Given that Take-Two Interactive chairman, Strauss Zelnick, confirmed the plans for as many as five sequels to the original BioShock on a company call back in 2008, IGN has their concerns that Rapture and its residents may outstay their welcome – and cheapen the reputation of the franchise. This is why IGN's general thinking is this: you don't want the next BioShock yet. No matter what your gut tells you, you know better. It's too soon. Here's why.
One of the most popular video game franchises of all time is set to receive a Netflix film adaptation, according to an announcement on Tuesday afternoon.
Gee...can't wait to see how many things they change and stray away from, oh don't forget the miscast actors
I have such high hopes because the first game is so near and dear to me. That being said, I'm sure they will mess it up. I'm hoping it's adult rated, and violent. I want to see a Big Daddy put that drill to good use :P
They're great at butchering stuff but there have also been some gems and surprises.
I never in my life thought I'd like a series based on League of Legends but it was pretty great.
Maybe just maybe they'll do Bioshock justice.
Priority checklist
- Pander to POC
- Pander to woman
- Pander to LGBTQ
- Story
In that order
Damn! It sure sucks when white men aren't the sole focus of everything! Why can't these fringe groups be kept on the fringes like the good ole days?!? /s
Netflix did well with Dare Devil and the Punisher and I hear the Witcher is pretty good I know when I had Netflix at the time Stranger Things was also good. But Bioshock I love the franchise Bioshock Infinite is my favorite game I would pay the $21 Canadian just to check out Bioshock. Normally I would never renew my Netflix after they did their price hike but Bioshock would be worth it.
When firing on all cinders, Netflix do produce some brilliant stuff so I am not feeling pessimistic at all here. If Netflix deliver to their potential then this could be incredible given the quality of the source material. Personally, I am quite excited.
Agreed, Netflix originals etc are fantastic in general, it's rare I don't like something they do.
Certainly not feeling negative with Netflix doing bioshock quite the opposite infact.
Bu bu bu bu but what about Cowboy Beebop though? That was a little miss opportunity. Just a little nervous that Bioshock could turn to crap 💩 like that show. If they do a Horizon Zero Dawn show, I hope they don’t screw that up as well. I know a few good actresses that could play Aloy like Jon Snow’s girlfriend from Game of Thrones, and his wife in real life. Definitely see Aloy in her.
Netflix does a lot of great things, recently finished the first season of Arcane and it was brilliant.
Arkane was so damn good.
I just hope they keep up the quality with later releases.
I'm not even a LoL player.
I’m sure they will, I don’t play the games either, I love the fact that I didn’t need to play them to enjoy it.
Arcane was insanely good imo, I was hooked almost all the way. Im not sure of this but i think Netflix didnt have much to do with the production of the show? More like they just bought the rights to have it exclusively on there?
Some of their original shows are really good so im quite hopeful this might turn out to be a good show. Lets hope they wont F it up.
Love Bioshock but I'll prepare myself for the likelihood this will be both crap and a pale imitation of the source material. That covers most video game adaptations and Netflix films.
I meant Netflix films in general, there are some good ones but most are average at best in my experience. Castlevania is good but I didn't like The Witcher, although it is successful.
Not sure if there are any live action video game film adaptations on Netflix as yet but they don't have a great track record.
@ Nacho
For movies, I think it’s very difficult to cram he narrative from a 10+ hour game into 2 hours. I think that’s why series are much better suited for video game adaptations. Seems we have a bunch coming up, so we’ll see how well it plays out.
GamesRadar - "While specifics of where and when this new BioShock game will take place are light (although you could certainly interpret Cloud Chamber's logo as a potential setting tease), we got to speak with Gilmore about what this next chapter might look like in the hands of her talented team."
Having no online would guarantee an amazing single player campaign, I couldn't agree more, a giant epic single player campaign and then sprinkle on some DLC somewhere down the line and ill be ok.
This is exciting and congrats to her for being the first female to lead a studio at 2k.
From IGN: "2K has announced a new BioShock game is officially in the works at a newly formed internal studio, Cloud Chamber. However, don't expect this new game in the near future.
Cloud Chamber is a new studio, with locations in both Novato, California and Montreal, Quebec, headed by Kelley Gilmore, who has worked at 2K's Firaxis Games for nearly two decades in various capacities on Sid Meier's Civilization and XCOM."
Interesting. Here's to hoping it's closer in tone and mechanics to the originals, and not Infinite. Good game in most regards, but didn't feel like Bioshock.
Infinite was a good evolution of the story it couldn't just be another game in the rapture.
Agree and disagree. Infinite and Bioshock 1/2 are incredible in their own right. Loved both for what they are. Which ever game I get ill be happy.
I liked infinite. Liked the originals too. Personally, I just hope it keeps that general BS feel if Levine isnt working on it. He seemed to know what it took to make the games interesting. One of the few FPS where they had good player agency. Even the first one where you didnt know what your role was made it seem like you were important to the story. That's something a lot of games fail to do
I'd like a new world. I like what they started with infinite, but would like to see different characters.
To be honest, I hope it's not another game set in Rapture. I've played the heck out of the first and second games. Beaten them on the Xbox360 and PS4 remastered edition. I don't know if I can enjoy another game with the same enivronments. As much as I love the world building of Rapture, it's going to feel stale if it's done 3 games in a row.
It's not that it even needs to be set in Rapture; it's just that that sort of setting managed to make you feel both isolated and alone, while still offering a really interesting aesthetic, if gritty. Infinite didn't do this.
Hell, put us into space similar to 2017's Prey. I mean, in a way, that game felt more like Bioshock to me than Infinite did.
I think Rapture has run its course, but I could be wrong. I think a new location would probably be for the best as Infinite is an indication that there are endless possibilities for the franchise, and I think we got everything we needed to out of the existing locations.
Yeah, I just feel like even with Infinite they decided to fall back and return to Rapture with the DLC. I just hope its not going to be something where the franchise tries a new location, and then ends up falling back to Rapture every time because its a safe option.
I think they need to create a location that's more akin to Rapture than Columbia without copying it too much. Rapture had more of an emphasis on horror and messing with the players head. The enemies were demented and left a very strong impression, at least on me anyway. Anyone remember this scene?
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
I think they have some room to play around with different time eras. Maybe even something more modern, but with that steam punk feel.
The narrative connection between Rapture and Columbia was great. If they could replicate that quality writing into a new location without making it obvious from the start, they'd be heroes. Going back to Rapture for a third or technically a fourth time would be weird. But what's left? Space? That might be strange... but could be interesting.
Try PREY (2016). Its pretty much Bioshock in space (and it's a damn good Bioshock clone). And yes I know SystemShock is considered the original "Bioshock in space" but PREY is the better game.
good article.
personally i think part 2 closed the book on the entire series and nothing will bring me back for a 3rd. all i thought about while playing part 2 was how utterly unnecessary it felt. i know it's a money maker but the bioshock i.p. really is a one trick pony.
they can probably do a 3rd one but who knows
I say make it for next gen consoles.
instead od using unreal 2.5 how about atleast upgrade to the latest unreal engine
and i know the setting is main thing but maybe time for a new city maybe start atthe orignal than move to new city just maybe