Zero Punctuation: BioShock 2

[FlyteBeger]

I wonder something and most likely someone else has mentioned this but I don't have the patience to read through 2000+ comments to see it.

If Yahtzee is constantly nitpicking video games that are good to play but not perfect, (I mean honestly there is not a single game that cannot be nitpicked) does that mean that he has to purposely make himself hate nearly every game he reviews? I think that would suck because the purpose of video games is to enjoy yourself and/or others.

When I watch his reviews I find them funny but mostly I cannot take them seriously because his goal is purely to nitpick the minor details and exploit the main ones. Still a very funny bloke.

If you see his review of the first Bioshock he tells you that nobody likes it when he's being nice. So, yes, he focuses on every little nitpick he can find.

I found this review to be alittle bit too much nitpicking aswell, but there's so many fun lines you can't avoid loving it.

PS: If you take a look at the orange box review, then you'll see he can't criticize portal.

 

[Dr.Sean]

Will "Fun Space Game: The Game" have multiplayer? Oh my god that would be so awesome; dog fighting in space against other people!

EDIT: Did anybody else notice the buzzing noise around 1:48 that persists to 1:59?

 

[eels05]

Only found the original compelling enough to play it through once.

Haven't even raised an eyebrow over this new one.Dosen't really seem to bring anything new to the table anyway.

 

[seventy7l]

Funny as usual i wonder what next week's episode will be.

 

[OmegaCheese]

Funny as usual i wonder what next week's episode will be.

Possibly Heavy Rain or GoW3

 

[NapoleonSolo]

There was this side story in bioshock 2 about a man who uncovers all these clues about the whereabouts of his daughter, and eventually he finds rapture and he undergoes the big daddy transformation to be with her. My point is; why is a side story better written than the main narrative? Bioshock 2's story was like the plot of a b-grade frankenstein remake.

 

[ectoplasma]

No word about the improved gunplay?

 

[Hamster at Dawn]

I haven't bought Bioshock 2 because I figured that it would be almost exactly like the first but with a shit story that ruins the original. Good to see that Yahtzee agreed with me there, I'll probably still give it a rental though out of respect for Bioshock 1.

 

[Bewts]

Glad I didn't pre-order this one.

 

[Triforceformer]

Wait, Yahtzee said that he was live and let live with the Big Daddies aside from the main required one, but there is an entire level dedicated to the harvest and rescue option. That's all I can say about this review that was just plain confusing.

 

[DairyDuke]

The first ten seconds of the review got me really excited, but you dashed my hopes with your mocking laughter. As bad as is sounded, I sorta want to play to see the expanded environments and gameplay.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

I know it is far to late to make a difference for your Extra Punctuation this week, however, most of the people who commented have missed a point. For all that screamed that the Big Sisters only come after you save/murder the last little sister, they failed to notice the game NEVER tells you this. Not in the hints, not in any audio diary, no where. If my memory serves, 2K said it would be RANDOM, never mentioning that it was a predictable event. So they lied. If they mentioned that, many players would of avoided a Giant Needle "surprise", being able to prepare before dropping of that last sister, and saved you a headache from your annoying fans Yahtzee.

 

[sumguitardude]

he totally forgot to talk about multiplayer inn this game!
I think the multiplayer was the best part of this game, cuz the story was, meh-.-

i think in borderlands he had something to say about pattern recognition. and the multiplayer was basic. the story was pretty good if you look for the audio tapes

didn`t know that thanx^^

Even with the audio tapes i still think the story was...meh-.-
Shure it may have given sum insight on how everthing happend and such, but i rather have a good story served to you while playing, then having to go to look for one;-)

 

[David_G]

Hahaha, was that on purpose? When Yahtzee says "You defend the little sister from waves of splicers", "Splicers" is said with the same accent Atlas used in Bioshock.

 

[WickedSkin]

Should have watched this before I wasted money on Bioshock 2... I also wasted some cash on L4D2. I really should start paying attention to what I'm buying.

 

[boyvirgo666]

he totally forgot to talk about multiplayer inn this game!
I think the multiplayer was the best part of this game, cuz the story was, meh-.-

i think in borderlands he had something to say about pattern recognition. and the multiplayer was basic. the story was pretty good if you look for the audio tapes

didn`t know that thanx^^

Even with the audio tapes i still think the story was...meh-.-
Shure it may have given sum insight on how everthing happend and such, but i rather have a good story served to you while playing, then having to go to look for one;-)

which there is no problem with. its not for everyone and you have to have alot of free time and very little will to live to do that in all your games...i should point out that iv read all the articles in the first 3 res evil games

 

[Quillpaw]

If I had seen this review a few weeks ago, I would have been pissed beyond belief. I had been so psyched for this game- I was reading every article, watching every video I could find about it, bitching at my friend for being able to preorder it when I couldn't. Then it came out, and I started reading reviews about how it wasn't the perfect golden game I had expected- how it was...well, a knock-off piece of shit. My friend gave me a call and told me how disappointed she was, how it wasn't what SHE had expected either...I haven't had the opportunity to hold a controller in my hands and play the game for myself, but I have to agree with Yahtzee, it's definitely not what we were promised.

And all this is just tainting my excitement for Portal 2. I'm feeling that same incredible fangirly gush that I got from the announcement of Bioshock 2, but I have to remember that it won't be nearly as good as I'm expecting it to be. In fact, all these new elements they're throwing in, as well as falling back on the memetic mutation of Still Alive has me a little worried...

 

[Riley Guttman]

It's funny, during the first part where he made it sound that Bioshock 2 was better than the first I was saying to myself: Bulls*** Bulls*** Bulls***. Than when he said it wasn't I said: Bulls*** Bulls*** Bulls***.

I just really like the game, although I agree it wasn't as good as the first.

 

[seyirci]

"Would you kindly stop the video now"

Best. Ending Line. Ever. Kudos, Yahtzee.

 

[vandimar77]

In my opinion Bioshock 2 is not a bad game at all but it lacks the same sense of awe and and wonder that the first game provided. Yahtzee is right in his criticism of the story and it's contrivance in attempting to tie into that of the first game, but he ignores the fact that the game actually plays rather well. It feels like a more streamlined and somehow perhaps a little less linear experience to me (and the linear nature of the first game is the one thing that eventually put me off it; to the point that I got bored before the end).