I played by accident System Shock 2 back in 2000 or so, and I was blown away. Now when Bioshock went out, I played it a bit but didn’t finish it. After a while I picked it up again. No denial, very immersive, plot driven games. The horror factor was present from SS2 a bit downed but still there and not forced like in Dead Space 2 or whatever horror shooter is out there where a pipe breaks with a creepy tune every 2 sec. The thing that I disliked in Bioshock was that that the main person who helps you it’s the main antagonist, while it was mind-blowing in SS2 it felt a bit like deja-vu Of course if I didn’t play SS2, I’d be moreso mindblown. Still both amazing games.
Now Bioshock Infinite seemed like a bad idea. I mean OK you have a great idea for a location – underwater city. Now they went like how can we top that ? Air City ! Meh… I’d say it was a bit forced and not well thought out. I can spend 2-3 days and probably find out better designs for sky-cities .
Graphically speaking, it’s pretty amazing, but you can see they kinda focused on some areas and not on others. The thing that’s missing from the game is clever diversions. Those mini games at the start are a good idea, a bit of dialogue would have been great also, but no.
Your companion cube .. I mean cutie – Elizabeth. Dunno, I think all those other female characters are better looking, She was a bit off visually to me. She chats occasionally, picks up coins, and throws you refills during combat. You kinda get a bit dependent on her, mostly because you can’t carry extra health potions or salts ( mana )
Mr. Levine, please don’t send me back to Russia 😦
Guns are pretty standard, which isn’t too bad, you’ll soon find your favourites and stick with them – which is actually a good idea since full upgrades are kinda pricey. Again most of the people out there favor sniper rifle. I went revolver, it’s powerful and precise, without that stalker shit that sniping involves. The carbine is a pretty good choice also, shotgun I found it lacking in the endgame.
About that … the game has only one ending, I finished it and I was like that’s what I get for being a baddie all game and went happily on YouTube to check the other endings. Surprise, Surprise … there wasn’t any.
The game misses a good brawl at the end, but mixes up a bit of nostalgia in its place which although great, just made me feel played out.
It’s a good game, but honestly I wouldn’t rush into it. It seems everybody is singing it’s praises all over the media but most of the commentaries from gamers are mostly negativish. Of course casual players might love it like hell but they miss a lot of background in gaming.
My advice, if you can’t borrow it from a friend .. haaaar 😉 , try to get it on sale – Btw not much replayability and no nudity ( awww )
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