Zero Punctuation: BioShock 2

[Optimystic]

So you didn't like the part in Siren Blood Curse where you have to care for the little girl, and you didn't like caring for the little sisters in Bioshock 1 or 2. Do you hate escort sequences, or do you just hate little girls? Childhood trauma from the school playground, perhaps?

NOBODY likes escort quests. They are the bane of gaming. Especially when the thing you're escorting is a fragile little glass figurine, and protecting it for an hour before having it accidentally die on you gives exactly the same benefits as protecting it for 5 minutes before having it die on you. i.e. NONE.

 

[zHellas]

Bioshock 2 feels like a copypaste of Bioshock up until you leave Siren's Alley, then it becomes unique(mostly)...At least that's how I feel.

 

[glitch388]

i, personally really enjoyed BioShock 2. the joy of slamming a splicer up against a wall from fifty feet away with the drill dash is just satisfying. your prototype model that you play as was probably replaced because even splicers can kill you easily. last i checked, the splicers were killed within moments of coughing on a bouncer or rosie in the first and second games, so why can you take lots of damage from the lowlofe splicers? the best examples of these are the alpha big daddys. they were too easy to kill, and since you are basically the same thing, you are easy to kill.

 

[Xocrates]

The original had a climactic tussle with Frank Fontaine.

Which everyone hated.

Quite frankly given the record for boss fights in recent years, I found myself actually happier when the games don't have one.

 

[Eggsnham]

Wow, the BF:BC2 background is a bit much isn't it? Am I the only one seeing that?

Yeah, they've really been shoving that game down our throats recently.

 

[sumguitardude]

he totally forgot to talk about multiplayer inn this game!
I think the multiplayer was the best part of this game, cuz the story was, meh-.-

 

[Kurt Horsting]

Sad that it was just a copy paste job, and didn't do anything interesting with the property. It felt like there was enough room in its mythos to have at least an interesting prequel. But sadly they went the cheap and lazy route and tried to sell us the same game twice while taking out the interesting bits. I remember 2k talking about how you could use two plasmids together to get whole new attacks (like put fire on a wind trap, and make fiery tornadoes) and it seems to my disapointment that they scrapped the idea (cause it would have been cool and interesting).

I was thinking about getting it cause i liked the first (and what 2k was betting on for my 60$), and i wanted to try the multiplayer, but at this point i'm going to save my money and practice other games I'm actually going to play in the near future. (note to self: Need to get 150 apm before SC2 comes out)

 

[Xocrates]

I remember 2k talking about how you could use two plasmids together to get whole new attacks (like put fire on a wind trap, and make fiery tornadoes) and it seems to my disapointment that they scrapped the idea (cause it would have been cool and interesting).

That's in the game. You need the traps to be at least level 2 though.

 

[flamezlord]

I'm not very far into Bioshock 2 yet, but I think Yahtzee's being a bit unfair. I played the first Bioshock solely for the storyline, but I've been playing Bioshock 2 for the gameplay. I like that the plasmids actually change their use after you upgrade them instead of just being a more powerful version of the previous, and I think the enemy design has improved greatly. Contrary to what Yahtzee said, I found the fights with the big sisters to be very enjoyable, and the big daddies learning new attacks as they get tougher to be a good move. I also think the new hacking system is an improvement since it's real time, which makes for more strategy. I agree that the storyline and atmosphere have worsened, but compared to half the games you buy, it's above average.

 

[Blakray]

LMMFAO@ "shut up you little *****". Ben is hilarious as always.

 

[the1ultimate]

The glimpse into the developer design process was a little tame this week. By which I mean it just wasn't as funny as usual.

 

[Sods]

Is there a reason why each time I click on any video I get the same infuriating ad for the site?

 

[Aptspire]

Wow, the BF:BC2 background is a bit much isn't it? Am I the only one seeing that?

add the square ad to it and, voila! you just lost 10% of your video window!
...
How is that HELPFUL???????????????????????
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[ReconSoldier]

Never played a Bioshock game, just didnt appeal to me. He should review Metriod Prime Trilogy or something.

 

[ReconSoldier]

yes, advertising is how the sight raises money, I think, cant really remember but im pretty sure thats why

 

[CoolGuy328]

lol quadratic formula

 

[Quicksilver1111]

I don't know if this was brought up earlier, but didn't geist allow you to play as a vending machine?

 

[NeverMemory]

Well, this is the first time I find myself not on the same side as Yahtzee, besides the fact that the gameplay is mainly unchanged- guess there is a first time for everything- I'm guessing critics does have a tendency to stretch the truth sometimes for sake of dramatics. B.T.W: I wonder what Yahtzee will say about "Heavy Rain"?

 

[Kingjackl]

I'm just glad I'm not the only one who thought the Little Sister escort bit was shit!

Also, is anyone else getting a trailer for Bad Company 2 when they try to load the video? Do we have to watch that before the thing starts now?

 

[Belbe]

Well, with success, must come unnecessary milkage to the point where it fails...sigh.