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Darkness or Bioshock

Keep in mind I just got my 360 so all of these new games seem impressive to me.

I thought the Darkness demo was pretty good. Aiming is a bit off but the graphic and animation are pretty bad ass.
 
voltron said:
Just get them both. Seriously they both seem to offer really compelling single player experiences, with very different premises. Get both.

Thats a good answer but he said darkness or bioshock. OP needs a single game to buy not both.
 
60_gig_PS3 said:
Keep in mind I just got my 360 so all of these new games seem impressive to me.

I thought the Darkness demo was pretty good. Aiming is a bit off but the graphic and animation are pretty bad ass.

Then why the hell are you asking us? You have both demos, form your own opinion.
 
Wario64 said:
Darkness is horrible. I'm having a hard time just finishing the game.

I couldn't even finish it. It's just so stupid. At least Prey kept me interested enough to get to the end.
 
I thought Darkness was Brilliant, and im shocked at the responses here.

The only problem is the darkness abilities are kind of useless, you can just shoot people instead. But the Writing, plot development and graphics are awesome...


Still Get Bioshock, i mean its BIOSHOCK!
 
darkness sucks compared to bioshock.

bioshock is the golden light of all that is right in this world, of all that is beautiful and fun.

darkness is like leprosy compared to bioshock.

bioshock is the best game to come out in years.

darkness is the best game to come out with the name "darkness" in it in years.

bioshock is like sex with elisha cuthbert and scarlet johansson AT THE SAME TIME.

darkness is like banging your grandma.

get bioshock and the gods will forgive you for even thinking that the darkness is possibly, maybe, conceivably better than bioshock.

because it isn't.

bioshock is the best cake you've ever had in your life.

the darkness is communism.

you don't want to be a commie, do you?
 
TemplaerDude said:
darkness sucks compared to bioshock.

bioshock is the golden light of all that is right in this world, of all that is beautiful and fun.

darkness is like leprosy compared to bioshock.

bioshock is the best game to come out in years.

darkness is the best game to come out with the name "darkness" in it in years.

bioshock is like sex with elisha cuthbert and scarlet johansson AT THE SAME TIME.

darkness is like banging your grandma.

get bioshock and the gods will forgive you for even thinking that the darkness is possibly, maybe, conceivably better than bioshock.

because it isn't.

bioshock is the best cake you've ever had in your life.

the darkness is communism.

you don't want to be a commie, do you?
:lol
 
Some guy at gamestop tried to recommend I preorder darkness.... Basically once again im saying get bioshock.
 
MThanded said:
Thats a good answer but he said darkness or bioshock. OP needs a single game to buy not both.

Im throwing a spanner in the works for him. Planting the seed of the dual game purchase now in the hopes that by the time he makes to the store hell be sold on the idea, and subsequently both of those games too.

And Wario: what are you playing on, Normal? Knock it down to easy and you should have no problems finishing this game ;):lol
 
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I'm in the minority, and having not played the full retail version of Bioshock, I'm somewhat uninformed, but from what I have seen of both games, I'm more excited about The Darkness.

I'm currently playing that game and really enjoying it. I played the Bioshock demo the other night, and while I get the sense that this is a special game and a really standout piece of software, I left a bit underwhelmed.

Bioshock's movement and shooting felt a little awkward to me, and the graphics ranged from "wowzers" to weak (panning over the underwater city in the bathysphere, for example, I couldn't help but think how much more detailed the Ratchet & Clank city looked, and even on its own, the geometry and texturing looked pretty spare). The Darkness' visuals, on the other hand, are maybe second only to Gears, in my opinion.

Maybe I don't yet grasp the concept of Bioshock and that's why I'm fairly cool on it. But after experiencing the demo and going back to Darkness, I realized The Darkness just grips me more at this point in time.

YMMV, to each his own, etc. Perhaps I'll feel completely different when (if) I play the final game.
 
I completed The Darkness a while back now and even though I haven't played Bioshock, I'd choose the latter over The Darkness.
 
Depends. For some Darkness may be a better game? It's all a matter of taste and temper. I played both game demos last night, and was impressed by both.
 
Kolgar said:
Bioshock's movement and shooting felt a little awkward to me, and the graphics ranged from "wowzers" to weak (panning over the underwater city in the bathysphere, for example, I couldn't help but think how much more detailed the Ratchet & Clank city looked, and even on its own, the geometry and texturing looked pretty spare). The Darkness' visuals, on the other hand, are maybe second only to Gears, in my opinion.


Man. Can't really wrap my head around this one.
 
dak1dsk1 said:
Depends. For some Darkness may be a better game? It's all a matter of taste and temper. I played both game demos last night, and was impressed by both.

Bioshock demo = fun little scripted rollercoaster ride
Bioshock game = option filled, RPG styled game with hundreds of possibilites for abilities, upgrades, combat and play-style.
 
dak1dsk1 said:
Depends. For some Darkness may be a better game? It's all a matter of taste and temper. I played both game demos last night, and was impressed by both.
Having completed both: There's nothing about the Darkness that's close to Bioshock.

"Taste" isn't even worth bringing up, unless you want to prove that someone's is shitty.
 
As much as I loved The Darkness, (at least based from the Bioshock demo I've played) - Bioshock is on a whole different level of awesomeness.
 
60_gig_PS3 said:
Hey I'm liking the Darkness demo. Is the final game as good as the demo?
I can't play the Bioshock demo because my 360 is fubar'd. Is Bioshock really that much better? Can't imagine because Darkness seems pretty tight.

Do you guys think I should pick this up or just hold out for Bioshock?
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Man, you guys are way too harsh on The Darkness. Yes, Bioshock is a superior game. It's also pretty much superior to anything else released this entire generation thus far.

That doesn't mean The Darkness deserves such a thrashing by people. It's still an enjoyable experience.
 
dark10x said:
Man, you guys are way too harsh on The Darkness. Yes, Bioshock is a superior game. It's also pretty much superior to anything else released this entire generation thus far.

That doesn't mean The Darkness deserves such a thrashing by people. It's still an enjoyable experience.

And this is why you are one of my favorite GAF mainstays. Common bioshockin' sense.
 
Just get the Darkness. If you enjoyed playing the demo and also really liked Riddick, I don't see a reason not to buy the Darkness over the Bioshock.
 
Tobor said:
Yeah, let's compare a futuristic alien city to a 1950's city built under water. That seems fair.

The city isn't real, and it wasn't actually built underwater. However, the game designers and artists of both games had their shot at creating panoramic views of their game worlds. For whatever reason - and probably because that shot only appears once in the game (I'm guessing) - it looked pretty last-gen and lame to me. Especially compared to other next-gen games, particularly that similar scene in R&C.

I visited one of the 50 Bioshock threads on this board and saw people saying "fuck IGN!!!11" for saying BS isn't as technically amazing as Gears, and after playing the demo, I absolutely agree. Some things, like the flowing water, look fantastic - very convincing - and other areas remind me of Metroid Prime or something - colorful, but without a lot of whiz-bang graphical effects to really punch up the detail. All in all, pretty uneven.

But I already made the disclaimer that I've only played the demo and haven't seen the final game or all it has to offer.

edit: OK, I get why the city views are incomparable. In R&C, you actually play through those environments. In BS, you're indoors. Apples to oranges. I still thought it looked lame. :p
 
dark10x said:
Man, you guys are way too harsh on The Darkness. Yes, Bioshock is a superior game. It's also pretty much superior to anything else released this entire generation thus far.

That doesn't mean The Darkness deserves such a thrashing by people. It's still an enjoyable experience.

and game lenghtvise they both seems the same.

screw you people for hating on the darkness.
 
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