The Bioshock series
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The Bioshock series
We talk about everything Bioshock here.
My favorite is Infinite what yours?
My favorite is Infinite what yours?
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"Life is becoming more and more indistinguishable from Onion articles." ~Monk Ed
"Oh my gods, that is awesome. I am inclined to forgive both Grant and the dub in general for that." ~Bagheera
"I don't try to engage in intelligent conversation here anymore."~Chee
"Look, if loving a clone of your mom is wrong, I don't wanna be right." ~Chuckman
|Why angels fight.|What Bagheera is talking about.|
Stryker wrote:Sessler provides better reviews
He does, but it's not that much in depth as I'd have liked it, but then again, maybe that would be revealing too much.
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Beat BAS this weekend as well. It was fun. Hopefully part 2 will be even better
Super short I might add. The surprise "twist" at the had me smiling all the way until the end.
overall while not the greatest thing in the Bioshock universe it's still a little fun sidequest to keep
us entertained until the next game in the series gets released
Super short I might add. The surprise "twist" at the had me smiling all the way until the end.
overall while not the greatest thing in the Bioshock universe it's still a little fun sidequest to keep
us entertained until the next game in the series gets released
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Bioshock pretty friggin awesome.
Like you, my favourite is Infinite. Best story, best gameplay, best voice acting, best everything. Just perfect.
Like you, my favourite is Infinite. Best story, best gameplay, best voice acting, best everything. Just perfect.
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Fifteen dol--?! That almost makes Infinite worth playing!
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The original Bioshock is my favorite, but Infinite is the only one I've actually beaten. I preferred the first by virtue of being in a vastly creepier environment, but I've always gravitated toward an irrational fear of deep water.
I played Infinite in the company of a friend who prefers to watch *ahem* and at one point he expressed a stern criticism over why I insisted on executing absolutely every "innocent civilian" I saw. In response, I left the next nonviolent person I found alone. But as soon as I walked past, the noncombatant switched gears and started shooting me in the back.
My friend never again questioned my no-survivors policy. Trust no one.
I played Infinite in the company of a friend who prefers to watch *ahem* and at one point he expressed a stern criticism over why I insisted on executing absolutely every "innocent civilian" I saw. In response, I left the next nonviolent person I found alone. But as soon as I walked past, the noncombatant switched gears and started shooting me in the back.
My friend never again questioned my no-survivors policy. Trust no one.
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^True, although the Bioshock protagonists don't react half as much to their plight as the characters of Eva. Perhaps this is more true of the first two games than Infinite, but I still didn't feel the characters of Bioshock were as complex as the Eva cast (possibly because the majority of the Bioshock cast are only encountered through audio logs and the protagonists of the first two games were mute).
System Shock and System Shock 2, which were made by the same team as Bioshock back when they were Looking Glass Studios, had a fair bit of religious and psychological imagery
Mainly through SHODAN and her obvious god complex but also heavily emphasised in the second game by the Many. There's even a fairly reputed scene with an inverted cross, if you can find it.
As well as tortured protagonists
Because in the first game you were duped into letting SHODAN become sentient and now have to fight your way through her nightmarish, harder-than-hell cyberpunk realm to shut her down.
And in the second game you're basically a puppet for SHODAN because she can control you through your cybernetic implants; this bizarre master-slave relationship is emphasised at several points in the game, most notably when you meet her but also at a few points later in the story as well.
And variety of other themes as well. They really are pretty extraordinary games, especially when you consider how old they are (the first System Shock within a few years of Eva's initial release).
Infinite kind of plays down the Eva connection though IMO
It instead tends towards the space opera and attempts to juggle a variety of themes including religious zealotry and racism with varying success. The final chapter could be considered EoE-esque, if it weren't for the bizarre implications of the infinite lighthouses competing with the truth of Booker being Elizabeth's father.
Interestingly, I can't remember seeing an actual cross in the Infinite, despite all the religious themes going around.
System Shock and System Shock 2, which were made by the same team as Bioshock back when they were Looking Glass Studios, had a fair bit of religious and psychological imagery
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Mainly through SHODAN and her obvious god complex but also heavily emphasised in the second game by the Many. There's even a fairly reputed scene with an inverted cross, if you can find it.
As well as tortured protagonists
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Because in the first game you were duped into letting SHODAN become sentient and now have to fight your way through her nightmarish, harder-than-hell cyberpunk realm to shut her down.
And in the second game you're basically a puppet for SHODAN because she can control you through your cybernetic implants; this bizarre master-slave relationship is emphasised at several points in the game, most notably when you meet her but also at a few points later in the story as well.
And variety of other themes as well. They really are pretty extraordinary games, especially when you consider how old they are (the first System Shock within a few years of Eva's initial release).
Infinite kind of plays down the Eva connection though IMO
SPOILER: Show
It instead tends towards the space opera and attempts to juggle a variety of themes including religious zealotry and racism with varying success. The final chapter could be considered EoE-esque, if it weren't for the bizarre implications of the infinite lighthouses competing with the truth of Booker being Elizabeth's father.
Interestingly, I can't remember seeing an actual cross in the Infinite, despite all the religious themes going around.
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