BioShock

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  1. Bloodnes
    Sep 29, 2020
    8
    Не моя тематика игры, но проходится с интересом, сюжет неплох, графика средненькая, но геймплей заставляет вас проходить её до конца, 8/10 обязательна для прохождения!
  2. adam_carl
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    My god! this game idea was in 2007? wooah this game created a world what nobody ever before this game is perfect in my opinion you need to play that's what I say to you
  3. garygreen
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    the first bioshock game i play and it was the best game i play in franchies
  4. Hotheadjared
    Aug 21, 2020
    9
    When it comes to atmosphere, pioneering environmental storytelling, gameplay, narrative, and pushing the medium into new heights, Bioshock does it all. Very few flaws such as the mediocre hacking mechanic and a few less than excellently implemented weapons, keep it from being a masterpiece. But it is sure damn good.
  5. TheCourier7
    Aug 20, 2020
    9
    ((I plan to come back and elaborate more in this review later))

    In a few words, this game is a masterpiece from the last decades of gaming. A gem often overlooked and compared to recent titles because of obvious inspirations, but with all credit it deserves. Bioshock, ofter considered by critics as a spiritual successor to the System Shock series - mainly because names involved in    ((I plan to come back and elaborate more in this review later))

    In a few words, this game is a masterpiece from the last decades of gaming. A gem often overlooked and compared to recent titles because of obvious inspirations, but with all credit it deserves.

    Bioshock, ofter considered by critics as a spiritual successor to the System Shock series - mainly because names involved in the development of the former like Ken Levine were also involved in the production of Bioshock - carry many characteristics from SS: from the storytelling of the world through audiologs, to the FPS gameplay mescled with RPG mechanics (what I would like to emphasize since this blend was not common in mass success titles neither when SS or Bioshock was released).

    I wouldnt go as far as to say this game is an Immersive Sim like Deux Ex games; The Thief series; or even the recent Prey(2017) and Dishonored titles. This is not negative in any means, I would just like to make clear that this game is pretty linear, it usually rewards exploration with more guns upgrades, and ADAM which is an compound that makes your character stronger, just like exp in RPG games; altought the game gives you multiple "optional" paths in your playthrough it doesnt gives you the diversity and multiple approaches to progess through the main story like Immersive Sims do.

    The progression system in the game, with ADAM and weapon upgrade stations (simmilar to upgrade stations in SS2) places some RPG elements in the game, which is obviously a linear shooter. This aspect of the game is revolutionary, because as we players know, thats a pretty common trope in recent games: from action adventure games like the Assassin's Creed series, and the recent loot&shoot titles like Destiny and Borderlands to even racing games, developers know now that the aspect of progression in a player controlled way that before Bioshock was almost exclusive to RPGs is amazing for fun factor, sense of accomplishment and liberty for the players.

    Besides the revolutionary accessibility of RPG elements that became normal in other types of games later, the storytelling and worldbuilding in Bioshock is amazing. You really feel immersed in a wrecked city deep in the Atlantic ocean. Not only the maps are beautifully crafted but the whole atmosphere feel's so real and vivid that often people considers the game as an survival horror title even though that feeling comes just from immersion of beign placed in a abandoned city full of psychopaths and drug addicts chasing you, besides one or other jumpscare, the game was marketed as a traditional singleplayer shooter and it basically is from beginning to end.

    Besides the way we SEE and FEEL rapture through the visuals; the audiologs and characters made the world more dense and packed with content, you actually go after audio cues and hidden places just to get to know more about the world you're stuck while playing. You can also notice that the game lacks a lot of cutscenes and even the 3 or 4 it has, are pretty short, which serves as an example to even recent titles that shove story in the player's face despite the fact that most of the time we dont care anyway because of lack of originality.

    Overrall this is an amazing and revolutionary gem to gaming in general, I cant consider it to be a perfect title because of few aspects like some stupid bossbattles shoved in the game, and horrible difficulty in general, where you can basically pass all the game with no struggle just dying, respawning and killing the now weaker enemy that killed you; you can disable that type of respawn tho, but the games was clearly not made to be played that way since if you try to do that, you will lose most of the experience designed by the developers, like fighting the stronger baddies that you'll prefer just to ignore without respawn capabilities.    … Expand
  6. Bobduke99
    Aug 20, 2020
    10
    Bioshock is one of the best games ever made. The amazingly fun gameplay, the horrifying environments and enemies, and the best level design of all time come together to create a world so creative and real that you can't deny it as a foreboding and cynical view of the Objectevist utopia of Ayn Rand.
  7. MrSchipunov
    Aug 12, 2020
    5
    Playing this feels like dragging a dead horse in a desert. Everything about this -aside from its atmosphere- is lackluster. It's just a shallow game and definitely not an immersive sim.
  8. Norleft
    Aug 9, 2020
    8
    Nunca jugué a Bioschok en su época y siempre he tenido a alguien diciéndome que debería jugar la saga por x o por y. Que eran unos juegos buenísimos y que el primero me metería mucho en la magia, asique con este contexto doy mi opinión.

    Me ha parecido un juego bueno, tiene una ambientación, enemigos y personajes únicos. En general una dirección de arte y una atmósfera que en muy pocos    Nunca jugué a Bioschok en su época y siempre he tenido a alguien diciéndome que debería jugar la saga por x o por y. Que eran unos juegos buenísimos y que el primero me metería mucho en la magia, asique con este contexto doy mi opinión.

    Me ha parecido un juego bueno, tiene una ambientación, enemigos y personajes únicos.
    En general una dirección de arte y una atmósfera que en muy pocos juegos he visto, tiene momentos y cosas que la verdad estoy seguro que no se me van a olvidar, cosas como Andrew Ryan.

    Me ha recordado mucho a Fallout y Half life mientras jugaba, de hecho parecía que estaba jugando a una mezcla de estos dos, tenia la estética muy trabajada con estilo antiguo y macabro de Fallout, pero al mismo tiempo jugaba dando saltos y explotando cosas con 200 armas como en Half life, sin preocuparme mucho de la vida y de morir.

    En general no puedo decir mucho que no se haya dicho ya, me parece un buen juego pero se me ha hecho muy cuesta arriba, tiene un esquema de escala de poder bastante absurdo por ejemplo:

    - Al cuarto de partida ya habrás desbloqueado todos los poderes y armas que hay en el juego, lo cual te quitara como un poco el misterio de que habrá después ya que te enfrentaras a todos los enemigos y jefes del juego con lo que ya tienes y sin desbloquear nuevas mecánicas ni nada.

    - Los Big Daddys son un enemigo muy bueno en este juego, pero también es su maldición, aparecen muy pronto y necesitas buen equipo para matarlos, entonces el juego intenta que lo tengas todo lo antes posible para que puedas acabar con ellos, lo cual hace que un Big Daddy te aguante 7 escopetazos al inicio y 30 al final, pudiendo ser de la misma clase, lo cual te rompe mucho el gameplay y la inmersión con el juego.

    Y lo mismo pasa con cualquier enemigo, los humanoides aguantan un escopetazo a la cara en las primeras zonas del juego (cosa que tiene sentido), pero después los mismos humanoides con las mismas frases, ataques y todo te aguantan 5 o 6 escopetazos en el pecho, y esto ocurre porque no hay más enemigos en el juego ya que los Big Daddys los cuales son el enemigo más fuerte en lore y supuesta mente en gameplay son completamente opcionales.

    Es como que al incluir a los Big Daddys forzaron toda la progresión del juego y hicieron que a las 4h o así de jugar ya tengas un lanza granadas que te ayuda a matar cualquier cosa con facilidad. Y al estar los Big Daddys planteados como los enemigos más fuertes de ese mundo, el resto de humanoides son todos iguales exceptuando que los que están al final del juego aguantan muchos más hits. (No tienen armaduras, poderes ni nada que les haga destacar del resto de humanos porque te están diciendo que los Big Daddys son los únicos con poder)

    En resumen me ha parecido un buen juego por todo el apartado de guión, arte, inmersión y en general como experiencia visual, pero jugablemente deja muchísimo que desear y tiene fallos muy tochos incluso para su época.    … Expand
  9. PatitoCosmico67
    Jul 29, 2020
    10
    Que se puede decir de esta maravilla,una historia espectacular, ambientacion que es una locura y mecánicas muy entretenidas
  10. CharodeyGarona
    Jul 28, 2020
    9
    Excellent game, with amazing story and very reasonable gameplay. Truly a masterpiece.
  11. ebinboris
    Jul 27, 2020
    9
    Play it. Play it right now. It will be worth your time. It's fun to play even if the levels get boring.
  12. Blint31
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    Bioshock

    Positives
    -Amazing atmosphere
    -Great characters (both the protagonist and antagonist)
    -One of the best twist in video game history.
    -Stunning and unique visuals
    -Lore and story

    Negatives
    -The gameplay doesn't felt very good

    Besides the gameplay this a must play for everyone who is interested in story based video games and one of my all time favourite.
  13. Ganderlow
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    Highly recommended game that leaves you with many jaw dropping moments, plot twists, and epic fights with a big daddy. Great atmosphere with the underwater city to explore and very beautiful design choices.
  14. smolheartbigpp
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    One of the best FPS ever created. Aesthetically it is my favorite game of all time. Storytelling is unique, I loved the idea of tapes which we need to find and explore the story as we explore the level. The difficulty is also challenging enough to make the end satisfying except the final battle with "Atlas".
    The final battle is anticlimactic. gameplay could have been better if more    One of the best FPS ever created. Aesthetically it is my favorite game of all time. Storytelling is unique, I loved the idea of tapes which we need to find and explore the story as we explore the level. The difficulty is also challenging enough to make the end satisfying except the final battle with "Atlas".
    The final battle is anticlimactic. gameplay could have been better if more interesting weapons were provided instead of standard FPS weapons. Plasmids were fun to use, but some of them are useless.
    I hated the hacking minigame, it took too much time and interrupted the momentum of play.
    All the characters were amazing and full of personality, especially little sisters.    … Expand
  15. PeakZach
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Fantastic gun-play and combat. Riveting story to keep you engaged. Exploratory elements are a must with such limited ammo and constant combat to give you reason to look in every corridor and closet you can find.
  16. greenbey
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
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    Art style and atmosphere is top tier.
    Gameplay is very diverse with all the weapons and plasmids.
    Story is great.
    A must play.
  17. Otacat
    Jul 7, 2020
    7
    점수는 나왔던 2007년도를 생각해서 7점 줍니다. 솔직히 지금 플래이하면 딴 게임들에 비해 이제 많이 좀 딸리죠. 제가 이 게임을 한게 좀 오래되긴 했어요. 한 3년 전에 리마스터 나온거 끝냈습니다. 게임 플레이도 재밌게 할만하고, 배경도 판타지 세계 같은 거여서 어드벤쳐 같은 느낌 있고, 미스테리 요소가 꽤 많아 여기저기 둘러보는 재미도 있고 첨에는 주인공이 좀 성격이 없어서 별루 였는데 나중에 스토리 반전도 있고 리틀 시스터 구하기도 하면서 몰입되는 캐릭이더라고요. 나왔을 때 점수 매겼으면 10점 줬을 거예요. 그런데 지금 시대로는 게임이 많이 오래 됬네요. 그래픽도 별로지, 할 수 있는 게임 플레이도 딴 게임보단 적지, 스토리도 약간에 반복성과 그냥 시대차가 있는 뭐 그런거 있잖아요.점수는 나왔던 2007년도를 생각해서 7점 줍니다. 솔직히 지금 플래이하면 딴 게임들에 비해 이제 많이 좀 딸리죠. 제가 이 게임을 한게 좀 오래되긴 했어요. 한 3년 전에 리마스터 나온거 끝냈습니다. 게임 플레이도 재밌게 할만하고, 배경도 판타지 세계 같은 거여서 어드벤쳐 같은 느낌 있고, 미스테리 요소가 꽤 많아 여기저기 둘러보는 재미도 있고 첨에는 주인공이 좀 성격이 없어서 별루 였는데 나중에 스토리 반전도 있고 리틀 시스터 구하기도 하면서 몰입되는 캐릭이더라고요. 나왔을 때 점수 매겼으면 10점 줬을 거예요. 그런데 지금 시대로는 게임이 많이 오래 됬네요. 그래픽도 별로지, 할 수 있는 게임 플레이도 딴 게임보단 적지, 스토리도 약간에 반복성과 그냥 시대차가 있는 뭐 그런거 있잖아요. 그래서 7점 줬습니다.… Expand
  18. Tolson-Apollon
    Jul 5, 2020
    9
    Если бы у меня спросили, какая игра вызывает наибольший "Восторг", я бы ответил - "Bioshock". 9.5/10
  19. AntiqueOne
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    Wow! I play Bioshock games by knowing that at some point there will be a twist but they surprise me anyway. The world is wonderful, the story is great, and ending is very rewarding. Then, all of these are decorated with cute graphics and beautiful music. This game is awesome. Finally, protect little sisters for all cost :)
  20. Andromedemiboy
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    A flawed masterpiece. The shoot em up mechanics are so at odds with the game's horrendous "morality" system that it spawned the term "ludonarrative dissonance," an ending that betrays the rest of the game, and a clunky interface that was definitely a product of its time still don't manage to overshadow the brilliant narrative twists, the commentary on interactivity, and the environmentalA flawed masterpiece. The shoot em up mechanics are so at odds with the game's horrendous "morality" system that it spawned the term "ludonarrative dissonance," an ending that betrays the rest of the game, and a clunky interface that was definitely a product of its time still don't manage to overshadow the brilliant narrative twists, the commentary on interactivity, and the environmental storytelling.… Expand
  21. ewenr
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    I had an absolute blast playing this game. The whole scenario and world setting is phenomenal and gripped my interest from the get-go. Amazing story and gameplay, with interesting horror-lite enemies and settings. Utterly brilliant!
  22. FER_8
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    One of the best games ever, great music, great graphics, grat weapons, great story all you could want in a great game!
  23. AR14H
    Jun 25, 2020
    8
    Great game. The environment is unique and intriguing. The story line is good and the characters and monsters are pretty awesome. I would recommend this game to others!
  24. Hellgates666
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Bioshock has cemented itself as one of the most iconic games of all time. The underwater city of rapture is glazed with nothing but horrors on the surface, but filled with fascinating stories of a perfect secular utopia gone amiss on the inside. This game is fun, terrifying, and thought provoking. truly a classic of gaming.
  25. Fr4nco_174
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Graphics 10/10
    Atmosphere 100/10
    Gameplay 9/10 Controls 9/10 Story 10/10 Characters 10/10 Best setting in any video game to date. Nothing comes close. Also, best opening scene in video games as well, and nothing comes close. If any developer wants to make a good atmospheric game, this is the game to look at. One of the best games of all time and a masterpiece in nearly every way. One    Graphics 10/10
    Atmosphere 100/10
    Gameplay 9/10
    Controls 9/10
    Story 10/10
    Characters 10/10
    Best setting in any video game to date. Nothing comes close. Also, best opening scene in video games as well, and nothing comes close. If any developer wants to make a good atmospheric game, this is the game to look at. One of the best games of all time and a masterpiece in nearly every way. One of the only games I have ever played through twice. 2007 was one of the best years in gaming history and in my humble opinion this is the best game that came out of it. Let's hope bio 4 is this good    … Expand
  26. ahrek
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    extraordinary beginning to an extraordinary series. beautiful and scary at the same time. lots of detail to enjoy. worth every single cent. after playing the first two bioshock games, art deco will forever be the art of Rapture to you, and every time you see it in a piece of art or in architecture the nostalgic reminiscence of the horrors and beauty of the fallen city will overtake yourextraordinary beginning to an extraordinary series. beautiful and scary at the same time. lots of detail to enjoy. worth every single cent. after playing the first two bioshock games, art deco will forever be the art of Rapture to you, and every time you see it in a piece of art or in architecture the nostalgic reminiscence of the horrors and beauty of the fallen city will overtake your mind, just as deserted foggy streets causes positive PTSD to hardcore silent hill fans. and don't forget to get minerva's den dlc for bioshock two.… Expand
  27. Maxttvd
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Excelente história e construção de mundo, entretando a gameplay envelheceu. mal.
  28. EdgarMttz
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    BIoshock es un juego increíble y uno que no querrás perderte, especialmente ahora que una versión remasterizada está disponible, te garantizo que no te arrepentirás de haberlo jugado. Al igual que Portal, BioShock es una experiencia extremadamente gratificante y satisfactoria.
  29. MiniatureBigMac
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    This game was, and frankly still is, a complete and utter masterpiece. Everything about this was near perfection. The gameplay is 10/10; nothing quite explains the satisfaction of blasting electricity at a splicer out of your hand, and then smacking em with a wrench for the big finish. Exploring this deep and rich fully realized world of Rapture is like no other experience. The atmosphereThis game was, and frankly still is, a complete and utter masterpiece. Everything about this was near perfection. The gameplay is 10/10; nothing quite explains the satisfaction of blasting electricity at a splicer out of your hand, and then smacking em with a wrench for the big finish. Exploring this deep and rich fully realized world of Rapture is like no other experience. The atmosphere of this underwater city is just so spot on; the developers had a vision and they let nothing change it. The lore of this city is absolutely incredible, everywhere you turn you find something else that really starts to piece together how Rapture was run and what went wrong. From hearing the splicers sing "Jesus Loves Me" to finding an audio diary from a prostitute telling of her time with Andrew Ryan, Rapture is so much deeper than meets the eye, and I would consider it one of the best settings in any game, so much so that it becomes a storytelling character of itself. The story of Bioshock is unforgettable, with twists that will leave you mindblown for days. The characters, regardless of being mainly only heard via a radio, are still charming and very well written. The morality aspect of the game, is.. well, it's pretty good, but I'm not giving that a 10/10. Far from perfection, but you definitely see what's right or wrong and there's a dilemma between picking them sometimes I suppose.

    Point here is, this game is so good, it's nearly impossible to find anything to complain about. I got this when I was about 14 and I played it over and over and over again across the course of a few months. I hadn't done that with any game since I was a wee child playing Spyro and Crash Bandicoot. If you seriously haven't played this yet, it's out on modern consoles. So would you kindly grab yourself a copy and see what all the fuss is about?    … Expand
  30. Hannibaal
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Bioshock es una de mis debilidades, su apartado visual y ese mundo submarino me gustaron desde el principio, además en lo jugable tiene muchas mecánicas de las que a mi me gustan, variedad de poderes, tipos de munición, exploración de objetos y cintas de audio que te sumergen en la historia. Pero siendo honestos, Bioshock peca algo de lineal y es obviamente un juego mucho mas simple yBioshock es una de mis debilidades, su apartado visual y ese mundo submarino me gustaron desde el principio, además en lo jugable tiene muchas mecánicas de las que a mi me gustan, variedad de poderes, tipos de munición, exploración de objetos y cintas de audio que te sumergen en la historia. Pero siendo honestos, Bioshock peca algo de lineal y es obviamente un juego mucho mas simple y fácil que su antecesor encubierto, System Shock 2, Bioshock pierde muchísimo componente de RPG que tenía su antecesor para ser mas bien un shooter, pero como juego de disparos en primera persona no destaca demasiado. Con algunos defectos y otras grandes virtudes es un juego de notable alto.… Expand
  31. waverfader
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Incredible graphics (at the time) combined with an incredible story. It's hard to find a game that builds a world as effectively as Bioshock does. Only slight miss is the combat, which gets incredibly easy halfway through.
  32. kollinect
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    Bioshock was such an interesting adventure, for me it one of the best games out there
  33. mmg420
    Jun 17, 2020
    10
    I wish I could forget this game and get to experience it for the first time again
  34. Eratry
    Jun 13, 2020
    10
    The coolest and most atmospheric underwater world. An incredible piece of interactive fiction.
  35. gameking
    May 31, 2020
    8
    Great story. The weapon types are very good and usefully. The atmosphere is awesome. The underwater concept is very successful. The controller are not bad. Just few control very useless and hard. After half of the game the hack game-play is very bored. But generally very good game.
  36. MARXENZOLOPES
    May 26, 2020
    9
    This game is a reference in first person action games. An incredible story and equally incredible mechanics.
  37. Sean-M
    May 23, 2020
    8
    So when you rate a game it doesn't show up in your rated list somehow. Let's try to add a review to see if this is going to work. 8 out of 10.
  38. Alentejano
    May 22, 2020
    6
    This game has amazing lore and worldbuilding, everything makes sense and I especially love concepts like The Big Daddies and Little Sisters. The voice acting, atmosphere and music were excellent. The story was great but it horrendously structured (lots of repetition: go to this place, something goes wrong, go look for this thing and bring it were and so on), the map was confusing and theThis game has amazing lore and worldbuilding, everything makes sense and I especially love concepts like The Big Daddies and Little Sisters. The voice acting, atmosphere and music were excellent. The story was great but it horrendously structured (lots of repetition: go to this place, something goes wrong, go look for this thing and bring it were and so on), the map was confusing and the ending felt a bit rushed. Still... it was a good game.… Expand
  39. bancandrei
    May 15, 2020
    6
    Didn't like it, it's a shooter. Was expecting something special, but didn't get it. The graphics and atmosphere are nice, but not enough to carry it.
    I can only assume it is the narrative twist that elevates it for most people, but for me it was the final nail in the coffin. The one that tells you that you pretty much HAD to do what you did. I've been struggeling to get through this    Didn't like it, it's a shooter. Was expecting something special, but didn't get it. The graphics and atmosphere are nice, but not enough to carry it.
    I can only assume it is the narrative twist that elevates it for most people, but for me it was the final nail in the coffin. The one that tells you that you pretty much HAD to do what you did. I've been struggeling to get through this linear shooter to get to the story and the story IS rubbing it in my face. No thanks.
    It did help me avoid other praised games like Spec Ops: The Line and Nier: Automata, which I deduced are doing the same thing
    I would probably have been thrilled if this were an open isometric RPG.    … Expand
  40. Chubac
    May 13, 2020
    8
    Great story which is sadly undermined by the very poorly aged gameplay. Luckily the 2nd game improved on the gameplay front.
  41. Fightingchances
    May 5, 2020
    9
    While the world building is great, the gameplay is great, and the concepts are unique, I do have to admit this game is a bit overrated being a touch pretentious and trying way to hard with trying to make moral ‘choices’ that aren’t really choices someone would make IRL.
  42. JonsGone
    May 1, 2020
    10
    Perfect game, if such things exist.
    Story is amazing.
    Weapons actually change when you upgrade them, which may not seem like such a big deal but happens so rarely in games that it's worth to point out.
    Endings are relatively easy to figure out.
    Memorable characters.
    Everything is a personal offense to squeamish people.
    Must play.
  43. Lorack
    Apr 29, 2020
    8
    Pro
    +Great and interesting world
    +Plasmids offer a lot of variety in combat
    +Good story
    +Good difficulty on normal
    +Memorable characters

    Con
    -Hacking mechanic can get annoying and repetitive
    -Predictable plot twists
    -Ending feels a bit rushed
  44. Hellanger
    Apr 29, 2020
    4
    Not a horrible game, not a good game, just a mediocre shooter with a mediocre story.
  45. Lazyyybone
    Apr 24, 2020
    9
    정말 호러 FPS 너무 싫어하는데도, 깊은 세계관, 섬뜩한 연출과 그래픽, 다양한 무기를 활용한 게임 진행과 커스터마이징 및 업그레이드 그리고 마지막 스토리까지 완벽 그 자체다. 게임 하는 내내 바이오 쇼크의 랩쳐 안에서 푸욱 담겨져 진짜로 살았던 것만 같다.
  46. AhmedJM
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece and a must play! Amazing gameplay with a fascinating story and world.
  47. md5fungi
    Apr 16, 2020
    5
    I have never struggled with a game so much as I have with Bioshock. To clarify, my struggle was not with the difficulty of the gameplay as far as challenging encounters/progression, but I struggled with the experience.

    Bioshock is a beautiful game that has an important, wondrous story to tell. The game takes you to the underwater city of Rapture, a disturbing dystopia of genetically    I have never struggled with a game so much as I have with Bioshock. To clarify, my struggle was not with the difficulty of the gameplay as far as challenging encounters/progression, but I struggled with the experience.

    Bioshock is a beautiful game that has an important, wondrous story to tell. The game takes you to the underwater city of Rapture, a disturbing dystopia of genetically altered (and unhinged) humans, free from government control, free to alter and enhance themselves as they see fit. The theme, atmosphere, and story are inspired by Ayn Rand's philosophy and work Atlas Shrugged, and it's refreshing to see a AAA video game take such inspiration from a historical and culturally significant work.

    I can't understate how wonderful the game looks. Torrents of water flooding through hallways through broken glass windows practically never get old. Old-timey neon buildings illuminate the world around in a charming manner.

    The gameplay consists of using plasmids (genetic modifications) to manipulate enemies and your environment: you can electrocute the water around you (usually taking out several enemies), telekinetically hurl enemies through the air, set foes on fire, freeze things, etc. All the archetypal "spells" that tend to be present in fantasy games are here, and they all work well. To make matters more interesting, besides the deranged Splicers you'll be facing, you also have to deal with Big Daddies in every level, which are giant, lumbering mini-bosses with the sole purpose of protecting Little Sisters, who are little girls that are actually a major source of genetic material (opportunity for the game to add a morality mechanic). A Big Daddy isn't hostile unless you attack it or the Little Sister it guards, and you'll need to have a very good plan to take them out.

    All the pieces of a phenomenal game are here: an immersive story, unique gameplay, and a captivating atmosphere. However, for me, they just did not come together in a satisfying manner.

    The main problem I have with Bioshock is that for all that it offers, it's incredibly repetitive. The first few times I encountered Splicers, it was thrilling; they aren't just slow, clumsy zombies, but dancing, charging maniacal psychopaths. However, when I realized that Splicers are pretty much the main enemy I would be facing in the game, I started to dread seeing them. Surely not every messed up genetic reject of Rapture would be the same?

    I also grew tired of the Big Daddies very quickly. Defeating them requires carefully timed dodges. Waiting until an enemy charges you, moving aside, and then using an attack is boring if you have to do it several times in every level. Yes, you can use combos of plasmids to do some very interesting things to Big Daddies, but it's still the same thing over and over again. If you don't time everything right, you'll probably find yourself on the losing end of the battle, and then you're better off dying (resulting in a respawn) or reloading a save. The weapons don't offer anything superb, either. You are basically equipped with a marginally less impressive arsenal then your average sci-fi/fantasy shooter.

    The combat in Bioshock would probably be a lot more satisfying if the environments varied, but the entire game looks and is structured pretty much the same... which is consistent with the narrative and atmosphere in the game, but I really get the sense that the concept of the game is constantly fighting the gameplay, resulting in boring slogs from objective to objective. There's not really a lot to explore in the game, and it's completely linear. Even when I did wander off to find an interesting corridor or room, I was ambushed by Splicers, continuing the monotonous, one-note feeling of the game.

    Many fans of the game will tell you that the story carries the game alone. I unfortunately found that the game is more about crafting a believable, intricate world than telling a compelling tale. For me, this meant that once I had a good sense of the world I was in and how it came to be, I was ready to move on to the gameplay... which ended up being lackluster, as previously described.

    I wanted to like the morality dilemma this game poses with the Little Sisters, but at the end of the day you're presented with two polarities that are ultimately decided by a single decision that you keep making again and again; this is far less interesting than other FPS games of this nature, e.g. Mass Effect or Fallout 3!

    Bioshock SHOULD be amazing, given everything it has going for it. However, I don't feel like it really comes together as a fun, enjoyable video game. I almost feel like perhaps it is a commentary on itself: you may have the freedom to do great things, but the outcome may be terrifyingly abysmal.    … Expand
  48. Cafe_8bits
    Apr 5, 2020
    7
    This game its a great shooter, with an amazing ambientation and level design. Bioshock its great, and have a memorable story. Im glad to had replayed this game.
  49. DiMoura
    Apr 4, 2020
    10
    Bioshock provavelmente tem o melhor roteiro de um jogo, envolve drama, ficção cientifica e política de forma cirúrgica. A Jogabilidade é lenta, porém muito funcional.
  50. Br_AgSs
    Apr 2, 2020
    10
    One of the most perfect games out there. The atmosphere is amazing, the graphics are very good and the story is amazing, the voice acting is perfect and THE PLOT TWIST is phenomenal.
  51. GraysonUA
    Mar 31, 2020
    7
    Шутер з різними здібносятми, в антуражі ретрофутуризму. Досить атмосферний, сюжет пробує дивувати, але не завжде викликає цікавість. Стрільбу поступово починаєш смакувати.
  52. Jackwill
    Mar 27, 2020
    8
    Игра с прекрасным миром, рассказ о котором на мой взгляд мастерски вписан в наратив и подаётся во время геймплея. Поставил бы 10, по скольку уж очень мне запала в душу эта игра, но слабая шутерная механика и душный последний уровень заставляют меня снизить оценку. А в целом Биошок ахуенен!Игра с прекрасным миром, рассказ о котором на мой взгляд мастерски вписан в наратив и подаётся во время геймплея. Поставил бы 10, по скольку уж очень мне запала в душу эта игра, но слабая шутерная механика и душный последний уровень заставляют меня снизить оценку. А в целом Биошок ахуенен!
  53. Shimmeywill
    Mar 26, 2020
    6
    A solid enough shooter. The story has been praised to the heavens but its ok. Atmosphere is decent, bot very spooky though.
  54. Relkad
    Mar 26, 2020
    8
    Amazing story telling,action and visuals.
    Another example that science-fiction can be good brothers and sisters.
  55. mateusbatatais
    Mar 1, 2020
    8
    Confesso que no inicio é bem chato... Um pouco dificil e repetitivo. A medida que vai jogando e entendendo, o jogo fica viciante! historia show de bola. Um pouco dificil de entender pois a simulacao de audio antigo atrapalha e acompanhar as legendas atirando fica dificil...

    História: 10
    Som: 5
    Jogabilidade: 9
    Gráficos:8
    Diversão: 10
  56. Wiebe
    Feb 25, 2020
    6
    Simple shooter, boring not a lot to do other than shoot stuff...............
  57. 4y4
    Feb 15, 2020
    9
    This game was awesome back in 2007. It's now a little bit outdated but still playable.
  58. mrrealperson
    Feb 13, 2020
    8
    Многие советовали мне серию игр Биошок, ещё даже до выхода Infinite, но руки дошли только в 2015. Взахлёб прошёл все 3 игрушки. Первый Биошок очень крут своей идеей: подводный город Восторг является свободным местом для художников, музыкантов и других творческих личностей, которых в наземном мире ограничивали политические власти. Однако ключевую идею говорить не буду, во избежанииМногие советовали мне серию игр Биошок, ещё даже до выхода Infinite, но руки дошли только в 2015. Взахлёб прошёл все 3 игрушки. Первый Биошок очень крут своей идеей: подводный город Восторг является свободным местом для художников, музыкантов и других творческих личностей, которых в наземном мире ограничивали политические власти. Однако ключевую идею говорить не буду, во избежании спойлеров. Любителям неожиданных поворотов точно понравится. Ценители искусства могут взять игру на вооружение. В игре большое количество интересных мыслей для размышлений, при загрузках играет хороший рэтро-джаз, мрачная атмосфера. Однако, если вы любитель мощных драматических моментов, то в игре таких мало, да и Биошок не стремится играть на эмоциях игрока. Как шутер тоже зайдёт не всем, всё вроде динамично, красиво нарисовано, отлично оптимизировано, но от геймплея чувствуешь некоторую усталость. В общем, игра для тех кто любит подумать о "высоком": об искусстве, о политике и о жизни, сюжет здесь однозначно хорош. Любители поплакать и/или пострелять найдут эту игру не самой интересной.… Expand
  59. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 11, 2020
    9
    Masterful game with amazing storytelling told mostly through audio logs. Combat is great as well but has some flaws.
  60. mr-NachoMen
    Feb 3, 2020
    9
    BioShock took the world by surprise back in 2006 when it was first release for the Xbox 360, later being ported to the PS3 and PC.
    BioShock is one of those games that keep proving that video games can tell compelling storytelling, the world in BioShock is well crafted with inspirations from art deco architecture and beautiful detailed and rendered thanks to the power house of the Unreal    BioShock took the world by surprise back in 2006 when it was first release for the Xbox 360, later being ported to the PS3 and PC.
    BioShock is one of those games that keep proving that video games can tell compelling storytelling, the world in BioShock is well crafted with inspirations from art deco architecture and beautiful detailed and rendered thanks to the power house of the Unreal engine 2 (a modified version of it), at times i thought that the games used Unreal 3.
    The gameplay felt unique, maybe not exactly original as it follows the same steps from it blood relative "System Shock", but it was something that no other game made, giving the option to the player to use both fire weapons and "powers" provided by the genetic modified plasmids, to make the combat sequence more frenetic and chaotic.
    The voice acting is superb and it keeps sounding really good 15 years or so since it's release. And the music... oh boy, it really gets under your skin.
    BioShock has a beautiful and dreadful world surrounded with great character that have become iconic in the game industry, an excellent story, and fun mechanics, this is one of those games with the label "Games you should play before you die"    … Expand
  61. VG_Alex
    Feb 3, 2020
    9
    A great FPS game with a fantastic world background,Rapture is a characteristic city,The game has a most artistic design and a wonderful narrative.

    'A man chooses, a slave obeys.'

    9.5 Wonderful
  62. Persepolis
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    An all-tme classic shooter, and series. Still looks great today due to the fantastic art-style which captures the age perfectly. Great gun play, great story, great visuals and atmosphere.
  63. Grachechkovski
    Jan 26, 2020
    10
    Re-enacted this landmark game in the Remastered version many years after the first pass around 2008-2010. It's still great, dynamic, exciting. It's a pity that the Atlas was fast this time on the medium difficulty: the explosions, the shooting and the increase of enemies did not cause the Challenge in me - all the clip of all the ammo from the revolver, all the shotgun and pilaf cartridgesRe-enacted this landmark game in the Remastered version many years after the first pass around 2008-2010. It's still great, dynamic, exciting. It's a pity that the Atlas was fast this time on the medium difficulty: the explosions, the shooting and the increase of enemies did not cause the Challenge in me - all the clip of all the ammo from the revolver, all the shotgun and pilaf cartridges are ready.
    The game for all time.
    Huge thanks to Ken Levin and the whole 2K team at the time for this creation.    … Expand
  64. Daemorth
    Jan 12, 2020
    10
    Classic game, one of the greats. Wonderful atmosphere. Below average quality port.
  65. patron11
    Jan 10, 2020
    9
    Definitely a must-play for every Gamer, especially people from the Horror-Genre. A lot of things done right, especially considering the age of this game. Fighting really isnt very special, but you still have a nice combination of weapons and skills. The thrilling and heartwarming story combined with the absolutely horrific underwater scenery this game has, offered a lot of joy playing thisDefinitely a must-play for every Gamer, especially people from the Horror-Genre. A lot of things done right, especially considering the age of this game. Fighting really isnt very special, but you still have a nice combination of weapons and skills. The thrilling and heartwarming story combined with the absolutely horrific underwater scenery this game has, offered a lot of joy playing this title. Level-Based-Gameplay and some cruel characters that will hunt you in your worst nightmares. Amazing and looking forward to play the other Bioshock-Titles!

    8.5/10    … Expand
  66. Sanastusa
    Jan 8, 2020
    8
    A atmospheric experience that continues to stand the test of time as being a true gem in gaming. This was my first play-through on PC and in total my fifth from start to finish. Challenged myself this time with the hardest difficulty and the Big Daddys proved to be quite the hurdle.
  67. entrosphere
    Nov 30, 2019
    0
    dis game is trash id play super mario broz dan dis crap you ned 2 agre
  68. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Outstanding game :) every aspect of the game is great !!
    The first one in the series has the best story :)
  69. Zway26
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    One of my favorite video games. The decorative arts and the shaping of Rapture really impress me.
  70. KaliperOnFire
    Oct 25, 2019
    9
    Un gran juego, buena jugabilidad, banda sonora hermosa y una gran historia a nivel de narrativa
  71. gamingconsumed
    Oct 23, 2019
    10
    If you haven't played this game, you aren't a gamer. You have to play this once.
    Why? The combat, the tactics [plasmids], the story, the weapons, everything is in the right place in this masterpiece.
  72. S0pun
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Bioshock - очень неудачный порт консольного шутера, угол обзора как будто тебе на голову одели коробку с дыркой, при быстром аиминге у меня башка от балтики 9 так не болела.
  73. sugarcookie
    Oct 13, 2019
    10
    This is one of the best video games I have ever played in my life. The entire Bioshock series is replayable and beautiful the whole way through. I have beat this probably at least 8 times and I will likely play it many more times before I die. It's an absolute masterpiece and I am very thankful to have been able to play this game.
  74. SilverOrlov
    Sep 28, 2019
    10
    Great heaven, this game is just a masterpiece. Incredibly strong and deep history and atmosphere. Since I liked the book "Atlas Shrugged", I got additional pleasure in this game, meeting references to this book. To this idea. Excellent game-play and interesting and beautiful design and graphics at its time made this game for me one of the most beloved and unforgettable among all the gamesGreat heaven, this game is just a masterpiece. Incredibly strong and deep history and atmosphere. Since I liked the book "Atlas Shrugged", I got additional pleasure in this game, meeting references to this book. To this idea. Excellent game-play and interesting and beautiful design and graphics at its time made this game for me one of the most beloved and unforgettable among all the games that I played. The game of 2007, which I played in 2019.… Expand
  75. Faunymaroo
    Sep 27, 2019
    10
    The best narrative in a game to date, an exquisitely-drawn dystopia, a good fps, a wonderful selection of special powers, Bioshock is an absolute joy. The style is second to none. I played Prey recently and enjoyed it, although it felt derivative of this, and I went back and replayed Bioshock. Prey is good. Bioshock is something else. MAGIC.
  76. nestinallbani
    Sep 7, 2019
    8
    Bioshock is an incredible experience and a competent FPS, oozing with style and atmosphere. That being said, it does have its flaws that draw it back. But, first, I'm going to list the positives.
    It truly has one of the most intriguing stories out there, with unpredictable twists and turns, and the acting is excellent. The characters are great and memorable, and their backstories are    Bioshock is an incredible experience and a competent FPS, oozing with style and atmosphere. That being said, it does have its flaws that draw it back. But, first, I'm going to list the positives.
    It truly has one of the most intriguing stories out there, with unpredictable twists and turns, and the acting is excellent. The characters are great and memorable, and their backstories are extremely interesting and in-depth. The story is by no means perfect, but it's nonetheless beautifully executed. The game's best aspect is Rapture, the underwater city that never fails to look stunning, both graphically and aesthetically. Exploring the city is always engaging and rewarding, since there's a lot of things to discover, whether it is interesting audio logs that enrich the overall story, or resources of great value etc.; all these elements make exploration worthwhile and the experience unforgettable. And the design of the city is outstanding and every chapter of the game has its own unique flare when it comes to the level design.
    Now, let me point out some mixed aspects. The combat, while it is satisfying, it just becomes repetitive after a while. I do appreciate the range of weapons and plasmids, and how they can be upgraded, but even with that, it tends to feel samey somehow. The hacking especially gets tedious and annoying, since it also breaks the immersion. This repetitiveness is especially apparent after the plot twist, and those particular levels are not as engaging anymore. Also, that ending is underwhelming to say at least. So, all in all, this game is what I would consider as a flawed masterpiece. It has many amazing and impressive elements, like the creative level design, gritty atmosphere and clever writing, and it has its drawbacks being the gameplay, which is not bad (and it does have some great things for sure), but it gets sort of tedious. Its slight tediousness has nothing to do with the game's age, though, so keep that in mind, because this game has aged very well and it is definitely worth buying.    … Expand
  77. CriticNamedZack
    Sep 7, 2019
    8
    Story: 7.5/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Sound: 8/10
    Music: 9/10
    Performance: 8.5/10
    Graphics: 9/10
    Bioshock: 8.9/10
  78. zNeverSleeping
    Aug 25, 2019
    6
    Envelheceu tão mal...

    Eu queria ter jogado essa game no lançamento. Deve ter sido fantastico, mas hoje em dia, principalmente depois de joga o bioshock mais recente, fica dificil levar o jogo. O jogo compensa no universo, que é interessantissimo e nos presenteia com uma das ideias mais impressionantes que já vi. A cidade é femomenal, simplesmente fenomenal. Porém, a gameplay não é    Envelheceu tão mal...

    Eu queria ter jogado essa game no lançamento. Deve ter sido fantastico, mas hoje em dia, principalmente depois de joga o bioshock mais recente, fica dificil levar o jogo.

    O jogo compensa no universo, que é interessantissimo e nos presenteia com uma das ideias mais impressionantes que já vi. A cidade é femomenal, simplesmente fenomenal.

    Porém, a gameplay não é dinamica. Na verdade, me pareceu um pouco confusa em não escolher muito bem uma identidade. Eles te dão pouca munição e muitos inimigos (?), os poderes te ajudam menos do que deveriam, e as armas são... meh. Isso estressa e desmotiva no jogo.    … Expand
  79. MarshallCavalli
    Aug 15, 2019
    10
    For me, this is the "Citizen Kane" of video games. A masterpiece that encapsulates why games like these define a genre and a philosophical argument on the aspects of Andrew Ryan's beliefs and are they good for the people or for himself. Overall, this is one of the greatest games ever made.
  80. Cambert
    Jul 7, 2019
    9
    One word: MASTERPIECE! Bioschock is one of the best games I've ever played, game play, storyline, sound, and graphics all top notch, loved the water effects. I put 9 because I expected something more in the final battle .
  81. Cristiandj1100
    Jul 5, 2019
    10
    Es de los mejores juegos que hay con una atmósfera bien creada, un cuadro narrativo impresionante y una jugabilidad excelente
  82. sammcguire10
    Jul 4, 2019
    10
    A true masterpiece of a game although it may be a tad outdated in today's standard of games the story holds it all together. the combat still has a great feeling to it and the whole setting is something that still gives me the freaks.
  83. Wweald
    Jun 25, 2019
    10
    Absolute classic. Beautiful, scary, unique and interesting world. The story is amazing, the characters are amazing, the aesthetic is amazing. The only flaw of this game to me is the combat, but the rest of the game is so incredible that the average combat isn't an issue to me at all.
  84. Vanco
    Jun 4, 2019
    9
    Gorgeous setting, good combat mechanics and the most interesting story told in an FPS to this date.
  85. ArcanaThe4th
    May 25, 2019
    10
    BioShock is an amazing experience with stunning visuals and a lot of cool action. To be honest, I'm not a fan of FPS or horror before I played this game, and it changed my opinion about these two genres permanently.

    More importantly, BioShock is a reference to storytelling in any game of any genre.
  86. brendo214
    May 21, 2019
    7
    I'm not gonna lie. This game was disappointing. People hype this game up so much, and I don't think this game deserves it to the degree it gets it. The story was good, but it's better in theory than it is in practice. The combat is aight, nothing special. The best part is easily the setting, but that kind of gets pushed aside in like the second half of the game, and that's pretty upsetting.
  87. KingJailson
    Apr 10, 2019
    5
    Um dos melhores jogos da decada de 2000, porem no PC, está cheio de bugs e crashes, jogo rodando sem som, cheio de problemas que atrapalha a diversão do jogador.
  88. Satyr_King
    Mar 24, 2019
    8
    Had relly good time with this game when it came out to macOS.

    Story telling is very good movie style storytelling and gameplay is very intence when you disable Vita-Chambers and you were bit dependet to mix ordanary wepons with plasmid when you fight brutal enemy swarms. only thing that i was not impressed was the pipe game hacking.

    this is one of my go to game when playing old games.
  89. JuanCema
    Mar 22, 2019
    10
    Pros:
    -Very good narrative
    -Immersive atmosphere -Gun play feels very good -Music is very good (although there isn't too much of it) -The concept is very original and innovative -Awesome graphics -Breathtaking views -Bioshock created one of the most memorable enemies in the history of gaming, the Big Daddy -The plasmids are unique and useful in their own way Cons: -Not too    Pros:
    -Very good narrative
    -Immersive atmosphere
    -Gun play feels very good
    -Music is very good (although there isn't too much of it)
    -The concept is very original and innovative
    -Awesome graphics
    -Breathtaking views
    -Bioshock created one of the most memorable enemies in the history of gaming, the Big Daddy
    -The plasmids are unique and useful in their own way

    Cons:
    -Not too much variety in enemies
    -Repetitive after a couple hours of gameplay, breaks are to be expected

    Bioshock is one of the greatest games ever made, and the single best FPS ever made. 100% recommended.    … Expand
  90. MadnessisRising
    Mar 15, 2019
    8
    When it comes to atmosphere this game is on top. Also the story-telling with the airplane crush and the Lighthouse is brilliant. But i have to admit i didn't enjoyed it that much like i did in my first playthrough. It's to much backtracking and collecting stuff with respawning enemys. Anyway this game is a masterpiece and I still love it!
  91. VincentVegan
    Mar 5, 2019
    8
    Ein Spiel mit einer wirklich guten Story und einem extrem coolen Plottwist, der einen die teils etwas linearen Abschnitte wieder vergessen lässt.
  92. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    10
    Simply a masterpiece. There's nothing wrong with this game. Pickens approves! So, I think there's only one more thing to say... would you kindly play this game?
  93. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    9
    Atmospheric, Dark with amazing story line, nice characters and cool innovative gameplay.
    The game offers a pretty unique experience and is a must play in my opinion.

    One of the best games of all time.

    9.5/10

    A shame the sequels were not on this level.
  94. Dragonfly44
    Jan 27, 2019
    9
    Combat is a bit dated and there isn’t a whole lot of variety but it’s very fun and at times truly horrifying.

    Ratng - 91%
  95. QuatokyTonberry
    Jan 23, 2019
    9
    Gameplay: - Very Good
    Story: - Amazing
    Visual: - Amazing
    Music and sound: - Very Good
    Average time: - 15H
    Score: - 9 (Amazing)
  96. Thoresu
    Jan 4, 2019
    10
    The best game ever created. All characters are interesting and the story is just perfect
  97. NightGeisha
    Jan 2, 2019
    8
    Bioshock its a fantastic game! First of all I remember that it is a game from 2007. But even comparing to other games of this year it is amazing.

    The game has an immersive and dark history in a utopical and paranoiac world completely hide and unplugged from our own world. Soundtrack is great, lot of old classics from the 50th. The graphics are not amazing, but again I remember this    Bioshock its a fantastic game! First of all I remember that it is a game from 2007. But even comparing to other games of this year it is amazing.

    The game has an immersive and dark history in a utopical and paranoiac world completely hide and unplugged from our own world.

    Soundtrack is great, lot of old classics from the 50th. The graphics are not amazing, but again I remember this is a 2007 game.

    I played the game a long time ago, when it release and replay it now, the remastered version, that 2K Games is offering to the players that have the original version. Their initiative deserves my full appreciation and my review was done above all else by thanking them for it.

    Here is small YouTube vide with the first minutes of the gameplay if you wanna check it out: https://youtu.be/1TqWUJgvyRs    … Expand
  98. aythamipt
    Dec 13, 2018
    8
    Simplemente escribo esto para que me conste como un análisis y que la nota del juego me salga en mi apartado de votaciones y tener un historial. Saludos
  99. psylife
    Nov 26, 2018
    6
    The interplay between the various environmental contraptions, the mechanics, the design, all great.. But after a while I couldn't stand the hacking anymore, which forced me to ignore it, which forced me die more than I should have. The FOV in this game is criminal, and the challenge essentially comes from the communion of a retarded field of view and a constant stream of aggression fromThe interplay between the various environmental contraptions, the mechanics, the design, all great.. But after a while I couldn't stand the hacking anymore, which forced me to ignore it, which forced me die more than I should have. The FOV in this game is criminal, and the challenge essentially comes from the communion of a retarded field of view and a constant stream of aggression from the game. The pacing of the story is also all over the place. There is actually almost no plot development until you reach Ryan, which is 80% into the game. Perhaps more generally, the game just became more and more repetitive as the developer failed to create new, refreshing, dare I say, fun situation for the player to deal with. The game went from thoughtful and satisfying in its first half to chaotic and frustrating in its second half. The story and lore is interesting, but how can it be considered a masterpiece, is one of the great mysteries of the gaming world ; Then again, Infinite is considered great, even though it doesn't even have any of the redeeming qualities of Bioshock, as if the developer had no idea what were Bioshock's strength in the first place ; Talking about a lack of talent there. It's a frustrating state of affair, because these mechanics deserved to be served and delivered through better level design and pacing.… Expand
  100. twilly
    Nov 9, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has one of the best openings of any game I've ever played. The sheer weight of just how lost and stranded you are falls heavily on you as you trudge through the environment alone. Immersion is amazing, would greatly recommend anyone who can stand a little of horror to play this game (it can be creepy sometimes), especially when it comes cheap in certain sales.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best PC Game of 2007
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#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2007

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Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 44
  3. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. PC Gamer UK
    95
    A dark and astonishing masterpiece...I spend my career, and my gaming life, waiting for a moment when a game just astonishes me, when I can't believe what I'm seeing, what I'm doing. BioShock has five. [Sept 2007, p.66]
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  2. Eurogamer
    100
    The hours spent playing this masterpiece were the perfect encapsulation of why videogaming is such a favourite waste of time for so many of us. Thrilling, terrifying, moving, confusing, amusing, compelling, and very very dark. BioShock isn't simply the sign of gaming realising its true cinematic potential, but one where a game straddles so many entertainment art forms so expertly that it's the best demonstration yet how flexible this medium can be. It's no longer just another shooter wrapped up in a pretty game engine, but a story that exists and unfolds inside the most convincing and elaborate and artistic game world ever conceived.
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  3. IGN
    97
    There is art here, despite what many would say isn't possible with games, from Roger Ebert to game designers like Hideo Kojima... BioShock stands as a monolithic example of the convergence of entertaining gameplay and an irresistibly sinister, engrossing storyline that encompasses a host of multifaceted characters. This is an essential gaming experience.
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