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How BioShock Mocked Video-Game Morality

That's what the landmark 2007 title BioShock tried to show players, even as it presented them with challenging moral decisions.

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Erik73573516d ago

Is it national Bioshock day or something?"

glennhkboy3515d ago (Edited 3515d ago )

I think Bioshock Collection just become some kind of political commentorry (like the book 1984), a mirror on the current US politic. Just replace Andrew Ryan & Comstock with Trump, & you'll get a chilling prediction on what will happen to USA.

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PhoenixUp3516d ago

I'd argue Bioshock 2 mocked the morality concept even more. In the single player campaign it allowed you to get more intimate with Little Sisters making you feel closer to them while its multiplayer campaign had a mode that reduced the Little Sister to nothing more than a flag in a CTF mode.

Chaos_Order3516d ago

The thing is, I think Bioshock kind of messed up on the "kill or don't kill the little sisters" thing. The idea is that by harvesting them you get more Adam, can become more powerful, while saving them reaps half the Adam, so half the reward! OMG such a true test of morality...

Oh, except for the fact that if you save them they continuously leave Adam and ammo packages as a reward, completely negating your moral choice. Just save them, and you'll get essentially the same as you would by not, just at different points in the game. Once you figure that out, you don't have to apply morals to have justification for saving them. Once I knew I could get care packages it gave me all the more reason to keep doing what I'd been doing. The ending claims "OMG such a kind heart, so selfless," while I'm thinking "thanks for all the stuff you gave me!" Personally, I think the game would've been better if they hadn't done this.

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Next ‘BioShock’ Game Changes Leaders After Development Turmoil

The fourth game in the ‘BioShock’ series has been in development for more than a decade

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toxic-inferno300d ago

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.

Furesis300d ago

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.

toxic-inferno300d ago

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.

ActualWhiteMan299d ago

He didn’t even want to make 2, that’s why they did it without him.

Rebel_Scum300d ago

tbh it wouldnt be a Bioshock game without development hell. They all had it.

Michiel1989299d ago

bioshock 2 was 2.5 years after 1, so much of a development hell it was......

-Foxtrot300d ago

"Remaster them again if you have to"

Well apparently they were doing a remake but that got cancelled

Relientk77300d ago

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.

P_Bomb300d ago

Love Bioshock. It’s too bad what’s going on. At least we have Judas.

Yui_Suzumiya299d ago (Edited 299d ago )

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.

BABI-PANGPANG299d ago

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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Steam Deck Users Delighted as BioShock Remastered Can Be Downloaded for Free with Prime

Learn where you can get BioShock Remastered for free and enjoy playing it on your devices, including the Steam Deck.

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Netflix's BioShock Film Still In Development But With A Reduced Budget

Console Creatures writes, "The BioShock film at Netflix is still happening but with a reduced budget."

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just_looken671d ago

Remember there past attempts at game based show's i do heck i still remember that teenage resident evil trash fire.

anast670d ago

ha. I almost forgot about that.

Jin_Sakai673d ago

Might as well just cancel it.

just_looken671d ago

Unless its batwoman were they right it off

porkChop672d ago

It's 10 years too late for a BioShock film. The world of Rapture would have been perfect for a film. It's actually a good candidate for proper utilization of 3D, for increased depth rather than bullshit popping out of the screen. It could really show off the underwater city that way. But BioShock as a brand is so irrelevant these days that a film just doesn't make sense. Especially considering it would need a big budget and top notch effects to really take advantage of the IP.

gold_drake672d ago

i agree on the bigger budget. all the cgi they'd need for the background.

but i think it would work better as a show. a movie would be too short to establish the story

TheNamelessOne672d ago

Netflix greenlights anything, so that shows me very little faith in the project. Enough to just crap something out as they're, more and more, known to do.

badkolo671d ago

its where b movies go to live, its run by democrats , dont expect anything good from netflix

Knightofelemia672d ago (Edited 672d ago )

I'll laugh if it turns out to be better then the Borderlands movie

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