Bioshock 2 Impressions

I decided to be financially responsible for once, so instead of buying a new game I decided to give Bioshock 2 a spin.

I have to admit that I've had a negative attitude towards Bioshock 2 since it was announced. The original BioShock was one of the best games of 2007, but didn't really need a sequel. I was terrified of the world of Rapture. The atmosphere in that game completely sucked me in from the opening scene until I was finished. But unlike other games, I had no desire to return to Rapture. Actually, the thought of returning to that underwater hell filled me with a kind of dread.

That's how good the original was.

Then the reports came out that Ken Levine, the mastermind behind the original, would have nothing to do with the game, and that the sequel would have multiplayer added on...yeah, I wasn't exactly thrilled with the game. Even the mostly positive reviews couldn't shake the negative feelings I had.

I'm glad to say that after 3-4 hours, I'm having fun. Does the atmosphere of the game hold up to the original? Not really. Is there a deep story here? If so, I haven't seen it yet. Does any of that matter?

Nope.

What this game does is refine the gameplay from the original, and try to make it as fun as possible. And so far it has done that very, very, well.