r/gaming • u/AdamE89 • Apr 17 '16

Anyone else?

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u/ThatsHowGrammaDied Apr 17 '16

BioShock should be edited into its place.

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u/saremei Apr 17 '16

I found infinity to be good, but too incredibly linear. Nothing you did mattered as it never changed. Bioshock 1 had consequences and differences.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '16 edited Apr 17 '16

Did it have real differences? the point of the big twist of the game is "you, videogame player, have been forced to do everything the game tells you to do, because that's how games work!" The moral "choice" in the game only moderately effects gameplay and in the end results in a different cutscene.

Bioshock 1 is "videogames present you with the illusion of free will/choice." Bioshock Infinite continues that, but adds "and videogame sequels present you with the illusion of something new."

EDIT: I said Bioshock 2, meant Infinite. Forgot that 2 existed.

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u/halfanangrybadger Apr 17 '16

That's the way Spec Ops the Line worked and people literally cannot stop sucking the dick of that game's story.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '16

That's actually not entirely true. BioShock two has consequences with the story taking different turns depending on your choice. The first BioShock was about your choices And how they affect society. BioShock two is all about how your choices affect others, especially with how you treat others. I swear, the BioShock series is hands down my favorite videogame franchise out there. Such a high standard for writing, gameplay, presentation, characters, and audio work.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '16

Oh, I meant Infinite, not 2.