{"id":4354,"date":"2004-10-09T18:07:14","date_gmt":"2004-10-09T18:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/?p=4354"},"modified":"2004-10-09T18:07:14","modified_gmt":"2004-10-09T18:07:14","slug":"i_just_hope_the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/?p=4354","title":{"rendered":"I Just Hope There Are No Spiders In This One"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irrational Games<\/a> has started talking up Bioshock, the spiritual successor to System Shock 2<\/a>. Gamespot has a preview of the game<\/a> and I just may have to see how cheaply I can throw together a PC to be able to play this one when it comes out. System Shock 2 is still one of my favorite computer games ever. It was one of the creepiest games I’ve ever played.<\/p>\n

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\nIrrational Games originally conceived of its cult-classic hybrid game System Shock 2 as a “spiritual successor” to the original game. And Irrational’s next game will, in turn, be a “spiritual successor” to System Shock 2. We’re pleased to bring you the first official details on BioShock, a new game that will attempt to further the open-ended, emergent gameplay of the previous games by offering even more choices for players to creatively interact with the world around them and to solve the challenges that face them.<\/p>\n

While System Shock 2 represented what Irrational general manager Ken Levine describes as “a convergence of technology and commercialism” (that game took place on a corporate-sponsored starship), BioShock will instead represent “a convergence of technology and biological life,” or more specifically, genetics. It’s important to note: BioShock is not a sequel to any of the System Shock games, nor does it have any official relation to those games. But like the previous games, this one will offer a horror-themed gameplay experience in which what you observe, and what happens to you, will be tempered by your own choices. “[At Irrational], we think emergence is the future,” says Levine. [gamespot.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Btw, a request to the Mac gaming world. Please get in contact with these folks and do a Mac port of both System Shock 2 and Bioshock. Even though System Shock 2 is a few years old at this point, it’s still such a kickass game that really does deserve a Mac port.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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