Bioshock 2 was released today and so this morning I picked up my collector’s edition. I must say that the CE was totally worth the extra money if just for the vinyl and 164 page art-book. But I’m not here to prattle on, again, about awesome extras.

After only playing for roughly an hour after the tedious install process, I am mightily impressed. Even with my ridiculously high expectations. There have been a few things that have annoyed me but they barely impact on my experience…so far.

The main thing this time around is playing as a Big Daddy. You know, those things that were a pain to kill in the first Bioshock. Makes for a very different playing mechanic and of course, a very different story.

As I’ve barely played it, I’ll not write much, just my immediate thoughts.

Opening Cutscene: Wow, what a way to pull you in. Really, rather moving a disturbing.
Dual-wielding: Having both plasmids and weapons at the same time makes it a much more brutal experience. Currently going through the shock-n-shoot routine.
Distance hacking: I do miss the old pipe system but where they’ve taken the hacking makes it a bit more challenging. Basically, its pressing a button at the right time but the game doesn’t pause. Try hacking a security camera while having multiple Splicers attacking. Makes it rather challenging.
Story: Well, so far the story is rather different. Well, almost entirely different. Seems to be exploring a rather different dynamic. Can’t wait to get further.
Graphics: Much better than the first but still has room for improvement. The cutscenes look kinda shoddy and there are a lot of clipping problems.

See, not much! Back to it for me!

Under the cut there are pictures of all the CE stuff except for the posters because I was too lazy to unwrap them.  A couple of screens as well.
Enjoy!


Front of the main box. Embossed logo.


Front of inside box. Cool butterfly made up of little hands.


Cover for Bioshock 1 Vinyl soundtrack.


Bioshock 1 Vinyl. Pretty cool


Cover of art-book. Posters rolled up next to it.


:O The game itself in all its shining glory!


Cover for Bioshock 2 CD soundtrack.

Now for some screenies!