Bioshock 2 - Sea of Dreams

I feel the game will do a good job of attempting to live up to its predecessor. I love the direction they are going with the multiplayer, which is honestly something I'm very surprised and happy I get to say. I really expected the multiplayer to come out as complete trash... but its still too early to REALLY say much about it.

As for the story...I'm a little worried but I heard that some ppl read somewhere that the "actual" villian of the game is NOT the Big Sister. Which hopefully leaves some more suspense to the game than just saying "ohh.. that faster version of me is the super villian??"

I mean its the whole reason superman games aren't that great usually. You want your character to be badass but you don't want it to feel too easy. In the last game you'd be scared a little to meet up with a big daddy at first and I'm afraid a little that because you ARE the big daddy that there won't be any "scare" to the game that made the other game surprising. And now you can swim which is cool for the exploration aspect, but it too takes away part of that fear. When you are walking in a tunnel and all of a sudden the tube starts to leak you start saying to yourself "shit I better hurry! I don't know if the game just started a timer for me to die!!" But now that you can swim there isn't that feeling anymore.

As for the GAMEPLAY... I'm not too worried. Just an upgraded version of past gameplay is expected/wanted.

nontheless I have 2 buys and 1 rent at least in November alone lol (assassin's creed 2 gets a rent cuz I bought the first and it was too short and mundane. Had no want to complete it again.... hell. I got bored after about 1/2 the first game was over.). I would just go for a rent for Bioshock 2 but the multilayer gives it lasting power hopefully and a reason to buy over rent. I'll hold out any really judgment on the multiplayer until I SEE it. Also it would be pretty cool if they put a beta test for the multiplayer online at some time.... I really want some hands on.

Random note... I REALLY want to fight a giant fish with my drill arm *poke poke.
 
I loved the first game... but I'm worried about this one. How will it retain the noir feeling of the first game? I have my doubts.

It won't. I can't really think that there are enough people left in rapture to tell a decent story.

On the bright side they didn't go the cheap route and just make there have been more cities under the sea or something. But truth be told I'd have loved to have seen a prequel.
 
It won't. I can't really think that there are enough people left in rapture to tell a decent story.

On the bright side they didn't go the cheap route and just make there have been more cities under the sea or something. But truth be told I'd have loved to have seen a prequel.

We didn't cover every area in rapture on the first run through. I dont think there will be a problem with that.

The multiplayer portion covers pre-bioshock events. It'll have it's own storyline too apparently. The more i hear about the multiplayer portion, the more i think it'll be really good and not just some pathetic check mark in sequel development. But then even IF the multiplayer sucks, i'm 100% confident that solo play will be worth the price tag.
 
great reviews all over the place for this game

hm... if i haven't played the first one, should I get the 2nd one?
 
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