Examining Bioshock’s Terrifyingly Clever Level

[@BenPlaysGames]

✅ Subscribe: kzbin.info 🖱 Support the channel: www.patreon.com/ben_plays_games Goodness, I hope they finally announce the rumoured Bioshock 4 soon...

[@heathercalun4919]

So how many times a day do people tell you that you sound like the Geico mascot?

[@FrahdChikun]

But... it's been confirmed to not be a rumor... 2K literally announced their newest studio, Cloud Chamber, was working on the next Bioshock a couple years back.

[@BenPlaysGames]

@@heathercalun4919 This may be the first haha.

[@heathercalun4919]

@@BenPlaysGames I good then I don't feel as bad.

[@CrispyGFX]

Most impressive thing is that the game still looks this good all these years later.

[@BenPlaysGames]

The water in particular I still find real pretty. It's a little flat compared to games nowadays, but man alive was it stunning when back when the game released.

[@AshMcFarlane]

I went thorught it again the other day and it has aged very well

[@ashle111]

Im currently playing the remastered version of all 3 games. its very pretty!!

[@John_shepard]

@@ashle111 I’m playing the original disc it’s still solid. This was the peak of gaming for me where stories and graphics were great. Now a days alot of stuff is just pretty

[@cawashka]

graphics are temporary, art direction is forever

[@Evbuscus1]

I suspect the excessive Atlas hints got added after playtesting; there's some times a player just won't figure things out for themselves, and it's easier to just tell them than to design an entire tutorial after the rest of the level is done.

[@BenPlaysGames]

You're almost certainly correct dude - I always have to remind myself that developers absolutely do need to cater to an incredibly varied audience in terms of ability and intuition.

[@SterreGSM]

As a dumb gamer: yes. I still forget sometimes lol

[@JasonLudeli]

Sometimes it amazes me the obvious signs I miss when I go and watch a video like this.. like I must be the least observant man alive..

[@GillfigGarstang]

@@JasonLudeli It’s possible that you aren’t unobservant, but are just instinctively approaching the game world like it was real life, where it is just common sense to assume that not everything in your environment was put there for you specifically like is in a game world.

[@MarioMonte13]

@@GillfigGarstang That's a great point. Instinctively taking the world presented as granted.

[@Metaretru]

That Splicer behind your back jumpscare is still lingering in my mind even after all these years! Luckily the game just give you a shotgun so you can blast him to pieces with it, kinda clever from the dev i think lol.

[@BenPlaysGames]

So, so good, absolutely jumped out my skin the first time it happened! It was so good in fact that they even did it a second time in Infinite with that one boy of silence.

[@QuinncyHy]

@@BenPlaysGames as someone who saw it for the first time in this video I did infact jump

[@princetchalla2441]

It would’ve been clever and much scarier if Doom didn’t condition me with their shotguns.

[@bellabean8009]

@@BenPlaysGames the first time my husband heard me scream in fear (despite going to HHN for years) was the infinite one i SCREAMED. Bioshock 1, handled, Halloween Horror Nights with actors in your face, handled, a screaming monster appearing inches from my characters face? NOT HANDLED

[@TheChiefOrg13]

I love Bioshock - also recommend that fans of the series read the prequel novel "Bioshock: Rapture." It explores the city before it falls into the decrepit state we find it in during Bioshock 1, and helps to further illustrate the flaws in Andrew Ryan's dogmatic ideology

[@BenPlaysGames]

I've actually always meant to read it, but I spend so much of my time writing both for leisure/KZbin and work that I usually spend the rest of my time trying to keep up with videogames 🙈

[@kiarasabur5338]

I read it. Really love Frank Fountaine's character

[@ZgermanGuy.]

the funny part is just like most of the time in real life ryans claim tha he is this great self made man is complete bullshit he found oil when he was young and started his company it had nothing to do with skill

[@morphineod8785]

Being a self made man has nothing to do with skill

[@morphineod8785]

There are no flaws in his ideology, there are flaws in human condition

[@DJEylisium]

Shit man, I've completed BioShock on every difficulty, many MANY times, done speedruns, and + play throughs, collected every audio log and Achievement in the game and this is the first I've heard/seen of the items hidden in the trophies in Dandy Dental!

[@BenPlaysGames]

No way! I always think when playing it that there's probably a ton of items in weird places I've never found before.

[@robertmurdock1848]

And did you find the eve hypo behind the shelf the trophies are sitting on? It was my 5th playthrough before I found the stash of auto hacks and prox mines in the Farmer's Market.

[@sbboh-kcin]

I think the fight with steinman also can teach you about health stations. there is a health station in the area covered in water, and if you damage steinman enough, he runs down to heal himself, which a player might have missed other enemies doing earlier. then it gives you an easy oppurtunity to use electro, as you mentioned. brilliant level all around though.

[@willmarsden7657]

Oh, and hacking! If you manage to hack it, health stations are less effective or may harm splicers who try using it :)

[@sbboh-kcin]

@@willmarsden7657 yeah! the first time he ran over there i hadnt thought about hacking it, i just immediately thought about shocking him. but later it occured to me to start hacking health just in case!

[@BenPlaysGames]

This is a good spot - I think when I played it through recently I killed him very, very quickly so he never had time to get there 🙈

[@brodriguez11000]

@@sbboh-kcin : All part of the lesson, the environment can be your friend.

[@pchurch692]

Still remember playing this level when the game first came out. Quality game design. Not hard to see why people still put this game on a pedestal! Great video as always!

[@BenPlaysGames]

Cheers pchurch! The first half up until the big reveal is particularly amazing. Quality's a little more variable for me after that and the final boss is a bit dodgy, but all in all, it's an excellent package and definitely deserved to be though of as one of the best games ever made.

[@clintbeastwood5116]

The Medical Pavilion is really a stellar true introduction to Bioshock and Steinman is an underrated antagonist. He's so interesting and intimidating.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Agreed, would have like to have seen a little more of him, the operating table reveal is amazing!

[@HipiO7]

Bioshock was the first game I owned for X360 and man, it blew me away. This was the game that made me appreciate games as an art form, to really take in the environments and all the little details, to really appreciate the voice acting and the narrative. Rapture remains to this day my all-time favourite game setting and is easily among my top 3 of all time.

[@BenPlaysGames]

The lead up to its release was one of the times I've been most excited about a game, up there with Halo 2, Metal Gear Solid and BioShock Infinite in terms of my inability to handle the wait 😂

[@HipiO7]

@@BenPlaysGames Few games have had me hyped like MGSV The Phantom Pain. I must have seen those trailers over a hundred times all combined. Snake Eater is still easily my favourite, although 2 and V tie for best gameplay IMO. Do you plan on making a series on MGS some day? I would love to see it

[@BenPlaysGames]

@@HipiO7 The red band trailer for MGSV is one of my favourite trailers ever, Donna Burke did excellent work on the theme and the whole thing felt so epic. I will definitely do more MGS stuff in the future and I do already have a couple on the channel too! One on MGS2 and one on Ground Zeroes. Although, you'll have to excuse the audio quality etc, as they're early videos from when I was still learning 🙈

[@motojauntx]

I remember my first time entering medical and feeling scared! In terms of tone, it reminds me of the morgue in Arkham Asylum. There’s no denying that it’s a highly successful tutorial as well as another terrifying step into a terrifying place! Another parallel would be the medical level in Alien Isolation. Also a terrifying leap forward in gameplay with a mind blowing scare towards the end of the level! Video games can be such great art on so many levels.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Arkham Asylum's morgue is a top tier gaming moment for me - in fact, the entire game is, was always my favourite of the series as it the game was so tightly paced and the environment was so densely packed with things to see/find. Alien Isolation is an absolute banger too. I'm a huge fan of the films (the first and second in particular, of course), and the extent to which they nailed the atmosphere and environment was incredibly impressive. Would love a sequel at some point, I feel like Isolation was a great starting point for sequel or two.

[@motojauntx]

@@BenPlaysGames truly! In the meantime AI has so much replay-ability and extra content that it has yet to get old!

[@deerspirit7560]

The medical pavilion and fort frolic are the 2 areas I always go back and replay from this game. Steinman and Cohen just really flesh out the 2 zones and they feel like this constant villain for the level, even if steinman is mostly just audio logs before his fight, he still feels like he is the zone.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Agreed mate, my two favourite areas in the game by a distance.

[@ggary04]

Playing again now and I just got to Fort Frolic... You guys ain't kidding. The beginning of the game just sucks me in every time and I've just arrived at Fort Frolic which is definitely the highlight of the game. After this Rapture tends to feel a little empty and tedious to me. It in no way kills the game but it just feels like you're zooming through the game at this point which always brings me back to the original reveal of the game with Ken narrating about what they wanted to implement. I always felt like his vision was the first part of the game but during the second half production just got rushed and doesn't have the same feeling.

[@kaushikhegde8227]

Same here, these 2 are just above level psycho villains. Medical Pavillion teaches you to survive while Fort Frolic tests your nerve. Steinman is just terrifying because of his horrific human modification experiments while Cohen is above that by using human and splicer body parts as art. But Cohen still lets you live so he is a little merciful to the player.

[@JabamiLain]

There's something I think it deserves to be pointed out. Did you notice there are at least 3 sites in the game of murdered families (the frozen one in Fort Frolic, the couple who commited suicide after their daughter was turned into a Little Sister and the family with the three daughters in one of the apartaments in Olympyan Highs) ? I might be far fetching, but I think there's a meaning behind those three families, which is connected to the endings. Regarding the bad ending, it's pretty obvious, you have to choose between power and the Little girls. And if you choose the Little girls, that leads to the question "Are you sure you're strong enough to protect them ? Sometimes, you gotta sacrifice some Little Sisters, to save the many girls you turned back to normal.". This could give a whole new meaning to the brutality Jack shows towards the Little girls in the "Sad Tenembaum" ending. Maybe, he's not choosing the city over them in that ending. His addiction, mixed with the need to protect the girls from the world's horrors, gave him a twisted and possessive wish to give them only the best. To build a better world for them. Just like Steinman, in this ending, Jack searches for an impossible perfection.

[@DokkaChapman]

The doctors' speech "I wanna make them beautiful, but they always turn out wrong" was expertly sampled by the electronic industrial band Surgyn on their song "Aesthetics (Are A Moral Imperative)". Certainly worth checking out. ;)

[@wowok7082]

Lmao I checked it out. Fun stuff

[@jeremybrothers1231]

I have played all 3 Bioshock games through multiple times. It is by far my favorite game series. Every time I play it is as enjoyable as the first. Each game has their own personality and brings fun, entertaining and gripping challenges. But the best part is the story line. I've been a gamer since I was young and even with all of the newer games, Bioshock still has the best storyline. There hasn't been much said about the new Bioshock only that it will be out in about 4 years. I can't wait to see what they come out with next.

[@gracejenkiins1017]

i remember seeing that boss fight as a first time as a kid and it absolutely scarring me, growing up the medical pavilion is now my most fond and significant memories of any of the bioshock games

[@redraptorwrites6778]

One other subtle tutorial is in Twilight Fields behind the coffin jumpscare. It's only when you pick up the armor piercing rounds that a turret and safe are revealed. The lesson being that those rounds are great against machines. Then you're rewarded with a safe.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Good spot Raptor, didn't notice that myself and makes a lot of sense!

[@rapidjsjc1]

Just wanted to stop by and say, I love your videos, especially the fact they are lesser based around recent games and more around those I’d play in the past, focussing on points I’ve likely overlooked!

[@BenPlaysGames]

Thanks dude, that's super kind, appreciate you taking the time to check them out!

[@brodriguez11000]

Depending upon outside game knowledge like what is a machine gun or shotgun, and how to use them.

[@Kooma4Yew1600]

This is the section that I first told my wife about when explaining Bioshock. First video from you, I look forward to checking in for more!

[@BenPlaysGames]

Is she a gamer? Definitely one to try and get her playing at some point, it's one of the all time classics I reckon. And cheers for checking out the video too dude!

[@gabe1298]

Damn, the memories came flooding back haha. 343GS and Bioshock both have this great balance of putting horror at the front, but not forefront. It shares the spotlight with its amazing and versatile gameplay. Great video, Ben! Love to hear your take on things.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Thanks Gabriel, appreciate you taking the time to check them out mate!

[@donniechant1357]

I've had the remasters on ps4 for over 3 years now and have barely touched them, but coming across this video reminded how good the games are, especially the first one, and has me wanting to play it again

[@FadeicalPowerTV]

I Platinumed all 3 games. Takes some time but it was well worth playing a game over and through for a full 100%

[@BenPlaysGames]

Definitely do it mate - the original is the one I find most replayable, great fun just wondering around soaking up the atmosphere.

[@HitmanS45]

Steinman's fight is also a great oppurtunity to learn that enemies on fire will seek water...which leads to an easy electro attack

[@southcoast80]

I never get bored of playing these games, been playing them for over a decade now and I just keep going back

[@clarissal6007]

This was an excellent analysis! I've never thought of how intuitive the level design really was until I watched your video. Medical Pavilion was a great introduction of what's to come in later levels, and the eerie atmosphere always puts me on edge no matter how many times I've played it.

[@1988casco]

It was during my 2nd or 3rd playthrough that the splicer at 10:30 didn't appear, and that scared me more than when he appeared the first time I played!

[@BenPlaysGames]

Oh man I'd hate that, would be constantly worried he was going to show up behind me somewhere else 😂

[@danishhalim8895]

We have to remember that so much of what is being explained in this video was something very new and exciting and uniqueback in 2007!

[@Goostafus]

I just started replaying this game today and then this video shows up in my feed. Love the content dude!

[@BenPlaysGames]

Thanks Jake, and have fun! I must have played it through a good few times at this point, it never really gets old.

[@VoiceOfTheEmperor]

I love your deep dives, man.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Cheers my man, appreciate that!

[@Hyperion-5744]

I hope bioshock isolation has that unique feel the first one has and more.

[@BenPlaysGames]

I'm am so blooming excited to see a first trailer! I've been waiting for ages to hear more about it, as it's been rumoured to be in development for quite a few years at this point.

[@thierryvt]

this game sits on my personal list of all time favorites next to other legends like portal. Great video man highlighting some of the reasons I love it.

[@kwiiin_]

People still talk about my favourite game of all time over a decade later. Thank you so much, I can't have enough content about it!

[@Unownshipper]

I always felt the Medical Pavilion was special, but I love how well you articulated just why that was so. I'm glad to see this landmark game is still getting praise and inspiring awe after all these years. Unrelated side note, but I still cringe a bit whenever I see the Little Sister harvest animation 14:20. That's the sign of some emotionally impactful storytelling that it still elicits pathos more than a decade on.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Thanks dude! I also love that first Little Sister in particular - I remember watching one of the gameplay previews of an early build and being amazed by how she backs away while knocking over the objects around her.

[@MintyFreshCupcakes]

I’m getting a bioshock tattoo next month and I’m so hype for it. I’m glad I found this video! Bioshock is my favorite game

[@BenPlaysGames]

Sweet, what of?

[@Twisted_Logic]

What I love about the Medical Pavilion is that (assuming you don't have the quest arrow turned on) it's basically a miniature Metroidvania.

[@sergeantpanther678]

Eyy. Cool video just finished Bioshock yesterday (completed it a couple of times beforehand, years ago) and here's a tidbit: There are no Gene Banks in Medical, you are forced to replace one of your existing Plasmids. To me THAT was the point when I realised Medical was a second tutorial of sorts. I didn't even notice any of what you said on my playthrough because its at the end of the day a good level. Still your video was informative and I enjoyed it :)

[@BenPlaysGames]

Cheers for watching Panther! I didn't think much about the gene banks either, good point.

[@sergeantpanther678]

@@BenPlaysGames 🤠

[@Kameruner]

It's a shame games like the Bioshock Trilogy aren't made these days. Best game series by far.

[@heathercalun4919]

They're still doing groundbreaking things at indie studios every day.

[@BenPlaysGames]

New one coming soon-ish by the sounds of things, very intrigued to see what they come up with now Levine's no longer heading things up.

[@dddddaria]

@@BenPlaysGames rumor says it’s going to be more open world rather than just following one storyline like the other ones. Wonder what that’ll be like!

[@Irrixiatdowne]

Bioshock is quite possibly one of my favorite games. It's exceedingly well designed, encourages exploration, combat and tactics all in intuitive manners. I kept learning new tricks as I played through it 7 times; trying to fight with incinerate in the bars of the later levels I learned you could hit just the top of an alcohol bottle to set it aflame, then use telekinesis to pick it up and throw as a molotov cocktail to panic an enemy--not a lot of damage, but a decent opening move. The research camera had some of my favorite tonics behind it too; a great game to be sure.

[@SunBunz]

13:14 After all these years, this scene is one of the most disturbing scenes in a video game I've ever experienced. Still gives me the willies.

[@ghillieguy52]

the fight kicking off cause he thinks you're ugly has made it one of my favorite gaming moments

[@BenPlaysGames]

So good, right! Shame we didn't get more of him honestly, he's a really, really creepy dude.

[@JapDaZomby]

Honestly made me rethink my opinions on this level. Love it so much more. Thank you!!!

[@BenPlaysGames]

No worries my man!

[@slimeybrooklyn7260]

Great video! I laughed a little when you said "boys, girls and splicers" for a change

[@BenPlaysGames]

Ha yeh I try to mix it up with each video, was going to go with boys, girls and big daddies, but decided to go with something less gendered in the end 😂

[@JasonLudeli]

Clicked on this video just to see if the jumpscare in the morgue was mentioned and I was not disappointed lol. It was such a memorable moment for me that I think of it almost every time I think of Bioshock after all these years... It's actually the only specific jump scare I can even think of off the top of my head. I don't think I've ever experienced a jump scare that imbedded itself in me like that one.

[@AyasaurusRexx]

I just realized that the jumpscare for the shotgun is similar to the jumpscare you get in Bioshock: Infinite. sheeeee i love this series

[@BenPlaysGames]

That one got me good too! It's not the most nuanced of scares ever, but it's certainly very blooming effective.

[@AyasaurusRexx]

@@BenPlaysGames Part of the reason why I love the Bioshock series so much is that little details carry over into each game. If someone only plays Infinite, they’re not gonna catch the little details that the ones who play the entire series get. If I do play a video game series in its entirety, those carryovers are the things that drive my love for the game even more

[@AyasaurusRexx]

@@BenPlaysGames Also, I really do enjoy how you explain the mind of a game developer. As a consumer, I don’t really think about how developers have to add certain level mechanics in order to ensure that the player thoroughly enjoys the game, physically and mentally. This video really pointed out that the developers think about how the player is gonna maximize their enjoyment potential, i.e. after the player picks up the shotgun, making enemies immediately swarm in a way that forces the player to understand why the shotgun is perfect at that range and environment. Looking at it now, I’m like “WOW of course this makes perfect sense!” I feel like with the rise and demand for open-world games, this important nuance is sorta lost because it’s meant for the player to just dive in for themselves. This is probably why I enjoy linear first-person games like Bioshock so much.

[@BenPlaysGames]

@@AyasaurusRexx I couldn't agree more Aya, I'm a much bigger fan of more directed, linear games than I am of open world ones (although that doesn't mean there aren't some I really like), as I think it generally makes predicting roughly how players' will play the game easier, thus leading to a more engaging experience. Halo is a good example recently, I think. The open world is cool and all for an hour or two, but ultimately I think it's to the game's detriment. Thanks for the kind words and the detailed comment too, much appreciated!

[@rubydoo3307]

This was my very first video game, and I didn't realise until my second play through how much it helps you through.

[@platinumbrick6]

You’re bout to make me replay the remastered version

[@BenPlaysGames]

Ha dooooo it.

[@moxie6132]

6:17 I'd say your idea of not having the hint was originally in mind, but when I first played the game I didn't hear that bit of dialogue, and spent the whole game shooting the sentries down or distracting them with Target Dummy. For a new player, stuff like that can sometimes go over people's heads, so I'm guessing Atlas' tip was added in play-testing, to help clarify for newer players

[@BenPlaysGames]

This is a good point and I think you're probably right mate - it was difficult enough recording the line for the video without background noise getting in the way.

[@haladast7715]

Wow! I didn't even know you could break the window after getting the machine gun, I always just backtracked and fought them in the control room.

[@truthfulpurpose]

Such an amazing game. I used to always wish it was open world so I could fully explore rapture. I’d spend multiple hours on each level to FULLY explore every single nook and cranny. Probably my all time favorite level designs I’ve ever experienced in a game

[@davep8221]

Fun fact: Ken Levine does the voice of the Circus Of Values(r). Can you imagine sitting in a 2 hr meeting with him?

[@featherfruit]

Very cool and informative video. Excellent breakdown

[@BenPlaysGames]

Much appreciated mate!

[@brianfeathers7473]

If you can find any interviews with the head writer, Ken Levine, he explicitly stated he didn’t want the game to have a series of introductory tutorials akin to, “OK, soldier, this is what you have to do…”. He wanted players to (almost) ‘naturally’ develop their own understanding of the mechanics. But Ken Levine’s genius understanding of game mechanics and story motives, which were revealed as we played, manifested in one of the greatest deus ex machina moments in any game: the player’s destiny was not his own free will. Now, would you kindly play this game again.

[@BenPlaysGames]

That's really interesting - not seen that interview personally, but will have a look for it. Considering what he said, I think he and the team did a bloody good job!

[@Nosttromo]

your video essays make me want to make one of my own. i've been cooking an idea for a long time, i'll start working on it

[@BenPlaysGames]

Ah that's awesome mate! Do shout if you need any advice or whatever too, always happy to lend a hand.

[@nosidenoside2458]

the time when atlas tells you electro bolt stops machines isn't show don't tell, but it DOES help make the player trust him.

[@adamwright4135]

nice breakdown. Valve is also a master at teaching people game mechanics subconsciously - such as how they introduced the gravity gun and its mechanics in Half Life 2

[@BenPlaysGames]

Thanks Adam! As it happens, I actually did a video on Ravenholm as well, although it's one of my earlier ones and is pretty blooming janky (so, apologies in advance for that haha).

[@jesussouless5124]

Yea i remember the jump scares lol. I remember one in boi 2 i believe, you have go in a flooded room to grab something you need, the lights are flickering and then you turn around and there those spider splicers covered in plaster of Paris in the middle of the room, you think they’re statues so you walk by them and BAM! The start attacking you. I Love BIOSHOCK!

[@GaMeRfReAkLIVE]

I went back through and 100 percented bioshock 1 and 2 a few months ago. Fantastic games really

[@BenPlaysGames]

Yup, love em!

[@proctorritter5176]

I love how the whole message of Bioshock is that a far-Lib-right society would absolutely SUCK. People (for the most part) simply can’t be trusted when you give them the ability to do whatever they want, and then toss them into a playground full of opportunities to make money and become successful by exploiting others.

[@carly8994]

bio shock was one of the first “story” games i ever played, before that it was all just stuff like Mario kart and bomber-man. Luckily i have a family that literally everyone is obsessed with video games so i was introduced to it very early, and I’m so glad. Because i was introduced to one of the best games ever.

[@trevorstockwell8290]

Insect swarm is still my favorite plasmid. Wen fully maxed out, it can set traps if u manage to end a splicer with it

[@Livithen86]

Definitely do more of these topics in other games including other bioshock games

[@BenPlaysGames]

That's the plan! Definitely encouraged by the response to this video.

[@devinsiegfried9351]

ngl while watching this vid, I didn't jump at the splicer jumpscare. It was the barely lit shotgun discovery area that got me. lmao

[@simonthomas5113]

Great presentation. I have the PS3 version, and I'm sure the woman on Steinman's table is already dead and there's no gory scene with her, although Steinman's dialogue is the same (PS3 censorship?). Also, when using telekenisis to catch grenades to clear the obstruction to Steinman's surgery I don't remember there being an enemy above left as you enter the hall on my version.

[@takoshihitsamaru4675]

_When it absolutely positively has to erupt in flames_ Bahahahaha I never ended up finishing Bioshock 1, played through all of 2 and Infinite though. First time I played B1 was when I was still decently young, so it was a harrowing experience.

[@BenPlaysGames]

It's definitely worth revisiting if you ever get the opportunity, especially with the Remastered version tidying everything up a bit. It's always been by far my favourite in the series - very few gaming experiences match up to that first time you slowly make your way through Rapture. 2 was actually very solid and really improved the gameplay in particular but inevitably lacked some of the punch the first had due to the reuse of setting etc. Minerva's Den is absolutely brilliant too, highly recommend that if you've not played it. Infinite I like a lot, but I really struggle with the gameplay after a while as the lack of exploration makes it all feel a bit repetitive after a while.

[@takoshihitsamaru4675]

@@BenPlaysGames I think the horror is a big reason why I haven't revisited it yet haha, I'm a bit of an easy jumper. I loved Infinite, but I agree with the combat, played on Xbox and it always felt a bit stiff to aim and shoot.

[@ZgermanGuy.]

me first thought when atlas told me to go and find dr steinman was oh thank god atleast a doctor should be smart enough to not inject stuff into his body that turns you crazy..."lights go on" oooohhh

[@jackchaos100]

the demo on the pc scared the fuck out of me as a kid lol

[@BenPlaysGames]

Of the intro section? Man that was a good demo, I remember a lot of people were sleeping on the game and it got a lot them majorly hyped.

[@TheSpartan451]

I was dumb and didn't actually realize the ice blocking the door was ice. I thought it was ocean sand with an old texture, so it took me a very long time to figure that part out.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Haha happens to the best of us mate!

[@ldope3904]

phenomenal video

[@BenPlaysGames]

Cheers Dope mate!

[@KILLRAIN42]

That dentist and his damned laugh took years off my life, I'm sure of it.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Such a good jump scare, scared the pants off me the first time I came across him 😂

[@FlyingWonderGirl]

I played it when I was young- I didn’t realise some of these

[@alexanderchon9058]

3:56 are we just going to ignore that Thuggish Splicer's corpse just go flying?

[@BenPlaysGames]

Groundbreaking physics 😂

[@pheonixeternal8981]

10:37 the first time in game I experienced this it scared the shit out of me I jumped like you don’t know.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Haha me too dude, such a good scare!

[@ariajacobs5719]

Please, PLEASE talk about BioShock Infinite. Literally anything, please. Edit: nvm you already did. Def gonna watch that after.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Apologies in advance for the quality, it's a rather old video when I was still learning how to make decent quality videos! Definitely planning to revisit it soon though, been on my list for ages.

[@ariajacobs5719]

@@BenPlaysGames Oooh, please do! I just recently beat Infinite and dear god, it's a masterpiece of a game

[@trevorstockwell8290]

Number was underrated

[@INFILTR8US]

and the shotgun only has one round in the chamber when you find it. that threw me for a while

[@BenPlaysGames]

Gets me every time too dude, got the memory of a goldfish 🙈

[@darkprince56]

I wish they made a Bioshock that takes place during the civil war

[@BenPlaysGames]

The dream! I was always a little disappointed with how static a lot of Infinite's environments were, even if you do get to explore a little before everything really turns bad. Rapture would be a great place to experience something similar now that console can handle more dynamic AI within each environment.

[@jasmeme5177]

Will you be doing a video over bioshock 2 and infinite? I loved 1 and 2 but couldn’t really catch on with Infinite. I think you’d do a lovely job of commentating. I’m subbing now in case you do

[@BenPlaysGames]

Thanks Jasmine! I definitely want to do Infinite at some point soon. And revisit Minerva's Den, as my previous video was made when I was still learning and could do with being freshened up (a lot). Funny story, I actually got 3/4 through a playthrough of Infinite, stopping to make copious notes on my phone while playing, and then I managed to lose the phone with everything on. Brutal. However, I will definitely try again soon!

[@jasmeme5177]

@@BenPlaysGames I really really want to try Infinite again but I was just so turned off by the difference. But to be fair I was also like 15 when I first played, so my attention span wasn’t there lol. I love that I came across this video because I’ve just recently (like within the past week) started replaying bioshock 1. Like I said, I played when I was just a kid so now replaying it I get the story a lot more and it feels a lot like a rekindled romance hahah. I’ll definitely be watching for it! Sorry to hear about the phone, that really blows!

[@impalacrush2439]

True, but granted i never thought that most of this thing is by design, at most part it didnt came through to me because i held into the re4 level design aka the handgun is always multipurpose tool if you aim and shoot quick enough, the machine gun part? Pass it by standing in the right corner, the oil? Shoot the oil after i pick the plasmid, turrent ? Duck at the counter and play the timing, shotgun? A handgun can have spread if you hip fire quick enough Seriously i start using plasmid and other weapon after i fight with the doctor, and now i realize why i ration bullet on this game for no good reason

[@angbandsbane]

I always thought Steinman was underrated. Wish they would've at least put him in that "Rapture's Best and Brightest" photo in 2...

[@silentfox139]

That voice of Andrew Ryan from the trap never sound like the same person when I met him in person

[@vital2379]

10:27 bro are you crazyyyyyyy i shit my bedd i forgot this part of the game 😳😳😂😢

[@BenPlaysGames]

Love that moment, so simple but so effective 😂

[@ryan_0000]

I just finished this game, it was so good

[@BenPlaysGames]

Glad you enjoyed it mate, first time through?

[@ryan_0000]

@@BenPlaysGames Yeah, I was given a copy of the collection recently

[@-Rens01]

I never saw that jumpscare I just grabbed the stuff and left and then the dude just chased me

[@ADMG]

You know it's a great game when people keeps talking about it like 15 years later.

[@BenPlaysGames]

One of the all time great I reckon!

[@Andrei-oj1jz]

@@BenPlaysGames oh yeah, its a great game. The FPS play feels a bit clunky, not as fluid as say doom 2016 or eternal but still a very fun and entertaining game. I had all sorts of ways to kill big daddys by exploting pathing issues. Its funny how you mentioned that some gamers wont find it so obvious you need some sort of fire to melt the ice in front of that door, haha. Played so many games including puzzle games such as zelda, you see that room you immediately think, yup need some heat over there.

[@DrMcFly28]

I loved everything in this game except for the enemies. They were designed well, but the way they behave in the game and react to players actions... they feel like paper dolls. Each time I had to fight one I was pulled right out of the game. I kinda wish they remade the game, with just this aspect fixed. Edit: Oh, and with the bloody pipe minigame replaced with literally anything else. :)

[@melissagarrett9719]

I like to save all the red exploding cannisters through the level. When the big daddy shows up at the end. I pile all of them up by the little sister vents and when he comes back by I throw one of them at the pile and boom. Big Daddy dead, little sister rescued. Then I have plenty of ammo and Eve for the next level. 🤣

[@BenPlaysGames]

Nice, I always liked setting up a ton of the electric bolts a little later on and then baiting Big Daddies into charging directly through them all!

[@coconuthead1361]

Picking up the shotgun still freaks me out every time

[@hasix404]

Scariest part of the game for me was the shotgun tutorial

[@HaHa-pq2hb]

Damnit I saved the video in my mind to watch 30 mins later, and I can’t remember the original title, just pretend I said something about examining bioshocks genius hospital level I think it was.

[@BenPlaysGames]

That's my bad, always tweak the title once or twice after uploading, can't help myself 🙈

[@trevorstockwell8290]

One of my favorite game series, infinite was good but didn't really feel like bioshock...... would you kindly

[@BenPlaysGames]

I'm in the same boat Trevor. I enjoyed Infinite the first time through but the more I've played it, the more it's begun to pale in comparison to BioShock (and to some extent, 2 as well).

[@devinfox1236]

SCARE SPLICA’, YELLOW ALWAYS HAVE BEEN!

[@BenPlaysGames]

You'll be no better off with the metal daddy, little fish!

[@NolenGYT]

He’s not “known only as Jack” by the way. His last name is Ryan, just like Andrew Ryan.

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

Yea but you don’t know that during the opening

[@heathercalun4919]

Honestly cant' tell if this is a joke. His full name is "Jack Ryan" seriously?

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

@@heathercalun4919 its not a joke? yes, his full name is Jack ryan, but he's never actually called that in the game. he's only mentioned by name in the note in the opening cutscene. This video is about the first level in the game, and the player wouldn't know his true identity during medical pavilion.

[@ElJorro]

This game is like the Citizen Kane of video games.

[@jessewright5604]

No! This is wrong and fucken stupid with all do respectc

[@devinfox1236]

The year is 2011 your mom just got you an xbox 360 for christmas you got two game bioshock 1 and ninja gaiden 3. I played those games constsntly got so good at ninja gaiden. Thanks mom youve always been the best!

[@BenPlaysGames]

Agreed mate, your mum sounds awesome. My mum knows little about videogames, but I remember her persuading me to get a PlayStation rather than a Saturn back in the mid-90s, as she'd read that "it was the console to buy". So, I got a PlayStation and what a crucial decision that turned out to be, woman's a genius! Saturn was dead little more than a year later 😂

[@arbiter1er]

I always thought BioShock ran on Unreal Engine 3, but no, it's Unreal Engine 2.5 (same as UT 2004!)

[@BenPlaysGames]

Which is mad when you think about it, as I remember it felt like almost every game at the time was on Unreal Engine 3 - and Bioshock still looked better than most of them! Shows how much of a role thoughtful, creative art direction can have on a game.

[@FadeicalPowerTV]

Okay so I stared the Bioshock series with Infinite and let me tell you, I love all 3 games but god damn was the first two just phenomenally horrifying compared to Infinite

[@BenPlaysGames]

I'm in a similar boat to you mate - loved the original, 2 wasn't quite as impactful but really improved the gameplay and Infinite, while interesting in terms of setting and characters, really dropped the ball in terms of gameplay and ended up being a very repetitive experience.

[@FadeicalPowerTV]

@@BenPlaysGames I can see why the people that started with the original tend to not like Infinite as much. I love it because it felt like a prequel into playing the first two games. I also thought that the Skyhook/Skyline mechanics were nice and also that you could use your Vigors and shoot at the same time whereas you could only use a plasmid or shoot one at a time. Definitely atmospherically and gameplay wise I think I had the most fun on the original Bioshock, but Infinite has a special place being that was my introduction to the series

[@BenPlaysGames]

@@FadeicalPowerTV That's fair enough mate - I reckon your first game in the series is always going to have that effect. I'm the same with Halo: Combat Evolved, spend half my life talking about it to anyone who will listen!

[@no-pajamapanda8548]

The little girls are Little Sisters. The protectors are Big Daddys and Big Sisters (in their games respectively). You got that mixed up dude. 1:21 That's like playing FF7 and not knowing Cloud's name is Cloud.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Pretty sure that sentence is entirely correct my dude!

[@leafy126.5]

I've never played bioshock but always wanted to. This is a great analysis, it's a wonder how you think up these things

[@BenPlaysGames]

It's all just stuff that's been floating around in my head for years that I've finally decided to commit to video since starting the channel during lockdown. Also, definitely play Bioshock if you ever have the time! It's a wonderful game.

[@leafy126.5]

@@BenPlaysGames oh right. Yeah I'll put bioshock on my list

[@spartanq7781]

I recently purchased the Bioshock Collection but hardly touched it.

[@BenPlaysGames]

Ah, how come? Definitely give at least the original a go if you can, it's a fantastic experience.

[@spartanq7781]

@@BenPlaysGames I finally got back into playing it recently but you know how it is with the dreaded backlog.

[@charlieholme9460]

Can you do a video on outlast or resident evil because i really like your more horror videos like ravenholm

[@BenPlaysGames]

Thanks Charlie! If you haven't watched it yet, I did a videos fairly recently on Resident Evil Village's House Beneviento and Resident Evil 4's opening, but definitely planning to do more in the future too mate.

[@redrumgmv161]

13:00 Wait... You can aim down sight!?

[@BenPlaysGames]

Oh yes!