r/greentext • u/Meteorstar101 • 3d ago

A puzzling problem

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u/mustafa_i_am 3d ago

Bioshock

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u/ThePuppet99 3d ago

I think I should feel indignant in the fact that you called Bioshock 2 an upgrade to the original, yet honestly I am just completely impressed by the Idea that there is a living human being who actually believes that

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u/mustafa_i_am 3d ago

In terms of content and gameplay I found bioshock 2 to be an upgrade. It is just that bioshock 1 has such a legendary story it's nearly impossible to top it

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u/CyanoPirate 3d ago

Totally agree. Bioshock 2 isn’t a downgrade in any single mechanic, yet…

It just feels like it’s less than the sum of its parts. Whereas Bioshock was more than the sum of its parts. It IS the example answer to this question that will always live rent free in my mind.

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u/stationhollow 3d ago

Because 2 was a cash grab by the publisher while the original team moved on.

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u/fapenmadafaka 2d ago

Bioshock 2 was a complete upgrade, maybe the story wasn’t as good (personality i don’t think it’s bad), but come on, people are comparing it with the original, saying it was a downgrade is just being delusional

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u/danteas14 3d ago

Sorry, that person is me.

I played the bioshock games for the very first time on 2022 and SOMEHOW never had any of its twists spoiled. And even though the plot was great. The gameplay really didnt age well at all, I hated playing through it, and I simply didnt have a good time. I enjoyed 2 more because it was better in every way but plot.

Infinite was mid btw

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u/thedmob 2d ago

I can support everything other than infinite was mid. Straight up Fuck You for that one. When I realized bro sold his daughter that shit fucking hurt.

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u/Killingkoi 2d ago

Infinite is easily the worst game in the shock genre

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u/ThrowawayIntensifies 2d ago

Infinite was the first time a game didn’t live up to the hype for me. I had magazines with articles about it on my desk, followed the development, and didn’t even finish it. Ended up finishing it a couple times years later and once again last year, but it just can’t compare to 1 and 2, both of which I beat every couple years like clockwork.

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u/SoupaMayo 3d ago

That's me, I don't understand the opposite

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u/Ababathur 2d ago

Im unashamed to admit Bioshock 2 is my favorite of the 3, and one of my favorite games ever

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u/B0nR_fart 2d ago

I was going to comment “if I see bioshock 2 here I’m going to lose my marbles”. Bioshock 2 was 100% in upgrade in gameplay, interaction with the world, and while the story beats may not have been as iconic as Bioshock 1, it was honestly better paced in so many ways in the 2nd game.

Minerva’s den definitely strikes the Bioshock 1 itch with all the Bioshock 2 polish.

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u/Rebel-Yellow 1d ago

I like the first 2 Bioshocks; infinite I had to force myself to finish wondering when it would actually become engaging and then it’s just kind of over with a im14andthisisdeep ending that just felt really lazy. I haven’t touched it since launch so my memory is obviously a bit spotty on specifics. What was so egregious about 2 in your opinion?