Bioshock General Discussion ( Xbox 360 )

[magik]

Yea, mod please add spoiler tags.

[stanley porkchop]

Hey guys, Bioshock rules.

[Xerxes]

Been playing BioShock for a few days now and it indeed rocks :) however, I seem to have hit a wall, the game now lags like crazy and is barely playable! (I tried the clear HDD cache thing and it doesn't work) anyone experience this problem? know how to fix it? (don't suggest the clear cache thing, it doesn't work!!) if I can't fix it I might have to return it and try to get my money back. I was really impressed with this game, but not now, very unhappy. Hopfully they fix this problem in the much rumoured PS3 version...

EDIT: I've contacted 2K about it, hopefully they will provide a solution for this problem. I have to say this is very annoying! :(

Edited September 2, 2007 by Xerxes

[magik]

Been playing BioShock for a few days now and it indeed rocks :) however, I seem to have hit a wall, the game now lags like crazy and is barely playable! (I tried the clear HDD cache thing and it doesn't work) anyone experience this problem? know how to fix it? (don't suggest the clear cache thing, it doesn't work!!) if I can't fix it I might have to return it and try to get my money back. I was really impressed with this game, but not now, very unhappy. Hopfully they fix this problem in the much rumoured PS3 version...

Haven't had any problems whatsoever on my 360. It's definitely your console, not the game. You should ring Microsoft and have them help you troubleshoot the issue. Has this ever happened to you with any other game?

[Xerxes]

Haven't had any problems whatsoever on my 360. It's definitely your console, not the game. You should ring Microsoft and have them help you troubleshoot the issue. Has this ever happened to you with any other game?

Nope, only BioShock :/ all my other games run fine (within reason). It's weird though, the game ran flawlessly till recently, now it lags like crazy no matter what do!

EDIT: Looks like it's the level that is the probem, loaded another save game and it runs fine :/ which means I might have to replay that level again which is slightly annoying. The level that it started acting up on was Fort Frolic.

Edited September 2, 2007 by Xerxes

[Xerxes]

Nope, only BioShock :/ all my other games run fine (within reason). It's weird though, the game ran flawlessly till recently, now it lags like crazy no matter what do!

EDIT: Looks like it's the level that is the probem, loaded another save game and it runs fine :/ which means I might have to replay that level again which is slightly annoying. The level that it started acting up on was Fort Frolic.

Nevermind, it must been a hickup or something. I (tried) to keep playing and after awhile it sorted itself out and went smooth again :/ (I tried multiple times to clear the cache and it did nothing) must be a weird glitch or something, I'll still see what 2K say about it. Well back to BioShock :D

[Guyro]

Been playing BioShock for a few days now and it indeed rocks :) however, I seem to have hit a wall, the game now lags like crazy and is barely playable! (I tried the clear HDD cache thing and it doesn't work) anyone experience this problem? know how to fix it? (don't suggest the clear cache thing, it doesn't work!!) if I can't fix it I might have to return it and try to get my money back. I was really impressed with this game, but not now, very unhappy. Hopfully they fix this problem in the much rumoured PS3 version...

EDIT: I've contacted 2K about it, hopefully they will provide a solution for this problem. I have to say this is very annoying! :(

its the game, its if you play it for too long a time without turning the game or the 360 off, they mentioned it in the OXM review

it has also happened to mewhen i played for a few hours spree, i should have a new disc by tonight so i'll check if the problem still persists

for you does the game stutter lag, where it lags for a second then goes normal? because that is what is happening with mine

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

for you does the game stutter lag, where it lags for a second then goes normal? because that is what is happening with mine

I have had this happen about 15 times now. It literally freezes for almost a second then continues on fine as can be.

I have not had the really bad lag were it all slows down.

[Green_Eye]

I had the same as DL.

Was worried it was a sign of RROD :unsure:

[Guyro]

nope its because you've played the game for too long at one time - i think

the bast*rds at GAME wouldn't replace my damaged disc, hopefully they will after i send them a message

[Eaten By A Grue]

Actually you don't even have to be playing the game for a long time stuttering to occur. It happened to me when I loaded one of my saved games, I hadn't even turned on my Xbox360 for a day. It has to be some bad programming on Irrational's part because my other games that run off the Unreal 3 engine do not have the same problems. It doesn't make the game unplayable, it is just an annoyance.

[Guest]

I just 'beat' Ryan. Nice twist, really enjoying the story.

[gigapixels Veteran]

Actually you don't even have to be playing the game for a long time stuttering to occur. It happened to me when I loaded one of my saved games, I hadn't even turned on my Xbox360 for a day. It has to be some bad programming on Irrational's part because my other games that run off the Unreal 3 engine do not have the same problems. It doesn't make the game unplayable, it is just an annoyance.

I'm not quite sure where the freezing is coming from, because I didn't experience it once during my whole time playing the game, but my friend was playing yesterday on my console with his hard drive and it was freezing up randomly.

[Green_Eye]

I just 'beat' Ryan. Nice twist, really enjoying the story.

I don't think there ever was a time where the term "beat" was so appropriate :laugh:

If you've enjoyed it so far you will love the rest :)

[+Mystic MVC]

I have had this happen about 15 times now. It literally freezes for almost a second then continues on fine as can be.

I have not had the really bad lag were it all slows down.

I have had this happen to me as well but only in the last half of the game it seems. I thought it was my dvd drive slowly starting to fail. :(

[Guyro]

mine started freezing just after i got into olympus heights

[stanley porkchop]

It's not the console if you experienced the lagging in Fort Frolic. Probably happened after meeting Cohen's third student or around that area? And when you killed him the game righted itself?

It's a rare bug. Happened to me, too. It sucks, but it's there.

[neoadorable]

why can't they issue a patch?

anyway, good game, just started playing it. however, the splicers are way too tough (on hard setting) and they just gang up on you like that. since you can't die it's not a real problem, but then again having to go back to the same battle area five times until they're all gone is a bit irksome.

[Rookas]

anyway, good game, just started playing it. however, the splicers are way too tough (on hard setting) and they just gang up on you like that. since you can't die it's not a real problem, but then again having to go back to the same battle area five times until they're all gone is a bit irksome.

Oh there are way too many options to keep dying like that. Try getting a big daddy on your side, or use the crap out of Enrage, it helps a ton.

[neoadorable]

well, still early on in the game so none of that has been made available to me, but thanks for the tips.

[acies]

anyway, good game, just started playing it. however, the splicers are way too tough (on hard setting) and they just gang up on you like that. since you can't die it's not a real problem, but then again having to go back to the same battle area five times until they're all gone is a bit irksome.

Well they don't call it hard for nothing. Though, I played on medium and I did feel enemies respawned far too often, and it got tiring and tedious going back up stairs to find any other machine gun touting lunatic who's going to cost you a ton of ammo and health.

[Iguana]

Well they don't call it hard for nothing. Though, I played on medium and I did feel enemies respawned far too often, and it got tiring and tedious going back up stairs to find any other machine gun touting lunatic who's going to cost you a ton of ammo and health.

I hate how quickly enemies respawn. I barely make it through 7 or 8 splicers only to talk to someone and they're all back. Oh, and ofcourse I have to backtrack through all those enemies. Regardless, the game is a lot of fun... though I wish there was more ammo scattered around Rapture... :/

[neoadorable]

hmm you said respawning enemies...that's like a kiss of death for a game. are you sure about this? i didn't notice them coming back

[Rookas]

I wouldn't call them respawning enemies, it's just when you clear an area and go back later there will be splicers running around. I don't see a problem with this. Remember, you're dealing with a whole city of crazies, I woudn't expect to kill every one of them.

[neoadorable]

if you have to constantly clear enemies you've already dispatched, i feel that's an unfair gameplay mechanic. sure it's consistent with the story being set in a city, but we love games because they're pleasant, not for the hard, repetitive work. but i'm just talking, haven't played it enough yet.