DrunknMunky Veteran Posted June 29, 2010 Veteran Share Posted June 29, 2010 June 28th, 2010 @ 16:16By Patrick Garratt Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has admitted that BioShock 2 wasn?t the smash it should have been. ?It was ultimately successful, but not hugely successful,? he said, talking to VentureBeat at E3. ?We are also looking forward to other hits coming this year.? Feder added, though, that the game had made money. ?BioShock 2 is profitable for the company and is a great success. The franchise is viable and has a lasting impact on consumers,? he said. The exec pointed towards a lack of ?surprise? as a reason for the relative flop. ?The surprise factor is always going to be there,? he said. ?Sometimes they work for you and sometimes they work against you. Our goal is to have them work for us. More often than not. We are in the business of creating huge franchises and launching hits.? BioShock 2 released on February 9 for 360, PS3 and PC. The 360 version scored 562,900 sales in the US in its launch month, while the PC and PS3 versions failed to chart. Take-Two said at the beginning of March that more than 3 million units of the title had shipped to retailers. http://www.vg247.com/2010/06/28/bioshock-2-was-not-hugely-successful-admits-feder/ Always said they should have moved on after the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Bioshock - I couldn't put it down, and had to finish it over the course of a weekend. Bioshock 2 - I started playing, then got distracted and haven't gone back to it yet. Pretty much sums up the difference between the two for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Bioshock - I couldn't put it down, and had to finish it over the course of a weekend. Bioshock 2 - I started playing, then got distracted and haven't gone back to it yet. Pretty much sums up the difference between the two for me. Yup although, I got distracted and didn't buy the sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted June 29, 2010 Supervisor Share Posted June 29, 2010 I didn't play the second one. The original was brilliant and I didn't want number two to bring down the overall feel. I look forward to hearing about their future titles, away from the Bioshock series. PL_ and Argote 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Never played to be honest. #1 was near on perfect to a game as you will ever get. I guess some part of me didn't want to ruin that experience by playing the failure that is usually the sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted June 29, 2010 Author Veteran Share Posted June 29, 2010 I didn't play the second one. The original was brilliant and I didn't want number two to bring down the overall feel. I look forward to hearing about their future titles, away from the Bioshock series. X COM (aka Bioshock 3 in disguise) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan- Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I didn't really like BioShock so when I read about what was going on in BioShock 2 I thought it could be better. Got it and played it, probably within 5 days I sold it back, still didn't give me that 'hook' I needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 +1 Started playing 2, now it's just collecting dust :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Laidher Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 liked the first didnt try the second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argi Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I got distracted with Bioshock 2 and only just got back around to it a last week and finished it last weekend. To be honest I enjoyed what I had left of it but yeah, it wasn't hugely spectacular by any means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Bio 1 was awesome. Bio 2 was good.. then it kinda died off at the end. Although as a fan, I couldn't stop playing both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted June 29, 2010 Global Moderator Share Posted June 29, 2010 I remember playing the beta at CES2010, but it honestly was a disappointment to me. The first was good at the beginning, but the game got really long and boring near the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I remember playing the beta at CES2010, but it honestly was a disappointment to me. The first was good at the beginning, but the game got really long and boring near the end. also, the ending lame.. Bio 1's ending was epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookie Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Problem with Bioshock 2 is they tried to turn it in to a full blown shooter which never would have suited the game or worked with the Mechanics. It lost all the suspense and wasn't a great deal of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olemus Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Didn't like either, for some reason I seem to be the only person who thought the original belonged in a compost bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Lack of surprise is not the issue. Not everything has to have some weird twist to be entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LingeringSoul Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I still haven't touched Bioshock 2 yet, but my sister felt the same way as a lot of people here. She loved the first game, which is rare for a first-person shooter. However, she played Bioshock 2 for a few hours and then never touched it again. Given the overall reception that the game has received, I'm not sure if I'll ever get around to playing it. At any rate, it's quite low on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 30, 2010 Member Share Posted June 30, 2010 It's just not that good of a game. I'm not surprised it didn't sell well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I really wanted Bioshock 2 to be good, but I played part of it at a friend's at college and it just seemed to be much blander than the original. It didn't seem like a bad game by any means, it just felt slightly above mediocre. I have to say, the whole "playing as a Big Daddy" thing wasn't really that great, either. I think I'm the only one who thinks Bioshock would've been perfect for a prequel or sequel. But, IMO, they missed so many amazing opportunities on what to do with the story. I mean, playing as a Big Daddy is the best you can do for a sequel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soviet Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 X COM (aka Bioshock 3 in disguise) this ****es me off so much. Its nothing like UFO Defense, it shouldn't even be called XCOM. That series went to **** after Terror from the Deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I didn't like Bioshock 1, and got Bioshock 2, didn't even play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletedxyz Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Anyone else think that Bioshock 1 was quite boring despite having an amazing atmosphere and immersion factor? The gameplay was really dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted June 30, 2010 MVC Share Posted June 30, 2010 Bioshock 2 wasn't horrible but trying to follow up such a unique GOTY is tough in its own right. I enjoyed the game but it isn't something I would go back and play through like the original. It didn't have any "aha, wow, or huge surprise" factors to it but I enjoyed the gameplay for what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I really liked Bioshock 1 and thought it was an amazing game, but I rarely buy sequels because they are hardly ever better, seems to be the case with most of the posts here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfalive Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I love the first one, great game. The second felt like the first one as far as the game play goes, but lacked the story line, and didn't add anything new. Played through it once, don't think I will ever again, glad I just rented it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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