Bioshock?

[empathy]

Any here played Bioshock 1 or 2? What's it like? Is it worth buying? Can it related to any other games? Lol sorry for all questions, just saw a video about it on YouTube and it looked interesting.

 

[ToiletPastries]

Own them both and they're both really fun. It's a really beautiful game with a pretty good storyline as well. I'm not sure how you are with scary games but this game has some pretty freakish, eerie moments. You can at least play the demo on steam to see if it's something you'd like.

 

[Beta]

Its a very different (different as in good) FPS that refreshes the genre. You can wield guns, supernatural powers, and play one of the best storylines ever produced.

 

[Toasteddude]

Both awesome games. 2 has better gameplay than 1, 1 has a much better story. Make sure you play the original before the sequel!

 

[Zero711]

Yeah, 2 is more intuitive in gameplay than the first, and I think just an overall improvement. The first game was quite good as well, and necessary to play before you play 2, although in the first game, the second level (Medical Pavilion) got noticed as one of the top 10 most disturbning places in games. If you don't like getting scared, take it like me. Play on easy, turn up the brightness, and take the whole game slowly and cautiously.

 

[empathy]

Awesome. Thanks guys. Sounds like of fun game. And ToiletPastries, yeah I'll probably download the trial.

 

[empathy]

Both awesome games. 2 has better gameplay than 1, 1 has a much better story. Make sure you play the original before the sequel!

Could you relate Bioshock to any other game?

 

[Spitfire'd]

The atmosphere of the game is very reminiscent to the System Shock series. Considering it is the "spiritual successor" of the series it makes sense.

That's the best comparison but if you haven't played it then this won't help you too much. Bioshock is great because the reality of it is there is nothing out there like it.

You will not regret playing it. Get 1 first!

 

[blizbiggy]

I'm not sure how you are with scary games but this game has some pretty freakish, eerie moments. You can at least play the demo on steam to see if it's something you'd like.

Yeah I just beat the first one (about to start the second) and it is a pretty creepy game, but not scary.

 

[empathy]

Lol. I thought the game Indigo Prophecy was scary.

 

[Liliana]

Could you relate Bioshock to any other game?

Yeah. Imagine Half-life's gun system combined with more open levels, the magical powers of Oblivion, and 1959. I've never played System Shock.

Both Bioshocks are great, but they are very short. The story, you won't understand it in 2 unless you play 1 though. Interesting ideas they had. An underwater city where people were free to invent or achieve as much as they could. Nice.
2 improves in gameplay, but is shorter and the story is less surprising.
With one trigger/button, you wield plasmids. With the other, guns. Of course, in Bioshock 1 you wield one at a time...
Bioshock 2 got bad reviews for being like Bioshock 1("It's feels like the same Rapture".../facepalm) for whatever reason. There is money, but you only buy plasmids, ammo, and Gene tonics(buffs) with it.
The hacking minigame gets annoying, but like most of the gameplay, it was improved in Bioshock 2. Some of the best parts are the Big Daddy fights. They're like giants wearing diving suits with drills or guns. They're hard to kill, but you get to the ADAM, currency for Plasmids and Tonics.

Overall, yes. Gameplay is fine, story is original/surprising, and they'll give you a week of things to do.

 

[Kognit0]

It's a unique and fun game that should be played through at least once per game(1 and 2).