Moments from (p)reviews you're waiting to see...

[poopypooperson]

I hear (from the PCG UK Review) there's a part in the game that Cohen plays a piano with a bomb wrapped around it. He turns the music up and stone statues in dancing circus positions "awaken". The ballerinas in rabbit masks dance to your position, forcing you to fight them as they pirouette alongside you. What's disturbing about it is that you find out that as you're battling, you're actually performing ballet with them, you're just a dancing puppet. Seriously, what the ****. This game may be the scariest game I've ever played.

That sounds jaw-droppingly unforgettable. Any parts from articles you've read thus far that sound intriguing to play through? Wrap in the new spoilers option, please. ;)

[That_dude]

Where is everyone reading the whole review? I will never know.

[501105]

They are reading it from the scans.

[Nias Wolf]

This may sound strange, but I am looking forward to the very beguinning of the game. Seriously, when the plane crashes, up to where you get the revolver. That simply sounds amazing to me, probably becasue it will confirm the fact that I am playing BioShock. :D

[snEEkie Villain]

That^ is not a spoiler, i didn't see the official thread about this new spoiler thing, sorry.

[That_dude]

***WARNING: EXTREME SPOILER!! THE TYPE THAT WILL RUIN THE GAME FOR YOU***

hahah, now i can type what i feel like because not even a Mod would dare read this, muahahah...i think all mods and admins in this forums are dummies....muahah!!

I hope you are kidding.

[That_dude]

That^ is not a spoiler, i didn't see the official thread about this new spoiler thing, sorry.

Oh, I see. I was gonna tell you about it.

[BioShockWins]

***WARNING: EXTREME SPOILER!! THE TYPE THAT WILL RUIN THE GAME FOR YOU***

hahah, now i can type what i feel like because not even a Mod would dare read this, muahahah...i think all mods and admins in this forums are dummies....muahah!!

good call, except that this has already been thought of

[Angelica Haze]

since this is the only active thread in this forum i have the need to ask this, sorry if its off topic but all the spoiler tags got my attention, the forum description for this particular forum says posts contain spoilers. so is it really nessicary to use spoiler tags within this forum, all other parts of the board, yes i see the need but with the forum description forewarning everyone i just don't see the need

[BioShockWins]

I really can't wait for the Game Trailer preview and review! :D

[Bioshock_FTW!]

This may sound strange, but I am looking forward to the very beguinning of the game. Seriously, when the plane crashes, up to where you get the revolver. That simply sounds amazing to me, probably becasue it will confirm the fact that I am playing BioShock. :D

Yesss when I picture BioShock and what I'm awaiting to see...I can't help but picture the plane crash...the bathysphere ride...the first splicer encounter...the woman with the baby carriage/revolver...Kashmir restaurant...the first BD/LS...

:eek: i think i just came

[501105]

Hmm we dont need that kind of spoilers :rolleyes:

[splicer]

Yesss when I picture BioShock and what I'm awaiting to see...I can't help but picture the plane crash...the bathysphere ride...the first splicer encounter...the woman with the baby carriage/revolver...Kashmir restaurant...the first BD/LS...

:eek: i think i just came

And I thought I was the only one who couldn't control myself FTW!:eek:

[splicer]

I'm looking forward to the beginning of the game the most,particuarly the descent into rapture..it gives me goosebumps just thinking about it!...Another great moment will be finding the Shotgun for the first time..everything about this game is going to be sublime....except waiting for it..grrrrrrrrrrr:( ;)

[Faenaris]

The moment that actually made me go "Huh?" was the description of the "puppeteer". Apparntly, at a certain point, you'll be fighting on a stage and it appears that you move like a puppet. I don't know the exact wording, but it appeared to me to be ... wicked. :)

[hentaisama2635]

I haven't heard of the puppet thing (in the first post i believe) before and now I'm even more excited that sounds morbid and masterminding, like Hannibal Lecter, intelligently evil!

[Veridiac]

In the gamespot stage demo I saw the player convince two big daddies to start attacking each other (one hit the other with one of those rockets/proxmines/whatever)

That is my new goal :)

[Angelica Haze]

since this is the only active thread in this forum i have the need to ask this, sorry if its off topic but all the spoiler tags got my attention, the forum description for this particular forum says posts contain spoilers. so is it really nessicary to use spoiler tags within this forum, all other parts of the board, yes i see the need but with the forum description forewarning everyone i just don't see the need


still wondering about this

[darthkiwi]

One of the things I'm most eagerly anticipating, although not strictly from the previews, is a song that was mentioned in one of the podcasts. I think it's called "Rise, Rapture, Rise" and it's like an anthem to the city and the philosophy. I can't wait to hear it, because I just have a feeling it'll encompass everything intellectual and chillingly brutal in Rapture.

[Oceansama]

I'm just relieved that the dreaded, "Object shine" is an option that can be turned off.

[BioShock360]

I'm looking forward to the beginning of the game the most,particuarly the descent into rapture..it gives me goosebumps just thinking about it!...Another great moment will be finding the Shotgun for the first time..everything about this game is going to be sublime....except waiting for it..grrrrrrrrrrr:( ;)

Yeah, I cant wait to play the beginning and the ride down to Rapture, it should set the mood for the rest of the game.

[Raveness]

I hear (from the PCG UK Review) there's a part in the game that Cohen plays a piano with a bomb wrapped around it. He turns the music up and stone statues in dancing circus positions "awaken". The ballerinas in rabbit masks dance to your position, forcing you to fight them as they pirouette alongside you. What's disturbing about it is that you find out that as you're battling, you're actually performing ballet with them, you're just a dancing puppet. Seriously, what the ****. This game may be the scariest game I've ever played.

Sounds eloquently disturbing, if there is such a thing. I'd imagine the dance is either heavily scripted, designed to shunt the player through the motions in order to hit the marks on the floor, thus triggering further progression in the opera. OR It immediately becomes a disjointed experience of limbs flailing and the player struggling to get free of the crowd and to a flanking position.

I vote for the former. Sequences like that end up being more memorable if treated with kid gloves :)

BTW what do you mean by "scariest" in this sense? Scary because your being puppeteered by those you wish to overcome, or scary because of the combination of innocent art w/ violent death?

[darthkiwi]

I'm just relieved that the dreaded, "Object shine" is an option that can be turned off.

Ha! I'm with you there! It worked in Resident Evil 4 because you wanted to be able to locate the scarce ammo in a boss fight or whatever, but for me Object Shine is a no-no for this kind of game.

Originally Posted by poopypooperson View Post
I hear (from the PCG UK Review) there's a part in the game that Cohen plays a piano with a bomb wrapped around it. He turns the music up and stone statues in dancing circus positions "awaken". The ballerinas in rabbit masks dance to your position, forcing you to fight them as they pirouette alongside you. What's disturbing about it is that you find out that as you're battling, you're actually performing ballet with them, you're just a dancing puppet. Seriously, what the ****. This game may be the scariest game I've ever played.

Now that I have to see! This game is so twisted yet so beautiful..

[darthkiwi]

Oops, forgot to put quotes in... Sorry

[borgdrone89]

one time, i remember reading that late-game, the big daddies get modified so that they attack you without warning. the final boss battle is andrew ryan in a mech suit, guarded by three big daddies. :eek:
User Commands wc(1)



NAME
wc - display a count of lines, words and characters in a
file

SYNOPSIS
wc [-c | -m | -C] [-lw] [_f_i_l_e...]

DESCRIPTION
The wc utility reads one or more input files and, by
default, writes the number of newline characters, words and
bytes contained in each input file to the standard output.

The utility also writes a total count for all named files,
if more than one input file is specified.

wc considers a _w_o_r_d to be a non-zero-length string of char-
acters delimited by white space (for example, SPACE, TAB ).
See iswspace(3C) or isspace(3C).

OPTIONS
The following options are supported:

-c Count bytes.

-m Count characters.

-C Same as -m.

-l Count lines.

-w Count words delimited by white space characters or new
line characters. Delimiting characters are Extended
Unix Code (EUC) characters from any code set defined
by iswspace().
If no option is specified the default is -lwc (count lines,
words, and bytes.)

OPERANDS
The following operand is supported:

_f_i_l_e A path name of an input file. If no _f_i_l_e operands are
specified, the standard input will be used.

USAGE
See largefile(5) for the description of the behavior of wc
when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2
**31 bytes).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
variables that affect the execution of wc: LC_CTYPE,



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User Commands wc(1)



LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.

EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:

0 Successful completion.

>0 An error occurred.

ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:

__________________________________________________ __________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|______________________________|_________________ _____________|
| Availability | SUNWcsu |
|______________________________|_________________ _____________|
| CSI | Enabled |
|______________________________|_________________ _____________|


SEE ALSO
cksum(1), isspace(3C), iswalpha(3C), iswspace(3C),
setlocale(3C), attributes(5), environ(5), largefile(5)

[poopypooperson]

Sounds eloquently disturbing, if there is such a thing. I'd imagine the dance is either heavily scripted, designed to shunt the player through the motions in order to hit the marks on the floor, thus triggering further progression in the opera. OR It immediately becomes a disjointed experience of limbs flailing and the player struggling to get free of the crowd and to a flanking position.

I vote for the former. Sequences like that end up being more memorable if treated with kid gloves :)

BTW what do you mean by "scariest" in this sense? Scary because your being puppeteered by those you wish to overcome, or scary because of the combination of innocent art w/ violent death?Yeah I vote for the former as well, either way, it looks to be quite the, "OMG HOLY ****," then you hesitate for a second and then it's the, "Whoa WTF just happened?" moment.

Scary as in that everything in the game seems like an opera, how everything is placed in the game (watch Hunting the Big Daddy, look for the doctor throwing grenades from the balcony, a huge shadow looming over the wall behind him from the spotlight, the placement of the character and light looks like it comes straight out of a melodramatic play). So yes, I'd say it's frightening "because your being puppeteered by those you wish to overcome".

[Nias Wolf]

The Cohen part will be especially freaky with the lighting effects that have been mentioned.

Not only will you be participating in his plan, but the game will be participating with you.

Finnaly! A game with true psychological terrrors, orginized into battles!
I am so freakin' excited. :D ... :D

[Daniel1431]

Yeah, I cant wait to play the beginning and the ride down to Rapture, it should set the mood for the rest of the game.

When i see that i will actually be releaved that the game is actually here. Cannot wait for it! Only another 20 days till I get it!

[snEEkie Villain]

one time, i remember reading that late-game, the big daddies get modified so that they attack you without warning. the final boss battle is andrew ryan in a mech suit, guarded by three big daddies. :eek:
User Commands wc(1)



NAME
wc - display a count of lines, words and characters in a
file

SYNOPSIS
wc [-c | -m | -C] [-lw] [_f_i_l_e...]

DESCRIPTION
The wc utility reads one or more input files and, by
default, writes the number of newline characters, words and
bytes contained in each input file to the standard output.

The utility also writes a total count for all named files,
if more than one input file is specified.

wc considers a _w_o_r_d to be a non-zero-length string of char-
acters delimited by white space (for example, SPACE, TAB ).
See iswspace(3C) or isspace(3C).

OPTIONS
The following options are supported:

-c Count bytes.

-m Count characters.

-C Same as -m.

-l Count lines.

-w Count words delimited by white space characters or new
line characters. Delimiting characters are Extended
Unix Code (EUC) characters from any code set defined
by iswspace().
If no option is specified the default is -lwc (count lines,
words, and bytes.)

OPERANDS
The following operand is supported:

_f_i_l_e A path name of an input file. If no _f_i_l_e operands are
specified, the standard input will be used.

USAGE
See largefile(5) for the description of the behavior of wc
when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2
**31 bytes).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
variables that affect the execution of wc: LC_CTYPE,



SunOS 5.9 Last change: 20 Dec 1996 1






User Commands wc(1)



LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.

EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:

0 Successful completion.

>0 An error occurred.

ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:

__________________________________________________ __________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|______________________________|_________________ _____________|
| Availability | SUNWcsu |
|______________________________|_________________ _____________|
| CSI | Enabled |
|______________________________|_________________ _____________|


SEE ALSO
cksum(1), isspace(3C), iswalpha(3C), iswspace(3C),
setlocale(3C), attributes(5), environ(5), largefile(5)

anybody else read the first part of this!? this better be a cruel joke or i hate you! (and myself for reading) :mad: where'd you get your information from?

[Oceansama]

Ha! I'm with you there! It worked in Resident Evil 4 because you wanted to be able to locate the scarce ammo in a boss fight or whatever, but for me Object Shine is a no-no for this kind of game.

It worked in RE4 cause it was a linear shooter/action game and was more concerned with keeping the action going hot and not so much about exploration or discovery. Plus the fact that you were only concerned with finding health, weapons, and ammo. Sure there were some misc jewelry to find but that didn't serve much purpose other than some extra money.

Object shine does not work in BS as it did in RE4, IMO. Part of the draw of BS, to me, is the non-linear exploration and suspense. Also given the fact that, in addition to weapons, ammo, and health items, you can make weapons and mods from various pieces of junk laying around I don't want to be, 'told' which items can be picked up and used as soon as I walk into a room. That's part of the exploration to me, to find out what does work and what I can use. Plus its also more realistic to have to scavange for your tools.

[That_dude]

anybody else read the first part of this!? this better be a cruel joke or i hate you! (and myself for reading) :mad: where'd you get your information from?

I certainly hope so, snEEkie.
Damn Borg.....

[Camp1nCarl]

one time, i remember reading that late-game, the big daddies get modified so that they attack you without warning. the final boss battle is andrew ryan in a mech suit, guarded by three big daddies. :eek:
User Commands wc(1)



NAME
wc - display a count of lines, words and characters in a
file

SYNOPSIS
wc [-c | -m | -C] [-lw] [_f_i_l_e...]

DESCRIPTION
The wc utility reads one or more input files and, by
default, writes the number of newline characters, words and
bytes contained in each input file to the standard output.

The utility also writes a total count for all named files,
if more than one input file is specified.

wc considers a _w_o_r_d to be a non-zero-length string of char-
acters delimited by white space (for example, SPACE, TAB ).
See iswspace(3C) or isspace(3C).

OPTIONS
The following options are supported:

-c Count bytes.

-m Count characters.

-C Same as -m.

-l Count lines.

-w Count words delimited by white space characters or new
line characters. Delimiting characters are Extended
Unix Code (EUC) characters from any code set defined
by iswspace().
If no option is specified the default is -lwc (count lines,
words, and bytes.)

OPERANDS
The following operand is supported:

_f_i_l_e A path name of an input file. If no _f_i_l_e operands are
specified, the standard input will be used.

USAGE
See largefile(5) for the description of the behavior of wc
when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2
**31 bytes).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
variables that affect the execution of wc: LC_CTYPE,



SunOS 5.9 Last change: 20 Dec 1996 1






User Commands wc(1)



LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.

EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:

0 Successful completion.

>0 An error occurred.

ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:

__________________________________________________ __________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|______________________________|_________________ _____________|
| Availability | SUNWcsu |
|______________________________|_________________ _____________|
| CSI | Enabled |
|______________________________|_________________ _____________|


SEE ALSO
cksum(1), isspace(3C), iswalpha(3C), iswspace(3C),
setlocale(3C), attributes(5), environ(5), largefile(5)
Damn me and My need to click anything that has spoiler tags!!!!!

[snEEkie Villain]

Damn me and My need to click anything that has spoiler tags!!!!!

after i read the first two lines, i couldn't keep going.

[borgdrone89]

anybody else read the first part of this!? this better be a cruel joke or i hate you! (and myself for reading) :mad: where'd you get your information from?

i got the information from a very special series of secret texts mailed to me directly from ken levine's personal assistant's secretary who's family lives just around the corner from my second cousins once removed. I was also mailed the parts and equipment needed to build my very own 10 inch big daddy figurine
The String class represents character strings. All string literals in Java programs, such as "abc", are implemented as instances of this class.
Strings are constant; their values cannot be changed after they are created. String buffers support mutable strings. Because String objects are immutable they can be shared. For example:


String str = "abc";
is equivalent to:

char data[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
String str = new String(data);
Here are some more examples of how strings can be used:
System.out.println("abc");
String cde = "cde";
System.out.println("abc" + cde);
String c = "abc".substring(2,3);
String d = cde.substring(1, 2);

[Raveness]

Stop abusing the spoiler code folks.

[borgdrone89]

ok, will do.

[borgdrone89]

oh yeah, I should probably say that the above spoiler posts do not contain actual spoliers from the game, and I do not have "connections" to Ken Levine. Sorry if anyone believed my posts.
Never fear! your eyes and mind have not been soiled! yet... ;P

[Seamonkey]

so you made it up then?

I haven't looked, I don't wanna be spoiled. So I don't know how farfetched what he said is.

[borgdrone89]

so you made it up then?

I haven't looked, I don't wanna be spoiled. So I don't know how farfetched what he said is.

yeah, dont worry, i was trying to be humorous, but it backfired on me.

[dwknaisch]

i dunno bout you guys, but i am dying to know about what happens once you get your hand on a little sister:eek:

[Inresurrection]

i dunno bout you guys, but i am dying to know about what happens once you get your hand on a little sister:eek:

Not much. Flash of light, reaching over to her to either harvest her or save her. If you harvest her, she disappears. If you save her, she becomes a little girl again.

[borgdrone89]

Not much. Flash of light, reaching over to her to either harvest her or save her. If you harvest her, she disappears. If you save her, she becomes a little girl again.

why, thankyou for putting spoiler tags around that. :(

[nyoe]

i cant wait to get to the residential area where you find a letter to a little girl from her parents to meet them at their room when you go there you find them dead with a bottle of pills besides them and a picture of their daughter

[BioShockWins]

i cant wait to get to the residential area where you find a letter to a little girl from her parents to meet them at their room when you go there you find them dead with a bottle of pills besides them and a picture of their daughter

I don't think it's a letter... Audio recording most likley, because reading in video games isn't very popular. But you probably ment that.

[Seamonkey]

Yeah, who would want to do a silly thing like reading?

[GFunk]

Yeah, who would want to do a silly thing like reading?

It worked pretty well in the past two Elder Scrolls games. I loved having the huge library of texts to look at. It really added another level to the game.

[BioShockWins]

It worked pretty well in the past two Elder Scrolls games. I loved having the huge library of texts to look at. It really added another level to the game.

bleh... it's a pain on my poor eyes to read large amounts of text on vido games from Television screens. Hell, sometimes I get headaches just looking at the TV (my sister watches it a lot). Dunno why... it just irritates my eyes/brain.

[GFunk]

bleh... it's a pain on my poor eyes to read large amounts of text on vido games from Television screens. Hell, sometimes I get headaches just looking at the TV (my sister watches it a lot). Dunno why... it just irritates my eyes/brain.

You're going to play the PC version, right? Is it a lot different reading text on a monitor than a PC when you are playing games?

[Ruster]

You're right, there was quite a bit of good literature in oblivion. Just sit down, open a book, and read. Kill trolls? Screw that! Im the Reedins!

[RedWolf26]

This may have already been mentioned, but I can't wait to see the big daddy kill the enemy that started abusing the little sister, as seen in this (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/23296.html) video.

[Aphanes]

Yeah, who would want to do a silly thing like reading?

People who play oblivion maybye?

[bluechaos1]

I want to see the part where you first get the Electricity Plasmid.

[Seamonkey]

People who play oblivion maybye?


I was kidding. And I love Oblivion. And I love to read.

[paraphonatic]

the next :D


The review summary for the PC version of BIOSHOCK, as reviewed in PCZONE UK.

Graphics: Looks like an art-deco city under the water should
Sound: Atmospheric, from the old-fashioned soundtrack to the superb dialogue
Multiplayer: None - you're all alone down there

The Good:

* Captivating, well-told story
* Movie quality voice-acting and script
* Emergent combat allows for huge variation in tactics
* The soundtrack, the locations, the visuals
* The many, many Plasmids and the brilliant final levels


The Bad:

* At one point it ends


OVERALL SCORE: 96/100


-Para