official Bioshock Infinite

[Snake89]

I just got my cdkey from AMD and started my preload. I can't wait until tuesday to start playing.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

IGN had an exclusive review it looks like, Gave it a 9.4.

I actually have the retail disk version pre-ordered from Amazon, which means I have to wait until it actually arrives to get the key and load the game.

I may be in a very little minority here, but I prefer having the box when possible. Just makes it seem more substantial, if that makes any sense.

[Pupik]

I just got my cdkey from AMD and started my preload. I can't wait until tuesday to start playing.

Got it too. Too bad it doesn't contain all the pre-purchase bonuses from steam.

[Elliot B.]

IGN had an exclusive review it looks like, Gave it a 9.4.

I actually have the retail disk version pre-ordered from Amazon, which means I have to wait until it actually arrives to get the key and load the game.

I may be in a very little minority here, but I prefer having the box when possible. Just makes it seem more substantial, if that makes any sense.

I was 100% in that camp up until last year but now I just download them to save physical space.

It's annoying having the keys (e-mail usually), games (Steam, Origin, Uplay, ISO if from CD key website) etc. in different places, though.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

I was 100% in that camp up until last year but now I just download them to save physical space.

It's annoying having the keys (e-mail usually), games (Steam, Origin, Uplay, ISO if from CD key website) etc. in different places, though.

That is one reason I try to stick to the larger places for digital, as at least they should be tied to your accounts once you enter them.

That just made me think of a few nightmare scenarios though actually, so yeah, there are positives and negatives for both I suppose.

A lot has to do with I know longer stay up for midnight releases, etc. If all this digital distribution was around like it is now when I first was gaming on my PC, besides the fact internet was much slower, but if that was like it was these days too, I would probably be much more inclined to go all digital, as I would still play into the wee hours of the morning. But the day Bioshock is released, I will be at work, actually am not getting home until later then usual, which really I will not have it delivered to me before then anyway, so I will probably have just enough time to download it, and maybe check it out for an hour before I have to go to sleep again and do it all over. It sucks getting older and wanting to still be a gamer. But I try to make it work. I should have Infinite finished by end of April hopefully, while others will beat it the same day. Some games I really try to make an effort though, and this is one of them.

[Pupik]

If you want to play earlier on PC, then move to AU/NZ... or just get a VPN from there. Game unlocks in three more hours over there.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/8870/?cc=au

And after seeing the price of the game in Australia, better just get the VPN. Don't move to there :)

[Anthony Tosie Veteran]

Review Embargo has lifted. Almost all the reviews I've seen so far are perfect scores or close to it. Polygon has a good review (video review included). Finally a game that deserves the hype (Y)

[Caleo Global Moderator]

Review Embargo has lifted. Almost all the reviews I've seen so far are perfect scores or close to it. Polygon has a good review (video review included). Finally a game that deserves the hype (Y)

http://www.metacriti...oshock-infinite

Wow, pretty stellar reviews across the board!

Tomb Raider + Bioshock Infinite is probably the best set of free games I will EVER receive with a video card purchase.

[Doli]

I just want to play 1999 mode from the start and not have to finish the game to unlock that mode because I fear it will be a console shooter on my PC. Throw lots of things at me to shoot at because I want a challenge. I was happy with the "drill specialist" in Bioshock 2 because I was already just using the drill and plasmids because the guns made the game too easy.

[Sjokkel]

I just played the first 15 minutes. At this moment i feel a little bad for buying this. They were touting the immersive world, even in the review. What you get is an old engine with characters that move like plastic dolls. Hexagonal balloons and beds of flowers that date from the year 2000. This is on max setting. The NPCs in the world don't seem to be aware of the player. Certain triggers start a 2 line conversation or sometimes a character tracks you with his plastic head. Immersion feels far gone. It might all be about the gameplay but this plastic feeling kills it for me.

I was waiting for this game but after playing it for 20 minutes i felt like watching some TV. Maybe it gets more immersive later on. I'll give it another try tomorrow. Just my 2 cents.

[shakey]

I just played the first 15 minutes. At this moment i feel a little bad for buying this. They were touting the immersive world, even in the review. What you get is an old engine with characters that move like plastic dolls. Hexagonal balloons and beds of flowers that date from the year 2000. This is on max setting. The NPCs in the world don't seem to be aware of the player. Certain triggers start a 2 line conversation or sometimes a character tracks you with his plastic head. Immersion feels far gone. It might all be about the gameplay but this plastic feeling kills it for me.

I was waiting for this game but after playing it for 20 minutes i felt like watching some TV. Maybe it gets more immersive later on. I'll give it another try tomorrow. Just my 2 cents.

This is why I'm on the fence about buying it. The engine is old, the time period, while it it's own respect is "original", is still something I've grown tired of. Playing Dishonored for a bit in the past recent months have also curbed my interest in a Bioshock game, due to how similair everything is between them.

While I'm sure the story and scenery are great.... I just can't seem to get too excited about the game. I would have to get it on PS3, and have read many reviews that state that textures and NPCs can be bland for what we have come to expect.

[AsherGZ]

So if it's still using the old engine, does it have the same requirements as Bioshock 1? Can somebody confirm if its playable on HD3000 integrated graphics. I want to play it on my notebook.

[threetonesun]

So if it's still using the old engine, does it have the same requirements as Bioshock 1? Can somebody confirm if its playable on HD3000 integrated graphics. I want to play it on my notebook.

That's listed as a bare minimum for the game, so yes:

MINIMUM

• OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bit
  
• Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHZ
  
• Memory: 2 GB
  
• Hard Drive: 20 GB free
  
• Video Card: DirectX10 Compatible ATI Radeon 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graphics
  
• Video Card Memory: 512 MB
  
• Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
  

[Sjokkel]

I really enjoyed playing dishonored, i loved the way you could make your own descisions and i liked the style of graphics. Both dishonored and Bioshock have a cartoony look. Only dishonered seems way more polished. The graphics in bioshock remind me of a game like settlers zoomed all the way in and smoothed out with some fancy lighting effects.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

I dont know, most reviews so far are saying it is one of the most important games in the history of video games.

I think way to many people are caught up on graphics.

And if you are, get it on the PC. I know I did just so it could look a bit better.

So yeah, until I can play it and form my own opinion, I am going to side with nearly every major gaming review site out there.

I especially like Adam Sessler's review so far.

[Emn1ty]

I think my only turnoff is the preview videos of a giant gunfight with a ridiculous number of enemies and explosions while you fly around all over the place on ziplines. It looked goofy, and tbh what I loved about Bioshock was not gunfights, but the atmosphere.

[madd-hatter]

Can it be played on PC with a 360 for Windows controller?

[Knightwolf20024]

Can it be played on PC with a 360 for Windows controller?

Yes it can.

[shakey]

Well, I'm a sucker for new games that are supposed to have great stories.... So I preordered this last night and will pick up my copy in a few hours. I sure hope the story is as epic as all reviews have said.

I share the same feeling as Emnity. I loved the story and atmosphere the 1st game brought. It wasn't about the fights that made the game exciting. I sure hope that this is the same in aspect to what the 1st delivered, and that it hasn't turned towards a more action oriented game.

[Sentron]

I got my copy, so far;

This game is really good in my opinion it reveals so much about the Bioshock story,

i love it.

[MillionVoltss]

PC, 560ti, 8gb Ram i5k over clocked. Ultra pre-set, 1920 x 1080. Beautiful graphics and had no slow down ( 314.22 ). Great story so far, couple hours in and and no rush. Playing on hard and its reasonable.

[_neutrino Veteran]

i am just not that interested in these games. I own the first two and I cannot get through them. :( my friends seem to love them though.

[Sjokkel]

Played some more today and for me all this game has is a story. I had 5 minutes of enjoying the gameplay a bit but that didn't hold up for too long. The game mechanics feel so 1999.... maybe that is why they included the 1999 difficulty :)

Cramped spaces with oversized objects and repetitive outdoor areas... this is the first game in a long time that made me a motion sick.

btw. I'm playing on PC on high - ultra settings with solid fps.

[curme]

While I was waiting the game to download I was browsing the forums on STEAM. Some ******* was trolling spoilers in random threads.

So now before I even started the game, I know the ending and plot twists.

It's like way even play know. A wasted 60 bucks.

[shakey]

I played an hour during lunch, PS3. Loved it, except for the fighting.

The atmosphere is great, even on console. The city feels alive and is very mysterious and draws you in to explore it.

The combat is very old school. So old school, that it seems out of place. I haven't put enough time into it to delve deaper into my reason, but so far I am enjoying looking around and reading more than I am fighting.

I can't wait till I close up shop today though. Apparently the update to my Pulse Elite headphones was for Bioshock Infinite. They made a mode specificly for Bioshock that is supposed to amplify certain things and make his heart beat rumble and such. Interested in seeing how well it is done. Hard to beat my already theater surround sound, but if it is done right, the headphones are very immersive.