That's the thing, though, it's a linear game. I'm not gonna dispute whether it was good or bad, that's purely subjective (and you'll come up with some logical British answer, over a cup of Earl Grey I imagine, that I simply can't argue against), but very few games are open and are able to pull it off due to the sheer amount of engineering (not literal engineering, just making sure everything fits and flows). Lots of games follow the linear approach. Batman: Arkham Asylum had you revisiting spots over and over again. Even Red Dead Redemption wasn't completely open. I had to play as the good guy even if my honor had hit rock bottom. Nevertheless, Bioshock did pretty well with what they had for it being a straight-forward go-here-do-that game. Probably mostly to the environment, though.
Do you know when the release date will be, roughly? Also, do you have any idea what's new in the game?
Bioshock isn't quite open world, but you can explore and do whatever you want if you like, but then continue on you escape from Rapture
I liked Bioshock 2 a LOT more than I liked Fallout 3... Fallout 3 sucked, IMO, I'll stick with Oblivion.
Kinda true, by the end of the game I was sick of hacking things, although setting people on fire, watching them run around trying to find water, then electrocuting them once they found it never got old for me. The principal reasons I liked Bioshock were the story, the atmosphere, and the difficulty of the game. It's not particularly difficult per say, but compared to a lot of modern FPS games where you can just run in, shoot, then go find a health pack and some more ammo around the next corner, it felt more tactical. Of course, the higher the difficulty the more strategic you have to be about your ammo choice and how you spend your money. Absolute BLASPHEMY. Out of interest, what didn't you like about it?
Magic spells? I doubt you've even played Bioshock! Rapture is scary and beautiful at the same time... The Bioshock adventure is short but playing through it will leave you in awe on how great the game is! Fallout 3, mehh, compare running around on a wasteland after a nuke to being trapped in an underwater city that is just fell apart and the city itself is falling apart too... nothing can compare to the first time you see the city of Rapture or as soon as you get into the city, see that splicer stab the man. Or the first Big Daddy you see. One of the greatest experiences I've had in games!
I've owned Bioshock on both 360 and PS3, and have Bioshock 2 on PS3. Rapture wasn't anything too spectacular to me, the first introduction to it was nice, after that... nothing. I'll take Fallout's Wasteland any day, the number of stories woven into it's history is fascinating. Everywhere you go you find little snippets of what life was like before the bomb, you get to witness people's lives falling apart and find out how some people managed to use the event for corrupt purposes. There's easily a hundred times more content despite being a wasteland.
I liked the 'beautiful' Oblivion more than the wastelands of Fallout 3, but I still think F3 is very good, it doesn't 'suck', IMO.
Ok, you've gone from asking good questions to just being plain idiotic. I don't mean to be harsh or anything, but Half-Life and Halo are two very, very different games, if that isn't made incredibly obvious by taking 2 minutes to check out each's gameplay. Half-Life redefined the genre that is single-player FPS's. It's an older game that has a more realistic sci-fi premise that involves a totalitarian government. Halo is all about the Spartans, aliens, and big guns (I'm really not too familiar with the plot to go into specifics). One involves puzzles and abstract reasoning along with less of an emphasis on twitch reflexes. The other is the exact opposite. One isn't necessarily better than the other, but it's safe to say that Halo wouldn't be around if it weren't for Half-Life. Just use Google.
Half Life is one of if not the best single player fps, lets start with Gordon Freeman. Gordon Freeman is a theoretical physicist that works at the Black Mesa Research Facility which is underground. Then an experiment goes horribly wrong and brings aliens into our dimension, so then Gordon is thrust into battle with aliens and black ops soldiers sent to silence any surviving witnesses. I almost forgot to mention that Gordon NEVER talks and there are NO cutscenes, everything you do is seen through Gordon's eyes. It is a great game!
OK. Thanks for the explanation. I hadn't played Half Life before, and the reviews looked sci-fi-ish. That's why I thought about Halo. From what you say though, Half Life requires much more strategy and thought than Halo
That's like saying "Hey, is Mario Kart DS better than Forza 3?" Same Genre(racing), but completely different goals, aims, styles, & demographics.
I only got my xbox a few months ago, so I don't have any older games like half life, but after hearing so much praise about it I might get it.
There is no Half Life for Xbox 360, but there is the Orange Box which comes with HL2, HL2:Ep1, HL2:Ep2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. Great deal for the amount of games you're getting plus TF2 is online mp.
Well, it's all single player except TF2. HL2 will keep you busy and Portal is fairly short but fun! I'd also get Bioshock too!
