Why Is Bioshock 1 A Masterpiece?!

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  • @TheActMan
    @TheActMan  4 роки тому +8344

    In the end, what separates a Man from an Act?

    • @ramyakin
      @ramyakin 4 роки тому +541

      The beard

    • @diarmuiddoherty3033
      @diarmuiddoherty3033 4 роки тому +750

      A Man chooses, an Act acts

    • @ramyakin
      @ramyakin 4 роки тому +154

      A man acts, an act happens.

    • @nobody5298
      @nobody5298 4 роки тому +118

      Do new Vegas or I will steal your halo account

    • @fawful7457
      @fawful7457 4 роки тому +54

      A Virgin Chooses, a Chad obeys.

  • @isaacortega2019
    @isaacortega2019 4 роки тому +3554

    Notice how in fort frolic, a level where Atlas and “would you kindly” isnt present, there’s no arrow at the top of the screen, and you can complete the tasks any way you want and you’re given complete freedom within the space of fort frolic, little details like that is what makes this one of my favorite games

    • @vksasdgaming9472
      @vksasdgaming9472 4 роки тому +217

      Interestingly in Fort Frolic you are very explicitly being bossed by someone so it makes new twist to it.

    • @isaacortega2019
      @isaacortega2019 4 роки тому +136

      Veli Karppinen true true but the thing I was pointing out to is it wasn’t linear, you had freedom in that level and you had to search for the people and sander Cohen wasn’t on you the whole time if that makes sense, he just said kill the 3 ppl he didn’t specify how or in what order of if you could kill all 3 then paste them at the same time.

    • @vksasdgaming9472
      @vksasdgaming9472 4 роки тому +25

      @@isaacortega2019 It is a bit more linear as he only tells about one at the time so you have only one lead to follow. It is really long time I played BioShock so I may be mistaken about this.

    • @isaacortega2019
      @isaacortega2019 4 роки тому +56

      Veli Karppinen ah ok lmao & no yea you know how most times Atlas says would you kindly and the arrow pops up and you feel obligated go to it? Well in fort frolic that doesn’t pop up Bc there’s no Atlas and you’re given much more freedom to explore and complete the tasks in any given order and you can take a long time at that one too, and then sander Cohen is a complex character as well

    • @ryanhartigan8758
      @ryanhartigan8758 4 роки тому +74

      Another little detail, Atlas never keeps his story straight with the player, and makes mistakes on his “backstory”

  • @ncrtrooper6619
    @ncrtrooper6619 4 роки тому +11202

    *Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for The Act Man to do a "Why Fallout New Vegas Was So Awesome"*

    • @theairbourne1019
      @theairbourne1019 4 роки тому +858

      Truth is that video will be awesome from the start

    • @RustyUNITB
      @RustyUNITB 4 роки тому +305

      Welp your going to have your wish come true lad

    • @lutenut7215
      @lutenut7215 4 роки тому +69

      Where were you?

    • @UKEDNHAT7
      @UKEDNHAT7 4 роки тому +109

      Oh shit he hearted it

    • @rosegraham5283
      @rosegraham5283 4 роки тому +100

      Psst, add in a "Would You Kindly" first and it may happen?

  • @yasoldat415
    @yasoldat415 4 роки тому +4046

    “Would you kindly protect the Burger Town”.

  • @dea-gaming_ita3147
    @dea-gaming_ita3147 2 роки тому +1259

    The twist of Bioshock also struck me strongly for its timing: for me it came just at the moment when I began to ask myself "but why am I doing this? It's true Ryan hurt Fontaine but I don't have anything to do with this matter, why I'm not trying to escape?" and then BOOM the would you kindly room... What a game

  • @DeadlySinner97
    @DeadlySinner97 4 роки тому +1256

    I remember, I was 10 years old when I was woken up in the middle of the night by my dad, wake up I got a surprise for you. I dragged myself out of bed. My dad pointed me to the computer, I asked what it was and my dad pointed to the new .exe on the desktop "Bioshock?" I started it up and my dad told me how he heard about the game from one of his co workers, we sat there and complained/made fun of the loading time but when the game started up, instead of just leaving me to the game my dad grabbed a chair, sat down and watched me play the moment the plane went down, he watched me play up until the first big daddy encounter before going to bed and when he woke up I was still playing.

    • @vergilonachair4487
      @vergilonachair4487 4 роки тому +32

      I first saw the JT music videos on them, then I really wanted to get it. So I searched and searched EB Games(basically gamestop, I think, never been there) until I found the collection for PS4, and HOO BOI, it was worth it! On my 8th playthrough, but I eventually stopped. Haven't played it for 6 or so months. I may play again.

    • @MCoconut97
      @MCoconut97 4 роки тому +50

      Awesome Story

    • @vergilonachair4487
      @vergilonachair4487 4 роки тому +27

      @Ludimeel Sorbo’s backup ABSOLUTELY

    • @MCoconut97
      @MCoconut97 4 роки тому +11

      @Ludimeel Sorbo’s backup oh hell yes

    • @martiantripod794
      @martiantripod794 4 роки тому +1

      @@vergilonachair4487 We love it, but we're stuck in Neptune's Bounty. We went to find the spider splicers to take the pictures of them, but 1 didn't spawn or something. We walked there for like 2 hours before we gave up and we haven't touched it for about a year.

  • @jaredholt4582
    @jaredholt4582 4 роки тому +2687

    “A man of acting chooses. A slave buys loot boxes.”

    • @tapwater5203
      @tapwater5203 4 роки тому +39

      I choose to buy loot boxes for funny burger skin

    • @DragonLord9400
      @DragonLord9400 4 роки тому +32

      Would you kindly

    • @faketoddhoward7280
      @faketoddhoward7280 3 роки тому +34

      EA : would you kindly buy some loot boxes?

    • @SonoKurisu
      @SonoKurisu 2 роки тому +7

      And i buy Genshin Impact waifus

    • @Grimreaper67778
      @Grimreaper67778 2 роки тому +5

      And if that don't work....Code Yellow

  • @marcoholland1327
    @marcoholland1327 4 роки тому +423

    Another nice detail is the tattoos on Jack's wrist. 2 chains, one on each wrist. Jack was never in control, he was always a slave, chained to Fontaine's orders.
    Goddamn, I love this game.

    • @Nolle69_
      @Nolle69_ 4 роки тому +13

      I got the same tattoo on my right wrist, since we are always obeying someone or something without even noticing

    • @cryojudgement2376
      @cryojudgement2376 4 роки тому +5

      I thought it was meant to evoke the great chain

    • @Nolle69_
      @Nolle69_ 4 роки тому +8

      Cryo Judgement well as Jack really doesn't have anything to do with the great chain (plus he's a slave) it seems more likely to be standing for that he is chained to someone of higher power

    • @cryojudgement2376
      @cryojudgement2376 4 роки тому

      @@Nolle69_ yeah I notice that now I was saying I used to think that.

    • @DragonLord9400
      @DragonLord9400 4 роки тому

      Would you kindly

  • @saxlaxdm10
    @saxlaxdm10 Рік тому +566

    What was so insanely brilliant about the "would you kindly" twist is that it uses the video game platform perfectly to tell the story. We ARE the character fully. He knows as much about his past as we do and because it's a video game, we do every thing our quest giver kindly asks us to do. In fact we have no choice but to obey. If we don't obey, the game does not move on, therefore we must. Just such a brilliant way to show what video games are capable of when it comes to story telling.

    • @TheCollapse410
      @TheCollapse410 Рік тому +13

      Yea like how has that never been done before. Like man. I remember playing this for the first time like 2 yrs ago and even in the year of 2021 I was like wtf!??!?

    • @mr_tete
      @mr_tete Рік тому +4

      @@TheCollapse410 one game came close or did something similar. That is Far Cry 3 where the main character changed as a result of us(the player) killing everyone.

    • @DanielMeraki
      @DanielMeraki 11 місяців тому +2

      It's called ludonarrative harmony in game design@@mr_tete

    • @trouper206
      @trouper206 9 місяців тому

      I wish we had the option to not obey. Because once I know the twist ending, replaying feels frustrating.

  • @Razer5542
    @Razer5542 4 роки тому +2317

    'Is bioshock a masterpiece?'
    Short answer: Yes.
    Long answer: YYYYEEEEESSS.

    • @RyougiVector
      @RyougiVector 4 роки тому +8

      Long answer 2: Y E S

    • @tinatpasselepoivre
      @tinatpasselepoivre 4 роки тому +4

      Tried it, setting + ambiance are 10/10 but controls and feel (ps3) are shit tier and makes no sense even when considering its age.
      By that I mean heavy and clunky along with a controler layout that is idiotic (to put it mildly).
      Too bad couldn't bring myself to finish it

    • @myles3856
      @myles3856 4 роки тому +1

      Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

    • @ddlol7689
      @ddlol7689 4 роки тому

      YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
      ua-cam.com/video/jQb6pFJFzUI/v-deo.html

    • @myles3856
      @myles3856 4 роки тому +1

      Kind of

  • @GamerGuysReviews
    @GamerGuysReviews 4 роки тому +492

    Fun fact: The composer of Bioshock and its sequels, Garry Schyman, also did the music for the Destroy All Humans series.

  • @barackobama6858
    @barackobama6858 4 роки тому +810

    The remaster is perfect they added the right amount of dirt on the window

    • @shinyrayquaza9
      @shinyrayquaza9 4 роки тому +85

      from what I played, remastered had small graphical improvements but more importantly dlc and really cool dev commentary and you got it free if you owned bioshock already

    • @TheDude8008
      @TheDude8008 4 роки тому +3

      @@shinyrayquaza9 On pc? I have the bundle of 1 and 2 for xbox

    • @shinyrayquaza9
      @shinyrayquaza9 4 роки тому +7

      @@TheDude8008 on steam, I had 1 then a few years later tge remaster appeared in my games, I bought 2 recently and it came with the remaster but remaster didn't have multi-player

    • @myles3856
      @myles3856 4 роки тому

      I never played it

    • @neil8806
      @neil8806 4 роки тому +3

      Bioshock Remastered! get dirt on the window and the game crashes every 40 minutes yay!

  • @neal_rigga90
    @neal_rigga90 2 роки тому +505

    Played BioShock 1 last year for the first time and immediately was like why the hell did it take me so long to play this masterpiece of a game. Loved it so much I even bought the prequel BioShock audiobook just for more lore.

    • @berndonplspng9978
      @berndonplspng9978 2 роки тому +15

      I just finished as well after never playing it and im in the same boat.

    • @neal_rigga90
      @neal_rigga90 2 роки тому +11

      @@berndonplspng9978 hell yeah, I got the next week off work I think I'm gonna start #2 tonight. The audiobook is good too,highly recommend if your interested in the lore!

    • @VeedoYT681
      @VeedoYT681 2 роки тому +7

      I got a nintendo switch for Christmas and got the whole trilogy, just started the second one, I love the 1910s vibe it has and as a person who loves the mafia aesthetic the Tommy gun is a pleasant inclusion

    • @dajnor
      @dajnor Рік тому +9

      Bioshock 2 is even better, bro.

    • @justanegsfan
      @justanegsfan Рік тому +3

      @@dajnor wtf are you on no it isnt lmao

  • @mochigb621
    @mochigb621 3 роки тому +2722

    Andrew Ryan's voice acting is one of the greatest in gaming history.

    • @johncooperwilde9731
      @johncooperwilde9731 3 роки тому +216

      The guy who did it, Armin Shimmerman, says in an interview that as a professor of Shakespeare at an american university, he would genuinely compare the complexity and intelligence of the writing to the bard himself

    • @adastial2104
      @adastial2104 3 роки тому +36

      @@johncooperwilde9731 that makes too much sense

    • @HistorysMysterys
      @HistorysMysterys 3 роки тому +4

      Opinionated as fuck, shodan now thats good voice acting, kain from blood omen or even shadowman, but this overrated turd? Fuck this game.

    • @KappaJones
      @KappaJones 3 роки тому +106

      @@HistorysMysterys You're trying too hard

    • @Rexfuselier
      @Rexfuselier 3 роки тому +11

      Paired with the perfect writing is just a mach made in heaven

  • @jakesulley16jeanes75
    @jakesulley16jeanes75 4 роки тому +791

    The amount of times ActMan has referenced this game in the past.

    • @big_winky_dom6686
      @big_winky_dom6686 4 роки тому +20

      Now its time for why was half life 2 so awesome am I right

    • @jakesulley16jeanes75
      @jakesulley16jeanes75 4 роки тому +5

      @@big_winky_dom6686 and Half life 1

    • @justanotherperson7774
      @justanotherperson7774 4 роки тому

      God Bless Your Soul

    • @glctcthnkr8059
      @glctcthnkr8059 4 роки тому +4

      whowantsacheezburger I’m gonna give an extremely hot take and say that hl2 is just an okay game. It has good pacing and a few great areas but the enemy variety is boring (besides the zombies in ravenhold) and the weapon balance is kinda garbage (the shotgun and smg are clearly the best weapons while the fun weapons are garbage). The story is also only okay and has only 2 good characters, those being alyx and the g-man. That’s just my opinion though, feel free to call me objectively wrong as much as you like

    • @spicec3613
      @spicec3613 4 роки тому +3

      Glctc Thnkr I don’t think it’s as bad as you said, but the first was honestly leagues above the second

  • @andrewmodjeski4680
    @andrewmodjeski4680 4 роки тому +429

    Not gonna lie, I was scared to get out of the bathasphear after seeing a man being disemboweled by the splicer

    • @AlexiaHoardwing
      @AlexiaHoardwing 4 роки тому +24

      Honestly it's why I stopped playing the demo and didnt pick the game up until I got around to playing Bioshock 2, and after completing 2 and the bundle came out played 1.

    • @Jonathan_Sherwood
      @Jonathan_Sherwood 4 роки тому +35

      Lol seriously. When that happened I sat there for five minutes, and I'm like "Who in their right mind would leave where I am right now?" 😂

    • @andrewmodjeski4680
      @andrewmodjeski4680 4 роки тому +7

      @@AlexiaHoardwing it took me a solid 5 minutes to work up the courage to actually step out of the bathasphear

    • @TokayGeckoGuy
      @TokayGeckoGuy 4 роки тому +7

      Back then I was like this game looks cool!!! Downloaded the demo and saw him get disemboweled and then hit the xbox home button, Y for dashboard, then didnt play until a couple years later.

    • @finixmoon127
      @finixmoon127 4 місяці тому +1

      Frrrr at first I thought to me myself "Oh God this is a horror game isn't it" and started cautiously tiptoeing around Rapture
      A couple dozen hours in and I was blasting Splicers with heat seeking RPGs left and right without flinching lol

  • @soulstalker4624
    @soulstalker4624 2 роки тому +108

    Fun fact: If you pay attention to Ryan's dialogue, you can see the moment where he realized that Jack was his son, the shock in his voice is subtle, but you can sense it.

  • @cyclops336
    @cyclops336 4 роки тому +1000

    "...It wasn't impossible to build Rapture at the bottom of the sea, it was impossible to build it anywhere else"

    • @jockeyfield1954
      @jockeyfield1954 3 роки тому +18

      i'll show you! *proceeds to build rapture in the sahara desert*

    • @lordlopikong6940
      @lordlopikong6940 3 роки тому +11

      @@jockeyfield1954 just the Sahara desert? How about under it!!!!

    • @barbosar6667
      @barbosar6667 3 роки тому +12

      @@lordlopikong6940 how about over it? A flying city in the desert!

    • @icyskelly204
      @icyskelly204 3 роки тому +5

      @@barbosar6667 how about on a island in the sky!!! A city on a island in the desert!

    •  3 роки тому +3

      @@icyskelly204 What about a desert in the sky, and a city under it?

  • @chiefbool
    @chiefbool 4 роки тому +481

    "nothing feels overpowered"
    *immediately thinks about how the telekinesis alone can solo the entire game*

    • @michaelredmond3580
      @michaelredmond3580 4 роки тому +50

      The most OP weapon in the game is a plasmid. And that plasmid is, Target Dummy. Makes the game sooooo easy even on Survivor! Big Daddy? No problem, hack a turret, stand next to it, shoot the big daddy and then keep putting out target dummys and the turret goes to work. Easy.

    • @warezpl0
      @warezpl0 4 роки тому +43

      I played the whole game with winter blast, freezing everything and then melee wrench with bonus damage equipped. Telekenisis is crazy too, definitely you can abuse mechanics in this game.

    • @vesstig
      @vesstig 4 роки тому +3

      Cat attack!

    • @Ahmet-fg4ul
      @Ahmet-fg4ul 4 роки тому +1

      When I realized that I can kill zombies with the suit of big daddy by using telekinesis, the game was over for me :)

    • @gnarkilleptic4871
      @gnarkilleptic4871 4 роки тому +10

      Why is telekineses OP? I never found great use for it but maybe im just using it wrong

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 роки тому +956

    Bioshock is one of those games where you wish you could forget about, just so your can relive the story.

    • @sicthemutt
      @sicthemutt 4 роки тому +9

      You*

    • @akiyamato3299
      @akiyamato3299 4 роки тому +29

      It can be accomplished during old age just wait.

    • @hcaps3129
      @hcaps3129 4 роки тому +2

      @@akiyamato3299 😂

    • @LeeEverett1
      @LeeEverett1 4 роки тому +2

      Can you like, stop commenting on every single video I watch? That'd be great thanks.

    • @poopyjoe7435
      @poopyjoe7435 4 роки тому +7

      @@LeeEverett1 its a bot that is scripted to steal a random comment, comment it and then bot the likes so it appears at the top of the comment sections of every video.
      since the bot is commenting in almost every video you watch it makes you mad and ask the bot to stop commenting in every videos comment section.
      its a sick trick giving the person attention and filling their ego

  • @xXYannuschXx
    @xXYannuschXx 2 роки тому +333

    The ending in Bioshock 1 is just so well done; throughout the game, you only have ONE choice: save the little sisters or don't. That single choice determines what kind of man Jack becomes, anything else in the game is "scripted" because he (you) is nothing but a slave and it ultimately determines what ending you get.
    "A man chooses, a slave obeys"

    • @mayonnaise3959
      @mayonnaise3959 2 роки тому

      Mf turns evil after harvesting two sisters that shit is done super poorly but the endings themselves are good but the events leading up to which one you get are not

    • @Will_left
      @Will_left 2 роки тому +38

      Just realized that line sets the whole game, you either obey atlas, or set the lil sister free by choice. Goddamn, only now just realized that.

    • @Pangora2
      @Pangora2 2 роки тому +9

      Its such a binary choice, I hated the ending. Shoot everyone you meet, except small monsters, but kill the big monsters next to them in the metal suits who are entirely nonhostile, and you're a saint. It doesn't add up.

    • @jeffvella9765
      @jeffvella9765 2 роки тому +8

      @@Pangora2 I felt it was right to save the sisters since I never trusted the guide, and also it was the only choice I had, and I wanted to make sure that I did not kill anyone if i could.
      I got the good ending and I was happy with it but I did youtube the other ending, curiosity killed me.

    • @Pangora2
      @Pangora2 2 роки тому +2

      @@jeffvella9765 Well it's clearly right. It would be like if the game hid free health hypos inside living puppies and kittens. It is a choice, but not one actually will struggle with.

  • @filippians413
    @filippians413 4 роки тому +514

    "It respects the players intelligence in letting them figure things out."
    That. That right there is why it's special.

    • @filippians413
      @filippians413 4 роки тому +12

      @White-Van Helsing I didn't say it was unprecedented. I just said its special

    • @Rahnonymous
      @Rahnonymous 4 роки тому +3

      @@filippians413 It's unprecedented if you only grew up with modern games

    • @pig_cakes1368
      @pig_cakes1368 4 роки тому +4

      @Tony Carson are you literally just on this channel to write hate comments?

    • @glctcthnkr8059
      @glctcthnkr8059 3 роки тому +2

      I mean, the original deus ex and prey 2017 did the same thing but better so why does bioshock get more credit then them?

    • @AusSP
      @AusSP 3 роки тому +6

      @Tony Carson But you can remove the yellow arrow. There's an option for it in the menu. Or is that a Remaster thing?

  • @AArdW01f
    @AArdW01f 3 роки тому +1218

    "Would you kindly" is the best twist in narrative driven media.

    • @kodycook5347
      @kodycook5347 3 роки тому +104

      It’s such an incredible twist, and it honestly only could’ve been pulled off in an interactive medium like a video game because the themes of the game apply to the players themselves, not just the main protagonist. This makes Bioshock one of the most revolution games of all time in my opinion

    • @seanforbes3937
      @seanforbes3937 3 роки тому +33

      The infinite twist surrounding the baptism scene is up there

    • @shanonfrancis5071
      @shanonfrancis5071 3 роки тому +30

      For some damn reason I guessed in the beginning "hey what if this guy that's trying to help me is actually the bad guy" and it ruined the twist for me almost entirely.

    • @tarunbhati9680
      @tarunbhati9680 3 роки тому +45

      @@shanonfrancis5071 the thing is i also had my doubts about him but still we kept doing those objectives which further helped the twist like even if we know he is the villian we are doing his tasks because again we dont have free will. God this game is good.

    • @glazersout4272
      @glazersout4272 3 роки тому +17

      Truly one of the greatest gaming moments of all time.

  • @Z3n05p4c3
    @Z3n05p4c3 4 роки тому +871

    All the water level music. You're a goddam genius, Act Man, a goddam genius.

  • @mailman019
    @mailman019 Рік тому +85

    I didn't end up playing Bioshock until late 2020, but I was blown away by how good it was. Between the story/lore, voice acting, and especially Rapture being my favorite setting in any video game I've ever played, it's one of my top 5 favorite games ever!

  • @stilo2703
    @stilo2703 4 роки тому +591

    The interesting thing is that even though Andrew Ryan claims to be a free market capitalist, he regularly contradicts his own ideals, ultimately becoming an authoritarian.

    • @rawen160
      @rawen160 4 роки тому +94

      It's a paradox of tollerance. If you allow for everything to happen, then you also allow for that world to be corrupted. In the end, Ryan was also a free man in Rapture. A free man with the most power. Even without Atlas it should end like that.

    • @stilo2703
      @stilo2703 4 роки тому +43

      @@rawen160 A free market system must protect property rights. Andrew Ryan's society failed to do so, thus leading to its downfall.

    • @rawen160
      @rawen160 4 роки тому +32

      @@stilo2703 Law must protect property right, not market. Market just exists. You can check that tolerance paradox, it's real thing, I'm only not sure if it called such.

    • @rawen160
      @rawen160 4 роки тому +6

      @@stilo2703 Yep, it is called paradox of tolerance.
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

    • @LeBrulox
      @LeBrulox 4 роки тому +15

      ​@@rawen160 Law doesn't protect the property right. It's just plain text written on a piece of paper and because of that it needs to be enforced at some point through the use of force. Who will enforce it? The state of course and here is the funny part: The ONLY reason the state enforces the law is because he has the monopoly of force. The reasons why it is this way is another discussion but yes, markets exists and they would naturally be responsible for protecting the property rights if not for the state intervention in this area.

  • @thedeathstar420
    @thedeathstar420 4 роки тому +617

    I highly suggest reading the book"Bioshock : Rapture" by John Shirley. He basically collected all the lore and turned it into a badass novel

  • @CriticalNobody
    @CriticalNobody 4 роки тому +237

    I don’t think Bioshock 2 gets enough credit. It wasn’t a necessary sequel, and it could never match the initial wonder and mystery the original had, but it was still great. Also greatly improved the core gameplay.

    • @mikerrnm
      @mikerrnm 4 роки тому +28

      I feel like Bioshock 2 was just made to allow you to play as a Big Daddy. I know a lot of people were asking for that before Bioshock 2 was released.

    • @thisbubblygoodness7611
      @thisbubblygoodness7611 4 роки тому +45

      Big Daddies and little sisters are practically the heart and soul of Rapture, Bioshock 2 is like my favourite game of all time possibly, i loved the addition of the Alpha Series and i think Delta was a better silent protagonist due to never seeing his face and letting his actions speak for him
      Bioshock 2 was also smart in story telling as going the exact opposite of what the first story was, Jack was a free man who found out he was actually a slave, while Delta was a slave who found his freedom
      and yeah the main story isn't as good as the first game's BUT its DLC is though haha, if Minerva's Den was the main story of Bioshock 2, people would praise it as an amazing sequel

    • @drivanradosivic1357
      @drivanradosivic1357 4 роки тому +11

      Bioshock 2 is the best one with gameplay and the story of main game and DLC is good plus the MP is suprisingly good. Then again, the MP was made by the same people behind gems like Wolfenstien and Quake Enemy Territory as well as Dirty Bomb.

    • @DoGlowy
      @DoGlowy 4 роки тому +9

      I'm fairly sure Bioshock 2 was because they had so many unused concepts from the first game. Some of the writing is cheesy, but most of it is great

    • @drivanradosivic1357
      @drivanradosivic1357 4 роки тому +4

      @@DoGlowy I am the sort of guy that likes good to great games. In movie terms, I would like a B movie as much as a A one if they were any good.

  • @gordgasperski1514
    @gordgasperski1514 Рік тому +18

    The online multiplayer for Bioshock 2 was incredible, and tied directly into the overall story. The end of multiplayer goes straight into the beginning of Bioshock 1. Also the book Rapture is an awesome addition that makes the games even better to replay after reading it.

  • @X-SPONGED
    @X-SPONGED 3 роки тому +459

    39:30
    "A Man Chooses, A Slave Obeys"
    _Still as powerful as it was 14 years ago..._

    • @ThereIsAlwaysaWay2
      @ThereIsAlwaysaWay2 3 роки тому +8

      Exept the jab does not give super power LOL

    • @jase276
      @jase276 2 роки тому +2

      Well, it always will be, as long as humanity exists

    • @JohnCenaFan6298
      @JohnCenaFan6298 2 роки тому +3

      Not really a good distinction. I can both choose and obey at the same.
      Also a child is not s slave for obeying

    • @henriklarsson1538
      @henriklarsson1538 2 роки тому +1

      Then you get a wife and you realise you become a slave lol

    • @ruffbuffwest7169
      @ruffbuffwest7169 2 роки тому

      @@JohnCenaFan6298 obeying like openly using your body for government experiments

  • @notafanofmarch5th515
    @notafanofmarch5th515 4 роки тому +385

    Act man viewers: “I’ve been looking forward to this.”

  • @valentiyne
    @valentiyne 4 роки тому +288

    it shouldn't even be a question on why bioshock is a masterpiece

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  4 роки тому +96

      It's a question I will answer, nonetheless!!

    • @xm214-aminigun9
      @xm214-aminigun9 4 роки тому +6

      @@TheActMan can you also answer why people hate bioshock 2? i mean im happy ea didn't pick it up and grave rob it.

    • @KosherPorky
      @KosherPorky 4 роки тому +3

      @J.C. Denton For me, the idea of playing a big daddy was awesome. But, in bioshock 2, you didn't feel like a big daddy.. The art direction was also a bit to drastic for my taste, and, well, the story was disappointing.

    • @DrViperVideos
      @DrViperVideos 4 роки тому +3

      I dont think it is, the game didnt hook me. Neat atmosphere, designs, but the gameplay was meh

    • @xm214-aminigun9
      @xm214-aminigun9 4 роки тому +7

      @J.C. Denton not for me the game was more polished. A better gameplay and an acceptable story I'd say.

  • @GitGoodGaming
    @GitGoodGaming 2 роки тому +103

    When I first played I harvested all the little sisters. On my second one I went in equally blind and saved them all. And the ending literally brought tears to my eyes. And not many game stories can do that. It was so beautiful and sad

    • @Kyanluck
      @Kyanluck Рік тому +3

      The good ending was supposed to be the only but 2k and different plans

    • @Reahreic
      @Reahreic 5 місяців тому

      I had a damn morality battle going on in my head, Harvest and become more powerful, rescue and be less powerful but also not evil..... Brilliant game design.

  • @robertparker6280
    @robertparker6280 3 роки тому +993

    I always tear up on the best ending. Because Jack, not only got a family, he got something he didn't have growing up: Choices and Freedom.

    • @sirragnarok3242
      @sirragnarok3242 3 роки тому +44

      I know right, something the other 2 games missed out on, although I still think infinite is pretty awesome even without multiple ending

    • @moonlight-qr6px
      @moonlight-qr6px 3 роки тому +1

      @@sirragnarok3242 that’s an unpopular opinion

    • @sirragnarok3242
      @sirragnarok3242 3 роки тому +2

      @@moonlight-qr6px Which one?

    • @moonlight-qr6px
      @moonlight-qr6px 3 роки тому +3

      @@sirragnarok3242 that infinite is good but if you can enjoy it then that’s good :)

    • @sirragnarok3242
      @sirragnarok3242 3 роки тому +20

      @@moonlight-qr6px Idk why people dont like Infinite

  • @hist00pid20
    @hist00pid20 4 роки тому +3793

    In a perfect world, there would be a Bioshock movie by Stanley Kubrick.

    • @bear8485
      @bear8485 3 роки тому +226

      Sadly this world is far from perfect

    • @HerMoisture
      @HerMoisture 3 роки тому +64

      We need to make a petition for it to be made, and by the same people who would've made it a reality.

    • @randybobandy9828
      @randybobandy9828 3 роки тому +111

      I am afraid it wouldn't live up to the game. To many directors wanting to change the story because "art".

    • @FinneousPJ1
      @FinneousPJ1 3 роки тому +69

      Why is that world perfect? I think having a Bioshock game is better than having a movie.

    • @VtheVictorious
      @VtheVictorious 3 роки тому +42

      In a perfect world bioshock 2 would be widely considered as good or maybe even better than the first one but unfortunately we don't live in a perfect world

  • @icu_corey_rn_903
    @icu_corey_rn_903 3 роки тому +908

    Idk how game companies think it’s “okay” to release an unfinished game.

    • @OwO-nk1zv
      @OwO-nk1zv 3 роки тому +48

      sometimes they do this to gain more money
      remember cyberpunk? the game is not finished, but they launched on cristhmas
      why they did? simple, they fed the fans with those ''the civis will have that and that, bla bla''' ''you will be able to do this and this'' they keep teasing the players, and when the game came out, everyone just rushed to buy it, wasating money and getting a extremely bugged game : /
      sorry for misspelings

    • @tropicalhorizongaming5459
      @tropicalhorizongaming5459 3 роки тому +58

      The only reason they consider it okay is because people still pre order and overhyped games or allow them to pass as "oh they'll fix it eventually"
      We shouldnt put up with this.

    • @ethanmarley678
      @ethanmarley678 3 роки тому +11

      Can't stop them. Government cant do anything. They can stop loot boxes, but they cant stop Christmas rushing.

    • @chriswyatt9869
      @chriswyatt9869 3 роки тому +11

      With regards to cyberpunk i think they had little to no choice to release when they did. Between cancerous fans sending death threats to devs for delaying the game before, and shareholders pushing it out for their Christmas cash, and if it took another couple months (which would have been needed to iron out bugs and make it playable on last gen consoles) the hype would have died. I still like the game and think in a couple years when next gen versions are out, bugs gone, content added (that shouldn't have been cut in the first place) i think we'll look back on it in admiration as the great RPG i know it can be. Too bad the release version was sub-par.

    • @charlie1234500
      @charlie1234500 3 роки тому +16

      @@ethanmarley678 Why in the actual hell would you want government intervention in the process of creating video games? What in the actual fuck...?

  • @autonomous8108
    @autonomous8108 2 роки тому +95

    Ive come back to play this game at least once a year since it released, and still. The attention to detail never fails to impress me. It really makes the replay value of the game go up 100x. I know the story of the game like the back of my hand, but the game itself is so complex, and immersive, it still feels different every time

    • @neardarkroad1347
      @neardarkroad1347 Рік тому

      any idea why it always shut down by itself nowdays?

    • @autonomous8108
      @autonomous8108 Рік тому +1

      @@neardarkroad1347 I couldn't tell ya, I've never experienced that problem myself. I'm no technician, but usually when a game shuts down on me, it's from my system being overwhelmed. Cuz unless they updated it recently, which I doubt, I can't think of any other reason it'd be doin that to ya

  • @FireworksAndHurricanes
    @FireworksAndHurricanes 4 роки тому +511

    "This is my 5th or 6th playthrough of the game."
    You gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers.

    • @josemarin2707
      @josemarin2707 4 роки тому +12

      Facts lol

    • @thescrubmaniac2897
      @thescrubmaniac2897 4 роки тому +15

      Bro my numbers are 12 ain't much but its honest work

    • @borderlandsrelatedname
      @borderlandsrelatedname 4 роки тому +9

      I’ve played the game over 25 times. Love it so much

    • @swat_ape3920
      @swat_ape3920 4 роки тому +4

      10 at least. Literally my favorite game campaign.

    • @LSK2K
      @LSK2K 4 роки тому +3

      I've played this game around 6 times. Resident Evil 4 however, I played it over 50 times.

  • @FudTron5000
    @FudTron5000 4 роки тому +513

    "How did you come up with the setting?"
    *Hits bong....* Get this, system shock, but underwater

  • @qrit91
    @qrit91 3 роки тому +505

    Andrew Ryan's voice acting is out of this world 11/10 So perfect for the character

  • @josiahalcantara2631
    @josiahalcantara2631 2 роки тому +147

    I played this game for the first time on the switch, and I’m still in awe. Truly an amazing game 😭

    • @darrenjones1413
      @darrenjones1413 2 роки тому +13

      I was suprised how good it looked on the switch tbf

    • @IBigPrivateDickChinchillaI
      @IBigPrivateDickChinchillaI 2 роки тому

      Same, everything looked really good on it as well as 2 and Infinite.

    • @mikiryates6075
      @mikiryates6075 Рік тому

      @@darrenjones1413it does look good handheld mode

  • @belowthesalt_
    @belowthesalt_ 4 роки тому +270

    To be honest, I couldn’t play bioshock until the remaster, the lack of dirt on windows made it unplayable

  • @Viseak
    @Viseak 4 роки тому +146

    I just finished rewatching your Halo videos and now this comes out?
    You really are the gift that keeps on giving.

    • @tomnoblesix5187
      @tomnoblesix5187 4 роки тому +5

      Fancy seeing you here, good taste in anime and an even better taste in youtubers

    • @Viseak
      @Viseak 4 роки тому +3

      Tom Noblesix what can I say, I enjoy quality content.

    • @ImEmpathyTV
      @ImEmpathyTV 4 роки тому +1

      I did the exact same thing! The Act Man is a treasure that needs to be respected and protected at all costs!

    • @calebperz-stewart4334
      @calebperz-stewart4334 4 роки тому +1

      Welcome to fanbase. Enjoy your stay and always defend your own opinion here. People here tend to respect it.

  • @babayaga4320
    @babayaga4320 2 роки тому +68

    I had an odd experience with Bioshock. When I first started playing it, I really didn't like it, but for some reason I kept coming back to it hoping something would click, and I would get why so many people loved it. It finally did, and now, 10 plus playthroughs later, it's one of my absolute favorite games of all time. I really hope this game is remade some day.

    • @jeffvella9765
      @jeffvella9765 2 роки тому

      First time I played bioshock I was a bit scared and the game was scary for quite a while without giving you anything to fight back.
      Today it has become one of my favorite games and I am not a person scared easily, but I just hate it when games try too much to be scary that it turns out like a walking simulator.
      In the beginning you feel like that and it puts people off.
      That being said, there are some horror scenes in the game but it will never be as bad as the very beginning when you are left at the mercy of the unknown.

    • @jose2D7735
      @jose2D7735 Рік тому

      @@jeffvella9765 sameeee I just a wee lil lad and overtime I finally got the hang of handling big daddies but the horror aspect of the game still would get to me

    • @cactusfondler9989
      @cactusfondler9989 Рік тому

      I played it when it came out and for some odd reason I wasn't into it. Probably because of my undying love for System Shock 2 (Levine's previous game from 1999). Fast forward to about 3-4 years ago I decided to finally give it another go and damn yeah I see the hype. It only took like 13 years for me to finally experience it 🤷🏼

    • @FART_INHALER
      @FART_INHALER Рік тому

      @@jose2D7735 didn't I do it for you?

    • @100gecsrbetterthangod5
      @100gecsrbetterthangod5 Рік тому

      I was too scared to play it. I only wanted to play it when I had my gf or a friend over. It isn't even that scary of a game, but it out the fear of god into me at first. Now it's like walking down a familiar trail. The sights are still beautiful, and they hold a place in my heart, but I know every twist and turn.

  • @living-deadman-3421
    @living-deadman-3421 4 роки тому +318

    When a child is born, the first thing we should do is gift them a copy of Bioshock.

    • @chowrites6179
      @chowrites6179 4 роки тому +19

      I own the entire series on PC and you can bet your ass Imma have my kids play them when theyre old enough! lol

    • @jacobramirez2184
      @jacobramirez2184 4 роки тому +4

      Oh HELL YEAH Why didn’t I think about that’s the first Game franchise that I’ll introduce my kids too down the line and that only that but other Franchises as well🙃

    • @Anima-bribe
      @Anima-bribe 4 роки тому +4

      ​@@chowrites6179 Played this game around 10 years old asked my dad to torrent it. Never have I ever been as scared but damn even at 10 the twist of would you kindly hit me like a truck. I will for sure let my kids play this game cuz like many say it's legit art.

    • @chowrites6179
      @chowrites6179 4 роки тому +2

      @@Anima-bribe I didnt play Bioshock till I was 22(?) and I can definitely my experience was the same. I think that just speaks volumes t the quality of this game.

    • @stevenjames5874
      @stevenjames5874 4 роки тому +2

      Disagree, give every child a copy when they're old enough to appreciate it, I played the bioshock games when I was a little kid and it left me wishing I could re-experience them for the first time as an adult and fully enjoy it for the first time again

  • @Davy_Wavy4
    @Davy_Wavy4 4 роки тому +586

    “Would you kindly” do the 2nd and 3rd

    • @fawful7457
      @fawful7457 4 роки тому +44

      *Would you kindly. How could you fuck that up?
      Edit: Thanks for changing it.

    • @mr.teekanee9750
      @mr.teekanee9750 4 роки тому +12

      Would you

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  4 роки тому +408

      damnit now I have to

    • @Nile8765
      @Nile8765 4 роки тому +2

      probably wont happen any time soon

    • @robotom6595
      @robotom6595 4 роки тому +12

      Saw a break down of the DLC for the second one (never got to try it). Holy shit what an amazing short story.

  • @justondement4458
    @justondement4458 11 місяців тому +4

    There were two moments in BioShock that always stuck with me. When you meet the doctor and he freaks out after seeing you, and Andrew Ryan when you finally confront him. The voice acting was fantastic and gave me goosebumps. Still one of my all time favorite games

  • @ryanlipinski4325
    @ryanlipinski4325 4 роки тому +464

    Fun fact: the voice of Jack was done by a member of the development team.

    • @davidbanan.
      @davidbanan. 4 роки тому +2

      Such suppries, WHAT ABOUT THIS IS FUN?

    • @awesomearsam1890
      @awesomearsam1890 4 роки тому +3

      @@davidbanan. just fact?

    • @Fenrize
      @Fenrize 3 роки тому +9

      Specifically he was voiced by Nate Wells. Bill Gardner gave Jack his face and the sweater was inspired by Dorian Hart who used to wear one.

    • @Justmyhandle
      @Justmyhandle 3 роки тому +19

      I still get the urge to chuckle every time I hear the "Circus of Values" vending machine, knowing that's Ken Levine's voice. If I recall correctly, he says in one of the behind-the-scenes videos for Bioshock's remastered collection that he used to do that voice for his wife occasionally after the game came out. And she HATED it every time, which he found hilarious.

    • @youmustpaythetrolltoll8517
      @youmustpaythetrolltoll8517 3 роки тому +3

      @@Justmyhandle Ahh that voice and or face you make that your wife hates. It's those little joys that make life worth living.

  • @samidejong106
    @samidejong106 4 роки тому +615

    “You can’t have your characters say how they feel!”
    Sorry George Lucas

    • @XanthosAcanthus
      @XanthosAcanthus 4 роки тому +40

      But, but, sand!

    • @seamus2059
      @seamus2059 4 роки тому +5

      You mean Anakin?

    • @onion4550
      @onion4550 4 роки тому +3

      @@XanthosAcanthus Jedi mind tricks, nothing more.

    • @adriencordova5546
      @adriencordova5546 4 роки тому +1

      Well ... except if your character doesn't know how to deal with his feelings ...

    • @seamus2059
      @seamus2059 4 роки тому +3

      @@adriencordova5546 Obi Wan would like to talk

  • @USAirsoft
    @USAirsoft 3 роки тому +1458

    Just finished Bioshock for the first time, ended up with the bad ending but I can’t wait to move onto B2 before finally trying Fallout!

    • @dandydasyt4766
      @dandydasyt4766 3 роки тому +60

      Imagine if someone actually managed to pitch airsoft guns based on the weapons in this game. Not the weapon they're based on, but a full on replica of the guns

    • @AlmostCosmic288
      @AlmostCosmic288 3 роки тому +12

      Same, dude. What a game!

    • @hello-gx6oi
      @hello-gx6oi 3 роки тому +21

      Fallout 1,2 and new vegas are great

    • @Peewee50
      @Peewee50 3 роки тому +6

      Your in for gamings best experiences! Enjoy!

    • @ES-ex5xh
      @ES-ex5xh 3 роки тому +26

      damn, im jealous you’re experiencing these games for the first time. i hope you enjoy them as much as I did growing up.

  • @slappytheclown4
    @slappytheclown4 Рік тому +6

    From the beginning when you crash in the ocean and make your way to the dark, foreboding tower sticking out of the surface, I knew this game would be great. One of my all time favorites, brings back a lot of good memories. 2007 was an insane year for gaming.

  • @oregonhockeyfan
    @oregonhockeyfan 4 роки тому +964

    “Would you kindly” was the biggest WTF moment I have ever had in a game.

    • @z1u512
      @z1u512 4 роки тому +34

      It’s for us all.

    • @grahammaxwell2112
      @grahammaxwell2112 4 роки тому +9

      yep

    • @hibanamain5709
      @hibanamain5709 4 роки тому +15

      it's weird how many people were suprised by it when it's repeated over and over again- and even before the confrontation itself is literally spelled out lmao.

    • @Alienshade
      @Alienshade 4 роки тому +7

      Yes you should never trust anyone. Not even yourself...

    • @alexanderstooshinoff4122
      @alexanderstooshinoff4122 4 роки тому +8

      what about KOTOR when the player is revealed to be Darth Revan LOL?

  • @makkintasho9239
    @makkintasho9239 4 роки тому +183

    I like how the phrase "Would you kindly" is literally everywhere when bioshock is referenced, yet people keep the twist hidden. People new to the franchise see this all the time, but they never saw the twist coming.

    • @despicabletaylor
      @despicabletaylor 4 роки тому +19

      It was my 360 gamertag motto for a long while after I played. People who knew.. knew. And others went on unspoiled

    • @KappaJones
      @KappaJones 4 роки тому +44

      Would you kindly like this comment?

    • @AlexiaHoardwing
      @AlexiaHoardwing 4 роки тому +9

      Honestly "Would you kindly" is an amazing phrase to use too, the subtlety of coming across as merely polite on first glance, but when you see the twist and replay you can see the twist unfold in real time.

    • @pingucrimson750
      @pingucrimson750 4 роки тому +17

      I saw it used in the community and assumed it was just a silly meme referencing Atlas’ catchphrase. Boy was I wrong and pleasantly surprised by the twist

    • @Amateur_Ambiance
      @Amateur_Ambiance 4 роки тому

      My ass was shocked when I first saw THAT scene.

  • @sumvs5992
    @sumvs5992 4 роки тому +350

    Me having no idea how to play bioshock properly: I've run out of ammo and health items so I'm just going to beat these people to death and if I die I'll just respawn so it's fine.

    • @Subpar1224
      @Subpar1224 4 роки тому +11

      I did that once or twice on hard for bioshock 2 haha
      They specifically give you more ammo drops after that happens same with cash tho so 🤷‍♂️
      Idt I ever had the problem in the first one because I loved the wrench so much

    • @tfv205
      @tfv205 4 роки тому +6

      @@Subpar1224 no vita chambers on extreme... the wrench isnt so friendly then :)

    • @dumbdead8835
      @dumbdead8835 3 роки тому

      Wait until you meet the big daddies lol
      Hope you have a lot of time on your hands

    • @2.0pewdiepie53
      @2.0pewdiepie53 3 роки тому +1

      @@dumbdead8835 or a lot of baiting with that one fence spot up where you get the incinerate plasmid.

    • @davidbanan.
      @davidbanan. 3 роки тому

      Im gonna give you a tip... Use the wrench forget about plasmids research elite bouncer (drill big daddy) get wrench jockey, most power full weapon is the wrench with wrench jockey 1 and 2 plus electro bolt

  • @deerecoyote2040
    @deerecoyote2040 2 роки тому +27

    When I heard "Break that puppy's neck, I spat out my drink, and got chills down my spine. Then the whimpers from the dog, legitimately made me want to kill every single thing in sight. That was horrifying. Like I remember thinking "SERIOUSLY WHAT THE ACTUAL FRICK" I felt incredibly disturbed for about 15 minutes, and thinking about still makes me shudder.

    • @wisedragon448
      @wisedragon448 2 роки тому

      That was an audio diary from
      Dr. Suchong.

    • @D_YellowMadness
      @D_YellowMadness 2 роки тому +3

      I expected him to say or do something awful because it seemed obvious he wasn't just being nice but I wasn't expecting something so brutal. What really sells it though, is the way the kid cries & says "no". They knew they couldn't disobey so all they could do is beg him to stop saying it. It was so cathartic finding Suchong's corpse & the audio diary next to him.

  • @AG3N7_86
    @AG3N7_86 4 роки тому +101

    "A man chooses.... A slave obeys... OBEY!!!!!"
    Those words hit HARD

    • @AG3N7_86
      @AG3N7_86 4 роки тому

      @@ue4archive more like intensifies into andrew Ryan's head

  • @RoanokeGaming
    @RoanokeGaming 3 роки тому +644

    Genetic sea slug eh? Would be a shame if that was explained

  • @aaronvillalobos5773
    @aaronvillalobos5773 4 роки тому +78

    That intro was the real masterpiece

  • @murd3rtr0n
    @murd3rtr0n 2 роки тому +35

    In my many years of gaming, that Big Daddy intro, where he absolutely bodies the splicer after they pistol whip the little sister, still gives me goosebumps. They sold it, 110%

  • @j.marston
    @j.marston 4 роки тому +438

    Swinging a wrench has never been THIS satisfying.

    • @joedavis5824
      @joedavis5824 4 роки тому +18

      I played the remaster for the first time, after I got the wrench I got curious and smacked a glass panel and I freaked because it felt and sounded so real I thought I busted the glass wall. 10/10 wrench physics.

    • @cdjxman
      @cdjxman 3 роки тому +12

      Maybe Ratchet and Clank! Oh! and Red Faction Guerilla!😎👍

    • @Justmyhandle
      @Justmyhandle 3 роки тому +10

      The wrench is to Jack & Bioshock what the crowbar is to Gordon Freeman & Half-Life.

    • @XxWinterxX-lv3ef
      @XxWinterxX-lv3ef 3 роки тому +2

      @@Justmyhandle couldn’t have said it better

    • @legostarwarsgonkdroid7317
      @legostarwarsgonkdroid7317 3 роки тому +3

      "Really makes you *feel* like a Plumber"

  • @punishedsneed
    @punishedsneed 3 роки тому +206

    BioShock taught me about Art Deco. That alone makes it amazing.

    • @tropicalhorizongaming5459
      @tropicalhorizongaming5459 3 роки тому +3

      I love the way the game presents the Art Deco architecture!

    • @Vicky_Heyes
      @Vicky_Heyes 3 роки тому

      Yeah that was a good song by Lana. She feels like she belongs in Rapture.

    • @SuperErickelrojo
      @SuperErickelrojo 2 роки тому

      For me, it was Grim Fandango, and thanks to it I got into Bioshock

  • @eelshark12345
    @eelshark12345 4 роки тому +101

    I remember being a small child when my dad bought a PS3 with Bioshock and Infamous. I got lucky getting introduced to such good games early on.

    • @GDRunny
      @GDRunny 3 роки тому

      Infamous being good is debatable. But the 2nd one is a underrated gem.

    • @metalfaceduude
      @metalfaceduude 3 роки тому

      infamous is amazing

    • @danklegosi6084
      @danklegosi6084 3 роки тому

      Oh my god I loved Infamous

  • @spencersmith4849
    @spencersmith4849 9 місяців тому +8

    bioshock 1 and oblivion on one disc... what a time to be a gamer.

  • @jimboland699
    @jimboland699 3 роки тому +405

    I think the whole Bioshock series is a masterpiece. It's not easy to make a game with meaningful story + gameplay in first person works so well. Kevin Levine is like the Kojima of the first person games lol

    • @seaanemone6114
      @seaanemone6114 3 роки тому +4

      Whereas Halo isn't.

    • @jaystargamelover8785
      @jaystargamelover8785 3 роки тому +12

      @@seaanemone6114 no halo is not but it is one of the best

    • @mickydee896
      @mickydee896 3 роки тому +3

      half life

    • @jimboland699
      @jimboland699 3 роки тому +15

      ​@@mickydee896 I played HF, really good series, but not even close to Bioshock, imo.

    • @mickydee896
      @mickydee896 3 роки тому +3

      @@jimboland699 fair, i disagree

  • @stone2382
    @stone2382 4 роки тому +113

    Just bought the trilogy on sale today. Crazy timing.

    • @diarmuiddoherty3033
      @diarmuiddoherty3033 4 роки тому +6

      Just finished Infinite today lol

    • @timothyevo
      @timothyevo 4 роки тому +4

      The first Bioshock is in my top 3 favorite games of all time. Played it at least 10 times.

    • @SonimodGT
      @SonimodGT 4 роки тому +1

      @@diarmuiddoherty3033 I just finished Gta VI to! What are the odds?

    • @movement2contact
      @movement2contact 4 роки тому +1

      @@SonimodGT how did 2021 look like, oh Time Traveler?

    • @hazer3248
      @hazer3248 4 роки тому +1

      playing through bioshock 2 atm so good

  • @practikal9891
    @practikal9891 4 роки тому +85

    Fun fact: I got into Bioshock by accident. Around like 2010, I was a little pipsqueak who loved anything horror. Also I was really into “the grudge” series at the time and I wanted the game for the wii because I saw an ad of it in “gameinformer” magazines. But because the ad was laid out next to a bioshock review, I thought bioshock was the grudge game (now that I look back on it idk how I mixed up the two but I was 9 and kinda stupid so it makes sense). So I ended up getting bioshock and within the first minute of the intro, I loved it. I knew I had gotten the wrong game at that point but I didn’t care. Bioshock is now my all time favorite game.

    • @thekillingerescapeplan4286
      @thekillingerescapeplan4286 4 роки тому +10

      I love a good origin story

    • @chironthecuddley6144
      @chironthecuddley6144 4 роки тому +5

      That was me with the Mega Man Battle Network games(I found them used at GameStop, so they didn't even have the box to show me some screenshots). I thought they were just going to be another dose of Jump and Shoot Man on GBA, but it was so much more.

    • @J-Kabar
      @J-Kabar 4 роки тому +1

      Mistake of a lifetime. In a good way

  • @non-blogger
    @non-blogger Рік тому +10

    I'm glad my "Would you kindly make a BioShock video?" comment worked.

  • @inkblot3772
    @inkblot3772 4 роки тому +75

    The special thing about Andrew Ryan as a villain, is that most villains in other peace’s of media r the bad guys because they have absolute control, but Ryan is different because of his lack of intervention

    • @Bloodhoven
      @Bloodhoven 4 роки тому +7

      and because he is not a simple black/white- "because I can, cocksxcker!"-Villain.

  • @epsilon_2261
    @epsilon_2261 3 роки тому +477

    For a place that literally says “no gods” they name a lot of places after them Hephaestus, Apollo square etc

    • @jbktpl1245
      @jbktpl1245 3 роки тому +64

      The irony is strong with this one. I remember seeing those too.

    • @Mirristal
      @Mirristal 3 роки тому +16

      It’s symbolic, use your brain

    • @vampiric172
      @vampiric172 3 роки тому +76

      @@Mirristal it’s a joke, use your brain

    • @Madjo-qj2ge
      @Madjo-qj2ge 3 роки тому +19

      Rapture has a God
      The Great Chain

    • @mrgranolabar7333
      @mrgranolabar7333 3 роки тому

      @@Mirristal what is it symbolizing? I’m kinda stupid

  • @Bobsofax64
    @Bobsofax64 4 роки тому +161

    One of the most rememberable experiences in decades of gaming. "A man chooses, a slave obeys".

    • @Madjo-qj2ge
      @Madjo-qj2ge 4 роки тому +8

      It is kinda analogy to gamer
      Either we let the games publisher and media choose us the game
      Or we make our own choice for what game we want to play

    • @thesecond4767
      @thesecond4767 4 роки тому

      @@Madjo-qj2ge Does that mean everyone who likes rdr2 is a slave?

    • @Madjo-qj2ge
      @Madjo-qj2ge 4 роки тому

      @@thesecond4767 did you choose it for yourself or you let Dev choice for you?

  • @Skoora
    @Skoora Рік тому +5

    Dead Space and Bioshock are peak gaming. Still remember the first time going against a Big Daddy in the Medical Pavilion and being killed so many times, exhausting every bit of ammo, health and Eve. The feeling when he finally went down was epic.

  • @clintgolub1751
    @clintgolub1751 4 роки тому +191

    True fact: in 7th grade when I first played this game, I was so engrossed in the atmosphere and story, I decided to read Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, and eventually the majority of Atlas Shrugged my sophomore year which the creators said inspired the storyline of the game. Reading Ayn Rand would eventually expose me to philosophy as a discipline and when I finally went to college, chose that as my major. I honestly am not sure I would have gone down that road if I didn’t read the works of Rand and that would never had happened if I didn’t play this game over a decade ago. Video games as art are severely underrated in our culture, but as more people like myself age, I don’t think that will continue to be the case.
    Side note: BioShock also gave me an appreciation of Art Deco architecture; something that has stayed with me since, and when I took a trip to NYC, I made it a point to stop at and soak in the pure artistic beauty of Rockefeller Center and Radio City hall.

    • @ganeshapartners
      @ganeshapartners 3 роки тому +6

      Damn that’s awesome man 🔥 happy for you

    • @LayZKimochi420BlazeIt
      @LayZKimochi420BlazeIt 3 роки тому +11

      Damn you really were too young to understand that bioshock was a scathing critique of Ayn Rand and libertarianism in general.

    • @timthorson52
      @timthorson52 3 роки тому

      @@LayZKimochi420BlazeIt yes, I wonder if reading ayn rand was the ironic thing that got them thinking counter to her ideology or if it inspired them by thinking it was right. This game is definitely a massive critique of libertarianism.

    • @hyperreal
      @hyperreal 2 роки тому

      @@LayZKimochi420BlazeIt It completely misrepresents her ideas with the villains. If you read her novels it makes sense. Also Ayn Rand was not a libertarian and in fact was critical of them.

  • @nightbreed9305
    @nightbreed9305 4 роки тому +657

    "But you don't want to hack everything."
    Me who hacks everything.

    • @danclifford1027
      @danclifford1027 4 роки тому +54

      First rule of bioshock, hack everything!!

    • @somecatwithapartyhat6803
      @somecatwithapartyhat6803 4 роки тому +7

      I think that’s every game

    • @sadmoth7884
      @sadmoth7884 4 роки тому +3

      I would like but it's at 69 and i don't want the mess that up.

    • @eventhor7524
      @eventhor7524 4 роки тому +7

      yea I hacked everything too.

    • @sadmoth7884
      @sadmoth7884 4 роки тому +4

      Nrm it is gone now, but you can get my like now lol

  • @nightruler666
    @nightruler666 4 роки тому +310

    People who disliked this: Would you kindly develop a better taste in video games?

    • @ionbing2884
      @ionbing2884 4 роки тому +5

      I already have better taste in video games. That's why I played System Shock 2.

    • @Pensive_117
      @Pensive_117 4 роки тому +1

      @@ionbing2884
      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @justsomegoodcoolguyt7014
      @justsomegoodcoolguyt7014 4 роки тому +2

      @@Pensive_117 I still wonder what “would you kindly” mean

    • @Pensive_117
      @Pensive_117 4 роки тому +8

      @@justsomegoodcoolguyt7014
      You serious, or what?

    • @shantposts
      @shantposts 4 роки тому

      @just another human It's actually so funny you mention making Bioshock a TV show because my boyfriend and I are currently toying with the idea of writing a script off of it lol

  • @TWG_Kid_Vailima
    @TWG_Kid_Vailima 2 роки тому +2

    The twist... the oh so incredible twist... I still remember having that feeling... of my adrenaline pumping gearing for a boss fight, but dropping and seeing that would you kindly... n getting that feeling in ur stomach, like... I'm still ready for a boss fight... but the sixth sense is awakening... n ur added cut scenes... yeah... that really happened... exactly like that... thank u so much for the trip down memory lane... the games we were blessed to play in those days... thank you to everyone who had a part in making that game... it was truly a masterpiece...

  • @soovi4522
    @soovi4522 4 роки тому +70

    "I've been looking forward to this"
    -Count Dooku

    • @caleb7551
      @caleb7551 4 роки тому +1

      The Act Man's powers have doubled since the last time you watched, Count

  • @thenatecrate8299
    @thenatecrate8299 4 роки тому +29

    That intro is.... next level epic

  • @buff_bezos2831
    @buff_bezos2831 3 роки тому +919

    It wasn’t impossible to make a video on Bioshock, it was impossible to make it on anything else.

    • @thatidiotfuck921
      @thatidiotfuck921 3 роки тому +14

      I see what you did there

    • @buff_bezos2831
      @buff_bezos2831 3 роки тому +2

      @Domagoj Čović who says I’m gay ?!

    • @Paghmani1sher
      @Paghmani1sher 3 роки тому

      Bro u can do better than this line
      Come on

    • @buff_bezos2831
      @buff_bezos2831 3 роки тому +1

      @@Paghmani1sher it was impossible ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
      (Or: “Bioshock is just a game, we give it meaning by choice”)

  • @bexthewitch87
    @bexthewitch87 2 роки тому +15

    My comfort game!!!
    To this day, nothing in a game has gutted men so thoroughly as the Atlas reveal. I had to step away and literally mourn for a full 10 minutes the first time I played it!

  • @BlackKoshinomi
    @BlackKoshinomi 4 роки тому +98

    what is the difference between a man and a parasite? Act Man has me hype he talking about my favorite FPS!

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  4 роки тому +35

      A man creates. A parasite asks, "where is my share?"
      A man invents. A parasite says, "what will the neighbors think?"

    • @mikeehrmantraut1899
      @mikeehrmantraut1899 4 роки тому +4

      @@TheActMan Can you do the fallout franchise on why its a masterpiece to so bad

    • @itshappyhyrda3970
      @itshappyhyrda3970 4 роки тому

      People say movies are art. To me video games are like a choose your own adventure book in a movie.

  • @markmoodywv
    @markmoodywv 4 роки тому +18

    When I was 15, I was obsessed with Call of Duty. My friend Ian and I went a Gamestop one day and he told me that 'BIOSHOCK' was a must play game. He said "You've gotta try something other than COD." That night, I gave Bioshock a try, and I was hooked. Ever since that first play through, Bioshock has been one of my top 3 favorite games of all time. It holds sentimental value to me almost 10 years later. When I saw you put out a video discussing this game, I was freakin' PUMPED! Thanks for another great video Act Man!

  • @SmusaGames
    @SmusaGames 3 роки тому +821

    I hope that this way of story telling like bioshock did will become usual in VR segment. Because there is no room for cut scenes.

    • @slimeghoster438
      @slimeghoster438 2 роки тому +15

      exactly

    • @huntclanhunt9697
      @huntclanhunt9697 2 роки тому +17

      So the way Half Life Alyx did it?

    • @andrew5500
      @andrew5500 2 роки тому +47

      @@huntclanhunt9697 Yeah funnily enough the original Half Life was the game that pretty much set the standard for telling a story without cutscenes, with environmental storytelling... by comparison Bioshock relies much more on cutscenes to tell the major parts of its story.

    • @thelordofthelostbraincells
      @thelordofthelostbraincells 2 роки тому

      Bioshock vr?

    • @Doomern
      @Doomern 2 роки тому +2

      Čauko Smusič

  • @TheMANright101
    @TheMANright101 Місяць тому +2

    Dude that was the BEST intro ever. Laughed out loud when I saw your face on Andrew Ryan lmfaooo

  • @c-film369
    @c-film369 4 роки тому +252

    Why is Alien: Isolation so AWESOME?
    That’s my request

    • @popgoesfan5211
      @popgoesfan5211 4 роки тому +3

      I agree

    • @shalindelta7
      @shalindelta7 4 роки тому +4

      There are good videos on the subject already. Just search it up, i think it's called the brilliance of A:I or something.

    • @c-film369
      @c-film369 4 роки тому +10

      Shalin 25 yeah I saw that one, but that’s no act man

    • @joelnachos7988
      @joelnachos7988 4 роки тому +6

      cuboid film, riiight, that’s what I’m saying as well. Those videos are cool and all, but that shit doesn’t have the Act Mans blessing:/

    • @ThePartyPrimate
      @ThePartyPrimate 4 роки тому +1

      Best horror game EVER

  • @TadeuCunhaMiranda
    @TadeuCunhaMiranda 4 роки тому +85

    Bioshock 1: A flawless masterpiece
    Bioshock 2: A fun as hell to play game with an ok story
    Bioshock Infinte: A solid game with a really crazy and creative story followed by one of the best DLC´s ever made.

    • @SpartanK4102
      @SpartanK4102 4 роки тому +11

      Bingo

    • @Wtdtd
      @Wtdtd 4 роки тому +22

      Lets agree to disagree about Infinite.

    • @GomaYT23
      @GomaYT23 4 роки тому

      Wtdtd thank you

    • @biosorss1285
      @biosorss1285 4 роки тому +1

      @@Wtdtd Lets disagree to agree to disagree about infinite :)

    • @Wtdtd
      @Wtdtd 4 роки тому

      @@biosorss1285 No.

  • @LizardGamingGamer
    @LizardGamingGamer 3 роки тому +100

    The first Xbox game I ever played was this when I was 7, I still play Bioshock 1 and 2 over and over to this day. an absolute masterpiece of a video game and if it did not exist I have no idea what my childhood would look like.

    • @tropicalhorizongaming5459
      @tropicalhorizongaming5459 3 роки тому +5

      Wow. That must’ve been interesting.

    • @LizardGamingGamer
      @LizardGamingGamer 3 роки тому +4

      @@tropicalhorizongaming5459 no joke, my first memory of this game was my brother playing this and i see him harvest a little sister. my 7-year-old mind was in between scared and confused.

    • @7Roeth
      @7Roeth 3 роки тому

      You started on, in my opinion, one of the greatest video games ever made. So did I in much, much different way. It was called Mario Bros.

    • @jase276
      @jase276 2 роки тому +1

      I remember seeing the commercials for this game on the tv playing to "beyond the sea". I was enraptured (pun unintended) and every time it came on I stopped whatever I was doing and just watched in awe. I knew I had to get it and begged my mother. The rest is history. Own the game on like 3 or 4 different systems by now. Forever in my top 3 games of all time

  • @limpdaddy7147
    @limpdaddy7147 2 роки тому +14

    Played this game on release and never looked back. Was one of the best single player game experiences I've ever had. A true masterpiece.

    • @MII19
      @MII19 2 роки тому

      Bioshock The Collection is Free Now On Epic Games store till June 2

  • @magicalsealand5076
    @magicalsealand5076 4 роки тому +45

    This game has the most important thing, heavy atmosphere

  • @maxkuecker1468
    @maxkuecker1468 4 роки тому +37

    BioShock is a game that truly shows how games can be just as impactful as any movie or television show. BioShock is a masterpiece!

  • @mattmakesthings1354
    @mattmakesthings1354 4 роки тому +163

    I’ve never played bioshock before, but I’m totally gonna but it now. This game looks incredible, gameplay wise, story, and art style. Another Great video, thanks Act Man

    • @blakemoreno776
      @blakemoreno776 4 роки тому +25

      You won’t regret it. Amazing game. I must’ve played it thru like 10 times

    • @phazebeast7373
      @phazebeast7373 4 роки тому +8

      Play it now! Trust us the game is super fun, addictive and amazing😎

    • @sussyboi6225
      @sussyboi6225 4 роки тому +2

      and if u finished bioshock try bioshock infinte
      one of the best game ever made

    • @sussyboi6225
      @sussyboi6225 4 роки тому +4

      @Tristan Gullickson i will not agree on that as it maybe not good as original bioshock but has a awesome story

    • @rizzurpa6729
      @rizzurpa6729 4 роки тому +1

      i bought the package with all 3 games and finished the first two so far. I'd say the second is my favorite so far, playing as big daddy felt amazing. As soon as I finished the first I started the second and they both feel very similar, I think a lot of people prefer the first because of nostalgia.

  • @mackducky
    @mackducky 10 місяців тому +2

    I'm currently playing the Bioshock Collection on Switch, and I can't put it down. I forgot how good it was, and I'm loving every minute of it.

  • @Thecloaker_
    @Thecloaker_ 4 роки тому +145

    “WHATS THAT OH ITS THE GUY FROM THE FRONT COVER!”
    - when you encounter the box legendary in a Pokémon game.

  • @bander960
    @bander960 4 роки тому +131

    Bioshock is a Van Gogh painting, while Ride to Hell: Retribution is the MS Paint art from a 4 year old

    • @SamsarasArt
      @SamsarasArt 4 роки тому +7

      Ride to hell is the MS paintings by ringo starr

  • @thesupersonicstig
    @thesupersonicstig 4 роки тому +96

    "Able to genetically engineer humans with no limits"
    Because that never goes horribly wrong.

  • @ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind
    @ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind 2 роки тому +2

    Just seeing the scene with the hands brings tears to my eyes and gives me this fuzzy teary feeling.

  • @tybrien1522
    @tybrien1522 4 роки тому +105

    9:05 “Holy Shit! It’s the guy from the front cover!” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @davidadu8559
    @davidadu8559 4 роки тому +107

    Bo1: THE BROADCAST STATION, THE NUMBERS MASON, WHAT DO THEY MEAN!
    Bioshock: would you kindly tell us the coordinates of the broadcast station?

  • @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r
    @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r 4 роки тому +95

    Act Man: Let’s splice things up!
    Random guy: *hey that really sucked*

  • @Heyoka86
    @Heyoka86 10 місяців тому +5

    No game from 2007 looks this good or has aesthetics that hold up so well.

  • @MULLERTJUH
    @MULLERTJUH 4 роки тому +212

    "Now would you kindly...do the other 2 games as well?"

    • @Wooky810
      @Wooky810 4 роки тому +14

      This please.

    • @ivanmonahhov2314
      @ivanmonahhov2314 4 роки тому +1

      You are a remarkable example of a pathetic species ... Bioshock is not original , even the games name was a ripoff , first of all needs a review of Original : System Shock 2

    • @MULLERTJUH
      @MULLERTJUH 4 роки тому +16

      @@ivanmonahhov2314 you ok dude?

    • @ivanmonahhov2314
      @ivanmonahhov2314 4 роки тому +8

      @@MULLERTJUH That is a quote from Shodan the Antagonist of System Shock 1 , she is in the second one.

    • @MULLERTJUH
      @MULLERTJUH 4 роки тому +10

      @@ivanmonahhov2314 Haha some quotation marks would've helped me there bro. I don't know those games to be honest. Original or not, I loved the first one and enjoyed the other two as well.