
Eight years have passed since the events of the first BioShock, and Rapture’s denizens have rallied into a collectivist cult. See Rapture through the eyes of Subject Delta, a fearsome Big Daddy prototype on a life-or-death mission to rescue his missing Little Sister. Even if it’s not an all-time classic, it’s still a very good game, and if, like me, you’ve never played it, the Switch remaster is an excellent opportunity to dive in and discover what you missed. Space Otter Charlie Switch NSPĪnd honestly, seeing as the first Bioshock is one of the greatest games ever made, I’m not going to complain too loudly about Bioshock 2 going back to the well for (mostly) more of the same. Then again, as complaints about video games go, “not enough philosophy” is clearly not the worst thing you can say. Some philosophizing notwithstanding, it feels more like a straightforward shooter than either its predecessor or the final game in the Bioshock trilogy, Bioshock Infinite. Just about the only real complaint I have about Bioshock 2 Remastered is that it doesn’t pack quite the same punch as the original. Couple that with a little more variety in the enemies, and you can see why this game is enjoyable. There are still plasmids, but you get some much more powerful weapons at your disposal. Play as big daddayįurther, by playing as a Big Daddy, the game opens up some slightly new avenues for combat. Adding in bits where you traverse the ocean floor is also neat, and adds to the feeling of being in a strange undersea world. Even if it may not feel as new, it’s still eerie and gorgeous and everything that made the first one such a visual feast. As someone who loves Art Deco, I’m never going to say no to the opportunity to see more of Rapture, which is exactly what Bioshock 2 offers. Sure, there are differences here and there - you get to play as a Big Daddy this time around, instead of just fighting them you occasionally get to go out into the ocean you can jump - but on the whole, this is more a refinement of the formula the first game pioneered, rather than something totally different. The thing is, it doesn’t really do anything that wasn’t already done by the first Bioshock.

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