[QUOTE="jethrovegas"]I know that Bioshock isn't one of the most hyped games in the near future, but I do believe that is the most important. For me, right now, Bioshock is the only game that the 360 can lord over the PS3...screw Halo 3.
Bioshock has amazing graphics, fascinating gameplay mechanics, incredible atmosphere, and an intriguing story that seems steeped in the philosphy of Ayn Rand.
Why Halo 3 has recieved more hype than Bioshock is anyone's guess; hell, I would still rather play through SS2 again then play Halo!
It seems to me that the majority of gamers have no sense for good games; they seem to be satisfied playing generic shooters and redundant football games all the time...(just look at the sales figures for madden)
I am afraid that Bioshock will be lost in the shuffle come this fall, with GTA IV (I am looking forward to this as well), and Halo 3 chomping up the cash. But I can be comforted in the fact that, at the very least, there are still a handful of gamers that celebrate System Shock's brilliance.... and thusly, will celebrate Bioshock's as well.
I only fear that games like SS2 and Bioshock are a dying breed...thoughts?
Redfingers
Okay, first of all, Ayn Rand is an idiot, and if anything, that it's based on her stories is the worst part of the game. That said, it looks extremely good. The water effects are very nice and the lighting and atmosphere is spectacular. This is, without a doubt, the most brutal, vicious, gorey game I've ever seen. I love it. If I ever get a PC that can chew this game up, I will pick it up without a doubt...it's extremely unfortunate to me that it's only on 360 as far as consoles go.
I agree entirely that this game owns the piss out of Halo 3 though...unless Halo 3 brings the smack down in a large way with some updated screenshots that make our eyes weep blood, and some gameplay reviews that say it's the best FPS on the planet and has superceded HL2 as the best shooter of this decade or something.
I've never played System Shock, but I bet it's probably a lot like Half Life...one of those things better left to the past. I played the original Halo a few months ago though a PC demo and GOD was that game crap, totally outdated...seriously, people always say older games are best. Half Life is better than Half Life 2, Halo 1 is the best in the series, etc, but I'm far more interested in the sequels than the old crap we dig up out of a murky grave.
(seriously, Halo is outdated! The physics, mechanics, AI, weapons...everything is outdated extremely badly)
Bioshock won't go unnoticed though. Just like Mass Effect it will receive due attention. Halo 3 will probably get double or triple their most hopeful sales figures (probably combined), but they won't get lost amongst titles like Lost Planet (blech) and GRAW 2 (enough with the Tom Clancy already). It's colorful enough, it's shocking enough, it's beautiful enough...it's really an exciting looking game.
Umm System Shock is not much like half-life at all. And if you aren't a complete graphics whore and you can get past the outdated graphics, you get a game that is vastly superior to almost all games out these days. In the case of SS2 you get a game superior to pretty much every game out these days, and the only ones that I believe come close to it are also older games.
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