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I just wanted to share this with the lot of you... yesterday I picked up a copy of Bioshock (yes, with the "IPWN" hat) and brought it home. For those not in the know, Bioshock is a PC (and xbox360) game. It's an RPGFPS. Yes, along the lines of good old System Shock II. Somehow I doubt that the naming convention is a coincidence. The game is getting amazing reviews (I haven't seen anything lower than a 9.5)... a warning: apparently the game is spoilable in three words. So if you do intend to play, be careful about spoilers.
So yeah. I brought it home last night and installed it at about 11pm. Depite the reviews I'd seen, I wasn't all that hyped up. After install, I launched the game to play a bit before bed. As the game launched, a small rectangular "window" appeared over my desktop holding the bioshock logo. A la UT99. I was suddenly VERY excited to play. Any game that paid tribute to one of my favorite games deserved my attention. Of course on the way in, the "powered by Unreal" logo showed up, so I was even more hyped.
I've only played for 30 minutes or so, but I can say the following:
* the graphics are beautiful.
* story telling is very well done - don't treat it as just a game, let yourself fall into character and you'll fall in love very quickly.
* the game play is VERY fluid... it just flows really well... in fact, it does remind me of 99 for a game that just feels incredibly well balanced for play.
* don't play too late at night, you'll creep yourself out
So yeah, if you're and FPS fan, get this game. Trust me, it's awesome.
So yeah. I brought it home last night and installed it at about 11pm. Depite the reviews I'd seen, I wasn't all that hyped up. After install, I launched the game to play a bit before bed. As the game launched, a small rectangular "window" appeared over my desktop holding the bioshock logo. A la UT99. I was suddenly VERY excited to play. Any game that paid tribute to one of my favorite games deserved my attention. Of course on the way in, the "powered by Unreal" logo showed up, so I was even more hyped.
I've only played for 30 minutes or so, but I can say the following:
* the graphics are beautiful.
* story telling is very well done - don't treat it as just a game, let yourself fall into character and you'll fall in love very quickly.
* the game play is VERY fluid... it just flows really well... in fact, it does remind me of 99 for a game that just feels incredibly well balanced for play.
* don't play too late at night, you'll creep yourself out
So yeah, if you're and FPS fan, get this game. Trust me, it's awesome.