I played the hell out of both of the Bioshock games, and I completely disagree with the idea that the gameplay was sloppy, simple and repetitive. Certain things are subjective, naturally, but between all the plasmids, gun upgrades and ammo types- the combat was not simple. The combat got somewhat sloppy and repetitive during the middle portion of Bioshock 2 (though that may have had something to do with bland level design- Pauper's Drop/Siren Alley), but other than that, I felt it was very enjoyable.
The general gameplay in merely exploring and observing was fantastic in the first game especially. It played more like a first person adventure where shooting things was a thing you did, but not the main focus. Even in the second one where it was more action oriented, the gameplay was mostly spot on. But I will agree that Levine is rapidly turning into 'the' (exceptionally imaginative) American developer. I cannot wait for Infinite.
Joyswag: BioShock Infinite swag bag, 'murder of crows' drink, posters
Aug 13th 2010 2:39AM (Joystiq)BioShock Infinite preview: Setting foot in the floating city of Columbia
Aug 13th 2010 2:32AM (Joystiq)I played the hell out of both of the Bioshock games, and I completely disagree with the idea that the gameplay was sloppy, simple and repetitive. Certain things are subjective, naturally, but between all the plasmids, gun upgrades and ammo types- the combat was not simple. The combat got somewhat sloppy and repetitive during the middle portion of Bioshock 2 (though that may have had something to do with bland level design- Pauper's Drop/Siren Alley), but other than that, I felt it was very enjoyable.
The general gameplay in merely exploring and observing was fantastic in the first game especially. It played more like a first person adventure where shooting things was a thing you did, but not the main focus. Even in the second one where it was more action oriented, the gameplay was mostly spot on. But I will agree that Levine is rapidly turning into 'the' (exceptionally imaginative) American developer. I cannot wait for Infinite.
BioShock Infinite preview: Setting foot in the floating city of Columbia
Aug 13th 2010 2:14AM (Joystiq)But Bioshock Infinite comes out in 2012, so from 2007 to 2012- 5 years.
Joyswag: Get stuck in Limbo [update: giveaway closed]
Jul 21st 2010 4:36PM (Joystiq)