Why is Bioshock 1 so praised?

[Gremdude]

DarkD said:

Gremdude said:

Not overhyped. Please hold your opinions until you play this game. I have never cared about two characters as much as I did with the Last of Us. Games like Bioshock and Half life 2 were great but lets face it. None of us cared about the generic protagonists. Dead Space is another game that is so awesome but the main character had zero personality. 

That being said, sometimes I like a game with a non-descript protagonist. The game is supposed to be about me experiencing the adventure--not some character with a complicated backstory. 

You just contradicted yourself...  Experiencing the adventure would be HL2 and Bioshock (heavy atmosphere, and brief story segments, lots of gameplay), and Last of Us would be "some character with a complicated backstory", as you said yourself "I have never cared about two characters as much as I did with The Last of Us".  

I did not contradict myself. I said SOMETIMES I LIKE. Sometimes I like characters who are rich and well written. Sometimes I like to be Gordon Freeman who no one could give a damn about. Two different experiences. Both of which Iove.