Is bioshock scary!?!?

[feign1337]

Hey guys! this is feign's younger brother, my brother got the game and it looks really good! i want to play it, so i had a go on it, i started a new game, the place crashed, im swimmign in the sea, i go up the stairs and into the building. the doors behidn me close and its all dark with little lighting, it looks really scary but i want to know is it actually scary? because it looks like a brilliant game! (im 13 and im on my brothers forum account) so please some1 help :D

[elistheman]

i say yes i wont spoil things for you
bay the way im 13 years old too:) :) :) :)

[Maria Sunderland]

I personally found it really scary.

No game has made me this nervous and this disturbed since I played Silent Hill 2 lol!

[Newbiezilla]

Funny that feign would create an account, and the first post would be by his younger brother.

[gucio]

It isn't that scary for me, there are indeed moments that can scare the ☺☺☺☺ outta ya but generally the game is more sad and desperate (the fall of Rapture, you see the citizens of the city going nuts etc.) But the game is a masterpiece you should check it out :D

[darthkiwi]

I didn't find it very scary. Tense, yes: I often found myself skulking around, scavenging for items and whipping round at the first sound of danger. It's very tense, very taut. But, not actually scary (for me anyway).

It is, however, very... creepy. When you find yourself trying to read a sign, only to realise that it's the blood spatter that's making it illegible, or when you see a splicer with hooks forced into his eye sockets with "Gene traitor!" scrawled on the wall behind... well, that's pretty grotesque. But scary? Not really. Personally, I like it better this way: it's cool, and insane, and meaningful. Any scares here are from your desperation, and the loss of hope for Rapture, and for everything it stood for. That, in the end, is far more terrifying for me than any "hands through the windows" scenes.

[Big Boyo]

Didn't scare me one bit. It's sort of tense at some bits and it made me jump quite a bit.

[daddy-o]

youre 13 years old? hell yeah its scary! ?!? play it anyway!

[Dionysius]

It's scary depending on deep you go into the game: i.e. when you understand the context of Ryan's philosophy and the lengths he'll take it to, when you delve into the insanity of a former musical genius, and if you can piece together the backstory from the audio logs scattered throughout the city.

Psychologically, it's genuinely scary. In pure terms of what's on screen at the most basic level? Not especially.

[Jerri Blank]

I hate to point out the obvious, but since I'm apparently the only grownup in this thread, I will: The game is rated M. Do you have parents, or are you an orphan? If you have parents, do they give a crap about you, or do they consider the 360 to be a convenient babysitter so that they don't have to talk to you or guide you in any way?

The themes are too strong and the violence too graphic in Bioshock for a child (yes, you are a child). Your parents (again, if you have any) need to get a clue and pay attention.



jb

[Dionysius]

I hate to point out the obvious, but since I'm apparently the only grownup in this thread, I will: The game is rated M. Do you have parents, or are you an orphan? If you have parents, do they give a crap about you, or do they consider the 360 to be a convenient babysitter so that they don't have to talk to you or guide you in any way?

Alright, you have a point regarding age ratings, but the kid asked a question. People are trying to answer it, rather than make judgments. There's a place for the ratings debate in politics and corporate boardrooms, but not necessarily here.

For my two cents, I agree with you. You're spot-on that age guidelines should be strictly enforced, but you're still being a bit harsh on the kid.

More in line with the thread though to the guy posing the question, at 13 you're unlikely to really grasp or appreciate the depth and themes of this game. I don't mean that in a condescending way, and it's possible (liberal use of the word) that you're well-read-up on political philosophy and objectivism, (not to mention a touch of Dostoevsky), but strictly playing by the percentages, it's unlikely.

[BioShockWins]

Yes it is.

It's the reason we all wake up screaming, only wishing we hadn't made the same mistake. But, it's not too late for you. If you can get away now, maybe your sould will not be tourmented by the demons of a thousand hells.

You are our saviour! But first, you must save yourself!
Run! RUN!

DON'T LOOK BACK!

[daddy-o]

I hate to point out the obvious, but since I'm apparently the only grownup in this thread, I will: The game is rated M. Do you have parents, or are you an orphan? If you have parents, do they give a crap about you, or do they consider the 360 to be a convenient babysitter so that they don't have to talk to you or guide you in any way?

The themes are too strong and the violence too graphic in Bioshock for a child (yes, you are a child). Your parents (again, if you have any) need to get a clue and pay attention.


at 13 i had immersed myself into britannia, fragging many a daemon, and setting much on fire. i had ownd kilrathi and played street fighter 2 til my fingers bled. sure the violence was more pixelated in doom but thats all left to the imagination to make it real. some games with ☺☺☺☺ty graphics are really real because kids have Great imaginations. if you were my mom, i would go play it at a friends house and never tell you, because Thats What Kids Do.

and y'know what, if a kid gets scared by bioshock, i hope they think about genetic engineering next time they're at the grocery store. i hope they think about war and violence and what ☺☺☺☺ing wretched things they are. how much better to release your aggressions in a sim than to have to choose an outlet in the 'real world'.

the world in which kids need to be sheltered from pain and death and violence and misery isn't real to me. believe me, at 13, this kid is going to find a way to play bioshock no matter what you tell him. so don't ☺☺☺☺ing patronize him calling him orphan and saying his parents don't give a crap.

if you really care so freaking much, why don't You try to talk to him about death and science and genetics and video games like hes a young person instead of some ignorant baby.

you'll love this
http://kotaku.com/gaming/nightmares/bioshock-leads-to-childhood-legos-and-quoting-296444.php

[Jerri Blank]

if you really care so freaking much, why don't You try to talk to him about death and science and genetics and video games like hes a young person instead of some ignorant baby.


Because I'm not his parents. And I stand by my earlier post.



jb

[Stacks]

Funny that feign would create an account, and the first post would be by his younger brother.

Because he's afraid someone might actually care that he's 13 and posting on a site that needs an 18 year old confirmation. We don't.

But this post is far more than a troll, this is advice! Bioshock isn't scary in the sense that you wet yourself because some wierdo pops up every 5 minutes and one shots you. You never get killed without warning, but they do give you a healthy jolt every once in a while. It's not F.E.A.R., the game that doesn't need one shotting with it's creepy little loli following your around scaring the crap out of you, but there is alot of blood and of course, violence.

By the end of the game, your realise pretty much no one can surprise you if you listen for their voices every time you move into a new area. This game is about ACTION, not horror. If you don't mind pixelated blood, it's pretty much a run for fun rather than frights.

[StClair]

To the OP:

It's pretty intense. There are some parts of it that are pretty scary even to adults, and they may be too much for you.

As someone else said, there's also parts of the story that you may not understand because you don't have the context for them yet. Bioshock has a great story, IMO, and it would be a shame to miss out on it.

The ESRB, at least, doesn't think that you should be playing this game. But in the end, that comes down to your parents and you.

[Hadrian]

Simple answer; To and adult , not scary at all just morally questionable.

To a 13 y/o ; What the hell are you thinking playing this game? Cant you see the rating on it? No-offence but no-one at this age is mature enough to deal with the nature of the game in a rational and sensible manner no matter how grown up you think you are. There is a reason they have ratings, and they should be followed. I dont let my nieces in the room with the PC at all, because even the game cases can give them nightmares.

You may not want to admit it but the fact is your a child, and have a childs mindset and outlook. There is no way you can begin to formulate in your mind the nature of games major characters or there motivation in Rapture sensibly and deviod of emotion. It is far to graphic and of such a mature nature that if I was your parents I would have taken the 360 of the pair of you until you realise that I control what games you play because you live under my roof and your not old enough to make such decisions.

[Stacks]

Sorry for the double post, but there is no way to edit comments.

It doesn't matter how old the kid is. This is a video game. No one takes this literally, not even children. Well, maybe the little ones, but by the time they are 13 they should be well beyond the immature phase of being scared at every little fright and be entering the immature phase of saying "Don't tase me bro!" :D

And while I do agree you'll appreciate this more if you get real involved into the story by reading the books that insipired the game, it's still a fun ride without that knowledge. I've read Ayn Rand's stuff and while there are numerous references that I defenitely would not have caught otherwise, I'm pretty sure anyone can see how Sander Cohen is NUTS and water+splicer+electrobolt=SWEET! Gameplay is where it's at, and Bioshock delivers.

I will tell you this though, Ryan isn't all that bad. Maybe it's just from reading too much Ayn Rand, but I've never been able to see him in a bad light, even when he called me the spawn of an American/KGB *****. Whatever you do, don't go on these forums and slander Ryan! :mad:

[daddy-o]

Because I'm not his parents. And I stand by my earlier post.


not being his parents didn't stop you from slandering them. sounds to me like you want to ☺☺☺☺☺ about things but then still have the right to fall back on 'well its not my responsibility'.

[Jerri Blank]

not being his parents didn't stop you from slandering them. sounds to me like you want to ☺☺☺☺☺ about things but then still have the right to fall back on 'well its not my responsibility'.

You're absolutely right. I should adopt the kid and explain "death and science and genetics" to him.



jb

[BloodRayne]

18+ seems to me to be a pretty straightforward answer as to 'should you play it or not'. There are scenes where a doctor uses a knife to cut the body of a womand up in pieces.

[gxs]

Answer to your spoiler:
There are no such scenes. The game only mentions it (you can pick up the auidiovox tape in the medical lab).

[Jerri Blank]

What about what Steinman is doing to his (alive, for the moment) patient on the operating table when you go in there?



jb

[BloodRayne]

What about what Steinman is doing to his (alive, for the moment) patient on the operating table when you go in there?

jb
Exactly.. :D

[conantheking]

I am on my 3rd playthrough and recently discovered for the first time the secret rooms in Fort Frolic :eek:

Easily the scariest parts in the game. Its not that scary to be honest but you might get a few freaky parts here and there.

[daddy-o]

You're absolutely right. I should adopt the kid and explain "death and science and genetics" to him.


the decision to adopt isn't one to just jump into now... think about it.

as far as explaining death and science and genetics, you might not even know where to start because you didn't even ask anything constructive to this poor kid. you don't know if he's got any understanding of these at all. you could have addressed your concerns in a millions ways, but you chose to berate his parents and compare him to orphans. what good are you going to accomplish i wonder.

my only point is that hes going to play the game Anyway. and i didnt say you Should do anything. but if you do continue trying to 'reach' this kid, may i suggest changing your tone and approach? you'd probably not get far trying to patronize him about death and genetics any further than you would for playing games rated older than he. :D

i just think that you can't stop kids from playing games any more than you can stop them from watching horror movies or being curious about the dark side of life at all. its about dealing with the phenomenon constructively, not berating people and calling names when your moral standards aren't satisfied in someone else's life. jmo.

[Commited.Gamer]

the beginning scared me ALOT, but after a while it gets more fun than scary, as you get used to the sounds

[Little Sister Savior]

i say yes i wont spoil things for you
bay the way im 13 years old too:) :) :)

Which is probably why you think it's scary.



Not really, it's predictable. When you get to the shotgun, pick up the ammo for it first. ;)

[gxs]

What about what Steinman is doing to his (alive, for the moment) patient on the operating table when you go in there?
jb
Forgot about that one. :D

[MisterGrieves]

Being 19, and an avid gamer since I was 11, I can definitely say this game is more eerie than it is scary. That's not to say it doesn't have its scary parts. In fact, even now, during my fourth play-through, I'm finding new things that make me jump.

I suppose just like any other game, it depends on where and how you play it. Playing BioShock with the lights on and a room-full of chattering friends, the "Scare Level" would be dramatically decreased. However, playing it alone at night with all the lights off and volume up, the games seems to consume you, allowing fear to play a much more prominent role in the experience.

I'll admit, SystemShock 2 had a lot more scary parts in it, but that doesn't mean BioShock is without its fair share of "crap your pants" moments.

If you want the game to be scary, and truly dig deep into your psyche, you must allow yourself to get lost inside Rapture. Search every corner, hear every sound, and find every audio diary. And if I do say so myself, play it at least on Medium, although Hard is much preferred. This will force you to take your time and truly involve yourself into this wonderful masterpiece of a game.

Running through this game quickly, I feel, does injustice not only to the game, but to the brilliant artists, writers, and programmers who created it.

[BloodRayne]

the decision to adopt isn't one to just jump into now... think about it.

as far as explaining death and science and genetics, you might not even know where to start because you didn't even ask anything constructive to this poor kid. you don't know if he's got any understanding of these at all. you could have addressed your concerns in a millions ways, but you chose to berate his parents and compare him to orphans. what good are you going to accomplish i wonder.

my only point is that hes going to play the game Anyway. and i didnt say you Should do anything. but if you do continue trying to 'reach' this kid, may i suggest changing your tone and approach? you'd probably not get far trying to patronize him about death and genetics any further than you would for playing games rated older than he. :D

i just think that you can't stop kids from playing games any more than you can stop them from watching horror movies or being curious about the dark side of life at all. its about dealing with the phenomenon constructively, not berating people and calling names when your moral standards aren't satisfied in someone else's life. jmo.

True, but the next time you advice a child on playing an 18+ game by looking 'constructively' at the side of violence on a public forum, and he decides to do it and then tries to 'splice' himself afterwards how would you feel?

[MisterGrieves]

I hardly think the game would make such an impact on a child to influence him to "Splice up". When I was 9 and playing Final Fantasy VII, I was never tempted to go out cut people with a giant sword in hopes of gaining gil.
The debate to whether or not media plays a major role in the actions of youth has gone on forever.
The kids that grow up to kill people or do other stupid crap, are ones with strong negative family influence. If your dad hunts, and is constantly teaching you about guns and telling you of their glory, you have a much better chance of growing up and starting a school-shooting.
If anything, playing these video games is something to keep them out of the streets. Instead of joining a gang, or shoplifting, or drug dealing, they're safe inside the confinements of their home. In fact, games like these are sometimes great stress relievers, although I don't consider violence in any form a suitable way of dealing with stress...
Again, I really don't think you have anything to be worried about. I grew up playing Doom and Silent Hill, and I'm as peaceful as a Hindu cow.

If video games ever have played a roll in youth violence, it's that they sometimes tend to "take over" a child's life. Instead of going outside after school and meeting with a friend, they are inside playing video games, resulting in social issues. Just as well, this too can be argued as many gamers have met friends through games.

It's all a matter of opinion. Oh, and if anyone finds a Plasmid in real life, let me know. Unless it's Target Dummy. That thing is worthless.

[Commited.Gamer]

Im 13...and i only found the beginning scary. Once you get used to the sounds, the laughed at the rest like steinmans "ugly ugly" scene and cohens masterpeice when he comes down the stairs at the end laughing like a madman, me and my mate wer pissing ourselves laughing

[daddy-o]

since this has turned into a thread about children playing mature games, i just want to say for the record that i don't think kids Should play mature games, i just happened to when i was a kid, and i don't think i'm alone. i don't think it messed me up either. ( :D save your clever comments, i've probably heard it already..)

besides, i don't know much about the ESRB but if they're anything like the MPAA they can piss off for all i care.

the case could be made that they are the cause of parents not taking an active role in their children's lives: as long as they are buying the right letter at the store, they don't need to have the right conversation at home. i know that PG-13, (which i am well aware is an MPAA rating and not an ESRB one) is a JOKE, those movies are violent and not meant for kids, the studios are just in bed with the ratings association (a branch of the MPAA). die hard 4 was rated 13 and contained more killings than 1 and 3 combined (both R movies too) so evidently the citizens and clergy of the MPAA don't care too much about child development, it seems more about profits and MPAA/studio relations

either way, i want to clearly state my own point of view on this subject, since i haven't, only poked fun at jb's. i think that children are definitely affected by what they see and do, virtually speaking. in my world, children need to be taught very clearly about the difference between fantasy and reality, especially when it is between an opponent on screen and an adversary or obstacle in real life. however i think that children can understand this difference at age 12 or so. i have no background in child psych, but when i was frking 10 i knew that the people in the movie didnt REALLY die, and even when it made me cry (yoda.. sniff) that it was artifice and fantasy. did those movies scare me? yes (freddy krueger) when i was 12 they did. a lot of things scared me when i was 12, but i knew that i couldn't deal with them the way i could deal with enemies in a GAME. this probably has a lot to do with my parents actually raising me, and doing strange things like instilling a value system into me, and attempting to cultivate high moral character and so on. if that were lacking, and i'm aware that it all-too-often is, then violent video games are no substitute. in that aspect, i can agree with jb.

when i see 14 year olds packing heat on the corner, i don't think 'jeez if it weren't for those damn video game designers and their love of violence!!' i think about parents who wanted to do their best but lost against the weight of the world and the momentum of reality. i might even think about parents who didn't do their best and now have murderous drug-pusher children to show for it. but that stuff happens because of REAL violence and REAL life and REAL human nature, not video games and virtual reality. they are just easy to demonize.

this post is not in direct response to any other btw, just venting. thanks.

[MisterGrieves]

Ah, the important part there being your "mate".

I've watched hundreds of scary movies with my friends and have pissed my pants laughing them. Watching them by myself though, was a completely different story.

It's all a matter of "letting yourself go". Become Jack, and use that glorious imagination to put yourself inside the leaking halls of Rapture.

[daddy-o]

True, but the next time you advice a child on playing an 18+ game by looking 'constructively' at the side of violence on a public forum, and he decides to do it and then tries to 'splice' himself afterwards how would you feel?

i'd feel like natural selection is a ☺☺☺☺☺. cause it is.

[MisterGrieves]

I agree with many things Daddy-O touched upon. Again, it's much more of the parents responsibility to inform the child of right and wrong, fake and reality. Without those boundaries, then yes, games and movies could potentially become dangerous influences. But so could everything else.

[MisterGrieves]

Haha, agreed. If your child is trying to Splice in the real world, he's got far deeper problems than video game influences.

[daddy-o]

i'd feel like natural selection is a ☺☺☺☺☺. cause it is.

guess you were joking... hehehe <stops taking everything seriously for 1 second>

[Mongchimp]

Im 13...and i only found the beginning scary. Once you get used to the sounds, the laughed at the rest like steinmans "ugly ugly" scene and cohens masterpeice when he comes down the stairs at the end laughing like a madman, me and my mate wer pissing ourselves laughing

Which shows that you and others off your age lack the maturity required to appreciate this game properly despite what you may think. Scary is not necessarily "boo!" or bucketfulls of gore. Don't be too concerned though, it is a function of your developing brain structure. I was the same at 13; Lacking in empathy and with inappropriate responses to violent images and situations. I remember in history class some kids laughing at images and film of the Nazi concentration camps. I didn't but I could understand the impulse. Something that seems alien to me as an adult.

[Silent Trejo]

Well any way, I am 13 too (woo! another kid thats 13) and i really dont find it scary, more suspenful, just because of the music and the people talking.
I dont go around trying to freeze people just because i saw the game,
and my parent care for me a lot but the know that I am mature for this game.
:D :p

[Jerri Blank]

I don't doubt that most kids past 11 or so can differentiate between fantasy violence and real violence, but I also think that being bombarded with violent images can make ANYONE somewhat desensitized to it.

Why would we want kids to enjoy bloody video games at age 13? Why not insist that they take a little more time to grow before virtually blowing others away with a shotgun?

If I had kids, I'd protect them from that stuff for as long as possible. Kids need to be kids.


jb

[Julie Langford]

Hmm. You might also consider what kids are learning in place of true violence. In a cartoon, for example, a character may fall off a cliff. Nothing happens to them. They get shot. No blood, nothing. They're still alive and ticking.

What exactly is this teaching them? That they can do the very same things and nothing will happen? While I don't think it would be entirely appropriate to have little kids obsessed with blood and gore (TBH it's kind of creepy), they should be aware of what is real and what is not.

If they are given more time to "grow", they are given more time to be believing what is clearly not real.

[daddy-o]

I don't doubt that most kids past 11 or so can differentiate between fantasy violence and real violence, but I also think that being bombarded with violent images can make ANYONE somewhat desensitized to it.

Why would we want kids to enjoy bloody video games at age 13? Why not insist that they take a little more time to grow before virtually blowing others away with a shotgun?

If I had kids, I'd protect them from that stuff for as long as possible. Kids need to be kids.

desensitization to violence is a proven effect of playing violent video games.

here's a link to the study report if you don't believe me
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060727162108.htm

its based on heart rate and skin electricity response (not the technical term) that show less response to violence in film in players of violent games than in non-players. this in and of itself does not render little jonny into a psychopath (he would need to develop impulse control problems AND the part of his brain that governs decision making would be physically different from a non-psychopathic human being, an anomaly that isn't associated violent video games)... it doesnt even render him into a sociopath. it may even save his life, if you consider a scenario where jonny would have to keep a cool head after seeing someone in serious need of medical attention. i wouldn't want jonny to faint at the sight of blood, and i wouldn't want jonny to be a psychopath. but theres a vast spectrum in between, much of which i'm comfortable with.

i don't Want children to be seperated from the wonderment of youth at too young an age or anything. i just know when someone's going to do something anyway, and i usually don't try to get in their way unless they are going to hurt themselves or someone else. is feign1337 going to hurt himself? probably not. is he going to hurt others? only if you count splicers. jmo

why not insist? sheesh because they are going to do it anyway if they are anything like my friends and i were. thats what im saying here. they are going to do it anyway. you might as well insist that the sun not set because you wish the day were longer.

and if you had kids like me, you'd be in trouble. :D he IS being a kid, an older, 13 year old kid who's now a teenager in his own mind and is going to experiment with mature stuff. its a natural phase of childhood development. any parent who thinks they can tell their 13 year old otherwise is just going to breed mistrust and secrecy, some realworld problems that can be more damaging than video game desensitization to violence.

[Julie Langford]

this in and of itself does not render little jonny into a psychopath (he would need to develop impulse control problems AND the part of his brain that governs decision making would be physically different from a non-psychopathic human being, an anomaly that isn't associated violent video games)... it doesnt even render him into a sociopath. it may even save his life, if you consider a scenario where jonny would have to keep a cool head after seeing someone in serious need of medical attention. i wouldn't want jonny to faint at the sight of blood, and i wouldn't want jonny to be a psychopath. but theres a vast spectrum in between, much of which i'm comfortable with.


Ah yes. I meant to mention that very thing. What is so bad about being desensitized, if does not head down the road of a psychopath?

[StClair]

*sigh*

I've been watching and playing fantasy violence for most of my life. Amazingly, I've never blown up anyone with dynamite, pressed them flat with a steamroller, hit them over the head with a big mallet, jumped on top of them, pulled them out of their car and stolen it, or - in the case now under argument - machine-gunned some guy in a diving suit.

[Zoidberg]

I find it kinda condescending how all of the adults here (from the first 3 pages, didn't read the rest) think that all 13 year olds (myself included) are dribbling idiots who have don't have a clue about the world. Guess what, I have an IQ of 135 (or higher) I could get into friggin Mensa when I'm older (or maybe now, not sure how truthful that episode of the Simpsons was). And yes, I understand the themes of BioShock. So next time you go spouting off stereotypes, stop, and think about it.

And to the OP, BioShock isn't the scariest thing ever. Some parts are a bit suspenseful, but if I (the worlds biggest weenie) can go through, anyone can.

[FreshLaundryX]

I find it kinda condescending how all of the adults here (from the first 3 pages, didn't read the rest) think that all 13 year olds (myself included) are dribbling idiots who have don't have a clue about the world.


Sorry :(

We've been conditioned to think that because of Halo.

[feign1337]

thank you all very much for replying to this thread :D i tryed out bioshock (it was my brothers game and i just wanted to see if it was good because i wanted to get it also) but i got to the first part where u pick up the wrench, go through the door, i turn aroudn and this zombie thing was hitting me. ye it made em jump out of my skin, when i meant by scary, i didnt mean by blood and stuff, i like shootign games but i dont like creepy games liek that, like really jumpy, i hate those :S but anyway, thank you all very much, and no, im not going to kill myself :S i do know which is real and not real ^^ i prefer games like dead or alive, but gears of war is also fun, it isnt jumpy at all, but once again, i thank you all very much, if u woudl liek to talk to me about all this, then please add ym msn : jamesgoodman94@hotmail.com and yes, my dad said, u can try the game but if u dont like it turn it off, and when i didnt like it i told my dad and he said, its ok just dont play it again if u dont want to, i dotn want u gettign nightmares. so yes JB my parents do care for em and im not an orphan, and yes, i made the accoutn myself its not my brothers ^^ i just wanted to post this thread. its good to make sure :P:P

[madFive]

Scarry??? dude, i crap my pants just watching the loading screens in this game!

j/k

I think you should definately be ok to play this game as long as you realize that it's supposed to be training for real life, and you should try and mimic pretty much everything you are able to do in the game. you should probably start working out too, as those wrenches are pretty heavy in real life. :p

[Silent Trejo]

point is, adults think they have all the reason when they really dont know what we think about.
He tried the game, he didn't kill him self, he didn't like the game..
I do and dont want to kill myself either
Sure you have sats about this and that but you can never really know if they are 150% right


I keep my head clear by playing viva pinata ( also a very entertain game 5 of 5 stars for me!!woo!), see i still have my childhood just that gory, bloody games entertain me.

j/p

[greylantern]

Viva Pinata is a great game that keeps you locked in for hours, it's polished and works well and looks great... most importantly almost every second spent playing it is 'fun' even though it's not got a 'hardcore' theme mostly important to angsty teens.

Can't say the same for Bioshock, if pink jelly in place of blood and homer simpson voiced enemies are considered 'scary' then maybe BS is scary... I've played scarier FPS games that were even TRYING to be scary.

[Dabloob]

I think that it is more surprising and very deep in terms of enviroment

[digitaLbraVo]

the case could be made that they are the cause of parents not taking an active role in their children's lives: as long as they are buying the right letter at the store, they don't need to have the right conversation at home. i know that PG-13, (which i am well aware is an MPAA rating and not an ESRB one) is a JOKE, those movies are violent and not meant for kids, the studios are just in bed with the ratings association (a branch of the MPAA). die hard 4 was rated 13 and contained more killings than 1 and 3 combined (both R movies too) so evidently the citizens and clergy of the MPAA don't care too much about child development, it seems more about profits and MPAA/studio relations

I read this and thought instantly about a comment from Stan's mom in South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut.

"Sheila Broflovski: Remember what the MPAA says; Horrific, Deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don't say any naughty woids! That's what this war is all about!"

And then had to laugh.

[daddy-o]

I find it kinda condescending how all of the adults here (from the first 3 pages, didn't read the rest) think that all 13 year olds (myself included) are dribbling idiots who have don't have a clue about the world. Guess what, I have an IQ of 135 (or higher) I could get into friggin Mensa when I'm older (or maybe now, not sure how truthful that episode of the Simpsons was). And yes, I understand the themes of BioShock. So next time you go spouting off stereotypes, stop, and think about it.

And to the OP, BioShock isn't the scariest thing ever. Some parts are a bit suspenseful, but if I (the worlds biggest weenie) can go through, anyone can.


if you're 13 and have iq135, you're going to find a LOT in life condescending. best get used to it. seriously.

[digitaLbraVo]

if you're 13 and have iq135, you're going to find a LOT in life condescending. best get used to it. seriously.

If he's 13, has an "IQ of 135" and has grammar like that. I'm a big fat Nazi *cough*.

[saizarod]

In the beginning it is, but after that it's just really exciting!

[daddy-o]

If he's 13, has an "IQ of 135" and has grammar like that. I'm a big fat Nazi *cough*.

...which is Actually SUPER funny to me, because when i was 13 my standardized test scores were that high too, and i STILL spell things wrong just to mess with the people who actually care about how things are spelled instead of the content therein.

HA! grammar and intelligence indicative of each other... imagine

oh yeah that and there isnt an edit button on these forums.

[daddy-o]

If he's 13, has an "IQ of 135" and has grammar like that. I'm a big fat Nazi *cough*.

...which is ALSO super funny to be because you just proved my point PERFECTLY.

the one about zoidberg having to deal with condescension

HA!

[digitaLbraVo]

...which is ALSO super funny to be because you just proved my point PERFECTLY.

the one about zoidberg having to deal with condescension

HA!

This has nothing to do with condescension. It has everything to do with a lie. But hey, ironic that I support all you have said so far throughout this thread.

[Demitasse]

BioShock is not scary for me. I found Doom 3 to be alot more scarier.

[storm84]

Love how people here are saying 13 year olds are too young to understand this / be able to play it.

it really seems as adults, we underestimate what children are capable of. Most 13 year olds I know aren't idiots and would be able to handle any "adult" content this game throws at them. It just seems we generalise and condescend to those younger than us without ever really considering the psychological make-up and cognitive functions that someone that age possesses.

tbh, I think most 13 year olds could handle Bioshock, especially those who are hardcore gamers. The ratings systems in countries are essentially useless and are only really there to give lazy parents some piece of mind. Wouldn't play this game in front of small children... but that's another story.

[digitaLbraVo]

Love how people here are saying 13 year olds are too young to understand this / be able to play it.

it really seems as adults, we underestimate what children are capable of. Most 13 year olds I know aren't idiots and would be able to handle any "adult" content this game throws at them. It just seems we generalise and condescend to those younger than us without ever really considering the psychological make-up and cognitive functions that someone that age possesses.

tbh, I think most 13 year olds could handle Bioshock, especially those who are hardcore gamers. The ratings systems in countries are essentially useless and are only really there to give lazy parents some piece of mind. Wouldn't play this game in front of small children... but that's another story.

Quoted for truth. Couldn't have said it better.

It almost is on a level with hypocrisy when you think of how we always tell children they're unique and special. YET, they're just like everyone else in their inability to handle touchy subjects. They're *EXACTLY* like the rest of the kids 13 years old in the/their country.

[daddy-o]

This has nothing to do with condescension. It has everything to do with a lie. But hey, ironic that I support all you have said so far throughout this thread.

ok misunderstood.

sheesh twice in one thread, im losing my mind

[Adam Nuhfer]

i had ownd kilrathi and played street fighter 2 til my fingers bled.

Now that's what I would consider hard core gamer. Welcome

On the intent of the OP question.
No, the game has not scared me.

[digitaLbraVo]

ok misunderstood.

sheesh twice in one thread, im losing my mind

No bad blood m8. No bad blood.

Back to topic shall we? BioShock has it's "OH ☺☺☺☺!" moments, and it has it's "Ok... saw that coming." And of course the "Jesus that's gruesome."

Really, talking about how scary a game is, is like how scary a movie is. I have a buddy who could play BioShock alone at 12 0'clock in the dark and be fine. Where I don't like playing it with the door closed and my headset on =\

Relativity at it's finest.

[Adam Nuhfer]

So far I have played most [85%] of the game at night, all the lights out and headphones on. No scare factor what so ever, for me.

Need to remember, I'm 51 and into sci-fi like Alien/Aliens. My guess is I'm burnt out from watching so many scary movies over the years. None of them phase me anymore.

[digitaLbraVo]

Need to remember, I'm 51 and into sci-fi like Alien/Aliens. My guess is I'm burnt out from watching so many scary movies over the years. None of them phase me anymore.

Hence my relativity comment. I love me a horror/suspense/thrill of course. Partly 'cause it'll throw me outta my seat.

[estonianpencil]

To me Bioshock is scary as ☺☺☺☺ , and the music sets even worst scary atmosphere.
I tried to play Bioshock when it was midnight , well i couldn't cause yeah the music and the creatures all of those creeped the ☺☺☺☺ out of me.
So i usually play Bioschock on broad daylight.

Scared of nightmares or smthg :/// :D :D

[Namegduf]

Only extremely, extremely young children are incapable of comprehending that you can't do something on a game in the real world, or incapable of understanding the difference between images and reality. If even then.

Applying this idea to people in the teens is extremely unwise. Remember that in age-old times, this age used to be considered the start of adulthood; still developing physically and still working out ethical issues, beliefs, and opinions perhaps, but hardly stupid or controlled by anything seen in the way it seems to be shown.

Additionally, the leap between "still developing" and "impressionable" is a big one. Just because one is still working out ones own view of the world, consciously or not, does not mean one automatically incorporates any suggested view into it. There's enough rebellion from constant suggestion to prove that beyond reasonable doubt for the average person.

Indeed, trying to hide images and concepts can twist stuff worse than anything else. A full view of the world is needed for proper views on it to be created, and that includes the bad stuff.

Lastly, you need to be very, very sure and probably have some very, very good sources before you prevent people from doing something they want that doesn't directly harm anyone else.

Disclaimer: As a recent graduatee of the below 18 age group, I may be biased. On the other hand, I probably have a better knowledge of the group than people who've long lost any estimation of their own knowledge during that age group.

[Namegduf]

Er, and on topic, it's freaky at points and in just the right ways. It tends to use cliche methods, but pull them off excellently just when you aren't expecting them.

If stuff scares you easily, it might bother you. Otherwise, I'd recommend it.

[xriz]

I've also used hacked rpg turrets; draw the BD into it's firing line and then use eltro bolt to keep the BD Pinned and from destroying the Turret, maybe toss in my own 2 cents like armor percing rounds or what not to finnish it off.

[Shrapnelwolf]

As a self admitted wuss, I've played all the way through Bioshock, and there really weren't any moments that were particularly scared me. Tense, yes, moments where I was standing up playing (I played on a 360) and moments where I was genuinely emotionally effected, but nothing that caused me to go around screaming my head off or anything like that.

[daddy-o]

don't get me wrong... i only screamed like a little girl and pissed my pants in the basement at fort frolic :D then i grabbed my teddy bear and ran for mommy :p

but really, scary, to me, is just a weird tension that kind of constricts my breathing and encroaches on my rationale. stupid fear makes me think splicers are going to get me. i actually found it harder to get a head shot at first than i ever have in an FPS since i started gaming, just because of everything deranged going on. when youre taking quick body shots and don't care how much ammo you have, thats fear. :) to me. when the atmosphere of the scene drifts into your own psyche and you become physiologically affected, thats the fear i mean.

it doesn't have to be a jumping panic attack to be scary. thats what i meant. i thought bioshock was scary, and i was even not in the mood to play at first because the surgery wing is so messed up hahaha and i Like good horror stuff. And FPS.

i haven't been got under the skin like that for a while

[daddy-o]

its probably the pot

that spoiler is rated PG-13 :D

[TheAlmightyTallest]

I just started playing it, and it's creepy. Especially when you play in the middle of a graveyard.

[daddy-o]

I just started playing it, and it's creepy. Especially when you play in the middle of a graveyard.

do you live in the middle of a graveyard? in russia?

[BioSoldier]

I'll admit, I am 14. My friends are 13-14 (The ones who have played BioShock are 14). And trust me, there were never any laughing moments from that small part of play we did. First off, it's an MA15+ Restricted over here, meaning it's not suitable for someone under 15 to buy it UNLESS they are accompanied by a Parent or Adult Guardian.

So we were doing the Medical Pavillion level. Hit Steinman and saw the beginning scene and thought "I see why the game has achieved such a high rating. A game specifically made for adults. The graphic violence. Swearing etc." I know all of us felt something like "Geez, what is this place..".

Reading a poster in page 4 has lead me to think. Why the hell would a crazed Psychopath, stabbing a woman to death, then showing his "Ugly" victims be funny? It's not funny at all. IT'S SERIOUS. What if a Woman on the streets was being stabbed to death? Would you wet your pants laughing at them? I think not.

Yes, I am 14 years old, playing a mature game, but my Dad looked at this game and trusts me with it. Knowing I have played a ton of games he should know. He knows I won't go out onto the streets with my Hockey Stick or Baseball Bat and bash the skulls out of people.

By the way, I consider BioShock not scary, but more Disturbing, Twisted and makes you jump.

[Glee]

well, I have to admit the graphics are great, but I never really got an increase of heart beath, caused by "scaryness"...

Maybe because I'm going 34? I don't think it's that...

I have to admit that I stopped once to play Doom 3, because this was more scary (it was "scaryer"? Sorry, I'm french canadian, so I sometimes invent english words ;) ) like when the imps jumps literally in your face, from under the stairs, thus breaking the stairs... This was great!

But don't worry, I praise BioShock to everybody at my work, because it is totally gorgeous, and the storyline is great and well thought, to my taste...

If you play this game with me, u'll be playing with glee! :D

:eek: :eek:

[Mayakovski]

Not sure I would call it scary, but I did jump in my seat a few times.

[FomarThain]

I wouldn't call it scary but its got that System Shock 2 creepy all over it.

I will never forget the time when I was in the room with all the smoke/steam on the medical level and I was examining a table or what not and I turn around and a doc splicer was just standing there behind me!! I start shooting like a mad man! Damn, I was creeped out.:eek:

Very nicely done.:D

[E-Bass]

I find its very hard to make a game thats very action orientated truly "scary". Every level in Bioshock is packed with Splicers and although the game oozes atmostphere, theres never enough break from the action in order for suspense or a sense of forebodeing to really build up. You're fighting so constantly theres never any time to be scared.

[HamstersforFreedom]

I noticed that when I was creeping around listening to every sound that I was constantly taking breaks to catch my breathe. Then I came home hammered one night and started going in balls deep and finished most of Arcadia, only breaking to pass out.

So yeah, keep the adrenaline going and your wrench swinging and I think you'll get more of a game than a horror movie. But if you skulk around the first couple of levels staring at every blink of light you'll probably get scared more often. It is all about your gaming style.

Then again I play with the sound up and the lights out regardless of how I am playing.

[Jerri Blank]

Yes, I am 14 years old, playing a mature game, but my Dad looked at this game and trusts me with it. Knowing I have played a ton of games he should know. He knows I won't go out onto the streets with my Hockey Stick or Baseball Bat and bash the skulls out of people.

But he apparently doesn't care that it disturbs you.

Gotta have a license to drive a car, but not to have kids...



jb

[greylantern]

I find its very hard to make a game thats very action orientated truly "scary". Every level in Bioshock is packed with Splicers and although the game oozes atmostphere, theres never enough break from the action in order for suspense or a sense of forebodeing to really build up. You're fighting so constantly theres never any time to be scared.

QFT!

Sometimes less is more, and in Bioshock's case, less 'repetitive splicers' would have been much better for the game as a whole. Poor choice of enemy to start with though, what happened to all the weird and wonderful biological mutations/creations that the name implies? ;P

The more I think about it the more this game seems like another game entirely to the one that I read about 3 years ago, I'm still waiting for that game...

[GG88811]

I'm fourteen, and this game is easily tolerable for a thirteen year old assuming he is emotionally mature enough. I personally had no problems with this game other being startled once by the splicer that is directly behind you in the dentistry in the medical ward when the room fills with mist , but other than that it was just generally scary, though nothing over the edge. And yes, I do get nearly all of the story, it's not me misunderstanding but rather some adults not getting that not all children are the same and not all kids are like they were when they were kids. In addition to that the world today is different, and different standards are set for what is socially acceptable, as shown by things as simple as the amount of vulgar language in movies and as intricate as this game. It really just depends on the kid, but personally the OP doesn't strike me as someone who would be able to handle it if he believes the room simply darkening is scary.

[Julie Langford]

This was an awesome scary moment, although admittedly I unknowingly created it myself:
I was wandering around the Medical Pavilion and I was whistling to myself, and then I stop, and then all of a sudden someone finishes my whistling "phrase" (I guess that's what you would call it), and it was in the same key and everything.
I thought it was my roommate or something making fun of me, but it was a splicer! I didn't realize it was on the TV. It freaked me out, lol

[dorame]

Just make sure you check your wardrobe and under your bed before you go to bed at night! :eek:

[davidav11]

I wouldn't call it scary but its got that System Shock 2 creepy all over it.

I will never forget the time when I was in the room with all the smoke/steam on the medical level and I was examining a table or what not and I turn around and a doc splicer was just standing there behind me!! I start shooting like a mad man! Damn, I was creeped out.:eek:

Very nicely done.:D

Me too that was so ****ing scary im only 11 years old so WHAA!!:eek: Damm i hope this was the scarieds part of the game man i was shocked

[Atlas165]

instead of scary i would say...
disturbing!!!!!!!
oh and by the way i'm only twelve.

[BioShock Freak]

Hey guys! this is feign's younger brother, my brother got the game and it looks really good! i want to play it, so i had a go on it, i started a new game, the place crashed, im swimmign in the sea, i go up the stairs and into the building. the doors behidn me close and its all dark with little lighting, it looks really scary but i want to know is it actually scary? because it looks like a brilliant game! (im 13 and im on my brothers forum account) so please some1 help

Well, I'm not gonna lie, but yes, it is indeed scary. I was terrified to play, but now i'm used to it so it's not bad at all. Its actually more enjoyable. You'll get used to it, trust me. :) And yes, it IS a brilliant game, so take advantage of it and play it!!! :D


I wouldn't call it scary but its got that System Shock 2 creepy all over it.

I will never forget the time when I was in the room with all the smoke/steam on the medical level and I was examining a table or what not and I turn around and a doc splicer was just standing there behind me!! I start shooting like a mad man! Damn, I was creeped out.

Very nicely done.

I know, that part was VERY scary! Almost fell back on my chair. Lmfao! :D


Funny that feign would create an account, and the first post would be by his younger brother.

Lmao. :D

~Mari.

[asmcheese]

This game is a little on the scary side but not that much.

[Shijimmy]

Seriously... This thread has been dead for over a month, the question has been answered, why would you even feel like posting here?

[Squizzlor]

Ihad no Idea it was suposed to be a horror game but latly I have bean told so to me it is not scary its funny and fun!!!:D

[Yazor4]

i think it is scary for the first time then not anymore the second when you know everything it just feels like something is following you still

[pal13227]

Alright, I read through a few pages of this. I'll answer the question as the 14 year-old that I am. This game is ONLY scary if you make it scary. I thought that it was brilliant and had a great play on the thoughts of Genetic Experimentation. There are a few "horror movie" moments, but outside of those it's fun! I loved it and COMPLETELY understood the back story. Yes, the game is rated mature, but so is Halo. Halo is a phenomenon sweeping all of the world. I've met 10 year-olds that play that game (my little brother being one of them). The ESRB rates games depending on the content such as blood and violence. What they don't take into consideration is the actual mindset of young adults in this day and time. By now, several of us have already seen FAR worse than this game in movies. That's all that there is to it. Also, at whomever said that us "children" can't understand the story, you don't take into consideration the possible thought going on in some "children's" heads. Either that, or I'm not the normal "child".
Alright, my rant is over, continue discussion.

[smartalec5595]

i agree with you your normal :p
and its only scary the 1st time at the "jump" scenes.

[37inf.div.]

there are some freaky parts if you read into them like in point promethiuos, and autopsy tables

one part i wasnt sure if a splicer was dead or alive and all the light were out my computer was the only source of lightand as i get closer my dog snnuck up on me and he put his head on my lap as the splicer jumped out infront of me i fliped out of my chair, crawled back in and shot the guy

[Jedediah]

I hate to point out the obvious, but since I'm apparently the only grownup in this thread, I will: The game is rated M. Do you have parents, or are you an orphan? If you have parents, do they give a crap about you, or do they consider the 360 to be a convenient babysitter so that they don't have to talk to you or guide you in any way?

The themes are too strong and the violence too graphic in Bioshock for a child (yes, you are a child). Your parents (again, if you have any) need to get a clue and pay attention.



jb

Wow. Could you sound like any more of a jerk? Although I don't disagree that the game indeed contains matter that is too advanced and graphic for a young audience, what on Earth gives you ANY right to run off like that? Oh wait...nothing does. How 'bout taking care of your own family and not worrying how someone else runs theirs (whether it is right or wrong in your opinion)?

Furthermore, if you DO have kids, and if they watch the news or virtually any other show on TV...EVER...it is far worse than anything this game serves up. I have stopped watching virtually any TV at all, let alone in front of my kids because I got tired of them asking things like "What is rape" "What is murder" "What is sexual abuse and why do grownups do it to kids" "Why do moms and dads hurt their kids". Don't get me wrong...we DO address these types of issues but not with the graphic clarity that is presented by our wonderful, headlines grubbing media.

And before you even ask....I am 50 and the father of nine year old quadruplets. And no, my kids neither play nor watch ME play this or any other mature rated game.

Regardless, your post made you sound like an ass.

[HeadlessThompsonGunner]

Well... let me say first that every kid is different. People are all different, and some people can take mature things better than others.

That being said... I was always interested in more advanced things than what was "expected" for my age group. I read "complicated" literature and dove into games which were supposed to be too advanced for my age.

And gorey. The original DOOM for sega genesis was where I first fell in love with automatic weapons... leading into my love affair with the Thompson Gun now. ;)

Parental-wise, my dad opened his science-fiction library to me, and guided me towards the library of my school. He also got me the rated M games. :D

My mom I only saw once in awhile (divorce, gotta love it.) But she is the one who got me DOOM for the genesis, so I guess she had faith in my maturity... or maybe it was her alcoholic ex-husband (one of my stepfathers) that got it for me... cant remember. It was awhile ago.

My dad said I could do pretty much whatever the heck I wanted as long as it wasnt illegal. He had ran the wild juvenile racket as a kid, so he was ready for it.

The end result? I never acted the delinquent. I got to know what was good, what was evil, and what was f*ing stupid at an early age. And I ended up becomeing an intelligent, quiet, well-read kid who happened to read and play very violent and mature material.

In contrast... my uncle and his wife raised their two kids (my cousins) in a very strict and sheltered fashion. They both had been in the military... and they ran their house like a military operation.

The end result? By college age, both of my cousins had dropped out of school, and one of them became hooked on drugs.

The SECOND they got out of the strict and controlled atmosphere of the house they went berserk. By now they have started turning back around... which I am glad for.

My point is the more control you try to force on your kids... the more they will hate you, and go wild once they are out of your hands.

So yeah... thirteen years old? Go for it man. But try to get more out of the game than blood and gore. I think that the "advanced" themes of this game are something great for a kid to be exposed to... and hopefully it will make them think.

[Gheorghie]

You showed him Jedediah... Well the thing is BioShock is scary too a certain age etc etc if ure 9 DONT play it if ure 18 noone cares but 13 welllll... I know a guy who is 13 and he can handle and he addmits its scary at first then u get used to it... it depends on who u are of course, but at no point do I recommend buying it at 13, 1. Can u handle blood? 2.Are u scared of the dark? 3.Are u easily influenced by things u see? And Lastly don't buy it untill its a NO from ALL of them. TA DA oh... it is scary
PS HeadlessTompsonGunner is right, all people are different

[BioShock Freak]

Yes, these are all good points. But let's stay on topic now, please. Before it gets too far.
~Mari.

[speed]

Especially the first time I played with all of the lights out and with headphones. I can't stress enough how much a good pair of headphones adds to the creepiness factor. You should really try them out if you can. The smallest move off screen in my living room would startle me :eek: The Medical Pavilon in particular was hair-raising for me....and gees the funeral parlor in there.....

[BioShock Freak]

I ALWAYS play with headphones and I know EXACTLY what you mean. Lol. I've got a really good pair of headphones too and you can hear EVERY little sound, hum, whistle, even the water leaking in the distance sometimes. I never play without them because I'm so used to it that I'd have to use the 7.1 surround sound system in order to hear those sound effects that clear (unfortunately, I can't use it. There's too much people that get annoyed by the loud sound. :rolleyes:). It just makes it that much scarier. :D
~Mari.

[speed]

I ALWAYS play with headphones and I know EXACTLY what you mean. Lol. I've got a really good pair of headphones too and you can hear EVERY little sound, hum, whistle, even the water leaking in the distance sometimes. I never play without them because I'm so used to it that I'd have to use the 7.1 surround sound system in order to hear those sound effects that clear (unfortunately, I can't use it. There's too much people that get annoyed by the loud sound. :rolleyes:). It just makes it that much scarier. :D
~Mari.

Exactly right. A lot more of the effects are audible with headphones. I would have to really crank my crappy 5.1 system up through the speakers to begin to match it. My headphones are of course connected to this system though. There is a setting called Headphone Theater that simulates the surround sound, it does a pretty decent job all things considered.

[BioShock Freak]

Yeah, same here. :D It's just better with headphones. :D
It's scarier. :p
~Mari.

[Telekinetic Puppeteer]

BioShock? Scary? Naaah.. I was too busy giggling everytime a swing of the wrench or a bang from the shotgun pummeled a Splicer. >.>;; And when Atlas came over the radio and me going, "O_O;; Say more words!"

[Da_wolf]

bioshock is not "scary"

F.E.A.R is a ****ing scary game but bioshock isn't
albeit it is erey and a little creepy but it isn't bloodly head on a fence post, silent hill kinda scary

albeit my opinions may differ from others

[Blue Lightning]

FEAR? Nah not scary. Condemned...now that's scary. BioShock is scary in the sense it's so off the wall.

[KaiteyDave]

First off, I wanted to get this off my chest - JB, Jedediah is right, that post did make you sound like an ass. You have no right to question someone elses parenting when you don't know them - who says his parents were even aware he was considering playing?

I wouldn't say bioshock is scary though. It's eerie, and there's usually something making me jump. The fact that rapture shows just how badly we can screw it all up is amazing, and probably what scared me most.

Oddly enough, I dont own an xbox, I played it at my boyfriend's place. The thing that first made me want to play it was the big daddies.

Cutest things ever... I want one, and he can be my night doorman.

:D

[BioShock Freak]

LOL. I want a Big Daddy too. :D
When I first saw the trailer on Tv, I was like, O..M..G! The Little sister looked SOO scary! So, I decided to play it. :D I love scary games! Surprisingly enough, I haven't played much games. Never played Condemned or F.E.A.R. but I HAVE heard before that they were scary.
~Mari.

[Da_wolf]

FEAR? Nah not scary. Condemned...now that's scary. BioShock is scary in the sense it's so off the wall.

Really
wow i craped my pants the first time i saw that little girl thing (cannible one not blood sucking one WAIT A MINUTE)

[chrizza92]

its scary sometimes but when im walking around rapture after playing it for a long time you kind of know whats around the corner

[WrenchMaster]

BioShock isn't really scary, it's just atmospheric. There are scary parts, but walking around a level, you may jump at the appearance of a splicer, but you're not shivering and whimpering after you've killed them, wondering what's next.

[Jedediah]

It has it's scary moments but to add to an earlier post.....one of the scariest games I ever played (and this is just me) was Doom3.

That game had me really, really spooked. You could not move w/out being on edge. Every step you took there was the dread that came with just knowing that something was out to get you. Something was stalking you, just waiting for the lights to flicker out (which they often did). Most of the levels were very confining which didn't help. And it was usually very dark. So very dark. Every corner you turned, every steam-hissing machine you peeped around, you just KNEW was going to have either something come slowly moaning towards you (zombies) or come screaming bloody murder/ready to rip you to shreds at you. I loved it.

Bioshock is so refined. I can be scary. It is ALWAYS disturbing, in so many different ways. It is lightly spooky. It is usually quite creepy ("this one is just bursting Mr B..."), and it can be absolutely hilarious in a macabre, George Romero-ish way.

This game is w/out a doubt one of the best games I have ever played and I have played a BUNCH of 'em. It is one of those rare gems that pulls together all the facets the really define a stellar, one of a kind, gaming gem. Graphics, storyline, storytelling, gameplay, originality, fantastic optimization of the code, and the most important part....it's FUN TO PLAY.

Gotta go...there are splicers yet to kill....

[HeadlessThompsonGunner]

I really hated the later Doom games...

The dark isnt scary... its just f*ing annoying. In a FPS I want to SEE what I am shooting at.

And it makes absolutley no sense. This is supposed to be the future. Apparently, in the future, they are all out of light bulbs.

Bioshock had its scary points, but thankfully it wasnt an all-consumeing aspect of the game. The fear was there... but so was a sense of surrealism. And whenever I got too freaked out... I would just take a look out of the window. The underwater views are beautiful, and are a nice contrast to the ruin and insanity to what are inside those graceful sweeping underwater buildings.

[BucketBot]

This is supposed to be the future. Apparently, in the future, they are all out of light bulbs.


They were all destroyed during the light bulb wars...duh!

[Jedediah]

They were all destroyed during the light bulb wars...duh!

I thought everyone had read about the LBW's of the late 23rd Century. heheh.

Actually, I turned up my full screen gamma just a "tad"...just enough to better define the surroundings without destroying the atmosphere. id software does stuff like that for a reason. My opinion of course. I loved Doom 3 especially. The atmosphere, the dynamic lighting, the shadow work was superb for what? three years ago? However, Jon Carmack was always ahead of his time imo.

[Spliced Big Daddy]

I dont think the game is scary. But you and i have different thoughts. I personnaly admire this game. It is very violent but it tells a sad and awesome story at the same time. Every time you play the game again and you walk around a corner, you notice something that you didnt before. I would highly recomend you get this game.:D

[nealmac]

Nope, it's not really scary, but that Houdini splicer that suddenly appears behind you in Arcadia scared the hell out of me :D

Also, the funeral home in the Medical Pavilion had an eerie scene, where you knew there was a splicer around the next corner (having seen his shadow on the wall) and just as you came to the corner, the lights go out.......

[Asherah]

Bioshock isn't really scary but it does have its scary moments.

[LiFeUnd3rWaTeR]

i from personnal experiance say that yes indeed it does have its scary moments. Not really along the lines of Scary...but more along the lines of Suspense. Suspense i believe is what most people would agree on.

[mrkrupp0]

Listen, This is not a discussion of whether he should be playing this game or not, he asked a question and we should give him an answer, not judge him.

I for one think it is a very scary game, but you just have to realize that i'ts a bunch of 3D objects on a screen.

[mrkrupp0]

If you're really worried you can play it with the sound off. :D

[mrkrupp0]

I really hated the later Doom games...

The dark isnt scary... its just f*ing annoying. In a FPS I want to SEE what I am shooting at.

And it makes absolutley no sense. This is supposed to be the future. Apparently, in the future, they are all out of light bulbs.

Bioshock had its scary points, but thankfully it wasnt an all-consumeing aspect of the game. The fear was there... but so was a sense of surrealism. And whenever I got too freaked out... I would just take a look out of the window. The underwater views are beautiful, and are a nice contrast to the ruin and insanity to what are inside those graceful sweeping underwater buildings.
Actually its an alternate history.

[Seasick]

Hey guys! this is feign's younger brother, my brother got the game and it looks really good! i want to play it, so i had a go on it, i started a new game, the place crashed, im swimmign in the sea, i go up the stairs and into the building. the doors behidn me close and its all dark with little lighting, it looks really scary but i want to know is it actually scary? because it looks like a brilliant game! (im 13 and im on my brothers forum account) so please some1 help :D

If you are easily scared, play during the day, or at night with lights on. I'm not ashamed to say that's what I do. And I still get a little scared.

[RaptureAngel]

Maybe very intense but not scary. Of course it depends on what kind of kid you are! Of course my eighteen year old friend was terrified of it while I played. So there's no telling for a thirteen year old (: But good luck and happy hunting! :D

[RaptureWillBeReborn]

Maybe very intense but not scary. Of course it depends on what kind of kid you are! Of course my eighteen year old friend was terrified of it while I played. So there's no telling for a thirteen year old (: But good luck and happy hunting! :D

I'm 13 and I never found one scary moment. You guys are wimps!:p

[Grathius22]

Same.

10char

[Big_Sister_Is_Watching]

i think by now the poster would have beaten the game multiple times and know exactly where every single tonic, dairy, leak, corpse is...

look at the dates...

[The_Whale_In_Bioshock_1]

the first one is pretty scarry
the second one not so much

[X1 BLACKOUT 1X]

Not really that scary IMO

[Grathius22]

I didn't think either were scary. That's probably just me, though.

Curse you, Silent Hill.

[Invader]

Well... first one nearly made me poo my pants many, many times. The second one... well... not scary, but still a good game.


(BioShock was the first horror game I ever played. >_> <_<)

[Angelbroken]

They both had thier moments. And overall they're both extremely tense and anxious - making. (You're on edge the entire time through) And if you play in the right environment (I played it after midnight, in my pitch black room) then it REALLY sets the mood. :p I loved it. Wouldn't recommend bioshock ANY OTHER way.

[Drsalvador]

I hate to point out the obvious, but since I'm apparently the only grownup in this thread, I will: The game is rated M. Do you have parents, or are you an orphan? If you have parents, do they give a crap about you, or do they consider the 360 to be a convenient babysitter so that they don't have to talk to you or guide you in any way?

The themes are too strong and the violence too graphic in Bioshock for a child (yes, you are a child). Your parents (again, if you have any) need to get a clue and pay attention.



jb

How deliciously patronizing, I'm 13 and i can genuinely understand and comprehend Bioshock's themes and ideals, You seem to think all thirteen year olds are incapable of mental thought beyond "Hurr butts". You were thirteen once too, And i bet you're not far off from it infact.


Because I'm not his parents. And I stand by my earlier post.



jb

The way you sign your posts is just adorable.


You're absolutely right. I should adopt the kid and explain "death and science and genetics" to him.



jb

Are you really trying to state that anyone below 18 cannot do anything? Mozart was a composer from an incredibly young age.


What about what Steinman is doing to his (alive, for the moment) patient on the operating table when you go in there?



jb

OH NO THE PIXELS ARE DYING THINK OF THE CHILDREN OH THE POLYGONAL HUMANITY!


I don't doubt that most kids past 11 or so can differentiate between fantasy violence and real violence, but I also think that being bombarded with violent images can make ANYONE somewhat desensitized to it.

Why would we want kids to enjoy bloody video games at age 13? Why not insist that they take a little more time to grow before virtually blowing others away with a shotgun?

If I had kids, I'd protect them from that stuff for as long as possible. Kids need to be kids.


jb

You're the reason the american constitution and general freedom of speech and privacy rights are ruined today. Good god man.


But he apparently doesn't care that it disturbs you.

Gotta have a license to drive a car, but not to have kids...



jb

*Sounds of a rope decoiling and a spine severing*

[Brass Balls]

As for my opinion: the game started out scary, or at least creepy, when you had no idea what was happening or who/what anything was. That feeling later, understandably, disappeared. Bioshock 2 scared me...never.

And I would most certainly let a 13 year old play Bioshock. In fact it was at that age that videogames truly had the potential to scare me, and I kinda miss that.

[RaptureWillBeReborn]

How deliciously patronizing, I'm 13 and i can genuinely understand and comprehend Bioshock's themes and ideals, You seem to think all thirteen year olds are incapable of mental thought beyond "Hurr butts". You were thirteen once too, And i bet you're not far off from it infact.



The way you sign your posts is just adorable.



Are you really trying to state that anyone below 18 cannot do anything? Mozart was a composer from an incredibly young age.



OH NO THE PIXELS ARE DYING THINK OF THE CHILDREN OH THE POLYGONAL HUMANITY!



You're the reason the american constitution and general freedom of speech and privacy rights are ruined today. Good god man.



*Sounds of a rope decoiling and a spine severing*

Heheh, you're not alone, bud. :rolleyes:

[Archvile78]

It have its tense moment but i didn't find it scary.

I remember this moment in Bioshock, you enter a room where the floor is mostly filled with water, you see a splicer shadow on the wall, the light goes out for a bit and when it come back on the splicer disappeared...it then hit me in the back and it made me jump.

[Invader]

I hate to point out the obvious, but since I'm apparently the only grownup in this thread, I will: The game is rated M. Do you have parents, or are you an orphan? If you have parents, do they give a crap about you, or do they consider the 360 to be a convenient babysitter so that they don't have to talk to you or guide you in any way?

The themes are too strong and the violence too graphic in Bioshock for a child (yes, you are a child). Your parents (again, if you have any) need to get a clue and pay attention.



jb

Hmmm... just saw this post. I'm 14, and I completely understand the themes, ideals, and moods of Rapture- and I actually agree with the core ideals. I have parents. Maybe yours were strict as hell, didn't trust you at all, but mine do. I haven't had any troubles with it. Hell, my parents have played it, too, and they like it. You were this age once, too. Were you a stupid young teen, or are you just a troll, seeking attention?

[Grathius22]

Hmmm... just saw this post. I'm 14, and I completely understand the themes, ideals, and moods of Rapture- and I actually agree with the core ideals. I have parents. Maybe yours were strict as hell, didn't trust you at all, but mine do. I haven't had any troubles with it. Hell, my parents have played it, too, and they like it. You were this age once, too. Were you a stupid young teen, or are you just a troll, seeking attention?

I'm 13, and I found him to be a fool.

My parents have their own beliefs of what I should and shouldn't do.

[Quantumity]

Of course the game is scary. It was designed to be scary. In fact, many of the things we see for the first time are scary around that age. I was around 15 when the first Bioshock came out, and since I don't really play "scary" games, I found the first levels scary enough to compel me to stop playing it for a while. A week later I found the courage to turn the game on again. The whole horror and scary stuff is desensitizing to the brain however, because eventually we get used to seeing all the scary things in the game, *yawn* by the time I killed Andrew Ryan and found out there is no Atlas, nothing that was meant to be "scary" really bothered me anymore. Whether the game is scary or not to you really just depends on how many of these scary games you've played. Same thing applies to books and Television. Some people, however, hate the whole idea of being desensitized to such gratuitous amounts of violence and scary elements though.

[goodgirlsgather01]

Bioshock was my first real game that played with the themes of violence and horror, and to be honest, I was scared senseless. And when i say first scary game, I mean that before Bioshock, the scariest thing I'd come to was Kingdom Hearts (awesome game. not scary) The first level for me was the worst: it just had to be a creepy hospital. This may sound pathetic, but I was jumpy for the next two days after that level. But I remember after getting to Fort Frolic, I had gotten so used to everything that i could finally take in Rapture's beauty. Needless to say, I think EVERYONE should experience Bioshock at some point. It really opened my eyes. Not only did it deepen and mature my love for video games, it showed me that yes, video games can be intelligent and brilliant. All i can say is that Bioshock was the best scary thing I ever put myself through :D

[peachbomb]

I remember my first time playing it and there were some moments that had me jumping. I haven't played the first game in a while so I'm sure if I go back to it, I'll feel the same way again. The scariest game I've ever played was Dead Space. I played that the first time after midnight with the lights out. And I screamed so much while playing.

Playing Bioshock in that kind of setting heightens the thrill of the game.

[xPOORGUYx]

I remember my first time playing it and there were some moments that had me jumping. I haven't played the first game in a while so I'm sure if I go back to it, I'll feel the same way again. The scariest game I've ever played was Dead Space. I played that the first time after midnight with the lights out. And I screamed so much while playing.

Playing Bioshock in that kind of setting heightens the thrill of the game.

dead space is the scariest game i played too and im not playing it again lol

[Brass Balls]

before Bioshock, the scariest thing I'd come to was Kingdom Hearts

Hahahaaha, this is great. What a transition!

[O. O. Lutwidge]

Simple answer; To and adult , not scary at all just morally questionable.

To a 13 y/o ; What the hell are you thinking playing this game? Cant you see the rating on it? No-offence but no-one at this age is mature enough to deal with the nature of the game in a rational and sensible manner no matter how grown up you think you are. There is a reason they have ratings, and they should be followed. I dont let my nieces in the room with the PC at all, because even the game cases can give them nightmares.

You may not want to admit it but the fact is your a child, and have a childs mindset and outlook. There is no way you can begin to formulate in your mind the nature of games major characters or there motivation in Rapture sensibly and deviod of emotion. It is far to graphic and of such a mature nature that if I was your parents I would have taken the 360 of the pair of you until you realise that I control what games you play because you live under my roof and your not old enough to make such decisions.

I find this ridiculously offensive. When I was about 10/11 years old me and my mates would steal older brother's and sister's horror movie VHS's and scare the crap out of ourselves because we knew it was fake. By the age of 12, I'd read Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and completely and fully understood the issues involved....
In fact, you know what, I can't even be bothered to finish this post. The very fact that you have decided a 13 year old person cannot make their own decisions etc. shows how ignorant you are. It's people like you who decide to overshadow every decision a young person makes that arrests their development and bring about this ridiculous nanny state we have today. Would you rather he went and watched these unbelievably ridiculous cartoons that are on tv today? With magical bouncing, talking numbers, politically correct characters who make odd beeping and booping noises whilst a slack-jawed narrator comes out with some idiotic phrases that inspire no imagination and (to be INCREDIBLY cliché) turn our youths minds to mush.

[rchris48]

Scary no...I would not use that word to describe BS.

Creepy and disturbing with just a touch of seriously twisted is how I describe BS. Oh how I LOVE this game!

*******
and to Hadrian.....wow...I remember being 12 y/o (nearly 40 now). I understood the diffence between right and wrong back then.

[Mr. Bubbles~]

Simple answer; To and adult , not scary at all just morally questionable.

To a 13 y/o ; What the hell are you thinking playing this game? Cant you see the rating on it? No-offence but no-one at this age is mature enough to deal with the nature of the game in a rational and sensible manner no matter how grown up you think you are. There is a reason they have ratings, and they should be followed. I dont let my nieces in the room with the PC at all, because even the game cases can give them nightmares.

You may not want to admit it but the fact is your a child, and have a childs mindset and outlook. There is no way you can begin to formulate in your mind the nature of games major characters or there motivation in Rapture sensibly and deviod of emotion. It is far to graphic and of such a mature nature that if I was your parents I would have taken the 360 of the pair of you until you realise that I control what games you play because you live under my roof and your not old enough to make such decisions.

First off, you are not the kids parents. So stop acting like you are. You're trying to tell him what's right for him, and whats wrong. That is not your decision at ALL.

Second: I really don't like the way you talk. "You have a child's mindset and outlook"? A child can know just as much about politics, and have his own opinion as much as anyone else could. If he decided to take the time to research some of the stuff, then eventually he would form an opinion wouldn't he? So why does it matter how old he is? Christ.

But enough of this fighting.

As many others have said, I found BioShock to be more tense and creepy than "scary". I was always on edge, because of the voices you could hear off in the distance, and the groans of Big Daddies. The fact that you are also just a normal, vulnerable human being made me pretty nervous too, especially at the beginning. I thought that splicer was going to rip me to pieces. You should definitely play it, I can almost guarantee that you'll fall in love with it.

[Grathius22]

I never got too scared.


It's prolly' just me, though.

[themaster]

Yes. It is scary.

If you're, like, 2.

[BioShock Freak]

^Lol. Yeah, it's a little scary the first time, maybe the second too, but it's not that bad. You get used to it, and once you do, you REALLY enjoy it. Trust me. ;)

~Mari.

[sahd0w]

Hey guys! this is feign's younger brother, my brother got the game and it looks really good! i want to play it, so i had a go on it, i started a new game, the place crashed, im swimmign in the sea, i go up the stairs and into the building. the doors behidn me close and its all dark with little lighting, it looks really scary but i want to know is it actually scary? because it looks like a brilliant game! (im 13 and im on my brothers forum account) so please some1 help :D


There are a lot of really scary parts of the game, but younger people tend to be less creeped out by all the morbidity (because you can't really relate it to your own life yet) so definitely play it. It's a freaking awesome game. Try to pay attention to the story line, and not just think of it as shooting crazy splicers!! The story makes it much cooler =)

[Beppe186]

Can't stop laughing, really.

[themaster]

Hey guys! this is feign's younger brother, my brother got the game and it looks really good! i want to play it, so i had a go on it, i started a new game, the place crashed, im swimmign in the sea, i go up the stairs and into the building. the doors behidn me close and its all dark with little lighting, it looks really scary but i want to know is it actually scary? because it looks like a brilliant game! (im 13 and im on my brothers forum account) so please some1 help :D

....In respone to this, yes.

BIOSHOCK IS VERY SCARY

If you're scared by little girls with needles.... and drugged evil zombies....

[zerospaceA4]

Yes, BioShock can be pretty scary and frightening, if you are easily scared by dark, violence and some surprise scares. I found the game to be very atmospheric and unsettling if not slightly depressing. This game can really bring up a lot of emotions, that's why it's so great.

[MisterShark]

Yes, BioShock can be pretty scary and frightening, if you are easily scared by dark, violence and some surprise scares. I found the game to be very atmospheric and unsettling if not slightly depressing. This game can really bring up a lot of emotions, that's why it's so great.

This ^^ summarizes it nicely.

[Gin Ichimaru]

bioshock is scarry for the first two levels then its creepy

[Tossa75]

I'm just answering the topic title here, and some comments I read on that. Not the age question.

I am 16 currently, and recently bought BioShock. It is indeed more psychological than it is 'scary' and the atmosphere is just... so damn creepy.
It makes me feel like running downstairs the moment I've seen something eerie, but yet I want to keep playing. I had this kind of things contsantly playing through Fort Frolic and Medical Pavilion (Just recently finished Frolic, and I'm a throphy ho, so I read I have to go back down the 'Sinclair Spirits' to get some tonic there... I don't wanna ;p!) but it's such a bloody good game...

I think though... BioShock is nothing for teenagers. If I had seen it somehere at a friends or something I wouldn't have gotten it. I just don't feel all that 'ready' for it, yu'no?
Yet I wanna keep playing it. Andrew's speeches are very interesting.

[Rapture-704]

Try playing it in a completly dark room at night. I played until I passed the Medical Pavillion.

[PS3kalim1993]

Bioshock 2 wasnt scary i dont think, bioshock 1 did make me jump a few times, especially the moving statues =)

[BIG DADDY 139]

not really kinda disturbing though, although i am a horror movie junkie so mabye i just dont scare easily

[kdn003]

I thought Bioshock 1 was more jumpy scary, lot's of stuff that popped out at you. Bioshock 2 was more disturbing, Siren's alley, and the Big sister intro were creepy as hell.

[Darth Fatso]

As much a I love both games I never thought either one was scary. Creepy yes but not scary. BS1 definately had it's share of creepy and disturbing moments like when you enter Dr. Steinman's office when he's hacking away at a Splicer and when you hear that one recording when he's operating on a patiant and the nurse tells him to stop. Plus you could see "ghosts" in BS1 which was kinda creepy. Not to mention the Fort Frolic area with Xander Cohen and the Splicers covered in plaster. BS2 though, as much as I love the game, the only character's I thought were creepy were the Alpha series Big Daddies cause they had sort of an undead zombieish look and vibe to them. Plus they run at you like the "zombies" in 28 Day/Weeks Later.

[Vito_Lucente]

Sort of. Depends on what you find scary. If you wanna play a really scary game, then play Dead Space.

(Post #200!)

[Robsqwi]

Its..... eerie...

[Grathius22]

I play it mostly at night, with high volume.

Not that scary.

Try Silent Hill, Dead Space, or Fatal Frame.

[Flepo1]

I don't think your scared when your 13 becouse you don't know everything about the ideology of Andrew Ryan.
The onely thing thats spooks me a bit sometimes is wen I imagine it could be real exept for the ADAM ofcourseXD

[Jmarsiglio]

I just started this game today, and only just began appreciating the affects the atmosphere has on me. I can tell you one thing, playing it at day time with lights on and dog running around playing is a lot less scary than when the lights are off, it's late and the only thing you can hear is the in-game sounds. What I find scary, is walking in the darkness in total silence, and knocking over something or when I hear creepy voices. And as for him being 13, since I played these type of games at a young age, I understand the hunger for such games, and you must appreciate that he will play it, if he wills.

[Schmuck]

I can tell you one thing, playing it at day time with lights on and dog running around playing is a lot less scary than when the lights are off, it's late and the only thing you can hear is the in-game sounds.

I agree. I played it in the middle of the night during a rainstorm especially the "Khashmir Restaurant" scene with the mother-splicer standing over a baby cradle with a gun....

[money123451]

at 13 i had immersed myself into britannia, fragging many a daemon, and setting much on fire. i had ownd kilrathi and played street fighter 2 til my fingers bled. sure the violence was more pixelated in doom but thats all left to the imagination to make it real. some games with ☺☺☺☺ty graphics are really real because kids have Great imaginations. if you were my mom, i would go play it at a friends house and never tell you, because Thats What Kids Do.

and y'know what, if a kid gets scared by bioshock, i hope they think about genetic engineering next time they're at the grocery store. i hope they think about war and violence and what ☺☺☺☺ing wretched things they are. how much better to release your aggressions in a sim than to have to choose an outlet in the 'real world'.

the world in which kids need to be sheltered from pain and death and violence and misery isn't real to me. believe me, at 13, this kid is going to find a way to play bioshock no matter what you tell him. so don't ☺☺☺☺ing patronize him calling him orphan and saying his parents don't give a crap.

if you really care so freaking much, why don't You try to talk to him about death and science and genetics and video games like hes a young person instead of some ignorant baby.

you'll love this
http://kotaku.com/gaming/nightmares/bioshock-leads-to-childhood-legos-and-quoting-296444.php

well you got a point but i played diablo 1 the most disturbing games for pc (not scary but Gothic when i was like 10 it did not give me night mares but gave me chills ) it jest made me notice that games are complete ☺☺☺☺ in reality's eyes and the only thing that makes a game is the story the rest is nothing so i don't care i jest am a bit freaked out by this game.

[Rhukka]

I am playin it right now for the first time, and i find it scary in a subtile way. Its not a shocker like f.e.a.r. or silent hill franchise, but the questions of ethics it lets you think about, and if only it is killing that little sister, that scared me a bit. hell yea, it really leaves me with guilty consience. Maybe just cuz ima daddy of two young children and sensible for that sort, but that must exactly be the maker´s intention. What would ppl do in real life in such situations for their survival. thats scary, of course.

the discussion in the beginning of the thread about 13year old boys playin this is some time ago, but i would like to share my opinion anyway, cuz there might still be some younger ppl around here.

True, that game is not coincidentally mature rated, but I myself would probably allow my children to play it at a certain age, or better, matureness. Unlike most shooter games Bioshock got a meaning and reflects some aspects of our culture. Its never bad to question these things also at younger age. Some teens understand, some dont. So nobody should just point the finger out, better talk about the understanding. Parents still have to be aware, of course.

Seen that movie Silent Hill? im from germany and its allowed to watch that flick at the age of 16. Hell no, i wouldnt allow that!
Its a totally different brutality, just for the sake of entertaining. It was not a bad movie but also let me sleep with one eye open ;)
So, at least at this wall of text, i wanna tell you kids, dont only play this game because of big heavy guns letting them bodies splatter around the place, try to really understand whats ment by those commentaries and the storytelling. Have fun.

[Rhukka]

I am playin it right now for the first time, and i find it scary in a subtile way. Its not a shocker like f.e.a.r. or silent hill franchise, but the questions of ethics it lets you think about, and if only it is killing that little sister, that scared me a bit. hell yea, it really leaves me with guilty consience. Maybe just cuz ima daddy of two young children and sensible for that sort, but that must exactly be the maker´s intention. What would ppl do in real life in such situations for their survival. thats scary, of course.

the discussion in the beginning of the thread about 13year old boys playin this is some time ago, but i would like to share my opinion anyway, cuz there might still be some younger ppl around here.

True, that game is not coincidentally mature rated, but I myself would probably allow my children to play it at a certain age, or better, matureness. Unlike most shooter games Bioshock got a meaning and reflects some aspects of our culture. Its never bad to question these things also at younger age. Some teens understand, some dont. So nobody should just point the finger out, better talk about the understanding. Parents still have to be aware, of course.

Seen that movie Silent Hill? im from germany and its allowed to watch that flick at the age of 16. Hell no, i wouldnt allow that!
Its a totally different brutality, just for the sake of entertaining. It was not a bad movie but also let me sleep with one eye open ;)
So, at least at this wall of text, i wanna tell you kids, dont only play this game because of big heavy guns letting them bodies splatter around the place, try to really understand whats ment by those commentaries and the storytelling. Have fun.

[jd10013]

nah, ain't scarry. there are a couple "gotcha" moments, but that's about it.

[MrsPerspectiive]

Bioshock1 made me kinda scream once lol. But that was because i had no idea someone was going to be right behind me when i turned around. :L Great game though. <3 Never going to give it up thats for sure.

[Grathius22]

True, but the next time you advice a child on playing an 18+ game by looking 'constructively' at the side of violence on a public forum, and he decides to do it and then tries to 'splice' himself afterwards how would you feel?

Alright, who ever tries to splice themselves, unless they are five, need to be popped in the mouth for being stupid.

Seriously.

I was twelve when I first played Bioshock, and I didn't go off 'Lololol, Immah' go Splice myself n'junk killin' folks 'fer thar' ADAM and all dat!'

I wasn't scared either.

Seriously guys, why is everyone freaking out about young kids playing games like this? If they're mature enough to handle it, then they're mature enough.

[BloodnGlory]

This isnt scary, try Dead Space2....at midnight...in the dark.... No joke I almost puked I was so scared....

[Mohamed AL-Hosani]

than i'm a bad person :P

i let my two nephews

3 years old and 7 years old watch it like some kind of a movie :P
sometimes i just throw the remote and tell them "Your turn! Go for it"
and he is like "No No NOO!" "You do it"

but they also good assassin creed players :D


by the way i'm 16 :P i been playing this kind of games since i was 4
it gives nightmares yeah...but like they say

"What dosen't kill you make you stronger"

[Mohamed AL-Hosani]

Bioshock1 made me kinda scream once lol. But that was because i had no idea someone was going to be right behind me when i turned around. :L Great game though. <3 Never going to give it up thats for sure.

same thing happend to me...like 3 times..
you know that feeling...you alone in a darkroom with a HD TV :P and you hear creepy music while you turn and BAMM

for me...
i just shoot the bastard and run

[Gurgii]

Based on what i have read from this thread, im guessing this is going to feel like my first playthrough of fallout:3. TENSE. not in a scary way, but in one that you may end up sweating at the end of the day. I will prolly give the game a rent tonight.

EDIT: Is deadspace:2 worth a rent? lately I have been really wanting a tense playthrough.

[BloodnGlory]

Dead Space 2 is worth a rent, its, its, this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=776fi2I8e6U&ob=av3n).......

[BehindTheEye]

Your definition of scary and mine are two different things, it might seem.

[behindtheeyes]

[Invader]

Alright, who ever tries to splice themselves, unless they are five, need to be popped in the mouth for being stupid.

Seriously.

I was twelve when I first played Bioshock, and I didn't go off 'Lololol, Immah' go Splice myself n'junk killin' folks 'fer thar' ADAM and all dat!'

I wasn't scared either.

Seriously guys, why is everyone freaking out about young kids playing games like this? If they're mature enough to handle it, then they're mature enough.

I was also twelve when I played the game. O_O COINCIDENCES! Actually, I could make a conspiracy about that, if given enough time... but, I digress.

Despite the young age I played the game at, not once did Bioshock give me any violent impulses. Now, Rayne, you're saying that the kid would try to "splice" themselves? I'm not sure what you're saying here. Just because they saw a guy stick a needle in his arm and it gave him special powers, the kid will go so far as to find a needle to stab themselves with? Oi. Kids may not be the sharpest tools in the shed (they don't know any better) but if they're really stupid enough to do that they should be on the short bus. Besides, they should know better than to think that Plasmids and ADAM are real. Again, short bus.

[jd10013]

This isnt scary, try Dead Space2....at midnight...in the dark.... No joke I almost puked I was so scared....

you want scary try system shock 2 at night, with the lights out and earphones on. Undying is pretty scary too. at least early in the game.

[Theta-Sigma]

Wow, looking back at the post on here...

[headkase]

I remember, a long time ago - maybe even in this thread - someone who has aquaphobia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaphobia) coupled with an intense fear of drowning asked if there was a lot of water parts to Bioshock. I responded along the lines: "don't worry about it, mostly when you're seeing water it's outside a window! Go on and play!" Later someone pointed out to me the very beginning of the game during the plane crash and trying to get to the water's surface while desperately holding your breath.. Yeah, I don't know what ever happened on that one but I hope they read that response before they went off and played.. ;)

[Vito_Lucente]

I remember, a long time ago - maybe even in this thread - someone who has aquaphobia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaphobia) coupled with an intense fear of drowning asked if there was a lot of water parts to Bioshock. I responded along the lines: "don't worry about it, mostly when you're seeing water it's outside a window! Go on and play!" Later someone pointed out to me the very beginning of the game during the plane crash and trying to get to the water's surface while desperately holding your breath.. Yeah, I don't know what ever happened on that one but I hope they read that response before they went off and played.. ;)

Nah, there's like no water at all in BioShock.

[green_abobo]

the intimate 1st person view and the darkness of the game can make you jump in spots, playing alone in the dark, with the volume cranked.

[Theta-Sigma]

Yes, there is NO water in a game with an UNDERWATER CITY!

[headkase]

Yes, there is tons of water in Fort Frolic.. ;) :p Of course there's water and it is very pretty but in quite a few extended sections it is not the focus.

[Atlas-]

When there's water in a city built under the atlantic you have to worry. But yes I found the game scary but I probably found it more sad than frightening (in a good way).

[Theta-Sigma]

When there's water in a city built under the atlantic you have to worry. But yes I found the game scary but I probably found it more sad than frightening (in a good way).

I'm so weak... Billy Paterson was it? Made me cry... :|

[BloodnGlory]

Personaly I thought Bioshock2 is sader but this one has it moments

[Atlas-]

The end scene of bioshock 2 practicaly made me cry, seeing rapture in ruins as "the ocean on his shoulders" plays in the background. Truly emotina.l

[BloodnGlory]

I wealed up, only game that ever made me do that...If I saw Sinclairs body, all the big daddys left behind, and a shot of the city with a faded picture of Andrew Ryan behind it I would bawl.

[danehern]

I swear some of you people just don't know what they're talking about. JB i'ts not your responsibility to look after this kid or tell others they shouldn't play a M rated game then say i'ts not your responsibility and one of you said anyone below 11 probably can't tell the differrence between real life and fantasy and all I have to say about that is I'm 10 and know the difference betwen a animated character and real person and know the defference between actors acting in a movie or play and a documentary with reahl people explaining their lives and experiences. Also I started playing M rated games when I was 5 (if I remember correctly) when my cousin brought his 360 and played halo 3 (I played halo on his 360 when he until he woke up so he could play) a week after I wen't to the mall and sat on santa's lap (still belived in santa) and asked for an 360 and a copy of halo 3 I got it that christmas and my mother was very aware that it was a M rated game and so did my other family members and they pay attention to me and love me I played it all the time and It had no influence on my life (besides the time consumed playing it) and I knew it was all fake ad there were no "flood" (zombie alien things) or alien army called the covenent or purple holographs that have people in it And after that when I was 7 I played my first Grand Theft Auto my cousin brought his PSP and asked if I could play and my mother was in the room too (this is a different cousin) and that is one of the most violent games ever BUT IT DIDN'T EFFECT MY LIFE BECAUSE ITS A VIDEO GAME and a few months ago (I think about 9 or 10 almost a year) I wen't to another cousin's house and played resident evil 5 and trust me the game is NOT that scary it's just random monsters good graphics flying zombie bird things and regular zombies and it didn't effect my life and that is a M rated game and about a full year ago I got into call of duty I got black ops , MW3 and black ops II a few months ago on launch day and again another M rated game didn't effect my life. Some games need to not be played by kids that are not mature and don't know life but they don't need to be 13 to know they can be 2 and know the difference between reality and elmo even though it's highly unlikely that any 2 year old knows sesame street is fake but games like GTA need to be M for mature only because of violence but if somebody wants to splice in real life because of playing bioshock then you probably need to take them to a therapist or insanity center.

[danehern]

oh crap did I write all this before I wen't to bed oh crap it's huge

[ChesireCLAM]

I didn't find this game scary, but I played Bioshock 2 before the first.

Also my little sister, who was 9 at the time, wasn't scared from this game. So there's that.

[Barbara551]

Funny that feign would create an account, and the first post would be by his younger brother.http://bestpokersitesreview.com/images/24.gifhttp://bestpokersitesreview.com/images/25.gifhttp://bestpokersitesreview.com/images/26.gifhttp://bestpokersitesreview.com/images/27.gifhttp://bestpokersitesreview.com/images/28.gif

[BookerDewitt12315]

Its not really as scary as it is creepy...sometimes you will see the shadow of a splicer around a corner and then they will disappear. Also there are times when Houdini splicers will pop up behind you...other than that you should be good

[CyborgHippo]

Its not really as scary as it is creepy...sometimes you will see the shadow of a splicer around a corner and then they will disappear. Also there are times when Houdini splicers will pop up behind you...other than that you should be good

Just curious but why you necrobump this thread? (meaning why would you bring back up an old thread?)

[BookerDewitt12315]

huh????????