First BioShock 2 Footage Released

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• hahha, omg. that's hilarious. : robosextoid
• rofl! Bioshock 2: Sea of Scripted Events. : dangerdoggie
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  That was great lol. Though I am looking forward to this one. Call me crazy I really like Bioshock. : RogerDandy
  • You don't have to be *crazy* to like Bioshock. You just have to not have played System Shock 2. : keithburgun

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  It's called the Ken Levine backlash against the bullshit he spewed in this developer walkthrough. http... : dangerdoggie
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    Oh you're right, that fun I was having when I played this game was all a lie. Because this youtube video... : Fish_Bulb
    • Ha ha, zing! Yeah, I was showing the game to a friend of mine when the "big plot twist" happened. We b... : getlefty
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  Too much hype for something with plenty of bad design decisions. : Mystery0000
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    hrmm i really enjoyed it, much more enjoyable to me than games like halo or call of duty. : trelain
    • It's certainly not a bad game, it just suffers from being hyped up as the second coming of the fps genre,... : Mystery0000
  • ?? My only complaint was that the mouse didn't feel right... Seemed like there was a slight lag (and i... : molaughlen
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    I would agree that building a city under the ocean would be problematic but that's for the janitors to wo... : getlefty
    • There's no room for janitors in Ayn Rand's fantasy world though. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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  one of the best games ever made. : niceguynick
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    In terms of art direction, it was simply astounding. As a game, it had its issues but was still fun. : gonnabechef
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      Every single game ever released has 'issues'. Best to focus on the positives, imo : niceguynick
      • Focusing on positives only won't get us better games in the future. Don't be so forgiving, it's slowing d... : Mystery0000
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  Well the reason I don't care is because they're trying to make this into their own Call of Duty. Which is... : SpaecKow
  • what exactly does this have to do with call of duty? call of duty didn't invent sequels... : brainchild420
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  People overexaggerate. However, I had 2 huge complaints about the game. First, it was much, much too ... : Dr_Tran
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    I also thought the game was too easy. Not necessarily because I was great at the game, but because of the... : Brainiacrk
    • They did at least patch the game to let you turn off the resurrection chambers. I'm guessing they'll keep... : beanman101283
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      Same here. Long before the patch to disable Vita Chambers, I would just quickload every time I died. H... : Dr_Tran
      • Telekinesis should've been more of a utility tool than an infinite ammo super magnum, yeah. : Marrbe
      • Ammo was scarcest at the beginning of the game because of the number of abilities at your disposal. Late... : molaughlen
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  The atmosphere was great. The gameplay got pretty samey after a while. The last part of the game was kind... : jet-poop
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    When it comes to the little sisters, I was more annoyed by the fact that you weren't given enough informa... : Marrbe
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      I'd be happier if it was left gray and it was up to the player to decide what was good and what was evil. : jet-poop
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        How is moral clarity a bad thing? Deus Ex 2 made this mistake, with its factions that were so ambigous as... : Marrbe
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          You should be able to tell right from wrong without someone telling you which one is which. Sometimes it'... : jet-poop
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            Fallout was another game that did ethical dilemmas pretty well. : jet-poop
            • fallout 3 doesn't seem to have any right decisions, only decisions to be made. : brainchild420
          • That I agree with. You should be able to judge by yourself, but for that to happen you need adequate info... : Marrbe
        • I think you are missing the point completely. The choices in DX1 and 2 weren't supposed to be about "righ... : Uglzorp

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• She's into little girls >.> : Topsiderover
• O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum... wie grün sind deine blätter : GreatGooglyMoogly

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  Same. Might get me to splurge on a new rig. : Anastomosis
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    Or just spend $300 and buy a 360 with the game and spend the rest of that would-be-wasted money on a nice... : getlefty
    • Oh God.... Here we go. : OdinM1

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  On the PC you get to decide which buttons do what. : Marrbe
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    That was kind of my point. Jericho was a horrible console port that didn't allow that. Bioshock 2 needs t... : Dr_Tran
    • why would they remove the ability to change your keys, which was in the first game? you just wanted to ta... : brainchild420
• Kind of like how Dawn of War was. I lost my first game horribly because I couldn't wrap my head around th... : getlefty

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  Hi I'm virus and I don't know a good game. Although I can't speak for the first one I definitely know I ... : devi| dog
  • crap I meant the second one. :/ : devi| dog
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    I guess I don't know good games either... I played thru the first one, but other than it having a very ni... : EvanC
    • I'll agree with the boss, that was pretty bad, but I've seen worse in the last 10 years for sure. The re... : devi| dog
• Yep, looks exactly the same as the first game...so I'll pass on this. So lame! : scary_monster
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  Yeah, the first was an insult. Oh well, I guess it will be a good game for those that don't know any bet... : JackAxe
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    An insult to whom? System Shock 2 players? That´s the only category I can think of, and honestly, Biosho... : yobock
    • I agree with yo bock : pyide
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      Why does everyone refer to System Shock 2....System Shock was way better!!! Why wont someone redo this ga... : limabone-jlp
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        I tried playing System Shock a couple of times, but the controls bested me, and I quit soon after the fir... : Renalicious
        • The controls were tough, even for back then, but still better than most at that time. The first time I p... : JackAxe
      • I LOVED SYSTEM SHOCK!!! It's still one of my favorite games, easily in my top notch. I'm assuming it's... : JackAxe
    • Here, have an internet cookie for being a hypocrite, as someone that implies another is an elitist, is li... : JackAxe
• I loved the first one, but it looks very samey so I am not so excited. : ihya
• i pretty much agree with you virus. highly doubt i'll be buying a sequel. for me bioshock is more fun to ... : flasher 907
• Someone couldn't find the pipe wrench when they got out of the bathysphere... : getlefty

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  Often, videos don't do justice to RPG'ey games. Just think of how point as an "action trailer" of say, De... : Marrbe
  • Pointless* : Marrbe
  • I agree, that's why I'm hoping I can blame the video and not the game. : spyrext
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  Did I miss something or did this video show maybe three rooms? : jake2000
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    It's the hallways that really bother me... long dark hallways with nothing on the walls. Reminds me of w... : spyrext
    • The point, as in any shooter, is to get to the end. The added bonus in Bioshock was finding out why you ... : getlefty

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• Yep, same. : dmason
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  I expected different things. Maybe different interface, different gameplay. Think half life to half life ... : FirstPersonCooter
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    Seeing as it's on the same consoles that the first one was, you shouldn't really be expecting those kinds... : Vincent Grayson
    • right, especially when these devs are using the unreal engine and following the pc paradigm. they could m... : Shai-Tan
  • Why would you expect everything to be different? : two50six
• I'll be buying it with the highest expectations, however, this preview does not look promising. :( : devi| dog
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  There were plenty of reasons to hate on the first starting with the drm, the abysmal mouse controls that ... : Hoax
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    Just your opinion I guess. I never had one problem with my mouse in the game, my accuracy was top notch t... : niceguynick
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      Just going to chime in an agree that all Unreal Engine 3 games (but especially Bioshock) had weird mouse ... : Dr_Tran
      • ^^^what he said. some people had even more extreme problems with mouse lag starting in the menu. forums w... : Hoax
  • Goddamit I hate the way DRM is used to bludgeon. Who gives a flying shit about DRM. And I never saw an... : kainen1
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    i stopped reading when you said DRM, your opinion is irrelevant. : brainchild420
    • Damn now i'm going to cry myself to sleep. brainchild42897368!1_ deems my opinions as irrelevant! :( : Hoax
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    jesus christ man do you essentially just insult everyone that doesn't follow your opinion? Fuck first we ... : two50six
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      I think we were already over that, let it go dude. also i don't insult everyone who has an opposed opinio... : Hoax
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        I think you're missing the point here. I'm not butthurt over the things you say, I just have to wonder wh... : two50six
        • let me help you with that. its called the internet. and on this site especially almost everyone tends to ... : Hoax
    • My console experience was great because I wasn't playing on my shitty PC. Maybe if he would spend another... : getlefty
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  I liked the first game very much, but I think what hurt the game was that it was hyped to hell and beyond... : zehh
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    yeah it turns out that a lot of people waiting for the second coming of jesus will be disappointed. lo... : brainchild420
    • Yeah, but a creative director saying his game will do things like "redefine what it means to be a FPS" an... : zehh
  • Really? The only hype I got was that it was going to have a good story (it was a great story for any game... : getlefty

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• yeah looks great hope its as good as the first one : irishbloke

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• actually, the Blue's comments on this video are a lot less curmudgeonly. : finger
• I'd like more unique plasmids, though. Many of them were obsolete due to weapon functions. Also, must-... : Marrbe
• blues news still exists? i havent been to that crap site in 10 years.. probably because they shove gay as... : techx4

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  What's the difference? As long as it has similar gameplay hours (which we don't know yet) then how isn't... : Fish_Bulb
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    Well, I guess it's ok now since people got used to it but back in the day, reusing the same assets to cre... : razlebol
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      Depends on the content. What's the point in having to wait until 2011 for BioShock 2 with Unreal Engine 4... : Marrbe
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        I'm not talking about the engine.. Everything is re-used.. Textures, Hud, models, etc.. : razlebol
        • Well, it is set in the same era after all. Why wouldn't the HUD be reused when it was well designed in th... : Marrbe
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      Halo 2 was an expansion pack. So were all the Mega Man sequels, Majoras Mask as well. Doom 2. There are c : jake2000
      • I guess your right. I forgot about those game you mentioned. : razlebol

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  Funny how the comments preview ignored your spoiler tag. Agreed though, looks good, just a little same-i... : yobock
  • Exactly. Same thing. But it's ok, I guess, should be a good game even if it doesn't revolutionize from th... : zehh

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• oh yea forgot to add, glad to see maybe there will be more interaction with water and it imposing on the ... : nico2

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• Seconded. : RogerDandy

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• My thoughts exactly. : Cobalt81
• Yeah, while that sounds like it would be awesome it didn't do much for me in the first game. : dangerdoggie
• Why not? It didn't appear as if the player was some slow, lumbering brute with a narrow field of vision; ... : David Craddock

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• "Bioshock was amazing ...but a lot had to do with it being so unique." Absolutely. I hope they don't g... : Marrbe

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  I never really understand these comments. When a sequel comes and its significantly different from the o... : Aztiel
  • Gamers are whiny. : erikman619
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  If the game is well produced, I'll take the shorter development time over a graphical overhaul. The UI st... : Marrbe
  • What I meant to say is that a revolution in graphics - along with the increased time it takes to make the... : Marrbe

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• A plethora of escort quests would definitely make me never purchase the game. : hillemania

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• It's due out this year, how is this early? : Smurfy12

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• I don't think a big daddy can swim. Walk under water maybe. : Johnnsen
• I was really happy about the no swimming thing in the 1st one! : tcs

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  i thought the complete opposite. the movements screamed controller to me, plus at one point you see the ... : smacknca
  • Well, if he's playing with controller he has the sensitivy set pretty high. Anyway, it looked quite good ... : enyakk
  • tbh it looks like neither. too smooth for it really. it seemed very much like it was strictly cinematic... : dantastic
• I don't think so. The movements seemed far too smooth and stop-start for mouse control. : Arceihn
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  enyakk was obviously joking. No one got it. : qwplayer
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    Do you still quakeworld, qwplayer? : CrustaR
    • yes every day. : qwplayer
• YES SWIMMING! Except the first section of the game (swimming out of the wreckage) - for a game that to... : Masem

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• someone call the fbi on this pedo! : Hoax
• You know you're on the other side of this one right? as in protect them : ClawHammR

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• It's unlikely they could belt out a sequel this quickly and change too much. Plus remember they want at l... : Schnapple

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• Agreed. I could never get rid of mouse acceleration. Source engine and Quake engines always had great mou... : qwplayer

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• Yeah. That drill attack was an embarrassment. I really hope they overhaul that before release. : Arceihn

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• Yeah, I agree on the drill attack. It lasted too short and I didn't hear any sound that was common to dri... : Sailor of Fortune

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  Yeah... This video made me less excited, actually. It looks like they didn't change a damn thing and t... : boarder2
  • im getting the same feeling from this vid. I hope the final product proves me wrong. : happynoodle