Author Topic: Bioshock Arkham Asylum (Read 16857 times)

demi · « **on:** August 24, 2009, 02:53:19 PM »

Buy it at TRU tomorrow between 10am - 2pm and you get $30 gift card if you are a Rewards member (FREE) - you can even sign up at time of purchase and get the gift card. Otherwise you just get a $20 gift card.

Also thread

PC Gamers also welcome, PC version has achievements

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:18:38 PM »

will have the 360 version in a day or so.

thx gamefly

FatalT · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:21:19 PM »

PC version doesn't come out until September 15th. Ugh, I was hoping to be able to play it with the console versions but it looks like I might actually have to spend money on it now and rent it.

demi · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:38:09 PM »

I'm gonna buy it at TRU then use the gift card on Halo ODST :cool:

E-DuB · « **Reply #4 on:** August 24, 2009, 05:06:51 PM »

They're selling Batman for 39 bucks here, so I'll pick it up with the credit I get back from Wolfen-bland

demi · « **Reply #5 on:** August 24, 2009, 05:26:01 PM »

Nice man. I removed it cause I'm buying it so eh

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2009, 08:43:11 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 24, 2009, 03:38:09 PM

I'm gonna buy it at TRU then use the gift card on Halo ODST :cool:

You gonna stop at Best Buy to get Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead on Blu-ray tomorrow? They've got them exclusively for a month.

demi · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2009, 08:44:33 PM »

I'll get them down the road... they will be like $10 when theres some sale going on.

twerd · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2009, 08:57:15 PM »

Quote from: distantmantra on August 24, 2009, 08:43:11 PM

Quote from: demi on August 24, 2009, 03:38:09 PM
I'm gonna buy it at TRU then use the gift card on Halo ODST :cool:

You gonna stop at Best Buy to get Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead on Blu-ray tomorrow? They've got them exclusively for a month.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #9 on:** August 25, 2009, 02:36:10 AM »

I cant wait for tomorrow. my $37.37 ce is coming overnight from amazon.

demi · « **Reply #10 on:** August 25, 2009, 02:47:41 AM »

Good, keep it to yourself, thanks.

chronovore · « **Reply #11 on:** August 25, 2009, 07:56:17 AM »

Quote from: Green Man on August 25, 2009, 02:45:56 AM

Just found out the ending. Will not buy.

Batman's parents die?

chronovore · « **Reply #12 on:** August 25, 2009, 08:11:02 AM »

Quote from: Green Man on August 25, 2009, 08:01:40 AM

Quote from: chronovore on August 25, 2009, 07:56:17 AM
Quote from: Green Man on August 25, 2009, 02:45:56 AM
Just found out the ending. Will not buy.

Batman's parents die?

Do you want me to PM it to you?

God, no. I'm looking forward to playing the game.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

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Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #13 on:** August 25, 2009, 08:13:21 AM »

i bet i can guess it

demi · « **Reply #14 on:** August 25, 2009, 12:47:32 PM »

Maybe you should shut the fuck up about it? Dont post here if you already ruined the ending for yourself. This is unprofessional journalism, GameParticles.

demi · « **Reply #15 on:** August 25, 2009, 01:44:06 PM »

woo woo got my game and $30 card

bork · « **Reply #16 on:** August 25, 2009, 03:25:08 PM »

My copy arrived an hour ago...$47 total for release day delivery! That TRU deal sounds awesome, too.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #17 on:** August 25, 2009, 07:26:37 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on August 25, 2009, 02:45:56 AM

Just found out the ending. Will not buy.

he fixes the cable?

Bebpo · « **Reply #18 on:** August 26, 2009, 03:53:53 AM »

Played about 2 hours. Very enjoyable and I'd compare it more to this years Dead Space than Bioshock as it's kinda a metroid-map based guided adventure game. It's fun, though just barely more of an actual "game" than Assassin's Creed/Prince of Persia; very auto-gaming. Could easily have been an Ubi title.

The voices are great

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #19 on:** August 26, 2009, 11:52:35 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on August 26, 2009, 03:53:53 AM

It's fun, though just barely more of an actual "game" than Assassin's Creed/Prince of Persia; very auto-gaming. Could easily have been an Ubi title.

fucking hell.

I guess that's why everyone's so happy about being awesome at the game and why they can take 10 guys out at once...

Will still buy as a black friday deal.

demi · « **Reply #20 on:** August 26, 2009, 12:32:24 PM »

There's nothing wrong with having the game hold your hand. The question is if its FUN. Prince of Persia WAS NOT FUN. IT WAS GARBAGE. Batman looks to have a good story and nice environments. Persia had retardo wisecracking Nolan North yapping and yapping while you ran around in circles collecting shiny things. THAT ISNT FUN.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #21 on:** August 26, 2009, 12:36:55 PM »

I fundamentally don't like auto-gameplay mechanics. it doesn't feel like I'm doing anything. Unless there are consequences and threats of dying in the game...speaking of which, are there? Nobody has said much about the difficulty.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #22 on:** August 26, 2009, 12:38:18 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 26, 2009, 12:32:24 PM

Persia had retardo wisecracking Nolan North yapping and yapping

I played the PC version for about an hour and already I hate this guy in real life.

demi · « **Reply #23 on:** August 26, 2009, 12:44:05 PM »

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on August 26, 2009, 12:36:55 PM

I fundamentally don't like auto-gameplay mechanics. it doesn't feel like I'm doing anything. Unless there are consequences and threats of dying in the game...speaking of which, are there? Nobody has said much about the difficulty.

Yes you can die.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #24 on:** August 26, 2009, 01:59:30 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 26, 2009, 12:44:05 PM

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on August 26, 2009, 12:36:55 PM
I fundamentally don't like auto-gameplay mechanics. it doesn't feel like I'm doing anything. Unless there are consequences and threats of dying in the game...speaking of which, are there? Nobody has said much about the difficulty.

Yes you can die.

is the game difficult at all

demi · « **Reply #25 on:** August 26, 2009, 02:00:12 PM »

Dunno, havent played it yet. Will get back to you on that.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #26 on:** August 26, 2009, 03:09:57 PM »

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on August 25, 2009, 07:26:37 PM

Quote from: Green Man on August 25, 2009, 02:45:56 AM
Just found out the ending. Will not buy.

he fixes the cable?

Bildi · « **Reply #27 on:** August 26, 2009, 07:32:25 PM »

My copy shipped yesterday.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #28 on:** August 26, 2009, 10:18:30 PM »

So far the game isn't difficult. Though i'm playing on normal. The parts where you are taking dudes out in the rooms seem like they would be trickier on Hard.

I just got to the first Scarecrow encounter spoiler:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

it's pretty awesome. short and simple, but awesome.

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demi · « **Reply #29 on:** August 26, 2009, 10:19:14 PM »

wow, a post on normal saying it isnt difficult. well wow tell me something else. fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. if you dont play on hard, dont comment on difficulty at all.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #30 on:** August 26, 2009, 11:15:47 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 26, 2009, 10:19:14 PM

wow, a post on normal saying it isnt difficult. well wow tell me something else. fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. if you dont play on hard, dont comment on difficulty at all.

batman sux

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #31 on:** August 27, 2009, 02:20:03 PM »

Worth owning or worth renting?

demi · « **Reply #32 on:** August 27, 2009, 02:31:24 PM »

I bought it for the $30 giftcard. Sick deal. I almost died against the first mini-boss thing (the deformed giant). Dude took half my fucking life with one swing.

Game feels very fluid, very well made. I missed a Trophy in the Detox room... didnt seem like I could get it yet.

Game doesnt feel very hard though. It still says when I can counter ("Press Y to counter" pops up instead of lightning bolts). I just mash X and he seems to just beat them all up. They dont have guns yet so will wait and see. I also like no regen health. Theres also no health packs... gotta earn that health by getting XP.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #33 on:** August 27, 2009, 02:38:24 PM »

Will it have any replayability, though? If it has none, is it something like BioShock, where you can go back and replay because of how immersive it is?

demi · « **Reply #34 on:** August 27, 2009, 02:41:31 PM »

Gee I dunno Willco. I'll tell you when I beat the game?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #35 on:** August 27, 2009, 03:07:53 PM »

i took an extra-long lunch so i could keep playing

brawndolicious · « **Reply #36 on:** August 27, 2009, 03:58:00 PM »

I'd say it's as long and as big as bioshock. The difference here is that it focuses even more on exploration I think. The combat is really nice though.

It's definitely worth the deal demi got. Things like exploration might not be as fun the second time through but there seems to be a good amount of replay value anyways.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #37 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:14:18 PM »

Im gonna rent this

The Sceneman · « **Reply #38 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:19:29 PM »

and jesus christ this thread is full of diaper babies.

wahhhhhhh wahhhhh will it be replayable? Just fucking rent it if youre scared. Oh thats right, you couldnt afford Shadow Complex

Im playing on Normal. It isnt hard. No shit sherlock!

demi · « **Reply #39 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:20:05 PM »

stfu scenester you played on hardcore. no room to talk.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #40 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:20:56 PM »

trust me, I wouldve played on Insane if there was an achievement for it

demi · « **Reply #41 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:25:14 PM »

The Sceneman · « **Reply #42 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:29:03 PM »

no achievement = why bother with the hardest mode? I wouldve bumped the difficulty up midgame for more exp once I found hardcore was a cakewalk but then you cant see the items on the map, a pain if youre going for 100%

The Sceneman · « **Reply #43 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:30:05 PM »

back on topic:

Batman. I cant wait to go to work on Joker with my 360 controller

demi · « **Reply #44 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:30:30 PM »

thats why you do that on your second run. geez scenester. didnt you learn from call of duty.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #45 on:** August 27, 2009, 05:18:49 PM »

Okay, I'm about to finish the game. I think I'll just run around a little and get the riddler trophies that I missed for now but I think a couple of the trophies are glitched.

demi · « **Reply #46 on:** August 27, 2009, 05:20:17 PM »

Nothing is glitched, you can 1000 the game just fine.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #47 on:** August 27, 2009, 05:22:58 PM »

There's some in the yard outside that I can't find even though I'm right over where the map says they are. I'll just go for 85% I guess.

demi · « **Reply #48 on:** August 27, 2009, 05:24:28 PM »

This is the guy who wrote the script... so hot. And his wiki says he worked on LOST too. I want him so bad.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #49 on:** August 27, 2009, 06:31:42 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 27, 2009, 05:24:28 PM

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This is the guy who wrote the script... so hot. And his wiki says he worked on LOST too. I want him so bad.

Paul Dini knows his stuff. He was one of the main writers for most of WB's animated series in the 90's, like Tiny Toons, Batman/Batman Beyond, Superman, Duck Dodgers, Animaniacs, Freakazoid, and Justice League.

He also wrote a bunch of episodes of He-Man.

demi · « **Reply #50 on:** August 27, 2009, 06:34:08 PM »

More like Paul DO ME

demi · « **Reply #51 on:** August 27, 2009, 07:16:31 PM »

I FUCKING DID it's fucking awesome. Except when I died and I lost all my trophy progress I was all FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #52 on:** August 27, 2009, 07:16:40 PM »

Paul Dini does rock.

I think I'll probably hold off for now.

demi · « **Reply #53 on:** August 27, 2009, 07:19:50 PM »

Quote from: Willco on August 27, 2009, 07:16:40 PM

Paul Dini does rock.

I think I'll probably hold off for now.

Sell you my copy. $40 OBO

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #54 on:** August 27, 2009, 07:25:15 PM »

$30 and you pay for shipping.

demi · « **Reply #55 on:** August 27, 2009, 07:26:07 PM »

$35 and a cock pic

Bildi · « **Reply #56 on:** August 27, 2009, 07:42:56 PM »

Quote from: Scenester on August 27, 2009, 04:29:03 PM

no achievement = why bother with the hardest mode? I wouldve bumped the difficulty up midgame for more exp once I found hardcore was a cakewalk but then you cant see the items on the map, a pain if youre going for 100%

Oh, so they won't show up when you're playing on insane? I was wondering why there aren't any question marks.

demi · « **Reply #57 on:** August 27, 2009, 07:49:09 PM »

They dont fuck around with guns on Hard mode. I got all my health drained (even with 2 upgrades) after just a couple shots. Got to be more stealthy when around gunfolk.

Bildi · « **Reply #58 on:** August 27, 2009, 07:58:30 PM »

So it's a bit hard? Sweet.

bork · « **Reply #59 on:** August 27, 2009, 08:46:32 PM »

Yeah, hard mode's the way to go. The enemies are way too easy to take out on normal. I started over.

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Author Topic: Bioshock Arkham Asylum (Read 16857 times)