Bioshock kicks off like Hollywood Blockbuster movie and will be so to the end of the credits!
„I choose Rapture...". those three words guide you to the darkest, deepest underwater world called Rapture! As you quickly became to understand that this city which once shined at its best! It had to be a perfect place, with perfect society. But things went horribly wrong at Rapture in 1960... (Happy new year) : )
Gameplay
You quickly learn how to protect yourself in this action/horror game, yeah, Bioshock is kinda creepy. Character customization is very awesome and thats the main thing which makes the Bioshock to shine out from other games. This means theres more at your disposal than just a wrench.
Theres also Plsamids, Tonics (over 50) to help you out of this mess.
Your main enemys called splicers are actually humans who have toyed around with ADAM too much and have essentially lost their minds. You'll also have to deal with security robots, turrets, and cameras, though with hacking these can all bring over to your side.
The so called ADAM, if u choose to collect it as fast as possible which you are able to harvest it from Little sisters, with a über cool animation scene-gives you new powers to purchase, but its not easy to get ADAM, you must defeat the almighty protector Big Daddy. You are able to harvest little sisters only after Big Daddy is destroyed. ADAM and EVE (plasmid energy ) combine let you shoot fire, lightning, ice,etc all by just swinging your hand at right time. You also have to use environment to survive this nightmare, when there happens to be oil, or water on ground then at right moment u have to use a certain magic to destroy your enemys. Harvesting isnt the only option available though, you can also set free the so called little sisters, which gives you less ADAM. But this process isnt without consequense, we are dealing with deep gameplay here, this means you have to choose carefully because your actions will influence the rest of the story!
I suggest u to listen as many audio diaries as possible because it gives you nice picture of storilyne. Otherwise you will be probably confused of what really happened and whats going on!who are you, are your memories correct, and who to trust. "A man chooses... a slave obeys."
When game feels too easy you can always take the survivor mode (only available on ps3 version), that means every bullet counts.
Graphics:
Graphicaly many are saying ps3 has an edge over 360s version of the game including IGN, eurogamer, chea*cc etc. „The PS3 version is the best BioShock release to date; the inclusion of sharper and more stable visuals..."
I personally say that they are quite equal, ps3 version has slightly improved visuals here and there, but with naked eye, you mostly wont even notice a difference! And theres even patch coming to make some a little bit messy things look more polished and sharper.
I suggest u to play on 720p mode, because anything above that resolution will make visuals look a bit blurry.
Audio:
Wow, the voice acting is superb ("would you kindly"), it gives the game a extra boost, it scares when someone is talking in the dark, singing, humming etc. , thanks to the jukeboxes, the backgound music is very thrilling and pulse fastening and creates a terrific atmostphere. This all really gives a well needed emotion.
Pros:
Awesome expirence through Rapture. Very well done voice acting. Good visuals. Innovative gameplay. High replay value.
Cons:
Story should be longer, the ending lives some questions, and its too short. there should be more ingame cutscenes to explain the story. No multiplayer. Some graphical glitches. Still little bit mindless AI, sometimes enemys wonder around at the middle of hot battle. Bioshock (both versions) has pop ups, some fps slow downs, maybe you will encounter some freezing for couple of seconds.
Summary:
Bioshock is a very awesome game, it has plenty replay value, deep gameplay, good visuals, very interesting story, all aspects are important and nececery helping to create this terrific atmospher. its just sad that it dosent have proper ending, atleast longer which would explain things alittle bit more. And keep in mind its for a wide audience, so hardcore shooter fans may not like Bioshock. But to others i highly recommend this game.
Bioshock kicks off like Hollywood Blockbuster movie and will be so to the end of the credits! no wonder they make a movie out of this!
„Look mr Bubbles, its an angel..."