Irrational games is back at the helm of the Bioshock series with the newest installment, "Bioshock Infinite" with series creator, Ken Levine, overseeing the operation.
The new game will reportedly be built on a modified Unreal Tournament 3 engine using a renderer that gives the characters a "pixar-look".
The game will be set around "turn-of-the-century" style and will not be at all related to the original Bioshock storyline. It takes place in a city built in the sky called "Columbia" (I'm going to forgive the obvious mind-numbing face palm moment for the decent teaser). Instead it will share only vague similarities. Levine claims the Bioshock series is an "idea" and not a specific place and time. I claim, "drugs".
I was not a fan of the original Bioshock. I know a few of you were. I have never touched the second, nor really had the desire. This piqued my interest and I thought maybe you'd like to see it. I mean, if you don't want to see it, that's fine, just don't fucking watch. Just do what you want to do and leave me the fuck out of it.
your move, Levine
The new game will reportedly be built on a modified Unreal Tournament 3 engine using a renderer that gives the characters a "pixar-look".
The game will be set around "turn-of-the-century" style and will not be at all related to the original Bioshock storyline. It takes place in a city built in the sky called "Columbia" (I'm going to forgive the obvious mind-numbing face palm moment for the decent teaser). Instead it will share only vague similarities. Levine claims the Bioshock series is an "idea" and not a specific place and time. I claim, "drugs".
I was not a fan of the original Bioshock. I know a few of you were. I have never touched the second, nor really had the desire. This piqued my interest and I thought maybe you'd like to see it. I mean, if you don't want to see it, that's fine, just don't fucking watch. Just do what you want to do and leave me the fuck out of it.
your move, Levine
Terrible name.
ReplyDeleteIt looks neat.
Never played 2.
There are three unreleased games that I care about right now: Civilization V, Diablo III, and Deus Ex 3.
Also, fucking sequels. Make something original for christ's sake.
i doubt very much that Levine is up front in any of these interviews. Showing/demoing a completely new intellectual property under the same name as a completely different series? I do believe he has the ego to profess that "bioshock is this idea, man! it's not a place! i don't live by rules!"
ReplyDeleteI tend to believe:
*Take 2 Board meeting begins*
Board member A: Mr. Levine, I trust you're here to present your latest idea to us.
Levine (eyes red from so much smoked fuck): Man, I got this idea with a city in the sky. and you can get all these powers. but, dude, and stick with me here, you use these powers on buildings that float, hhuhuhuh. Yeah man, and you get guns, too.
Board Member B: Genius, Kevin. What are we going to call it.
Levine: Icarus man, hu huh uhh uhu huh. Cause shit flies, huh huh uhuhuhuhu huh.
Board Member A: Does everyone remember how much money bioshock made?
*a din as members nod and agree*
Board Member A: Name it whatever you want Kevin, just make sure there is a "Bioshock" in it. Meeting adjourned. Sheila? get me the minutes within the next half hour and goddamnit my sterling silver buttplug better be polished and waiting by the time i make it back to my office.
Board Member A: Does everyone remember how much money bioshock made?
ReplyDeleteThis is what drives the shitty sequel problem. They're afraid to go out on a limb with new, original IPs that people may not like.