I could've sworn we had a dedicated Bioshock thread somewhere or other but my exhaustive forum search came up with NOSSINK. Anywho, I came across this link to diving suit circa 1882 which was likely the inspiration for the Big Daddy in Bioshock. Pretty amazing looking!
Trumby
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 6:56amNeat!
I know someone who cosplayed as a Splicer and someone else did a Big Sister and had a little sister walking with her at Kumoricon, it was awesome.
Crazy Rambles
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 8:22amBig Sister!?!? O.O
So, Qyn you never saw such pictures of old fashion deep sea divers in middle school? Or is was it a lost image? Eh, enough technicality >.< Glad you got to see the RL thing (and can blame the schools if you want)!
Thanks for the refresher! Those are some good pics! All I think I had ever seen were drawings.
Trumby
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 5:56pmYeah Bram, the big sister from Bioshock 2. If I can find some pictures of her I'll post them
Crazy Rambles
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 7:18pmKowaii!
Qyn
Fri, 09/25/2009 - 6:17amI've seen old diving suits before but never one that looked like the obvious reference material for the Big Daddy.
Crazy Rambles
Fri, 09/25/2009 - 5:18pmAh, kk.
Qyn
Sat, 01/30/2010 - 7:43pmSo, Bioshock 2 is coming out in a few weeks. I still need to restart and finish the first one. Who is getting the second one?
Fap
Sat, 01/30/2010 - 10:32pmi certainly am. i need to play mass effect 2 more though, because of the awesome.
15
Sun, 01/31/2010 - 12:35ammor like biocock amirite? lol.
(((((ass effect)))))
N8
Sun, 01/31/2010 - 8:53amMass effect is alot of fun. It took me awhile to get used to the combat. My only gripe is that when you're going to fight someone or a group there's all these containers scattered around looking like a paintball field.
Trumby
Sun, 01/31/2010 - 2:08pmI'll probably get Bioshock 2 when it comes down it price. I've just bought too many games lately that I don't even play all that much <.<
Crazy Rambles
Sun, 01/31/2010 - 3:08pmI'll probably get it, but maybe not anytime soon. My stomach's gobbling up most of my college funds and Capoeira takes up 60$ a month too. Still, a new Bioshock game would be fun considering the first put me into a state of paranoia with all the rantings and sound effects echoing through my head. I was quite exciting to be on edge and ready for a Splicer attack while walking from class to class. The multiplayer addition seems like a good sign too, I just hope the single player and multiplayer don't have to leech from each other to make the game good.
Qyn
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 12:02pmI will be grabbing it once I've finished the original Bioshock, which will probably not happen until I've finished Metroid Prime Trilogy.
You're taking capoeira, Bram? That's awesome! How is it?
Crazy Rambles
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 1:22pmIt's fun! I got my white cord before winter break and I'm now working on the next one. Still can't walk on my hands, but I'm getting there. The instruments are fun too.
Qyn
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 7:31amIt seems like most martial arts have some sort of color coded leveling system. Kinda weird. They should just use numerical levels.
Brambles, level 25 capoeira student.
Crazy Rambles
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 10:20amXD
Well I guess colors are quite noticeable, and back when people would wear their colors they could then show them off. Although a golden frame with profile pic, level, and HP/MP would be nifty!
Crazy Rambles
Thu, 05/19/2011 - 10:59amWell, I finally beat Bioshock 2 last night (I bought it over the semester when it was on sale and saved it as a summer-to-be-played-game). I really enjoyed how well-rounded the story seemed to be. It incorporated many of the old elements of the Atlas Shrugged criticism and contrasted it nicely to the extremes of communism. The gameplay was still intense, although the Splicers didn't seem as cunning as the sneaky ones from the first game. All in all, it was excellent!
Now, I feel the need to read Atlas Shrugged to figure out th theories and such that Ayn Rand had. Definitely good info to know since it seems to be part of the ideology of Libertarians.
Vasya
Fri, 05/20/2011 - 10:45pmDo so only if you have a lot of time on your hands, I'd say. There are a lot of good summaries of objectivism that don't involve reading a fictional account of how it's the best idea ever.
Fap
Sat, 05/21/2011 - 8:04amOr you could watch the movie and laugh at it's meta-awfulness.
Crazy Rambles
Sat, 05/21/2011 - 3:43pmYeah, I saw that the movie was at one of the local theaters, but after seeing a mock-preview for the sequel I'm a bit put-off. I'll check into other objectivism literature then. Although, the bias from Ayn Rand would make for an amusing read (either amusing, or taxing).
Qyn
Mon, 05/23/2011 - 11:41amI need to finish 1 and start 2, at some point....
Crazy Rambles
Mon, 05/23/2011 - 1:25pmDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT!!!
That point at which you can start can be: now.
Although, when I got highly immersed in the first one I began to expect splicers lurking around every corner in real life as well--so take such gaming in moderation!
Qyn
Tue, 05/24/2011 - 7:01pmWell I just finished Portal 2 and now I need to finish Dead Space, then I can start Bioshock.