sometimes i game
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Wow looks like a generic knockoff without all the blur and lighting.
Imagine it's still fun though.
Imagine it's still fun though.
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BioShock available today for iOS
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Going by this screen:
I'm not even sure this is PS2 level, looks more like between PS1 to PS2. (closer to PS2 than PS1 though)
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Hmmmm is what l thought after seeing the comparison.
It's nowhere near PS1 level when you actually see the game running in front of you, I assure you.
I feel like smartphones have rapidly skewed perspectives on what a tiny handheld device should be capable of.
lukeskymac
Member
It does look like crap, and this is a botched port (the A7 is capable of more), but I still find how this runs on a petite, light 5S at all impressive.
nkarafo
Member
Υeah but mobile graphics are like PC graphics. They get better as you improve the hardware. On consoles its different. The same hardware that runs Bioshock 1 also runs GTA5 and TLOU. You are going to need 2 or 3 hardware jumps to see that kind of graphics in mobile.
PSP?
1st Course
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I feel like the A6 in iPhone 5/5C held this port big time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_system_on_a_chip
A6 is ancient by today standards. Much weaker than the Vita even.
That doesn't make much sense. Bioshock 1 on PS3 was a shitty port, as far as I can tell, and TLOU was built for the system as an exclusive. Bioshock 1 on, say, iPhone 5S is a shitty port, but what if Bioshock Beyond Infinite comes out next year built from the ground up for iOS, and looks better, and still runs well on iPhone 5S? Besides, the same PC that can run Bioshock 1 when it was released can probably still run GTA V when it's released for PC later.
Now, the real problem is that because iPhones come out every year, more ambitious games will be limited to the most recent iPhones - but that's how the hardware cycle works when there's explosive growth (like the mid-90s PC market).
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
This is what I imagine a 3DS/PSP version of Bioshock would look like tbh.
Never.
VITA Bioshock will be glorious. It's a proper platform for shooter and its hardware is powerful enough to maintain the graphic fidelity. Sony really should consider porting it, much better than and easier process than BD2 that's for sure.
IOS Bioshock just shows how fucked up this industry has become.
That looks like a limit, indeed.
And I suppose this + RAM being used by many apps at the same time, not just the OS + budget being probably pretty low are all possible reasons for Bioshock iOS being like this, right?
You can't blame the industry for following their customers. Yeah, this would be better on the Vita. Sure it would. The majority of people that care, however, would just give it the same old 'lol got it on steam for 25p in a sale twenty years ago lol not playing it on a 5 inch screen' and the publishers would probably end up out of pocket.
I'm just glad that 'the industry' has found a way to make portable ports like this happen at all.
I wouldn't be surprised if this was based on the Vita version, if only because it was a very random game to pick to release on iOS.
The hardware of the Vita is equal to the (2 gens old) iPad 3. The iPhone 5s is more than twice as powerful
GhostTrick
Banned
You mean a 500 dollars device ?
Because that's what some people are saying for years, that smartphones are getting so fast it's beyond PS360 capabilities.
Yes, but the Vita has fast dedicated VRAM which helps immensely. You routinely see per pixel lighting and full scene real-time shadowing on the Vita while they are still rare sights on iOS.
Storm Raider
Banned
Going by this screen:
I'm not even sure this is PS2 level, looks more like between PS1 to PS2. (closer to PS2 than PS1 though)
Vs. Mercenary (Just for fun)
nkarafo
Member
Too many cubes and boxes...Vs. Mercenary (Just for fun)
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Hell from what I'm looking at in the vids this is beyond PS2 level just on pixel shader effects alone. Toss in resolution and there's no way in hell a PS2 could even approach it. It's missing shadows and the lighting of the PS3/360 versions. Along with minor reductions in polygons.
Rolodzeo
Member
Yep, looks terrible. It's kinda sad, I mean, for the people first playing it, I think the immersion in BioShock was one of the key elements of the game. Playing it on a phone, with a tiny screen and touch controls... man, I think I wouldn't enjoy it as much as I did on 360 back in the day, at all.
lukeskymac
Member
Because it was a crap effort, that's why.
As mentioned before, the 5S's SOC outperforms Vita's. Those devices are capable of more than what those screens show.
PetriP-TNT
Member
No, with this game it doesn't:
That's almost the 3DS resolution.
That's gotta be the jaggiest game I have ever seen. Is it running 120p?
Anandtech article: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8440/a-look-at-bioshock-for-ios
I don't think it compares favorably to the PC version at 1080p, but then again, I never thought it would. Still, it's definitely cool to think that you can play Bioshock from beginning to end on your phone.
I don't think it compares favorably to the PC version at 1080p, but then again, I never thought it would. Still, it's definitely cool to think that you can play Bioshock from beginning to end on your phone.
Bioshock on Vita was meant to be an original game. Levine wanted a Final Fantasy Tactics-style SRPG. The game never entered production, so there's nothing to use as a base.
I really hope that 2K takes the leap and ports this and XCOM EU to Vita. It seems like it would be easy money, especially considering that a majority of the
Vita install base would probably buy it. I know I would. Obviously I don't know how hard getting Unreal game optimized for iOS running on Vita would be though.
Based on some of the reactions of the video review, maybe I wouldn't want a Vita port...
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Based on some of the reactions of the video review, maybe I wouldn't want a Vita port...
Final Boss
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That was tough to watch
Chance Hale
Member
Graphics aside just watching the person in that video flail around because of the touch controls and imagining actually playing it sent shivers down my back.
Infernal Monkey
Member
Yikes, the frame rate goes all GoldenEye whenever enemies are on screen.
MrCunningham
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That's a solid review. It's neat to see mobile devices get to this point where they can run 6 year old PC ports, but at the same time... yikes... the game looks ugly.
I really need to play through Bioshock. I have had the game in my steam library for almost 2 years now and I never got around to playing it.
Eh, whenever I see this kind of thing I am reminded of Street Fighter Alpha 2 on the SNES. I mean, yea, it is sort of impressive you got the game running but it is so compromised it doesn't seem like it was worth the effort.
Byron Bluth
Banned
I've been playing on my iPad 3 with very little issue. There was some slowdown in Neptunes Bounty but Arcadia is fine now.
Some screens:
Some screens:
Shin-Ra
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Byron Bluth
Banned
More Screens!
Currently in Fort Frolic, my favourite area and it always resonates because this was the area they made the first footage that revealed the game wayyy back.
iPad 3, performance is decent, can slowdown at times but not unmanageable.
Currently in Fort Frolic, my favourite area and it always resonates because this was the area they made the first footage that revealed the game wayyy back.
iPad 3, performance is decent, can slowdown at times but not unmanageable.
That's not too bad.More Screens!
Currently in Fort Frolic, my favourite area and it always resonates because this was the area they made the first footage that revealed the game wayyy back.
iPad 3, performance is decent, can slowdown at times but not unmanageable.
pantsonhead
Member
It ain't pretty, but considering the medium of play and graphics I think ~$17.41 is an acceptable price.
Byron Bluth
Banned
It still very engrossing and most importantly the sound design and quality has not taken a hit. There are no low quality samples or anything like that.
I've been playing with my Sennhessier headphones on my iPad 3 and it sounds amazing, there must also be some level of surround at work because i can tell there is directional sound.