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CardJoe · 16th Aug 2007, 09:47

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/08...s_underwater/1

BioShock's Senior Designer, Joe McDonagh, talks about how the game originally had a radically different setting and direction...

Seraphim Works · 16th Aug 2007, 09:52

I'm glad they changed it to be honest, the whole bunker / tropical island doesn't sound like it would be quite the experience that an underwater art deco city would be. Mind you, if the art design was as good as it is now, they could well have made that bunker an incredible place to be.

Now I've just got to get a new mobo and cpu for the game, and I'm sorted!

Tim S · 16th Aug 2007, 09:53

I'm getting giddy, dancing around the office like a little kid

topher · 16th Aug 2007, 10:01

Why did they change the plot all of a sudden Tim ?

Bogie · 16th Aug 2007, 10:17

When is the demo out?

naokaji · 16th Aug 2007, 10:17

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Originally Posted by Tim S

I'm getting giddy, dancing around the office like a little kid

you aint the only one

Xir · 16th Aug 2007, 10:29

Hmmm. Running around a bunker on a tropical island with nazi genetics-gone-wrong...

Sounded too much like Far-Cry with nazi's?

Xir

ohdarklord · 16th Aug 2007, 10:31

I rember reading about it when it was about a nazi undergraound bunker but i didnt really notice when they changed it to an underwater city untill last week.

Jamie · 16th Aug 2007, 10:31

Nazi's and a tropical island? Sounds like farcry with a touch of the Darkness.

CardJoe · 16th Aug 2007, 10:56

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Originally Posted by Bogie

When is the demo out?

The PC demo will be out in a week or so. Xbox demo is out now.

I'm glad they changed the setting too, but it really isn't unusual that the game has changed so much. Games often go through massive revisions like this. It's one of the reasons that STALKER was so delayed - they wanted to suddenly redo all of the gameplay aspects and trim the map down to make the game more accessible. Thats why the game has all those fenced off areas - outside of them is lots of perfectly built mappage which the developers cut out at the last minute.

LeMaltor · 16th Aug 2007, 11:55

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Originally Posted by CardJoe

The PC demo will be out in a week or so. Xbox demo is out now.

I'm glad they changed the setting too, but it really isn't unusual that the game has changed so much. Games often go through massive revisions like this. It's one of the reasons that STALKER was so delayed - they wanted to suddenly redo all of the gameplay aspects and trim the map down to make the game more accessible. Thats why the game has all those fenced off areas - outside of them is lots of perfectly built mappage which the developers cut out at the last minute.

In a week the game is out though?

tropical island -> sounds like Lost, im glad they changed it to underwater

mikeuk2004 · 16th Aug 2007, 12:40

I hadnt read anything about Bioshock and only knew about it when I had seen a video on 1up. I downloaded the demo and it sold me big time.

I dont know if I should buy the normal box with the free bioshock face plate from play.com at £39.99 or go for the tin edition from HMV for £39.99 or £35.99 with student discount using my wifes NUS card.

Tulatin · 16th Aug 2007, 13:05

Underwater city? Looks like Aquanox all over again.

Veles · 16th Aug 2007, 14:35

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Originally Posted by LeMaltor

tropical island -> sounds like Lost, im glad they changed it to underwater

Thought that looks more like Cornwall myself

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