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    Bureaucratically Efficient Senior Member TinCow's Avatar
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    Yeah, just got to that point. If you're looking for an explanation, it seems to be that you're an 'unusual' prototype Big Daddy that's different from the rest.


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    *sigh*
    I've already run into a game-breaking (for me) bug. My Natural Camouflage tonic stopped working during Gil's "show". And it's still not working, despite me being in the final area of the game.

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    Ok, the problem solved itself by entering Persephone. But still, that's a huge bug for a good portion of game time.

    And on the subject of the Persephone area...

    HOLY MOTHER OF CRAP!
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    You get to play a Little Sister! Gathering ADAM and vent-running and everything! And jeez, it's creepy since you now get to see the world through the eyes of a brainwashed girl. Everything is so pristine and perfect... white pillows on the floors, red curtains on the walls, the "angels" are beautiful women sleeping soundly instead of horrible Splicer corpses... and your vision occasionally comes back to normal for a few seconds, slowly letting you absorb the full mind of what's going on inside their heads.

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    I received a tip off that the the special edition unboxing video is worth watching because of its second half. They weren't wrong. Wonder how much that cost and how they got it authorised ...

    This game has quite some exposure. Most of the declared gamers at work are either playing now or intending to soon, and on my walk home today I ended up passing a bunch of students talking about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by frogbeastegg View Post
    I received a tip off that the the special edition unboxing video is worth watching because of its second half. They weren't wrong. Wonder how much that cost and how they got it authorised ...

    This game has quite some exposure. Most of the declared gamers at work are either playing now or intending to soon, and on my walk home today I ended up passing a bunch of students talking about it.
    I want my own Big Daddy. :(

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    Despite the multiplayer game being extremely simple, it's a load of fun. And unlike many other multiplayer games, there's a plot involved.

    Currently, I'm rank 11, and I absolutely love my crossbow (all the old weapons from the original Bioshock return) combined with the Gyser Trap plasmid (there are new plasmids like the Aero Dash and the Gyser Trap), and you can research enemy corpses for damage bonuses. Researching, hacking, and sabotaging vending machines (to plant a proximity mine) is simplified; no more annoying minigames, just hold down the button until it's done.

    In certain gamemodes, a Big Daddy suit will spawn at random times, and the first player who grabs it will become a Rosie with unlimited rivets for the rivet gun and a handful of grenades. Killing as the Rosie is extremely easy, but it's also easy to die if you get ganged up on by other players with grenade launchers. Unlike normal players, Rosie doesn't regenerate health automatically, so suicidal run-and-gun is the name of the game.

    There's something satisfying about playing a housewife and bashing the everloving crap out of someone with a rolling pin.

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    Having finished it, the game is good but not as good as the first. It feels a lot shorter and the level design is a lot less inspired. There's one really good 'amusement park' level, but the rest are mostly very similar and blend together so much that it's hard to remember any differences between them.


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