Comments on: BioShock 2: Big Ideas are Here to Stay http://www.geeks.co.uk/10571-bioshock-2-creative-director-big-ideas-are-here-to-stay A selection of technology rants, gadget opinions and general wonder at the world of true Geekery. We feature review, tech-art, events and profiles of influential pioneers. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:31:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Daniel Linger http://www.geeks.co.uk/10571-bioshock-2-creative-director-big-ideas-are-here-to-stay/comment-page-1#comment-5318 Daniel Linger Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:51:29 +0000 http://www.geeks.co.uk/?p=10571#comment-5318 I think I'm rather jaded now when it comes to video games. Whether that is because of age, or having played a metric tonne of games over the years, or maybe just a bit of both, I don't know. I happily spend hours of my time in Azeroth, and have not took one blind bit of notice of the story. About as involved as I get in the background is looking at it. I couldn't hope to tell you about any of the back story. Likewise I didn't take any notice of any story in Final Fantasy XII, but never wanted that game to end, to the extent my character levels were way over 120. I suppose the thing is that in many respects I've seen it all before. Admittedly, there wasn't a great story in FF XII, but nonetheless I took no notice. I still found the game fantastic just to play. One complete exception to this was Bioshock. It may well have many cliches, and indeed the "illusion" of choice, but the game was not only great to play, but great JUST TO BE IN. Even if this second game's a shadow of it's former self, I for one will gladly dip my toes in once again. I think I’m rather jaded now when it comes to video games. Whether that is because of age, or having played a metric tonne of games over the years, or maybe just a bit of both, I don’t know.

I happily spend hours of my time in Azeroth, and have not took one blind bit of notice of the story. About as involved as I get in the background is looking at it. I couldn’t hope to tell you about any of the back story. Likewise I didn’t take any notice of any story in Final Fantasy XII, but never wanted that game to end, to the extent my character levels were way over 120.

I suppose the thing is that in many respects I’ve seen it all before. Admittedly, there wasn’t a great story in FF XII, but nonetheless I took no notice. I still found the game fantastic just to play.

One complete exception to this was Bioshock. It may well have many cliches, and indeed the “illusion” of choice, but the game was not only great to play, but great JUST TO BE IN.

Even if this second game’s a shadow of it’s former self, I for one will gladly dip my toes in once again.

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