BioShock™ Remastered

The game is alright. A lot of people are complaining about random crashes and bugs, but I cannot recall a single crash or major bug of any kind during my play time. I'm pretty sure the game has been patched since those reviews were posted. The game is dark and moody, which I love. It has a distinct art style and looks great, but calling it a remaster is misleading. There is very little improvement to be seen. Mostly just random changes in art direction, such as light sources added or removed or additional objects in the environment. The opening cutscene has also been tweaked. You have to have a keen eye to spot most of the differences. The shooting feels okay and upgrades all make sense. There is a good sense of progression throughout the game. You start off unarmed, then acquire a wrench, then a pistol with little ammo until you build up a full arsenal with many plasmids and perks. The final boss was piss easy because I took the time to upgrade just about everything. I got the "good" ending because I saved all the Little Sisters, and I found it somewhat touching. Plasmids can be used with traditional weapons in many different ways and the abilities accomodate different play styles, so there is a small amount of replay value. The player can choose to be sneaky, hack turrets and place traps or just go all out with fire and lead. For the price I paid, definitely worth it. Not bad at all.

Yes, it's a good game, but the remastered version downloaded here is full of bugs. - At least once per day, the game will completely freeze and I'll have to restart my computer. - At a few points in the game, the objectives are not available to complete, and you better hope you have a save from before that point so you can try again. - At one point, the same music would keep playing on loop. This got very annoying, so I had to mute music until I had completed that level. That being said, the game itself is quite good, but I would never pay full price for this bug-ridden mess.

This is by far my favorite game ever made. i have played it ten plus times over the years and this pc version looks incredible. This remaster really does the game justice

It's been a long time since I played the first Bioshock, and wasn't that excited to play this at first. But I got swept right into it again and just like that I beat it in 12 hours on Hard. What I love about Bioshock is the die and spawn mechanic. You jump right back into the game, this allows you to keep up the flow and rhythm than waiting for a load screen like in most games. The gunplay is addicting as hell, the shotgun and crossbow are my favorites, and electric and cyclone are the most fun plasmids to use on your enemies. Telekinesis is great and actually useful for getting items from spaces you can;t reach or making more conveniant ways of obtaining an item. The world despite being so dark, creepy, and underwater, is very alive and full of great experiences. I highly recommend replaying this great game especially the remaster, I don;t see why people did not like the remaster, I'm not informed if it was messed up on launch or what. But it runs great as of now.

If you are unfamiliar with the whole BioShock series - this one will blow you away. This remastered edition will take you through the adventures of Rapture City and all its glory. As you progress, take your time to notice the aesthetics, the sounds and beauty.