After 3 days of headaches, I was finally able to play Bioshock last night! It was awesome. I decided to get it for the Xbox360 since I had a nice new HDTV to play it on. It looks incredible on it. The game play has been excellent so far also. I’ve finished the first two levels. I was throughly involved in the world that they have created. The controls are good for the most part, though weapon switching is a little bit clunky to me. The Big Daddies are very tough. I’ve taken care of one of them and I’m on my second, and it is no cake walk.
I’ve decided that on my first run through the game, I’m going to save all the little sisters. You have the option of saving them, or harvesting them, and I’m going to take the moral high ground the first time through. We’ll see if I’m able to keep that up through the whole game, since it makes the game a bit harder since you have fewer resources that way.
The sound in the game is amazing. I wish I had a 5.1 setup on the television, just because it would be even more immersive that way. Rapture is a very quite place for the most part, so every noise is a clue to what you have coming up. The lighting is also useful, with shadows giving clues to what lies ahead.
The whole world is very well constructed and I’m looking forward to making more progress in it soon.
