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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 3:59PM rivaldi22 said

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Sweet release.

Welcome to Rapture, PC gamers.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:01PM (Unverified) said

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Havn't seen that weapon yet 0.o any1 know what it is ?

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:03PM TacoHell said

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Its a modified revolver, since in the game, you can modify your weapons.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:02PM (Unverified) said

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finaly

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:03PM (Unverified) said

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from what i can tell its the revolver with some mods on it.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:04PM fischju said

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They need to make an official torrent for the PC demo. It will take days on FileShack.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:12PM (Unverified) said

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from what i heard, fileplanet has it too.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:14PM (Unverified) said

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When does this come out on Dreamcast?

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:18PM (Unverified) said

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September. They needed a month to upgrade the graphics and physics.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:23PM (Unverified) said

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Haha! Nice!
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:21PM (Unverified) said

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Hmm, the thing that frustrates me about this is that all the console people are patting themselves on the back like they know something we don't know. They may have played the Bioshock demo first, be we f.*ing played SS and SS2.
kill -9 bitterness

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:29PM rivaldi22 said

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I've been having this urge to go back to SS2 lately.

I never could finish it, as I was young and easily terrified.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:33PM (Unverified) said

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Yeah, because us console owners don't own a PC and never played systemshock.

wtf?
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:52PM sand0789 said

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Welcome to Rapture PC bud. Oh boy, you're gonna love it. You have no idea what it is like and how much ass it kicks to play a game like this. Just you wait, kiddo. (Like that?)


2K games ftw???
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:21PM (Unverified) said

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Yeah...something like that. It's just annoying how PC gaming always takes the back seat these days.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:34PM SoulBlade said

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why not just take comfort in the fact that the game you get on your PC is probably better than the console version... gears ftw!
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:40PM (Unverified) said

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rivaldi22, I played it in college and I was still terrified =)
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:55PM (Unverified) said

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shamgar, I really think what you're detecting is a completely false sense of superiority. I see not comments by any Xbox 360 owners which would indicate that they think they're better than you are or "know something you don't." Seems like you're offended a little too easily.

In fact, it's been my experience that PC gamers tend to be the conceited ones with the inferiority complexes.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 6:14PM (Unverified) said

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We're not all like that, Hare, only the loud ones. The smart ones don't whine, they just wait.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 6:30PM PoisonedAl said

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heh, yeah. I'm lucky enough to have a brother with a 360 so I played the demo on his set. I played System Shock 2 and unlike the unwarrantably smug 360 owners, and I've been there are done that with all of the things that seem so new to our pad wielding chums.

It's nice to be able to say "Yep, THAT'S a Shock game!" Oh, until I can tell diffent with the full game:
Shodan > Ryan. Shodan is the best baddie in a video game EVER IMO!
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:25PM moopcow said

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Would be nice to get it on Steam, especially if we could preload it. But since its only a day a way I can't see that happening.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:58PM sand0789 said

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This game absolutely kicks ass. I know that goes without saying, but still. The demo was better than expected, and I expected it to kick ass anyways.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:25PM (Unverified) said

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So we finally get a glimpse of the best version thats coming out.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:30PM rivaldi22 said

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Don't forget your swimmies!
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:38PM (Unverified) said

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Finally! I hope they put the demo on Steam too!

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:43PM (Unverified) said

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pre-loading the full game via steam, only a couple of hours to go before I get to play :)

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:44PM moopcow said

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A couple hours before you get to play? No, Steam won't let you play till the game launches. Hopefully a midnight launch on the 20th or early 21st.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 6:03PM (Unverified) said

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yeah, that should have read days, but hey, no stress.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:50PM (Unverified) said

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About damn time! I definitely need to know if my PC can handle the game before I can get it.

Thank you Irrational T_T I love you guys!

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 4:59PM sand0789 said

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don't know why that appeared as a reply.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:02PM (Unverified) said

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i played through the demo for the first time last night. it is truly magnificent. the only thing that bothered me was the arm/hand animations. they moved way too much and were too bright against the dark background. other than that ... i enjoyed the show. did i read 70 different types of plasmids ??? that will be cool.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:03PM glitched said

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I to hope the demo will be on STeam!

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:19PM MrHashbrown said

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Hopefully it will be.

BTW, does anyone know the size??
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:19PM (Unverified) said

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The link's been updated to say that there's no confirmed release date for the demo, so it looks like it's not coming tomorrow after all.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:23PM MrHashbrown said

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aw crap you're right. wtf??? 2K is no longer FTW.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:21PM DA360 said

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Great to hear the demo for PC is finally coming out. I'm debating if I should get the game on PC or Xbox 360 (I own both, both are in the same room), though I am definitely leaning towards the PC version since I have nice hardware, like a Core 2 Duo running at 2.6GHz, GeForce 8800 GTS, X-Fi XtremeGamer, WD Raptor X, etc. and would more than likely look, run and sound better on my PC. But I will finally know how it will run on my PC tomorrow.

I've played though the Xbox 360 demo and its definitely worth the hype they gave it, it seems like an excellent game so far. Deep and unique story with several twists, some interesting game play elements and whatnot and something about it keeps on making me want to keep on playing it over and over. The game has depth as well as kind of a "freaky" factor to it as well. I can definitely imagine that this game would get 9.2-9.6 ratings, and that's just from playing the demo.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:25PM MrHashbrown said

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Demo is not confirmed for tomorrow buddy.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:33PM DA360 said

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Yea, I just noticed they said there's no "confirmed date". Figures too, wonder why they have the final code done but delaying the demo due to "testing with compatibility with drivers" and whatnot. I thought they would have that done already with the final version...
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 5:46PM Drace said

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That wasn't too long of a wait for the PC guys. Have fun.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 6:01PM mr nimblewick said

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The real question is: can my tiny laptop run it?

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 7:20PM (Unverified) said

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Whats with all this PC vs Console crap. I own both and have been a PC gamer since the Sinclair ZX81 and a console gamer since the Atari console days. The two groups are not mutually exclusive.

Both are great but for most games these days the console version wins for me. The advantages of a 50in screen, Dolby Digital sound with a kick arse home theatre, a comfy couch and gamerpoints more than makes up for the few PC advantages. Plus a 360 console costs less than a great video card.

I played SS2 on the PC and it is my favourite game of all time.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 10:08PM DA360 said

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Don't know, personally I think both have their pluses and minuses, and I enjoy games on PC and on consoles (I own a Xbox 360 and a Wii). I don't know some PC gaming fanboys will think anything on a console sucks, and vice versa for console-based fanboys. Personally, I just think if the game is good, play it, and games is all that matters on a platform.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 7:14PM kftgr said

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what are the min/rec specs for PC?

I'm just wondering how fugly it'll be on my PC, if I can run it at all.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 7:19PM rivaldi22 said

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BIOSHOCK PC SPECIFICATIONS

Operating Systems:
Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or
Windows Vista


Minimum System Requirements:
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz Single Core processor

System RAM: 1GB

Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550).

Sound Card: 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card

Hard disc space: 8GB free space


Recommended System Requirements:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor

System RAM: 2GB

Video card:
DX9: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better)
DX10: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better

Sound Card: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)

Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 7:18PM kftgr said

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@colin
Since you mentioned the hands, did you notice that the Incinerate plasmid heat-distorts the view near your hand. Great little touch on detail.

Now if only one can incinerate the great big piles of poop lying around. No, I'm not sick, I just think the fire effects are awesome.

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 7:21PM rivaldi22 said

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I noticed that, too. I'm honestly looking forward to seeing how all the plasmids affect your hands with great anticipation.
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 7:20PM (Unverified) said

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Okay, does anyone know what's going on with this?

The Shacknews site is not stating that there is "No longer a confirmed release date for a Bioshock PC demo"

wtf?

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 7:49PM (Unverified) said

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Hashbrown the demo size (if its anything like the 360 version) might be 1.1gb but less because its HD im not sure.

I've got both 360 and pc but im getting this for 360 for the HD part although mods will be cool I want my comp to be able to play the game on full requirements which it cant so 360 here I come. + I want the special edition big daddy and soundtrack ^^

Posted: Aug 16th 2007 9:02PM MrHashbrown said

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Thanks Chris. My new PC can barely run because it's a budget gaming PC that I spent a total of $700...well at least I have a 400GB Hard Drive :)
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Posted: Aug 16th 2007 10:26PM Boo Radley said

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If you can get your puter to play it at 1024x768 you're probably meeting what the 360 version will do. I'd be amazed if xbox can run it at 1080
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