You're right behind where I stopped actually, If you finish that Smuggler's Hideout section you'll get to Arcadia which is where I stopped. I suspect it's 5-10 minutes of playtime from where you are, and not much action, mainly story.
Thank god for the grenade launcher, a lot of my money goes into ammo for that. The machine gun is my main weapon though. I love the way the weapons feel and look and reload in this game. They get even cooler as you upgrade them. I'm gonna to focus on upgrading those two, before moving on to the shotgun.
The camera - it increases the damage you deal to enemies which you've photographed, notwithstanding useless hints like 'use armour piercing rounds!'. I actually use it, it's easy and quick to switch out if you hold RB to bring up the weapon wheel. Having said that, the mission to photo the 3 Spider Splicers for Peach is one of the low points of the game, aside from the awesome audio tapes you find throughout.
Do you guys use the hints? I didn't until I couldn't find the 3rd fucking Spider Splicer, and the hint told me exactly where he was. Pretty cool guidance system, because it somehow makes you feel bad about using it (maybe because it's limited to 3 uses). Contrast this with a game like Mass Effect or Dead Space where I'm constantly pushing down R3 to see where the objective is because it's just natural.
Twice now the game has spawned me into a raging battle when I load up (and I don't remember saving in those circumstances). So I hear you on that one. I also agree entirely on Rapture being a bit gross. It was more obvious when I came upon a splicer talking to himself in a flooded bathroom.
On Harvesting/Rescuing, I guess i'm just a bad guy when I'm scared. I'm normally the paragon character in video games, but in Bioshock (last time at least), I thought fuck it, more power!! I think it was the giant needles that made me instantly want the little monsters harvested last time around. The only reason I'm not harvesting them now is that I am going for a 'different gaming experience' and despite the teddy bear rewards, I feel like I am somewhat hindered for rescuing the evil little monsters.
Fontaine's audio tapes are some of the best in the game, I might try to find some quotes from the ones found in Neptune's Bounty. Also, Sully's are pretty interesting too (he's the head of Rapture's security).
- W
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