Bioshock

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  • August 26, 2007 at 3:00 am #58785
    thatdude
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    Hello everyone just wanted to know if any of you guy got bioshock and what was your opinion on it. I just beat it today and it was probably one of the best games I've played so far this year. Had a really neat story and overall it was just a fun game to play. 

    August 26, 2007 at 3:10 am #58786
    Lu
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    I don't have it, but my bro does and he's pretty much not been off it since he got it. So I guess it's good. Well I had a look at it, and it does sound good.

    August 26, 2007 at 5:19 am #58787
    David C. Matthews
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    Before anyone else installs Bioshock on their machines, you might want to read THIS and especially THIS.  Installing the game also installs a DRM scheme called "SecuROM" that some contend is a rootkit.  Even the demo installs it.

    (h/t Chizumatic – see the post "Bioshock: Green Kryptonite")

    August 26, 2007 at 6:13 am #58788
    Lu
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    Good thing he doesn't have the PC version, then!

    August 26, 2007 at 10:02 am #58789
    fm07
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    Beh. Too late. I played the demo (it was really good btw), and now my PC has SecuRom in the registry even though I uninstalled it. Ah well, live and learn.

    August 26, 2007 at 10:35 am #58790
    Chuck
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    Mother of God… how do you create a classic and then frak it all up by having such a lame-brained idea at protecting it from copyright pirates? It's crazy!

    But before this turns into a WTF were they thinking??? thread, I would like to say that I still intend to go out there and play the 360 version at least. I knew my computer couldn't run the PC version anyway, so at least that excuse shielded me from a pretty awful anti-pirating idea.

    August 26, 2007 at 10:48 am #58791
    FlakBait
    Keymaster

    Before anyone else installs Bioshock on their machines, you might want to read THIS and especially THIS.  Installing the game also installs a DRM scheme called "SecuROM" that some contend is a rootkit.  Even the demo installs it.

    (h/t Chizumatic – see the post "Bioshock: Green Kryptonite")

    Wow, thanks for the info Mr.Matthews, I was planning on buying this later in the week….never mind.

    August 26, 2007 at 11:46 am #58792
    JimmyDimples
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    Shame.  Looked beautiful and engaging on the website.  And to think I was lamenting that my compy was too lo-fi to support it.  :-

    Thanks for the warning, DCM.  And for saving my money, and making the 10th Commandment easier to obey.

    August 26, 2007 at 3:47 pm #58793
    ze fly
    Participant

    And for saving my money, and making the 10th Commandment easier to obey.

    … Not to mention that it will save you some time so you will post new stories for our selfish benefit…

    So there are some positive aspects after all!  ;D

    August 27, 2007 at 1:09 am #58794
    Silent One
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    I rented it the other day (for my Xbox 360) and despite drooling over the pre release hype for months and having loved the System Shock games (to which BioShock is only a spiritual succesor, the stories are completely unconnected.) I got bored with it quickly and actually returned it early.  I got fairly far in, about 6 or 7 levels and something about the game just turned me off.  It did a lof of things amazingly well and by all rights I should have played it for five days straight with little to no sleep like I do with every new release I get my hands on but it just didn't do it for me.  I'll probably try it again when I get some days off and see if my opinion changes any.

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