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BioShock 2 Interviews and Early Looks

Posted by Soulskill on from the hello-big-daddy dept.

Parz writes with word that new information is emerging about the much-anticipated BioShock 2. Eurogamer has a detailed write-up about the game, saying that it raises curiosity and exhibits plot-depth in a manner similar to the first game. Gamespot has a video interview with some of the developers, in which they talk about some of the new environments and how they're able to do more with the story in a sequel by not having to explain the fundamental characteristics of the setting. In an interview with Gameplayer, Lead Level Architect Hogarth de la Plante said, "You'll see locations in BioShock 2 that are completely flooded interior structures that you can walk through out in the ocean." A gameplay trailer was recently released, and screenshots are available as well.

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  1. Re:just gimme by X0563511 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Did you look at the screenshots?

    I think you do! Probably not THE Mr. Bubbles, but you have a drill on your hand, a big helmet, and you can harvest or adopt the girls.

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  2. will it work? by Lord+Ender · · Score: 4, Informative

    Will this work with Vista 64? Bioshock is the only game I have that just plain fails on Vista64. I never got to finish it. I kinda want my money back. How could a game publisher overlook such a widely-deployed platform?

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    1. Re:will it work? by Amranu · · Score: 3, Informative

      I dunno what you're talking about, Bioshock works fine on Vista 64 for me

    2. Re:will it work? by Cythrawl · · Score: 5, Informative

      Remove the Pen Tablet features in the add remove windows components and you will find that it works just fine after that

    3. Re:will it work? by Lord+Ender · · Score: 2, Informative

      He's serious. I found this on some Bioshock support forum. Apparently it fixes some Vista64 problem, but it didn't fix mine.

      I even filed a support ticket with 2k, including the dxdiag output (as their ticket system requested). Their support personnel got back to me and said "please include the dxdiag output." That's when I gave up and bought a different game. I suspect this is their standard "go away, we already have your money" response to ticket, and that they never actually read the support tickets.

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    4. Re:will it work? by Cythrawl · · Score: 2, Informative

      No joke, See here: http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showpost.php?s=49a5273d84c63b82e5a1c76662b85940&p=300859&postcount=4
      I actually have a Wacom tablet and to be honest the optional TabletPC functions in Vista are not needed to use the Wacom. The driver and everything else still works fine. I can still use my pens in Photoshop and Zbrush and on the desktop. You just lose all the handwriting recognition, Penflicks that kind of (IMO Useless anyway) stuff.

  3. Re:Bioshock 2: by flitty · · Score: 3, Informative

    Let me explain it for those of you who didn't play the game.
    Instead of aliens or supersoldiers/science-gone-wrong as a basis for a shooter (99.5% of shooters that exist are one of these two premises), Bioshock uses Objectivism (Rand's Philosophy) as a basis for the story. Pretty damn daring to explore an economic/philosophy in a video game. The game presupposes that taking Objectivism to it's full potential leads only to collapse and failure. Of course, we don't see this in the game, we just see the aftermath of what happens when man's potential is FULLY exploited. Seeing the collapse of Rapture (the underwater city you explore in bioshock) has it's own interesting aspects that were not explored by Bioshock.

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  4. Re:DRM? by Cythrawl · · Score: 2, Informative

    Umm the DRM was removed like nearly a YEAR ago now.

    Jeez, Ken Levine said it would go away eventually and would only be on the game for the short term. Some of you need to get a grip.
    See here: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2008/06/20/bioshock-drm-removed/1
    and here: http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=296125#post296125