'Bioshock: The Collection' Previews, Trailer and Release Date: Classic BioShock Titles Remastered in One Big Release
The BioShock franchise is seemingly establishing itself as a cult classic, putting all its three previous titles together in a much-anticipated release.
"BioShock: The Collection" boasts the complete, remastered family: The first two installments and Infinite. If fans are not pumped up yet, Irrational released 36 minutes' worth of gameplay shot from all three titles.
From the depressing underwater city of Rapture to the classic alternate-reality Columbia above the clouds, it is a nostalgic trip loyal gamers should not dare miss.
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The original
Everything goes back to the first one. BioShock was an unforgettable start to the franchise people now know and love, and it remains one of the most notable first-person shooting game in gaming history.
It launches the player into the shoes of a character struggling to survive. His plane just crashed undersea and is trapped in an obscure city known as the Rapture.
He would now have to scale through the city in search for answers, eventually discovering the plans of the megalomaniacal villain, Andrew Ryan. Ryan built the Rapture as a utopia, but failed miserably. The man, however, had a vision - he was trying to find the difference between a man and a slave.
Addition of splicers
So, he creates a troubled world with the presence of genetically-altered humans called "splicers." They exist in various types, all of which pestering the players as they progress through the game. It slips into an emotional phase when a player encounters "Big Daddies," one of the foes in the game.
The "Big Daddies" are the guardians of Rapture, but are inexplicably protective of 'Little Sisters,' which the player must decide to either kill or save during the game.
Luckily, players have a plethora of weapons at their behest, enabling them to tap the most important feature of the game: experimentation. Powerful plasmids can get a player through any splicer, but it would be more exciting to try other options such as bombs and crossbows.
Outstanding visuals and unique gameplay still put BioShock on top of any shooter lists as they blend art, action and an interesting storyline in one jam-packed game.
Living up to hype
The success of the first game paved the way for two more sequels. BioShock 2 takes off from the previous game, still set in the dejected atmosphere of the Rapture.
Only this time, players are more involved in the decision-making process demanded by the storyline. It also now features the option to adopt a Little Sister, thus putting the player in the role of a Big Daddy protecting the girl from raging splicers.
BioShock Infinite, meanwhile, takes players to a new world set in 1912, a parody of historical United States where huge patriotic cyborgs and revamped Big Daddies pester the protagonist. In addition, the inhabitants of Columbia, the city suspended above the clouds, are part a whole psychological design that renders them as blind followers of a new adversary.
BioShock: The Collection will grace PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on September 13 in North America and September 16 in Europe, complete with all the single-player DLCs of the three titles.
