BioShock 2 Launch Trailer Is First-Person Awesome

[Kollega]

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Ohhh-kay. Way to miss my point by a couple of miles.

I never said i'd like to make AAA-titles. Don't think i ever will. I wanted to say that there's little room for "single-A" games. A games which, on one hand, didn't cost $100 million to make, and on the other have such things as, for example, more-or-less decent (say, 2004 level) 3D graphics.

 

[matrix3509]

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Ohhh-kay. Way to miss my point by a couple of miles.

I never said i'd like to make AAA-titles. Don't think i ever will. I wanted to say that there's little room for "single-A" games. A games which, on one hand, didn't cost $100 million to make, and on the other have such things as, for example, more-or-less decent (say, 2004 level) 3D graphics.

And I'd still tell you that 2004 level graphics took a team of people to create then, and it will take a team of people to create now. It takes a very long time to code that stuff. A very large portion of that $100 million budget goes into paying the salaries of that team of people. Granted the largest portion of it goes into paying for marketing, but its not like they throw all of that money away. Just look at the modding community of any major title, they could be spending their time making actual games instead of just mods. If you want to work for many years creating a complex 3D game without pay, then go right ahead.

You should read the article I linked, it explains why the industry is like this way.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

I saw it.

I'm psyched for the game. But the special edition still sucks. Art books and soundtracks, WHEE...

The uber edition is another story.

It has the first soundtrack on a vinyl record.

Let me repeat that: A VINYL FREAKING RECORD.

I think that's more than worth the special edition. Plus the posters from around Rapture. But dang, that record is awesome.

And how many people still have record players and can play VINYL FREAKING RECORDS?

 

[Insert Comedy Here]

3... goddamn... days...

2K wants to kill me, I'm sure of it.

Need just a few more dollars and it's mine in all it's glory.

 

[rabidmidget]

Great, now I have Assassin's creed 2, Mass effect 2, Bad company 2, Borderlands, Left 4 Dead 2 and Bioshock 2 competing for my attention

 

[Ruagh]

That has to be one of the best trailers I've ever seen.

 

[Julianking93]

This game will be amazing even though I can't watch the trailer due to this school computer blocking youtube.

 

[whiskey rock n' roller]

Still prefer the original Bioshocks trailer with 'Beyond the sea' but this one still rocked.

 

[wooty]

Wish I hadnt watched that now, urgh, I hate waiting

 

[Thaius]

I saw it.

I'm psyched for the game. But the special edition still sucks. Art books and soundtracks, WHEE...

The uber edition is another story.

It has the first soundtrack on a vinyl record.

Let me repeat that: A VINYL FREAKING RECORD.

I think that's more than worth the special edition. Plus the posters from around Rapture. But dang, that record is awesome.

And how many people still have record players and can play VINYL FREAKING RECORDS?

Well I do, back at home, but that's not the point. How many people have those things nowdays? That's just awesome! Sure, it's only really appealing to collectors, but... well, that's kind of what special editions are for, really.

 

[Poomanchu745]

Eh the first game let me with a feeling of meh and this one really doesn't look too much different. I will most likely be skipping it. Now Bad Company 2, that will be awesome.

 

[13lackfriday]

Become an "indie game designer."

You'll become the darling of gaming industry journalists and casual gamers alike.
Your games will sell like hotcakes, or at least they will after having the honor of being featured in Steam's ridiculous weekend sales.
And you shall find your own little place in the universe, your niche in the gaming industry, and you will no longer need ***** about blockbuster games' lofty budgets and feel threatened.

Yeah yeah, i know i could be an indie game designer - but what if i want to do something a bit more beefy than an experimental 2D game? If i wanted to, oh say, put a new twist on 3D platformer genre, or maybe make a "jetpacking" action (because i desperately want one, and Dark Void kinda sucks) - then what choices do i have? Not much.

My problem is not that there's only one way - because there's actually two, AAA-scene and indie-scene. My problem is that those are extremes, and i can't really go for something in-between, a kind of "single-A" game. It's either indie titles made on a budget of $54.27 and pocket lint or big fat monstrosity-of-a-game with advertising budget larger than budget of Honduras. There's no middleground.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/5928-Review-The-Path

And who says you have to conform to the present hierarchy- this status quo?
This industry moves forward on the increasingly rare, shining spots of innovation that show here and there, it just so happens that this occurs quite often with the intrepid little tinkerers in college dorms or parents' basements that have developed the influx of quirky indie games lately.

If you want to find a middle-ground, make one.
Save up or loan a decent budget and produce an earth-shattering game that incorporates both near-par next-generational graphics and clever, innovative new gameplay mechanics.
Don't complain about the lack of a market for your type of product if you haven't even made one yet.

 

[Royas]

I was psyched as hell for the game.

Then, they announced the DRM. SecuROM AND Games for Windows Live, limited activations, both on the retail and the Steam versions. Damned shame, I probably would have really liked the game too.

Xbox 360 is your answer

Nope, won't buy it on principle at this point, on any platform. Besides, shooters suck on consoles, at least for me. I can't play them worth a damn with a pad, I need my mouse and keyboard.

 

[Sir Kemper]

Epic.

Purely epic.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Meh...We obviously don't move like that in game, so I don't see what anyone is getting all worked up over. Sure it was a cool cutscene, but its not actual gameplay so...yeah, its not all that impressive.

 

[Uber Evil]

Mind = Blown @.@

Too bad my computer can't run it... I now feel the same like I did when I found out I couldn't run Mass Effect 2.

I wonder why the big daddy chose to punch the guy @ 1:05 instead of impale him with his drill arm... otherwise it does kick-ass. I'm still putting this off for a while though.

Probably because they didn't want to show any bloody drilling action on public television, censorship and all.

 

[running_blind5784]

wasn't trying to troll, just expressing an opinion. The game really looks like ass compared to this trailer. I'll still probably get it though...