is bioshock over hyped?

its one of the best when compared to the 360 library of games but on pc its just aiight nothing special except for the fact that it is very atmospheric.bojingles4393

Qft, for the console players,the game is basicly the closer they will ever get to a pc-only game. For pc gamer though, the gameis a version ofSystem Shock2 for stupid.

[QUOTE="bojingles4393"]its one of the best when compared to the 360 library of games but on pc its just aiight nothing special except for the fact that it is very atmospheric.Franko_3

Qft, for the console players,the game is basicly the closer they will ever get to a pc-only game. For pc gamer though, the gameis a version ofSystem Shock2 for stupid.

"The game is a version of System Shock 2 for stupid." And I helped with spaces. Anyway, i've been playing pc and console games for about 7ish years, and this is an absurdly great game. I can't believe it didn't win GOTY, and anyone who thinks it was overhyped probably didn't play it, play all the way through it, or are in the extreme minority. The game is fantastic, not just because of plasmids, the shooting aspects are fun, the story is great, and the atmosphere is the best of any game to come out in a while. That's my opinion anyway.

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[QUOTE="bojingles4393"]its one of the best when compared to the 360 library of games but on pc its just aiight nothing special except for the fact that it is very atmospheric.Quajen

Qft, for the console players,the game is basicly the closer they will ever get to a pc-only game. For pc gamer though, the gameis a version ofSystem Shock2 for stupid.

"The game is a version of System Shock 2 for stupid." And I helped with spaces. Anyway, i've been playing pc and console games for about 7ish years, and this is an absurdly great game. I can't believe it didn't win GOTY, and anyone who thinks it was overhyped probably didn't play it, play all the way through it, or are in the extreme minority. The game is fantastic, not just because of plasmids, the shooting aspects are fun, the story is great, and the atmosphere is the best of any game to come out in a while. That's my opinion anyway.

I understand now why people say its overrated. Bioshock was supposed to surpass its predecessors but instead took a huge step back. Thats the main reason. I actually really enjoyed the game, even though it dragged a little bit at the end, near the apollo square area. I played bioshock BEFORE system shock 2, so i think i got the best experience possible out of those 2 games. Bioshock was a nice introduction to this type of gameplay and SS2 made it more complex. But this isnt normal, since bioshock came out 8 years after SS2.greatmax1

From the previous posters here, it's clear that the mission of this forum is to gather BioShock haters.

Well - i have to admit that iactually thought that BS was hyped before i played it (havendt played the system shock games)- i even posted that statement on some gamespot preview somewhere!!

Then i played it.... oh my!!!!

i have never played a game with so much atmosphere and storyline as BS. It's up there with halflife 2 and max payne - and every game must unfurtunately contain some degree of repetition, which BS does towards the end.
The tactical freedom is enormous, wonderful and fun.
The plot-twist 2/3 through is awesome!! (though the concept of a takeawayyourweaponsandstartover is seen several times before)
The graphics are awesome!!!
Sound: awesome!

I am a converted disbeliever.

BioShock is a bad copy of System Shock 2, except it lacks just about all the things that made SS2 great. Calling BioShock a masterpiece is like someone photocopying the Mona Lisa, drawing some bling on her, giving her an eye patch and calling it a masterpiece.

It is very, very overhyped. It's not that it's a bad game, it's not. It's just been done before. And done much, much better. I always smiled at old people who used to say Back in my day things were better...

But now I understand. Things really were better.