Bioshock 2 details - Please say it isn't so!

Does anybody really find the idea of being the victim of post-hypnotic suggestion (OK, childhood programming, but still) for an entire game appealling? Didn't turn out overly bad, did it? How about an avatar that's such a wimp that any combat is pretty well instant death? Hmmmm, I guess Thief 1, 2, and 3 must have been an accident.

This Big Daddy plan doesn't thrill me at first blush, but I really don't understand the loads of venom with so little actually known.

Originally Posted by dteowner
This Big Daddy plan doesn't thrill me at first blush, but I really don't understand the loads of venom with so little actually known.

I wouldn't go so far as to call it venom. More like a heavy dose of skepticism.

First gameplay video from Bioshock 2. Looks 90% like Bioshock 1. They're probably using the same engine and just creating new content. Doesn't look enticing at all. At least not to me.

Same here. Looks like Bioshock 1.5 and thus I don't think I'd be willing to pay more than the usual retail price of an expansion for this one. I guess I'll grab it eventually just to see how the story continues but only when the game is selling at considerably below ~$30.

The gameplay video seems to confirm my worst fears. It looks like you actually move like one of the Big Daddys from the first game, with a very slow, plodding pace. It also seems even more combat oriented than B1, if that's even possible….

Still a little early, but I hereby judge that a little venom is OK after that vid.

Originally Posted by JDR13
The bottom line is that Bioshock, while not an RPG, was a great game.

No, the bottom line is that Bioshock was a decent game that failed utterly to live up to its legacy.

No wait, that's my bottom line