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Bioshock: So Why IS This a Classic Trilogy?

GP blogger, km0199 writes, "Although the third, and possibly final, title in the Bioshock series has yet to be released, it must be said... bravo, Ken Levine. Bioshock is truly a classic trilogy. For the past decade, an abundance of games have been geared towards hardcore, online gamers. Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, just to name two titles. Yet, the list could go on. Although these games provide instant, entertaining, satisfaction for many players, it seems as though one dynamic has been forgotten. The center-piece that manifests a great game, as it unfolds new boundaries. And this simply is: a great story."

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MysticStrummer5461d ago

It's not a classic trilogy. The first is a classic game, and the third may be also. The second was just ok. The three are only loosely tied together, so I don't consider them to be a trilogy.

Jack-Dangerously5461d ago

Yep, I agree. The first is absolutely a classic. I don't consider it a trilogy either.

MaxXAttaxX5461d ago (Edited 5461d ago )

I wouldn't count BioShock 2 as a classic.

And Infinite is NOT part of the same story/world!

Seventh_Blood_Reborn5461d ago (Edited 5461d ago )

I agree to. I didn' t enjoy Bioshock 2 as much as the original. I had a little the feeling that was a huge DLC ( a good one, but just not as good as the first game )to be honest.

PS: I bet Levine don' t consider it a trilogy too :P

rabidpancakeburglar5461d ago

The second game was much better than "just ok" but it wasn't a classic like the first one.

Megaton5461d ago

Yeah, it isn't being pitched as a trilogy either. 3 is a re-imagining in the skies instead of underwater.

KwietStorm_BLM5461d ago

I thought the second one sucked, honestly. They could have called it Bioshock: The Lost Levels. I agree about the first and third.

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cmoyano5461d ago

second one sucked...it shouldnt even be considered part of ken levines bioshock...the first one and infinite, then well wait for a true third one form ken levine that will complete an amazing trilogy

earbus5461d ago

I tried both not my kind off game at all infact i loathed it,but its great its a success someone must like it.

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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-inferno295d 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.

Furesis295d 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-inferno295d 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.

ActualWhiteMan295d ago

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

Rebel_Scum295d ago

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

Michiel1989295d ago

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

-Foxtrot295d ago

"Remaster them again if you have to"

Well apparently they were doing a remake but that got cancelled

Relientk77295d 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_Bomb295d ago

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

Yui_Suzumiya294d ago (Edited 294d 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-PANGPANG294d 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_looken666d ago

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

anast665d ago

ha. I almost forgot about that.

Jin_Sakai668d ago

Might as well just cancel it.

just_looken666d ago

Unless its batwoman were they right it off

porkChop668d 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_drake668d 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

TheNamelessOne668d 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.

badkolo667d ago

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

Knightofelemia668d ago (Edited 668d ago )

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

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