BioShock drowns competition at 2007 VGAs

You're a douche, you know your wrong so shut up, everyone with a brain liked the gameplay but you.

idiot... sheesh no game-play?? your a joke

A UT3 fanboy talking about terrible gameplay, oh the irony.

!! Im with you....

Have to disagree, Jeff... BiosShock is awesome. Yes, the story helps the game a lot, but everything from the setting to the music also contributes. And the plasmids made for a very nice change of pace from your typical assortment of FPS weaponry.

toLkKi,

I disagree with you too. The UT series is fucking fantastic. It's not for everyone, but if you're looking for ultra fast paced over-the-top multiplayer action then no game does it better.

The UT series is a great series but its past its prime honestly...It uses old gameplay methods in the new world of Team Fortress, COD 4 and the grand daddy of Multiplayer right now which is Halo... So Epic really needs to take some consideration into making its game more playable for everyone...And that UT is not

I agree. For me it was just another FPS letdown. Whereas COD4 surpassed expectations.

I didn't like Bioshock. Extremely predictable storyline (I guessed the run of the full game after just playing the demo). the music is unmemorable, the level design lacked despite being in such a fantastic location.

Nope.

I knew I'd get whited out. Liking Crysis and saying something bad about BioShock in the same post-- sin. But c'mon, guys; the gunplay in BioShock was a joke. The same 4 splicers the whole game, randomly getting more difficult as you go, extremely linear.

I agree with you about Crysis, I've played the first level like 7 times now just for the hell of it. Every time it feels different, I take other routes etc., amazing game. The only thing I don't like about it is the frame rate drops, even though I have a pretty nice computer and am only playing at High settings. Can't play multiplayer because I'm a dirty pirate :( but I've heard it's fun.

Jeff-
Wow, from the Bioshock demo you guessed the entire story of the game? You guessed who Atlas was, the entire Andrew Ryan vs. Fontaine plot, and what your true identity was - all from just playing through the demo?? Remarkable!

Whoops, I meant *James*, sorry Jeff.

Wow. It's amazing how things really turn themselves into a brat fest when we get to discussing great games. I want to go the Oscar forums after the awards night, and look at all the comments that fly off about the movies that should have won.

Seriously, if you think that you could tell the entire story from playing a demo of any game, then perhaps you should share your phenomenal gift with the rest of the world. Do that, instead of share your obvious tenuous grasp of the English language to spout off on blogs, and forums the world over. I know my limitations, hence why I'm here.

Crysis is an okay game, but there is definitely something lacking in it. Perhaps the story. Actually, I believe that's what it is, the lack thereof, or at least poor handling of. There's something to be said for too much open-endedness, and Crysis is exactly that. Too open-ended. Sure you can go through the game, and never take the same way twice, but you still end up at the same place. You're still boxed in to a hemmed up, rather placid story, that was okay as "action movies" go. And the suit is a great inclusion, but the game came off to me, and others I'm sure of more of a tech demo, and of Crysis 2's potential to become.

I don't have a real true favourite game this year, as it's just too difficult to really narrow it down, but for once, I'm just glad that the GOTY nod on that joke of a show didn't fall to something obvious. It actually looks like people with a normal sense of indoctrination placed their votes this year. As well, people made great nominations.

Halo 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Orange Box, Crysis, Bioshock, COD4, Ratchett and Clank, etc... it didn't matter what the Game of the Year was, because it was Year of the Game.

Bioshock is weak in all respects but Cryisis is...well.....imperfect as well the Mods and suit powers are cute but lack depth to make it a killer game,if anything best FPS in the last 2-3 years the sand boxyness makes it fun to mess about but it also shows how sloppy some of the game is..the AI can get stuck on cliffs and other odds and ends which just starts to annoy you 4 hours in.....

If Bioshock is stuck in the urinal..er....kiddy pool Cryisis is in the shallow end of the of the diving pool, but like Dark messiah whos behind Cryisis clinging to the steps of the diving pool they can't leave the shallow end because of the lack of polish, this can be said for HL2+eps as well.

Halo has not left the kiddy pool since 2....3 is stuck in the same yellow stained cesspool bioshock resides in.

Not had a chance to dig my teeth into UT3 yet but if the demo is any indication its a bastard child of 99,04 and UC which is not bad,99 rocked :P


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Bioshock's only claim to fame is high production values in art/sound...its like Kane and Lynch in some respects however its only broken and unfinished not a hose job and insult to gamers.

It's not the consumer's fault that Crytek designed themselves out of most people's price range.

@ 343 Guilty Fart

Hey, thanks for being a douche to those who haven't played Bioshock yet. You didn't come straight out with everything in the plot, but I think putting "SPOILERS" somewhere in your post would have been a little more considerate.

Agreed, at least on bioshock being broken the game play is a mainstreaming nightmare and thoroughly broken because it was lunched before it was finished.
However Cryisis is not without error but in comparison Cryisis is better and the orange box is nothing to sneeze at either both of which are much more solid FPSs.

Apologies to all the trolls, flamers and fanboys bioshock is a mediocre mess destroyed to make the pub some quick cash.

Morning!

A lot of my friends felt the same way, some of them are, of course, glued to Halo 3, but others went back to Halo 2, or elsewhere

They were going for a water thing. You know, Bioshock. With the water and all.

I suppose they could have said, "Bioshock holds the competitions heads in a full sink for a minute and then lets them out and gives them CPR."

Thank god I'm not the only one willing to admit it. Halo 3 is the most over-rated game in existance. Without question.

Not saying it's bad, just isn't my cup of tea, and isn't the best game ever...It is the best game ever Fueled by Dew though, MIRITE?

Hell yeah. Orange box is honestly the best game I've purchased since SC. Will be playing this one well into 2008.

I'm glad to see it won two awards. Much

@ blazur

Soul calibur?
star craft?
star command?
super contra?
Sim city?

It's addictive, the multiplayer at least. That's what the Dew award was.

And I kinda agree.

More curious is the idea that it was won by a game that had very close advertising relations to the award bearer. Granted, Halo is immensely addictive, but you got to give it a little bit of a double-take for the "Fueled by Dew" award.

You're an idiot.

i do read books

and play games

did i just blow your mind?

Gotta agree Halo had a great score.

Actually, Halo 2 had a good score; Halo 3 decided to suck nuts and remove the Mjolnir mix, which is basically the best theme song ever.

Agreed. I loved the ambiance that the Bioshock score added, but it wasn't nearly as epic (or dynamic) as the Halo score. After playing Halo 1 time with a custom soundtrack, I noticed just how much the score adds to the overall weight of the battle scenes.

Portal's technology is old?

Halo 3's save replay feature is old as dirt. If I remember correctly that feature was in Starcraft.

Rock Band is a just a new take on the same idea that DDR and that ilk of games started.

Finally, let's look at Crysis's technology. Aside from graphics, the only truly new feature it has is the weapon attachments. The suit's abilities were all seen before in various other games (the speed and armor were used in Unreal Tournament, the cloaking was used in MGS3 through a combo of active camo and the spirit camo suit, strength you could cite Crackdown or the Hulk game).

Up to this point in time, the only thing even remotely like Portal's portal gun was seen in Prey, and those were all static and didn't have even a third of the physics that Portal does. Just because Portal's graphics didn't require you to buy a new computer doesn't mean the technology isn't new. Besides, "It was a triumph."

I agree with what your saying..If you beat the game on Legendary the ending is pretty awesome so hey take it how u want it...But I believe Halo 3 is the best in the series but gamers won't recognize it because its loved by many and not bought by few...W/E I love shooters and I'm glad Bioshock got the attention it deserved COD 4 was by far the best game in the series and I'm glad they're taking it in a new direction. Good year for Shooters!!!