The water effects do look better and there are some slightly better textures. The downside, is that this collection doesn’t do much in actually remastering the visuals. The architecture/visuals of the game world combined with the high quality voice/music selections give BioShock a very special feeling that most FPS games don’t even try to approach. The audio logs and other voice work remain as strong as ever and give a huge sense of history to the city and its people. Not to mention, the population being comprised of spliced up people who aggressively want to kill you. The city is in immense decay with random bodies strewn about. Rapture is a wholly unique setting for a game, and nothing has felt like that, aside from the obvious BioShock 2. The look and sound of BioShock remain some of its strongest points. For example, only being able to have your weapon or Plasmid equipped, which is a hold-over from System Shock 2, or at least hacking mini-game. There are certain things that do feel dated, but not to an overt degree. Don’t get me wrong, a lot of the game still feels pretty current, which is a testament to how innovative the game originally was. But there are some good twists and turns to the story, which aren’t expected, even by today’s standards.Īn odd thing when replaying this game is how archaic certain design decisions feel. If you’re one of the four people who hasn’t played the game already, I won’t go into further details. The crux of the game involves your character, Jack, as he is in the underwater city named Rapture that has been ravaged by genetic modification and an Ayn Rand-inspired villain named Andrew Ryan.

The game also introduces mechanics like the Big Daddy and Plasmids in an organic way.

It has arguably the best 30 minutes to an hour long opening of any game, as you have no idea what is actually happening. The first BioShock hasn’t aged the best, but is still a great game. Well, all three BioShock games have made their way to modern consoles so let’s see how they stack up. I find the entire game to be really limiting. However, I personally don’t enjoy the shooting in Infinite. The setting is highly unique and it has an even better sense of world building than either prior BioShock game. But it is a highly refined sequel to an already innovative game.īioShock Infinite I had mixed thoughts on, even at the time it came out. Mainly, because the basic setting and gameplay were the same. Honestly, everything about it felt like an evolution of the First Person Shooter genre. I’ve been a fan of BioShock since the original game came out in 2007, despite my laptop not being able to actually run it correctly.

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