[Multiplatform] BioShock 2 - I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those Big Daddies.

"I'm going, going, back back, to Rapture Rapture" - Notorious B.I.G. (Daddy) -- 1968



Released earlier this month, Bioshock 2 takes us back to the underwater city of Rapture. The year is 1968, eight years after the events of the original. The two former titans of the city have fallen and all traces of the man, the myth, the legend, Jack, are long gone from the halls. You are Subject Delta, the Big Daddy before there were Big Daddies. Awakened in the middle of nowhere with no recollection of your past you must work your way through the city, now under the control of a one Sofia Lamb, and find your missing Little Sister.

Bioshock 2 features several improvements over the original, including the ability to wield both weapon and plasmid at the same time, and you can now melee with every weapon (including your drill which is probably all you'll fucking use). Familiar stuff like the research camera, shotgun, grenade launcher and the plasmids from the first game all return as well. Also new to the series is the addition of the Big Sister, which combines the ADAM gathering abilities (yes they can use plasmids) of the Little Sisters with the raw power of the Big Daddies.

There's also the Multiplayer Mode, which takes you into the role of a splicer during the Rapture Civil War of 1959. But honestly, you're not playing this shit for the multiplayer so I'm not getting into that. There's a trailer here if you still don't know what the hell this is all about. Go play the first one!

Anyway I'm surprised there's not a thread on this one yet. I know a bunch of you fuckers played the first one and enjoyed it to some degree, so I am cry that I don't really see a whole lot of other negros playing it now that it's come out. It's kind of neat, even if at first glance it does feel like an almost direct-to-DVD sequel, it starts to come into its own once you give a chance.

Plus you can Bouncer Rush people, unlike in the first game, and you know you want to do that shit.

Anybody else giving this one a shot?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Give it another hour or two. It's not really until the second or third area does the game come into it's own. Sadly, there is nothing in Bioshock 2 that quite rivals the awesome that was Sander Cohen.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Terminus

Otherwise, would like to return to previous places (is it available at a later time?).

Nope. When they say "Make sure you've finished everything before leaving" they mean that shit. Triggering final events in some cases, and leaving the area in others forces you onto the next level permanently. There is no backtracking to previous places you've left.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Spoiler:

Yeah it's a shame to see them go, but they were tossed out in favor of the "flashbacks" instead. Also you've got like one and a half more levels to go. It gets much, much more awesome from where you are.

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