Mal Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 My wallet is okay with this but it makes me worried on what is going on with development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 It makes you worried that they're taking their time to finish a project instead of rushing it out to meet a deadline? You have it backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Some say it's because Irrational Games doesn't want to compete with other major releases in Holiday 2012. I'm sure it would do well, but I could see it as a valid reason. Not the only one mind you as I'm also sure they could use the time to improve upon the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Yeah does strike me as more of a "avoid the holiday rush" kinda dealy. Quite a few games to go up against and this isn't exactly the Bioshock folks picked up in '07 so it's somewhat risky. And a game having deadlines pushed back isn't always a good thing, so it's not really backwards thinking. It's always easy to over cook a turkey. Wouldn't surprise me if the time is taken to refine ports (iirc it's coming to Vita), or work on multiplayer. Or on other game or eventual DLC n such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Well one theory says Rockstar told Take Two that GTA V will be ready for fall, so they pushed Bioshock back to avoid competing with themselves (and of the two I think it stands to reason that GTA would do better against the fall heavy hitters than Bioshock). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Ah, that'd certainly be somewhat likely. Take Two would know more than anyone else on the particular heavy hitters coming if one of them is theirs. (and GTAIV was a hell of a heavy hitter, in fact isn't is still one of the best selling 7th gen titles?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 A DELAY?! WHAT THE HELL. Really, developers need to quit showcasing games YEARS before they are released. If a game is being shown at E3, I want it in stores THAT year, if not, don't show it to me yet!! I'M LOOKING AT YOU BIOSHOCK, VERSUS 13, AND LAST GUARDIAN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 It makes you worried that they're taking their time to finish a project instead of rushing it out to meet a deadline? You have it backwards. I know and get what you mean but problems are problems. It could mean something is seriously wrong. BUT yeah, its more likely to avoid the heavy hitters in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 http://www.bioshockinfinite.com/collector And the Collectors Edition is announced. They get bored early on but they make the nice quite nicely interactive too if you're wanting an oggle at what you're getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Thinking of pre-ordering the Premium Edition of Bioshock Infinite. Ever since the Killzone Helghast Edition, I've been careful of Collector's Editions. In the end the price wasn't justified and after a month that edition went down to $90. (Not to mention I've lost part of my exclusive figure.) However, for an extra $20 I get an artbook, keychain, 3 bonus powers, lithograph, that game board figure, and a theme. That stuff seems to be worth that much money, because to be honest, I wouldn't spend an extra $90 for a game to get a giant statue I have no home for (the short coming of the Helghast helmet for me as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Double Post for Epic Trailer! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Dat trailer was so epic. I hope Elizabeth and Booker form a close relationship. It can be either father/daughter or romance I don't care, I just like close relationships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Goddamn, thats beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 That was honestly the first thing I looked at since forever so I don't get too hyped. Looking good, too good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-26-bioshock-infinite-has-no-multiplayer-creator-confirms Infinite has dropped MP. There's not much mroe than that to go off, it's pretty much a tweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 I thought they had already said they would drop it a couple of months back but I'm probably remembering the statement wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 The box art of Bioshock Inifnite, featuring: Angry Kirby as Booker DeWitt The fires of modern warfare as The fires of Columbia photography by Fred "one leg shorter than the other" Smith and Cameo role by Nathan Drakes Gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Man, I'm not one to be usually too bothered by crappy box art, but that is one ugly-ass cover. I guess they're trying to make Booker more iconic/give him more personality than Jack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 People are too judgmental when it comes to box art covers. They need to use sonething this generic to sell it to the average gamer. All that matters is the game. It's a tool mostly, not an expression of art. It should be, but it's not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Have to agree with Strange here. As much as we would like to have box art always be works of art, they're basically advertising, "Hey, this is your protagonist/anti-hero, he's tough and/or gets into dangerous/insane scenarios with bad dudes!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Well then they should show us the nice looking "you don't need an advert on your home shelf, you've already bought it" reverse cover then. Bioshock 1 & 2 didn't feel the need to have generic as fuck cover and they obviously sold well enough or 2 and Infinite wouldn't exist. There's always the Terrible Box Art thread to show what happens when the cover is treat as an advert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 The thumb for the Youtube video at the top of this page would have made a MUCH better boxart, and it says all the same things about the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 The thumb for the Youtube video at the top of this page would have made a MUCH better boxart, and it says all the same things about the game. Agreed. That's my current desktop wallpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) I too agree the video thumbnail should have been the cover. But also, Dean, it's just following the common trend of box art this generation. Take a gander at the first Bioshock cover and you'll see it's positioned tilted left primarily featuring a Big Daddy. Yeah, Big Daddies are cool characters, and that pose (Xbox 360) is very imposing, but that's about it. It's not like I'm really trying to defend it, but it's nothing out of the ordinary at this point. Going through my collection, there's really only a handful that break the mold and make something more unique. i.e. Catherine, Portal 2, Rayman Origins, and Valkyria Chronicles. Edited December 2, 2012 by Atomsk88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Nothing out of the ordinary is kinda the point. Especially given the imagery they oculd have pulled from. And giant steampunk robot/men isn't exactly a common cover art trope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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