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BioShock 4: Will It Take Place In Rapture, Columbia, Or Somewhere New?

Many fans would be thrilled to see the Bioshock series make a return to the airborne city of Columbia, but will that actually happen?

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Shuckylad1985d ago

In Space would be cool, maybe on a space station with outside anti gravity movement. Could be set in 1960’s

livinunicorns1985d ago

There is no comparison between Rapture and Columbia. Rapture is the definition of Bioshock and with the next-gen hardware and ray tracing it will be absolutely jaw-dropping.

Thunder_G0d_Bane1985d ago

I'm reserved as this doesn't involve Ken or Irrational games so not sure how this will unfold... Bioshock 2 wasn't anything special and Ken returned with Infinite and really showed the levels.

Bioshock 1 and Infinite just amazing games, Bioshock 1 still the king tho.

Segata1985d ago

It will be a cash in game by name alone not by the original creator and since it's 2K, it will have a ton of MTX. It will be the Dead Space 3 of Bioshock.

Espangerish1985d ago

I’d prefer Rapture to Columbia.

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Report: BioShock 4 Screenshot Surfaces, Giving Us Look Early Look at UI, Shotgun, and More

What appears to be the first BioShock 4 screenshot has been unearthed, and it gives a look at some of the abilities, UI and more.

jznrpg311d ago

If it’s like the first game I could be interested. I didn’t like Infinite

Tacoboto311d ago

Did you play through 2?

I dismissed it when it came out, as this quick cash-grab from a greedy publisher, but got the trilogy collection on disc earlier this year on Xbox. Finally played it, and Minerva's Den - it was a really great experience. Years and years late to the party but it was really solid and holds up.

A couple crashes, and weird texture loads in Minerva's Den, but the joy I had in it makes me want to revisit Infinite too.

jznrpg311d ago (Edited 311d ago )

2 wasn’t nearly as good as 1 but I did enjoy it. Infinite felt like a spin-off and I got bored half way through

Cacabunga311d ago

I got BS1 when it finally released on PS3. Has been one of those games i was envying 360 owners for.
I loved it it was unlike anything i played before..

0hMyGandhi311d ago

Boy did I want to love Infinite. But It felt like the game was almost trying to make me hate it. I remember the last third of the game basically turning into a combination of obnoxious escort mission/time crisis.
interesting setting, and the world at times felt compelling to investigate, but all thrown to the wind with constant battles and rounds and rounds of spawn closeted enemies that became more and more grating as you kept playing.

Bioshock 2 was a genuine surprise to me. It took me a couple years to get around to playing it, and I loved it. Not the classic like the first game, but damned close. It felt inspired and felt like it actually had a reason to exist, expanding the lore without crossing the threshold into utter ridiculousness like Infinite did. (Which was somehow even more ridiculous than the idea of a massive underwater city).

Whatever this game turns out to be, I just hope it gets back to the essentials without inducing players to "feature creep" just for the sake of it.

Gamingsince1981311d ago

The second game was my favourite, I think it did everything the first did but added some extra things to it, it still had the same cool atmosphere as well which was why I liked the first one a lot. I didn't mind infinite but it wasn't anywhere near as good as the first 2.

TheNamelessOne311d ago

I didn't hate Infinite by any means, but it didn't come close to the earlier games for me. The DLC was great though.

Nacho_Z311d ago

I didn't like Infinite much either, before a shot was fired it was amazing but it went downhill after that. Too much action and not enough interesting lore/atmosphere.

Good-Smurf311d ago

It was a game too ambitious for its own good, what we got was a compromised heavily cut down version of what they really wanted to do with it.
There's a sense of too big of empty spaces in the game for no good reason and never get utilized it makes the looked bloated and yet felt unpolished.

-Foxtrot311d ago

While I liked it I just thought the idea of them introducing the concept of the multiverse with "There's always a man, there's always a lighthouse, there's always a city" was pretty wasted with what we got as we didn't really it utilized much. I really wanted to see a lot of variations of Columbia but we didn't get that.

Also there was a lot they changed or cut from the early reveals we saw that seemed far more in depth, it always reminded of how awesome the early days of Final Fantasy XIII Versus looked before it was changed into the final version of Final Fantasy XV. Felt like a downgrade at times in comparison.

anast310d ago

First one was good. I also got bored with 2 and still haven't played Infinite, yet.

Neonridr309d ago

personally I felt Infinite was a great game, but the first one was a masterpiece.

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LG_Fox_Brazil311d ago

As a slave, I obey and shall purchase this one as soon as it hits store shelves

Rebel_Scum311d ago

Would you kindly purchase it.

Storm23311d ago

I know I am weird, but Bioshock didn't do it for me. Not sure why, as I LOVE fps games...but nope. I think I should try it again after all these years.

DarXyde311d ago

There's definitely something different about Bioshock. I'm on the opposite side of things where I enjoyed it as someone who traditionally hates FPS games.

That, and Condemned: Criminal Origins.

Bloody LOVED those games.

Tacoboto310d ago

Condemned, ahh that's a game I don't see name dropped near enough.

My buddy and I each played through it twice over multiple weekends back when it and the 360 came out. Achievement hunting with that as the real game, TMNT and King Kong as the quick cheesy games. Fun times

DarXyde310d ago

I got an Xbox 360 about 2-3 months after launch and that game was an absolute standout during the launch window.

Also loved Burnout Revenge and Fight Night Round...3 at the time, I think?

Those are less important to the context of this topic, but it's such an incredible look back at how much things have changed since then.

isarai310d ago

It didn't for me either when it first came out, especially when you had to start Fighting the flying drone things. They just frustrated me all to hell. But i decided to try again after the trilogy got some graphics update i think for ps5 or ps4 pro. And MAN i super enjoyed it the 2nd time around, saved all the little sisters and everything.

Hopefully it hits for you this time like it did me.

Storm23309d ago

Nice. Yeah I should give it another go.

Knightofelemia311d ago

It would be awesome if this game dropped for the holidays.

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Looks Like There's Finally Good News For BioShock 4 Fans

BioShock 4 was announced a few years ago. Now, it appears to have ramped up its development as the studio goes on a hiring spree.

purple101314d ago

'team at 2K Cloud Chamber'

okay, but never heard of them personally, been gaming 25+ years, sooo......hungry for info, hopped straight to google search/ wikipedia entry, and we discover:

'In December 9, 2019, 2K announced that they had set a new studio in Novato, California and Montréal, Québec, led by Kelley Gilmore, former executive producer for Firaxis Games. Cloud Chamber will work on a new BioShock game. Several members that were part of the original BioShock game are part of the studio, including Hoagy de la Plante, Scott Sinclair, and Jonathan Pelling.[2] Kelley said the focus of their studio is to "create yet-to-be-discovered worlds – and their stories within – that push the boundaries of what is possible in the video game medium"

Yui_Suzumiya311d ago

I've been following BioShock 4 for 10 years and it's got a very interesting development history.

Michiel1989314d ago

I don't have much confidence in the project without Ken Levine, but hopefully they prove me wrong

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BioShock 4 is being written by the person behind Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5, Ghost of Tsushima, Assassin’s Creed and Watch Dogs writer confirmed as narrative lead for FPS game BioShock 4, some ten years after BioShock Infinite

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Muigi894d ago

I just hope it turns out good I’m definitely ready for another Bioshock.

Ramboforlife894d ago

Meh, they'll never recapture the magic of the first one. The rest are just filler and hand-holding nonsense.

Rhezin894d ago

I still remember that opening crash in the water and first stepping into Rapture. Holy crap that was a masterpiece. Didn’t care for 2 and I liked infinite but the first game will always be the best.

glennhkboy894d ago

That opening was added at the very last moment, just before the game gone gold.

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badboyz09894d ago

This is the game I'll take off work for🤫

LordoftheCritics894d ago

Can't have a Bioshock game without Ken Levine.

Can have a Bioshock looking game, if that's the goal.

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