Thanks for stopping by. Always great to stir a debate. This was approached without personal politics involved - we could in no way be described as collectivist over here (we kinda dig on freedom and liberty, sitting firmly on the centre-ground). it's like we said, Bioshock shows us the logical end-point of serving only the self. It's just that many critics and theorists are pretty anti-Rand, so we work with what we've got.
We'd say Jim Jones is a pretty ac...
Hey, thanks for stopping by. The photo was intended as irony, rather than some not particularly funny gag. Having said that, fair play. We've had the image switched out. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
What worries us is, we're not sure he was even trying.
Backwards compatibility should for all gamers, all consoles. Not as a feature but as standard. Important for gamers and devs, not sad men in suits who worry about the bottom line.
Exactly. There's a lot of pros to backwards compatibility, that effortlessly outweigh the cons.
Forgive them.
They'll literally be a game-changer, that's for sure.
Agreed. They are wholly optional and avoidable. But we don't think they should be; they should be as unmissable as everything else.
Exactly! This is similar distraction in a different genre. And not quite as brilliant.
Thank you for heads-up, didn't intend to mislead. We felt this was fair-minded review. We enjoyed it for precisely for what it was, but there were definite issues too iron out before release. And it won't be everyone's cup of Earl Grey. It seems to be a divisive, love-hate game already.
The point with Jones, though, relates to Petrich's quote that Bioshock is ‘not simply a critique on Rand’s ideal society of pure reason. It’s a critique of any ideal, “planned” society.’ Whether that's an underwater city or a commune in Guyana. Doesn't matter their reasons for doing it, they all end the same way - with a high body count.
All philosophies are flawed. Bioshock is just a beautiful thought experiment which attempts to show that.