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[CrimsonSquall]

Infinite was so good. Loved the twist in that game, was a mindfuck for me back then.

Hoping this is The Game Awards 2.5yr in the making announcement

 

[darkangel-212559]

Bioshock 1 = God tier
Bioshock 2 = Just average tier
Bioshock 3 = WTF is this shit? Where is Rapture?! Where are the horror elements?! Cool story bro tier

 

[carlosrox]

I found the environments boring

The whole world to me was simply bland,

lol wat

 

[Fbh]

I liked all 3 games. Infinite felt a bit like wasted potential but I still enjoyed my time with it.
Glad to hear it's supposedly a new city. I know some people wanted the entire franchise to be set in Rapture but I like the idea of each new game exploring a new city.

 

[akaFullmetal]

Let's hope it's good.

 

[jshackles]

"Bioshock Isolation" is a little bit on the nose, don't you think?

Or is it just me that's been locked down with government imposed self-isolation for nearly 2 years now?

 

[Represent.]

Hopefully they are smart enough to not make this shit another generic open world snooze fest

And return to its horror roots.

 

[The Alien]

And for me as long as they make sure it's more like Infinite than 1 & 2, then I'll be interested.

Ah....the eternal Bioshock debate continues.

For the record, my stance:
1: Amazing. Best story in series.
2: Underappreciated gem that refines and improves gameplay from 1.
Infinite = Repetitive and uninspired gameplay loop. Worst in series.

 

[Farawayfromhell]

I loved the first one madly, I completed it 100% at least three times and all difficulty levels.
I enjoyed the second a little less but it's fine imo.
I liked Infinite at times, the setting certainly yes, a little less the shoot-and-shoot parts... but I really loved the Burial at Sea expansion, in my opinion was a really icing on the cake.
I hope they do a job worthy of this fantastic saga that I love... even without Levine's genius.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I enjoyed all three including the dlc. Something set in space would be awesome. With unreal engine 5 being implemented I hope we've our minds blown away.

 

[Iced Arcade]

They slapped a watermark on the image lol

 

[R6Rider]

Devs be sitting here crafting the ugliest fucking logo you've ever seen in your life.

First thing I noticed in the original post. Logo is absolutely terrible.

 

[sircaw]

lol wat

No two ways about it, For me, It was an absolute slog to get through that game.

 

[carlosrox]

No two ways about it, For me, It was an absolute slog to get through that game.

But you were saying the environments were bland.

Pretty sure the environments in that game are anything but bland.

 

[AJUMP23]

Best thing to come out of Bioshock Infinite was the cosplay.

 

[sircaw]

But you were saying the environments were bland.

Pretty sure the environments in that game are anything but bland.

after playing one and two, yes to me they were boring, how many silly houses did you enter to find the same boring environments full of nothing, more silver coins for you to pick up, more useless clothing to discover.

if you thought it was fantastic more power to you

 

[synce]

The shitty logo, the reused assets in the presentations, this is the most clearly fake shit ever. The whole idea sounds fanmade.

 

[iorek21]

The "original trilogy" had a final game that was barely connected to the first two. Another game with a tangent that keeps the spirit of the games isn't a bad thing.

. . .I mean, fun games aren't a bad thing in general.

True, but the chances of them screwing it up are bigger than it being a hit. Feels more like a cash grab at this point since probably everybody already moved on.

 

[Ogbert]

WD Legion you say?

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Please don’t fuck this up. Interested in what Ken Levine has been up to for so long as well. This needs to be an absolute amazing story and atmosphere to have the Bioshock name attached. One of my favourite series.

infinite was not incredible but still a lot better than most AAA games. Two was pretty good. The original is just fantastic still to this day. The list of devs from other studios and their previous efforts does not exactly inspire confidence, some steaming piles of shit on there.

 

[Drizzlehell]

I don’t know Bioshock 2 was a good game and I don’t think Levine was involved. It didn’t have the “new” factor of the first game but I liked it more Gameplay wise than Infinite. I’m not too optimistic about this new one but I won’t write it off completely yet before even seeing anything on it.

It was okay but it was basically mooching off of Irrational's original idea so even though Levine and Irrational Games didn't work on Bioshock 2 directly, it just wouldn't exist without their original ideas.

Having said that, I also really liked Bioshock 2 because it refined the gameplay and had a more personal, emotional storyline. It was fun. But in many ways it was also just a very safe and unexceptional sequel to a much more ambitious and groundbreaking game. Compare that to Infinite, which once again sparked discussions on many interesting topics, both related to its themes as well as design, and you can see that you need Levine in order to make a Bioshock game that's truly ambitious and special.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

2 is my favorite, it really refined the gameplay of 1. Bioshock 1 is still enjoyable, i don't care for the story after witnessing the twist. Hence why i like 2 more.

Infinite is awful, the story sucks and the gameplay is a huge step back.

 

[cormack12]

 

[Loope]

just curious, you dislike 3 because of the gameplay or because it lacks horror element?

I was thinking the same thing actually. The gameplay is amazing. A friend of mine also prefers 1 and 2 by a wide margin because of the horror atmosphere.

 

[MScarpa]

I never played Infinite yet, but I loved 1 and liked 2+DLC so hopefully they can develop something good.

You sir, need to leave this place and not come back till you experience INFINITE!!

Dudes on GAF and hasn't played Bioshock Infinite! What is this shit.

 

[Nikana]

Big shoes to fill. Will watch with interest.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Just, for the love of god, don't be cross gen.

 

[EDMIX]

lol, that was my thought exactly. WHY would you list titles that majority would consider not very good.

Well because the people who worked on them can still do their jobs else where lol I don't even understand how the gaming community doesn't know this.

Look at the credits of your favorite game and you'll find someone who worked on a game you didn't like, likely worked on your favorite games too lol Its a contracted business and I think the community as a whole seems to think that a team that worked on a game like Watch Dogs 3...are WATCH DOGS 3 DEVELOPERZ as in they only just fucking did that for life despite nothing suggesting that even remotely, most AAA games are made by a bunch of developers that have been all over the industry.

Thus...some staff that worked on Halo, worked on Call Of Duty, worked on Battlefront 2, worked on Battlefield 1, worked on Titan Fall 2, then worked on Star Wars Fallen order....that doesn't fucking mean you are getting a perks from a kill streak and a helicopter comes out in Star Wars Fallen Order lol, in fact I never really get WHY the community reacts this way as if 1 person makes theses games and can ONLY make those games, thus working on some other IP will cause it to be like the last game they worked on, its always the funniest odd myth that never really makes a lot of sense when you look deeply into it. Its extremely rare you get a team where 100% of the staff only worked on 1 IP their whole careers. I believe Bioshock Isolation or what ever the fuck they are going to call it is in good hands lol

When they hired that developer, they are focused on what they can do as a developer, not solely the reception of the last game. It would be like trying offer Jason Kidd 100 million after the finals cause Jason Terry and Dirk carried the fucking team to a championship lol I'm pretty sure they also know what they are looking for and how to judge the individual talents of that staff and not simply the overall performance of the last game they worked on (good or bad btw) as they still need to know what THEY did on those projects, not simply the results or perception of the overall project.

If not, we just going to have the bench players from Championship teams out here asking for 100 mill like they did something lol

 

[Sosokrates]

Looking forward to seeing some UE5 ice.

 

[Ezquimacore]

Bioshock 3 = WTF is this shit? Where is Rapture?! Where are the horror elements?! Cool story bro tier

so you didn't play the whole game?

 

[YukiOnna]

I liked all 3 games. Infinite felt a bit like wasted potential but I still enjoyed my time with it.
Glad to hear it's supposedly a new city. I know some people wanted the entire franchise to be set in Rapture but I like the idea of each new game exploring a new city.

I'm one of those who think Columbia is a far better setting than Rapture (I don't care about the horror elements nor the period it was set in interested me), but enough is enough and each game should have a different main setting.

 

[darkangel-212559]

so you didn't play the whole game?

I missed out on the DLC but the vanilla game really disappointed. Is the Rapture DLC good?

 

[SkylineRKR]

I missed out on the DLC but the vanilla game really disappointed. Is the Rapture DLC good?

The weapon wheel is back. But Burial at Sea also focuses a lot on stealth. I enjoyed it but its also divisive.

 

[Boss Mog]

What about Bioshock on the Vita, that's still coming right?

 

[Ezquimacore]

I missed out on the DLC but the vanilla game really disappointed. Is the Rapture DLC good?

It's basically the explanation of the whole story from 1 to infinite, definitely worth it and satisfying if you're a bioshock fan and cares about the story.

 

[ButchCat]

I missed out on the DLC but the vanilla game really disappointed. Is the Rapture DLC good?

It tries to tie everything together but ends up feeling like fan fiction and hurting what made the previous Bioshocks so unique. I treat it like it's non-canon.

 

[GodLordPaddock]

1 and 2 were good. Infinite was lackluster IMO.

Is this game still gonna be Somy exclusive like the rumors from a bit ago claimed?

 

[EverydayBeast]

Bioshock is temporary in the mind of gamers as shown in this thread, Bioshock Infinite honored the Rapture so I don't understand that frustration, not having to creep around was WHY I liked Infinite. Let's chill out and let Bioshock get back into the minds of gamers after a decade away.

 

[rofif]

I missed out on the DLC but the vanilla game really disappointed. Is the Rapture DLC good?

the dlc is bad.
I loved Infinite but dlc was just annoying to play

 

[lh032]

Im curious to see the difference between a 30fps and 60fps current gen UE5 exclusive.

I wonder if the visual upgrade that 30fps allowa will be worth sacrificing the silkiness of 60fps.

im gotten used to 60fps so much, that i rather pick 60fps without RT tbh.

 

[Sosokrates]

im gotten used to 60fps so much, that i rather pick 60fps without RT tbh.

Same here. Even last gen games which are 60fps like Doom eternal is better then 30fps but slightly better looking games.

 

[Cryio]

If it's not gonna be made by Ken Levine's studio then it's just gonna be a poor man's imitation.

Speaking of which, I wonder what is that guy up to these days. They are still yet to announce whatever game they're working on and it's been years so what gives...

Bioshock 2 wasn't made by Levine's studio and it's a masterpiece of a game.

 

[Paasei]

I was just wondering where all the hate for Take-Two went. This game will be published by them, too. You damn hypocrites.

Spoiler

I'm still excited to learn more about this game, as well

 

[Cryio]

I should replay all 3 but the "remasters" are shit afaik.

Bioshock 3 Remaster on consoles is the PC version maxed out.

Bioshock 1 and 2 Remastered have better textures, improved materials here and there (vastly better baked in shadow maps), extra geometry, higher resolution shadows, built-in FOV, higher quality ART for the pipe minigame. They're great improvements.

On PC Bioshock 2 is a bit crash heavy, but we have quick saving at least.

And on PC, the Remaster to Bioshock 1 brings Achievements, Museum, Trials, Very High Difficulty AND NG+, which were never patched into the original PC port.

 

[DragoonKain]

The main character is Amanda Ripley.

2k Games just said fuck it, we know we don't own the IP, but we're making the next Alien: Isolation game anyway and just putting the word BioShock in front of it.

 

[Drizzlehell]

Bioshock 2 wasn't made by Levine's studio and it's a masterpiece of a game.

Oh it really isn't.

 

[JordoftheDead]

Bioshock 1 = God tier
Bioshock 2 = Just average tier
Bioshock 3 = WTF is this shit? Where is Rapture?! Where are the horror elements?! Cool story bro tier

Pretty much with these comments:

Bioshock 1 - God Tier (sandbox, horror elements, original)
Bioshock 2 - average tier (with the exception of Minerva’s Den which was great)
Bioshock Infinite - WTF (story packed an emotional punch, but lost a lot of the sandbox fun, WAY more linear and zero horror elements).

 

[carlosrox]

Honestly I find people do overrate the first game.

2 and Infinite are both better.