Why is Bioshock 1 so praised?

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BioShock (PC)
Released: Aug 21st 2007
Published by: 2K Games


Do you agree with praisin' Bioshock?
I'd rather Praise the Sun.	21	8.54%
Yes, definitively one of the best games ever.	84	34.15%
Yes...but there are better games.	53	21.54%
Yes.	15	6.10%
Meh, it's indifferent to me.	10	4.07%
No, definitively not one ...	18	7.32%
No...there are better games.	10	4.07%
No.	12	4.88%
Bioshock 2 better? Are you fucking INSANE?	7	2.85%
Show me results!	15	6.10%
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Captain_Tom on 08 July 2014

The atmosphere and gameplay are just topnotch. Add a great story and excellent level design, and you've got a 10/10 game.

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CityOfNoobs on 08 July 2014

Wright said:

AZWification said:

Umm.........because BioShock 2 played it very safe? The story wasn't as interesting as before, the gameplay was kinda repetitive, it was shorter and easier etc.....

Well, if Bioshock 1 nailed greatness as critics say, playing it safe would only mean you have another hit in greatness. Can't improve from perfection right?

The story was certainly more interesting, and I don't agree about difficulty. All Bioshocks are easy games.

If gameplay was kinda repetitive...that means on Bioshock 1, gameplay was kinda repetitive too.

Bioshock 2 is my favorite of the three. I honestly think it didnt get praised as much because its subject matter was anti-collectivism instead of ant-objectivism.

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cannonballZ on 08 July 2014

I thought the game was awesome! I only noticed the many times "Would you kindly" was said on my second playthorugh.

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Wright on 08 July 2014

JWeinCom said:
Did you complain about the illusion of choice?

--------------The point

------------ your head

Great commentary on the nature of interactive entertainment that would set the stage for Infinite.

Took me a while to understand what you were saying, but yeah, I realize the flaw in my original post. I blame my poor English skills on it, though!

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soulfly666 on 08 July 2014

I think Bioshock 2 is blatantly the weakest of the series. 1 and Infinite are neck and neck, with 1 being ever so slightly better as I find Rapture more compelling that Columbia.

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Euphoria14 on 08 July 2014

Definitely the atmosphere for me. That was what I enjoyed the most about it,

I enjoyed the gameplay as well, with all the powers you could gain and the abiliity to upgrade them.

So with both of those in mind I voted "I'd rather praise the sun".

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d21lewis on 08 July 2014

I remember pretty cool uses for your powers like electrifying water to shock a ton of people or hijacking enemy robots to do your bidding.

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Cleary397 on 08 July 2014

Its mainly because its a retelling of very old stories, mainly influenced by Ayn Rand.
Almost everything in the first game was influenced by her 2 famous books - Atlas shrugged and Fountainhead
- which are both used in anagram form to name certain characters within the game.

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Wright on 08 July 2014

Euphoria14 said:

Definitely the atmosphere for me. That was what I enjoyed the most about it,

I enjoyed the gameplay as well, with all the powers you could gain and the abiliity to upgrade them.

So with both of those in mind I voted "I'd rather praise the sun".

Glad to hear that there's some sunbros here. VXIII also came to praise its magnificient Lord :)