The DEMO Thread!

[Poison17]

played it 5 times. :cool:I think around the same for me aswell.

[BioShockWins]

I think around the same for me aswell.

teh 1000th post ^^^

[snEEkie Villain]

teh 1000th post ^^^

would belong to me.

[Nias Wolf]

Just a small question, did anyone find the demo to be hard? I looked at some user videos, and they don't seem to have many med packs, cant seem to hit their targets, and are bad at hacking.

I found the demo to be fairly easy. Thoughts?

[zaniaac]

Does anybody know if the shotgun is in the demo because i seen shotgun shells but there was not shotgun is it hidden?

[SwiftyShot]

Just a small question, did anyone find the demo to be hard? I looked at some user videos, and they don't seem to have many med packs, cant seem to hit their targets, and are bad at hacking.

I found the demo to be fairly easy. Thoughts?

When I came across the first guy (With just a wrench, my first time playing on the Hard difficulty as well.) He was pretty tough, but after that, I had no troubles. I had plenty of med packs and eve hypos, hacking is simple too. If you've ever played "Pipe dream." (I think that's the name. :confused: )

[Nias Wolf]

Does anybody know if the shotgun is in the demo because i seen shotgun shells but there was not shotgun is it hidden?

No shotgun that I have found. Just 00buck. You can find armor piercing bullets for you pistol though. ;)

[snEEkie Villain]

Just a small question, did anyone find the demo to be hard? I looked at some user videos, and they don't seem to have many med packs, cant seem to hit their targets, and are bad at hacking.

I found the demo to be fairly easy. Thoughts?

easy, because of the many many med packs. it got a bit hard when i didn't just stand there waiting for the splicers to jump down and then shock them. (the last part of the demo)

[Poison17]

Just a small question, did anyone find the demo to be hard? I looked at some user videos, and they don't seem to have many med packs, cant seem to hit their targets, and are bad at hacking.

I found the demo to be fairly easy. Thoughts?It was hard at first but then I played it and I had so many health Packs and just as many eve hypos, I also had 70+ dollars I would of had 30 more then that but I spent it on the Camera, Security bots, and Turret because I can't hack so I just pay 10 dollars to buy the thing instead of hacking.

[zaniaac]

where are the armor periceing bullets at?, you can find the electric bucshot shell in a tool box in the bathroom next to the demo exit

[Poison17]

where are the armor periceing bullets at?, you can find the electric bucshot shell in a tool box in the bathroom next to the demo exitThe armor Piercing bullets are in the Kitchen the corpse in the kitchen has it on him.

[deathcheckedin]

ut was only hard a little on the hard setting but no to bad

[Nias Wolf]

Hmm... I found the armor piercing bullets because of a random drop off of a splicer. I don't think that you can always tell what is going to be in any container.

[snEEkie Villain]

Ok, what was that female ghost in one of the bathrooms about? can somebody (Nias Wolf) explain that to me?

[xRabbitx]

i never got armor piercing bullets. i did however get 15 00 buck shot rounds

[Nias Wolf]

Err... :p

I think that you will enconter multiple ghosts. I wonder if over splicing yourself does something to your soul? It may simply be a story telling element that will never be explained. It may be that Plasmids give you heightened senses, an it wasn't a ghost, but rather a kind of phisical manifestation of emotion?

Anyways, it was a view into the world. The woman was freaking out because she was to spliced up and wasn't beautiful.

[xRabbitx]

could be but if you notice before you see the ghost the screen gets some static like it was a flashback or something

[deathcheckedin]

You know all the answers wolf

[Nias Wolf]

could be but if you notice before you see the ghost the screen gets some static like it was a flashback or something

The static scared the [explative] out of me. I seriously jumped in my skin and walked away.

Yes. I know ALL of the answers! :p

[Winrarisyou]

The ghosts are of course a storytelling mechanic. You could see "ghosts" all the time in System Shock 2. They werent really ghosts but leftover traces of psi energy left from the deaths of their owners.

[Mr. Pinkus]

Err... :p

I think that you will enconter multiple ghosts. I wonder if over splicing yourself does something to your soul? It may simply be a story telling element that will never be explained. It may be that Plasmids give you heightened senses, an it wasn't a ghost, but rather a kind of phisical manifestation of emotion?

Anyways, it was a view into the world. The woman was freaking out because she was to spliced up and wasn't beautiful.

I think the woman ghost in the bathroom is the same woman in the downstairs audio recording.

It believe her name was Diane? Mccintock? Something like that.

Anyways, it's the audio in the restaurant.

[BioShockWins]

The ghosts are images of the 'recently dead'.

Just like SS2.

It's a story telling element just like the audio logs! :)

[snEEkie Villain]

Err... :p

I think that you will enconter multiple ghosts. I wonder if over splicing yourself does something to your soul? It may simply be a story telling element that will never be explained. It may be that Plasmids give you heightened senses, an it wasn't a ghost, but rather a kind of phisical manifestation of emotion?

Anyways, it was a view into the world. The woman was freaking out because she was to spliced up and wasn't beautiful.

i envy your knowledge on BioShock. :(

anyway, yeah i'm confident you'll see many ghosts, i think it's a story telling element that you will find out about later.

[The-13th-Onion]

The ghosts are images of the 'recently dead'.

Just like SS2.

It's a story telling element just like the audio logs! :)

Yeah, and the guy in the stall across from her said something along the lines of "I found her like this!" and "I didn't do it!"... Coincidence? I don't think so...

[Nias Wolf]

He said, "I didn't touch her!" to me. It certainly wasn't what I was expecting. :o

[fidel998]

sorry to get off topic, but i found a dead cat in game, you can beat it with the wrench and zap it. ANyone else find the cat???

[Mr. Pinkus]

A lot of people found that cat.

There's even a thread dedicated to it about how a forum member tried to revive it.

[Razzel]

Am I the only one who thought the very beginning was CGI at first? I was just sitting there waiting for it to end when I realized I was supposed to start playing. I couldn't freaking believe it, these graphics are amazing.

[The-13th-Onion]

A lot of people found that cat.

There's even a thread dedicated to it about how a forum member tried to revive it.

Although it looks like I'm the only one who's noticed the "PARASITE" Banner... (It's in the lighthouse...)

[Nias Wolf]

Although it looks like I'm the only one who's noticed the "PARASITE" Banner... (It's in the lighthouse...)

I think my cursor went over it when I had "art subtitles" enabled. Could you be more specific as to where it is?

[The-13th-Onion]

I think my cursor went over it when I had "art subtitles" enabled. Could you be more specific as to where it is?

Well, once the lights come on, look back at the door you walked in through, to the left is the banner.

[deathcheckedin]

Although it looks like I'm the only one who's noticed the "PARASITE" Banner... (It's in the lighthouse...)

no i saw it first time

[icy1007]

How do you play on the hard difficulty? When I start the demo only easy and medium are selectable.

[Addicted]

You dont play the hard mode. Either people are confused are lieing.

[Addicted]

OR lieing.

[lil sister savior]

no you can set your genreal diffculty to hard and the demo will start on hard and you know its harder cause the splicers can take more and your eve deplites faster.

[Addicted]

Did anyone else notice that corpses turned into lock-boxes if you had too many of them on screen at once? It only happened for me at the very end when they just kept coming but I heard you that corpses were supposed to stay put.

[lil sister savior]

Did anyone else notice that corpses turned into lock-boxes if you had too many of them on screen at once? It only happened for me at the very end when they just kept coming but I heard you that corpses were supposed to stay put.

didnt happen to me

[icy1007]

With the security camera, I found out you can run up to it while its not looking and hack it. The light it emits will turn green and any enemies found by the camera will call security bots to come to your aid.

[lil sister savior]

With the security camera, I found out you can run up to it while its not looking and hack it. The light it emits will turn green and any enemies found by the camera will call security bots to come to your aid.

cool now i gotta try that

[Addicted]

didnt happen to me


It might have though. The first time it happened I didnt realize it either. The only reason I noticed it though was because:

A) On my second time around I went looking for the lock-boxes again but couldnt find them

And

B) On my third time around I decided to test my theory in a place where I couldnt misplace any corpses so I lead them all into the bathrooms, slaughtered them, left, came back, and only a few corpses remained while the rest were these lock-boxes.

[smallsey]

how do you turn up your general difficulty?

[lil sister savior]

how do you turn up your general difficulty?

click on your profile icon thingy

[smallsey]

HA thats freaking handy. every game has been easy as for ages now... and now let the interesting times begin

[MarK SlamS]

Dear Irrational Games/2K Games,

Bioshock is finished. Please let me buy it. Right now.

Love,
MarK SlamS

[Emanu]

awesome demo woo! fav part here now the day after is a burning splicer running towards me, screaming "I just want to talk"... :D

[Nias Wolf]

Can you tell the health of your own security bots? :confused:

[snEEkie Villain]

Can you tell the health of your own security bots? :confused:

just got finished played for the 6th time, no. i checked this, doesn't really matter because you'd want to know the health of the security bots if you are fighting them, but if you're not then who cares? + you can visibly see the damage they are taking and they get caught on fire when they're about to explode.

[ihatehulkamania]

I think it is all visual- if the bot is smoking/flaming, then it is in trouble.

[Nias Wolf]

I would like to know their heath, because if I can only have 2, than I want the 2 that wont die on me. ;)

[chirs3]

Played through it a few more times - the level of detail in this game is just ridiculous. They could easily have gotten away with not putting the arrival/departure times at the Bathysphere, without throwing party hats all over the restaurant, etc - I don't think anyone would've been the wiser or complained. The fact that they took the time to add these details makes me happy.

However, I have a new gripe. Not huge, but still curious. Once you ride the elevator up, if you hop on the balcony, you hit INVISIBLE WALL~! I had hoped to drop down to the balcony below, where that Splicer is beating on the door - no dice.

Invisible walls? Come on now. If you don't want me to drop down to that balcony, then make the railing higher so I can't jump on top of it. Or implement fall damage, so I die when I land, and I'll know that it's not an option. Block it off with rubble. Something. ANYTHING. Just don't bust out the invisible walls.

[Nias Wolf]

If it is any consolation, you can shoot that Splicer with a revolver.

[Addicted]

That bothered me too. I dont know why but I think all gamers feel the need to throw themselves off of the nearest cliff. As soon as I rode that elevator up (The elevator that the splicer comes crashing down from) and I got to the top, the first thing I tried to do was jump off of the balcony.

[snEEkie Villain]

I would like to know their heath, because if I can only have 2, than I want the 2 that wont die on me. ;)

don't be so choosy, they'll be fairly the same health-wise.


Played through it a few more times - the level of detail in this game is just ridiculous. They could easily have gotten away with not putting the arrival/departure times at the Bathysphere, without throwing party hats all over the restaurant, etc - I don't think anyone would've been the wiser or complained. The fact that they took the time to add these details makes me happy.

However, I have a new gripe. Not huge, but still curious. Once you ride the elevator up, if you hop on the balcony, you hit INVISIBLE WALL~! I had hoped to drop down to the balcony below, where that Splicer is beating on the door - no dice.

Invisible walls? Come on now. If you don't want me to drop down to that balcony, then make the railing higher so I can't jump on top of it. Or implement fall damage, so I die when I land, and I'll know that it's not an option. Block it off with rubble. Something. ANYTHING. Just don't bust out the invisible walls.

but you're not supposed to do that anyway.

i have some minor complaints, i would hate to complain though since the game is so amazing so i'm not gonna complain!

[chirs3]

If it is any consolation, you can shoot that Splicer with a revolver.

Oh, I know. When I finally gave up on reaching him, I started electrobolting him out of spite. Four bolts later, I put him out of his misery. :p

[chirs3]

but you're not supposed to do that anyway.

Doesn't that defeat the entire purpose of an open ended player choice style game? People play differently. I saw a Splicer and a door that I hadn't entered yet, and I wanted to check it out. If they don't want me going there, they need to give me a decent reason - Invisible Wall is not a decent reason.

[snEEkie Villain]

Doesn't that defeat the entire purpose of an open ended player choice style game? People play differently. I saw a Splicer and a door that I hadn't entered yet, and I wanted to check it out. If they don't want me going there, they need to give me a decent reason - Invisible Wall is not a decent reason.

well you're right, i'm not sure what you mean exactly though.

look at the thread "Sandbox, Adventure, or Old-School", that'll answer your question.

[SpaceMonkey]

My curiosity beated my wish to not let the demo spoil anything from the full game. But I do not have any remorse that I downloaded it now, what a great experience! The details in all of those rooms are overwhelming. Light that reflects on the water reflecting light back on (wet) walls, wow.

One of the cool details I noticed: if you look through the glass in the room where you get the first plasmid, you can still see sinking suitcases from the plane crash.

[nola_killme]

The fact that they took the time to add these details makes me happy.

However, I have a new gripe. Not huge, but still curious. Once you ride the elevator up, if you hop on the balcony, you hit INVISIBLE WALL~!

Invisible walls? Come on now. If you don't want me to drop down to that balcony, then make the railing higher so I can't jump on top of it. Or implement fall damage, so I die when I land, and I'll know that it's not an option. Block it off with rubble. Something. ANYTHING. Just don't bust out the invisible walls.

a very valid gripe in my opinion...also one of my two.
the only other thing i'd complain about is that when you're in the water tunnel and the plane crashes through.... there is a door in the tunnel up ahead where the watter is rushing through cracks on each side of the door. it looks awesome, BUT when you face the rushing water head on, it looks like total crap... the way it just cuts out..very unrealistic.
the only reason i feel validated to gripe about this is because there was another point in the game where "the water rushes over your eyes", and it looked way more realistic.

other than that, nothing really hit me off the top of my head for the first couple run-throughs of the demo.


anyone else good gripes?

[lurchibald]

ummm anyone else remember that its a demo? so most likely wont be in the final product?

[snEEkie Villain]

ok, when you go down to the "dance" area where theres a kitchen and you find the first audio tape, when going back up the stairs, you will find a splicer coming from the right immidietly after the stairs, anyway, walk up the stairs very slowly and don't go all the way up, let her pass to the right side, she will walk around for a bit and sometimes (it happend 1/2 times i tried) she will say something extremely cool & creepy, forgot what she said but it involves the word "mommy". try that!

[snEEkie Villain]

let her pass to the left side^

[ForteLx]

Did anyone notice the dead splicer waving its hand at you? its right after the camera on the left before you go down stairs. :confused:

[revengematron3]

Did anyone notice the dead splicer waving its hand at you? its right after the camera on the left before you go down stairs. :confused:

It's a glitch. It can happen to any dead splicer.

[Buccket]

I played the demo about ten times now, and I keep discovering new details in the game. The way you can handle the Splicers by electocute them, or shoot them or the way you can take advantage of the security system.

I know the demo-level has been modified to show people what the possibilities are in the game, and I know in the full-version you dont make progress this fast.

For me Bioshock already was game of the years, and I've been following this game since the first screens came out. We in Europe have to wait 3 days extra (coming out 24 August) and I already know the coming 10 days will be the longest 10 days in my life.

[hein]

you hit the nail on the head buckett. just one question: how is the demo level different to the corresponding level on the full version? what do you mean by you don'tmake progress as fast?

[kiph]

Somewheeeeerrrrrrrrrre.........
Beyond the seeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaa.....
Somewhere waitin' for meeeeeeeee.......

***************************
Man, I love that song. ;)

[Mr. Pinkus]

you hit the nail on the head buckett. just one question: how is the demo level different to the corresponding level on the full version? what do you mean by you don'tmake progress as fast?

There's just some changes in the final game than in the demo levels.

For one, you don't get the Tommygun that early.

Another one is that the security camera isn't there in the full version.

I think there was more.

[Justlookaway]

I saw a cat in the demo! Anyone else?

[awigd000@ozemail.com.au]

Its good, its very good.

[biohazzard]

I saw a cat in the demo! Anyone else?

yes so i beat it with the wrench

[amannamedmatt]

finally completed the download after 8 hours yesterday jeeeez it was worth the wait tho

i thought it was still a cutscene at the swimming part the graphics are great

did anyone else cringe when they first injected the plasmid? looks really painful!

no i didnt see a cat in the demo, i will have to look for it when i play it again tonight. i was so bad a hacking the security bot need more practice for when i get the full game!

[Black_Dog]

yes so i beat it with the wrenchi would so much rather incinerate it. if it didn't die instantly it'd be hilarious to see it running around on fire.

or is the cat before u pick up that particular plasmid?

[Mr. Pinkus]

i would so much rather incinerate it. if it didn't die instantly it'd be hilarious to see it running around on fire.

or is the cat before u pick up that particular plasmid?

It's way before it.

It's before the elevator so no chance of backtracking.

[kaMMakaZZi9]

After constant retarts and deleting from my harddrive, I got it this morning. The first 43% took like 4 hours last night. I got the last 57% in 20 mins.

[kaMMakaZZi9]

Forgot to add...except I have work all day 8:30-4:30 and Im typing this at work now! :(

[scarface786]

Completed it the 3rd time on normal mode!! I will never get bored of this demo :)

[Black_Dog]

nice. have fun :D

from what i've seen, i'm sure you will.

[SWEEN NEEDS BIOSHOCK]

HEHE i play it on hard mode :P

I reakon that the BG built rapture because it all adds up when you are going under water and you see a BG repairing the Tunnel.

I have found armour piceing bullets and used them hehe

Found elctroshock buck and shot guns shells

Surpurb Game 11/10

Well done 2k Boston we saulute You.

[Mr. Pinkus]

But what you fail to see is, this IS an official demo thread.

[Mr. Pinkus]

Oops, was replying to a post on the first page

>_<

[Buccket]

Are there any 'secrets' in the demo? I found some shotgun bullets, so maybe there's a shotgun hidden somewhere near it.

[Semiazas]

Curse you Bioshock Demo, I needed sleep last night!

[Mr. Pinkus]

Are there any 'secrets' in the demo? I found some shotgun bullets, so maybe there's a shotgun hidden somewhere near it.

Aside from the kitty and a few easter eggs (and the easter egg/glitch of dead bodies waving) no secrets.

And no shotgun, either, sadly. Oh well, don't want to spoil EVERYthing

[revengematron3]

I just noticed, on the floor below the stairs (before the bathroom) if you hit the microphone it makes sounds.

[out_sider]

did u guys see the LS eyes in the holl before u enter the bathroom where u get the fire plasmid?
I just noticed now while my brother was playing it

[Mongchimp]

Did anyone catch what the card in the blokes wallet said (if anything) during the intro when he looks at the photograph of his family? Probably not important but I would like to know.

[downzy]

wow definite buy now no two ways about it best demo in existence

[Thw Scarlet Manuka]

Does anyone know what the tattoos on the guys wrists mean? They look like a section of chain.

[Bioshocked Rapture]

One of the cool details I noticed: if you look through the glass in the room where you get the first plasmid, you can still see sinking suitcases from the plane crash.

In that 1st big room, next to the glass corridor that you're meant to run through later, when i looked out the window I saw rubble falling down, huge bolders, and I waited to see if they might crash into the buildings of Rapture, but they just fell down by the way-side.

About the invisible wall by the balacony. The balcony isn't the only place with invisible walls. There's even one in the lighthouse, not allowing you to step into the water surrounding the bathysphere.

[Thw Scarlet Manuka]

I think the card said happy birthday.

[Poison17]

I think the card said happy birthday.
There was a present that said To Jack (couldn't read the rest)

off-topic my 1000th post.

[downzy]

aww and the dead big daddy :(

[out_sider]

I found 148 dollars through the demo level:) . Did anyone achieve more?

[Poison17]

I found 148 dollars through the demo level:) . Did anyone achieve more?The most I got was 90 but I spent 30 on Hacking instead of actually hacking I used the buy out method, since I'm not good at it.

[Willy Killmore]

I saw a cat in the demo! Anyone else?

I found the cat. It's already dead and stiff with rigor mortis but I gave it a good smackin' with my wrench just to be sure. It was behind a vita-chamber lying in the shadows.
I would like to add that my worries about this game not living up to the hype have been successfully erased! This game is awesome, just like we all suspected. It is easilly the best looking 360 game I've ever laid eyes on. The light and shadow effects put other 360 games with thier blocky, grainy shadow textures to shame.(gears of war, I'm talking about you!) It looks great, plays great, is great!:cool:
one last thing... Did anyone else notice the dead big daddy on the flooded stairway after the first security camera? I had to give him a beating with my wrench, too, but sadly, that's as close as the demo lets you get to scuffling with a big daddy.

[Willy Killmore]

aww and the dead big daddy :(

Oops! I didn't see that post.

[downzy]

yer i noticed the big daddy and gave him a smack . the person at the start who gets killed by a splicer was he a normal person because that atlas was trying to speak to him :confused:

[Mr. Pinkus]

Yes, he was normal

The splicer itself is in question of whether it's just a nomal splicer or an important character, since it looks different than the rest and doesnt die when it runs off.

[Poison17]

yer i noticed the big daddy and gave him a smack . the person at the start who gets killed by a splicer was he a normal person because that atlas was trying to speak to him :confused:Yeah he was Atlas sent him up to get you from the Bathysphere (his name was Johny)

[LordInfamous]

yer i noticed the big daddy and gave him a smack . the person at the start who gets killed by a splicer was he a normal person because that atlas was trying to speak to him :confused:

When you see that big daddy, before you drop down, climb the few steps to left of him and jump on his head :D It looks like your in his suit lol

[Willy Killmore]

Yeah, I believe he was a normal un-spliced human, who was coming to see who just arrived on the bathysphere.

[Camp3rJoe]

That was Johnny, one of Atlas his buddy's.

[Mr. Pinkus]

That was Johnny, used to be one of Atlas's buddy's.

Fixed it for ya. :P

[downzy]

oh thanks i was a bit confused because he had splicer skin cant expect them to make i new one just for that bit

[poopypooperson]

Hey, did any of youse notice weapons doing different ammounts of damage? And do the attacks to more and less damage depending on where you hit them? I didn't pay much attention to it, so I'll have to wait til I play it again to look, but if someone did pay attention, could you answer? Thanks. :)

[poopypooperson]

Hey, did any of youse notice different weapons doing different ammounts of damage? And do the attacks do more and less damage depending on where you hit them? I didn't pay much attention to it, so I'll have to wait til I play it again to look, but if someone did pay attention, could you answer? Thanks. :)EDITED. :/

[Poison17]

Hey, did any of youse notice weapons doing different ammounts of damage? And do the attacks to more and less damage depending on where you hit them? I didn't pay much attention to it, so I'll have to wait til I play it again to look, but if someone did pay attention, could you answer? Thanks. :)I shot them mainly in the legs and it hurt them a little bit, then I shot it in the dead and it killed them easier then shooting the Legs and torso.

[Poison17]

I shot them mainly in the legs and it hurt them a little bit, then I shot it in the head and it killed them easier then shooting the Legs and torso.I accidently spelt the word Dead when I meant Head.

[revengematron3]

Wrench: 4 or so hits
Pistol: 4 or so hits
Machinegun: Rape

Headshots were 1 hit kills, but that's all I noticed.

[downzy]

yer shooting in the head was either one ore two shot kill and the dead big daddy was so cool

[splicering]

I actually expectedd to get the plasmids a bit later in the game, and also I was a bit confused at the fact that a guy would find a syringe and just stick it in his arm and know enough to take eve hypos when running out of adam. otherwise the demo rocked.

[The UK Lad]

i've only found one problem with the demo that i'm only slightly concerned about in the main game. When you die (i burnt myself:D ) you fall over dead, but half of the screen shows outside the building in the water through the floor. Will this happen in the full game as well??

[Poseidon]

I wonder if that grappling hook splicer will come back as a sort of boss later in the game.........She was quick enough to eascape a security bot.

Yeah I really hated that Jack just saw a syringe. Ah might as well put this in my arm. Ah now I shoot lightnig. Hm I cant shoot anymore might as well put another in.

Crazy plasmid junkies

[FreshLaundryX]

Wrench: 4 or so hits
Pistol: 4 or so hits
Machinegun: Rape

Headshots were 1 hit kills, but that's all I noticed.

Does using the zoom (click right stick) affect how many shots it takes?

[Poseidon]

Doubt it, why would it?

[The UK Lad]

The zoom function is pretty realistic looking along the iron sights, reminds me of COD2:D

[Carenzi]

Are there any options I can set in the demo. Like for the controller, invert the axis for movement etc?

Where in the demo do you find the machinegun?

Thank you.

:cool:

[Poseidon]

Are there any options I can set in the demo. Like for the controller, invert the axis for movement etc?

Where in the demo do you find the machinegun?

Thank you.

:cool:

You find the machine gun by a dead body right after you are told about the little sister.

[SWEEN NEEDS BIOSHOCK]

Right fellow bioshock lovers.

This is what ive found about the game.

I also Play the game on hard.

At the start of the demo when you find your wrench And the splicer Pushes the sofa of doom (On Fire) :P I killed him in one blow to the head was a lucky headshot he shouldent of jumped at me :D

He was carrying a coffee first aid and a eve evo.

When you go into the room where the lift slams into the ground and the on fire splicer comes running at you. Go into the room where you have to go in the lift Look up at the pane of cracking glass Is smashes and the room starts fillling with water you have to wait a little before it puts out the fire. Which i found was awesome

The lockboxes ive found are the corpes you havent looted that dissapiar.

Ive also found armour pirceing bullets Only 2 but that damn secruity bot had it coming.


Very good game :D I am goin to play it again.

[DancinSoFresh]

The first time I played through the demo, I got destroyed from the security bot onwards. I think I died 6 or 7 times in a row just from Splicer confusion. But still, I cannot stop playing the demo. Yeah, it is a bit off that Jack just injects himself with some random syringe, but maybe he's obsessive compulsive? Who knows and who cares? You can shoot lightning after that, so all is well.

The graphics are fantastic, the audio scares me and the game is freaky fun. Can't wait for the full game.

[poopypooperson]

Right fellow bioshock lovers.

This is what ive found about the game.

I also Play the game on hard.

At the start of the demo when you find your wrench And the splicer Pushes the sofa of doom (On Fire) :P I killed him in one blow to the head was a lucky headshot he shouldent of jumped at me :D

He was carrying a coffee first aid and a eve evo.

When you go into the room where the lift slams into the ground and the on fire splicer comes running at you. Go into the room where you have to go in the lift Look up at the pane of cracking glass Is smashes and the room starts fillling with water you have to wait a little before it puts out the fire. Which i found was awesome

The lockboxes ive found are the corpes you havent looted that dissapiar.

Ive also found armour pirceing bullets Only 2 but that damn secruity bot had it coming.


Very good game :D I am goin to play it again.How do you play it on hard?

[SWEEN NEEDS BIOSHOCK]

How do you play it on hard?

You go out to your gamer card and go onto game Defaults Go on that then go on genreal games and its should say normal just change it to hard :D

[Matesamo]

The demo is mind blowing. I was on the fence about the game but now I will be reserving it at Gamestop. That was a demo that worked like it was supposed to, that is to get you to buy the game!

[poopypooperson]

Ah, I got it to play on hard. Let's just say it's a lot harder than normal.

[FreshLaundryX]

This comment will get lost in a myriad of other ones, but I'll tell you what would have been better than Jack injecting himself:

If he had laid his hand down on a machine with an imprint of a human hand. As he does some cuffs hold down his wrist so he can't pull away even though he struggles. Then a needle pops up and injects him before he is released.

That would have been brutal.

[GhostOfRapture]

I must have stared at the screen for I'd say 5 seconds until I realized that the cutscene was over! As soon as I realized it, I really wanted to get out of the water fast...(I thought there might be sharks around!). The demo has certainly surpassed my expectations. I am now even more eager to play the full game. Top-notch stuff.

[BioShockWins]

This comment will get lost in a myriad of other ones, but I'll tell you what would have been better than Jack injecting himself:

If he had laid his hand down on a machine with an imprint of a human hand. As he does some cuffs hold down his wrist so he can't pull away even though he struggles. Then a needle pops up and injects him before he is released.

That would have been brutal.

Yeah, that would have better if he was told by Atlas to do that (and Jack doesn't know). Tough Love saved his life!
Of course then there might have been problems with him stumbling about, and then the fall to my new favorite cutscene. :p

[FreshLaundryX]

and then the fall to my new favorite cutscene. :p

That cutscene is brilliant. Not only that, but it is cut with a true cinematic eye. Masterful.

[Daniel1431]

Demo was very impressive it just makes me want the game even more than ever and its 9 days for me in the UK. 9 days too long! Have to get my A Level results first though:confused: :confused: :confused:

[Poison17]

Did anybody else play without Aim Assist, I did every single time, until I went to the Options menu the last time I still didn't turn it on but I didn't even notice the options menu because I only paused once.

[BioShockWins]

seven days...

[beta]

Did anybody else play without Aim Assist, I did every single time, until I went to the Options menu the last time I still didn't turn it on but I didn't even notice the options menu because I only paused once.

Aim assist? Options? There's options?

I'll have to see what's available when I get back home. I wouldn't use aim assist though.

[deathcheckedin]

is it just me or is hard exactly what i expected bioshock to be

[Poison17]

Aim assist? Options? There's options?

I'll have to see what's available when I get back home. I wouldn't use aim assist though.Aim Assist is automatically turned off when you play the game so if you press start and go down to options you can turn aim assist on, and there are other things aswell, like subtitles, I didn't use that because the subtitles are too fast, but I did use the art Subtitles when you put your cursor over the art it makes it easier to read.

[beta]

is it just me or is hard exactly what i expected bioshock to be

Haha, yeah I think so. The demo on normal was a bit difficult for me. At least the part where all the security bots and splicers come after you. I'm not used to consoles though, since I was borrowing my brother's 360 for the meantime. I will have to see if its any easier in the PC for me.

I've been wondering though. How are they going to do the plasmid vs weapon on PC. I was thinking Right and Left click but then it would be backwards. Unless they force you to Right click for weapon and that will just be weird.

[jovialjester]

does anyone else find it pointless to put out a PC demo 7 days before the actual release? A little to late imo....its going to be pointless to sit through the huge d/l time (thinking everyone will try to d/l it at the same time) just to play it for a day..maybe two?

[beta]

does anyone else find it pointless to put out a PC demo 7 days before the actual release? A little to late imo....its going to be pointless to sit through the huge d/l time (thinking everyone will try to d/l it at the same time) just to play it for a day..maybe two?

I don't find it pointless. Specially not if I didn't have a 360 at home. Even though I do I'm still downloading the PC version. I want to see how it runs and how the PC gameplay is.

[LaughingManic]

Haha, yeah I think so. The demo on normal was a bit difficult for me. At least the part where all the security bots and splicers come after you. I'm not used to consoles though, since I was borrowing my brother's 360 for the meantime. I will have to see if its any easier in the PC for me.

I've been wondering though. How are they going to do the plasmid vs weapon on PC. I was thinking Right and Left click but then it would be backwards. Unless they force you to Right click for weapon and that will just be weird.

I found that bit easy... I got under the camera without it seeing me and hacked it, and then let it deal with the first couple of splicers, then down the bottom as the splicers jumped down I noticed they all landed in a big puddle... electrobolt + puddle = fun.

Oh I was playing on normal.

[deathcheckedin]

hard is amazing fun

[Poison17]

hard is amazing funI only died once in Hard and that was when I was still new at it, my first time playing i died 3 times on Medium/ Normal.

[Poseidon]

I died once in medium after angering the security bots. Every playthrough since I hack the camera and pwn every splicer

[out_sider]

Im sorry...but how did u guys get to play in hard mode? I've played the demo quite some times and the hard option is not available.
My best

[deathcheckedin]

it took me an half an hour to beat hard mode with just a wrench


i have a lot of spar time

[Poseidon]

Im sorry...but how did u guys get to play in hard mode? I've played the demo quite some times and the hard option is not available.
My best

go to your game defaults and set difficulty to hard

[Poison17]

Im sorry...but how did u guys get to play in hard mode? I've played the demo quite some times and the hard option is not available.
My bestGo to your Profile and change your default to Hard, then when you start the demo Hard is already Highlighted then hit the A button you will play on hard, just don't move the cursor, cause if you do you can't play on hard.

[poopypooperson]

hard is amazing funYeah, and that was only the first part of the game. By the end, BioShock will be close to impossible. Normal will be really ☺☺☺☺ing hard too by the end.

[nola_killme]

ummm anyone else remember that its a demo? so most likely wont be in the final product?


ummmm considering that it comes out in ONE week, i'm pretty sure this is a slice of the final product.
i seriously doubt any changes will be made.

[The UK Lad]

Demo was very impressive it just makes me want the game even more than ever and its 9 days for me in the UK. 9 days too long! Have to get my A Level results first though:confused: :confused: :confused:

hah your not the only one, im getting my GCSE results on the 23rd, is it the same day for you?

[poopypooperson]

Oh also, did you guys notice that you can actually hack the CAMERA? I thought we could only hack the security bots so I waited for the camera to catch me, then I just hacked those. So now, I waited till the light went away and I snuck up and hacked it by looking up. So awesome.

[Kopjr]

I only died once in Hard and that was when I was still new at it, my first time playing i died 3 times on Medium/ Normal.

proud to say have not died once on hard and medium

[The UK Lad]

ummmm considering that it comes out in ONE week, i'm pretty sure this is a slice of the final product.
i seriously doubt any changes will be made.

well i hope they make some minor changes, like when you die, you fall to the ground, half your screen shows the room your in, but the other half shows beneath the ground and outside the city into the water. a bit mucked up there

[The UK Lad]

Oh also, did you guys notice that you can actually hack the CAMERA? I thought we could only hack the security bots so I waited for the camera to catch me, then I just hacked those. So now, I waited till the light went away and I snuck up and hacked it by looking up. So awesome.

easy way to get past those splicers :D

[LaughingManic]

I did that first playthrough, I snuck under the camera without it spotting me and then hacked it.

Hacking is awesome fun.

[The UK Lad]

has anyone noticed their post count shoot up on the day of the demo and after its been released??:D

also another random note...

i've seen a few of my mates on my friends list play the bioshock demo and before the demo they weren't that enthusiastic about it, but after they played the demo, i asked them what they thought about it, and every reply was really positive like.... "it's f***in awesome!!!" and so forth...:D

[ohram_rolez]

I told one of my friends to download it and he said no, it looked stupid. He then proceeded to play Halo 2. Halo is a fun game, but come on!

[revengematron3]

I told one of my friends to download it and he said no, it looked stupid. He then proceeded to play Halo 2. Halo is a fun game, but come on!

Download it onto his 360. Sneak up to that 360, download it, and pretend like nothing happened. Either that, or show him all the vids. WE MUST CONVERT THE NON-BELIEVER!!!

Seriously, Halo 2....?

[beta]

I told one of my friends to download it and he said no, it looked stupid. He then proceeded to play Halo 2. Halo is a fun game, but come on!

Oh wow, tell him he is stupid for playing Halo 2. Bioshock > Halo [0-9]+

[xXcaribouXx]

OMG BioShock is F***ING AMAZING
HD FTW

play on hard its more fun

i would pay $1000 to buy this game

uhhuh..nubs

[beta]

OMG BioShock is F***ING AMAZING
HD FTW

play on hard its more fun

i would pay $1000 to buy this game

uhhuh..nubs

Gee, where do you get that much money for a video game from? I couldn't justify paying over 100 for it.

[plumpman]

In the final fight room, where the bots and splicers attack you, its crazy how many possibilities there are in the limited demo.

First time through, I hacked a few bots, had splicers on my ass the whole time, and it was tough.

Second time through, I noticed the security camera on the top floor, hacked it, then was like hmm, wtf? Well i forgot but then after that the splicers run past it, triggering security bots that fight for me against the splicers.

Moments like that make me cry.

[Razzel]

Yeah it's funny how a lot of people thought a demo would just ruin and spoil things when the game is so close to release, when in actuality I want the game 10x more now. Best demo on MP...ever!

[BioShockWins]

I'm going to be spending near a grand on PC upgrades. But not all at once, I'll be upgrading a few things at a time. Three upgrades, and then I'll have one kick but PC.

[beta]

I'm going to be spending near a grand on PC upgrades. But not all at once, I'll be upgrading a few things at a time. Three upgrades, and then I'll have one kick but PC.

I'm so glad I upgraded my computer before I even found out about Bioshock. I would've gone nuts had I not.

[SirBrandonoto]

Ive been having some fun with the demo and I thought of something as I was staring at the various amounts of alcoholic drinks......... What would happen if I incenerate it? I do so and the top of it and shooting out a flame....now I wonder once we get telekinisis is it possible to use this as a Molotov? just a thought:D

[snEEkie Villain]

Ive been having some fun with the demo and I thought of something as I was staring at the various amounts of alcoholic drinks......... What would happen if I incenerate it? I do so and the top of it and shooting out a flame....now I wonder once we get telekinisis is it possible to use this as a Molotov? just a thought:D

not sure if that's how you get the Molotov but i know for a fact that the Molotov is in the game.

beat it 5 times in Med, 1 in Hard and 1 in Easy. Died once in Med.

[The-13th-Onion]

Ive been having some fun with the demo and I thought of something as I was staring at the various amounts of alcoholic drinks......... What would happen if I incenerate it? I do so and the top of it and shooting out a flame....now I wonder once we get telekinisis is it possible to use this as a Molotov? just a thought:D

Well, I lit the tops of them, then hit them with the wrench, and they exploded in a ball of fire... So i'd say that we'll all be throwing around Molotovs when it comes out...

[deathcheckedin]

Download it onto his 360. Sneak up to that 360, download it, and pretend like nothing happened. Either that, or show him all the vids. WE MUST CONVERT THE NON-BELIEVER!!!

Seriously, Halo 2....?

hasn't halo 2 been out for years right. I think someone needs someone varitey

[BioShockWins]

hasn't halo 2 been out for years right. I think someone needs someone varitey

Good point, you'd think you'd get tired of it by now?

[Shadow625]

im sorry if someone has said this but i was trying the easy setting in the demo and when i jumped of the edge down to the ambush area where the entrance to the medical pavilion is, i searched the disabled bot in front of the entrance to neptune's bounty and i found some armor-piercing bullets for the pistol and way before this happened my brother found some electric buckshots for the shotgun.

has this happened to anyone else?

[xRabbitx]

i only found 4 amor piercing shots ever and i found like 15 shots for shotgun the were 00 buck shot

[Sheisjustaglitch]

Just finished my 5th play through, and i downloaded it just yesterday afternoon.

Wow.

This time i played on hard, more of a challenge than i thought, but still I LOVE IT.

[Prithards]

How about a list of achievements to gain while in the demo?

-Obtain over $100
-Find Incinerate plasmid
-Hack security camera and turret
-Access the kitchen
-Drink three types of alcohol
-Listen to two audio recordings

Add any more that people should do, not things that you have to do in the demo to progress though. Just things to find and whatnot.

On another note, when the splicer is going to attack the little sister, how many people instantly tried to pull their weapon out to stop him? I did, and it makes it easy to see how you can become attached to them.

[xRabbitx]

i wanted to set the big daddy on fire and help the guy. then when the big daddy was dead that guy would get a wrench to the face and all the adam would be mine for the taking

[dsgrimace]

Because it's only a demo and I WANT MORE!!!(stomping feet on ground)!!!!! :D This game is going to be amazing. Halo 3 should have shipped earlier, this game will kill off some of its buzz.

[ScruffyWalrus]

in the demo when u r in the water, if u look to the left of the light house u swim to it looks like there is another smaller light house and also a kind of mountain looking thing. it may just be some weird reflection but i dont know.

[snEEkie Villain]

in the demo when u r in the water, if u look to the left of the light house u swim to it looks like there is another smaller light house and also a kind of mountain looking thing. it may just be some weird reflection but i dont know.

please post in the Demo thread next time, it's stickied, Mod merge this?

[Kopjr]

in the demo when u r in the water, if u look to the left of the light house u swim to it looks like there is another smaller light house and also a kind of mountain looking thing. it may just be some weird reflection but i dont know.
Weird i did find a body so your not the only one on the plane

[Save_Little_Sister]

Played through it again. Managed to collect a whopping $48 bucks off the Big Daddy corpse and hack a security cam + security bot which proved quite useful. Can't wait to continue the story.

[Spudnik123]

Hey guys I just had thought, Atlas claims that his family is in neptunes bounty. (if you choose to believe that he really has a family. I personally believe theres something else to the story.) However this leads me to believe that they must be somewhere safe. Im just curious as to whether or not you guys think that there are "safe zones" in which some citizens have blocked themselves off from splicers and other bad people. Has any info on this been released? (i don't think so) or do you think it is likely? I for one do.

[Fleminator]

Weird i did find a body so your not the only one on the plane

Well there had to be someone flying the plane you would imagine.lol

[smallsey]

mmmm something i would really love to see is feet and body of Jack. i like that ina game as it makes you seem more...you...and not just a floating head

[Nias Wolf]

I played it on Hard. WOW is it tougher. You have to eat a ton of chips to recover any decent for of health, if you electricute a splicer, it take more that one wrench hit to down them (unless you aim for the face). The best part, however, was when I incinerated the creepy guy in the bathroom stall, he ran all the way over to the other bathroom before he droped. He lit a bittle of whisky on fire! Brilliant! :D

[Cooney]

Simply put the demo is AMAZING. I can't express the love I feel for this game at the moment, so I won't try. I'm finally glad I bought an Xbox now that I will have something of Bioshock's quality to play.
The game FEELS like I'm playing a cinema quality interactive experience (something every game has promised since ET on Atari...). Particularly the Bathysphere's transformation from golden chariot to nightmare capsule and the "vision"(?) of the woman leaning over the sink with her baby. The latter leaving me literally gasping at the realization that it was just an empty sink. I believe it's the first game I have played where I have found myself walking slowly throughout each room exploring the environment rather than waiting in anticipation of another enemy to down. I love the fact that there is so much detail I do HAVE to stop and take a look, the "Excuse our Dust" sign on the elevator made me laugh and was well worth the time.
Thank you, I cannot wait to play the entire game.

[yodashins]

no feet... no legs..... just hands....

Wasn't there a podcast, or an interview where a developer stated that with next gen games, it is practically a requirement to have the full body immersion feel.. you should be able to look down and see your feet... I can't seem to find that interview now.. but it seems contrary to what we have here...

is it possible that feet/body are a full-game exclusive? ;)

[My_Name_Is_Alice]

I'm not ashamed to say i was pretty scared while playing the demo. Especially when you could hear voices of the splicers and you couldn't tell where they were. Also the fact that they run towards you pretty fast and agressively when they do spot you. Went around each corner very slowly more out of fear than anything else. The Big Daddy scene was amazing, can't wait to take them on.

[beta]

I'm not ashamed to say i was pretty scared while playing the demo. Especially when you could hear voices of the splicers and you couldn't tell where they were. Also the fact that they run towards you pretty fast and agressively when they do spot you. Went around each corner very slowly more out of fear than anything else. The Big Daddy scene was amazing, can't wait to take them on.

Same here, this game overall is amazing!

[xRabbitx]

I played it on Hard. WOW is it tougher. You have to eat a ton of chips to recover any decent for of health, if you electricute a splicer, it take more that one wrench hit to down them (unless you aim for the face). The best part, however, was when I incinerated the creepy guy in the bathroom stall, he ran all the way over to the other bathroom before he droped. He lit a bittle of whisky on fire! Brilliant! :D

awesome on easy he dies before he even reaches you. one question what happened to the thread about the street date broken that was started by newbeing?

[punkedfloyd]

Is the demo the entire opening and Kashmir Restaraunt sections of the game? If so how can the game last 20 hours? It wasn't the longest demo ever.

[Spudnik123]

The demo was basically just the tutorial. I am assuming that the levels after it will be much longer.

[LaughingManic]

I liked the bit in the demo where you see the shadow of a splicer hunched over a pram muttering stuff, and when you kill the splicer and look in the pram... lo and behold; A pistol... creepy.

[FriggenHugeOrc]

OK quick question....I herd that if you set the Game difficulty option in the 360's menu that you will unlock HARD mode the next time you load the demo...anyone conferm this as im at work and won't be able to try it till I get home tonight......

[beta]

OK quick question....I herd that if you set the Game difficulty option in the 360's menu that you will unlock HARD mode the next time you load the demo...anyone conferm this as im at work and won't be able to try it till I get home tonight......

Multiple people have confirmed this. I personally haven't but from what I understand you set your difficulty to hard for your gamertag. When you load the game Hard will be selected but if you move it, it will not let you go back to hard.

[Justlookaway]

ARG! Just finished the demo. It was a tease!

[Justlookaway]

I want more!

[beta]

I want more!

Hahaha, we all do. More! More! 6 more days!

[Poison17]

awesome on easy he dies before he even reaches you. one question what happened to the thread about the street date broken that was started by newbeing?It probably merged with Rapture_Tourist thread since Rapture_Tourist might of been the first.

[Sheisjustaglitch]

Did anyone notice that you cannot see your shadow when your in that area near the baby carriage?

You can push the carriage, but you don't have a shadow...

Is this intentional? or is jack a vampire?

[ELMchief39]

THis game is looking to be am-az-ing. Teh Most Exciting Game Of The Year By Far! woohoo

[beta]

Did anyone notice that you cannot see your shadow when your in that area near the baby carriage?

You can push the carriage, but you don't have a shadow...

Is this intentional? or is jack a vampire?

Can you see your shadow elsewhere? The place is oddly lit but I'll have to check again when I get home. If Jack doesn't have a shadow at all then it could have to do because the body entity doesn't actually exist.

[Spudnik123]

Good find about the shadow. If it's true then that's really something to go with. Also I think I may have found something else relevant to the plot. Im not sure what it means but I have seen it more than once. Look in this photo
http://media.pc.ign.com/media/707/707640/img_3874709.html

Behind the words atlas is right there is a strangeley shaped red shape with an orange box in the center. Now in the demo this exact same shape shows up on a painting /mirror. over top of the staircase in the resteraunt. Just stand on the second floor above the man who is demanding that his wife give him her adam. if you look at the wall across from you you will see a mirror/ painting spraypainted white with this shape on it. I wonder what it means.

[Spudnik123]

Sorry for the double post but my image didn't work right. Here is the link to the photo.

http://media.pc.ign.com/media/707/707640/img_3874709.html

[beta]

Good find about the shadow. If it's true then that's really something to go with. Also I think I may have found something else relevant to the plot. Im not sure what it means but I have seen it more than once. Look in this photo
http://media.pc.ign.com/media/707/707640/img_3874709.html

Behind the words atlas is right there is a strangeley shaped red shape with an orange box in the center. Now in the demo this exact same shape shows up on a painting /mirror. over top of the staircase in the resteraunt. Just stand on the second floor above the man who is demanding that his wife give him her adam. if you look at the wall across from you you will see a mirror/ painting spraypainted white with this shape on it. I wonder what it means.

Hrm... Interesting. I'll have to look for that next time I play the demo.

[conantheking]

Whew! What a blast, so I started downloading the demo at 8am and finished at 12:30 am but it was worth it. I can now understand what everyone is talking about better :D

Great game and confirmed what I already knew, this game is going to be great.

[beta]

Whew! What a blast, so I started downloading the demo at 8am and finished at 12:30 am but it was worth it. I can now understand what everyone is talking about better :D

Great game and confirmed what I already knew, this game is going to be great.

Took 16.5hrs to download? Wow... that must suck.

[JASONxxVOORHEES]

Why can't we fight the BIG DADDY?

[Poseidon]

Why can't we fight the BIG DADDY?

They want to save it for the final game.

That would be like revealing the twist of KOTOR in a demo

[biohazzard]

well i dont think u can fight them for 2 reasons
1 its the tutorial level
2 it would spoil the choice of the little sister

[Andonium]

I don't know if this was already covered, since I didn't bother to read all 100 and something pages of the thread, but I picked up a shotgun shell or two from splicers in the standoff before going to Medical. Is there a shotgun that I haven't found, or are they just random pick-ups?

[Hornet65]

Have any of you guys found 00 buckshot ammo? i found it on a splicer i killed, and then I spent half an hour looking for a shotgun.. couldn't find one

[Andonium]

Have any of you guys found 00 buckshot ammo? i found it on a splicer i killed, and then I spent half an hour looking for a shotgun.. couldn't find one

I just asked the exact same question. I advise you to read, sir.

[DeathN0t3]

I never found this ammo. Where was the splicer located?

[Andonium]

You know when you drop down after seeing the Big Daddy corpse? A few of the splicers in that area had them. I don't think the shotgun is in the demo, though, because I've explored every possible corner of every room.

[xXcaribouXx]

my 360 is in texas for repair :( but ive played my friends demo through 4 times its so amazing

[xXcaribouXx]

I never found this ammo. Where was the splicer located?

also there is a box laying on the floor with electric shotty ammo

[lurchibald]

ok, i just watched a hidef vid version of this demo and you know when (not sure if this has been discussed or not) "the little sister refers to you as an angel? for a moment i thought it was like the "sweetness/child-likeness" of being a kid until i realised she was actually talking about you being dead "Dont worry he will be an angel soon" = "Dont worry we will be able to harvest him soon enough":eek: freaked me the hell out!"

any thoughts?

[snEEkie Villain]

ok, i just watched a hidef vid version of this demo and you know when (not sure if this has been discussed or not) "the little sister refers to you as an angel? for a moment i thought it was like the "sweetness/child-likeness" of being a kid until i realised she was actually talking about you being dead "Dont worry he will be an angel soon" = "Dont worry we will be able to harvest him soon enough":eek: freaked me the hell out!"

any thoughts?

oh, you're back? from the comments you made last night i figured you left this forum to go cancel your BioShock pre-order and then go to Boston (or is it NY?) to go egg the 2k office. :D

[lurchibald]

oh, you're back? from the comments you made last night i figured you left this forum to go cancel your BioShock pre-order and then go to Boston (or is it NY?) to go egg the 2k office. :D

did you not hear of the bombing of the 2k australia office? that was me:p jk...or am i..dun dun dunnnnnn


nah dude i agree with you, i went WAY overboard there sorry about that:)

[takedownkd]

is the demo the actual opening level on the real game?

[snEEkie Villain]

did you not hear of the bombing of the 2k australia office? that was me:p jk...or am i..dun dun dunnnnnn


nah dude i agree with you, i went WAY overboard there sorry about that:)

i'm getting pissed off at all the negativity in this forum the past few days, it's out of control, topics on every single little problem the game has, and about 4 topics on each one little problem! this game is averaging 98.3, the game could come with no art-work on the CD in a greasy freakin' hamburger wrapper and i'd be happy as hell!

[snEEkie Villain]

is the demo the actual opening level on the real game?

no, it's not there are several differences.

[takedownkd]

no, it's not there are several differences.

as in the weapons and plasmids you get?

[snEEkie Villain]

as in the weapons and plasmids you get?

as in you don't get some of those weapons/plasmids in those parts and some paths are blocked and some other stuff i'm not sure about but i assure you it's not the same.

[takedownkd]

im looking forward to seeing whats different :P

[lurchibald]

i'm getting pissed off at all the negativity in this forum the past few days, it's out of control, topics on every single little problem the game has, and about 4 topics on each one little problem! this game is averaging 98.3, the game could come with no art-work on the CD in a greasy freakin' hamburger wrapper and i'd be happy as hell!

haha and your cd will smell like hamburgers which is a plus in my books:D

[takedownkd]

i'm getting pissed off at all the negativity in this forum the past few days, it's out of control, topics on every single little problem the game has, and about 4 topics on each one little problem! this game is averaging 98.3, the game could come with no art-work on the CD in a greasy freakin' hamburger wrapper and i'd be happy as hell!

i agree the game is going to be great end of

[v.dog]

Just played the demo on my flatemate's 360. It was pretty good, I liked the atmosphere and I loved the art deco style. I was a bit disapointed with the pace tho', SS2 this ain't, it moves way faster. I know Ken said this was first and foremost a shooter, and it's great at that, but it's not the spiritual sequel I was hoping for.

My only other complaints were that death felt cheaper that Prey's, it didn't seem like there was any penalty for dying (if there was, I missed it), and that the water was warping the view outside the windows. That shouldn't happen unless there's a change in the refractive index, which is highly unlikely with the water pressing hard against the glass. with the water inside looking so good, it's hard to believe they messed up on something so basic.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still looking forward to it. I can't wait to tackle a BD, hack every turrent and bot in sight, find a dozen different ways to vanqush my foes, and explore every nook and cranny, it's just not quite a good I as I had led myself to believe.

[takedownkd]

I thiunk fighting the big daddy is going to be the pinacle of the game

[lurchibald]

Just played the demo on my flatemate's 360. It was pretty good, I liked the atmosphere and I loved the art deco style. I was a bit disapointed with the pace tho', SS2 this ain't, it moves way faster. I know Ken said this was first and foremost a shooter, and it's great at that, but it's not the spiritual sequel I was hoping for.

My only other complaints were that death felt cheaper that Prey's, it didn't seem like there was any penalty for dying (if there was, I missed it), and that the water was warping the view outside the windows. That shouldn't happen unless there's a change in the refractive index, which is highly unlikely with the water pressing hard against the glass. with the water inside looking so good, it's hard to believe they messed up on something so basic.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still looking forward to it. I can't wait to tackle a BD, hack every turrent and bot in sight, find a dozen different ways to vanqush my foes, and explore every nook and cranny, it's just not quite a good I as I had led myself to believe.

but remember that it is (first and foremost) a demo and they have to fit a lot in a little space ie. plasmid use, gun use, security bot use, turret use, physics

[takedownkd]

but remember that it is (first and foremost) a demo and they have to fit a lot in a little space ie. plasmid use, gun use, security bot use, turret use, physics

yer thats why the actual game will be amazing compared to the demo even though the demo was amazing so .... basicaly i cant wait

[lurchibald]

yer thats why the actual game will be amazing compared to the demo even though the demo was amazing so .... basicaly i cant wait

i havnt played the demo, but i did watch a whole Clip of the demo being played in hi def

[conantheking]

Took 16.5hrs to download? Wow... that must suck.

Yeah, it took that long, I couldn't play anyting online I just had to wait. And let me tell you passing time was hard as hell.

[takedownkd]

Took 16.5hrs to download? Wow... that must suck.

serious??

Mine only took 2 hrs :S

[KakimotoRift]

Demo saved me a copy of Bioshock Collector's Edition. :D

[KakimotoRift]

serious??

Mine only took 2 hrs :S

Same the demo took me around 2 hours to complete to download if that's what you meant. Or did you mean to complete the game? :)

[takedownkd]

Same the demo took me around 2 hours to complete to download if that's what you meant. Or did you mean to complete the game? :)

i meant to download

to complete it took me 20 mins

[ecky]

Great demo, initially i was doubtful i'd download it as i didn't want to ruin anything by getting a limited run through but i'm weak willed, which for once pleases me. The atmosphere that 2k/Irrational have created down in Rapture is pretty awe inspiring, from memory don't think i've never experienced anything like it in a game, as someone else in this thread said, it's cinematic, so much to look around and absord. The drip feeding of the story is masterful, i want to know what it says on the tag of the present that Jack has, what you can read makes you wonder about what you can't. And who is Atlas, listen to Ellen McClintocks (think thats her name) tape and you begin to wonder. The gameplays top notch as well, something to pretty much please everyone, (thanks for the tip regarding switching upto hard whoever originally put that in) the fightings amazing, the wrench battle at the beginnings enough, let alone the horde of splicers that come at you towards the end. Very pleased to read that you can take the auto-aim off, nothing quite as annoying as that in a game like this when you want the flow to feel quite natural so as to not interrupt the experience of being there. Particulalrly impressed with how the switch from plasmids to weapons is so fluid, though i guess you'll have to be very precise later in the game when you've got more plasmids/weapons, could be very challenging to get the right combinations, like the 1-2 that Atlas introduces you to. The hacking provides a nice diversion from the first person, it's a good little game, looking forward to seeing if it gets more challenging as time goes on as i can imagine it being sweaty palm inducing. I know that i'm going and i'm sorry but i guess that 2K/Irrational have been kind enough to give us a demo so may as well put the effort in to give them feedback :o anyways.....graphically it's top notch, i've played a couple of the other Unreal originated 360 games and haven't seen it put to as good use as this, i love Gears of War and think it looks great but even Epic didn't reach these heights with the engine, really astonishing stuff, the statues at the gatherers garden are so evocative and the shadow of the splicer leaning over the pram :eek: . I'm churlish here but my only downer...only downer, the ending to perhaps the most dramatic part of the demo, the Big Daddy smashes the splicer into the window once....twice then...a crunch and crash of what looks like cardboard, like i say being churlish, only bit. Last bit, i promise, the ciggarettes coffee being good for eve but bad for strength alcohol vice versa is the cherry on the cake, Ken Levine and team i salute you, think we may be treated to a bit of creative genius here folks, savour it.

[naevity]

I downloaded the demo tuesday night at about 7:00pm est, it took about an hour, and I played it for 15 minutes when it finished. I only made it a shortway into Rapture, but it was awesome. Tonight I am going to play the demo all the way through, probably a few times :)

I really can't wait for this game.

[K3NNy]

That bothered me too. I dont know why but I think all gamers feel the need to throw themselves off of the nearest cliff. As soon as I rode that elevator up (The elevator that the splicer comes crashing down from) and I got to the top, the first thing I tried to do was jump off of the balcony.

LOL I did the same thing after I waited for the elevator room to fill with water to see if I would drown, I finally rode the elevator up to the top. I got to the top and I was like, ohh I made it, OMG is that a balcony *JUMP*. I tried my hardest to jump but there is a glitch on the left side with the baby carriage wher u can inch up it and get out of the level -> http://kotaku.com/gaming/clip/wacky-bioshock-glitch-290042.php

[Booze_Hound]

So, is there any confirmation of the date of the PC demo? Someone on the Gamespot forums claimed he saw an ad saying the demo was available now which probably means today or tomorrow.

[EcK Angel0fEvil]

So wheres the dead big dady?

[shaloopdapoopdakiss]

I was surprised to find that it was very linear but i guesse that was in order to not overwhelm gamers less informed on the A.I.s intellegence that is to provide "never same game twice" experience that ive heard of so much. yet I still love it enough to play it 1 time on easy and 6 times on medium. by the end of the 3rd go around on normal i realized that it was impossible to die as there are multitudes of health packs, pistol ammo, and evo needles (or whatever the things that refill the powers bar are) in every trash can, dead body, cash regishter, table ledge, and all other nooks and crannies throught the demo. so, with determination to open the doors of obliteration apon tv screen, I started my 4th go around on normal with the intent to attack the big daddy as he polverized that poor shmuck who got his ☺☺☺☺ ruined by way or a drill to the chest and a (seemingly) super reinforced bullet proof glass. Everytime i had played through that part I would simply spectate that spectacularly gruesome...um...spectical and really never realise until that 5 time that the demo doesnt let you attack at that time....if only

[BigDaddyC]

Did anyone happen to notice the dead cat behind a Vita chamber? and the cat food that you cant pick up? (It'll say "☺☺☺☺☺cat food" if you have art subtitles on.) Just thought it was interesting.

Anywyas this demo was superb, my only complaint is that the hacking was rather easy, but i definately can't wait to buy this game on tues.

[koolgecko91]

My only complaint so far is that I dont feel like im starving for rescources. There are enought med-pacs to supply the US army. I can underestand EVE hypos but not the medpacs. And I thought money was scarce. It looked like there was plenty of it just lieing around.

[BigDaddyC]

?

Confusion:

Right after you pick up the wrench, WTF is up with the falling flaming couch that comes tumbling down the stairs?? It doesn't block you from going into the previous room, and is random as ☺☺☺☺. I guess the splicer knocks it down but wtf...

[ohram_rolez]

If you look closely you can see a splicer at the top of the stairs. He kicks the couch at you, and if it connects it can hurt quite a bit.

[Poseidon]

So wheres the dead big dady?
Under a waterfall near two splicers. Right before you jump down to the entrance to Neptune's Bounty and the Medical Pavillion

[Redraf]

I just got my xbox back about 2 hours ago and have had one demo playthrough.

I'm still shaking for that game. It was bloody brilliant.

[Nias Wolf]

If you look closely you can see a splicer at the top of the stairs. He kicks the couch at you, and if it connects it can hurt quite a bit.

I just stood in the stairwell and the couch didn't hurt me. :confused:

Does it actually do damage?

[Nias Wolf]

My only complaint so far is that I dont feel like im starving for rescources.

It's the demo, buddy. ;)