[Bioshock] Explain something to me

[Simon Atavax]

I'm currently loving BIOSHOCK, having recently started playing it for the first time on the XBOX 360. I have one question, and a rather dumb one, at that.

Your character in the game arrives at Rapture via a plane crash, as you all know. What I can't figure out thus far is whether your character is just a random dude who happened to survive a plane crash and end up at Rapture, or whether he was some agent or something who deliberately flew to Rapture, only to have his plane crash. Or something else?

Like I said, I know it's a dumb question, but it's been bugging me since I started playing. Feel free to spoil things. I'd just like to know.

Oh, and if it matters, I'm still fairly early in the game. I'm currently at the ACADIA section, in the "tea garden" area.

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I can only think of one correct response.

Won't you kindly keep playing the game?

[Felon]

Originally Posted by Simon Atavax

I'm currently loving BIOSHOCK, having recently started playing it for the first time on the XBOX 360. I have one question, and a rather dumb one, at that.

Your character in the game arrives at Rapture via a plane crash, as you all know. What I can't figure out thus far is whether your character is just a random dude who happened to survive a plane crash and end up at Rapture, or whether he was some agent or something who deliberately flew to Rapture, only to have his plane crash. Or something else?

My impression is that he was indeed a random dude. Tbe idea that he just sat around waiting for his plane to turn into an exploding fireball so he could infiltrate Rapture doesn't really stand up to suspension of disbelief.

Then again, I didn't get too far. It's a lavish game with wonderful atmosphere, but I hate shooters where you have to scrabble about for ammo, terrified of wasting shots. I play a shooter to shoot things, not to whack them with pipes and wrenches. Likewise, the ADAM currency seems to be in limited supply. Also, it was frustrating that fighting a big daddy is a nearly certain death sentence (perhaps multipel times) unless you found some way to kite-kill it.

[Erekose]

Even saying this feels like I'm saying too much . . . just keep playing

[stonegod]

Originally Posted by Ankh-Morpork Guard

I can only think of one correct response.

Won't you kindly keep playing the game?

Indeed. I couldn't have said it better myself.

[stonegod]

Originally Posted by Felon

Then again, I didn't get too far. It's a lavish game with wonderful atmosphere, but I hate shooters where you have to scrabble about for ammo, terrified of wasting shots. I play a shooter to shoot things, not to whack them with pipes and wrenches. Likewise, the ADAM currency seems to be in limited supply. Also, it was frustrating that fighting a big daddy is a nearly certain death sentence (perhaps multipel times) unless you found some way to kite-kill it.

Both of those things are purposeful design decisions and mirror its spiritual predecessor (System Shock); ADAM is especially tight if you are going the "Rescue" route. That being said, ammo is still pretty plentiful (past Neptune's Bounty, I never really has a problem on the medium difficulty; on easy (which I'm doing for a quick replay), its never an issue)).

[Simon Atavax]

Originally Posted by Erekose

Even saying this feels like I'm saying too much . . . just keep playing

Well, if you insist.

[Vocenoctum]

Originally Posted by Felon

Then again, I didn't get too far. It's a lavish game with wonderful atmosphere, but I hate shooters where you have to scrabble about for ammo, terrified of wasting shots. I play a shooter to shoot things, not to whack them with pipes and wrenches. Likewise, the ADAM currency seems to be in limited supply. Also, it was frustrating that fighting a big daddy is a nearly certain death sentence (perhaps multipel times) unless you found some way to kite-kill it.

Well, once you realize the death penalty... isn't, you realize you can just keep dying and beat the Big Daddy down with a wrench. It takes a bit of the fun/challenge out, but if you just want to gack them, so be it.

If you're having issues with supplies, just play on an easier setting, the environment and story are great fun and I think worth the experience.

to the OP, all your questions may not be answered, but most will be.

[Felon]

Originally Posted by Vocenoctum

Well, once you realize the death penalty... isn't, you realize you can just keep dying and beat the Big Daddy down with a wrench. It takes a bit of the fun/challenge out, but if you just want to gack them, so be it.

If you're having issues with supplies, just play on an easier setting, the environment and story are great fun and I think worth the experience.

Well, I don't the game to be easy, I just don't see ammo-scrounging to be a fun kind of challenge.

Still, I will probably get back to it and Assassin's Creed one of these days.

[Vocenoctum]

Originally Posted by Felon

Well, I don't the game to be easy, I just don't see ammo-scrounging to be a fun kind of challenge.

Still, I will probably get back to it and Assassin's Creed one of these days.

I played through Bioshock with some ammo problems here or there, but overall not a big issue. I just meant if you want to experience the story, playing on Easy still gives you that.

I had Silent Hill 2, but the combat was so atrocious I couldn't put up with it. I enjoyed the game enough that I wanted to see where it went though, so played through with combat on Easy.

I enjoyed Assassins Creed too, but mostly just killing everyone that was on MY rooftops!

[Sabathius42]

To the OP: Keep playing.

To the ammo-hunter: I too hate ammo hunting games (like pretty much every Resident Evil) however its pretty easy to get through Bioshock (at least on Medium) without ever worrying about ammo. Just take all the do-extra-melee-damage abilities and halfway through the game you can lay waste to big daddies with one opening rocket shot and several finishing whacks with the wrench.

I probably used melee for 90% of my kills.

DS

[mrtauntaun]

Keep playing, your questions will be answered. This game is fantastic, my favorite game from 2007 (though portal is a REALLY close second).

All I have to add is, once you finish it, Would you Kindly get back to us and let us know what you thought of the answers?

[frankthedm]

Originally Posted by Sabathius42

I too hate ammo hunting games (like pretty much every Resident Evil)

To me the bigger problem is when all the character's melee attacks are worthless.

[arcanaman]

While I do not usually play shooters Rts and Rpgs are my thing i did play bioshock then got stuck in the begining but I watched somone else play love the storyline they could do better with the visual flashbacks can't really tell what is going on at all?

[Simplicity]

Originally Posted by Felon

My impression is that he was indeed a random dude. Tbe idea that he just sat around waiting for his plane to turn into an exploding fireball so he could infiltrate Rapture doesn't really stand up to suspension of disbelief.

Then again, I didn't get too far. It's a lavish game with wonderful atmosphere, but I hate shooters where you have to scrabble about for ammo, terrified of wasting shots. I play a shooter to shoot things, not to whack them with pipes and wrenches. Likewise, the ADAM currency seems to be in limited supply. Also, it was frustrating that fighting a big daddy is a nearly certain death sentence (perhaps multipel times) unless you found some way to kite-kill it.

Hehehe. I'm not going to spoil Bioshock, so I'll leave it to you whether I'm laughing at the irony or the original joke.

I never play shooters, but I wasn't having any particular problem with Bioshock in terms of difficulty. Sure, ammo was a little tight. But that just is there to keep you from using machine guns throughout the whole game. It was fine for me. Big Daddies were not anywhere near unstoppable.

[Shayuri]

A man chooses...to keep playing to the end.

It's true, he does. Women too, I hope.

*cough*

Great game.