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Should be here today or Monday from GameFly. Any thoughts? Tips? Possible boosting needs? Fairly easy to get 1100/1100? Just tell me what you thought of the game in general too. I'm kinda looking forward to playing it. Need to see something besides Liberty City a little bit.

LlamaDesign · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject:

Well, as I said in my XBL message to you, this was a game I couldn't get into. I'm one of the few though... most people think it is a masterpiece.

I only played it for an hour or so, but I just didn't have the desire to ever go back to it. Not really sure why... I have to be in the mood to play an FPS and maybe I just wasn't in the mood at the time.

I'll probably go back to it eventually, but right now it's sitting on my shelf unplayed since the day of release. Sad

CandiedSkull · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

Well, I'm kind of a FPS whore. I'm rarely NOT in the mood for FPS, so maybe this one will work out for me. I hope so. If it wasn't for the fact that watching Niko get nailed by a car was so funny, I'd probably rather GTA was in First Person.

Warlord Luthias · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:51 pm Post subject:

I'm sure you could do it in one runthrough, but I would suggest taking it in two runthroughs. Here's how I did it:

Play through it once on Normal, rescuing every little sister and getting all the weapon upgrades. The vast majority of the other achievements are incredibly simple, you'll get most of them just by continuing through the game. I got the Tonic Collector achievement as I progressed, given that I explored virtually everything I could, but from what I understand, it's one that a lot of people miss. If you don't get it in this playthrough, you could just get it on a second playthrough using a guide.

Then play it on Hard, killing the little sisters (killing gives you more Eve, and you need that way more on Hard), getting the audiotapes, and never dying.

You could technically play through on Hard and try for everything, but you'd need a good audiotape guide, and BioShock is really a game that you'll want to play through without having to consult a guide or anything. If it sucks you in, that is.

It's a pretty straightforward game, and I really enjoyed it. After the first playthrough, it does lose quite a bit of luster. Beating it without dying isn't as hard as it sounds, just try not to fight many Big Daddies and save a lot.

Oh, and take a ton of pictures. Research FTW!

BoricuaHermano · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject:

I heard that last achievement of going through it on Hard w/o dieing is damn near impossible, so getting 1100/1100 might be tough. Like llama, I couldn't get into it either, but I'm very much a purist when it comes to my FPS's. I need realism and not that magical fairy crap with the spells and potions.

Warlord Luthias · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject:

KillerKrauser · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:12 am Post subject:

Yeah to get the BB achievement you gotta remember to save often and spend your Adam well and upgrade all your weapons. As they will come in handy for those toughy spots.

Warlord Luthias · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:43 pm Post subject:

So Eric, how are you liking it?

CandiedSkull · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:09 am Post subject:

It's creepy and weird and I love the hell out of it!

BoricuaHermano · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:18 am Post subject:

Haha it seems like its too much thinking in a shooter for me