Imagine the following scenario, reader: An insanely high-profile AAA-developed game is announced and the entire gaming world goes utterly bloody BONKERS over it. The game is released to rave reviews from critics and players (read: cretins and plebeians) alike. But then it turns out the game in question is a bug-riddled display of sheer mediocrity, barely even playable on the most fundamental level. See, the above scenario isn't just a humourous hypothetical, it's the sad and depressing reality of Fallout 4. It's broken. It's buggy. It's a modern game released in the late 2010s that LITERALLY. CANNOT. BE. PLAYED. WITH. 60+. FRAMES. PER. SECOND. Seriously! What the actual fuck, Bethesda?! You released a big-name big-brand game that literally CRASHES if you play it at any higher framerate than 59?! That's like designing a car that can't turn left, or an umbrella that's water-soluble! And people wonder why I boycott those incompetent morons altogether these days. Yeah, go freakin' figure!
First of all, I'd like to preface my actual statement by saying that I DO think Bioshock 1 is undeniably good, great even, and that pretty much everyone should play it at least once. HOWEVER! ...I'm also of the opinion that Bioshock 2, the black sheep of the series, is MASSIVELY better in terms of sound, gameplay, variety, "feedback" (i.e. how well "the world" reacts to the player's actions) and just general "feel". Now, the story of 2 is of course absolute bollocks, and though I'm a big fan of Augustus Sinclair, Brigid Tenenbaum, etc. as characters... the villain on the other hand, Sofia Lamb? She's probably the dumbest, most tedious freakin' twits I've ever had to endure as a "big bad" in any game ever. Seriously, Andrew Ryan was a bloody weirdo, but he at least MADE SENSE. Sofia Lamb is just a commie moron. But still, my point stands: if you're playing Bioshock SOLELY for the gameplay, go for the second one instead of the first one. The ONLY thing #1 has that's better than #2 is the story. That's it. On all other points it's either inferior or just the same as the sequel.
