Interview BioShock interview at IGN

[LlamaGod]

This screenshot alone indicates the badassery of the game

Because it has vodka in it...? Impressive.

system shock + 1950s stuff = :pelvic_thrust:

 

[Greatatlantic]

System Shock 2 had Vodka in it. Its a sign, a good sign. Its almost a flashback of SS2... remember the deck 6 lounge area? (deck 6? the cryo/medical one at any rate)

The only entity that can mess up BioShock is Microsoft. Remember how Halo WAS a PC title?

Basically there is a slim chance M$ won't fxor up the game.

Eh, not entirely. Halo was originally a Macintosh game, that was going to be released on PC and Macs, I think. Its not like I cared about FPS back then, I barely knew to keep up with RPGs. Anyways. Microsoft out and out bought Bungie. Irrational, on the otherhand, was not bought by Microsoft, but they were bought by somebody whose name escapes me. It could be Pandemic. Anyways, shortly after they sold out Bioshock was announced as a 360 title as well. Since that announcement, I've been very leary of this game. I want it to be awesome like System Shock 2, but after so many franchises have been hurt by multi-platforming I just don't think it will happen.

 

[Drakron]

Edit.

Sorry, it was Take-Two Interactive.

 

[Zomg]

That interview really sounds the tuning fork in my brain. I hope I don't have to get five hundred bucks worth of upgrades to run it.

 

[Ryuken]

I think they said that they still use a modified Unreal 2 engine. So, if you could play SWAT4, this shouldn't be a problem normally. Although the detail seems a lot higher on the Bioshock screens.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

Yeah, the groundwork is still the Vengeance engine (Irrational's modiefied UE 2.5, which was used in SWAT4), but they replaced the renderer and all that shit completely so that it looks still pretty in 2007....

 

[Jason]

They could make it on the original Unreal engine and I'd buy it for sure.

 

[Mefi]

From the non-rpg group, I'm interested in that Arcanum-inspired RTS and the fantasy Warhammer game.

No EU3?

Following Bioshock with interest but I just keep getting the feeling it's going to have some critical problem which will screw it.

 

[denizsi]

I am a big fan of SS2 and seeing how this game can grand me a kind of choise i always wanted to have in System Shock 2 - being able to acctually join The Many, casting away all the cyber implants and getting further "upgrades" from my new masters, i am so easily exited over it.

Wasn't The Many a collective mind of sorts? The more people changed through becoming a part of it, controlled by it, the more they lost individual qualities.

At the end, there wouldn't be such a thing as "becoming one of them", because there is no 'they' on a mental level, hence the name. So, I always thought that becoming a part of The Many was worse than what would happen in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", if not equal to.

 

[LlamaGod]

I am a big fan of SS2 and seeing how this game can grand me a kind of choise i always wanted to have in System Shock 2 - being able to acctually join The Many, casting away all the cyber implants and getting further "upgrades" from my new masters, i am so easily exited over it.

Wasn't The Many a collective mind of sorts? The more people changed through becoming a part of it, controlled by it, the more they lost individual qualities.

At the end, there wouldn't be such a thing as "becoming one of them", because there is no 'they' on a mental level, hence the name. So, I always thought that becoming a part of The Many was worse than what would happen in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", if not equal to.

Correct.

 

[Jaesun]

System Shock 2 had Vodka in it. Its a sign, a good sign. Its almost a flashback of SS2... remember the deck 6 lounge area? (deck 6? the cryo/medical one at any rate)

The only entity that can mess up BioShock is Microsoft. Remember how Halo WAS a PC title?

Basically there is a slim chance M$ won't fxor up the game.

M$ is the Publisher? I didn't see a publisher for this on the bioshock website.

 

[hiciacit]

That list is getting bigger indeed...

 

[Vault Dweller]

"Meh" games:
The Witcher, Geneforge 4

Why is The Witcher "meh"?

Dunno. Too many questionable factors. I'm not crazy about the setting, the hype, the already defined main character, the focus on actions, timed combos, etc. It does look like the game might have a strong role-playing side, judging by the "gate" video, but it's unclear at this point what percentage of the game is action, and what percentage is role-playing.

 

[Dagon]

"Meh" games:
The Witcher, Geneforge 4

Why is The Witcher "meh"?

Dunno. Too many questionable factors. I'm not crazy about the setting, the hype, the already defined main character, the focus on actions, timed combos, etc. It does look like the game might have a strong role-playing side, judging by the "gate" video, but it's unclear at this point what percentage of the game is action, and what percentage is role-playing.

I hope they will catchj the original atmosphee of the books, which are the best Fantasy novels i have read so far. Geralt in books is a great character, so if they don't fuck it up it should be a great game (I would also prefer to create my own Witcher, but geralt is OK)

 

[TalesfromtheCrypt]

System Shock 2 had Vodka in it. Its a sign, a good sign. Its almost a flashback of SS2... remember the deck 6 lounge area? (deck 6? the cryo/medical one at any rate)

The only entity that can mess up BioShock is Microsoft. Remember how Halo WAS a PC title?

Basically there is a slim chance M$ won't fxor up the game.

M$ is the Publisher? I didn't see a publisher for this on the bioshock website.

No, Take Two/2kGames is the Publisher.

 

[Astromarine]

how about if, instead of playing games, you finished work on my OTHER "can't wait to play" title, you twit? :p

 

[Oarfish]

judging by the "gate" video

Does seem a bit like a potential "Fargoth's Gold" incident. Lets hope that level of depth is actually representative, not just a mock up for PR purposes.

Bioshock is sounding good though, just read this months PCZone special on it.

 

[denizsi]

Correct.

I knew it! I've had suspicions for a while that David Hasslehoff might have had something to do with it..

Back to my point, that's why I can't see how joining The Many could ever be exiting at all apart from the mere thought of biological corruption that is The Many, since there is no 'you' after you've been possessed, and suddenly giving player the control of the collective mind of The Many would just be stupid imo.

Perhaps I should also note that this was addressed at inso.

 

[Nicolai]

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/biosh ... id=6150533 oh my

 

[Zomg]

Hmm, I'm very enthusiastic about the game, but that article makes it sound like you can reboot your character build at will. That might decrease that sense of authorship of your character.

The art design and setting sound dynamite, though.