The Arcade Random Thoughts Thread

[j.hen]

Never played a Bioshock game... Just picked up Bioshock Infinite and downloaded Bioshock 1 onto my ps3.

Definitely going to still play Infinite first. :kanye:

 

[Leftwich]

Just started playing GTA3 for like the 10th time in my life. Love this game no matter how old it is.

 

[jms493]

Never played a Bioshock game... Just picked up Bioshock Infinite and downloaded Bioshock 1 onto my ps3.

Definitely going to still play Infinite first. :kanye:

Not really a great idea...

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

just beat uncharted 3. fun game. it was pretty much everything you expected it to be. QTE for a final boss fight = lame.

UC2 still the best out the 3

 

[IamMedellin]

In the sky :med:

 

[IamMedellin]

 

[jms493]

I kinda wanna play Slender Man the Arrival...:domestic:

 

[j.hen]

Not really a great idea...

Go on...?

It's a set before Rapture anyway and isn't even in the same universe I thought.

 

[jms493]

Go on...?

It's a set before Rapture anyway and isn't even in the same universe I thought.

I will not say anymore...just some advice. Play 1 first. You can skip 2 if you want.

 

[JayDizzle]

So many patches for this Defiance game. :tiptoe:

Luckily my IP going faster than usual so it's not taking all day like DC Universe did.

That and most of the assets for the game are on the disc. :kanye:

 

[j.hen]

I will not say anymore...just some advice. Play 1 first. You can skip 2 if you want.

:flaccid:

You're being far too ominous to convince me not to keep playing Infinite.

 

[ryne candy]

I started Spec Ops and got up to Chapter 6, it might be the first free PS+ game that I finish.

:flaccid:

You're being far too ominous to convince me not to keep playing Infinite.

Levine said there is a connection, so I'm guessing he thinks it's big enough that you should play 1 before Infinite.

 

[IamMedellin]

:flaccid:

You're being far too ominous to convince me not to keep playing Infinite.

Its an Amazing experience regardless

Thou at the end I did feel as if I prolly should have played the original 1st

 

[SethMode]

:flaccid:

You're being far too ominous to convince me not to keep playing Infinite.

I won't be as ominous: you should absolutely play Bioshock first. Will it be ruined if you don't? No. But there IS a pretty deep connection within the story that, while it doesn't make itself super obvious necessarily, really does wonders for the story.

Besides, it's not like Bioshock was considered bad or anything. And it's easy even on the harder difficulties, so just just slap it on easy and plow through it. Or don't, it just really was a huge payoff for me (and I'm not even the biggest Bioshock fan).

 

[Twigg4075]

LOL April Fools.

Speaking of Bioshock, I just hit Fort Frolic. Man is that game still so good.

J. Hen, would you kindly just play the fucking original?

 

[IamMedellin]

 

[jms493]

that was probably pretty easy to make.......:dembele:

 

[Twigg4075]

Just fired up my free copy of Spec Ops on PS3. It still looks good but definitely looked better on 360. The 360 version was a lot crisper. This game used Unreal, correct?

Also, thanks for not letting me switch the shoulder buttons Yager. You give us ONE alternate control scheme and it's pointless. Are alternate controls that fucking difficult to implement?

 

[Bomberooski]

So uh... Does anyone know if this "Defiance" game is any good?

 

[JayDizzle]

So uh... Does anyone know if this "Defiance" game is any good?

It's... fine so far for me.

They're still working on the VOIP (of ALL the things, THIS is essentially pissing the most people off right now) and the only way to communicate is either scroll commands like "Help Me" and :o a Stupid Dance::

The character creation amounts to either being a Human or a human-like Alien (dude or chick as per the norm), which starter outfit you'd get and what weapon you start with once you finish the tutorial.

There's A TON of stuff to do in-game in the form of Story and Side Missions as well as Racing Time Trials, Score Rampages (killing bugs with a chaingun is fun) and things called "Ark Falls."

Basically with Ark Falls, you either clear waves of enemies, trying to destroy the Ark crystal that's dropped in the area or BOTH.

The catch is that the more people at these things, the harder the encounter gets... and usually EVERYONE AND THEIR GRANDMOTHER shows up to them.

Makes you wonder where they're at in the Story Missions.

The weapons system feels like Borderlands with weapons rarities and elements; you can also buy/earn gun parts to attach to them later in the game.

The EGO (AKA Perks and Abilities) system allows you to place earned points into categories like Weapon Damage Boosts, Cloaking (GREAT for sniping), Super-Speed and Decoys (cool if you're in a pinch and need to bolt).

From there, you can place modifiers in stuff like more crit damage when you crouch to only taking half-damage when you lose your shields...

All-in-all, it's fun if you can stomach MMOs and 3rd Person Shooters, but bring friends or join a guild if you plan on buying it.

Otherwise, you're grinding for the sake of grinding and learning more about the show lore (it's based on a TV show that's coming out the 15th on Syfy).