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awesomejs
08-19-2007, 04:07 PM
with bioshock near us in just 2 days are u ready?i am unsure what vers to get..if i should go with the pc ver or the xbox 360..i can't pick..what will u go for
awesomejs
08-19-2007, 05:23 PM
i read that for the 360 its hard to scroll through all the weapons and ther movement sometimes is choppy
i just tried the demo now actually ahaha. Great graphics water effects are sick. definitely going to get it for 360 on tuesday, going to trade in my Splinter Cell DA game @ eb for it
awesomejs
08-19-2007, 06:32 PM
how are the controls dan?i heard they are a bit tricky with the different guns and stuff..left button,right button etc etc
i just tried the demo now actually ahaha. Great graphics water effects are sick. definitely going to get it for 360 on tuesday, going to trade in my Splinter Cell DA game @ eb for it
I hope you arent planning on a straight up exchange. the game sells for 19.99 new so EB will give you a dollar for it .
D.A is a game id keep in my collection though, but thats just me. youd be better off trading in at blockbuster. Theyd give you more for it. at least 10 bucks.
Or are you the one with the GF who is a manager at EB?
either way EB games is a rip off. not to mention they sell games for 10 dollars more than futureshop and Best buy , sell their used games for rediculous prices and give you nothing for trade ins.
Controls are a bit tricky, but im sure i'll get used to them. GoW was hard for me then i got used to it
Law... yea I might keep it, now that you said that. it is a REALLY good game afterall
awesomejs
08-19-2007, 10:04 PM
i still can't pick between the 360 or pc..360=surround sound...pc=better graphics and controls
i still can't pick between the 360 or pc..360=surround sound...pc=better graphics and controls
What do you mean, what system to buy the game for? For me it would depend on the price and the requirements to run it very very well. As for controls, it has gotten to the point where im just as good with the controller as i am with the keyboard and mouse.
i still can't pick between the 360 or pc..360=surround sound...pc=better graphics and controls
Are you serious when you say that?
I dought the PC version will have better graphics.
I just played it for another 1hour. and i've more or less mastered the controls
Anybody know where I can get the achievement list for the game?
As well, is there an online portion? I dont see much on xbox.com
compygeek
08-19-2007, 10:45 PM
Anybody know where I can get the achievement list for the game?
As well, is there an online portion? I dont see much on xbox.com
Here's your achievement list (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/achievements.php?gameID=271).... Looks mostly single player oriented.
nightwolf
08-19-2007, 10:50 PM
Anybody know where I can get the achievement list for the game?
As well, is there an online portion? I dont see much on xbox.com
as far as i know its single player only ,
compygeek
08-19-2007, 11:10 PM
Yep, xbox.com tells you pretty much it's a single player game.
I hope you arent planning on a straight up exchange. the game sells for 19.99 new so EB will give you a dollar for it .
D.A is a game id keep in my collection though, but thats just me. youd be better off trading in at blockbuster. Theyd give you more for it. at least 10 bucks.
Or are you the one with the GF who is a manager at EB?
either way EB games is a rip off. not to mention they sell games for 10 dollars more than futureshop and Best buy , sell their used games for rediculous prices and give you nothing for trade ins.
agreed on all of that, EB is such a bad place to go
awesomejs
08-20-2007, 08:07 AM
Are you serious when you say that?
I dought the PC version will have better graphics.
I just played it for another 1hour. and i've more or less mastered the controls
it does ign tested both and said theres better effects on the pc version..like water effects,smoother movement..but on the 360 u get the surround sound
compygeek
08-20-2007, 08:26 AM
and you also get achievements on the 360... which is probably the deciding factor for all those achievement enthusiasts out there. One of my friends on LIVE already broke 100K on achievements... course all he does is play vids strictly for them... no life!
Yeah AND boys. unless you have DX10 AND vista you ain't gonna beat 360, myself, I could use Vista but I am not, so 360 is the way to go, plus I like playing for a goal (achievements), makes me want to play more I still have not broken the 1k barrier :(
Those reviews that you see done with PC, are with DX10. I have mastered the controls more or less on the 360 now, so I have no problems with that, and I think the graphics are great.
Thnx again for that achievement list
IntelCore2
08-20-2007, 10:33 AM
I have shooters for the 360, and I just can not get used to the controls with the game pad. I find playing shooters much easier on a PC. Although, achievments are a strong incentive....I hardly have any points because mostly I use my 360 for DVD's right now. Don't get me wrong, the graphics are indeed very impressive on the 360, but I am a PC gamer for the most part. But now that I have some free time on my hands, I will attempt shooters on the 360 again. As for bioshock, it looks amazing, but I have so many games I have not played yet, so I will wait for a bit and by thenit will have gone down in price. Not to get off topic with the bioshock but does anyone here have the new Harry Potter game for the 360, I do and it looks sweet...I got it as a gift.
But my friend, thats the whole challenge of playing these shooters on 360, you gotta get use to it, thats what I said about GoW.... turned about to be awesome in the end
tritium4ever
08-20-2007, 11:55 AM
Yeah AND boys. unless you have DX10 AND vista you ain't gonna beat 360, myself, I could use Vista but I am not, so 360 is the way to go, plus I like playing for a goal (achievements), makes me want to play more I still have not broken the 1k barrier :(
Huh? Are you saying that somehow the Xbox 360 with its DX9-equivalent graphics system looks better than DX9 on PC, despite the fact that it's limited to a 1280x720 resolution at best? That makes no sense at all. Unless you have a computer that's too slow to run at medium graphics settings, it's always going to look better on the PC, even in DX9.
Obviously there are still other differences, like the achievement system that's only available on the Xbox 360, and the fact that with a console you're playing on a large TV. Still, saying the Xbox 360 version looks better is just nonsense.
Well nobody can really say it looks better, because nobody has gotten their hands on the demo yet.
But what I am saying is... The PC version is limited to the hardware you are running on AND the monitor in which you are viewing it on.
Whereas, the 360 version is made to run @ 60fps (PC is limited to your hard ware), and if your lucky to have an HDTV you've got the chance to play the game on 720p without lag or anything.
If you are fortunate to have the computer with hardware to run it on full-rez, full AA, full AF etc... then all the power to you, I dont :P .. 360 rocks my sox
compygeek
08-20-2007, 01:44 PM
I think my PC'll run it fine... but I'm still getting it for 360...
Speaking of which, demo is out on PirateBay if anybody wants to try it early.
IntelCore2
08-20-2007, 03:53 PM
Dan, good point about the challenge of playing shooters on the 360. I do not like the fact though that 360 games are more money then the pc versions.
glitch
08-20-2007, 04:43 PM
Speaking of which, demo is out on PirateBay if anybody wants to try it early.
Thanks for the heads up. Already playing for the 360, but I would like to see how it looks on my PC.
Great game by the way.
Graphics wise it's not mind blowing apart from the water, but the amount of things you can do and the story line makes it worth it.
Edit: apparently the offical PC demo will be out today.
awesomejs
08-20-2007, 06:14 PM
i am trying to download the pc demo..taking forever..will be in stores faster then this download..only 7% after 8hrs
glitch
08-20-2007, 06:21 PM
Download Internet Download Manager 5.11
http://chonnom0.filezaru.com/BioShockPCDemo.zip
Put connections to max...16 is the max I believe(i didn't see anything to increase this).
I'm getting 450-500kB/s.
awesomejs
08-20-2007, 06:41 PM
thanks glitch works great..wana try it before i make up my mind tomorrow..whens futureshop open?10:00am?
nightwolf
08-20-2007, 06:52 PM
fileplanet is also offering the demo now
http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/bioshock/
awesomejs
08-20-2007, 07:58 PM
i downloaded it..installed it and it doesn't work..i am starting in the plane..then the bioshock logo comes up then it goes black for mins plus..do i need to update my nvidia drivers or install dx10?
nightwolf
08-20-2007, 08:17 PM
try updating your drives , you cant install direct X 10 , because its vista only, and doesnt have a downloadable installer.
awesomejs
08-20-2007, 08:57 PM
it was the drivers..i think i installed dx10
awesomejs
08-20-2007, 09:04 PM
who has tried both demos?which one do u like better pc or 360
tritium4ever
08-21-2007, 01:56 AM
Well nobody can really say it looks better, because nobody has gotten their hands on the demo yet.
But what I am saying is... The PC version is limited to the hardware you are running on AND the monitor in which you are viewing it on.
Whereas, the 360 version is made to run @ 60fps (PC is limited to your hard ware), and if your lucky to have an HDTV you've got the chance to play the game on 720p without lag or anything.
If you are fortunate to have the computer with hardware to run it on full-rez, full AA, full AF etc... then all the power to you, I dont :P .. 360 rocks my sox
Point taken, even if there's no chance in hell of the Xbox 360 running at full AA and AF.
It's apples to oranges anyway...developers will put in all sorts of optimizations for various platforms that makes it extremely difficult to compare. On the one hand, the constant hardware platform of a console allows them to make very specific tweaks to codepaths that would be impossible on the ridiculously huge combination of hardware available on PCs. On the other hand, the fact that PCs tend to have far more memory allows developers to do things like use higher resolution textures or more effects. Finally, sometimes the game will be plain different depending on platform...just look at how GRAW had more features on PCs, or how the console versions of Spider-Man 2 was entirely different from (and far better than) the PC version.
I think there's one thing we can agree on though, and that's that Bioshock will be awesome regardless of which platform you play it on. :)
compygeek
08-21-2007, 07:47 AM
My GF got my copy for me last night, but i didn't get home from work til 1130pm so i never got a chance to try it... I'll be home by 4 today though, so you'll know what i'll be doing after. It's funny I came home and found a "Big Daddy" figure (I guess it came with the Special Edition) sittin on the coffee table... she hid the game in the house and I had to find it LOL.
I think there's one thing we can agree on though, and that's that Bioshock will be awesome regardless of which platform you play it on. :)
I totally agree... I think Bioshock will rock regardless of what you play it on. I do like the achievement factor on the 360 though!
Can someone get me the PC demo download link... one in which I do not have to sign up for (a DIRECT download link)
not bit torrent pls :)
compygeek
08-21-2007, 08:31 AM
http://games.softpedia.com/get/Games-Demo/BioShock-PC-Demo.shtml
there ya go dan!!!
Gamespot review (http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/bioshock/review.html?sid=6176947&tag=topslot;title;1) - 9.0
Gamerankings (http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/931329.asp) Average Ratio - 97%
Edit: Sorry, these are the console reviews. I just realized I was in the PC games forum.
Thnx compy geek...
I'll have to wait on buying the 360 vers as I do not have time to hit ebgames today.
Maybe tomorrow
Is the Big Daddy figure with the collectors edition or with preorders? I would love to have one , maybe ill go to EB and find out.
compygeek
08-21-2007, 03:20 PM
It's with the Collector's Edition
kinda sucks that the CE will be 79.99 but Best buy has the regular on sale for 59.99/ The big daddy isnt worth 20 bucks to me.
compygeek
08-21-2007, 03:39 PM
yeah... it is a scandalous price... I had the regular pre-ordered, but the gf brought home the CE. It comes with a making of DVD, soundtrack (which is only 3 tracks lol), the big daddy and some other stuff. I havent' even seen it yet, cuz I'm at work and she hid the damn game on me. I think it may have been a manager's copy, but not sure.
I'll be waiting for a used copy.
Did not want to start a new thread just for this quick question
Does 360 support usb keyboard? like for chats etc...?
so why buy a 'quickchat' thing to attache to your controller when you can easily just put a usb keyboard?
so why buy a 'quickchat' thing to attache to your controller when you can easily just put a usb keyboard?
I couldnt answer that.
But I was hoping that it could be used in games for more complex commands like PC games have. Like in the old classic X-WIng you could set shields to recharge fast , medium or redirect the power to engines or guns.
and you pretty much could control all aspects of your ship and other commands. I hoped this devie may lead to more simulation type games on 360 instead of all arcade dumbed down peices of crap.
but i doubt that will happen , which is why PC gaming is still number one.
wow i tend to go off sometimes.
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