BioShock
BioShock
Sorti le 21 août 2007, BioShock est un jeu de tir à la première personne développé par 2K Boston et 2K Australia et publié par 2K Games. Premier opus de la série, il a été lancé sur Microsoft Windows et Xbox 360 avant de connaître un portage PlayStation 3 en octobre 2008, et il est également disponible sur Mac. Le joueur incarne Jack, seul survivant du crash d'un avion dans l'Atlantique en 1960, qui découvre la cité sous-marine de Rapture, paradis de libre arbitre édifié dans les années 1940 par le magnat Andrew Ryan. La découverte de l'ADAM, un matériau génétique conférant des pouvoirs surhumains, a précipité le déclin de la ville, et Jack tente d'en survivre tout en explorant ses ruines et son histoire. Le titre, construit sur Unreal Engine 2.5, se décline en plusieurs genres comme le shooter, l'aventure, le RPG et le puzzle, et propose d'utiliser armes, plasmids modifiant l'ADN ou le piratage des défenses de Rapture pour progresser. La presse a salué son écriture et sa construction, comme l'a fait Official Xbox Magazine UK évoquant un « emotional rollercoaster », tandis qu'Eurogamer y a vu une œuvre dépassant ses promesses ; certains joueurs sur Metacritic louent un univers fascinant et un récit à la hauteur de la grande littérature, même si un avis négatif sur Steam relève des crashes sur la version remaster puis l'originale. Le score Metacritic s'établit à 96 pour une note agrégée de 93,88, et le jeu est proposé au prix de 4,99 euros.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Amazingly written and beautifully constructed, it's a complete emotional rollercoaster which we can't drawn any parallels with...You'll be playing this game for months to come, exchanging story elements to build up the bigger picture, and arguing about what it all means. [Sept 2007, p.88] »
« BioShock is the ultimate rarity: not only does it live up to its lofty promise, but exceeds it through simple, old fashioned talent and imagination - not to mention verve, style,class, wit, and sheer bloody-minded ambition. It takes the tired, worn-out FPS genre by the scruff of the neck, reinvents and bend it out of shape in such a breathtaking fashion that it's going to take something very special to top this in the months and years ahead. »
« It’s ingenious, enthralling, and a masterpiece of the most epic proportions. So without further delay, would you kindly enter Rapture so that you too can experience the best that video games have to offer? »
« Taken as a whole, as an experience that's richly and utterly complete, and one that engages the player in a constant dialogue, BioShock is virtually unassailable. And that makes you feel good. »
« An unparalleled achievement. No other game comes even remotely close to it in terms of raw emotional connection. »
« Really, though, the only glaring weakness we can find in BioShock is that it may be too unusual, too original, too artistic and too genius to be embraced by the general public. Please don't let this game become that forgotten, one-of-a-kind masterpiece. »
« What if a game's narrative was as intricate and as immersive as its graphics? What if as much attention went into dialogue and atmosphere as went into pixel shaders and high-resolution textures? What then? Ladies and gentlemen, the answer is BioShock, one of the most playable, thought-provoking, and just downright impressive games to emerge on a home console since, well, ever. »
« The most creative and compelling experience of its generation, BioShock is a stunning piece of work. It blends great ideas with brilliant gameplay, a superbly immersive storyline and quite simply gets just about everything right. [Issue #31] »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Bioshock est tout simplement le meilleur FPS auquel j'ai joué. Rapture est un univers fascinant à traverser. Le monde présenté semble si réel, avec une immersion parfaite et les lieux traverser qui racontent une histoire à travers les audioguides mais aussi par le level design . La ville est un personnage à part entière qui est en train de mourir en même temps que l'utopie initiale d'Andrew Ryan. Le gameplay est vraiment sympas avec l'utilisation des plasmides qui permettent de se sortir des combats de multiples façon différentes. Même si vous n'aimez pas le genre des FPS je vous recommande tout de même Bioshock car l'histoire et l'univers valent le coût d'être trarversées. Les + - Univers - Ambiance - Gameplay - Hitoire/ personnages Les - - Boss final »
« An uprorarious tale of amazement, a truly superb triumph of gaming, unabashed storytelling standing to toe to toe with great literature »
« Def one of the games of all times. Good graphics for its age, story is one of the best »
« Bioshock, my beloved. This is truly the best game I have ever played. I first picked this game up back in 2007 when it was released. I was 7 years old, and ever since then, this game has changed my life. Let me start by saying this game has some of the best atmosphere in any game. The feeling that rapture gives you really immerses you in the city. It is very claustrophobic, and sometimes you will have to get creative with the way you take on enemies. The plasmids are very cool, and without them, the game wouldn't be the same. I will not say any spoilers, but if you have never played this game, trust me and play it. This very well could become your favorite game as well. »
« My 4th favorite game of all time. Gameplay is best, it's so different and refreshing. Story is in my opinion very good, characters are best, and setting is scary and cool at same time. Very interesting light rpg, shooter game that every one should try at least one time. »
« Oh my god, what did I just play? BioShock's story is the best I have ever experienced in a game. Throughout the story, the game answers questions you asked—and ones you didn't—which made the experience so gripping and compelling. The only reason this isn't a 10/10 is simply because the shooting mechanics have aged and are 'old hat' by today's standards, which frankly impeded my experience. Not to mention the difficulty made it a bit hard for me to enjoy, so I found myself having to lower it in the last two hours to focus on the plot. One other complaint is about the storytelling: to follow the story, you need to listen to audio diaries left by characters. While there is nothing wrong with that, it was impossible for me to listen carefully because whenever I picked them up or entered areas where they were located, dozens of enemies appeared. »
« BioShock has one of the best atmospheres in gaming. The underwater city of rapture is perfect and goes good with the story. The action in this game is amazing and never gets boring with different weapons and abilities. BioShock is a masterpiece and a must play. »
« Человекомодержищрц кусок калла, закрой свой гнилой богмерзкий рот, оставь свои жалкие попытки к сопротивлению и слушай мои священные изречие о такой богомерзкой твари как ты. Ты-живой пример всей несправедливости всего рода людского. Ты приносишь ничего, кроме ненависти и отвращения. Но это не иронично восхваляющая словарная конструкция, это истина. Все привыкли, что это "загадочная и крутая личность" Если у нее в жизни нет ничего хорошего. Ты-олицетворение депресси, настоящего отчаинья. Ты не выглядишь как черный и загадочный тип. Ты выглядишь мерзко, отвратительно, безгосподно. Сгинь с моих глаз, тварь. Я, будучи праведником не могу держать мою ярость, глядя на тебя. Ни у кого и мысли не может возникнуть тебя пожалеть. Это самое "ни у кого" ограничивается не только нашей планетой, но и понимаем. Любое сходство человека с тобой очень тяжелый грех, это позор, от которого человек может выжить только сбежав в лес, где его не найдут. Сгинь с глаз моих, что бы ты ни было »
