Bioshock

Hey, you shot me a few times on accident too.

Anyway, we got our copies of the limited edition version for the 360 today. Comes in a big box with a big daddy action figure, a making of DVD, and soundtrack. It's really freaking awesome. I honestly say that if you are going to get Bioshock for the 360, try and order the limited one. You might not be able to get one this close, though - we got a dozen of them, had 9 orders already, and three of the guys at my work who had the regular one ordered immediately switched it over to the limited.

I spent most of the night pondering if I should get a 360 or new computer for this. Probably will go for the computer, even though I don't like playing games on the PC as much as I do console, but I need a new one anyway...

(plus I'm being poked to get Hellgate when it comes out)

Originally posted by Ushgarak
I don't want to get my hopes up for them adding a patch now- it;s a lot of effort for them to add in netcode and check all the areas will work (as they had to with SS2) if they don't think anyone is going to play it.

And of course they are right. The amount of people that would REALLY value that compared to those that will value it for what it already is is tiny; not worth their time.

Just happens I am part of that minority. I love co-op. Gosh darn it.

Well, co-op online and splitscreen is the new deathmatch, or battlefield clone.

Army of Two is made as an co-op game. Looks interesting.

The only problem I have with co-op games is that I rarely play with people at home, and playing co-op with strangers is kinda of crappy, its basically just deathmatch with a story.

My future brother in law has made a night near Christams (the only time I get to go home and have family actually be able to do stuff), and he wants to play through Gears Of War completely on co-op. I say **** Gears Of War, Army of Two all the way (granted it turns out alright)

But your right, I'm pretty Bioshock wont have co-op added in a patch.

Gears of War co-op is a lot of fun.

Co-Op is the greatest if you have a friend that has Xbox live. I never beat Gears of War by myself, I just did it Co-Op because it's so much funner.

Gears of War has the funnest Co-Op I've ever played outside of arcade games.

This game doesn't need Cooperative Play.

It would take away from the experience and wouldn't flow right with the structure of this game. If anything, it would distract from what the game is trying to do.
Having cooperative play to lessen the scare factor of the game for one's self isn't a good enough reason either.

Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

Originally posted by InnerRise
This game doesn't need Cooperative Play.

It would take away from the experience and wouldn't flow right with the structure of this game. If anything, it would distract from what the game is trying to do.
Having cooperative play to lessen the scare factor of the game for one's self isn't a good enough reason either.

Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

Oh man you have no clue what you are talking about.

It would not at ALL take away from the experience of the game, and it wouldn't flow with the structure? It would distract from what it's trying to do? Uh...what exactly are you basing that on?

Considering that Bioshock has been referred to as a 'spiritual successor' to System Shock 2, which has VERY good co-op that doesn't in the least take away from the game and fits perfectly with the game structure, a co-op mode would work perfectly fine in Bioshock. Ush could probably vouch for that better than I as I've only played SS2 in co-op, not singleplayer.

For the record, I'm not usually a multiplayer fan. I'm much more a singleplayer person. But I'd really been looking forward to co-op play for Bioshock and I'm rather disappointed that it's not going to exist.

By the way Lana, if you scare as easily as you say you do this game is going to creep you the fvck out. I myself could not even finish the demo.

Originally posted by BlaxicanHydra
By the way Lana, if you scare as easily as you say you do this game is going to creep you the fvck out. I myself could not even finish the demo.

I already KNOW it's going to creep me the hell out and I haven't touched the demo (nor can I try it). Still not going to stop me from playing.

I just wish the co-op was in because then I'd be less likely to just stop playing if it scared me.

Well, literally it doesn't 'need' it, Innerrise, but lana speaks truly- it absolutely does not take away from the scare factor of the game. Panic spreads easily!

Wait...the demo is out?

Couple days now, on xbox anyway.

I'll have to check it out.

Hoooolllllyyyy shittt!!

This game looks ****ing intense!

*buys*

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Well, literally it doesn't 'need' it, Innerrise, but lana speaks truly- it absolutely does not take away from the scare factor of the game. Panic spreads easily!

Panic spreads easily...oh yeah it does.

In terms of storyline, I dont think co-op would work, but if they did do co-op it would of been cool if they did a seperate section of Rapture so it plays well with two people.

I have a problem with games that just tack on co-op for the sake of co-op rather than games that put in co-op for gameplay, similiar to Army of Two.

Well again storyline wise you could have said the same about SS2, but it still worked out. Though there was such a large division of skills available in that game it made sense to approach it as a team.

Yeah, it would have worked perfectly fine with co-op.

And yeah, definitely agree on the large amount of skills thing. If I'd been playing SS2 by myself I wouldn't have been able to get through it with the skills I wanted and went with, anyway.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Well again storyline wise you could have said the same about SS2, but it still worked out. Though there was such a large division of skills available in that game it made sense to approach it as a team.

I just rather have a seperate storyline for co-op.

I havnt played System Shock 2 so I cant say Bioshock would be different, but from an story point of view, going from the excellent introduction, it clearly states that it's one person and one person alone.

A seperate storyline this late in development wouldn't fit well.