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14 April 2013

So what's the deal with this Bioshock thing that everyone's going on about? Assume I've been in a cave for the past decade. →[More:]

Oh, and obviously I know how to google, but I'd like to know the ungoogleable aspects about it.

post by: Eideteker at: 22:05 | 14 comments

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posted by Eideteker 14 April | 22:21

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posted by Doohickie 14 April | 22:31

It's made by the OTHER Ken Levine. Because being a Top 40 DJ, Major League Baseball Play-by-play Announcer and writer/producer for both MASH and Cheers is enough to make THIS Ken Levine one of only 3-or-4 human beings of my generation whose career(s) I envy, and making a monstrously popular game wouldn't add to it.

posted by oneswellfoop 14 April | 22:52

I am assuming it is a game that requires a graphics card far beyond what my 6 year old laptop can handle.

posted by Ardiril 14 April | 23:11

It's a game in which your goal is to pawn your PC's basic input-output system. They reanimated Rod Steiger for the voice acting, that's why it's so groundbreaking.

posted by Hugh Janus 15 April | 07:43

"A game in which your goal is to pawn your PC's basic input-output system"

Aaaaaaaaaaaarghahahahahaha.

posted by TheophileEscargot 15 April | 08:40

From everything I've read, the game is about pawning your body's basic I/O system, but yeah.

posted by Eideteker 15 April | 15:29

MetaFilter's Ryvar did some of the sound work on it, is basically all I know.

posted by jessamyn 15 April | 18:19

I've never really liked this idea of walking around shooting people and solving puzzles. Maybe I should try out the genre more I dunno. The only game genre I've ever liked is Strategy. Make units, make cities, make war. Now that's a game.

posted by Firas 15 April | 19:01

It's kind if like someone decided to make It Can't Happen Here into a big budget Sci Fi action movie.

posted by The Whelk 15 April | 19:28

From what I've read, it's kind of like Angry Birds, but with Zombies instead of pigs, and no birds.

posted by eekacat 15 April | 19:54

I still have no idea why it's so popular (Rod Steiger aside) or why people disavow the second game.

posted by Eideteker 16 April | 08:47

why people disavow the second game.

Well, who really wants to be a microbe, anyway? It's just a bunch of waiting for the lights to go out. Bo-ring.

posted by Hugh Janus 16 April | 10:19

oh and it has something to do with choosing the cage or the bird

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posted by Eideteker 17 April | 02:01

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