![]() One of the many "biohorror" enemy concepts left out of the final product.Īll of that said, it's possible I'm somewhat wrong about BioShock. It seems like BioShock tries to be a horror game, but it's nowhere near as unnerving as System Shock 2. This creates an uncomfortably claustrophobic atmosphere steeped in goofy surrealism. It's something to do with the three dimensional objects seeming comically large, whilst simultaneously being crammed into narrow spaces. There's also something off putting about the graphics that bothers me. But my three hour take away was this is a dumbed-down System Shock with a heavy handed objectivism slant. I have considered forcing myself to play through BioShock as a scholarly endeavor, hoping the experience will improve immensely to warrant its high status among popular gaming. Original little sister concept left, 2K approved redo on right. came out only a year after BioShock, and it accomplished a lot of the same ethos but with far greater skill, being an experience I adored and completed.) And so I started it up about two months ago on Xbox 360. I thought that maybe it was time to finally play BioShock for myself. In regards to its age publications started talking about BioShock again. Sequels came and went, and the series seemed to sell and review well.Įarlier this year, it came to light that BioShock had become ten years old. So in light of all that, I had no interest in playing BioShock and forgot about it. ![]() Not long after that, Levine released a postmortem explaining how 2K had indeed neutered some of his ideas, and forced Irrational to alter initial concepts for increased mass appeal. ![]() I recall thinking BioShock looked to be what I feared a watered down System Shock for the masses. Shortly after BioShock released, I watched a friend play the game for about thirty minutes. However as the development of the game proceeded, and Levine's original concept became ever more diluted due to 2K's meddling, my excitement waned. As someone who had beaten System Shock and System Shock 2, loving both, I fully hoped BioShock would be a spiritual successor. Many years ago when Irrational and Ken Levine first started showing conceptual images for this game, I was excited for it. Original BioShock enemy concept art that was left out of the actual game. ![]()
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