BioShock is good but not even close to perfect
Pros-
#1.The atmosphere is awesome and I have never seen an underwater city look so cool
#2.The old school advertisements and music is something my grandparents would think was cool
#3.The "powers" that we acquire make the gameplay feel new
#4.The story is good and you should be surprised by it
#5.The Big Daddy is cool and fighting him is fun
#6.Having a machine and Big Daddy fight for you is cool
Cons-
#1.Machine hacking
The machine hacking is cool the first few times but now even the thought of it makes me want to punch the creators of the game.It just gets so repetitive and we should of been given the unlimited "power" to instantly hack every machine very early in the game so it wouldn't be an issue that we would have to keep dealing with
#2.Combat gameplay
Even with all these powers and weapons the best weapon for the majority of the game is the wrench.Only the grenade launcher is better but you will never have enough ammo to always use it.I'm just saying the wrench seems to do more damage then the shotgun and pistol and I wouldn't of made the game that way
You also have to switch between guns and switching through many powers in real time combat and that can be a pain
#3.Some useless "powers" for combat
There is a few "powers" that are good for combat but several of them are useless or close to it.You would be better off just using the wrench then wasting your time with rage,insect swarm, security bullseye and cyclone trap
#4.Not enough variety of enemies
Fighting the splicers just gets so repetitive.There is a few unique versions but they should of added more variety of enemies that were nothing like the splicers at all
#5.Searching for loot
It isn't that I dislike the concept.It is just the amount of time you need to do it to find everything is just way too much.I think searching through something that has nothing in it is just a waste of my time.I mean in the game you click to search some objects or bodies and there is nothing there
I would of made searching for loot much easier and with less wasted time finding nothing.If there was nothing to be found off a body or object then I wouldn't allow the player to search through it.I also would of made every object we can find viewable unless it was on a body.If this was changed to my idea then it would cut the time spent doing this significantly
#6.No multiplayer
The Bottom Line -
BioShock has a cool atmosphere and interesting story.The "powers" that I actually use and the Big Daddy make the game unique,interesting and fun
The overall gameplay is just average but don't let that stop you from buying it
I do recommend this game to you for the atmosphere being the best feature.Even if you are not into that then the "powers" or Big Daddy should be worth the price you pay
BioShock is $19.99 on steam full price but get it for $10 or less on a steam deal and you should tell me it was worth that price easily
My 2 cents
Dan