tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431889684623538612.post4160439116800652984..comments2023-07-05T15:19:39.315+01:00Comments on Beames on Games: Bioshock 2 - 4 hours in...Robert Beameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989843762343798504noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431889684623538612.post-47804171279531316132010-02-12T20:26:24.064+00:002010-02-12T20:26:24.064+00:00Same, I have also been playing a bit today and it ...Same, I have also been playing a bit today and it is getting better and better. The story is coming into its own now that it's starting to reveal how lamb fits into the fall of Rapture, and now that I have the shotgun and have worked out that the rivet gun is best used as a sniper rifle, the weapons are much better than I had thought.<br />I am going to review the game fully when it is completed.Robert Beameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03989843762343798504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431889684623538612.post-4942545631444151482010-02-12T17:04:14.083+00:002010-02-12T17:04:14.083+00:00Hah, cheers Mr. Beames.
I think part of the prob...Hah, cheers Mr. Beames. <br /><br />I think part of the problem was that I expected too much; I've been playing it today and I'm enjoying it more as it goes along. This may be because I've cast off those expectations now or perhaps it's just because I enjoying being in Rapture again, even if it hasn't really changed since I've been away.C.J.Inglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002081954060788351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431889684623538612.post-75959757463423551312010-02-12T09:16:19.338+00:002010-02-12T09:16:19.338+00:00Glad you're playing it too. It's ashame yo...Glad you're playing it too. It's ashame you agree though, as it would be better if the game lived up to the original, obviously. Eurogamer wrote that it starts slowly and gets better, so maybe its awesome and I'm not there yet.<br />Brilliant second paragraph about the little sisters. You should be writing the blog.Robert Beameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03989843762343798504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431889684623538612.post-41622534911648585192010-02-11T23:26:26.895+00:002010-02-11T23:26:26.895+00:00I am of a similar opinion. I've played about t...I am of a similar opinion. I've played about the same amount you have, apparently. I find the nonsense with the Little Sisters just irritating, the drill is the most exciting thing about the game so far, but woefully low on fuel and the only thing that makes you a 'Big Daddy' is your inability to jump and your selection of weapons. <br /><br />I have noticed that the tiny girl children do occasionally remark on the hack-and-slash of some drug monster, but that isn't enough. The eery beauty of them in the original game was the way they led around the lumberers, with childlike innocence and unholy intent. Now they're merely a boolean variable and entirely ineffectual. I daresay apart from the original one, you could probably avoid all interaction with them throughout the game with minimal consequence. You wouldn't have Adam and its benefits, but you've got the peashooter and the drill and a lightning bolt.<br /><br />I could go on, but my main point is this: Bioshock 2 hasn't improved enough on the original game and in a number of cases, has failed to emphasise things that made the original so good. As you say, there is less atmosphere; this may be partly because the characters I've encountered are just less interesting, with less motivation.<br /><br />Not that there aren't interesting things about the new game; as I said, the drill is drilltastic. I won't say too much as I'm not sure if you're there yet or not, but I've encountered one storyline driven upgrade and prey for more. It's a lot better than the wrench. I enjoyed the lighting when I was wandering about underwater, but apart from that improvement, Bioshock 2 has almost gone Gears of War on our asses and made everything look (feel?) gloomy and unappealing (at least compared to the original game). The 50's optimism is all gone and Mexican-proverb-ammo-machine-voices with it.C.J.Inglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002081954060788351noreply@blogger.com