From the Vault – Part Two of the Bioshock Pitch

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.

Very cool!

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Man I love this kind of stuff.

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)