![]() "Since the launch of BioShock and BioShock 2 Remastered, some players have been reporting stability issues, while others have asked for additional feature support," wrote a rep for the publisher. Update: 2K has heard players' complaints and is looking to address them in an update, according to a post on Steam. Read our hands-on impressions before making your own choice. We’ve tried out the remastered BioShock: The Collection on console and enjoyed it, for what it’s worth. "A lack of care to detail and optimization that will make us fans of this masterful franchise question everything 2K had in their mind until this release." "This is a crap taken directly in the franchise's face," wrote Hotshot. Even as a giveaway, though, an increasing majority of players aren’t happy with how the classic games have been redone. Owners of the original PC releases received the remasters for free on launch day. In a recent interview with gaming site Glixel, original creator Ken Levine said he wasn't involved with 2K and developer Blind Squrrel's ports of the BioShock trilogy.įor many on PC, the remastered version of BioShock and BioShock 2 are available at no cost. There are also ways to change the video settings as well - just not within the game itself. We've reached out to 2K about the complaints and will update when we hear back.Ī Reddit user shared a method that should correct mouse issues, which involves messing around with the program files in an editor. Although most praise the new textures, there’s little else that the top reviewers and forum users have found to be worth the purchase. One person complained that the game won’t launch and that the intros cannot be skipped. Other problems include random difficulty resets. it has stutters, apparently people have crashes (I only played 30 mins but those were fine) as well." "The game looks good with 1080p, when it wants to run well, it does so brilliantly. "The game looks like in pretty much most regards, only a better lighting and a VERY slightly sharper texture pack was implemented," begins one negative review of BioShock Remasteredby user Hotshot. Some of these are carried over from the original PC releases, like mouse acceleration and sensitivity problems, and others have to do with texturing options or lack thereof. Several issues plague the remastered editions, according to user comments. The re-releases for BioShock and BioShock 2 came to Windows PC yesterday, and Steam reviewers have already warned others to heed caution before returning to the Rapture. Not sure if it’s in keeping with Rapture’s Objectivist philosophies, but we saw how well those turned out anyway (don’t me about this).BioShock, BioShock 2and BioShock Infinite have been remastered, with all three making their first current-gen console appearances earlier this week. (Can you tell publishers like putting out rereleases like this?)Īnyway, it’s good of 2K to offer the remasters to existing customers gratis. There’s also the “ Museum of Orphaned Concepts,” a 3D gallery of unused prototypes which was previously available only in BioShock‘s Ultimate Rapture Edition. The set also comes packed in with bonus features, like a “never-before-seen” video series interviewing series director Ken “both sides are bad” Levine. Leading up the remasters is Blind Squirrel Entertainment, which previously collaborated with 2K-published titles including BioShock Infinite and XCOM, and thus should be well-equipped to give Irrational’s games a good coat of polish.įor those who wish to pony up the $59.99 for The Collection, you’re getting more than just the games and DLC. Steam users who own the original BioShock, BioShock 2, and “Minerva’s Den” will be able to upgrade their games to the remastered edition, free of charge. ![]() You can see the announcement trailer up above, but for BioShock players who already own one or more of the games (which, let’s face it, is probably most of us), there are some additional perks rolling out alongside it. Publisher 2K is bringing together the three installments of the BioShock series - BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock Infinite, as well as all single-player addons including “Minerva’s Den” and “Burial at Sea” - into a new collected edition, due out September 13th, 2016.
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