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The first Bioshock was a seminal release. Having missed the much lauded System Shock series, it ended up being my first foray into the ‘Shock’ series. The combination of a beautiful setting, solid shooting mechanics with a dash of rpg customization, and a sprawling narrative complete with an unreliable narrator, shook the foundations with which I had based the concept of a narrative-based first person shooter. Never had an interactive work felt so guided by the hand of a creator before. A single vision was present in all aspects, from the dialogue in the audio recordings to the set dressing of decaying Rapture, even to the small touches in how plasmids would have incredibly cool and creepy idle animations. I was immersed immediately and wholly, and to this day it remains one of my favorite gaming experiences. Read More