Is man not entitled to collect $200 when he passes Go?
October 31, 2011 1:17 PM Subscribe
Free, print-and-play Bioshock Monopoly. That is all.
I wonder how long that will stay up before Parker Brothers finds out about it.
posted by ceribus peribus at 1:28 PM on October 31, 2011
posted by ceribus peribus at 1:28 PM on October 31, 2011
Thank you for posting this, jbickers - it looks sweet.
posted by running order squabble fest at 1:41 PM on October 31, 2011
posted by running order squabble fest at 1:41 PM on October 31, 2011
I wonder how long that will stay up before Parker Brothers finds out about it.
Or the Take-Two people. It'll probably stay up longer than my Scientology/Disney themed mashup of "When Doves Cry," though.
posted by theodolite at 1:43 PM on October 31, 2011 [3 favorites]
Or the Take-Two people. It'll probably stay up longer than my Scientology/Disney themed mashup of "When Doves Cry," though.
posted by theodolite at 1:43 PM on October 31, 2011 [3 favorites]
"When Thetans Clear" was such a great song too.
posted by kmz at 1:48 PM on October 31, 2011 [6 favorites]
posted by kmz at 1:48 PM on October 31, 2011 [6 favorites]
Their choice of board game is a pretty good fit for Bioshock's overall quality.
posted by codacorolla at 2:33 PM on October 31, 2011
posted by codacorolla at 2:33 PM on October 31, 2011
If it helps you can just pretend we're enjoying this ironically codacorolla.
posted by Orange Pamplemousse at 3:13 PM on October 31, 2011
posted by Orange Pamplemousse at 3:13 PM on October 31, 2011
Spoiler: Halfway through Bioshock Monopoly, you find out Mr. Monopoly is subliminally controlling you, explaining why you inexplicably passed on buying Mayfair earlier in the game.
posted by Effigy2000 at 3:52 PM on October 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Effigy2000 at 3:52 PM on October 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
Bioshock's a good game, if you're looking for a low-difficulty FPS with some boilerplate RPG elements. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't like KOTOR meets HL2, say.
Its story and morality are vastly overrated, though.
posted by mccarty.tim at 4:16 PM on October 31, 2011
Its story and morality are vastly overrated, though.
posted by mccarty.tim at 4:16 PM on October 31, 2011
If it helps you can just pretend we're enjoying this ironically codacorolla.
I probably should've just kept my mouth shut, but it mostly comes from fatigue of Bioshock being held up as the best game to represent games as a serious medium when it's not very well made in most respects. mccarty.tim gets it right exactly. In this way it reminds me of Monopoly, which gets a lion share of public attention regarding board games when, in reality, it's a pretty bad game.
I apologize for derailing the thread. I hate it when people do that to stuff I post.
posted by codacorolla at 4:22 PM on October 31, 2011
I probably should've just kept my mouth shut, but it mostly comes from fatigue of Bioshock being held up as the best game to represent games as a serious medium when it's not very well made in most respects. mccarty.tim gets it right exactly. In this way it reminds me of Monopoly, which gets a lion share of public attention regarding board games when, in reality, it's a pretty bad game.
I apologize for derailing the thread. I hate it when people do that to stuff I post.
posted by codacorolla at 4:22 PM on October 31, 2011
Is a man not entitled to the cash in the center of the board when he lands on free parking?
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 4:40 PM on October 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 4:40 PM on October 31, 2011 [2 favorites]
Would you kindly put a hotel on Mayfair?
I probably should've just kept my mouth shut, but it mostly comes from fatigue of Bioshock being held up as the best game to represent games as a serious medium when it's not very well made in most respects.
It does have really nice art design, though, and an impressive aesthetic - which I think is probably more important when it comes to a Monopoly redesign than the gameplay.
posted by running order squabble fest at 4:55 PM on October 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
I probably should've just kept my mouth shut, but it mostly comes from fatigue of Bioshock being held up as the best game to represent games as a serious medium when it's not very well made in most respects.
It does have really nice art design, though, and an impressive aesthetic - which I think is probably more important when it comes to a Monopoly redesign than the gameplay.
posted by running order squabble fest at 4:55 PM on October 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
"I probably should've just kept my mouth shut, but it mostly comes from fatigue of Bioshock being held up as the best game to represent games as a serious medium when it's not very well made in most respects."
posted by codacorolla at 10:22 AM on November 1
In that sense then, wouldn't you agree that Bioshock & Monopoly are a match made in heaven?
posted by Effigy2000 at 10:31 PM on October 31, 2011
posted by codacorolla at 10:22 AM on November 1
In that sense then, wouldn't you agree that Bioshock & Monopoly are a match made in heaven?
posted by Effigy2000 at 10:31 PM on October 31, 2011
codacorolla: "Apologizing" while continuing to do the same thing is pointless.
posted by haveanicesummer at 12:52 PM on November 1, 2011
posted by haveanicesummer at 12:52 PM on November 1, 2011
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