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is bioshock this good? I like it...

swinggamerswinggamer Registered User regular
edited August 2007 in Games and Technology
http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/simpleratings.asp

Now, im not a game review tool...but im just wondering if anyone else has an opinion on if this is hype, or actually awesome game, placing it in 4th of all time. I fucking love it, but I dont put any of the other games above bioshock in my top three anyways, so mabey I just have some scewed perspective...basically im asking...we all know this game kicks "butt" (tychos correction during panel) but anyone else think it deserves to be in their top 3 of all time? I certainly do not know...

"dude, how cool would it be if gabe and tycho remembered me?"
(5 minutes later at the autograph table)
tycho "hey man whats up, we talked yesterday correct?"
me "woot"
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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    There might already be a thread on this.

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  • StigmaStigma Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Yeah, it's that good.

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  • redstormpopcornredstormpopcorn Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I'd say it's not unreasonable since System Shock 2 is #77 on that list, and Bioshock is basically the end result of Irrational going "okay, let's take everything that made SS2 fantastic, improve upon those points significantly, and then make it look good."

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  • VoodooVVoodooV Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    SHODAN still wins as best Villian though

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  • swinggamerswinggamer Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    i guess, see my issue is that like...games being messed up, making my adrenaline pump, is a negative for me...thats one thing that bugs me about the game, the fact that its freaky...lol

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    "dude, how cool would it be if gabe and tycho remembered me?"
    (5 minutes later at the autograph table)
    tycho "hey man whats up, we talked yesterday correct?"
    me "woot"
  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Bioshock is the worst game since E.T.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    If anything, I'd say Metroid Prime is a bit too high on that list.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Plus it's a ripoff of Halo.

    It's like they took Halo and were like "Hey, let's put it underwater."

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  • existexist Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I find it sorta funny that Resident Evil 4 is on there twice.

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  • swinggamerswinggamer Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Dublo7 wrote: »
    Bioshock is the worst game since E.T.

    ummm...your kidding right...also, i agree about metroid prime...i didnt even like it in my top 30 games...lol

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    "dude, how cool would it be if gabe and tycho remembered me?"
    (5 minutes later at the autograph table)
    tycho "hey man whats up, we talked yesterday correct?"
    me "woot"
  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2007
    In my hallowed status as a SE++ and WB moderator, I will only state that it is the best fuckin' game ever and go buy it now.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    UnbreakableVow wrote: »
    Plus it's a ripoff of Halo.

    It's like they took Halo and were like "Hey, let's put it underwater."

    UNDERWATER DOOM

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    swinggamer wrote: »
    Dublo7 wrote: »
    Bioshock is the worst game since E.T.

    ummm...your kidding right...also, i agree about metroid prime...i didnt even like it in my top 30 games...lol
    No I'm not kidding. Bioshock is awful.

    Halo is waaaaaay better.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    There's no multiplayer in Bioshock.

    IT'S 2007 PEOPLE, COME ON!

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    COME ON

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    UnbreakableVow wrote: »
    There's no multiplayer in Bioshock.

    IT'S 2007 PEOPLE, C'MON.

    It can't give me a handjob. Disappointing.

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  • thorpethorpe Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Its pretty fucking awful. You'd be better off with Quake 4, imo, the best shooter ever made.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    exist wrote: »
    I find it sorta funny that Resident Evil 4 is on there twice.

    It deserves to be. :P

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    exist wrote: »
    I find it sorta funny that Resident Evil 4 is on there twice.

    It deserves to be. :P

    Yeah.

    In your bra.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    UnbreakableVow wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    exist wrote: »
    I find it sorta funny that Resident Evil 4 is on there twice.

    It deserves to be. :P

    Yeah.

    In your bra.

    I- what? That doesn't even make sense.

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  • swinggamerswinggamer Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    but it was meant to be a single player, cinematic, novel experience

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    "dude, how cool would it be if gabe and tycho remembered me?"
    (5 minutes later at the autograph table)
    tycho "hey man whats up, we talked yesterday correct?"
    me "woot"
  • existexist Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    it would be better if it had blast processing

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    swinggamer wrote: »
    but it was meant to be a single player, cinematic, novel experience

    Yeah, well it should have been a multiplayer, cinematic, novel experience.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Guys I think they needed to tighten up the graphics on level 3.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Bungie does what Irrational don't.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Triple-post bad.

    This isn't SE++, UV.

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  • BlakoutBlakout Lordran's SpookylandRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Master Chief could kick Big Daddy's ass.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Haze is way better than Bioshock because I changed sides.

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  • existexist Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Triple-post bad.

    This isn't SE++, UV.

    might want to take another gander at those post's names, chief

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  • WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Bioshock...is...that good

    It is godly. It is everything that is right and good in this universe on a DVD-R.

    It is shooting bees out of your arms at someone and mercilessly clubbing them to death with a pipe wrench.

    THAT is what Bioshock is.

    Sooo..would you kindly buy it?

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  • stranger678stranger678 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Bioshock may be good....

    But in Ocarina of Time I got to ride a horse.....A HORSE, motherfuckers.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Wallhitter wrote: »
    Bioshock...is...that good

    It is godly. It is everything that is right and good in this universe on a DVD-R.

    It is shooting bees out of your arms at someone and mercilessly clubbing them to death with a pipe wrench.

    THAT is what Bioshock is.

    Sooo..would you kindly buy it?

    Yeah, but the bees...think about it...bees.

    The Flood. Exactly. Not to mention the Halo 2 ARG was called "I Love Bees". Coincidence? Hardly. And the wrench is just a shadow of the crowbar.

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  • StigmaStigma Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    That "All Time List" hurts me.

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  • MHYoshimitzuMHYoshimitzu Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Once the lagging stops for me, I think I'll enjoy it. But having the game be choppy and freezing from level 4 on has really taken a toll on my nerves. It's not only frustrating to defend against enemies while your screen stops every five seconds, it's near-game breaking. In fact, the only reason it isn't game breaking is because you realize that if the screen ever stops freezing, it becomes a fun game.

    Fix the game in a Live update, and I'll be golden. Until then, it's shelved while I go pursue other games, like Phoenix Wright 3.

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  • WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    UnbreakableVow wrote: »
    Wallhitter wrote: »
    Bioshock...is...that good

    It is godly. It is everything that is right and good in this universe on a DVD-R.

    It is shooting bees out of your arms at someone and mercilessly clubbing them to death with a pipe wrench.

    THAT is what Bioshock is.

    Sooo..would you kindly buy it?

    Yeah, but the bees...think about it...bees.

    The Flood. Exactly. Not to mention the Halo 2 ARG was called "I Love Bees". Coincidence? Hardly. And the wrench is just a shadow of the crowbar.
    That's it. TOOL FIGHT, NOW!

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I think the problem with the wrench is that it's blunt all over. Crowbar has that, plus added ends to stab you with.

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Bioshock totally clicks with me, like few games ever before. In fact, it's probably the only game that has done this. It flows so well. I never feel bored, I don't see any glaring flaws that take away from the experience, and as soon as I finished it I went right back in to play it again.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Bioshock totally clicks with me, like few games ever before. In fact, it's probably the only game that has done this. It flows so well. I never feel bored, I don't see any glaring flaws that take away from the experience, and as soon as I finished it I went right back in to play it again.

    You're doing this wrong.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Bioshock totally clicks with me, like few games ever before. In fact, it's probably the only game that has done this. It flows so well. I never feel bored, I don't see any glaring flaws that take away from the experience, and as soon as I finished it I went right back in to play it again.

    In BIZARRO WORLD.

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  • stranger678stranger678 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Basically, I was playing Bioshock, and it occurred to me that it would be way cooler if I could play

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  • DaemonionDaemonion Mountain Man USARegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I'm having trouble seeing all these new qualities it is bringing to the table.

    I don't see anything new or improved with it's combat, the AI, or gameplay (so far).

    *EDIT* Actually, I will say that the first person camera seems to be more responsive and shaky than most FPSs, which I like quite a bit, but this is nothing new/improved (Criminal Origins feels the same).

    The atmosphere, again, is amazing, and I don't recall any game using an underwater utopia like Bioshock has ...

    What I'm saying is that I see the good game, but I don't see the hype. I don't see how Bioshock stands out aside from the underwater utopia-gone-bad atmosphere. I'm not trying to downplay the game, but after all this hype, it leaves something to be desired, in my opinion.

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