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[Animeniax]

The story builds....I'd recommend giving it time. Though I'll admit I got hooked almost immediately; it just clicked with me.

I definitely want to give it a chance and finish it but with the (thus far) non-engaging story and characters, plus the queasiness, I may never complete it.

I don't know when or why, but the story in the second Bioshock really drew me in, unlike in the first and now third games.

[fahoumh]

I definitely want to give it a chance and finish it but with the (thus far) non-engaging story and characters, plus the queasiness, I may never complete it.

I don't know when or why, but the story in the second Bioshock really drew me in, unlike in the first and now third games.

I found every Bioshock game game me slight motion-sickness, especially if I was watching someone else play...but no where near as bad as the Halo games. I became motion-sensitive to FPS games after Turok on the N64 so I pretty well stayed away from them until the first Bioshock. Oddly enough, I can play Borderlands all day without getting dizzy at all.

I loved all 3 games' storylines but I guess I'm just a sucker for Bioshock.

[Animeniax]

I found every Bioshock game game me slight motion-sickness, especially if I was watching someone else play...but no where near as bad as the Halo games. I became motion-sensitive to FPS games after Turok on the N64 so I pretty well stayed away from them until the first Bioshock. Oddly enough, I can play Borderlands all day without getting dizzy at all.

I loved all 3 games' storylines but I guess I'm just a sucker for Bioshock.

It's weird how that happens. Borderlands didn't give me any problems, but BL2 made me sick after extended play. Bioshock 1 and 2 didn't give me any problems, but Infinite does. It might be because I'm playing BSI while wearing glasses so the POV is a little off compared to when I'm wearing contacts. I also find I get a lot more motion sickness when I play console games compared to the PC.

[Buffalobiian]

I had a quick look on the internet, and many suggest motion sickness to be attributed to both FOV and fast-pacing. In BL2, try turning depth of field off. I found the blur to be annoying when I was trying to aim because it was too slow to adjust. COD's DOF actually helped me focus.

Someone I know suffers from motion sickness playing BL2. I just thought he was weird. Guess he's not alone (but still weird).

[fahoumh]

I know at least 1 other person that gets motion sickness from FPS games...it may be more common than we think.

[Buffalobiian]

I know at least 1 other person that gets motion sickness from FPS games...it may be more common than we think.

I know of another person as well. I just thought they were weird as well. (I know what you mean though)

[KrayZ33]

its (mostly) all about wrong FOV settings

[Xelbair]

Wrong FOV can incur motion sickness indeed - try changing it to lower one(that is if you can survive the lower fov.. if you can't just bring it up gradually over time).

[fahoumh]

its (mostly) all about wrong FOV settings

Do most FPS games have FOV setting option?

[Animeniax]

Happily BioShock Infinite has a FOV setting, and an unofficial tweak to increase the range even more. The game doesn't make me ill almost at all anymore now that I have the view set further out. I'm enjoying the game more now, and just got teleported to [spoiler]Rapture.

[Buffalobiian]

Do most FPS games have FOV setting option?

Maybe if you tweak their .ini or config file..

[Xelbair]

most of them do have FOV slider. if they don't - do what Buff said - find .ini or .cfg file - open it with notepad and change the fov value.

[fahoumh]

Maybe if you tweak their .ini or config file..

I don't play games on my PC....

Happily BioShock Infinite has a FOV setting, and an unofficial tweak to increase the range even more. The game doesn't make me ill almost at all anymore now that I have the view set further out. I'm enjoying the game more now, and just got teleported to [spoiler]Rapture.

*spoiler*You're pretty well finished the game.*spoiler*

[Animeniax]

I don't play games on my PC....

I find I can only play FPS games on the PC, and prefer 3rd person games on the console.

*spoiler*You're pretty well finished the game.*spoiler*

Thanks, found that out on my next session. I don't think the story/ending was as amazing and meaningful as I've read. I felt a deeper emotional impact from the second Bioshock story. Still, a good game and I'm playing through on 1999 mode now.

[Ryllharu]

I don't think the story/ending was as amazing and meaningful as I've read. I felt a deeper emotional impact from the second Bioshock story.

I gotta agree here. Irrational did some amazing things humanizing Elizabeth, she's probably one of the better video game sidekick/2nd protagonists out there (though a larger part of that is she is an "escort mission" that takes care of herself). Despite how engaging a character she is for an FPS, 2K Marin did a better job getting me engaged in the story, and actually giving a shit about what I was doing.

Booker's motivation to be charging about in the first place is so much less than Delta's.

I'd say more, but that would be spoiling two games in the same post.

[fahoumh]

Thanks, found that out on my next session. I don't think the story/ending was as amazing and meaningful as I've read. I felt a deeper emotional impact from the second Bioshock story. Still, a good game and I'm playing through on 1999 mode now.

Yeah, the 2nd game did get me to feel more for Delta than Infinite did for Booker. I had to read online about the ending of Infinite because it left me scratching my head.

[Animeniax]

Maybe it was the little girls you had to save that made the 2nd game more emotionally engaging. Elizabeth is stronger and almost dangerous, and I really only felt any desperation to kick ass to get to her when I heard her screams.

...a better job getting me engaged in the story, and actually giving a shit about what I was doing.

Booker's motivation to be charging about in the first place is so much less than Delta's.

I had the same problem, you're thrust into the role of Booker and his motivations are unclear. You're just supposed to go find this girl and stumble around Columbia for the first few hours of the game.

I had to read online about the ending of Infinite because it left me scratching my head.

I also had to look up the significance of the plot points to understand what went on. Once you read about it, it seems even less engrossing and mind-blowing.

[Archangel]

I just finished the original Bioshock since i enjoyed Infinite so much.

The combat felt like an unpolished version of Infinite which was a bit annoying at first but i learned to live with it, the environments and the atmosphere felt more claustrophobic ( duh ) and the enemies less varied.

Basically it felt inferior to the sequel in every way except maybe with the plot and certainly with the end, the "Good ending" was absolutely adorable i'm still smiling. The enemy's intentions also felt more realistic and relatable, i understood where they were coming from even though i didn't agree with their methods.

I see why it's such a popular franchise, i wish i could have experienced it in the correct order seeing as most of my complaints were how certains parts weren't quite as good as Infinite.

[Animeniax]

I just finished the original Bioshock since i enjoyed Infinite so much.

The combat felt like an unpolished version of Infinite which was a bit annoying at first but i learned to live with it, the environments and the atmosphere felt more claustrophobic ( duh ) and the enemies less varied.

Basically it felt inferior to the sequel in every way except maybe with the plot and certainly with the end, the "Good ending" was absolutely adorable i'm still smiling. The enemy's intentions also felt more realistic and relatable, i understood where they were coming from even though i didn't agree with their methods.

I see why it's such a popular franchise, i wish i could have experienced it in the correct order seeing as most of my complaints were how certains parts weren't quite as good as Infinite.

Definitely play BS2 because it is a better, more refined version and the story is much more emotionally engaging.

[animus]

Finished the Last of Us, loved it. The ending is quite the controversial one as not many seem to like it, but I kinda like these types of endings.