Poll: Testing a Bioshock Theory

[Legion]

Non-American, love the series.

Admittedly a lot of the philosophical and societal attitudes are somewhat alien to me, but they are not what draw me to the game.

I didn't think/realise that 'besotted' was an unusual word. Maybe I'm getting old and it's gone out of fashion.

It doen't sound strange to me, but then again I seem to use "old English" as well.

 

[Frission]

Non-American here and I liked the storyline of the first game. It was a very interesting twist on linearity.

Spoiler

Too bad Andrew Ryan is killed and replaced by Frank Fontaine, a two bit gangster.

I liked the second bioshock a little less and I'm currently playing Bioshock Infinite.

I actually heard some people say that Infinite gave off an "'Murica, Fuck Yeah!" vibe. I don't know what they were on because I came away with a distinctly different impression of the game.

They seriously think it's pro-American? The whole video game is extraordinarily critical of the United States from what I've seen so far. It criticizes the zealotry, ignorance and racism that was and may still be present in the United States.

Then again, some members of the military loved "Apocalypse Now" and "Full metal Jacket", so maybe the message just flew right above them.

 

[introverted_surd]

I'm not an American and I don't see this as a problem. A games job is to appeal to as many people as possible so it can sell. This means that they will always give you enough infomation to be able to enjoy the game or chances are, people will not by it.

As long as i'm given the context (and it fits the game) I have no problem being invloved in history, politics or anything else.

 

[Phasmal]

Non-American who was totally in love with the first (and to some extent second) Bioshock and who is still... processing the ending to Infinite.

I was completely hooked on Bioshock from the beginning, and I'm British. I don't think it has a particularly American feel to it at all (well, Infinite obviously does with the setting).

 

[zumbledum]

well i think you will get a bit more out of the references if you know about that time era. Being English myself when i entered the

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order of the raven and saw that statue of john wilkes booth i just figured he was another of the founding fathers like the others we see at the start , it was only after listening to the recording in the area then seeing the picture of Lincoln getting shot that the penny dropped, i would imagine a lot of non Americans wont get that bit for an example.

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

Besotted American (thank you again, Nouw). I'm pretty sure that it's unrelated. Every country or culture that constantly shifts or is discovering how to run their democracy should find it intriguing. I haven't played Infinite yet, but I love how Bioshock 1 and 2 together give a warning that the answer is not an extreme in either the left or right direction, but to find the balance and still be excellent to each other. And that someone has to "clean the toilets".

I'm pretty sure that's universal stuff, the particular setting is irrelevant as other countries get mad exposure to American culture. Hell, the first time I saw Dude, Where's My Car? was in Paris.