411mania’s Marc Morrison compares and contrasts the work of Irrational’s beloved shooters System Shock 2 and BioShock in this special feature! See how they stack up to each other.
According to an announcement posted to the System Shock 2 (1999) Steam Store page, the classic immersive will no longer be available for purchase on PC starting October 10.
The fourth game in the ‘BioShock’ series has been in development for more than a decade
Bioshock is one of my favourites franchises. I love all 3 games and have played each several times. I even have a room in my house that is loosely decorated around the theme of Bioshock (with a Lighthouse, coral models and postcards styled as though they are from both Rapture and Columbus).
And yet I am going to find it extremely difficult to get even remotely excited about any future episode in the series after all the problems this has had in its development cycle.
Leave the franchise alone. Remaster them again if you have to. Then put whatever talent you have to use on something brand new.
Since ken levine isn't involved i'm not surprised what's going on. i'm more excited for his next game which looks like bioshock. Yet he still works under take2 and they are making bioshock 4 without him, strange situation.
Yes. Judas. Looks brilliant, but it's one of those games that seems to never have had a release date. Instead it's had release windows that keep getting pushed back.
Once it's ready, I'll be there for it though. Ken Levine is an excellent developer.
I get the feeling he dissolved Irrational Games simply so that 2k couldn't tell him what to do. It seems it will pay off, but I feel sorry for those who worked as part of Irrational before it was dissolved, who hadn't independently made a name for themselves.
"Remaster them again if you have to"
Well apparently they were doing a remake but that got cancelled
It sucks this game is in development hell because I love BioShock and would love a 4th game. I hope it turns out great, but I guess we'll see.
It's been in development hell since 2014. This is nothing new. It saddens me because it's one of my favorite series. At this point, Judas may end up releasing first.
Bioshock 4 (if it ever comes out) will probably still look and play like a Bioshock game, but without Kevin, it might miss that spark that made the originals so special. Honestly, Judas might end up feeling more like the real spiritual successor.
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IMOH SS2 is the better game, it was far ahead of its time, the deep customization, engaging story, amazing atmosphere and of course SHODAN (probably one of the best villains ever created).
Bioshock was an amazing game in its own right and could probably stand tall next to SS2, but there is just something special about SS2 that cannot be described it's like you know you're busy playing the future of the FPS genre - a game that shouldn't exist at that moment, yet it does...
Unfortunately the magic came with playing SS2 back in 1999, most of the 'new age' gamers will not experience this and claim Bioshock to be the better game.