Bioshock 2

[TinCow]

The teaser website is now up:
http://somethinginthesea.com/

You can enlarge the photo, the news article, and the letter by clicking on them.

[Daimon]

I can't wait.

[frogbeastegg]

There is now a gameplay trailer.

I do like the section where the glass is cut and the room floods. Isn't that room the bar from the start of the first game?

[Vuk]

hmm...I hated Bioshock. :P I was really hoping that a part 2 would not come out. I am gonna save my money this time around.

[Veho Nex]

Hey guys!?! Guess what? If I walk out my door to the bustop around the corner and ride it to my friends house and walk about a mile south, I'll be at the front door to 2k Marin :D

[frogbeastegg]

There's a new video with 9 minutes of gameplay and a developer narration. It's better than I expected; they have the art, audio and general feel right. Some of the new gameplay aspects I was heavily sceptical of before, such as playing a Big Daddy, look like they might work.

It's still impossible to say how the protect the Little Sister sections will turn out, and ditto the concept of being hounded by Big Sister. Those are the two parts I'm most worried about - I hate escort sections, and I hate being hounded by instoppable big bads who always show up when you can be least bothered to fight them.

There's no doubting that you're watching a Bioshock game when that video is playing, none whatsoever. Hope that continues throughout the game as that's the single most important thing for them to get right.

[Major Robert Dump]

The part in the original where you are about to start the "masterpiece" set of missions, where you come into the large foyer with the stairs in the middle, you're beat up, its dark and the crazy guy says some weird stuff before unleashing a horde of splicers on you from all directions while music from the nutcracker plays......that part was incredible

[TinCow]

System requirements have been announced:

Minimum system requirements:

* OS: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
* Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
* Memory: 2GB
* Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better
* DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
* Hard Drive: 11GB
* Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound

Recommended system requirements:

* Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz
* Memory: 3GB
* Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better

Also, it once again has SecuROM. I guess they didn't actually learn from the last fiasco.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...s-DRM-Revealed

[CrossLOPER]

System requirements have been announced:



Also, it once again has SecuROM. I guess they didn't actually learn from the last fiasco.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...s-DRM-Revealed

I love my Xbox360.

[Meneldil]

Can't wait either. Bioshock was my favorite game along with BG2, Eternal Darkness and Arcanes.

[Fragony]

Sad to say that despite it's obvious the game didn't pull me in, soooo tragic, finally a game really worth playing and then it doesn't grab me

[naut]

I hope it is harder than the original. Less linear than the original. And well. I hope it isn't as average as the last one. I mean Bioshock was good, shallow but good. If it can be closer to something like S.T.A.L.K.E.R then we'll have a good game on our hands.

But, I doubt it so I'd skip this game if you are hoping to ge it on the PC. If this is anything other than a lazy console game I'll be very impressed.

[Meneldil]

Bioshock blows STALKER out of the water on any single level. And I like STALKER.

Bioshock is just a few centuries ahead, even though yes, it is a completely linear game. But that's what you play FPS for. If I want non linear games, I play...well, I play... Okay, actually, non linear games don't exist anymore anyway.

[TinCow]

Bioshock blows STALKER out of the water on any single level. And I like STALKER.

I prefer STALKER to Bioshock. STALKER has good replayability, Bioshock has none IMHO. Both are good and worth buying, but I'm looking forward to the next STALKER game far more than Bioshock 2.

[naut]

Bioshock blows STALKER out of the water on any single level.

Where?

Originality. On par.
Atmosphere. No, about par there.
Graphics. Yes, obviously.
Storyline. On par.
Interface. On par, they both have their intricacies and annoyances.
Level design. No.

For me STALKER is awesome. For it's ridiculousness and its flaws that are a symptom of pushing the limits. Bioshock is a little, safe for my tastes. But, each to their own.

If Bioshock 2 is an improvement and a fresh view of the game then yes it'll be awesome.

[CrossLOPER]

Bioshock blows STALKER out of the water on any single level.

Here's how I see it. Bioshock is more of an interactive movie. STALKER is more of what a game should be. Both are fun, but Bioshock does not do much for me, especially after playing System Shock 2.

[Fragony]

Bioshock blows STALKER out of the water on any single level.

I most respectfully disagree