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Shapermc
crawling in his skin
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Chicago via St. Louis
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Yeah, I was talking to a few people last night who were interested in it for the same reasons I am and they asked if they should bother with the demo. My response was "all the demo really does is assure you that it plays well, the rest is pretty much exactly what has been shown or talked about elsewhere already only in demo form."
The demo does a great job making sure you know the mechancal side of it is sound!
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Mr. Mechanical
ontological terrorist
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Scare Room 99
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:31 pm |
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| And yeah, there's a hard mode (that's disabled in the demo) that will probably force you to be a bit more meticulous and careful during combat. |
From what I understand (though I haven't tried it yet), you just need to set your 360 preferences to start you in hard mode; then Bioshock will start with hard mode selected. Just press A and there you go. |
Right. I meant that the option itself is grayed out in the demo, so you couldn't select it even if you wanted. |
Actually, oepn, I didn't understand you. You're absolutely right! You can unlock the hard mode in the demo by setting it to be the default from your 360 dashboard.
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Predator Goose
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Location: Oversensitive Pedantic Ninny
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:11 am |
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I'm actually not so sure of this anymore. I'm wondering if they'll pull a judo-Rand-flip and say that Andrew Ryan actually tricked and trapped Randian heroes to work for him. Very interested to see where this goes. And why Atlas started the revolt, and why shit went all to hell shortly after the revolt. With people still wearing their party masks.
That last bit really has me scratching my head. |
Is it Atlas that starts the rioting? I'm not even sure it is a revolt as it is pure chaos. |
It was really hard to tell, and I still might have heard it wrong. Do you remember the radio with the party-goer's recording on it? She was in love with Andrew Ryan or something? Well, on playing the demo again I thought I heard voices saying stuff like "For Atlas!" or something similar. Dammit! I'm going to have to play the demo again tonight. |
"Long live Atlas!" and "Death to Ryan!" I'm sure of it now.
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DaleNixon
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: dirty dirty south
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:48 am |
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99 Metascore currently. Family Home Video please don't let me down with that 48.99 preorder!
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boojiboy7
narcissistic irony-laden twat
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: take me on a blatant doom trip.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:48 am |
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| man i am going to be like at EB the second they open for my game. |
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CubaLibre
the road lawyer
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Location: Balmer
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:51 am |
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| that japanese guy who's not mishima, that delillo clown, |
what do you mean we have a poster here who doesn't swear by postmodernism |
Me me me
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Mr. Mechanical
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Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Scare Room 99
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:55 am |
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Played it on Hard.
The short of it: Enemies are slightly more aggressive and they take a few more blows from the wrench to go down. You can still dispatch them easily with the guns, though ammo is more scarce, as well as EVE. I didn't have much problem Quaking through the demo, but I still enjoyed it. I might play the main game on Hard from the start, even.
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Mikey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Location: endless backlog
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:43 pm |
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| Mr. Mechanical wrote: |
| I might play the main game on Hard from the start, even. |
Seconded! |
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Moogs
Joined: 06 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:41 pm |
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| I am going to regret still not having an HDTV when I get this game next week, aren't I? |
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Mr. Mechanical
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:47 pm |
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| Moogs wrote: |
| I am going to regret still not having an HDTV when I get this game next week, aren't I? |
You are, probably. But I'm going to regret not having an awesome surround sound system.
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108
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Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: oakland, california
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:17 pm |
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I, meanwhile, will regret nothing! (o^^)b
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google
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Vancouver, BC
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:35 pm |
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| 108 wrote: |
| I, meanwhile, will regret nothing! (o^^)b |
I have a HDTV and surround set up too.
But the wife doesn't like it loud...
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Shapermc
crawling in his skin
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Chicago via St. Louis
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:58 pm |
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| google wrote: |
| But the wife doesn't like it loud... |
Mine likes it medium loud, which is how I like it. We also like the LFE and Bass up really high. Big Daddies shake my windows when they walk.
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google
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Vancouver, BC
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:07 pm |
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Here's my issue.
My TV only looks good in the dark.
My receiver only works on loud.
I have a wife that screams when the lights are off and the music's loud.
I suck.
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Shapermc
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Location: Chicago via St. Louis
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:13 pm |
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Sounds like you're whipped.
Also, sucks about your TV only working in the dark.
I have a minor recommendation: red lights. I have red hanging lamps in my living room which both keep it bright enough to do things while also keeping your room "dark" enough to do other things like watch tv in under circumstances that trick your eyes.
And the receiver: sounds like you need a new one. Or really good headphones.
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Moogs
Joined: 06 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:26 pm |
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| google wrote: |
| I have a wife that screams when the lights are off. |
Nevermind... it's too easy.
Seriously though, what's the deal? Is she afraid of the dark or something? There's no need for lights unless you're reading or something. Do you have to watch movies with lights on? |
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google
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Vancouver, BC
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:37 pm |
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And the receiver: sounds like you need a new one. Or really good headphones. |
I do need some really good headphones.
The receiver is a cheap Sony one, thats a good few years old. It's perfectly fine, but it just doesnt seem to pack as much punch, unless you really turn it up loud...
Headphones for Christmas please wife?
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Shapermc
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google
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:19 pm |
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| Shapermc wrote: |
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| Headphones for Christmas please wife? |
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I like your wife, Shaper.
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Shapermc
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dessgeega
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Joined: 05 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:52 pm |
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sara's still pretty cool though
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Shapermc
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Brooks
Joined: 08 Apr 2007
Location: peak caucasity
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:31 pm |
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| google wrote: |
| Shapermc wrote: |
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| Headphones for Christmas please wife? |
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I like your wife, Shaper. |
Good heavens, I recognise those - Sennheiser HD457s. I own a pair. |
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brillo
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Location: Washington (the wet one)
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:43 pm |
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Oh god that was the first thing I noticed too ;_;. A little muddy in the low end, otherwise great headphones for the price.
Eagerly awaiting the PC demo over here. Probably play some SysShock 2 to quell my thirst. From the beginning, since I forgot to make a menu save after doing two hours of work. |
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Dracko
a sapphist fool
Joined: 06 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:57 pm |
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| i don't get why folks like dracko (sorry dude but you come to mind) get so hung up on the gal seeing as she's of limited application and the few reasonable criticisms of modern life she made have been made far more clearly and with a lot less theologically-tinged douchebaggery. |
It's cool, mang.
The reason Rand pisses me off so much is because she isn't entirely off the mark, but sabotages any worthwhile points she has to make by cowering in her ridiculous New Morality assumptions, the worst sort of arse-covering excess this side of the latest Nietzsche supporters ("OMG THE NAZIS TOTALLY MISCONSTRUED THE RIGHTS OF THE STRONG!"). And she can't write for shit.
Worst still, people listen to her. Then do stuff like vote or become lawyers.
P.S. Don't know if it's been mentioned here yet, but a PDF artbook has been released here.
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Maztorre
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Ireland
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:10 pm |
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| The artbook is also apparently spoileriffic, so tread lightly children! |
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Dracko
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Joined: 06 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:17 pm |
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Only the foreword, as they warn on the site. So don't read it. The art section contains work from previous versions of the game, all the way back to when it was to take place in an abandoned WWII research facility and deal with more insectoid creatures.
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wpham
Joined: 17 Mar 2007
Location: California
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:19 am |
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Hey, the PC demo is out!
What the shit, when did demos get so big? 1.8 gigs? This is going to take a while : (
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Dracko
a sapphist fool
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:24 am |
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That's actually a pretty standard size for a demo these days. The full game is 8.6Gb, according to Steam.
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negativedge
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Joined: 04 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:44 am |
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| Shit, I just downloaded the demo in like six seconds. Time to see if it makes my computer explode! This is very likely! |
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dhex
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:16 am |
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how the hell did you get the demo so quickly? i broke down and bought it over steam because the demo was going to take 24 hours to download.
steam is at 52% after about four and a half hours.
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negativedge
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:29 am |
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| I dunno, but that link above delivered the demo in something like twenty minutes. I guess I rock? Either way, yeah, not very playable on my computer. More playable than I thought it would be, but that's not saying much. |
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Toptube
Anti-cabbage Party Candidate
Joined: 23 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:13 am |
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oh shit negativedge, that is by far the fastest download I have seen for this demo.
thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu |
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Felix
unofficial repository
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: vancouver
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:10 am |
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| Either way, yeah, not very playable on my computer. More playable than I thought it would be, but that's not saying much. |
out of curiosity - what are your specs, and what are you getting for framerate with everything on rock bottom? |
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EmX
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:47 pm |
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I resorted to torrenting the demo overnight. I just barely meet the minimum requirements so I'll post results later.
2.0Ghz Athlon
1GB Ram
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Predator Goose
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Location: Oversensitive Pedantic Ninny
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:59 pm |
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Damn you bastards who get it today, I probably won't have a real copy of the game in my hands until tomorrow night :(
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EmX
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:29 pm |
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| Just played through the demo. On low settings it's right on the cusp of playable. Pretty choppy, though. |
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boojiboy7
narcissistic irony-laden twat
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: take me on a blatant doom trip.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:33 pm |
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| Damn you bastards who get it today, I probably won't have a real copy of the game in my hands until tomorrow night :( |
Ha Ha! I just picked mine up. The figure is awesome. The game case is, sadly, not metal though. Oh well. |
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Predator Goose
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:34 pm |
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| The game case is, sadly, not metal though. Oh well. |
More enraged than I probably should be.
Still, enraged UITB.
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Cossix
submersible administrator
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Location: San Jose
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:35 pm |
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Wishing I were getting the collector's edition here :(
Alas. |
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Kipple
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:52 pm |
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| Predator Goose wrote: |
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| The game case is, sadly, not metal though. Oh well. |
More enraged than I probably should be.
Still, enraged UITB. |
Not as enraged as you will be. Wait for it.
The "soundtrack" is three remixes of "period music" by Moby. Not actual game music. Three tracks. |
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