Bioshock when do i get the camera

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Veteran View Profile View Posts. Off topic.. Per page: 15 30 Date Posted: 15 Nov, am. Posts: 5. Discussions Rules and Guidelines. Bioshock 2 fixes this by redesigning the whole research camera from the ground up. Rather than being used to take pictures, it is now used to record videos. This no longer freezes the game. The big difference is that you now need to record your fight against whatever monster may be your subject rather than just taking four or so pictures to get your research bonus.

During the recording, you get as many points as possible by using all weapons and plasmids at your disposal. This is great for a few reasons. The main one being that it forces the player to switch their playstyle up. To use different weapons than they normally do.

If you continue to record the same fights, it gets boring and gives you fewer points. This new concept also makes more sense as far as the logic behind it. Pulling out your camera and trying to take a few pictures of a big daddy as it charges at you, drill at the ready, bloodlust in its eyes. Pulling out your camera at a ticked off big daddy, hitting record as it tries to maim you, all the while you attempt to back away and pull a gun out to fight back.

Seriously, big daddies are the thing of my nightmares. Still, the game helps you a bit in that department by pulling whatever the last weapon you held out after using the camera.

This means you can defend yourself somewhat quickly. Life in Bioshock comes at you fast. The camera just adds one more thing to worry about.

Still, I believe it was the natural progression of things. I think videos over photos make much more sense in a game all about fast-paced fighting.

Not to mention the fact that buying film was a pain. Giving the player infinite in 2 was a great decision. In retrospect, putting a limitation on something like that feels pointless, especially since film was so cheap. All it really made you do was run to vending machines more times than you would have otherwise. Meaning you got to hear that wonderful voice even more.

Playing through the game again made me realize just how much Bioshock 2 improved the research camera. The whole game, really. I still think the first game is the best. Just ignore the image above. I think the game flows much better than its predecessor, and the camera is just one example of that.

When it comes to first-person shooters, Bioshock will always be on top in my mind. Can you tell I just wanted some relevant excuse to talk about Bioshock? I also wanted a reason to play the game again. The camera has the same function in the campaign as with the original, granting Subject Delta permanent rewards for researching different enemy types.

However, unlike the original Camera, this new tool records videos instead of pictures and doesn't require any collectible film to run. It also functions differently from the original in many other ways. The Research Camera detects various types of attacks during a battle and will increase the score if different ones are used in combination. Different icons are shown for each while the film reel is rolling. A small plus mark will appear on the icon if a type of attack is especially effective.

Barbara Johnson using the Research Camera. In multiplayer, the player will always have it equipped, and can use it to research dead bodies by pressing a "research" button which pops up when near an enemy corpse , granting them a damage bonus against that particular enemy during the match. It takes a small amount of time to photograph a corpse, leaving the player open to attack.

If the player is killed by a researched enemy, the research will be lost. Research bonuses are also lost upon transforming into a Rosie. The Research Camera now uses the Flash Port on the back of the camera, and features an early design of the Flash Bulb mounted to its left side.

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