January 19th, 2012
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Ken Levine has announced that a new “1999 mode” will be available in BioShock Infinite. So what is 1999 mode exactly? It’s BioShock Infinite old school, meaning you’ll have to manage your weapons, ammo, power, and health better…much better. Also if you don’t have the resources to use a specific Vita Chamber when you die, your dead for good. Below are a few quotes from Levine speaking about “1999 mode”.
“We want to give our oldest and most committed fans an option to go back to our roots,” director Ken Levine said in the announcement. “In 1999 Mode, gamers face more of the permanent consequences of their gameplay decisions. In BioShock Infinite, gamers will have to sweat out the results of their actions. In addition, 1999 Mode will demand that players pick specializations, and focus on them.”
“I’m an old school gamer. We wanted to make sure we were taking into account the play styles of gamers like me. So we went straight to the horse’s mouth by asking them, on our website, a series of questions about how they play our games. 94.6 percent of respondents indicated that upgrade choices enhanced their BioShock gameplay experience; however, 56.8 percent indicated that being required to make permanent decisions about their character would have made the game even better.”
BioShock Infinite will be available sometime in 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Source: GameInformer
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Just love it when developers respond to gamers feedback.
this game is going to rock. I’m a big fan of the Bioshock series. They run smooth and play great without a M A N D A T O R Y install on Xbox 360. This one will be the best yet.
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
@BUYING1999
Won’t playing Bioshock cut into your hardcore Kinect Adventures sessions? You wouldn’t want to do that now, would you? You wouldn’t be able to install it anyway, with your 4 gb hard drive you butthurt, fanbot baby. LMFAO
@Hig1134
ROFL!! Hey it’s the Sony Defense Force chairman!! LMFAO!!
Well it’s true that Kinect Adventures is really great, something that you can’t experience unless you actually have the SUPERIOR Xbox 360 and not just an over priced internet ready blu ray player like you do Hig1134. Sorry for you actually. But back to my comment….Although the Kinect is awesome I think this game’s gonna rock on 360 just like all the other’s did…well at lest on 360 anyway…hehehe
Oh about the install, well I do have the 250gig model but the best of it all is that I still don’t have to do any M A N D A T O R Y installing like you will on the overpriced internet ready blu ray player. OUCH got you again. You really are just making it too easy. Try harder please. I’d expect more from the Sony Defense Force chairman. But then, I guess you’re doing the best with what you have to work with.
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVERY made.” –John Carmack
I can’t wait to play this with the superior move controls that this game supports. Unlike another console remember that move ad (points finger) “pew pew pew” Kinect is for the younger generation that bornin1999 is in.
@wingoogtelny
Move???? Oh yeah that pink ball wavy around shameless HD Wiimote copy? Yeah I remember that. Well if you like the Wii then you’ll love it!! I like innovation myself. But then you couldn’t really expect the over priced internet ready blu ray player to be able to utilize something as advanced as the Kinect. I mean it already can’t keep up as it is. You do read the head to heads on this site right wingoogtelny?
Oh well. Enjoy your ps3hdwii there wingoogtelny. LMFAO pointing at you wingoogtelny.
“Xbox 360 is the BEST console EVER made.” –John Carmack
Ken Levine = BOSS
“It’s BioShock Infinite old school, meaning you’ll have to manage your weapons, ammo, power, and health better…much better. Also if you don’t have the resources to use a specific Vita Chamber when you die, your dead for good”
Since when has 1999 been classed as old school?
Well planescape torment and quake 3 came out in 1999, they’re relatively ‘old school’
It’s always good to hear when game developers listen to their fans.
That’s awesome. Beat the first 2 comfortably on the hardest difficulty. not dying one the first one on hard was easy as soon as you found the wrench tonic. it just became a electric shock and smack over the head’athon.
the main thing i’m wanting from this game is a sense of vertigo when i’m on the skyilnes, playing on a massive screen.
ratchet and clank 1 had that feel a bit back in the day.
1999 – System Shock 2?
Every game should have 1999 mode.