3 Fun Facts: 1) There was originally going to be a 3rd variant of Big Daddy aside from the Bouncers and Rosies. The 3rd would've had a shoulder mounted cannon that shot grenades and rockets. They couldn't get all the kinks worked out in time for the release date, but eventually they were able to get it working and they were introduced in BioShock 2 as the Rumbler. 2) The Gatherers weren't always Little Sisters. At first, they were just the slugs, but the devs wanted the players to feel bad about killing them. There's at least concept art of them instead being amputee dogs that pulled themselves around on wheels, but they thought they were too pathetic, so they didn't go with that either. 3) When Atlas's "family" gets blown up in the sub, he yells their names. "Moira" and "Patrick". In Fort Frolic, there are posters for a stage production, and the 2 lead performers' names are Moira and Patrick.
As simple and short as the ending was I thought it was sweet. Jack saved the day and ended up really having a family with the little girls he saved. Thanks for playing this!
I love how putting on the Big Daddy suit leaves the sweater sleeves on the character model. I like to think Jack ripped the sleeves off the suit prior to putting it on
As soon as we got that one recording about Tenenbaum always wearing the same sweater, I've been tittering over the possibility that she added "must wear sweater at all costs" into Jack's genetic enhancements.
Bioshock Infinite was the first triple A game I bought for myself, I only visited Bioshock 1 and then 2 way later. Would honestly enjoy seeing you play the other entries to the series for sure, even if they don't hit quite as hard as Bioshock 1
There is a Power To The People that you can only get if you let Sander Cohen live in Fort Frolic. If you do that, you encounter him later, which let's you get through an otherwise locked door. Also, don't badmouth the crossbow! One of the best weapons for human enemies.
Have to admit this is my very first bioshock playthrough, and while i've heard many good things about it over the years, I didn't expect the depth to the story at all!
Wow, that was a brief ending. I appreciated what they were trying to do with showing the emotional payoff of the player rescuing all theLittle Sisters, I just wish we had gotten something a little longer. I think Fontaine's voice wasn't only scared of having to fight the player but also scared of having to kill who he considered a son. Thank you for introducing me to this game, I know understand the hype and think this is one of the most stylish games ever made.
Good to see Bioshock again. I'm one of those people who prefers the second game (esp it's Minerva's Den DLC) and it's a shame it lives in the first's shadow.
Watching this entire series took me back memories and I think it still holds up pretty well. I love the themes and plot of this game from its aesthetics and world. I'd like to see you play Infinite even if that game has a polarizing reception in current time. I look forward to more content.
I'd totally be down for more Bioshock, I don't have much affection for the series since I only played infinite, but I like the ideas of them and, as John pointed out, the stylization. Very funny that John pondered briefly on how he thinks other people were also enamored with Elizabeth because that's the understatement of the century.
I def recommend playing Bioshock 2! You might like the combat more in that one. It feels like they improved a lot of the mechanics imo. The little sisters are also given more than just "fight big daddy and save", since I feel that was a personal issue for me in the first game. Also, while it's not Irrational Games behind it, the team is made up of people from IG, as well as Arkane Studios.
Also, based on your end of video discussion, I’d love to watch a bioshock infinite revisit. I have never played or watched a play through of it, and I’d love to join you in the adventure!
This was my first introduction to Bioshock and I quite enjoyed the playthrough! Also, per usual, your commentary was wonderful and the splicer imitations gave me the giggles every time 😂 Looking forward to the upcoming shareholder meeting and I’ll see you all there lol
PLEASE play 2 and infinite. I never did watch 2 and I loved Infinite but I really can't remember much about it. I've wanted to go back and rewatch your playthrough of it for awhile, but held off because of how old it was. I'd really love to view it through a lens of today. Plus I really enjoyed your playthrough of this, you made me laugh SEVERAL times. I'm not the best at commenting about how much I love each episode as I usually watch towards the end of the day and frankly my brain and body stop working at that point, but I really do enjoy your humor and commentary. You were the first youtuber I started watching and have remained my fave. You are my comfort youtuber, the person I like to wind down my day with. It reminds me of when I'd watch my brother play video games as a kid, and Bioshock makes me extra nostalgic.
The game is much stronger if you read Atlas Shrugged which is the Ayn Rand book that this game is attacking philosophically. All the decisions in the atmosphere address it including references in the drinks of all things. If you've read the book the message is never forgotten and its an entirely new and fascinating experience with that context, with extra environmental storytelling, making this one of my top three 3 games. And this from someone who hates hack and slash and shooters.
Yep, true! Andrew Ryan also seems like a name partially rearranged from Ayn Rand, I noticed. I’m familiar with Ayn Rand but haven’t read Atlas Shrugged in full, I’ll have to make time for that!
Played the game first, then read Atlas Shrugged. Bioshock feels like a fictitious "What If?" scenario with the writers/directors giving an aquatic response to Ms. Rand. Who is Jack Galt? 😂
I'd definitely be interested to see how you like infinite now, I recently replayed it and I have many thoughts about it compared to when I first played forever ago. Such an interesting series to revisit because they were such revolutionary games at the time!
Following this series was such a rollercoaster :) thanks a lot for the playthrough, and definitely agreeing with your opinions at the end :) Ken Levine might be batshit but he is undoubtedly a genious of his craft
I am all for playing the other two Bioshock games. I had a lot of fun with them and I would be curious what you think after all these years. Even Dragon Age would be cool!
I would love to see you revisit the rest of the bioshock series! BS2 is definitely my favorite even if the ending is kind of meh, but i really enjoyed playing as a Large Father
I remember reading somewhere that the dev team didn't even want to do the Fontaine fight but management required it. I feel like the game's pacing toward the end would have been better had they not had to do it that way. One of my fav games of all time, though, thanks for revisiting it, John.
I'd love to see more of these games! I barely remember Bioshock 2 aside from the Big Daddy thing. I've never actually played or seen Infinite, so that would be really cool.
I loved watching you, I'm glad you took your time. I agree with you about the ending. I was so disappointed with the ending when I played. Please Please play bioshock 2!!😊
Kind of sad watching the big daddy raging around at 44:25 attacking splicers but with no little sister to take care of. He'll never understand that the girls are all okay. He's just a pile of angry organs in a suit stuck in panic/attack mode. Yes I'm overthinking it, but they added sad violins and everything. On the other hand, John sassing a child over who the real slowpoke is, telling her to stay away from fires, and pausing to admire fossils while the kid runs around is very entertaining.
Maxing the Bouncer research is the hardest one. You have to go all in hitting them with every plasmid and getting action shots with multiple subjects because you have so few chances. And Bioshock 2 is criminally underrated and better than Infinite. But that’s a discussion for down the line
The best part of this playthrough was definitely you snarking the Little Sister as a Big Daddy during the whole escort section! 😂It makes me think you and CK will probably have some fun banter as she gets into her more chatty toddler years! The endings for this game have always been underwhelming for me, and I always wish they did like an escape section in the good ending akin to RE4 when Leon escorts Ashley out of the collapsing area. Regardless, you're spot-on that the stylization and a lot of other factors still make this a pretty influential and memorable game. Thanks for replaying this for us!
I recently replayed Bioshock Infinite myself and I walked away from it thinking it's withstood the test of time. All around it was a solidly fun, action-packed, and thought-provoking experience. Unlike the first two games, Infinite really breathes a lot of life and vibrancy into the environments, as if the city in the game is a bright and lofty counterpart expanding as far as the horizon compared to Rapture's dark and grungy corridors, but Columbia still hides a dark, corrupted underbelly beneath its gold-studded streets. In my opinion, Infinite hasn't lost its luster in the slightest and I had a great time with it, but I'd love to see a playthrough from John to hear his thoughts on it. Anyways, thoroughly enjoyed this Let's Play and I hope to see more Bioshock games in the future!
I played 2 and don't get why people say its better than one. It has a less tedious hacking system, and the environments are more detailed, but thats about it. The weapons more or less function the same, and protecting the little sisters is tedious and immersion breaking as waves of splicers out of nowhere just beeline for her as soon as she stabs the corpse. Just my opinion tho
Would love to watch you play Bioshock Infinite, that was my first Bioshock game so I have a soft spot for it. THAT BEING SAID (without going into spoilers for people who haven't seen it) I think one of the big issues that became more obvious as time went on is Ken Lavine likes to make "both extremes are bad" games, and while that worked for System Shock 2 and Bioshock it ends up a being kinda gross in Infinite. I haven't played thru or seen a playthru of it since it came out in 2013 so I would be very interested in seeing it again, there are definitely moments and set pieces of that game that stuck with me
I just learned that two actors from Buffy the Vampire Slayer were in this -- Drusilla voices the Little Sisters, and Principal Snyder (the one who didn't get eaten by the hyena-possessed guys) voices Andrew Ryan. I don't recognize him in Andrew Ryan's voice at all! He did an awesome job, though, gotta say.
this is somehow the first time I've seen the entirety of this game, ty for the journey 👍✨ if you're after games with a focus on style and story over graphics graphics graphics ✨✨✨, i dunno if you've ever played them, but I still find myself revisiting Dishonored (1, 2, and DoTO) after all this time. I was seeing similarities watching this tbh, it made me wanna go replay Dishonored 1
Agree on how the style and story really was the game's best part! I never saw BioShock Infinite (or at most, only the first part), but I'm curious how the different setting John described will feel compared to this, especially with the division on it. Also, I wonder if the playthrough here felt less difficult because John's better at video games now, or because maybe they lowered the difficulty in some parts (like the Little Sister gatherer escort mission), or both?
I agree its the atmosphere that makes this game. It's why its my favorite game of all time. It has its flaws. The final boss fight was kind of silly and the ending, like you said, too short. At the time the game came out, twist endings were not really a thing, so I remember being totally shocked (no pun intended). I hope you play Infinite. To me, its not on the same level, but still a fun game
Such a great game. “The name’s Frank Fontaaaaaaine” will be forever burned into my brain. Also, Infinite was my first and still my favorite, because I’m a heathen.
I wouldn't mind a bioshock 2 + Minerva's den playthrough but I dunno about infinite. I remember a lot of spots in that game that weren't very fun and the dlc, my god buried at sea.
That was neat. Any chance you’ll do a playthrough of the Systemshock remake? And/or finishing the Bioshock series? OR Prey would be awesome. Or even Weird West. These immersive sims are fun to watch you play.
Greetings from a fellow Texan! I really do hope you can play Bioshock 2 and Bioshock Infinite! Bioshock 2 was the game that introduce me to Bioshock series!
For me, I think Bioshock 1 has the best mainline story, with it's political/philosophical commentary, but Bioshock 2 is when the gameplay peaked. The story also kind of peaked with Minerva's Den, but that's the DLC. You kind of glazed over it at the end, but I do think BioShock 2 is worth a revisit.
The more Fontaine raves about whatever, the more I'm failing to grasp what his plan ever was. Did he want Jack to escort him to the surface after destroying the city? If he wanted to rule Rapture, it kind of seemed like Ryan was holed up in his room doing a lot of nothing - wouldn't it have been easier to impersonate Ryan over the radio until everyone lost faith in him? Are they both just that committed to self-praising speeches and needed someone to listen to their bickering? Ah well. Everyone in Rapture are all a load of butts, and the ending is nice.
Bioshock may be dead as a franchise but looking forward to judas if that ever comes out. Good series John, may as well leave another suggestion for control.. pls:(
Here’s an odd and very outdated question: anyone got a pinpoint on when John took out his eyebrow piercing? He had it about seven or eight years ago, around the time the channel name changed, but when did it actually disappear? Last time I remember really noticing it was for Kathy Rain?
I love the story, love the background of it (rand, Atlas, etc), love the twists, etc., But i personally highly dislike the art style. I know, i know. I should like it, but there's something off putting. Ifk if it's too realistic in story but too cartoon looking at the same time. I don't like the way they move around of how they repeat too much. I guess they don't feel like real victims of living in an isolated city, that truly embraced free for all capitalism -- like doctors can even Frankenstein the populace and are supported in doing so, yet their design feel hard into bugs bunny looking. The art in 2 is much more pleasant on the eyes, but the story was too busy for me. These are just my opinions. I totally get why a lot of people love it.
Its interesting how Bioshock 2 was viewed poorly at the time for not having the twist of 1 and Infinite was universaly praised, but in the past years their reputation have been reversed. While I think the plot of Bioshock 1 is more impactful I find the second game a more well rounded experience. It might not have the twist of 1 but I really appreciate the heart that 2's main story and dlc have. I still like Bioshock infinite, specially for its amazing art, but the gameplay feels a bit restrictive compared to 1 and 2, and the plot is full of issues and half baked ideas that makes it less enjoyable to replay than it should (the dlcs are out of question for me, I think the plot of them is really bad and poorly thought out).
10/10 for art design and visual style. 0/10 for all the dead cats. 🤬 Yeah, this game is chock-full of politics - mostly shining a light on the absurdity of Libertarianism and the selfishness of Ayn-Randian philosophy. Frankly (in my opinion) two of the *worst* belief systems around. (I do *adore* the look of Bioshock, and with all the trans-atlantic vocals... I keep expecting to see a certain Alastor. heh.)
@@jimjones6901 Well... a comment board isn't really the place to go in depth on a discussion of political philosophies since (like with religion) there's dozens of different schools... 'left-Libertarianism' vs. 'right-Libertarianism' for example, so I'll keep this limited to the in-game version, and brief. Bioshock leans into the Ayn Rand branch of Libertarianism ('Objectivism') as you can see by the names used, and the whole point of the game was as a satirical send-up of that philosophy, illuminating the 'taken to it's logical extremes' absurdities of a society built on the Objectivist 'principles' - that man should be driven by selfishness and not altruism. I loathe Ayn Rand, both for her right-leaning political beliefs and her as a person: she was a racist, anti-LGBT+, a colonizer, a hypocrite, and just an overall horrible individual. She testified as a friendly witness before HUAC during the second Red Scare. And I believe in Altruism, not "f you, I've got mine." I lean hard left and most all of the the Libertarians I've dealt with have been right-Libertarians. Plus it probably doesn't help that the mass of libertarians on TH-cam comment boards are egde-lord dude-bros in their 20's (good news being most seem to grow out of that phase.) Now, ofc I don't know which of the 51 flavors of Libertarianism you're into and I'm not interested in having a YT debate about it... but... If you want a really good overview of the problems with Libertarianism, I do highly recommend the 'The Majority Report with Sam Seder.' Sam's been debating Libertarians since... well, let's just say the first vid of his I saw was 11 years ago, but he has a loooong-time standing challenge to take on any libertarians that call in to the show. It's been very eye-opening, lol. 'Night. And watch out for those Splicers!
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I can’t help but giggle when John imitates the splicers…“Uncivilized, uncouth, unCULLLTIVATED” 🗣️
I would be sooo down for a bioshock 2 and bioshock infinite replay!!
When I go to Wallstreet or a stock exchange: "Welcome to the circus of values! Hahahahaha!"
3 Fun Facts:
1) There was originally going to be a 3rd variant of Big Daddy aside from the Bouncers and Rosies. The 3rd would've had a shoulder mounted cannon that shot grenades and rockets. They couldn't get all the kinks worked out in time for the release date, but eventually they were able to get it working and they were introduced in BioShock 2 as the Rumbler.
2) The Gatherers weren't always Little Sisters. At first, they were just the slugs, but the devs wanted the players to feel bad about killing them. There's at least concept art of them instead being amputee dogs that pulled themselves around on wheels, but they thought they were too pathetic, so they didn't go with that either.
3)
When Atlas's "family" gets blown up in the sub, he yells their names. "Moira" and "Patrick". In Fort Frolic, there are posters for a stage production, and the 2 lead performers' names are Moira and Patrick.
#uncivilized
#uncouth
#uncultivated
As simple and short as the ending was I thought it was sweet. Jack saved the day and ended up really having a family with the little girls he saved. Thanks for playing this!
I love how putting on the Big Daddy suit leaves the sweater sleeves on the character model. I like to think Jack ripped the sleeves off the suit prior to putting it on
As soon as we got that one recording about Tenenbaum always wearing the same sweater, I've been tittering over the possibility that she added "must wear sweater at all costs" into Jack's genetic enhancements.
This series was a fun watch, as per usual. Thanks for revisiting, John!
Bioshock Infinite was the first triple A game I bought for myself, I only visited Bioshock 1 and then 2 way later. Would honestly enjoy seeing you play the other entries to the series for sure, even if they don't hit quite as hard as Bioshock 1
I’d love to see you revisit Bioshock Infinite! This was so much fun. Bioshock has always had a spot in my list of favorite games.
This game is always a good time
There is a Power To The People that you can only get if you let Sander Cohen live in Fort Frolic. If you do that, you encounter him later, which let's you get through an otherwise locked door.
Also, don't badmouth the crossbow! One of the best weapons for human enemies.
Its also great against big daddies when using the incendiary bolts
Have to admit this is my very first bioshock playthrough, and while i've heard many good things about it over the years, I didn't expect the depth to the story at all!
Wow, that was a brief ending. I appreciated what they were trying to do with showing the emotional payoff of the player rescuing all theLittle Sisters, I just wish we had gotten something a little longer. I think Fontaine's voice wasn't only scared of having to fight the player but also scared of having to kill who he considered a son. Thank you for introducing me to this game, I know understand the hype and think this is one of the most stylish games ever made.
Good to see Bioshock again. I'm one of those people who prefers the second game (esp it's Minerva's Den DLC) and it's a shame it lives in the first's shadow.
Minervas Den is fantastic!!
I hope to see a BioShock family costume in the future with Tenenbaum, Sander Cohen, and a little sister!
Watching this entire series took me back memories and I think it still holds up pretty well. I love the themes and plot of this game from its aesthetics and world. I'd like to see you play Infinite even if that game has a polarizing reception in current time. I look forward to more content.
I'd totally be down for more Bioshock, I don't have much affection for the series since I only played infinite, but I like the ideas of them and, as John pointed out, the stylization.
Very funny that John pondered briefly on how he thinks other people were also enamored with Elizabeth because that's the understatement of the century.
I def recommend playing Bioshock 2! You might like the combat more in that one. It feels like they improved a lot of the mechanics imo. The little sisters are also given more than just "fight big daddy and save", since I feel that was a personal issue for me in the first game.
Also, while it's not Irrational Games behind it, the team is made up of people from IG, as well as Arkane Studios.
Thanks for the playthrough, John! Returning to Rapture is always a special time!
Also, based on your end of video discussion, I’d love to watch a bioshock infinite revisit. I have never played or watched a play through of it, and I’d love to join you in the adventure!
I’ve never seen any of the other bioshock games so I’d love to see you play them if you ever want to.
This was my first introduction to Bioshock and I quite enjoyed the playthrough! Also, per usual, your commentary was wonderful and the splicer imitations gave me the giggles every time 😂 Looking forward to the upcoming shareholder meeting and I’ll see you all there lol
PLEASE play 2 and infinite. I never did watch 2 and I loved Infinite but I really can't remember much about it. I've wanted to go back and rewatch your playthrough of it for awhile, but held off because of how old it was. I'd really love to view it through a lens of today. Plus I really enjoyed your playthrough of this, you made me laugh SEVERAL times. I'm not the best at commenting about how much I love each episode as I usually watch towards the end of the day and frankly my brain and body stop working at that point, but I really do enjoy your humor and commentary. You were the first youtuber I started watching and have remained my fave. You are my comfort youtuber, the person I like to wind down my day with. It reminds me of when I'd watch my brother play video games as a kid, and Bioshock makes me extra nostalgic.
The game is much stronger if you read Atlas Shrugged which is the Ayn Rand book that this game is attacking philosophically. All the decisions in the atmosphere address it including references in the drinks of all things. If you've read the book the message is never forgotten and its an entirely new and fascinating experience with that context, with extra environmental storytelling, making this one of my top three 3 games. And this from someone who hates hack and slash and shooters.
Yep, true! Andrew Ryan also seems like a name partially rearranged from Ayn Rand, I noticed. I’m familiar with Ayn Rand but haven’t read Atlas Shrugged in full, I’ll have to make time for that!
Played the game first, then read Atlas Shrugged. Bioshock feels like a fictitious "What If?" scenario with the writers/directors giving an aquatic response to Ms. Rand. Who is Jack Galt? 😂
I'd definitely be interested to see how you like infinite now, I recently replayed it and I have many thoughts about it compared to when I first played forever ago. Such an interesting series to revisit because they were such revolutionary games at the time!
Following this series was such a rollercoaster :) thanks a lot for the playthrough, and definitely agreeing with your opinions at the end :) Ken Levine might be batshit but he is undoubtedly a genious of his craft
I am all for playing the other two Bioshock games. I had a lot of fun with them and I would be curious what you think after all these years. Even Dragon Age would be cool!
This was very good journey! Thanks for playing it 😊 now I am waiting till you start bioshock 2.
I would love to see you revisit the rest of the bioshock series! BS2 is definitely my favorite even if the ending is kind of meh, but i really enjoyed playing as a Large Father
I would love to see the rest of these games on the channel! This game is a great memory and you've inspired me to replay it as well.
i love these titles.. such a way with words
BioShock two would be fun but Infinite was a favorite of mine and holds a place in my heart story wise and asthetic
Thank you for playing this!! I think my favorite characters were the little sisters
I remember reading somewhere that the dev team didn't even want to do the Fontaine fight but management required it. I feel like the game's pacing toward the end would have been better had they not had to do it that way. One of my fav games of all time, though, thanks for revisiting it, John.
Thanks John!
Yasss! Thanks John!!! 🎉❤
Oh perfect, just finished the previous video :) Honestly though, I love this game. Nothing ever came close to the steampunk aesthetic this game has.
I'd love to see more of these games! I barely remember Bioshock 2 aside from the Big Daddy thing. I've never actually played or seen Infinite, so that would be really cool.
I loved watching you, I'm glad you took your time. I agree with you about the ending. I was so disappointed with the ending when I played. Please Please play bioshock 2!!😊
I'd love to see you revisit the other bioshock games too, thanks for the playthrough john!
Kind of sad watching the big daddy raging around at 44:25 attacking splicers but with no little sister to take care of. He'll never understand that the girls are all okay. He's just a pile of angry organs in a suit stuck in panic/attack mode. Yes I'm overthinking it, but they added sad violins and everything.
On the other hand, John sassing a child over who the real slowpoke is, telling her to stay away from fires, and pausing to admire fossils while the kid runs around is very entertaining.
Maxing the Bouncer research is the hardest one. You have to go all in hitting them with every plasmid and getting action shots with multiple subjects because you have so few chances.
And Bioshock 2 is criminally underrated and better than Infinite. But that’s a discussion for down the line
"Become a Big Daddy."
In game ...and now IRL! 😉 (Yays for CK ! 💖)
(Can we gift John a mug that says "Big Daddy"? lol)
Woohooo thanks John 😊
The best part of this playthrough was definitely you snarking the Little Sister as a Big Daddy during the whole escort section! 😂It makes me think you and CK will probably have some fun banter as she gets into her more chatty toddler years!
The endings for this game have always been underwhelming for me, and I always wish they did like an escape section in the good ending akin to RE4 when Leon escorts Ashley out of the collapsing area. Regardless, you're spot-on that the stylization and a lot of other factors still make this a pretty influential and memorable game. Thanks for replaying this for us!
bioshock 2 is my favorite of the 3 games.
Totally down to watch you play Bioshock 2 and infinite if you go ahead with it, good luck at VidCon!
I recently replayed Bioshock Infinite myself and I walked away from it thinking it's withstood the test of time. All around it was a solidly fun, action-packed, and thought-provoking experience. Unlike the first two games, Infinite really breathes a lot of life and vibrancy into the environments, as if the city in the game is a bright and lofty counterpart expanding as far as the horizon compared to Rapture's dark and grungy corridors, but Columbia still hides a dark, corrupted underbelly beneath its gold-studded streets.
In my opinion, Infinite hasn't lost its luster in the slightest and I had a great time with it, but I'd love to see a playthrough from John to hear his thoughts on it.
Anyways, thoroughly enjoyed this Let's Play and I hope to see more Bioshock games in the future!
Thanks for an epic playthrough John I'd love a re play of Infinite it's my 2nd fave of the series!
Bioshock 2 did everything better than 1 gameplay wise and even the endings have you more emotionally invested than the first one.
I played 2 and don't get why people say its better than one. It has a less tedious hacking system, and the environments are more detailed, but thats about it. The weapons more or less function the same, and protecting the little sisters is tedious and immersion breaking as waves of splicers out of nowhere just beeline for her as soon as she stabs the corpse. Just my opinion tho
Would love to watch you play Bioshock Infinite, that was my first Bioshock game so I have a soft spot for it. THAT BEING SAID (without going into spoilers for people who haven't seen it) I think one of the big issues that became more obvious as time went on is Ken Lavine likes to make "both extremes are bad" games, and while that worked for System Shock 2 and Bioshock it ends up a being kinda gross in Infinite. I haven't played thru or seen a playthru of it since it came out in 2013 so I would be very interested in seeing it again, there are definitely moments and set pieces of that game that stuck with me
I just learned that two actors from Buffy the Vampire Slayer were in this -- Drusilla voices the Little Sisters, and Principal Snyder (the one who didn't get eaten by the hyena-possessed guys) voices Andrew Ryan. I don't recognize him in Andrew Ryan's voice at all! He did an awesome job, though, gotta say.
I knew about Drusilla but not Snyder, that's really cool!
It’s so weird how I swear I remember having the drill and giant glove when dressed as the big daddy but I guess not..?
This flashback of yours is probably from Bioshock 2 where you play as a Big daddy
this is somehow the first time I've seen the entirety of this game, ty for the journey 👍✨ if you're after games with a focus on style and story over graphics graphics graphics ✨✨✨, i dunno if you've ever played them, but I still find myself revisiting Dishonored (1, 2, and DoTO) after all this time. I was seeing similarities watching this tbh, it made me wanna go replay Dishonored 1
Agree on how the style and story really was the game's best part! I never saw BioShock Infinite (or at most, only the first part), but I'm curious how the different setting John described will feel compared to this, especially with the division on it. Also, I wonder if the playthrough here felt less difficult because John's better at video games now, or because maybe they lowered the difficulty in some parts (like the Little Sister gatherer escort mission), or both?
Fantastic, baby 🧊
I'd be so down for bioshock 2 and 3
Bioshock Infinite yay!
I would love to see the other 2 games ❤
Please bioshock 2 I'd die happy
I agree its the atmosphere that makes this game. It's why its my favorite game of all time. It has its flaws. The final boss fight was kind of silly and the ending, like you said, too short. At the time the game came out, twist endings were not really a thing, so I remember being totally shocked (no pun intended). I hope you play Infinite. To me, its not on the same level, but still a fun game
Such a great game. “The name’s Frank Fontaaaaaaine” will be forever burned into my brain. Also, Infinite was my first and still my favorite, because I’m a heathen.
I wouldn't mind a bioshock 2 + Minerva's den playthrough but I dunno about infinite. I remember a lot of spots in that game that weren't very fun and the dlc, my god buried at sea.
Loved this revisit though, it was neat seeing bioshock again
That was neat. Any chance you’ll do a playthrough of the Systemshock remake?
And/or finishing the Bioshock series?
OR Prey would be awesome.
Or even Weird West.
These immersive sims are fun to watch you play.
will you ever do a vide of your top time favorite games of all time?
Greetings from a fellow Texan! I really do hope you can play Bioshock 2 and Bioshock Infinite! Bioshock 2 was the game that introduce me to Bioshock series!
For me, I think Bioshock 1 has the best mainline story, with it's political/philosophical commentary, but Bioshock 2 is when the gameplay peaked. The story also kind of peaked with Minerva's Den, but that's the DLC. You kind of glazed over it at the end, but I do think BioShock 2 is worth a revisit.
the bill burr comment took me out idk why 😭
🙏 yes pls bioshock 2 and infinite
The more Fontaine raves about whatever, the more I'm failing to grasp what his plan ever was. Did he want Jack to escort him to the surface after destroying the city? If he wanted to rule Rapture, it kind of seemed like Ryan was holed up in his room doing a lot of nothing - wouldn't it have been easier to impersonate Ryan over the radio until everyone lost faith in him? Are they both just that committed to self-praising speeches and needed someone to listen to their bickering?
Ah well. Everyone in Rapture are all a load of butts, and the ending is nice.
Bioshock may be dead as a franchise but looking forward to judas if that ever comes out.
Good series John, may as well leave another suggestion for control.. pls:(
Here’s an odd and very outdated question: anyone got a pinpoint on when John took out his eyebrow piercing?
He had it about seven or eight years ago, around the time the channel name changed, but when did it actually disappear?
Last time I remember really noticing it was for Kathy Rain?
Bioshock 2 next!
I love the story, love the background of it (rand, Atlas, etc), love the twists, etc., But i personally highly dislike the art style. I know, i know. I should like it, but there's something off putting. Ifk if it's too realistic in story but too cartoon looking at the same time. I don't like the way they move around of how they repeat too much.
I guess they don't feel like real victims of living in an isolated city, that truly embraced free for all capitalism -- like doctors can even Frankenstein the populace and are supported in doing so, yet their design feel hard into bugs bunny looking. The art in 2 is much more pleasant on the eyes, but the story was too busy for me.
These are just my opinions. I totally get why a lot of people love it.
You should play them both.
Its interesting how Bioshock 2 was viewed poorly at the time for not having the twist of 1 and Infinite was universaly praised, but in the past years their reputation have been reversed. While I think the plot of Bioshock 1 is more impactful I find the second game a more well rounded experience. It might not have the twist of 1 but I really appreciate the heart that 2's main story and dlc have. I still like Bioshock infinite, specially for its amazing art, but the gameplay feels a bit restrictive compared to 1 and 2, and the plot is full of issues and half baked ideas that makes it less enjoyable to replay than it should (the dlcs are out of question for me, I think the plot of them is really bad and poorly thought out).
Please do fable anniversary John 🫶🏻
What happened to the old bioshock series?
Would you kindly play Bioshock infinite?
Gotta try Atomic Heart
Will you play elden ring dlc??? 😭😭😭
He said sometime in July
Can't wait
@@cpublackheart4759 yeeeeees!!! Thank you for infoo 😊
So what happened to all the little sisters he didn’t save?
There were no little sisters I didn’t save. I saved them all
@@JohnTwolfe I just mean that they only show 5 in the ending cutscene. There were definitely a lot more of them in Rapture.
10/10 for art design and visual style.
0/10 for all the dead cats. 🤬
Yeah, this game is chock-full of politics - mostly shining a light on the absurdity of Libertarianism and the selfishness of Ayn-Randian philosophy.
Frankly (in my opinion) two of the *worst* belief systems around.
(I do *adore* the look of Bioshock, and with all the trans-atlantic vocals... I keep expecting to see a certain Alastor. heh.)
Why don't you like libertarianism? I align most with that belief system. It just makes sense to me. What are the downsides?
@@jimjones6901 Well... a comment board isn't really the place to go in depth on a discussion of political philosophies since (like with religion) there's dozens of different schools... 'left-Libertarianism' vs. 'right-Libertarianism' for example, so I'll keep this limited to the in-game version, and brief.
Bioshock leans into the Ayn Rand branch of Libertarianism ('Objectivism') as you can see by the names used, and the whole point of the game was as a satirical send-up of that philosophy, illuminating the 'taken to it's logical extremes' absurdities of a society built on the Objectivist 'principles' - that man should be driven by selfishness and not altruism.
I loathe Ayn Rand, both for her right-leaning political beliefs and her as a person: she was a racist, anti-LGBT+, a colonizer, a hypocrite, and just an overall horrible individual. She testified as a friendly witness before HUAC during the second Red Scare. And I believe in Altruism, not "f you, I've got mine."
I lean hard left and most all of the the Libertarians I've dealt with have been right-Libertarians. Plus it probably doesn't help that the mass of libertarians on TH-cam comment boards are egde-lord dude-bros in their 20's (good news being most seem to grow out of that phase.)
Now, ofc I don't know which of the 51 flavors of Libertarianism you're into and I'm not interested in having a YT debate about it... but...
If you want a really good overview of the problems with Libertarianism, I do highly recommend the 'The Majority Report with Sam Seder.' Sam's been debating Libertarians since... well, let's just say the first vid of his I saw was 11 years ago, but he has a loooong-time standing challenge to take on any libertarians that call in to the show. It's been very eye-opening, lol.
'Night. And watch out for those Splicers!
Great, now replay Bioshock 2 so i have something else to watch 😈