Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[ragnar119]

How long is the game?

[nenjin]

So I found it kind of funny that...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Choosing to stand on principle and to not stone a black person means the game goes from atmospheric mode to MURDEROUS ZEALOT MODE at the drop of a hat. I was enjoying the scenery, the people walking and talking....now Columbia is a ghost town. There's no one except distinctly Splicer-esqe constables now. It's in a sense realistic and what not, but I'm a little pissed I don't get to see the rest of the intro because of it. And because this is a wonderful console port, there's one save file so you can't reload to see how it was different.

[mattie2009]

So I found it kind of funny that...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Choosing to stand on principle and to not stone a black person means the game goes from atmospheric mode to MURDEROUS ZEALOT MODE at the drop of a hat. I was enjoying the scenery, the people walking and talking....now Columbia is a ghost town. There's no one except distinctly Splicer-esqe constables now. It's in a sense realistic and what not, but I'm a little pissed I don't get to see the rest of the intro because of it. And because this is a wonderful console port, there's one save file so you can't reload to see how it was different.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I think it's less about the choice and more the fact that someone notices the AD mark on the back of your hand when you wind up to throw. The same mark that, a little while ago, was shown on a sign to be the mark of the "false shepherd" or whatever.
And then one of the cops tries to gut you with a Skyhook.

I doubt anything really changes, but I chose the "Don't do it" option and I got a piece of gear a while later from the pair (A while here meaning after you rescue Elizabeth, so a fair bit later, about 15-30 minutes for me) for my choice.
And then I shot at a really suspicious guy for being suspicious and had to slaughter an entire room of cops while trying to get Elizabeth out of the city. I am a terrible role model~

[nenjin]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Yeah, I saw the AD mark. To me it was a convenient justification though. Why did NO ONE ELSE prior to that moment, including the preacher who seemed damn well to know who you are, notice it?

As for what else happens, I'm guessing it's the whole sequence with the political speeches and what not. It's pretty clear from the areas I went through that they probably included people and scenes and sights that simply don't happen once the city knows you're there. I'm just kind of disappointed that they flipped the switch so abruptly. I'm hoping to get back to some kind of anonymity later.

[hemmingjay]

How long is the game?

The DVD Box was about 11 inches
The disc is standard size
The install size is a little over 15GB
My first playthrough lasted 16.25hrs.

[kaenneth]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

♫Girls just wanna have fun♫

[timferius]

So I found it kind of funny that...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Choosing to stand on principle and to not stone a black person means the game goes from atmospheric mode to MURDEROUS ZEALOT MODE at the drop of a hat. I was enjoying the scenery, the people walking and talking....now Columbia is a ghost town. There's no one except distinctly Splicer-esqe constables now. It's in a sense realistic and what not, but I'm a little pissed I don't get to see the rest of the intro because of it. And because this is a wonderful console port, there's one save file so you can't reload to see how it was different.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I think it's less about the choice and more the fact that someone notices the AD mark on the back of your hand when you wind up to throw. The same mark that, a little while ago, was shown on a sign to be the mark of the "false shepherd" or whatever.
And then one of the cops tries to gut you with a Skyhook.

I doubt anything really changes, but I chose the "Don't do it" option and I got a piece of gear a while later from the pair (A while here meaning after you rescue Elizabeth, so a fair bit later, about 15-30 minutes for me) for my choice.
And then I shot at a really suspicious guy for being suspicious and had to slaughter an entire room of cops while trying to get Elizabeth out of the city. I am a terrible role model~

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Dont worry. I didnt draw the gun and got stabbed in the hand for my politeness.

[lordcooper]

And because this is a wonderful console port, there's one save file so you can't reload to see how it was different.

Not following your logic here, the vast majority of console games allow multiple saves.

[nenjin]

My point is if the pc had come first, yes, we would have multiple saves. One locked down save isn't something you see in PC titles.

[timferius]

My point is if the pc had come first, yes, we would have multiple saves. One locked down save isn't something you see in PC titles.

Personally, I like the removed temptation of going back and seeing the other choices.

[nenjin]

I don't, especially when you mistakenly walk through a 1-way door without having checked everything out.

Turns out Clothing is semi-randomized, which is kind of cool. On hard or 1999 mode, getting the right piece of clothing early on could make a huge difference.

[lordcooper]

My point is if the pc had come first, yes, we would have multiple saves. One locked down save isn't something you see in PC titles.

My point is that this sentiment is false.  One locked down save isn't something you generally see in PC titles or something you generally see in console titles.  "I dislike this thing therefore consoles" gets old real fast.

[AlStar]

Just finished this off on normal. I'm going to assume that the big spike in difficulty that people have mentioned is when you have to go against:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Lady Comstock's ghost, who keeps resurrecting enemies on you.

Because that's when I suddenly went from never dying to keeling over three or four times in quick succession.

Still though, I really enjoyed it. An amazing world that I really enjoyed exploring every corpse inch of.

Not sure what I think about the ending yet. I think my brain is still trying to figure out everything I've seen.

edit: The Sightseer and Eavesdropper acvhievements are scaring me. I'm not exactly sure what my final count was, but I think there were at least a dozen of each that I somehow managed to miss.

[Neyvn]

Bird or Cage???
I chose the Bird...
It is truly better to be Free and Constantly under Threat then to be Imprisoned and Safe. Frog at the Bottom of the Well thing ya know...

[lordcooper]

I'd take the latter as long as I have internet access and a decent PC.