" You know, I actually think it will be a great game. I mean, I think Starcraft 2 is probably a great game, but I am not excited to play that, either. Excitement is purely subjective. I am not excited about Bioshock: Infinite and I hoped to be excited today. I don't see how that is an assailable position. My lack of enthusiasm is due to the fact that there was such much hype surrounding this mystery reveal, and it just turned out to be a Bioshock sequel. Now people can say, "Oh but it will be so much different!" Well that's fine, I am sure there will be some differences. One must ask oneself though, if it is going to be *that* different, why are they calling it Bioshock? In that case, it's cashing in on brand recognition, and that isn't praiseworthy either. "
It is cashing in on Brand Recognition, and while it's not praiseworthy, few business decisions are. Going off the previews, a lot seems different, although the differences can't be pulled from the trailer.
I'm pretty sure that Irrational purposely got our hopes down. It starts underwater, with music playing. Then it shows it's not just BioShock 3, as it's in a new city. Then as the press begins to release their previews, it's shown that the ties to the Rapture BioShocks are minimal if not none, as Ryan would not yet be born (As it takes place in 1912, also changing the aesthetic and tone more), and the game is void of Plasmids. The new city, Columbia, was not created by people who resented the government, but the government itself, as an attempt to show the rest of the world that America was a real player in the world market, which it was trying to do in the real world at the time that Columbia was created in the BioShock one. So ya, this ain't just BioShock 3 in the sky.
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