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Sum-Up
In-depth analysis further down.


🟩 Pros
🟥 Cons



• Large variety of weapons and abilities.
• Mind-blowing story, with unexpected turns.
• Interesting setting and characters.


• Unbalanced difficulty spikes.
• Technical issues, like crashes, bugs, and exploits are
still present in this remastered version.
• Crosshair is inexpertly large and requires modding in order to modernize the UI.
• Widescreen resolution provides some weird UI issues, and requires modding.
• Voiceovers are sometimes overlapped by in-game sound, making it difficult to understand what characters said or understanding the voice logs.





🟨 Bugs & Issues‎‎
🔧 Specs
⚙ Settings & FPS



🔲 Never had any.
☑️ Hanging, Freezing, or
Crashing.
🔲 Graphics Glitch.
🔲 Gameplay Defect.
🔲 In-game Purchase.
☑️ Audio Problem.
☑️ Text Problem.
🔲 Save Glitch.


• CPU: i7-12700K
• RAM: 32GB DDR4
• GPU: 1060 6GB
• SD: SSD
• RES: 1440p

Settings: Ultra - High
FPS: 60+





🌌 Content & Replay Value
According to How long to Beat, this game requires 22 Hours to complete. I disagree. It requires more than that as some areas require for you to carefully explore and some parts may require backtracking if you wish to complete all collectibles and get 100% achievement. Worth replaying the game if you enjoy the story or in order to get 100% achievement on a higher difficulty.


💵 Is it worth buying?
Yes, 100%. Despite the fact that I've not played the rest of the series by the time I write this review, I can heart-warmingly recommend this game despite its age. It still looks all right for its time and its story will make a significant impact to maybe be considered as one of the best games you've ever played.


🎮 Steam Deck Compatibility
Although it works perfectly fine on the Steam Deck, I am not a fan of using it when it comes to a shooter like this one. It runs smoothly at over 120 frames with all settings cranked up to the max, with little issues that I've noticed in the first couple of minutes I've tested. If you're a console or controller player, you'll have little issue playing this on Steam Deck.


🧾 Verdict: Masterpiece
Rating Chart Here

Despite its technical flaws this game feels even in 2022 as a remarkable game with the art direction, amazingly written story, and gameplay features that other games later down the line have used its model. Not many games deserve this kind of verdict and to be honest I've been considering between Very Good and Masterpiece because of the technical issues. But I can clearly see how vital Bioshock has been for shooter games in the future.


BioShock is a first-person shooter with role-playing game customization and stealth elements, in a similar fashion to System Shock 2. The player takes the role of Jack, an airplane crash survivor as he discovers an underground city called Rapture and is required to go towards various objectives to better understand what's going on. The player collects multiple weapons and abilities also called plasmids as they work their way through enemy forces.
⚔ Gameplay:
Rate: ★★★★★
The game offers a large variety of weapons and abilities that are also known as plasmids. What makes this game really unique and interesting is the fact that elements have a direct effect on enemies, each coming with different powers and weaknesses.
You gain new abilities by following the quest line and exploring the interesting world of Rapture. At its core, it's a shooter, that offers a challenge at every step.
At times you'll be required to solve problems and use your wits to better overcome them.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2879521412&fileuploadsuccess=1
😄 Fun:
Rate: ★★★★☆
Bioshock has an even and interesting phase when it comes to location, but not always with enemy variety. The story does push the interest of the world to another level as you get somewhere at 75% in the story.
The shooting side is a bit outdated and because of that I can't give it a 5-star rating, but because this game came at a time, I've never played I still think it was and still is a game worth experiencing.
🏞 Visuals:
Rate: ★★★★☆
For its age, the game doesn't look too bad. I like the art style that it goes for and it reminds me a lot of Fallout and of course the 60s. Effects and characters look interesting, but at times you will notice the outdated texture, weird UI choices, and problematic UI positioning.
🔊 Sound:
Rate: ★★★★☆
Although it wasn't the most memorable part for me, the sound and sound effects were pretty well done. Music kept the suspense, although it was titled as Horror, there's more of a suspense factor to it than anything else.
Voice actors did a great job, but there were some issues with the audio that requires modding in order for you to properly hear voice logs and other conversations.
📖 Story:
Rate: ★★★★★
Bioshock is renowned for its incredible story and twist, making it stand for many as one of the best games they have ever played, and for a reason. Like myself, I know there are still players out there who haven't experienced yet Bioshock and would like to. So, I won't spoil anything.
You play as Jack, an airplane crash survivor who ends up discovering a tower in the middle of the ocean. As you explore it you discover an elevator that leads you to an underwater city called the Rapture.
Inside the city, you notice that inhabitants are acting rather aggressive and strange, as well as looking disfigured and from there, your adventure starts as you try to figure out what is going on.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2879505403
🧵 Length:
🔲 Short
🔲 Average
☑️ Long
🔲 Unlimited
If you're looking to complete this game 100% you may require about 25+ hours to complete.
🧩 Difficulty:
🔲 Easy
☑️ Normal
☑️ Hard
☑️ Brutally Hard
🔲 Impossible
The game offers a large variety of difficulty levels, but they feel rather unbalanced. Easy mode is basically a walk in the part, while Hard is unfairly difficult. Luckily there are exploits if you wish to get over some hiccups and get 100% the game without struggling as the game doesn't have a forgiving time even on Medium difficulty.
Would you kindly watch this video?
https://youtu.be/yGGiF6RK6CY
⭕Conclusion:
Bioshock Remastered offers a compelling story with interesting characters and an amazing setting that I will more likely refer to in future shooters of this type again and again. I wish I’d given this game more time when it first came out as I've always taught it was a horror game with a good story, but it was not even close to that. Despite its age, this game still delivers on a memorable experience that without a doubt is worth checking out.
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