[PC Game] Bioshock Infinite (beware of spoilers)

Bowielee

Bowielee

The original dedicated post for the game has been time locked, so seeing as it comes out in just 14 hours, I thought I'd get things started back up.

Early reviews make it sound like the second coming. I'll reserve judgement for my actual playthrough.



I kind of like Adam Sessler's take on stuff, but he could very possibly be a paid shill, so we'll see.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

Adam Sessler in that video literally compares it to great literature. I'm getting pretty stoked to play it. Homework may get pushed back a day this week.
 
strawman

strawman

My younger (and generally more awesome) brother worked on bioshock inifinite for the last 3 years, and showed up in the new york times as part of an article on Bioshock:

Picture (he's on the left... no, no, past Yoda)
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2013/03/24/arts/24BIOSHOCK3.html

Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/a...n-bioshock-infinite.html?pagewanted=all&_r=3&

The article isn't so much about the game as it is about talking about the costs, production, and secrecy surrounding the game.
 
strawman

strawman

And now I'm wishing AMD and Steam had their act together. The earliest I might get my bioshock key from the AMD video card offer is the 26th. Oh well, at this point I might as well block off Friday and Saturday for playing it. Now I just have to decide if I'm going to let any of my kids watch me play it. They'll want to, but of course it's rated M for a reason, and the IGN gameplay video spends a lot of time showing off the many capabilities of the grappling hook... tool... thing...

Spoiler:

IT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD HURT. BUT ONLY FOR A SECOND.

But my video card is in Ohio now, so I should get it by tomorrow night.
 
Dave

Dave

Staff member
I might pick this up Monday. Probably not, though. I liked Bioshock, but I just don't buy $60 games that much any more. Hard to justify the expense.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

I was able to justify it through the steam pre-order bonus that gave Xcom, seeing as it's been on my wishlist for a while now. I look at it as 2 30 dollar games :p
 
Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Seeing as there is a Bioshock Season Pass, I'll probably be waiting for the GOTY edition, as by that time I'll be ready to play it.
 
strawman

strawman

Yeah, as much fun as it is to play it on the first day, and be a part of the experience a lot of people will go through simultaneously, the game isn't going to magically get worse over time, and it'll still be just as much fun when it goes on sale for $20 or less around black Friday this fall.
 
Fun Size

Fun Size

I have to say that the only temptation is that I knew the twist in Bioshock for a good two years before I played Bioshock. I'll have to be a bit more adamant about avoiding spoilers on this one.
 
strawman

strawman

Fun Size said:
I have to say that the only temptation is that I knew the twist in Bioshock for a good two years before I played Bioshock. I'll have to be a bit more adamant about avoiding spoilers on this one.
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I remember being so surprised and elated by the ending of portal that I bought and played portal 2 the day it came out because I knew I wouldn't be able to resist the temptation to look for spoilers. For the most part, though, if you don't go actively looking for spoilers for the first few months after release, you're ok. People seem pretty respectful of the experience.
 
Dave

Dave

Staff member
Just watched the review. Wow. Well. Maybe I can justify it to myself. The wife, probably not. But me...yeah.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Pre-ordered, picking it up tomorrow, AND I have off from work tomorrow...

...but since my wife has been looking forward to it as much as I have, I can't play it until she gets home so she doesn't miss anything.
 
Terrik

Terrik

I'm going to go out to the foreign supermarket this evening, buy the fattiest snacks I can find, and play the crap out of this until dawn.
 
Frank

Frank

[DOUBLEPOST=1364265634][/DOUBLEPOST]Man, the launch trailer makes me want to live in a poisonous hell hole like Australia so I could be playing this now.

[DOUBLEPOST=1364265950][/DOUBLEPOST]Man, another thing I can thank Bioshock Infinite for is now I'm buying Nico Vega music. They're fantastic.
 
strawman

strawman

AMD actually delivered the code earlier than they promised, so it's preloading right now! Woo!

Still have to wait for the card, though. I'm guessing my GeForce 6200 is just going to laugh at me if I try it...
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

stienman said:
AMD actually delivered the code earlier than they promised, so it's preloading right now! Woo!

Still have to wait for the card, though. I'm guessing my GeForce 6200 is just going to laugh at me if I try it...
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I'm still curious as to what drew your interest to this game, since you said you're not interested in most games. It sounded like you were being coerced into playing it.
 
Jay

Jay

Frank said:
[DOUBLEPOST=1364265634][/DOUBLEPOST]Man, the launch trailer makes me want to live in a poisonous hell hole like Australia so I could be playing this now.

[DOUBLEPOST=1364265950][/DOUBLEPOST]Man, another thing I can thank Bioshock Infinite for is now I'm buying Nico Vega music. They're fantastic.
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You have a better game waiting for you called System Shock.
 
strawman

strawman

Ravenpoe said:
I'm still curious as to what drew your interest to this game, since you said you're not interested in most games. It sounded like you were being coerced into playing it.
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I'm interested, I just don't usually have the time.

But the reason I'm making the time is because my brother worked on the game, and recently lost his best friend, one of the few people who truly appreciated his work. I can't replace him, but I can play it and enjoy it.
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

stienman said:
I'm interested, I just don't usually have the time.

But the reason I'm making the time is because my brother worked on the game, and recently lost his best friend, one of the few people who truly appreciated his work. I can't replace him, but I can play it and enjoy it.
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Aww... why can't I hug and brofist you at the same time?
 
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