[geRV]

Originally Posted by Forte

are those max settings?

Yup.


http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gerald.marley/bs/

[Miscguy]

jaggies all up in dat bitch.

[geRV]

Originally Posted by Miscguy

jaggies all up in dat bitch.

UE3 doesn't support anti aliasing in dx9, to be honest though when you're playing its not very noticable because of the hdr and lighting. Seems airborne will also have no fsaa because its using the same engine.

[mr.miyagi]

[img]http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/131/bigdaddylitepi6.jpg[/img]

[Chronic Diarrhea]

LMAO.

I just got done playing the Bioshock demo (PC), and I was pleasantly surprised at how well it ran on my machine. Considering my frame rate can drop down to 35-40 playing games based on the Unreal 2.5 engine, I wasn't expecting much more than 20 on max here. The game ran at around 55-60 frames in most circumstances, and in one section of the demo with 3-5 enemies, it dropped to 30, but there's certainly nothing wrong with that when my hardware is old.

3.0 GHz Pentium 4

ATI 1900GT

1 GHz DDR RAM


Like Gerv said, the lack of AA really doesn't get in the way. You do notice it in the screenshots, but it's not very noticeable in full motion. The graphics are certainly good, but it's a little weird trying to explain it. The actual textures on the walls, objects, etc wouldn't look very good if you were to take an object out of the game and view it separately, but in the game it works fine. The lighting is great, although not as good as say Splinter Cell (which is weird, considering that runs on Unreal 2.5). Your player doesn't cast shadows in the environment, which looks awkward when you've got an object that is reacting to the environment but then you step in front of the light and nothing happens. Would it have killed them to add that in? I know it's feasible on UE 3.0.

I think the most important thing about the graphics to note is how it really immerses you into the environment. Using the art deco style architecture is, as best as I can recall, a first-time experience for gamers, and it looks awesome. The environments really look like a high budget ride at Disney World, so the presentation is very solid. The first time you see Rapture really reminded me of some of the experiences you get at places like Disney World. If you've never been there, then you have no idea what I'm talking about, but just take my word for it: they did a very good job on the surroundings. The water effects are very good, the bloom effect isn't overly done, and there were times that the objects around you were almost photo-realistic in the way the light casts on the objects.

At the end of the demo, I was left wanting more. I wanted to see more environments, fight more enemies, see more plasmids, and get to see some of the open-ended gameplay decisions with the little girls. Some demos that I play, I play it once, then delete it permanently and I feel satisfied that I saw most, if not all of what that game had to offer. I don't feel this way in Bioshock, and that's a good thing.

[geRV]

Gayest site on the net reviewed bioshock (supposed satire site)

http://www.sonydefenseforce.com/?p=83



LOL @ the responses.

[Milla]

Its sad when Madden 08 runs at a steady 60FPS on a 360 and on the PS3 it dips into the sub 30 FPS many times.

[geRV]

Originally Posted by Milla

Its sad when Madden 08 runs at a steady 60FPS on a 360 and on the PS3 it dips into the sub 30 FPS many times.

You heard their latest excuse? on madden 08 for the wii the players are all the same height due to the disc not having enough space. Forget the fact though that theyre lower poly models for one and secondly the wii can use either 4.7 or 8.5gb discs just like the 360. oOo:

[Milla]

lol wtf

[Whatada]

Played it.

Loved it.

Want a copy.

[Miscguy]

Spent far to long playing this today and ran into my first semi kinda complaint. Which may or may not be a spoiler, so...

I was not thrilled as it seemed i was exiting the first "zone" or whatever, to receive a pop up message saying i should go back and kill all the big daddies, and harvest or save the kids. Those things are cocks, and i respawn way to much since im on hard and supplies are limited.

I also discovered a cheap tactic that kinda ruins the gameplay for me.

If your facing something much like a big daddy and its kicking your ass up, down, left, and right, let it. Dont waste your health packs, DIE, respawn typically pretty near the fight and you wont have forfeited any health packs or eve.

So far though, good game, worth the $60. Got it for the 360, because im finding i like single player shooters more on it. COD 4 however will likly be PC for the MP.

[Whatada]

game. is. awesome.

i'm in arcadia right now, and i'm blown away.

[strvs]

YESSS

[mr.miyagi]

Have downloaded the demo to play on my new system which should be finished by Friday.

Oh how the waiting kills me........will be buying this in the next week or so.
On that note, I saw the collectors edition tin in a store a couple of weeks ago and it was the nicest tin EVER.......all rusty with a hologram effect on the back, they're very hard to get a hold of right now.

The whole interwebz is Bioshock crazy at the minute rock:

[Mr.Buttocks]

[img]http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/461/capturelj9.png[/img]

That icon looks like an ass.