Never really got into the first one but maybe I should...

http://kotaku.com/5064363/is-this-the-first-bioshock-2-trailer

Awesome! :eek: I can't wait for this!!!

Deadspace has a lot of the bioshock feel. How would you continue bioshock? The story is kind of finished. But the game was so much fun, I will try bioshock 2.

I thought that it was an interesting game but it wasn't enough to keep me interested in the long haul. This is one of those games that I will have to revisit when time and new games permit.

I wonder though, how did the little sisters get so big...

I don't think the same team is doing it.

I'm in.

It was mentioned before it's not the same development team. But the creator/tech lead will be same: Ken Levine.

From Wikipedia:

BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams

The PlayStation 3 release of BioShock contained a teaser trailer for the sequel, titled BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams. The trailer featured a seemingly grown-up Little Sister holding a Big Daddy toy on a beach on the Atlantic Coast, staring out towards the ocean. The trailer concluded with pillars of rock and sand rising from the beach, before forming the skyline of Rapture, and finally transforming into a barnacle-encrusted BioShock 2 logo, with the subtitle Sea of Dreams appearing in the last few seconds.

I thought that it was an interesting game but it wasn't enough to keep me interested in the long haul. This is one of those games that I will have to revisit when time and new games permit.

I wonder though, how did the little sisters get so big...
When time passes, people grow. :D

I think that she will be going back to Rapture, so this can't be a prequel. Is this game coming out soon? Why the trailer?

I think that she will be going back to Rapture, so this can't be a prequel. Is this game coming out soon? Why the trailer?

My guess is because the trailer shows up in the extras of the PS3 version on Bioshock when you finish the game.

Hmm, I guess this means I better finish up the first game then!

I bought my X360 for BioShock, but ended up getting addicted to COD4 instead!

Yeah, I never finished the original either...kindof got bored with it I guess, and it kept getting set aside for other games. I keep meaning to go back and finish it someday.

Yeah, I never finished the original either...kindof got bored with it I guess, and it kept getting set aside for other games. I keep meaning to go back and finish it someday.

I didn't so much get bored with it, just that I didn't have a lot of time to commit to figuring out how to pass certain levels; I'm not much of a gamer, and found it really frustrating when I couldn't open a certain door and such. COD4-Online was perfect for "OK, I have 45 minutes to waste", I can sometimes easily fit in 2-3 matches in that span. I'm kinda burnt-out on COD4 at this point, maybe this will be a good time to put BioShock back into rotation.

How many people haven't finished Bioshock? I haven't finished it myself due to some of the same reasons being other games and time. I brought it with me to Iraq hoping I have time but with GeOW2 and Fallout 3 and studies I may not get to finish it until sometime in 09.

BioShock was one of the few games of its kind that I actually did finish. It wasn't terribly long and the puzzles weren't particularly difficult. I enjoyed almost every minute of it, but it was definitely only a rental for me. I'll play a sequel though.

How many people haven't finished Bioshock?

857.


I just kindof got tired of playing it. I think because I never felt any sense of danger...I mean, you could literally (if you were patient enough) melee a Big Daddy to death, because the enemies kept their damage so there was no penalty for dying, so I never felt any need to actually use any kindof strategy. The atmosphere was great though, and I was enjoying the story....I just couldn't get into the gameplay/combat I guess.

I will finish it though....someday.

I bought it on launch day and didn't finish it till this past weekend. Great game and I really enjoyed playing thru it!

At some point I'd like to play it again and try to get the rest of the achievements that Ive missed.

I'll play Bioshock when it gets down to a decent price. The game is going for about 35-40 bucks new or used.

Stupid question:
One of the levels has some room that looks like a greenhouse/conservatory that I need to enter by going up a flight of stairs. The door in front of it is more like an expanding gate thing, I can't figure out how to open it for the life of me. If anybody knows the door I am talking about, please let me know any pointers.

Stupid question:
One of the levels has some room that looks like a greenhouse/conservatory that I need to enter by going up a flight of stairs. The door in front of it is more like an expanding gate thing, I can't figure out how to open it for the life of me. If anybody knows the door I am talking about, please let me know any pointers.

It's been ages since I played Bioshock, but if you can't get past that door, there's probably another entrance somewhere nearby. Explore the surrounding area and you should find something.

I finished Bioshock and sold it back shortly thereafter; the game had a fantastic look and tons of atmosphere, but once you'd beaten the game there really wasn't much replay value to it and the add-ons for the 360 version were pretty forgettable. The game had some interesting ideas but they didn't all come together. Most of the plasmid abilities were unnecessary (all you really needed 95% of the time was telekenesis, lightning and maybe fire), you could kill most enemies with your wrench, and the encounters with the Big Daddies quickly degenerated into unloading your most powerful weapons on them until they dropped. And for a game that takes place in an underwater city, the environment ended up not being much of a factor at all; I counted less than a handful of time when you had to deal with the water and the most memorable one was in the demo where the fuselage crashes thru that tube that you're passing thru. The endings were also very short and disappointing, hardly the payoff I was expecting.

Hopefully, Bioshock 2 will address some of those issues and give a more varied gameplay experience.

I have played through 3 times and I'm playing a fourth time right now.

Played through it twice, and I doubt I'll play another one in the series. Just wasn't that good.

LOL. Yeah, I hate it when a game is so not good that I play through it twice. :)

Stupid question:
One of the levels has some room that looks like a greenhouse/conservatory that I need to enter by going up a flight of stairs. The door in front of it is more like an expanding gate thing, I can't figure out how to open it for the life of me. If anybody knows the door I am talking about, please let me know any pointers.
Use your fire plasmid to light the torch.

How many people haven't finished Bioshock? I haven't finished it myself due to some of the same reasons being other games and time. I brought it with me to Iraq hoping I have time but with GeOW2 and Fallout 3 and studies I may not get to finish it until sometime in 09.

I finished it twice, and it was an awesome experience. I'm sure I'll go for a 3rd playthrough before the sequel is released.

BTW, thanks for serving overseas!

Played through it twice, and I doubt I'll play another one in the series. Just wasn't that good.

I play all games that are not that good atleast 2 times!:rolleyes:

857.


I just kindof got tired of playing it. I think because I never felt any sense of danger...I mean, you could literally (if you were patient enough) melee a Big Daddy to death, because the enemies kept their damage so there was no penalty for dying, so I never felt any need to actually use any kindof strategy. The atmosphere was great though, and I was enjoying the story....I just couldn't get into the gameplay/combat I guess.

I will finish it though....someday.

They released a patch that gave the option to not use the Vita-Chambers.

Stupid Question #2:
OK, so I finally sat down with the game for more than 45min last night (1.5hrs, woo-hoo!). I got the Telekenisis Plasmid and the Fire one too, and a bunch of swag. Now my next task is to bring the key back to the entrance, to be used on some control panel. But when I go through the plexiglass tunnel the airlock is as blown to crap, and I can't figure how to open it; I have tried avery Plasmid and Weapon I have. Any Advice?

Stupid Question #2:
OK, so I finally sat down with the game for more than 45min last night (1.5hrs, woo-hoo!). I got the Telekenisis Plasmid and the Fire one too, and a bunch of swag. Now my next task is to bring the key back to the entrance, to be used on some control panel. But when I go through the plexiglass tunnel the airlock is as blown to crap, and I can't figure how to open it; I have tried avery Plasmid and Weapon I have. Any Advice?

In the middle of that tunnel, there is another entrance...(if your where I think you are...)

So we're starting to get a trickle, albeit very slight, of information for the game. 2k has posted this website:http://www.somethinginthesea.com/ with, well, almost nothing at all so far. They tease!

Anyways, it's looking like it's scheduled for an '09 holiday release, for which I am excited.

I bought the game on launch day but just finished the last 2 hours yesterday night. It was a decent game but not as good as everybody hyped it up to be.

I bought it when it came out and finished it soon after that. I loved the game and its a favorite of mine. It's one of those games that I liked enough to play again and will before #2 comes out.......

So we're starting to get a trickle, albeit very slight, of information for the game. 2k has posted this website:http://www.somethinginthesea.com/ with, well, almost nothing at all so far. They tease!

Anyways, it's looking like it's scheduled for an '09 holiday release, for which I am excited.

Cool, thanks for the update. I just finished my first play through yesterday, it took me a year because I am so lazy! If "2" it isn't coming out until the Holidays, I might actually do another playthrough on a harder setting (got too easy by the end).

I cannot believe I am in the minority in thinking the first game was awesome. I've beaten it and would like to go back and play it again if not for all the games in my library I haven't even taken out of the plastic yet (Dead Space, Fallout 3, Saints Row 2 and Killzone 2) According to my games played list on Xbox.com, I've played 53 games on my 360 and Bioshock is easily in the top 2 or 3. I loved every minute of it and if Ken Levine is responsible for Bioshock 2, count me in as a day 1 purchaser.

I cannot believe I am in the minority in thinking the first game was awesome. I've beaten it and would like to go back and play it again if not for all the games in my library I haven't even taken out of the plastic yet (Dead Space, Fallout 3, Saints Row 2 and Killzone 2) According to my games played list on Xbox.com, I've played 53 games on my 360 and Bioshock is easily in the top 2 or 3. I loved every minute of it and if Ken Levine is responsible for Bioshock 2, count me in as a day 1 purchaser.

Sadly, I think he's only a consultant for the second one. 2K Boston is busy doing their own game. Bioshock 2 is being made by 2K Marin, who did the PS3 port and the rather pedestrian challenge levels for the PS3 version. I'm hoping for something great, but trying not to get my expectations too high.

Here is a link to a trailer!

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47807.html

Looks pretty good to me!

(Mods: On a side note...why wasnt this thread listed normally? I knew it existed...had to search for Bioshock 2 to find it. My screen only shows 2 pages for xbox threads?) Sorry for the off topic question!

Sweet. That rivet gun sounds cool.

Looks like Bioshock to me! Makes me want to go back to the first one again, I love that atmosphere.

Looks like Bioshock to me! Makes me want to go back to the first one again, I love that atmosphere.

I was just gonna say the same thing...

Anyone know if it's on sale anywhere?

I was just gonna say the same thing...

Anyone know if it's on sale anywhere?Bioshock?
$24 @ Amazon

56.99 for Bioshock 2 pre-order. I played the first one and had mixed feelings about the game. The game itself was pretty good but it was very freaky and gave me a nightmare or two ;). Will probably borrow the 2nd one off of a friend once its released.

Bioshock?
$24 @ Amazon http://www.**********************/track/img/3358/s09v0317fvxp/00.gif

I enjoyed Bioshock immensely. Playing this game on a 1080P FP with a 136" movie screen with full 7.1 surround sound in a dark room....talk about some immersive and spooky moments! Tons of fun.
I enjoyed the story line and atmosphere so much that I sat along side and watched my best friend play through the second time harvesting the little sisters rather than helping. It was just as much fun to watch as to play.
I'll be getting Bioshock 2 on release day for sure.

Umm... Looks kinda dark. I like atmosphere as much as the next guy, but if I can't see anything I just get frustrated and bored.

Oh, and thanks for posting the links to the trailer!

The new gameplay vid gave me a heart attack, and I am now dead.

Yes, it's that good. Good Friday, indeed.

56.99 for Bioshock 2 pre-order. http://www.**********************/track/img/3358/s09v0317fvxp/00.gif I played the first one and had mixed feelings about the game. The game itself was pretty good but it was very freaky and gave me a nightmare or two ;). Will probably borrow the 2nd one off of a friend once its released.

Can you pre-order now? I'm gonna get it for sure. Loved the first one.

Gametrailers BioShock 2 pop-up trailer. I love these.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47818.html

I liked the first game but honestly thought it was way overrated. Once you got past the ambience, you were left with a repetitive game with lots of fetch quests and a bunch of abilities that you almost never needed to use. The underwater environment hardly factored into the gameplay, there was no variety to the gameplay and the endings were quite forgettable.

Based on that trailer part 2 looks more like an expansion for the first game: same art deco design, same plasmid abilities, same hunting down splicers, same dark (at times too dark) environments. On the plus side, it looks like the underwater environment might actually factor into the gameplay this time.

I guess different strokes for different folks. For me, the ambiance and art deco style made the game. There's really nothing else I've seen that looks or plays like it. Yeah, most of the plasmids save electroshock, telekinesis and fire were pretty much just window dressing, but still, it's the tops for me. Not only do you get to kill an endless number of splicers, but you get to do it in style.

And this time you play as a Big Daddy!

^^^Spoiler

^^^Spoiler

That's what I saw in the latest trailer released last week.

And this time you play as a Big Daddy!

you play as a big daddy in the first one too ;)

IGN has a 9 minute gameplay video up:

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14240341/bioshock-2/videos/bioshock2_vdp_042209.html

Looks good to me. I guess I actually need to go finish the first one now :)