The two big games of august! MP3 V.s Bioshock

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#1 papermario6528
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Well now that august has passed and we got to play these great game which in you opinion is better? IMO i cant pick so i say both are the same ^_^

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#2 BurningWind
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I voted for both of them being equal. I'm currently playing through the games right now and they're both great single player experiences. Instead of choosing one over the other, I just switch off between playing each. Really fun.
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#3 PBSnipes
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Boishock because its a new IP and has a more fleshed out story. MP3 is a fantastic game, but half the content was in the game from day 1. In Bioshock Irrational had to think up every little detail.
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#4 nba532002
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no warhawk? *cry* it scored the same as mp3.
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#5 papermario6528
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you do understand these are shooters right?

warhawk is bout planes or w/e =P i dont got it but i will when i get ps3 so yay

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#6 Nova_Mongoose
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Both are "!"

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#7 Duckman5
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you do understand these are shooters right?

warhawk is bout planes or w/e =P i dont got it but i will when i get ps3 so yay

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Metroid isn't a shooter.

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#8 Phazon_goomba
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don't you dare make me choose :evil:
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Boishock because its a new IP and has a more fleshed out story. MP3 is a fantastic game, but half the content was in the game from day 1. In Bioshock Irrational had to think up every little detail.PBSnipes

I agree with this.

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i've only played Prime 3 extensively, however i've played the beginning of bioshock, i liked it a lot. The presentation/cinematics are amazing. But, id have to say i was impressed by both (given the time ive had with them)
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#11 turgore
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Bioshock > Metroid flop 3.
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Boishock because its a new IP and has a more fleshed out story. MP3 is a fantastic game, but half the content was in the game from day 1. In Bioshock Irrational had to think up every little detail.PBSnipes

Bioshock is NOT a new IP! Have you played System Shock....it's the same thing, just different location...and the story is lackluster at best..and it's only 10-12 hours long...and only spans across one city...maybe less.

MP3...not a new IP, different locations (4 planets and 2 ships), Way more challenging (Bioshock is so easy a baby could beat it) , better enviorments, the story is huge (if you played the other metroid games), the game lasts 20-22 hours. I think MP3 beats Bioshock.

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Bioshock > Metroid flop 3.turgore

i love how stupid people can be when judging games whether they flopped or not.

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Bioshock > Metroid flop 3.turgore

:lol: Doubt you've played MP3.
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[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]Boishock because its a new IP and has a more fleshed out story. MP3 is a fantastic game, but half the content was in the game from day 1. In Bioshock Irrational had to think up every little detail.dream431ca

Bioshock is NOT a new IP! Have you played System Shock....it's the same thing, just different location...and the story is lackluster at best..and it's only 10-12 hours long...and only spans across one city...maybe less.

MP3...not a new IP, different locations (4 planets and 2 ships), Way more challenging (Bioshock is so easym a baby could beat it) , better enviorments, the story is huge (if you played the other metroid games), the game lasts 20-22 hours. I think MP3 beats Bioshock.



Couldn't agree more. Bioschock is just a dumped down version of System Shock 2.
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Bioshock > Metroid flop 3.turgore

flop? its only like 1.4 points behind bioshock on gamerankings. the SW flop fiasco dies down after about a week then everyone just plays the games and enjoys them.

and for all you know metroid could have been an 8.7 and bioshock could have been an 8.8 :o

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#18 PBSnipes
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[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]Boishock because its a new IP and has a more fleshed out story. MP3 is a fantastic game, but half the content was in the game from day 1. In Bioshock Irrational had to think up every little detail.dream431ca

Bioshock is NOT a new IP! Have you played System Shock....it's the same thing, just different location...and the story is lackluster at best..and it's only 10-12 hours long...and only spans across one city...maybe less.

MP3...not a new IP, different locations (4 planets and 2 ships), Way more challenging, better enviorments, the story is huge (if you played the other metroid games), the game lasts 20-22 hours. I think MP3 beats Bioshock.

But my point still stands, even if Bioshock heavily borrows from System Shock (which I have played) it is still a new IP that involves new characters, weapons, locations, plasmids etc. Even if they are based on SS features they would still take a significant amount of time to create and flesh out. Meanwhile in MP3 many of the characters, powers, enemies etc. are all Metroid series mainstays and were basically in the game before development even started.
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[QUOTE="dream431ca"]

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]Boishock because its a new IP and has a more fleshed out story. MP3 is a fantastic game, but half the content was in the game from day 1. In Bioshock Irrational had to think up every little detail.PBSnipes

Bioshock is NOT a new IP! Have you played System Shock....it's the same thing, just different location...and the story is lackluster at best..and it's only 10-12 hours long...and only spans across one city...maybe less.

MP3...not a new IP, different locations (4 planets and 2 ships), Way more challenging, better enviorments, the story is huge (if you played the other metroid games), the game lasts 20-22 hours. I think MP3 beats Bioshock.

But my point still stands, even if Bioshock heavily borrows from System Shock (which I have played) it is still a new IP that involves new characters, weapons, locations, plasmids etc. Even if they are based on SS features they would still take a significant amount of time to create and flesh out. Meanwhile in MP3 many of the characters, powers, enemies etc. are all Metroid series mainstays and were basically in the game before development even started.

New characters does not mean new IP if the game is almost a clone of the old game. Not a new IP, just a new location.

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#20 proof11102
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you do understand these are shooters right?

warhawk is bout planes or w/e =P i dont got it but i will when i get ps3 so yay

papermario6528

:lol: I thought lemming said Bioshock was an RPG?

I guess when not under pressure to make their game library look more diverse to PS3 fans, they just admit that it's just a shooter.

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#21 ZeldaMaster32
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Prime 3 for now. I STILL have to pick up Bioshock.
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#22 -Tretiak
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BioShock by a mile. It owned August.
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#23 ---OkeyDokey---
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don't you dare make me choose :evil:Phazon_goomba

haha omg you put my quote in your sig :lol:

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[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]Boishock because its a new IP and has a more fleshed out story. MP3 is a fantastic game, but half the content was in the game from day 1. In Bioshock Irrational had to think up every little detail.dream431ca

Bioshock is NOT a new IP! Have you played System Shock....it's the same thing, just different location...and the story is lackluster at best..and it's only 10-12 hours long...and only spans across one city...maybe less.

Do you know what an "IP" is? An IP is an "intellectual property." "IP" refers to a setting or story idea. Bioshock is the same as System Shock in gameplay, but it's ina completely different setting. "IP" does not refer to gameplay similarities, otherwise Quake would be the same IP as Doom. >_>
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#25 ganon546
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I've only played BioShock so far, and it is epic. MP3 has some big shoes to fill for me once I get it.
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#26 MigElite
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I have both and I have to say that BioShock is way too cool. But MP3 is also great.
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#27 zac1213
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I really like MP3, but Bioshock is better.

9.0 > 8.5

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#28 Goten_king
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Hmm let me see...

Bioshock, New IP that is a strikingly amazing looking game that seems to play extremely well....

Metroid Prime 3, a trilogy final that has me invested in the story with controls that are "arguably" better than dual analog....


They are both great for different audiences and different tastes. But for me, being the metroid fan i am, i feel a stronger urge to play MP3... even though at the moment i have neither, i would chose MP3.

If i played both, i might change, but atm i won't be getting Bioshock since i hvae no 360.
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[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]Boishock because its a new IP and has a more fleshed out story. MP3 is a fantastic game, but half the content was in the game from day 1. In Bioshock Irrational had to think up every little detail.dream431ca

Bioshock is NOT a new IP! Have you played System Shock....it's the same thing, just different location...and the story is lackluster at best..and it's only 10-12 hours long...and only spans across one city...maybe less.

MP3...not a new IP, different locations (4 planets and 2 ships), Way more challenging (Bioshock is so easy a baby could beat it) , better enviorments, the story is huge (if you played the other metroid games), the game lasts 20-22 hours. I think MP3 beats Bioshock.

um its called Bioshock not Bioshock 2 or System Shock 3. Its a new IP.

And difficulty should not affect a games rating.

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#30 yoshi_64
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I would vote for Bioshciok, however... I just finished MP 3. Have been playing Bioshock for quite some time... more than 3 hours in, and I'm gonna go with MP 3. One reason. Bioshock has been terrible lately with the framerate. I don't know what's going on, but I cannot play the game like this. It's just stuttering everywhere, even when there are no enemies around. (But worse when it's action intensed.) My brother said he didn't have the problem, but for me.. it's just terrible.