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Do you think we will ever see another Bioshock
- Thread starter Pillock
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Honestly I think we get an in-spirit bioshock from another publisher. But unless a developer comes to 2k with a great idea. i don't think we will see one. I dont expect 2k to seek out someine yo make it for them.
But I said yes because I believe in miracles
But I said yes because I believe in miracles
I don't think we'll ever get another Bioshock/Infinite set in that universe while maintaining the scale of prior entries. I also don't think Ken Levine will ever be involved with another project as ambitious as those two ever again. I think the next iteration of this style of game is going to come from another publisher using a fresh IP.
Hell, if we're being honest I'd argue that a successor to Bioshock Infinite already exists and its name is Prey.
Hell, if we're being honest I'd argue that a successor to Bioshock Infinite already exists and its name is Prey.
I feel like that world has run its course and deserves to be laid to rest. I don't think you can insert more key players into that world without sounding like you're riding on the coattails of previous games with a lot of "remember this guy? This new guy is just as good, if not better!" bullshit, and Bioshock 2 already played this card a lot. Bioshock Infinite seemingly tried to do a lot of new things during development, but ultimately went back to feeling pretty damn similar to 1 and 2.
I don't think the series should continue, but there's no telling if someone will decide to try to milk more out of the franchise.
I don't think the series should continue, but there's no telling if someone will decide to try to milk more out of the franchise.
No, and it's a shame. I loved BioShock Infinite, but what I really wanted, and still want, was a continuation of Eleanor Lamb's story from BioShock 2.
You're probably joking but this is what I fear will happen. 😔
lol nope, it's exactly what I expect to happen. It'll be a legitimately great game, but people who liked Bioshock for the philosophical angle will be disappointed. Think Bioshock 2, but with even less to say.
Yes but not in a way similar to 1/2 or infinite. I don't mean this in setting or story but a completely different gameplay stlye, tone and theming. I imagine it would be like prey (original) to Prey 2017 (ironic as Prey 2017 is very much a bioshock spiritual successor)
Edit: Yeah the political overtones will be almost completely removed but don't worry it'll be almost guaranteedly open world which is what we all want right?
Edit: Yeah the political overtones will be almost completely removed but don't worry it'll be almost guaranteedly open world which is what we all want right?
I replayed them all a month ago. Thinking about not getting another Bioshock breaks my heart..Would you kindly release another Bioshock game?
Nah. That's giving way too much credit to Bioshock, especially Bioshock Infinite.
Bioshock traded on System Shock 2's name and legacy, Prey actually bothered to learn from it, expand it, and enhance it. If anything, Prey (and Dishonored) are the true successors to Looking Glass/Ion Storm that Bioshock was erroneously said to be despite being toothless and watered down on the gameplay front.
Infinite created unlimited possibilities for the franchise though. All you need is a protagonist, a lighthouse, and a foreign world. You don't have to tie anything to Rapture, and you shouldn't. A couple nods to the rest of the universe would be more than enough.
That would be good, I think. Drawing too many parallels back to the original games at this point would just create a shitty George Lucas "it rhymes like poetry" aspect to it.
I think there will be more, and they'll probably continue to do a strange location for each game as their notable element. Like, the next game might be set in a city on the French Alps, or inside a hollow mountain, or maybe on Mars or the moon.
100% accurate. There's a world of possibility for the franchise now. They can do anything they want and still keep it completely in line with the last entry and fit within the overall Bioshock universe. The only thing they can do wrong is some "they knew each other the whole time" or "so and so character actually was responsible for thing in early entry" that shockingly poorly written products lean on.
The bioshock infinite dlc is a ghastly monstrosity I usually try to forget happened. It's the same tier as the worst Lucas shit possible.
The next Bioshock takes place in an underground society, with lave and caverns etc. Mine carts reminiscent of the Sky Rails, drillers reminiscent of Big Daddies, and the player character will be fighting to get to the surface but won't like what they find there, in a twist that ties in with the other Bioshock games (specifically Infinite).
there is nothing top secret about it, 2k came out and say that what was 2k marin is working in the next bioshock like 4 years ago.
With all due respect to Bioshock 2 and Infinite, I feel like Bioshock would have been the best as one of those standalone cult games that you remember for being original and interesting. (Alan Wake comes to mind). It just has that forgotten cult classic vibe despite being very popular at the time, and I think more sequels will only boringly bloat out a world that wasn't improved upon by either of its sequels. If there has to be another one, I would really prefer that it be a standalone "inspired by" Bioshock and not pointless nods "for the fans" and unnecessary worldbuilding. (I'm really burnt out on "worldbuilding," thanks Marvel and Brandon Sanderson fans).
(full disclosure, I love Brandon Sanderson, but if I see one more post on the internet about how he's a "genius at worldbuilding" I swear to god...)
(full disclosure, I love Brandon Sanderson, but if I see one more post on the internet about how he's a "genius at worldbuilding" I swear to god...)
A lotta recent 0451/immersive sims have really scratched that itch to the point where I'd rather see other takes on the style than more Bioshock.
If on the off chance we get another, I'd rather Arkane tackle it instead of 2K Marin tbh
If on the off chance we get another, I'd rather Arkane tackle it instead of 2K Marin tbh
Been wanting one for the last few years but it never comes. I hope the team reiterates on Kens ideas for Infinite and makes it better, just like they did with B2. Id love to see another game set in Columbia. If not, use a brand new setting.
It also begs the question of what the hell ken and ghost story have been up to the past 6 years... i know hes not working on bioshock, but surely the have something after all these years?
It also begs the question of what the hell ken and ghost story have been up to the past 6 years... i know hes not working on bioshock, but surely the have something after all these years?