wtf_man wrote on Mar 31, 2013, 22:57:

Orogogus wrote on Mar 31, 2013, 20:26:
The only real RPG element in System Shock was the inventory, and even then the weapon inventory was the kind that computer gamers tend to hate nowadays (generic slots). It's been said repeatedly, but Bioshock plays a lot more like System Shock than System Shock 2 did.

EDIT: It really has to be said, System Shock was an extremely shooty game. The game threw ammunition at you like candy, and bad guys respawned at a sometimes hilariously high rate.

I don't remember much from System Shock 1... But System Shock 2 was definitely RPG oriented... choosing "class skills" before you even start (Basically Soldier (Warrior), Hacker (Stealth), Psionics (Magic User))... Stats to build and manage, skill points to unlock more in a tree, micromanage equipment, etc. etc.

Since I'm, more of an RPG fan than a Shooter fan, "Bioshock as a Spiritual Successor" was a large disappointment to me.

Standing on it's own... it was a decent shooter, at best.

Since I don't have a "Spiritual Successor" expectation from the series anymore... Bioshock Infinite being a marvelous shooter, is fine by me. Just not worth $60 to me.

eRe4s3r wrote on Mar 30, 2013, 22:01:
To be fair, "true coop" is something that usually puts me way way off in a RPG... I play RPG solo, 100% not online. Never coop. I see what they try to do but until it reached the funding target I can't support it. The henchman don't have any dialog, world and event dynamics are missing etc. I mean it like this, if they pushed it out like it is now it would not be a very good RPG. Yeah there is the editor, but to make it a good RPG they will need at least twice what they ask. They know what they need to do.. but it's growing a bit slow and might actually have problems getting to 800k (which I think is what they really need)

Rea1One wrote on Mar 31, 2013, 19:57:
I personally hope the level that was shown off in the BioShock Infinite 2011 demo is in the Season Pass DLC. As I was very disappointed all the early footage wasn't in the final game.

This is what im talking about BioShock Infinite E3 2011 Gameplay Demo

Verno wrote on Mar 27, 2013, 12:53:
From their financial presentation:

http://i.imgur.com/KOYYb2j.jpg

What a load of shit. Weak sales in NA and EU? Sounds like they're just scapegoating NA for the issues the JPN side of the company has been putting the entire company through. FFXIII Versus is a bottomless money pit. FF14 relaunch will bomb spectacularly, sub mmos are mostly dead and you can't relaunch a failed MMO and expect huge success. I would be amazed if it moved half as many units as the first release. Tomb Raider and Hitman performed really well for what they were, 3+m is nothing to sneeze at. Sleeping Dogs underperformed but that's to be expected for an IP reboot.

NamecaF wrote on Mar 28, 2013, 02:39:
Forget that it ever had any connection to "XCOM". Then watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeVTqf0RHHc and tell me it doesn't look cool. Personally, I think going third person would be better than first person, but either way it would make an awesome squad-based tactical shooter with strategy and small RPG elements.

Acleacius wrote on Mar 27, 2013, 23:49:
Could someone remind me how Gamefly works. I'm interested in GUN, was hoping I would get a download code like GMG to use on Steam. Otherwise I'll just wait for it to go on sale, on Steam.

I read their site 'How it works'/FAQ but it seems to mostly talk about how there is a monthly fee to Rent/Play games.


Thanks.

Dev wrote on Mar 25, 2013, 23:59:

Jerykk wrote on Mar 25, 2013, 23:39:
Not sure how DLC is going to work with this game? It's not open-world and once you're done, you're done. I guess they can handle it like DX:HR did, with the DLC essentially being a separate campaign.

Or handle it like the previous bioshock game, where they added an extra section in the gameworld and some extra weapons/gear stuff.

Jivaro wrote on Mar 23, 2013, 16:13:
Syndicate isn't worth 5 bucks is it?