Is Bioshock 2 worth it?
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$10 for Bioshock 2? Buy it, buy it now!
The story wasn't quite as good, but the gameplay itself is far and away better.
The story wasn't quite as good, but the gameplay itself is far and away better.
If ActiBliz can charge $15 for a map pack yes I would say it is good valueKorten12 said:
plus I really enjoyed it, gameplay was improved on every level
You're asking us if you should by a game that came out at the start of this year for $10?Korten12 said:
Seriously?
I thought it was better than Bioshock 1 in every way.
Better tactical gameplay options and more balanced plasmids, better controls, and yes, overall a better story. The final chapters of the game in particular were ten times better than Bioshock 1.
Along with Mario galaxy 2 it's my game of the year.
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Better tactical gameplay options and more balanced plasmids, better controls, and yes, overall a better story. The final chapters of the game in particular were ten times better than Bioshock 1.
Along with Mario galaxy 2 it's my game of the year.
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If it's that cheap now, then get it for gods/allahs/your own sake! :O
I... haven't finished it yet *shame* but I really like it so far!
I... haven't finished it yet *shame* but I really like it so far!
Gameplay-wise, I think it's better than the first. The hacking is better and being able to use weapons & plasmids at the same time without switching makes combat more fun. I also think the story is more emotionally involving.
But the game can never recapture the sense of wonder of seeing Rapture for the first time and it's nigh impossible to reconsile the two stories as taking place in the same time. I personally don't think the original story wad terribly good or involving (even the big twist is a bit of a yawner for me) so I have no problem with ignoring it... but if you think the first game's story was a classic, the clumsy way they tack this story on will likely annoy you.
And how does the hero eat the food through his helmet?
But the game can never recapture the sense of wonder of seeing Rapture for the first time and it's nigh impossible to reconsile the two stories as taking place in the same time. I personally don't think the original story wad terribly good or involving (even the big twist is a bit of a yawner for me) so I have no problem with ignoring it... but if you think the first game's story was a classic, the clumsy way they tack this story on will likely annoy you.
And how does the hero eat the food through his helmet?
I think it was a mediocre game, but for $10 bucks... why not?
The biggest problem of Bioshock 2 is that it never justified its existence. It has no raison d?être. In an interview with Jordan Thomas, the man stated he wanted to use the sequel to provide contrast to the schools of thought presented in the first game by presenting ?a new way of thinking and hopefully take it to a similar extreme?. By playing the game, I could see that he tried, but his vision never came close to being fulfilled. In the end, Bioshock 2 improves its shooting mechanics and little else. It learned nothing from the original game?s mistakes, its narrative themes are never fully realized (or even consistent with the ones from the previous game for that matter) and the missions demanded from the gamer are never satisfactorily justified, thus breaking the immersion.
The combat mechanisms ARE better, yes. But I don't care about that.
The combat mechanics don?t really matter as Bioshock?s core has never been about shooting plasmid at Splicers anyways. Bioshock is about the living and breathing environment of Rapture, its art and philosophies, its way of life and the conflict of forces being waived inside its dieselpunk/biopunk interiors.
The biggest problem of Bioshock 2 is that it never justified its existence. It has no raison d?être. In an interview with Jordan Thomas, the man stated he wanted to use the sequel to provide contrast to the schools of thought presented in the first game by presenting ?a new way of thinking and hopefully take it to a similar extreme?. By playing the game, I could see that he tried, but his vision never came close to being fulfilled. In the end, Bioshock 2 improves its shooting mechanics and little else. It learned nothing from the original game?s mistakes, its narrative themes are never fully realized (or even consistent with the ones from the previous game for that matter) and the missions demanded from the gamer are never satisfactorily justified, thus breaking the immersion.
The combat mechanisms ARE better, yes. But I don't care about that.
The combat mechanics don?t really matter as Bioshock?s core has never been about shooting plasmid at Splicers anyways. Bioshock is about the living and breathing environment of Rapture, its art and philosophies, its way of life and the conflict of forces being waived inside its dieselpunk/biopunk interiors.
$10, maybe. I have a friend who knows somebody who works there. He said that he said that BioShock 2 really was kinda lame. BS1 had all of the philosophy and that fun stuff, whereas BioShock 2 was just another game with no extra depth. But I'm sure it wasn't painfully bad to play, so at $10 I guess you could pick it up.
It felt like they tried to shoehorn some obviously non-existent continuity into Rapture. I was disappointed in how much it felt like a retread. That said, I was really pleased with how your story decisions affected the outcome. One of the few games I felt genuinely rewarded by not being a monster.
I enjoyed it more than the first. If only because how you dealt with NPCs and the little sisters had a tangible outcome on not only the ending but in how it effects your relationship with a certain person
The first one was far better, but it's definitely worth a playthrough. And considering I bought it for $100, $10 sounds like a great deal. But my opinion no longer matters, just know that you'll have fun with it.
By that logic, every other game/movie/book also is... so what is your point?no oneder said:
The objective of getting profit doesn't have direct corretation with the quality of the art itself.
