Actions of BioShock protagonist debated by characters in sequel
by Griffin McElroy 
on Nov 6th 2009 4:00PM
Considering the dichotomy of the moral decisions (see: good or evil) offered to the silent hero of the original
BioShock, many have wondered how the upcoming undersea adventure,
BioShock 2, would take his actions in the first installment into account. Without a save game import feature (
ala Mass Effect 2), how could the sequel register the player's decisions in the original? The answer was recently revealed by
Bioshock 2's creative director, Jordan Thomas:
Ambiguity, my dear Watson.
Speaking to MTV, Thomas explained that, "the things that he did are being fiercely debated by the splicers, because we wanted to support any of the choices the player could have made in the first game." He later added, "It's become kind of a religious question; what he did at the end of
BioShock 1." This plot device is probably for the best -- if the splicers in
Bioshock 2 knew about our actions in the first game, all they'd debate about is why we spent ten hours wandering aimlessly around the city, desperately hunting for
audio cassettes.
