Comments on: From the Vault – Part Two of the Bioshock Pitch

By: blahz7

blahz7 — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:57:07 +0000

Aha! So that is how you pitch a game…

By: O BioShock de Carlos Cuello « Girls of War

O BioShock de Carlos Cuello « Girls of War — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:43:36 +0000

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Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:46:12 +0000

So different yet familiar…I like the volcano.

By: GameMBO | Blog | Second part of BioShock pitch emerges

GameMBO | Blog | Second part of BioShock pitch emerges — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:20:11 +0000

[...] The second part of the pitch for BioShock has now been uploaded by Irrational Games. [...]

By: carlosspcywenr

carlosspcywenr — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:54:54 +0000

Nice. I’m glad to see the plane-crash was intact. And the liturgy, though I think Ayn Rand is much more apt.

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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:10:11 +0000

Seems like the original direction would have made a good film.
I do think if the whole bioshock series gets popular enough (not saying it is not, but you know, of maybe ±sigh± halo, popularity, of COD , then releasing the orginal concept of bioshock, would be interesting, looks like it would have been much better than games like lost planet)

By: maultify

maultify — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:47:09 +0000

Truly fascinating – thanks for posting this. On another note, I think I speak for most fans of BioShock when I say that we all want to see another game of Rapture as it’s falling. The possibilities are incredible – seeing some of the locations when they were pristine, characters as they descended into madness, and the entire degradation of the environment. Please make this game!

By: RedGomer

RedGomer — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:36:45 +0000

Man I love this kind of stuff.

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Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:13:01 +0000

Fascinating — just to see where the story led you guys. I’m glad you changed it, too! In my opinion, turning the Splicers into half-crustacean monstrosities would have removed too much of their humanity and would have made Rapture’s story seem less tragic. Although — I will say this. The idea of a firefight on an airplane crashing to the ground sounds fabulous!

And do I see a hint of Elizabeth in there? A small carryover into BioShock Infinite perhaps? ;D

By:

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:46:27 +0000

Yeah, I’m glad you guys changed it up a bit.

By: sukharevskaya

sukharevskaya — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:21:40 +0000

I’m glad the direction with the story and gameplay you took intsead.

By: heavengoneaway

heavengoneaway — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:03:15 +0000

Seeing as this is a design bible post-dated 2002, and using the original Xbox as a port possibility, user-generated weapons could have been a staple of the FPS genre by now, but they still have yet to be implemented. I thought this generation’s console-game-asset-modification forerunners like Little Big Planet, the latest Banjo Kazooie game, and Mod Nation Racers opened the door for broad customization regardless of genre, but alas. I guess a hybrid of this concept can be found in Borderlands. However, with the importance multi-player bears in FPS gaming these days, balancing against a limitless array of weaponry seems unachievable in either design or execution phases.

The inspirational foundation for this iteration of Bioshock sounds cool, but I can see this concept shooting itself in the foot: The chief focus centers around human and aquatic integration, and yet “The majority of the game will take place indoors…” if you’re hyping the potential cool-factor of being a jellyfishtopusman, water is a must.

When I first heard of Bioshock (meaning the game as it is today), the prospect of hunting down a bizarro-universe Walt Disney whilst trapped in a progressively deteriorating nightmare-vision of his Magic Kingdom–where the streets were paved with failure instead of achievement–was enough to warrant spending my time, money, and attention. It’s interesting to note that having moral choices directly influence game play was not even present in this game summary, and now the iconic image and relationship associated with Bioshock is how the player acts and reacts towards the Little Sisters.

By: JohnHeeter

JohnHeeter — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:00:13 +0000

This is very cool I like seeing this kind of things from developers, even if they consider it embarassing haha

By: stingersplash01

stingersplash01 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:50:41 +0000

I want this game, who knows maybe when they complete the current incarnation of Bioshock we can this one, as this one equally as interesting.

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Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:20:03 +0000

Pretty cool look into what could have been.

The multiplayer idea is pretty neat on paper but what happens when faced with experienced players that know the terrain and possible loadout of the single player?

Worrying greifing possibilities.

By: alcor

alcor — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:03:16 +0000

This does not look like BioShock. It still looks really awesome, anyway.

By: xxtlipxx

xxtlipxx — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:26:37 +0000

It still fascinates me how drastically the game changed from it’s first pitch 0_0

By: Another look at the original BioShock pitch

Another look at the original BioShock pitch — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:00:56 +0000

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By: What!?: My reaction to part two of the BioShock pitch

What!?: My reaction to part two of the BioShock pitch — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:05:46 +0000

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By: What!?: My reaction to part two of the BioShock pitch « Adibit

What!?: My reaction to part two of the BioShock pitch « Adibit — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:49:20 +0000

[...] second half is now up for your viewing pleasure, and I must say, it tells the tale of a radically different game than the BioShock we played. From [...]

By: Vengeful

Vengeful — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:52:32 +0000

It’s amazing how this concept turned into the amazing game that was Bioshock.

By: katherine

katherine — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:19:34 +0000

Odd that the stop sign is a hexagon.

So many changes were made to this idea, it is very interesting to see how it all started.

By: sunjammer

sunjammer — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:09:22 +0000

I’m still a little sad the “Windows 95″ style of UI was somehow decided to be inferior. IMHO the homogenization of UI has contributed to make games less exciting. Back in the dizzy, learning the interface was as much a part of the game as the game itself. “What’s this button do? Neat!”

By: nomardll769

nomardll769 — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:49:10 +0000

This is amazing! I’m still blown away how much the game changed between the initial concept, and final release. It’s almost a completely different game.

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By: rye0077r

rye0077r — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:13:54 +0000

Very cool!

By: BioShock Pitch – part 2 « indie.retro.cool.games

BioShock Pitch – part 2 « indie.retro.cool.games — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:59:16 +0000

[...] 2 of the original Bioshock pitch has been posted on the Irrational Games [...]

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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:50:57 +0000

Haha, those PC controls look a little arcane. I like the mixture of sign-language and semaphore, and how moving backwards requires you to shed a single tear.