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Bioshock Infinite

I am not sure if entry for giveaway should look like this, if not please delete.

Bioshock Infinite Contest Entry: Bioshock was the game I somehow couldn't get into it, until I saw it at my friend's pc. It looks quite awesome in these old days and it became as one of must-play games on my list. It's fair to say the biggest advantage here is underwater town, that's brilliant idea. Exploring this town, accidentaly encoutering Big Daddy's (who are also awesome, in their's "Diving Suits") protecting Little Sisters gives this unique feeling which is hard to find in nowadays shooters. Its worth to mention also great plot: discovering what happened to Rapture and meeting... Read All

Thoughts on Bioshock

I'll be honest, I played and beat Bioshock 2 before I even touched the first game. I think it was a good decision. To go from being a powerful Big Daddy to just a regular human was...humbling. Rapture got much larger, and much scarier. The gameplay was more difficult, and I thought that was a good thing.

As for the story elements, it was top-notch. Ryan was just the right mix of idealist and madman. But saying that, his policies made sense.

Relating to the city of Rapture itself, it was incredible. The city is dead, but it looked like it was so alive. It felt as if the life was actually sucked out of it.

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Bioshock Infinite Contest

So it took me a while to get this post done, but eventually I manged to to finish it. :P Kind of similar to my experiences with BioShock.

I went back to my account history and found out that BioShock was actually both one of my first games on Steam as well one of the first games I bought in the Steam store (instead of adding retail keys from "boxed games" - those things no one buys any longer today :P ). However, although having a really, really small game library back then (basically just Half-Life 2 + Episodes 1 & 2 and a few very selected other titles), I didn't even download the game within the first 4 months or so of the purchase. About 2 more months after, I... Read All So it took me a while to get this post done, but eventually I manged to to finish it. :P Kind of similar to my experiences with BioShock.

I went back to my account history and found out that BioShock was actually both one of my first games on Steam as well one of the first games I bought in the Steam store (instead of adding retail keys from "boxed games" - those things no one buys any longer today :P ). However, although having a really, really small game library back then (basically just Half-Life 2 + Episodes 1 & 2 and a few very selected other titles), I didn't even download the game within the first 4 months or so of the purchase. About 2 more months after, I finally started the game and played for a bit.

Entering Rapture was exactly as I pictured it by the reviews I had read before and making my first steps through this very atomspheric world, one of the coolest settings I've seen so far, was thoroughly enjoyable. What followed, though, was nothing. I cannot remember what made me do so, but I just stopped in the second level and put the game aside. For over a year.
Later then, I had two weeks off and wanted to clear my gaming backlog, I stumpled upon BioShock again. Even at that point, I did not know why I quit it in the first place and so I figured I'll continue that one. Boy, that was a good decision!
The deeper I got into the city, the deeper I got into the game. I carefully listened to every single audio diary, and spend what felt like 4 hours in each level in order to explore every single last corner and find every hidden piece of story, gear, whatever. I even (re-)played some of the levels doing crazy stuff like using nothing but my loyal wrench, and when I finished a session after few levels, also headed over to the BioShock Wiki to read up a bit on the backgrounds. Two things I rarely do, considering there's always something new to play instead.
This game, however, quickly became one of my all-time favorites and so I gladly did those things to get the most out of it. Always nice if you can find such new ways to enjoy a game; and much better than some cheap multiplayer features as seen in BioShock 2... Luckily, they realized how fast it died and focused on singleplayer again for Infinite. Would have been nice, though, if the PC version of BioShock 1 had achievements just as the consoles.

I very much hope BioShock Infinite will have everything I loved in the first one:
- Combat which is thanks to the combination of guns and plasmid rich in variety and offers interesting enemies. Already saw those "Boys of Silence" and became curious about them (also story-wise).
- A setting as beautiful and extraordinary as Rapture. Shouldn't be a problem with Columbia - good on them for moving to something else and not repeating the undersea world again.
- And of course, the narrative. That is both the story and most notably the great, great dialogue which was hilarious as well as profound. Would you kindly bring back such memorable quotes as "A slave obeys, a man chooses!" or "No Gods or Kings. Only Man."? :P
Hopefully, we'll also see some sorts of decisions which change the story/ending. I liked how you could choose the little sisters' destiny. Not too much of an impact, but after all it's still a shooter, so I guess that was okay.

To me, BioShock 1 is a well deserved Game of the Year 2007. And as for now, BioShock Infinite seems to be a hot candidate for this year's award.

Never stop falling from the sky

It's hard to forget the opening scene of the original Bioshock. The first time I played through the demo back when I still had my 360, I sat there awestruck at what lay before my eyes after emerging from the wreck of my plane. The flames dancing on the surface of the water strewn with metal and luggage in the utter darkness of the middle of the ocean at night was something straight out of ones worst nightmares. Little did I know then what was waiting for me just under the surface. Rapture, and the dystopian universe that 2k Boston (woot for my hometown!) created were straight out of a Ayn Randian steampunk fantasy. We were introduced to such iconic figures in gaming... Read All It's hard to forget the opening scene of the original Bioshock. The first time I played through the demo back when I still had my 360, I sat there awestruck at what lay before my eyes after emerging from the wreck of my plane. The flames dancing on the surface of the water strewn with metal and luggage in the utter darkness of the middle of the ocean at night was something straight out of ones worst nightmares. Little did I know then what was waiting for me just under the surface. Rapture, and the dystopian universe that 2k Boston (woot for my hometown!) created were straight out of a Ayn Randian steampunk fantasy. We were introduced to such iconic figures in gaming as the Big Daddy, Little Sister, and forced to fight out way through some of the most beautiful environments seen in gaming at the time. You can't talk about Bioshock without talking about Rapture. It literally saves your life, and then does everything in its power to kill you, all the while stunning you with it's design and art. It's no surprise it was the setting for the sequel. After seeing Rapture through a new pair of brass and glass covered eyes in Bioshock 2, we'll be heading to Columbia, a giant city suspended in the air by balloons. We'll also be travelling back roughly 50 years before the first two games, and playing again as an outsider finding his way in the city. Funny how you start off falling from the sky, only to find yourself ascending back up there in the end. I wonder if that was their plan all along.

In just a day, we'll start exploring Columbia. Well, I say we, but seeing as I'm broke and haven't preordered it, I mean everyone else will be. That's where this comes in. Thanks to the little Bioshock infinite contest running here at Cheerful Ghost, I might have a chance to win a copy of the game. I've got my fingers crossed. I know I'm new here and all, and I'd understand of course if they'd be more inclined to reward their users who have been here and contributing for a while, but I figured I'd throw my hat in and while I was at it, maybe see what else you guys have going on here. Thanks for the chance to maybe win, and happy hunting up there in the infinite air!

Still shocked

A philosophical text wrapped in a survival horror game. There's something that makes the game even scarier than all the shadows and jumps, and that's the dystopian atmosphere. You really feel like this was a place whose bright ideals became corrupted and ultimately self destructive. Truly a masterpiece of game design.

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Bioshock Infinite Contest

Bioshock. A game which has questioned one thing in us: Are video games can be a piece of art? Yes, they can be. Bioshock's mood is very unique. Mostly it's pretty scary and sad, giving the real feeling that everyone in Rapture is crazy, and the whole city is anarchic. The little dialogues between the splicers and the music of the 1960's are giving a very great retro feeling. And the story. Yes, the story, which makes the game the most interesting. A separated, much different world which has fallen by the real world...it has a very educating society critic, symbolizing with the foundable audio tapes, and the caracters, and the technology of Rapture. The story makes big... Read All

BioShock Infinite Contest

BioShock Infinite Contest

I am ashamed to admit that I only played BioShock very recently. I decided to play it after reading about Infinite's upcoming release and adored every moment of it. BioShock is one of the best games out there. I've never before played a game that blended story and action in the way BioShock did. The ability to listen to audiotapes while still progressing through the game was a genious addition to the game as it let you experience the story without turning the game into a big long cutscene or having to stop the action and read a piece of the backstory. I played BioShock over the course of two days because I simply couldn't bring myself to put... Read All

Bioshock

Bioshock is an amazing game. Right from the start I was taken into this amazing (although creepy) world, that held me til the very end, and even long after I completed the game! The characters are unique and a little insane, but that's what makes Bioshock such an interesting play! The game mechanics are great, the plot is excellent, and the environments are so detailed and amazing. After finishing the game for the first time I found myself quite upset that it had to end! But then I played it again (and I would gladly play it a third, fourth and even fifth time - not many games that I can say that about!)

Overall Bioshock is a great play, as is Bioshock 2 and I'm sure... Read All

My Experience on Bioshock 1

Bioshock 1 probably one of the best FPS ever grace current generation and I'm not trying to exaggerate the praise for this game. I remember playing this game in class with my friends watching, fortunately I wasn't get caught playing in the middle of a lesson. Honestly, I've beat the game on the pirated version and then bought the game 2 years later just because it's just THAT good (back then, I didn't even know about steam). Hell, I've even promoted this game to my friends, even bought one of my friend a copy of this game just for the sake of it.
One thing that I like from the first Bioshock is the moral system and the little sisters. The fight with big daddy is also... Read All

what i experienced & what i expect

first of all i'm writing this on behalf of the "Bioshock Infinite Contest" here on Cheerful Ghost, however that doesn't mean Bioshock wouldn't deserve something written about it otherwise especially with the name game in the series "Bioshock infinite" right around the corner.

well then:
Back when bioshock came out and i finally got to play it i thought it was an amazing game in all possible aspects though ever so slightly disturbing or freaky at times but the mix kept you on the edge of your seat since you never knew what to expect, all in all the game was enjoyable for most people since it had a fun way of getting you accustomed to new powers or game mechanics (for... Read All first of all i'm writing this on behalf of the "Bioshock Infinite Contest" here on Cheerful Ghost, however that doesn't mean Bioshock wouldn't deserve something written about it otherwise especially with the name game in the series "Bioshock infinite" right around the corner.

well then:
Back when bioshock came out and i finally got to play it i thought it was an amazing game in all possible aspects though ever so slightly disturbing or freaky at times but the mix kept you on the edge of your seat since you never knew what to expect, all in all the game was enjoyable for most people since it had a fun way of getting you accustomed to new powers or game mechanics (for instance those fun little videos that came with the different powers which looked like 50's adds) and meanwhile had a (somewhat) heavy story in the background, i enjoyed toying with different powers and due to the available variety everybody could get a play style that worked for them and was perhaps unique (at least within a group of friends) while i personally didn't care much for the underlying story i still followed it wondering how it would develop further.

my expectations:
What i expect from bioshock infinite is a little bit more seriousness than the first game (regrettably) and more straightforward battles since as far as i could tell by the trailers i watched the amount of available powers and the significance of those powers has become quite a bit less while back in the first bioshock you couldn't get through some areas without certain powers i don't expect that to be the case too much in this new release and some aspects even remind me of a less stealthy "dishonored" though that isn't entirely fair to the game since the plans have been announced for years and the bioshock franchise was the first to come up with those wacky powers, so i genuinely hope that they managed to distinguish themselves from dishonored enough to make this new title into a huge success, the prospect of co-op multi-player seems very promising and fun but the only thing we can do for now is wait and see how it all unfolds (and hope my computer can handle it).

to everybody: Happy hunting.