Bioshock reviews are extremely high!!!

[XxSephirothxX]

It's because Bioshock gives you far more choice in terms of play style and customization than just about any other shooter I've ever played. There are TONS of Plasmids and tonics that you can use to alter your character and thus your play style. Want to be a good hacker? Choose tonics that slow down the process or eliminate some of the obstacles. Want to focus on melee combat? Equip tonics that make physical damage hurt less and tonics that make your physical attacks do more damage.

It's all about choices and how you want to play the game. Regardless, if you don't like first person shooters, there's no point in playing it. It would be like playing a racing game for the car customization.

[Dragonsoul]

Good stuff! I'll play it more tonight. I'll probably end up playing it for an hour more tonight then ship it back to Gamerang.com tomorrow(my online rental by mail video game service, like Netflix but for games), so that I can get my rental of Blue Dragon as soon as possible...

My gamerang.com rentals

Xbox 360 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. This is a great game, I bought the game and strategy guide but decided later to stop playing because I wasn't feeling like playing 150-200 hours this game, since I don't have that much time.

PS 2 - Shin Megamei Tensei: Persona 3. This game is pretty good. The story, characters, and voice acting are the strengths. The other aspects of the game are alright, I recommend this game though!

Xbox 360 - Bioshock. This game is pretty good, it's the first first person shooter that I'm gonna play a decent amount of. I don't like using first person perspective, I wish there was a 3rd person viewpoint. The game seems good but it's not my style.

Upcoming:
Aug 28th rental- Blue Dragon
Sep 3 - Wild Arms 5
Sep 10 - .hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption
Sep 17 - Eternal Sonata

I wonder what I should rent after that. I can only rent for Xbox 360 and PS 2. Top possibilities are: Enchanted Arms, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Phantasy Star Universe, Overlord, and Two Worlds for Xbox 360. I already owned FF XI and I already rented the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. As far as PS 2 goes, I'm gonna rent the top 2007 games first, then the top 2006 games next. Here are my top PS 2 rental options coming up next: Odin Sphere, .hack//G.U. Vol. 2, Tales of the Abyss, Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria, Disgaea 2, Xenosaga 3. I already own Final Fantasy XII and am playing it. I own Rogue Galaxy also, stopped playing it. I own FF VII: DoG and beat it already. I'm working on finishing up some top rentals! I have to consider the top rentals only.

[Rostum]

Well, I just got this for PC (and is running smoothly with all settings up high at 1600x1050!), and so far I am really impressed. This is the first "next-gen" game that I have actually had a chance to get my hands on as I don't have any of the new consoles.

I can't play first person games for extended periods of time though, or else I feel sick. I guess that's a good thing, as it reminds me to take breaks.

[Madame Adequate]

It's because Bioshock gives you far more choice in terms of play style and customization than just about any other shooter I've ever played. There are TONS of Plasmids and tonics that you can use to alter your character and thus your play style. Want to be a good hacker? Choose tonics that slow down the process or eliminate some of the obstacles. Want to focus on melee combat? Equip tonics that make physical damage hurt less and tonics that make your physical attacks do more damage.

It's all about choices and how you want to play the game. Regardless, if you don't like first person shooters, there's no point in playing it. It would be like playing a racing game for the car customization.

I'd be more impressed with that if Deus Ex hadn't done it better a decade ago.

Bioshock's got a fantastic, almost unparalleled story/atmosphere/etc., but the gameplay really is not 10/10 by any stretch of the imagination. It's fairly generic, all told, and can get pretty repetitive. Definitely an important and worthwhile game, but if you actually want to play a great FPS, then there are better choices.

[Ouch!]

I noticed EB Games was having a promotion for 30% more on exchanged games if you sell them five or more. I get another 10% with my Edge Card, so I went over and forked over a few games. When why was there, I ended up with a large chunk of money (I actually didn't feel ripped off by them). Aside from pre-ordering Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Lost Odyssey, I picked up a copy of Bioshock.

Lets just say this. I got Bioshock yesterday at around 5:00. I didn't stop playing (except for dinner) until 2:30 AM. I'm usually not the biggest fan of first-person shooters, but Bioshock is a hell of a lot of fun.

[Rostum]

Damn it, am I the only one who gets freaked out by these kind of games? I was bad enough in Half Life...

[Ouch!]

This game is perhaps the creepiest I've ever played. I can handle genetic mutated freaks just fine. I have a much more difficult time handling genetic mutated freaks who speak crazy-talk and (often) sing. My room mate was watching me play a little after two last night and said he'd get nightmares.

[XxSephirothxX]

It's because Bioshock gives you far more choice in terms of play style and customization than just about any other shooter I've ever played. There are TONS of Plasmids and tonics that you can use to alter your character and thus your play style. Want to be a good hacker? Choose tonics that slow down the process or eliminate some of the obstacles. Want to focus on melee combat? Equip tonics that make physical damage hurt less and tonics that make your physical attacks do more damage.

It's all about choices and how you want to play the game. Regardless, if you don't like first person shooters, there's no point in playing it. It would be like playing a racing game for the car customization.

I'd be more impressed with that if Deus Ex hadn't done it better a decade ago.

Bioshock's got a fantastic, almost unparalleled story/atmosphere/etc., but the gameplay really is not 10/10 by any stretch of the imagination. It's fairly generic, all told, and can get pretty repetitive. Definitely an important and worthwhile game, but if you actually want to play a great FPS, then there are better choices.

That's what Halo 3 is for. :P I haven't played Deus Ex because I'm one of the few people who finds the keyboard nearly unbearable. And the PS2 isn't much better. Even with the plasmids and tonics not being anything revolutionary, they make the gameplay far less repetitive than what's in most shooters I've played. I've done far more resource management and much more consideration of how I want to kill the enemies than in pretty much any other shooter. Not saying it's perfect, but I've yet to find it less satisfying than most FPS that focus far more on the shooting than Bioshock does.

[Madame Adequate]

That's what Halo 3 is for. :P I haven't played Deus Ex because I'm one of the few people who finds the keyboard nearly unbearable. And the PS2 isn't much better. Even with the plasmids and tonics not being anything revolutionary, they make the gameplay far less repetitive than what's in most shooters I've played. I've done far more resource management and much more consideration of how I want to kill the enemies than in pretty much any other shooter. Not saying it's perfect, but I've yet to find it less satisfying than most FPS that focus far more on the shooting than Bioshock does.

I found it really just as repetetive, tbh. All it really meant was that there some weapons that had spiffy graphics, and there was the occasional environment-based way of doing a fellow in. I'm prolly disappointed because I was expecting something that was revolutionary, given the reviews. I went into every fight looking for some clever way of taking the bad guys out. You wouldn't believe how much time I took just stalking the first few Big Daddies I met, trying to look for some clever way of doing them in, only to find that the cleverest it got was choosing the right ammo. After those first few I stopped looking.