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    Xav de Matos posted a new article, Watch the BioShock Infinite demo uninterrupted.

    If you'd prefer to watch the entire 14 minute BioShock Infinite demo without commercial interruption or potentially spoiler-y discussion, jump in to watch the E3 2011 demo reel.
    Jul 08, 2011 7:30pm PDT
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    Xav de Matos posted a new article, Watch the BioShock Infinite demo uninterrupted.

    If you'd prefer to watch the entire 14 minute BioShock Infinite demo without commercial interruption or potentially spoiler-y discussion, jump in to watch the E3 2011 demo reel. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      I don't think I've been this impressed by a press demo since the HL2 reveal. : filtersweepThis person is cool!
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        This feels much less scripted. You could easily seeing the game playing out like that. Where HL2 was mo... : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
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          I didn't see any AI in the GTTV demo earlier. Just you and the girl and a dead horse - and it's all scrip... : not work safeThis person is cool!
          • I'm saying the end product of HL2 was vastly different than what they tried to present. This is spot on... : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
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          lol, someone already commented but you get two now... From the start the whole thing was scripted, the ca... : TotalRecall
          • The scripts are going to be in the end game. The points where the gun disappears are blatant scripts. E... : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
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      Holy motherfucker that looks phenomenal. Could the rollercoaster thing get old after awhile? I hope not... : icon_of_syn
      • Well, web-swinging never got old for me in the SpiderMan games, so I am pretty pumped for this. : Remsen
      • Puts on 3D glasses for motion sickness. : VegtroThis person is cool!
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      :( Console game play, there's just something about console game play that bothers me. The camera moves a... : Desmond4231
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        "camera moves around way to smoothly" and that's exactly why they show demos like this, so people watchi... : dopefishThis person is cool!
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          I understand that their trying to show off the game, but when people really play its still smooth. : Desmond4231
          • Yeah, it's a lot more cinematic this way. : enyakk
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        They're trying to use Bioshock as a generic label now instead of being tied to one specific type of game.... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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          If you haven't noticed a philosophical theme between this and the original bioshock you are lacking, sir. : spyrextThis person is cool!
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            Oh, I saw it, I just meant that this one is not going to be under the sea in Rapture like the previous tw... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
            • Actually, the moon thing came from Hogarth de la Plante, lead environment artist in Bioshock 2's developm : the archvileThis person is cool!
      • I have problem with those hilarious camera moves too. There's two things that bother me, the max-v moveme... : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
      • Its like a slow scripted fly-through. : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
      • console game play hurf blurf murf durf : Dschinghis Khan
    • That looks like a blast. : Lung Fu Mo ShiThis person is cool!
    • Good no ads... It's looking good, Loven the rollercoaster ride, like they said it's the main source of ... : TotalRecall
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      From the standpoint of pure drama, it looks fantastic. For the life of me though, I'm not sure how you pl... : steauengeglaseThis person is cool!
      • My only worry is constantly getting on the wrong skyline and backtracking by accident. Yet they travel s... : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
      • Yeah, everything here just flowed a little too well. It almost looked scripted to perfection. I wonder ... : Jobos
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      9:47 in the video: Two weapon system. Alas, poor, Bioshock, I knew your inventory system well. The b : the archvileThis person is cool!
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        (unpauses video) Ah, there's the Sten-esque SMG. Arrgh, this is like watching Xian blunder his way th... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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          I should temper all of this by saying the "press A to do what you want" parts are awesome (with a QTE, yo... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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            ...but I'll have to subject it to "The Yahtzee Croshaw FPS index" ( http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vid : the archvileThis person is cool!
            • Wow dude, you just keep going! : MaxPete82
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              I have to say though, I really don't understand the obsession diehard FPS fans have with 2 weapon systems... : MaxPete82
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                The objection to those two is mainly with what they do to the gameplay, though there are definitely ways : the archvileThis person is cool!
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                  Additionally, "worrying about trying to find a health pack" is a CHALLENGE. Sometimes, it's too much of ... : the archvileThis person is cool!
                  • The experience of playing a newer game like Bioshock and Doom or Quake are so different, I'm not sure the... : MaxPete82
                • I'm with you. The newer systems have been force-fed and shoehorned into the genre due to technical constr... : Marrbe
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            I think they may have gone the right way with QTEs. I'll be happy to see "Pres A to avoid the boulder" di... : steauengeglaseThis person is cool!
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              It's not technically a QTE. A QTE is literally, "This thing is happening that is jeopardizing your curre... : the archvileThis person is cool!
              • Dammit, now I have to remember a new term. QCE or just CE or CSE, because I'm not going with QCSE until i... : steauengeglaseThis person is cool!
      • do you ever like anything? : RikiTiki2
      • The best part of Bioshock was killing everything with the wrench. Because the wrench was the best weapon ... : Cliffzorz
    • mother of god that looks good. : liqker
    • Wow. Sold. That was incredible. : Navy Spitfire
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      Shacknews: why u no iPad support?? It's not that hard to add js browser detection and show a transcoded m... : askedrelicThis person is cool!
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        Or you could use our app and watch it there. Download the GameFly app, click NEWS. : XAVdeMATOS
        • Well I will do that! : askedrelicThis person is cool!
      • Because the Shack calls Steve Jobs Skeletor and have a man crush for He-Man mmkay? :) : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
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      holy fuck. I knew nothing of the game until now and god damn I want that. : armybobThis person is cool!
      • ... same here, omg it looks good. : gladisThis person is cool!
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      Looks great! But I hate when the show demos using a gamepad playing a FPS. Use a keyboard and a mouse !!!... : funkdrumThis person is cool!
      • Agreed, ffs. : shurcoolThis person is cool!