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So I guess this means no more Bioshock for the Vita.
Kevin Levine said:
So I guess this means no more Bioshock for the Vita.
Gutted - absolutely loved Bioshock 1 & Infinite. Great storylines - beautiful game worlds - good humour. (Bioshock 2 being another studio it's excused).
Hopefully Levine took a really good group with him for some more of the same. Maybe contracting out the modelling and artwork to let them stay a smaller team. I'm sure the rest of the staff will find a home quickly!
Hopefully Levine took a really good group with him for some more of the same. Maybe contracting out the modelling and artwork to let them stay a smaller team. I'm sure the rest of the staff will find a home quickly!
Same here, both were epic games. Does that mean the second part of the Bioshock Infinite dlc is not going to come out?
Pretty sure it's still coming out.
Since when does "2K is developing Bioshock from now on" equate to "Bioshock was a flop, no more Bioshock"? It's just going to a different dev, it's not going away. And 2K was pretty involved with the previous games anyway. Yes, there will probably be a change, but it's not the end of the franchise, or the end of the world. Calm down, people.
And no impact on the DLC. The layoffs aren't happening until after the DLC is shipped.
And no impact on the DLC. The layoffs aren't happening until after the DLC is shipped.
scooby_dooby
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Why the downplay? Any fan of Bioshock would be a bit bummed that Levine is not working on it anymore. Bioshock 1 & 3 were clearly the better of the 3 games.
And it's pretty sad for the company itself, all those people getting split up. That's a 17 year old company.
Personally I like the idea of Levine doing something new, should be fun to see what he comes up with!
Seems weird that they didn't splinter off and form a new company (internal to take-2), and leave Irrational intact. But I guess you can't just take every team-lead in the building, and expect things to actually work
shredenvain
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Maybe Kevin Levine is just burnt out on making AAA titles. Bioshock 1 released on Pc/X360 in 2007. The Ps3 port and the sequal were handled by other studios. Bioshock Infinite released last year 2013. Thats 6 years working on one game. In fact they delayed it a couple of times and brought in Rod Ferguson to help finish it. There is no telling how many man hours went into Infinite not to mention $$$$.
It is a great game that I enjoyed alot along with the original. I hate that this happened but I can understand the frustration that must be involved with putting that much of your life into something.
It is a great game that I enjoyed alot along with the original. I hate that this happened but I can understand the frustration that must be involved with putting that much of your life into something.
I wouldn't blame him for wanting to step back a little bit from the Bioshock Universe. Infinite was a pretty deep game and the creation process must have been pretty hard on the metaphysics!
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According to several reports, Irrational did go through some development hell with Infinite. The game took 3 years between formal announcement and launch, so that's a clear sign of things not going well.
They sold the IP to 2K, so there will be more Bioshock games for sure. Changing dev team isn't always a sign of a lower quality.
They sold the IP to 2K, so there will be more Bioshock games for sure. Changing dev team isn't always a sign of a lower quality.
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Yeah and Bioshock 2 was also a great game. I think it deserves it's spot next to the first game just fine. I still haven't touched Infinite, but will correct that soon, still it would have been nice to see more AAA content from Irrational.
I agree Tommy. I haven't played Infinity yet but I wouldn't doubt a single second that if it comes out with all the DLC and updated technology for the Xbox One I will buy it day one.
From the little I know about it -I had and loved Bioshock 1- Bioshock Infinite has very lovable characters and another great story. Something I can't pass.
Still to me the best story in a videogame ever as Vampire The Masquerade: Redemption story, but I have high hopes for Infinite.
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Since 2K now own the IP there might still be a chance of a Vita version. Depends on how badly we want it and how profitable 2K may think it could be. Also we don't know if any work commenced on it or whether is was still just a gleam in the eye of Levine!
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If you read the article, they didn't go bust. Levine has effectively reset his working life back to something different. A few years back he would have sold Irrational, bailed out a year later and then started a new, small company. It's the same thing in a slightly different shape.
Instead they've become a small developer again, will try to place the staff into other projects within Take 2, and wound up Irrational in the form that it is in today.
Irrational may be a well loved and long lived name, but in the end it's the people and what they make that is important, and that doesn't look like it's going to stop, just change.
Ken Levine said:
Instead they've become a small developer again, will try to place the staff into other projects within Take 2, and wound up Irrational in the form that it is in today.
Irrational may be a well loved and long lived name, but in the end it's the people and what they make that is important, and that doesn't look like it's going to stop, just change.
I'm "somehow" surprised so many people here actually enjoyed playing Bioshock 1. I thought the art direction and story definitely felt fascinating and in the beginning I *really* wanted to explore that world. But after a while I realized the actual gameplay was just boring in a frustrating way. I also completely loathed these mini games. IMHO the actual game implementation didn't live up to the *grand* artistic vision and story. Didn't even bother to complete it and because of this formative experience neither tried 2 nor Infinity.