Comments on: Echoes http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/2010/01/22/echoes/ Games, turtles and other things Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:18:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joe Tortuga http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/2010/01/22/echoes/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Joe Tortuga Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:02:51 +0000 http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/?p=81#comment-342 I remember thinking about System Shock that they'd finally made a FPS that I could play since it had RPG elements. It finally brought me options beyond just twitch aiming, and I appreciated that. I don't mean to criticize BioShock for it's style or call-backs. They got in my way, but honestly, how much will it get in the way of most gamers. If my nostalgia/love of those other games gets in the way, that's my personal experience, but then I think that's important too. I'm still working through BioShock, hopefully I'll get to the end before the next game is 50% off ;) I remember thinking about System Shock that they’d finally made a FPS that I could play since it had RPG elements. It finally brought me options beyond just twitch aiming, and I appreciated that.

I don’t mean to criticize BioShock for it’s style or call-backs. They got in my way, but honestly, how much will it get in the way of most gamers. If my nostalgia/love of those other games gets in the way, that’s my personal experience, but then I think that’s important too.

I’m still working through BioShock, hopefully I’ll get to the end before the next game is 50% off ;)

]]> By: Max Battcher http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/2010/01/22/echoes/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Max Battcher Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:39:28 +0000 http://www.cultoftheturtle.com/?p=81#comment-339 I really enjoyed the first Bioshock, but I went into it with no spoilers. My moderate FPS skills (and preference to play games on the easiest difficulty settings) lead me through the game at a pretty fast clip, and that helped some. The Art Deco of Rapture did a good job of speaking to some of my architectural fetishes. But then, I've still yet to play much of any of the Fallout series and I never managed to get very far in any of the System Shocks (the RPG elements distracting me too much from enjoying the game). To me, Bioshock was the right sort of System Shock for Dummies that I could enjoy. (For similar reasons to the fact that given the number of Bioware RPGs I purchased over the years, Mass Effect was the first and thus far only I played through to completion.) I really enjoyed the first Bioshock, but I went into it with no spoilers. My moderate FPS skills (and preference to play games on the easiest difficulty settings) lead me through the game at a pretty fast clip, and that helped some. The Art Deco of Rapture did a good job of speaking to some of my architectural fetishes.

But then, I’ve still yet to play much of any of the Fallout series and I never managed to get very far in any of the System Shocks (the RPG elements distracting me too much from enjoying the game). To me, Bioshock was the right sort of System Shock for Dummies that I could enjoy. (For similar reasons to the fact that given the number of Bioware RPGs I purchased over the years, Mass Effect was the first and thus far only I played through to completion.)

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