Bioshock 2
I was really excited to see a sequel to Bioshock announced and even more excited by the footage 2K released showing off the new content that would be featured in this underwater adventure. But what really got me going about this sequel wasn't even the game itself, but the collector's edition they planned to sell.
This was easily one of the best sets I've ever purchased in my gaming history. Priced at a mere $90, this set included the soundtrack on CD, the Bioshock 1 soundtrack on vinyl, some posters which people later discovered contained secret blacklight messages, a full-sized hardcover artbook and the game, of course. The artbook itself easily made up for the extra cost, but the rest really put it over the top. In fact, the only costly thing about this whole set was that it started my whole love of vinyl records.
Bioshock 2 followed the events of Bioshock 1, but also contained flashbacks pre-disaster which gives you a bit of insight into the world of Rapture before everything went to hell. The idea is that this time around, instead of a visitor who arrives from outside the underwater society, you are one of them. More to the point, you actually play as one of the 'Big Daddies'; the monstrous goliaths that protect the Little Sisters. The result is that there is an even stronger father-daughter theme than that of the first game. So even though the story wasn't as strong as the first, I connected better with this one.
Overall, Bioshock 2's gameplay was really just more of the first. So, for the most part you simply can't go wrong. Some people were upset that it wasn't more innovative, but in the end, we did get Bioshock Infinite; so there's no need to whine anymore. Really though, publishers take note: If every game had an edition like this, I would buy it day 1. Then again, I'd also be broke.
This was easily one of the best sets I've ever purchased in my gaming history. Priced at a mere $90, this set included the soundtrack on CD, the Bioshock 1 soundtrack on vinyl, some posters which people later discovered contained secret blacklight messages, a full-sized hardcover artbook and the game, of course. The artbook itself easily made up for the extra cost, but the rest really put it over the top. In fact, the only costly thing about this whole set was that it started my whole love of vinyl records.
Bioshock 2 followed the events of Bioshock 1, but also contained flashbacks pre-disaster which gives you a bit of insight into the world of Rapture before everything went to hell. The idea is that this time around, instead of a visitor who arrives from outside the underwater society, you are one of them. More to the point, you actually play as one of the 'Big Daddies'; the monstrous goliaths that protect the Little Sisters. The result is that there is an even stronger father-daughter theme than that of the first game. So even though the story wasn't as strong as the first, I connected better with this one.
Overall, Bioshock 2's gameplay was really just more of the first. So, for the most part you simply can't go wrong. Some people were upset that it wasn't more innovative, but in the end, we did get Bioshock Infinite; so there's no need to whine anymore. Really though, publishers take note: If every game had an edition like this, I would buy it day 1. Then again, I'd also be broke.
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