No Gods, No Kings, Just Man!!!!

Well, i got my copy of BIOSHOCK today!!!! I had preordered it so of course I was going to have to wait past the day of release to get mine. After reading forums and message boards i felt so alone.

First, let me start by saying this if you have a copy and havent done this DO IT!!!

Start the game but do not push the start button. After a minute or so you will be treated to a fantastic cut scene that offers a little insight into the game.

Like a little kid on Christmas Day I heard the UPS man on the porch and imagined it was Santa comin down the chimney. Grabbed the box, said see ya, and tore it open like a rabid dog and in all its glory was BIOSHOCK!!!!

So, i proceded to finish my PB&J sandwich while i sped through the manual trying to fill my head with as much info as i possibly could before i dove into the realms of Rapture.

Now, here it is 5:20pm, i have played for approximately 3 1/2 hours and i must say if you are a skeptic or doubt in any way this game is as good as ALL the media says it is you are wrong. BIOSHOCK is all of that, a bag of chips, a milkshake, and anything else you want to add here King sized!!!!

In my 3 1/2 hours I have killed one Big Daddy and 1 Little Sister. I also saved 1 Little Sister as well. I am sure some are wondering about the challenge a Big Daddy presents when you finally meet one. If you follow what the game tells you about certain weapons and ammunition most of you should be able to apply the right combination of both and still find it challenging without it being overbearing.

I chose to use the shotgun with bullets that shock at first (i only had six shells). Those six shells did enough damage to where i could finish him off with regular shoutgun ammo in about a minute or so. But, within the time frame of the fight i used 5 or 6 health packs and that was due to the large amount of damage the Big Daddy inflicts with just one (yes one) blow.

Enough about the Big Daddy, i also have come across 1 combat tonic (enhances the power behind my wrench swing), 1 engineering tonic (slows down the time you are given to hack into machines), and 1 physical tonic (everytime i am hit a static charge emits from my body doing damage to everything in a certain radius.

I have also found the Telekenisis, fire, and electricity plasmids. Telekenisis is a blast. Think of the gravity gun from Half life 2 without having a gun.

Favorite part so far: Hacking into a turret that fires rockets and watching it take out security bots one by one.

Most Gut Wrenching (Emotional) Part: Having to decide what to do with my first little sister. Yes, this was a decision that i had to think about. The developers did very well setting up these scenes. They really tug at your sense of what is right or wrong. After i saved the first one, it was much easier to kill the second one though.

Least favorite Part so far: The only complaint i can think of is really trivial. In some parts when you are just totally kne deep in water i would have liked to feel some feedback in the controller to make it seem like i was pushing through water.

By the way the title comes from a banner in the game. ( I think I have it Right).

Now stop friggin reading blogs and go get a copy for yourself.

See Ya!!!