Bioshock 2

Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
edited July 2009 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Some thing in the sea.</div>As very excited as we all are I wonder if any one has any grave insight into <a href="http://www.somethinginthesea.com/" target="_blank">http://www.somethinginthesea.com/</a>
or is it the normal dig up small spoilers etc. any how thought you may like feel free to talk about bioshock 2 here also it is awfully good and I'm eagerly awaiting.

ooh there seems to be a strange chest to unlock on the right..

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  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    Or if you're feeling lazy, just read this:

    <a href="http://bioshock.wikia.com/wiki/There%27s_Something_in_the_Sea" target="_blank">http://bioshock.wikia.com/wiki/There%27s_S...hing_in_the_Sea</a>

    Which lists all of the changes on the sites (the current one is the second one) since the first day.
  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    Sorry didn't know about that, thanks though got a good few snippets out of it looks good game should be good if it lives up to all the hype.
  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    SPOILER ALERT:

    <span style='color:#000000;background:#000000'>it's probably Rapture</span>
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    the thing in the sea.
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    I.... oh.

    I'm not sure how serious this conversation is.
  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    <img src="http://myanimalblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/blue_whale.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    So who is getting it? I was lucky enough to get the 4 pack with some friends, I'm curious about the multilayer, but lookkin forward to see how the single player is.
    They have done an alright job of keeping the story quiet
  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    I am sure I will get it, but not until this thread has faded away to nothingness, because I will probably be waiting until it drops in price like I do for most games =p

    or maybe I'll just rent it!
  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    A few of us in IRC got the 4 pack as well. I have no problem paying $33 CDN for a brand new game when stuff can cost 50 or 60. I doubt it will live up to the first, but I loved the atmosphere regardless.
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    I've had it pre-ordered for a while. PCGamer UK said (and I'm paraphrasing here) "it's not as good as the first one, but still better than most other games out there", which I can only assume is a good thing.

    I also like the fact that the multiplayer has a storyline attached to it.
  • BadMouthBadMouth It ceases to be exclusive when you can have a custom member titl Join Date: 2004-05-21 Member: 28815Members
    I'm really looking forward to bioshock 2 since I loved the first one. The addition of multiplayer is a nice addition but I'm getting it mainly for the singleplayer. I doubt they can pull off another super twist as they did in Bioshock 1 but I think they'd do a good enough job and that's enough for me.

    Plus, who the hell wouldn't want to be a big Daddy?
  • Dante2500Dante2500 Join Date: 2009-10-17 Member: 69071Members
  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    I thought It wasn't going to be out till 10pm GMT if I'd known it was out earlier I would of started it downloading before I went to work :P Now I've gotta wait!
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    It's harder than the first. Significantly harder. And I'm not that far in.
  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1752089:date=Feb 9 2010, 07:47 PM:name=X_Stickman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (X_Stickman @ Feb 9 2010, 07:47 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1752089"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It's harder than the first. Significantly harder. And I'm not that far in.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    mmm, delicious innuendo.
  • Konohas Perverted HermitKonohas Perverted Hermit Join Date: 2008-09-26 Member: 65075Members
    I'm always "Hard" pressed for some Little Sister and Big Sister action.
  • Dante2500Dante2500 Join Date: 2009-10-17 Member: 69071Members
    Big Sisters are a ###### to kill.

    And I always use every single trap rivet I have on protecting little sisters who are harvesting.
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    I'm kind of annoyed that you're a big daddy (that is not a spoiler, damn it).

    It's pointless. All the splicers are significantly tougher, and all of the other big daddies are still significantly stronger than you. It just seems silly that you're a big daddy, complete with helmet and stuff, when you're not particularly stronger than any of the other splicers around. The only advantage you seem to have over them is that you can use medpacks. Big Daddy or not, you're still one of the weakest guys around.

    It could've been like... you were one of the first prototypes for a "protector" for the little sisters, and you're just a heavily spliced and mentally conditioned guy rather than a big daddy.





    Big Sisters are a pain to fight but if you've got some mini turrets, they're not too bad. The new Big Daddy type is actually pretty pathetic if you fight it using nothing but the drill. Run in and get up close, then circle strafe it within stabbing distance, and at most it'll punch you once which doesn't do much damage. Try to fight it from a distance and it'll set up turrets and blow your face up with it's rockets.


    The brutes are pretty annoying because you don't really get any warning about them coming, but once you've got insect swarm they're pretty easy.



    The reason I'm pointing all that out is because it means that the regular, bog standard splicers are <b>even more annoying</b>. The big sister, big daddies and brutes are easy to take down with minimal prep, but the regular splicers respawn fairly regularly (and in stupid places; I once went into a dead end corridor, walked to the end to pick something up, turned around and walked back, and was attacked by two leadhead splicers from behind me, where <b>I'd just been</b>) and hurt like a mofo. Leadheads and Thuggish splicers deal out some serious damage for cannon fodder. It's a good job medpacks are everywhere.
  • Dante2500Dante2500 Join Date: 2009-10-17 Member: 69071Members
    I think it's pretty bull###### the way the enemies are so tough..

    On Medium every Splicer with a weapon uses Armor Piercing rounds.. I don't want to try it on hard :l
  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    Probably the last CAD comic I've laughed at in YEARS.

    <img src="http://www.cad-comic.com/comics/cad/20100208.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1752328:date=Feb 10 2010, 09:51 PM:name=Svenpa)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Svenpa @ Feb 10 2010, 09:51 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1752328"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Probably the last CAD comic I've laughed at in YEARS.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yeah, but then you zoom in...


    <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/X_Stickman/Stuff/cadomg.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1750381:date=Feb 2 2010, 09:38 PM:name=Comprox)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Comprox @ Feb 2 2010, 09:38 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1750381"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->A few of us in IRC got the 4 pack as well. I have no problem paying $33 CDN for a brand new game when stuff can cost 50 or 60. I doubt it will live up to the first, but I loved the atmosphere regardless.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    £20 for a £40 game & Bioshock sure was a treat.
  • Konohas Perverted HermitKonohas Perverted Hermit Join Date: 2008-09-26 Member: 65075Members
    BioShock 2 is awesome so far lol. It gives me "Wet Dreams" all about "Little Sisters" and "Big Sisters" :P
  • -Drake--Drake- -dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ- Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15125Members
    I'm quite enjoying it so far and its seems pretty solid so far although there isnt much new in terms of gameplay and you die suprisingly quick for a large armoured hulk.

    On a negative note my game has frozen twice so far and the second time cost me about 3 hours of play (where the hell are autosaves ?) which has put me right off playing it again.
  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    quick save is F12, they have released a patch which has fixed a couple of things for the singleplayer but has utterly fubared up the mp. You can not longer play due to the lag making it unplayable you cannot hold down a button (meaning the smg needs to be clicked rather then held, and plasmids are no longerer working correctly. My advice leave the mp for a couple of days till fix. I've been told that alt -tabbing fixed these as a temp fix but I've not had the time to fix it.
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Our first PC patch, released on 2/12 fixed numerous bugs but also caused a problem with multiplayer so that users cannot hold down their mouse button (meaning they can’t charge a plasmid and rapid fire weapons like the machine gun will need individual clicks to fine and can’t go continuously.)
    Please let all consumers know that we are working around the clock and will fix this problem and other pressing issues soon, and the cult will continually update as we have more info.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    any how here is the patch in case you wanted to know what is in it.
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Today we released a patch for BioShock 2 on the PC for issues that we uncovered between the title’s production and launch. Unfortunately, this patch is causing errors in the Multiplayer portion of the game where holding down the mouse button does not register in game. We are already working on a fix to this problem and I will update you with more details as soon as I have them. The full patch list is available here for your reference (minus any potential spoilers.) Our work to fix other issues (including our widescreen fix) is still ongoing and they will be coming shortly. As always, I’ll be posting here whenever I have an update for you.

    PATCH LIST
    - Fixed accepting a game invite on the Multiplayer Menu via Friend Invite causing a crash.
    - Fixed a black screen that would occur minimizing and restoring the game in Windows 7.
    - Fixed the ability to adopt or harvest Little Sisters after rebinding the ‘F’ or ‘B’ keys to Zoom, Fire or Fire Plasmid.
    - Fixed Big Daddy HUD elements remaining on screen when not appropriate.
    - Fixed an issue where the player’s plasmid hand would become unresponsive if they pressed the Next Plasmid key immediately after firing any chargeable plasmid (such as ElectroBolt 2).
    - Fixed a potential save file issue.
    - Fixed an issue where the resolution would change on its own if entering gameplay in a 16:10 resolution on a native 16:10 monitor.
    - Fixed a problem where if you were running the game in a resolution higher than your desktop resolution the mouse cursor wouldn’t be able to go across the whole screen.
    - Fixed an issue in Windows 7 where certain Radio messages could become scrambled or broken after defeating a Big Sister if Voice audio had been turned down or muted previously.
    - Fixed a crash while playing Dionysus Park on a 32-bit machine.
    - Fixed a crash that would occur sometimes loading a previous manual save made before any present QuickSave.
    - Fixed a crash while signing in to GFWL when running compatibility mode for XP SP2 while running Vista.
    - Fixed an issue where you couldn’t play audio diaries in certain areas.
    - Fixed a rare crash that could occur any time before a specific Big Sister sequence.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    On a side note I did enjoy the single player game, how ever I have no great urge to replay it just yet.
  • -Drake--Drake- -dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ- Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15125Members
    edited February 2010
    I'm playing it on xbox 360 so there is no quick save button and not likely to see a patch for a while.

    After it crashed I was forced to start all the way back at the start of the "Ryan amussments" section even though I was about 3 hours past it.

    Was not amused.
  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    I swear, it is dr.freeman in a mk5 HEV suit. Just look at that antlion plasmid he is holding.

    I like how researching has been made better, no more whacking a big daddy in the back and then waiting to get hit in the face to get a full point action shot.

    p.s. big daddies does not like being drenched in hypnosis plasmid goo, they could at least taken it like a sport instead of dueling me to the death as I run away.
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