Running Commentary on the first 20 minutes of BioShock

by Jason Preston on August 21, 2007

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Every now and then I get lucky. There’s a game that comes out that I know is going to be good without having to watch all the pre-release videos and read the three-hundred page preview-reviews. I followed the twittering of the demo, and decided BioShock would be sweet, and that it would be sweeter if I knew absolutely nothing about it going in.

I was so right. Here’s me, first 15 minutes of gameplay:

  • I wonder if this is going to be like HL2 where I can move around in the cutscenes. Nope.
  • Oooh, film noir
  • Holy crap, are those dots of water on my screen? Am I in-game already? Is this what DX10 looks like? How is my computer running this?
  • Oh, it’s not, really. I guess I need to dial it back from all settings maxed.
  • OK, let’s get in this weird submarine thingy then. What is this game about, anyway?
  • OMG RAPTURE! A f*#cking WHALE!
  • This game looks kinda freaky
  • Oh shit this thing is crazy, it’s beating the crap out of my sub
  • And apparently they’re all cockney. Brits. Figures.
  • Always inject yourself with strange glowing vials
  • OH NO WAY!! NO WAY!! Did everyone else know about this Palpatine shit? That is the coolest thing EVER. Right up there with the Gravity Gun. OK give me something to electrocute.
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