun blasts at point blank before they go down, all this will they still do damage to you. So the fact that to the mayority of enemies you can just shock them and whack them with your wrench, kinda discourages you, because you know the other methods are less effective in practice.

It also would've been nice to have more varied plasmids, electricity on water and fire on oil, is basically the same thing. Also some weapon modifying tonics would've been nice, like finesse or sharpshooter.

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#44 Vandalvideo
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It also would've been nice to have more varied plasmids, electricity on water and fire on oil, is basically the same thing. Also some weapon modifying tonics would've been nice, like finesse or sharpshooter.Panzer_Zwei
All I did was use the frost plasmid the entire game. :S
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#45 sonicmj1
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Although I can't relate to the System Shock 2 comparison (having not played System Shock 2), I can agree with just about everything else.

I really want to try Deus Ex. That game seems like what I hoped Bioshock would be.

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#46 Vandalvideo
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Although I can't relate to the System Shock 2 comparison (having not played System Shock 2), I can agree with just about everything else.

I really want to try Deus Ex. That game seems like what I hoped Bioshock would be.

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#47 II-FBIsniper-II
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That was hilarious and so true!
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#48 Panzer_Zwei
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Although I can't relate to the System Shock 2 comparison (having not played System Shock 2), I can agree with just about everything else.

I really want to try Deus Ex. That game seems like what I hoped Bioshock would be.

sonicmj1

You haven't played Deux Ex? :o

You really should, the game still plays and feels really great, even now.

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[QUOTE="sonicmj1"]

Although I can't relate to the System Shock 2 comparison (having not played System Shock 2), I can agree with just about everything else.

I really want to try Deus Ex. That game seems like what I hoped Bioshock would be.

Vandalvideo
Don't play Invisible War.

Never played the first one but played invisible war. Not very familer with the series to know what was cut out
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Never played the first one but played invisible war. Not very familer with the series to know what was cut outRougehunter
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