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BioShock 2: The Multiplayer Trailer

Here's a look at the online action currently besieging Rapture.

Sep. 7 2009

Posted by: Brad

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Edited By Zereta

It doesn't look half bad actually. It looks pretty interesting. As long as the combat is improved, Multiplayer will be pulled off amazingly.

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@Evilsbane said:
" DAMMIT . . . well at least the singleplayer could still be good but personally I'm declaring the multiplayer as Fail Tactical is one thing but multiplayer needs to be fast and fun this looks slow and plodding, which again singleplayer that works fine but this game doesnt and never needed multiplayer unless this game has a Kickass leveling system that keeps you wanting to play online, but even then this game is coming out on the heels of the holiday season and Modern Warfare 2? This multiplayer isnt going to work. *sad face* "
Multiplayer does not need to be fast. I know most of the 360 crowd thinks that but outside of there, multiplayer does not need speed. This is why games like Socom have succeeded.  
 
That said, I'm not convinced this game's multiplayer will be good. In all actuality, I'm not convinced any part of Bioshock 2 will be good, but whatever. I mainly posted here just to say that if the single player is still great, there's not too much to complain about. And who knows, maybe they'll pull an Uncharted 2 on us: add a seemingly "tacked on" multiplayer mode and have it be fantastic.
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@atomic_dumpling said:
" @guthwulf said:
" Why did they have to include multiplayer??? This is such a typical singleplayer-only fps, I really can't understand this. "
multiplayer = copy protection "
Why is that?
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Edited By milpool

Whatever it looks okay.  I don't know what people are so upset about.  As long as they dont f* up the single player, theres nothing wrong with tacking on multiplayer, even if it is just for the sake of having multi. 
  
Bioshock was about the story and atmosphere, with a good gameplay backbone.  So those things are all that matter to me for the next game. 
 
Also, everyone's going to be playing MW2 so who the fuck cares how this multi turns out?

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Edited By Aronto

Thinking about it
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Edited By joelalfaro

Let's hope it's good...... 

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Edited By iamjohn

Yeah, great.  It looks ;like you took Bioshock and threw more people into the mix.  Awesome. 
 
Also: FIVE COMPANIES ARE CREDITED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT!  FIVE!!!

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Edited By Danda

Welcome to BIOSHOCK FORTRESS 2. 
 
The animation looks choppy. This looks like a bad Unreal Engine game, like Punisher: No Mercy. 
 
If this sequel turns out to be bad, people are going to look back and suddenly realize Bioshock wasn't a great game to begin with. It was just "classy", but that is about to change.
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@Damien:

Its got a lot of hype. Many people are veery excited for it.
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@Sanious said:
" People are bad mouthing it because it isn't Halo or CoD. "
Splash! Near miss!
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meh

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meh. 

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Edited By CptChiken

am i the only person that felt this looked very much TF2ish? 
 
yeeah thats not what bioshock is ment to be

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Edited By The_Tolman

why do they insist on ruining everything i love?
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@Shuborno said:
"The animation looks a bit choppy. "


true that, but it looks fun EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE TOTALLY RUINING THE ATMOSPHERE OF BIOSHOCK >:(>:(>:(>:(
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Edited By Shabs

The animation looks a bit choppy.

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Edited By Sanious

People are bad mouthing it because it isn't Halo or CoD.

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@Damien said:
"Am I the only one that is actually looking forward to Bioshock 2, even if it might be a huge letdown? "

I am.
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I am so confused by how much poo people are dropping on this game. It looks awesome.

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Did not even live up to my modest expectations.

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Edited By penguindust

Maps look a little spase...also too dark for my tastes.  And it seems they've added a Juggernaut-styled game variant to the multiplayer.  Still, I'm mildly interested.

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Edited By Evilsbane

DAMMIT . . . well at least the singleplayer could still be good but personally I'm declaring the multiplayer as Fail Tactical is one thing but multiplayer needs to be fast and fun this looks slow and plodding, which again singleplayer that works fine but this game doesnt and never needed multiplayer unless this game has a Kickass leveling system that keeps you wanting to play online, but even then this game is coming out on the heels of the holiday season and Modern Warfare 2? This multiplayer isnt going to work. *sad face*

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Edited By yorro

Big Daddy is acquired on kill streak is it not?

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Edited By potatomash3r

Well that was boring. 

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looks like fun with friends but one of the best mp fps s to be extremely cheap at

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@DapperDan said:

"By the looks of this trailer nothing has changed in the gameplay department so I just hope they have come up with an awesome story but from what I have seen so far I doubt that will happen, which is a shame. "

I canceled by preorder recently because this looks more and more like a cash-in. And I despise prequels. Thanks again, George!
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There is going to be so much going on at once it's will be awesome!!! :D

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Edited By DapperDan

To have a good multiplayer you need to have a good foundation to build on and lets be honest who played Bioshock for the shooting part? It was all about the story and without that it will fail. Don't get me wrong I found Bioshock amazing but not because of the plasmids/guns part of it. By the looks of this trailer nothing has changed in the gameplay department so I just hope they have come up with an awesome story but from what I have seen so far I doubt that will happen, which is a shame.

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@guthwulf said:
" Why did they have to include multiplayer??? This is such a typical singleplayer-only fps, I really can't understand this. "
multiplayer = copy protection
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Edited By guthwulf

Why did they have to include multiplayer??? This is such a typical singleplayer-only fps, I really can't understand this.

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Edited By Alphawolfy

Well I guess the multiplayer won't be that great, but I still think the single-player will be excellent. I'll just have to wait and see

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Edited By Quacktastic

If the game play is going to be that packed, I hope there are serious control refinements along with it.  The frame rate probably needs to be 60 for that kind of twitch play.  That or.. PC or bust.
 
To the people saying the SP will suck or that the game shouldn't exist:
I think Jordan Thomas knows what he's doing.  Have some faith until he gives you a reason not to.

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Edited By EnchantedEcho

I don't think that this game will turn out as well as the first. The should have just given us a prequel and kept the old developer.

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Edited By hagridore

Very hectic. Can't say I find that appealing in a shooter or a BioShock.

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Wow I think I feel in the Twilight zone this is insane. If you don't like mp don't play, it's not that big of a deal. I mean they even have different teams for developing single player and mp, even if mp sucks that has nothing to do with single player.

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no

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I continuously try to keep an open mind about all things BioShock 2, but still just can't seem to find an ounce of interest within myself. As the internet would say: Do not want.

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That trailer does not want to make me play Bioshock 2.

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Edited By Carlos1408

I think I'll stick to the single player thank you very much, but to be honest it looks okay... I don't play online much anyways lol :P

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Edited By John1912

Looks ok, not great, but above avg, esp since Bioshock prob really shouldnt have MP.  Something to do for an extra few hours after you beat the game.
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Edited By Grim_Fandango

There was a reason Bioshock was singleplayer only, because it was built for singleplayer, with multiplayer, it'll just haggard things... Personally don't like the looks of this one, I just want more singleplayer content, then i'll be happy.

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Edited By TheFrostedGamer

CLICHE MULTIPLAYER? PRETENTIOUS SEQUEL?   WOOO!  OWW!  \m/ >_< \m/

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:(

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Looks uninteresting.

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looks like fun

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meh
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what the fuck happened to Bioshock?

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Edited By day2daze

and of course multiplayer is un needed, but stop with the bitching., its not like it's hgoing to effect the multiplayer... no matter how much you sau well they coulda done this and this added this just gotten d3 to help with single player, thats not how it works and you know it. theres only so much they set out to do to begin with.

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Edited By day2daze

looks pretty fun, probably class based similar to tf2. all the hate, hmmmm. pay attention will ya? do you see how no ones moving there just standing still waiting to be killed? 'character movement looks like doom" isom1 said... iyyyy diot, there hardly moving, this is just a bunch of the developers lettim themselves be killed to show off the 'amazing' killing action. pretty bad call, now you gotta a bunch of whiny coD fanboys saying it looks, weak, uninspired, clumsy. noooo, that's digital extremes being that way, they really don't know how to hype up  game...

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@ImperiousRix said:
"This seems very uninteresting to me. It doesn't even seem to have any kind of hook.  It's just kinda there. "

This