BioShock™ 2 Remastered

Even though I played the first game maybe three years ago, I did start to get slightly bored half way through. It felt like it was a lot of the same over and over. Don't get me wrong, it's a really good game and I do recommend it. But I simply just got a tad bored with it. If it wasn't for that, I'de actually give it 5 stars. Also, I didn't have a single crash wich some people mention. The only problem I had was a few slowloading textures on characters.

The rating is for the game if it wasn't busted. It's a fun game but not much separates it from the first. I actually got all the way to the end without any crashes but once I saved the last sister it turned into a total crashfest. Very intermittent. I could get temporary relief by hitting escape when loading in. For some reason this seemed to delay the crash but even then I would be lucky to get more than a minute of play. Tried all the INI memory setting changes suggested online but the only thing that prevented crashes was setting graphics to low. I was able to finish the game but it looked like potato quality....

I loved to play through this game. It's a bit easier than the first Bioshock was but still doesn't give you the 'just running through' experience. Some scenes are definitely hard af. But... and that's ab it but. The game is crashing like hell. Sometimes four times in an hour, sometimes I lost more hour of gameplays because there is no autosave system. If you doesn't save yourself or you aren't reach just the next chapter, your progress is lost. There is a lots of forums where they talk about this and this not gog specific problem, it's happening with every platform so it's much more a fault of the developers that they still didn't make any proper patch for this. So... if you start the game, be prepared that probably you will tear a few times your hair out. Otherwise, hell yeah, this is a great fun! :D

I have played classic version and it runs perfectly fine with -dx9 option (GTX670, PhenomIIX4, 16GB, Win7). Also I suggest google some config tips and configure graphics options in windows. There is minor annoyances in the game, but there is one BIG problem: You really don't want to die in the game. Every loading takes about 4 minutes. You can fully enjoy loading song and silence after it while you wait. But I think the game worth it.

Bioshock 2 gets criticized very often but I enjoyed it then and I´m still loving it today, as there are almost no games with such an impact, story, emotional thrill and this kind of message. Besides there is a wonderful world to explore, big daddy gets an extraordinary opponent and of course one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL SCENENES OF A VIDEOGAME EVER is from this game. (has something to do with little sisters and big daddy) The story is unique and different from the story of the first game, also the abilities are very interesting and give you some space to experiment. the weapons and melee are way better than in bioshock 1. Imagine playing a big daddy with his drill and all this crazy big daddy weapons. I loved the first one and I still do, but to be honest, my heart beats for the second game as this is the more emotional, balanced and thrilling underwater dystopian fantasy game of the complete series. You should play them all, including infinite (beside this is the weakest one). They are all woth it. have fun and enjoy your trip to rapture!