Who else is worried that BioShock 2 might end up like FEAR 2?

Which, in my opinion, is technically solid (sound) experience, but rather uninspiring and failing to make any meaningful and significant improvements over the original

YOU CAN USE A BIG DADDY DRILL.

Nuff Said.

Different team making it, Development hell and delays, and the original team was asked to help and they said "NO".

Doesn't sound like an awesome formula to me. I'm sure it will be good, but I doubt it's greatness right now.

Even if they did a great job it wouldn't be as good. I've already explored rapture, give me a new setting.

Nah, BioShock 2 will be AAA.

F.E.A.R. always sucked. This is coming from a guy who bought F.E.A.R. on PC the day it released. The mashup of Japanese horror cliches in a horribly made atmospheric setting of offices, was utter fail.

Every little piece of gameplay and story looks even better in #2. The turn to altruism with Sophia Lamb will be interesting. Again, very political, but also very religious.

Nah, BioShock 2 will be AAA.

F.E.A.R. always sucked. This is coming from a guy who bought F.E.A.R. on PC the day it released. The mashup of Japanese horror cliches in a horribly made atmospheric setting of offices, was utter fail.

Every little piece of gameplay and story looks even better in #2. The turn to altruism with Sophia Lamb will be interesting. Again, very political, but also very religious.

BioShockOwnz

What ? Original FEAR for PC was AAA there was nothing on the market like that game. The graphics , story, gameplay was off the hook. So i disagree.

I'm pretty sketchy about this.

I just don't think the game needed a sequel. What's wrong with a new IP? Even if it's another "Shock" game.

It's interesing that you bring up F.E.A.R. The original was absolutely incredible in every way. It, to me, is everything a corridor shooter should be, and then some. It scared the living crap out of me for days, and even now it looks great when it's maxed out.

Then F.E.A.R. 2 comes along and it's a consolized, arcadey mess with mechs and... ugh don't get me started.

The only other shooter I have seen fall from grace like that is Far Cry. Far Cry 2 is an abomination that never should have been released, and certainly should not have been called Far Cry.

Even Battlefield, though they slipped with that awful console release on PS2/Xbox, has regained a strong presence with Bad Company, 1943, and soon BFBC2.

Half Life seems to be one of the only shooters from 2000-2005 that hasn't shown a significant dip in quality, and that's probably because they haven't released a real installment in the franchise since 2004.

I am on the fence about MW, since MW2 is a good game, but I think it could have been so much more. Killzone 2 is obviously a huge improvement over the original, but it's too young and unproven as a franchise to be mentioned along the big dogs, even though I liked KZ2 almost as much as any of them.

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Nah, BioShock 2 will be AAA.

F.E.A.R. always sucked. This is coming from a guy who bought F.E.A.R. on PC the day it released. The mashup of Japanese horror cliches in a horribly made atmospheric setting of offices, was utter fail.

Every little piece of gameplay and story looks even better in #2. The turn to altruism with Sophia Lamb will be interesting. Again, very political, but also very religious.

telefanatic

What ? Original FEAR for PC was AAA there was nothing on the market like that game. The graphics , story, gameplay was off the hook. So i disagree.

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Nah, BioShock 2 will be AAA.

F.E.A.R. always sucked. This is coming from a guy who bought F.E.A.R. on PC the day it released. The mashup of Japanese horror cliches in a horribly made atmospheric setting of offices, was utter fail.

Every little piece of gameplay and story looks even better in #2. The turn to altruism with Sophia Lamb will be interesting. Again, very political, but also very religious.

telefanatic

What ? Original FEAR for PC was AAA there was nothing on the market like that game. The graphics , story, gameplay was off the hook. So i disagree.

It was overrated trash. The environments and gameplay were both repetitive and dull. Slow motion was done before. The only thing it did good was AI.

Nah, BioShock 2 will be AAA.

F.E.A.R. always sucked. This is coming from a guy who bought F.E.A.R. on PC the day it released. The mashup of Japanese horror cliches in a horribly made atmospheric setting of offices, was utter fail.

Every little piece of gameplay and story looks even better in #2. The turn to altruism with Sophia Lamb will be interesting. Again, very political, but also very religious.

BioShockOwnz

I think we just have to resign to the fact that its not likely to be as good as the first.

BioShock was special because of its unique setting and concept... No-way can it have the same effect twice.

I'm sure it will be a great game though, with improvements aplenty... It's a day 1 buy for me.

There were moments of F.E.A.R. 2 that were jaw-dropping, but overall it felt like it was just trying to outdo its predecessor in every way, which made it feel a little silly and overdone. It lost a lot of its atmosphere and story but had great set-pieces and genuine scary moments.I think Bioshock 2 will follow the exact same pattern.

There were moments of F.E.A.R. 2 that were jaw-dropping, but overall it felt like it was just trying to outdo its predecessor in every way, which made it feel a little silly and overdone. It lost a lot of its atmosphere and story but had great set-pieces and genuine scary moments.I think Bioshock 2 will follow the exact same pattern.

skinny_man_69

There were moments of F.E.A.R. 2 that were jaw-dropping, but overall it felt like it was just trying to outdo its predecessor in every way, which made it feel a little silly and overdone. It lost a lot of its atmosphere and story but had great set-pieces and genuine scary moments.I think Bioshock 2 will follow the exact same pattern.

If you mean better gameplay with a worse story, maybe.

I liked FEAR 2. Not great or anything, but worth the 20 bucks I paid for it.

I am very worried about Bioshock 2 however. The development has been... ugly.