BioShock: The Collection

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  1. ApostleShan
    Dec 15, 2017
    10
    The people scoring this game a 1, 2 or 3 are clearly butt hurt. Games are remastered not remade. The extra content is easily worth it for a Bio Shock fan. I have experienced only minor issues and have completed one of the games without a single crash. If you have never played Bio Shock this is a great entry point.
  2. Umbrella-17
    May 20, 2017
    9
    A great Collection of 2 great games and 2 Great DLC's for a average game. Bioshock 1 and 2 are an Experience to be played And this collection is the best way to play it you got both game with better graphic and all DLC's. On the other Hand Bioshock Infinite is kinda bad at least by himself but since this collection contains Burial at Sea 1 and 2 this make Infinite Slightly better andA great Collection of 2 great games and 2 Great DLC's for a average game. Bioshock 1 and 2 are an Experience to be played And this collection is the best way to play it you got both game with better graphic and all DLC's. On the other Hand Bioshock Infinite is kinda bad at least by himself but since this collection contains Burial at Sea 1 and 2 this make Infinite Slightly better and solidify its place in the trilogy. So yeah its an amazing collection and every shooter/RPG hybrid should own also Credits for the PC version which is free if you own the 3 games already but suffer from a lack of option and optimization but still they give it for free so i won't complain much i written this review mainly for the console player while i own the PC version of these games.… Expand
  3. Barnews
    Oct 8, 2017
    8
    Today, years after release, you can get all 3 bioshocks in single pack. First 2 games are remastered and improved. But is this pack worthy? Should you spend your money?

    Bioschock: Remastered PROS - You will step in to the rapture (city at bottom of sea) for first time. - Graphics are logically worst of all tree games, but it is still okay even for todays standarts. - Gameplay is    Today, years after release, you can get all 3 bioshocks in single pack. First 2 games are remastered and improved. But is this pack worthy? Should you spend your money?

    Bioschock: Remastered

    PROS
    - You will step in to the rapture (city at bottom of sea) for first time.
    - Graphics are logically worst of all tree games, but it is still okay even for todays standarts.
    - Gameplay is what matters here and in bioshock 1 its very good. Interesting locations, enemies, bosses, crafting, hacking, etc... You explore locations, finding hiddent areas, fighting your way trought hostile city. There are various weapons and plasmind (magical powers) that will help you in various situations and fights of course.
    - Story is and lore very good too. You will expereince a lot of funny, interesting moments.
    - First game is the longest of all three in my opinion. its a little bit slower but do not fear, t´here is enough action for everybody.

    CONS
    - Crashing. Yes that is the only thing that i didnt liked. After years, it is still there and not fixed. So if you will paly this, please do have 2 SAVES and rotate them everytime you save. I had to repeat almost all location because of this.

    Bioschock 2: Remastered

    PROS
    - In second game, you will look to the undersea city rapture again, but this time you will play as Big Daddy (If you played first game you know what it is :-D)
    - Graphics are significantly better. Especially water effects are very good (Better than in third bioshock)
    - The game is really very similiar to the first bioshock. But everything is enhanced. Fights are better, crafting is better, hacking is better. Almost all things are improved a bit. The game plays better.
    - But there are still some thing that are worse. The game feels shorter. Locations are more straightforward and not so interesting in my opinion and so on.
    - Story is and lore are very good.

    CONS
    - Still crashing :-D but now only when you let the game in menu for some time. But rotate saves here too for sure like in first game.

    Bioshock: Infinite

    PROS
    - Third bioshock is different and not in bad way, but in good way. It is from different universe :-D. Welcome to the columbia, the flying city!
    - Good thing is the gameplay itself is very similiar to first 2 games, but with more intense action. There are no pasive plasminds but now you will find gear through the game (its better in my opinion). Active plasminds (magic skills) are still here and they are still usefull and funny to use. There many weapons to use and you can choose which fits better to your playstyle.
    - In bioshock: infinity you will have a companion, sweet young girls elisabeth, that will acompany you during the game and will be with you till the end. Together with her you will uncover story of third bioshock which is in my opinion fantastic and leaves 2 previous games behind. Elisabeth is not just a pet that will follow you. She talk, she move, she cover herself, she find money, ammo, salt (mana) and medkits for you, and thats not all because about you and her the whole story is. She is just unique and fantastic addition to the game. Without her game would be nothing.
    - Graphics are logically best from all three bioshocks but in bioshock 2, water had better effects.
    - Music and sounds are atmosferic and top notch. The world itself is beatufily crafted.

    CONS
    - Well its not crashing, at least for me. But its sad it stuters on my new high end PC when changing locations (loading new things) its annoying but i got used to it.

    FINAL RESULT

    All three bioshocks in single pack and in discount are fantastic offer. Gameplay, Story, Atmosphere, Good portion of action, Many ways how to play, that are things where all bioshocks excell. I like that all bioshocks differs from each other in some ways. in every one of the three i like something else that others do not have.

    If there werent crashing and stuttering issues it would be even better.    … Expand
  4. Usernaym
    Sep 15, 2016
    2
    Disclaimer: Bioshock itself is a fantastic game. The original version is actually my favorite game of all time despite the technical issues. I'm giving this "remaster" a 2/10 because it fails at being a remaster in almost every conceivable way.

    All of the technical issues that plagued the original PC release are present in this iteration. All of them. Mouse input (which was easily the    Disclaimer: Bioshock itself is a fantastic game. The original version is actually my favorite game of all time despite the technical issues. I'm giving this "remaster" a 2/10 because it fails at being a remaster in almost every conceivable way.

    All of the technical issues that plagued the original PC release are present in this iteration. All of them. Mouse input (which was easily the worst aspect of the original game) has not seen any fixes in this remaster, the constant audio dropping/stuttering hasn't been fixed, and the game constantly crashes just like the original did when played on newer hardware. Also, game-breaking bugs from roughly a decade ago have remained untouched in this release. The addition of new bugs, like the main menu randomly switching between controller and KBM controls, doesn't help the situation.

    The texture work and lighting, while decent in some areas, is actually worse than the original in others. Definitely not up to par with what I've come to expect from remastered games. Worse still is that the advanced graphics settings are COMPLETELY ABSENT from this release even though they were in the original. I don't know what else to call that than a downgrade.

    There is still no FOV slider, and there is still no mouse sensitivity slider. Sensitivity is still measured on a 1-10 scale, with 1 being the only "normal" sensitivity, but also being especially bugged for some reason, forcing players to use 2 sensitivity minimum.

    So... what exactly was "remastered" in Bioshock Remastered? Certainly none of the things that needed to be. I would have given this effort a 0/10, but then I remembered the addition of the Golden Reels, console-exclusive DLC, and Steam achievements.

    Honestly, this game is just sad. It could have been so much better, but the devs decided not to make an effort.    … Expand
  5. Ireland914
    Sep 16, 2016
    2
    Looks great but still suffers from terrible control issues on PC. Mouse sensitivity is a nightmare. They didn't put any effort into addressing an issue that should have been on the top of their list of essential improvements.
  6. silver_wasp
    Sep 16, 2016
    1
    Note: this applys to the remaster of the game as the game itself was great, but this one won't even work.

    Simple mods work better than this attempted graphical overhaul. It crashed shortly after starting gameplay. I got to a cut-scene and it froze my whole PC. Couldn't kill the process in any way. Couldn't access task manager or even get to the desktop. I don't remember the last game    Note: this applys to the remaster of the game as the game itself was great, but this one won't even work.

    Simple mods work better than this attempted graphical overhaul. It crashed shortly after starting gameplay. I got to a cut-scene and it froze my whole PC. Couldn't kill the process in any way. Couldn't access task manager or even get to the desktop. I don't remember the last game that I literally had to cut power to my system to stop. It seems no quality assurance was done on this at all. I eagerly await for the community to help finish the remaster, because the devs sure didn't.    … Expand
  7. Iksbrown
    Sep 16, 2016
    3
    Stupid piece of **** crashes all the time. They remastered it graphically but didn't bother to fix any of the many bugs that still plague this game. Pass.
  8. Booben
    Oct 12, 2016
    8
    It's good game.
    I got it free because i bougt all bioshock games early.
    But it looks beautiful now,
    Cool game, cool remaster - go to the rapture, friends.
  9. fallouts
    Sep 13, 2016
    10
    All games in the package look noticeably better than the last gen console versions. Significant effort was put into the first 2 games while Bioshock Infinite is just a port of the PC version set to "very high" graphics option (I compared it in the past and it was running on the low graphics on last gen systems). Frame rate is 60 FPS in all with some dips. The extras are mind blowing withAll games in the package look noticeably better than the last gen console versions. Significant effort was put into the first 2 games while Bioshock Infinite is just a port of the PC version set to "very high" graphics option (I compared it in the past and it was running on the low graphics on last gen systems). Frame rate is 60 FPS in all with some dips. The extras are mind blowing with all DLC thrown in and new features like the developer commentary and concept arts. The packaging is also slick. Considering how much effort 2K put into this collection, it's worth the price than most "remasters" being put out at slightly lesser price.… Expand
  10. Omid_Zaraki
    Sep 13, 2016
    10
    The Best Collection In The World
    Enhanced Graphic With All DLC's
    The Best Collection In The World
    Enhanced Graphic With All DLC's
    The Best Collection In The World
    Enhanced Graphic With All DLC's
    The Best Collection In The World
    Enhanced Graphic With All DLC's
  11. AngusBarbudez
    Sep 16, 2016
    4
    Porque me lo han dado gratis, sino hubiese pedido el reembolso.

    Fallos gráficos, bandas negras en las cinemáticas, los frames caen cada dos por tres, Los botones no funcionan o no reaccionan bien, salta el modo de pad sin motivo aparente y eso que lo tengo desenchufado, no deja configurar las resoluciones ni nada. Menudo port mas chusco.

    2K, ya estais tardando en sacar un parche.
  12. TemplarGR
    Sep 17, 2016
    0
    Three of the most overrated garbage games of all time, all in one package! Make no mistake, all 3 Bioshock games are just mediocre console FPSes with bad graphics, bad controls, stupid plots full of holes and run of the mill gameplay. I am fairly certain that those games, back when they were released, were just hyped based on paid reviews/shills and 12 year old kids who had never played anThree of the most overrated garbage games of all time, all in one package! Make no mistake, all 3 Bioshock games are just mediocre console FPSes with bad graphics, bad controls, stupid plots full of holes and run of the mill gameplay. I am fairly certain that those games, back when they were released, were just hyped based on paid reviews/shills and 12 year old kids who had never played an FPS before in their lives. "Spiritual successors to System Shock 2"? LOOOOOL.

    All 3 of those games are 7/10 games at the year of their release. Nothing more nothing less, just functional mainstream console FPS. Getting all 3 for the price of 1, is not bad, but make no mistake, on PC there is almost no improvement for Bioshocks 1 and 2, and Bioshock Infinite is exactly the same. So if you like your meh FPSes and like cheap deals, i suppose you could buy this if you have never tried them before. The rest of you, play any other FPS on the market, it is probably better.    … Expand
  13. Ghoster
    Oct 1, 2016
    1
    I will never understand hype about this game. I tried to get into it years ago, and tried now again. Story is good with nice writing, but whole gameplay starting from controls, level design and everything else just terrible.
  14. BornInFlame
    May 26, 2022
    0
    "игры вне политики" говорили все
    но теперь мы не дадим играть русским нацистам, если вы думаете что удалив игру из Epic games и я не поиграю бесплатно с раздачи, вы ошибаетесь если захочу я пройду её бесплатно
  15. Tomle1202
    Mar 2, 2022
    7
    Bioshock: The Collection is an undeniably meaty (and clearly a little bit too broken) pack for those who wish to return to the masterfully crafted trilogy.
  16. Hitjhon
    May 28, 2022
    6
    Actualmente este juego está gratis en la Epic Games Store y puedo dar mi opinión acerca de 2 de los juegos que vienen incluidos. Bioshock 1 y 2. Este podría ser una de las mejores recopilaciones de videojuegos como la de Mass Effect The Trilogy por dar un ejemplo. Sin embargo tengo que decirles que no vale la pena pagar precio completo o incluso con un buen descuento. La razón es simple yActualmente este juego está gratis en la Epic Games Store y puedo dar mi opinión acerca de 2 de los juegos que vienen incluidos. Bioshock 1 y 2. Este podría ser una de las mejores recopilaciones de videojuegos como la de Mass Effect The Trilogy por dar un ejemplo. Sin embargo tengo que decirles que no vale la pena pagar precio completo o incluso con un buen descuento. La razón es simple y es que el juego crashea constantemente y peor aún no existe un autoguardado frecuente lo que puede llevar a perder varias horas de progreso en los 2 juegos que he probado. Es lamentable ya que yo jugué en su tiempo a los 3 juegos y son simplemente geniales incluso yo consideraría que el primero fue una obra maestra. Pero no puedo recomendar a nadie un juego que es prácticamente injugable en ciertas ocasiones ya que la función de autoguardado no guarda el progreso constantemente para aliviar este problema. En fin como dije está gratis en la Epic Games Store ahora mismo así que aprovechen y prueben los juegos a ver si tienen los mismo problemas que yo tuve pero por mi parte lo probé con una gráfica de laptop de nvidia y con gráficos integrados vega, en ambos caso el problema de crashing no mejora.… Expand
  17. KingJailson
    Apr 10, 2019
    10
    Remasterização excelente, BioShock remasterizado rodando muito bem no meu pc, assim com o BioShock 2, sem crashes e nada.
  18. MasterV
    Jan 1, 2019
    8
    It is not a perfect remake, but those saying it's total garbage are probably what they're trying to describe... I mean, on my side, the original game was working well, I had no audio issues, no visual glitches, no weird mouse input problem, nothing (I can't corroborate those problems). I've played the first one from start to finish without any real problems or bugs. So i don't get thoseIt is not a perfect remake, but those saying it's total garbage are probably what they're trying to describe... I mean, on my side, the original game was working well, I had no audio issues, no visual glitches, no weird mouse input problem, nothing (I can't corroborate those problems). I've played the first one from start to finish without any real problems or bugs. So i don't get those people... also, weirdly, those people (if you look at their profiles) only give negative reviews, so... we have to appreciate the amount of useless trolls on metacritics.... it's sad, but they are legion, little human beings with no talents but lot of little opinions to express...

    Anyway, on my side, the remake still works perfectly, no bugs, no crashes, nothing... The only negative thing I could say is that the remake is not "remake" enough. What I mean by that is that this game is 11 years old and they made a remake that look like a 6-7 years old game when we were looking for a game at the standard of re-release (2-3 years old). But that's about it for the negative side.

    The game is still excellent and those who never played it should, Bioshock I Remastered is actually 5$ on Steam... Most garbage always-in-earlyaccess tiltes cost more than that and are not that developped, that rich and entertaining. This is a good game, I give it a 8/10.    … Expand
  19. Faxi
    Apr 28, 2020
    8
    The bioshock trilogy is quite unique.

    None other game has such interesting locations than the Bioshock series. While the Bioshock games has a fun unique playstyle of the player using different kinds of powers and buffs to overcome the foes games has to offer, the games is so good to introduce the player to these locations the games takes place on. Also, the music fits so well with    The bioshock trilogy is quite unique.

    None other game has such interesting locations than the Bioshock series.

    While the Bioshock games has a fun unique playstyle of the player using different kinds of powers and buffs to overcome the foes games has to offer, the games is so good to introduce the player to these locations the games takes place on.

    Also, the music fits so well with the ''steampunk-1920s-ish'' style the game tries to show off. Which, makes the games so much more stylish.

    Even the story of the games is told through audio tapes you find within the cities, which is such an interesting way of telling a story.

    With an interesting story, great gameplay, beautiful and interesting locations and a awesome soundtrack, the trilogy is quite interesting but also unique.    … Expand
  20. hileger
    Jan 10, 2023
    5
    Биолошок так примерное можно назвать людей дрочущие на сюжет, нихуя не имерсив сим а хуевый шутан. Айн Рэнд тупая шлюха как и кен левин
  21. garygreen
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    it not great collection but good remake and remasters the game is good play
  22. Thejontxu
    May 10, 2021
    8
    Bioshock 1 y 2 remasterizados se ven de maravilla aunq hay algunos tirones de fps no es tan a menudo, aunq no le pongo mas nota porque es una remasterizacion y al principio salio ñeh en pc pero hoy en dia es muy disfrutable y se juega de maravilla, mi experiencia personal claro esta
  23. AgentLvi
    Jun 18, 2023
    8
    Great game. The story is decent. The scoring is great, visual is really amazing, the voice & sound is also amazing
  24. 6uojlor
    May 31, 2022
    0
    From remastering POV, devs ALMOST nailed it. Only thing they didn't fix is sound quality. Main characters are ok, but NPCs are awful.
  25. Nesss2019
    Jun 17, 2022
    10
    Nunca he tocado un juego de esta saga en mi vida nisiquiera sabia de la existencia de este mismo ni de que trataba pero cuando le di una oportunidad con esta colección no me arrepiento la verdad muchos mensajes y sátiras hacia la forma de pensar de la gente ya sea políticas o religiosas a igual que los giros de trama de estos Juegos (aunque no puedo decir lo mismo del segundo titulo) esNunca he tocado un juego de esta saga en mi vida nisiquiera sabia de la existencia de este mismo ni de que trataba pero cuando le di una oportunidad con esta colección no me arrepiento la verdad muchos mensajes y sátiras hacia la forma de pensar de la gente ya sea políticas o religiosas a igual que los giros de trama de estos Juegos (aunque no puedo decir lo mismo del segundo titulo) es una experiencia brutal con esta saga de shooters en primera persona si me dan a escoger cual es mi favorito de estos tres. SIN DUDA SERÍA EL BIOSHOCK INFINITE!!!… Expand

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#76 Best PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Everyeye.it
    Jun 3, 2020
    80
    A more than good porting.
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  2. CD-Action
    Dec 12, 2016
    50
    A huge disappointment. I can recommend The Collection only to those who never played the original games, because the quality of the remasters does not justify paying for them again (even old bugs were left intact!). [12/2016, p.57]
  3. Gamers' Temple
    Dec 10, 2016
    82
    Any gamer that hasn't had the chance to experience BioShock should heavily consider grabbing a copy of the collection. For starters it comes with all three games, including DLC, and is easily some of the best, unique, and memorable experiences in FPS gaming in the last ten years. For those that have played the series, you will probably have a high school reunion reaction like I did. You'll see new faces (better graphics), potentially new things to talk about (behind the scenes look at the creation of BioShock and playing all DLC you may have missed), or avoiding it completely.
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