BioShock™ 2 Remastered

2K has retroactively changed their EULA. Now they collect literally anything on your computer (including but not exclusively visited websites or payment information for example). Not sure if they are also installing rootkit like software in the gog version like they do in non gog versions. gog should consider banning all 2k games because I dont think that their EULA complies with gogs vision...

Buying Remastered will give you the original on GOG too, but unfortunately they both have problems. The original is more stable, but requires external fixes for things like FOV and audio balance and has issues running on a modern OS. Remastered is good to go out of the box, but WILL crash. I was lucky and got through with only two crashes, once with a large number of security bots on screen at once, and once during the final sequences where you're pushing through hordes of enemies who are also fighting each other. Seems to be tied to how much is going on at once, but there's no performance dip beforehand, it just goes from running perfectly to CTD, so I'm not sure. Still an excellent game, it's just a real shame both versions are so flawed now.

I have a pretty modern gaming pc but when I try to play some old games like BioShock 1 and 2 sound simply does not work properly. This worked for me (Windows 10): - Find the file Bioshock2HD.exe in your installation directory (ex. C:\BioShock 2 Remastered\Build\Final\Bioshock2HD.exe) - Then right click on it, select Properties, Compatibility - Check the "Run thist program as an administrator" This way you can launch the game using your shortcuts or the GOG launcher. I also had 4 crashes at the entrance of the "Hall of the Future", 2 of them forced a full system reboot!!! So save often would you kindly?

Before I get into the review, I have to mention that this game crashed constantly for me, sometimes after less than a minute of gameplay. I found a few fixes online, and they didn't seem to work; your mileage may vary. This sequel is pretty similar to its predecessor in most ways, so I'll be talking mostly about its new elements. The weapons are technically different, but functionally very similar, and a lot of the plasmids are the same; like before, you won't have to worry about Adam too much, because there aren't enough useful upgrades that you're likely to run out. The main difference is that you'll have moments where you have to defend a character while enemies swarm you. It's not an escort, exactly... tower defense, I guess? I don't typically like these kinds of things, and you'll be doing this A LOT, but I wasn't as bothered by it as I thought I'd be. The biggest difference is in the story, and without getting too much into spoiler territory, the central theme is just the exact opposite of that of the first game. That doesn't sound like much, but it does lend itself to more moral ambiguity, and so most of the debate is worth having. My main gripe is that the counterpoint isn't as strong as it could be, and part of that is that the character making it doesn't show the work that brought them to that conclusion. Yes, the main antagonist does some horrific things in the name of her ideals, but that discredits the character; not the ideals. You have a few more moral choices than you did throughout the first BioShock, but none of them are terribly complex. All summed up, I'd say it's exactly on par with the original, but more grounded; fewer highs and lows, but same total score.

-Window mode -Set Affinity CPU0+CPU1 profit despite its bad port this one runs smoother compared to bioshock 1 for me, audio,mouse,stutters all gone in bioshock 2.