From the desk of Andrew Ryan...
I am Andrew Ryan, and I am here to ask you a question. Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?
'No,' says the man in Washington, 'it belongs to the poor.'
'No,' says the man in the Vatican, 'it belongs to God.'
'No,' says the man in Moscow, 'it belongs to everyone.'
I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose...
Rapture.
A city where the artist would not fear the censor,
where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality,
where the great would not be constrained by the small.
And with the sweat of your brow, Rapture can become your city, as well.
That's right, effective immediately, I am accepting applications to join me here in Rapture. The time is now, it is time to rebuild. My city will live again, friends... AND YOU'RE INVITED!
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What do you plan to do about the smell of rotting bodies?
Also:
Um
the angry murderous death monsters.
Also this already failed once so your track record isn't that great.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock#Synopsis
Mr Dashing, to be perfectly honest, you aren't invited. You have a history of being somewhat confrontational, and your sort ruined my city the first time around. NO RAPTURE FOR YOU.
You, however, seem to not buy into Objectivism. I'm sorry for your loss, but if you do want to visit a scenic underwater metropolis, may I recommend Ry'leh?
I like your style.
YOU NEVER READ ATLAS SHRUGGED, PARASITE WORM!!!!!
Who said anything about sharks? I mean, sure, Suchong and Langford were messing around with giant monster crabs the size of a small bus, but they never enhanced any sharks... that I know of. Wait, that whale that you see coming into the city in the first game. I remember now. It used to be a great white!
Good gravy, that movie was hilarious. I love the part where the sharks "learn" to swim backwards.
It's even funnier considering that they can't physiologically do that! It's one of the best unintentional comedies ever.
I go there every spring to have tea with Cthulhu. Nice place to visit (a bit overrated) but I wouldn't want to live there.
No more than you can expect capital punishment, rigged trials, censorship or nationalisation of businesses.
He's really a great guy to go golfing with, if something of a lousy neighbour. Always with the noise complaints, that one.
Also, I want ice cream.
And a pony.
Can I get a piggy-back ride?
Sure. Sure you can, just ask a Big Daddy... Parasite.
Um... We totally have a T1 line, totally. Also, that new 400 terabyte or whatever line that Cisco or someone is coming out with, only we invented it because we're Rapture. Remember; into the city all good things do flow.
Oh, I would love to have had that project work out. However, the test subjects would break out into games of shuffleboard, complain about kids on their nonexistent lawns (in whale speak, naturally) and they would constantly forget where their little sisters were. Needless to say, we had to drop the project. On a happier note, we did find out how to wear diving suit pants REALLY high, so that's a plus, I suppose.
I am Andrew Ryan, and there's two ways to deal with mystery: uncover it, or eliminate it.
The mystery is over, though. I am iambecomedeath7. I just thought I might register a new account. I have a notion that I may actually *use* my old account, since I have games registered on that one and my steam name (the same thing) had the whole telltale package. Furthermore, I wanted a direct line to talk to the people of Telltale, in my name and in my image. Were you expecting this from a mere "troll?" I also troll random chatboxes, which is fun.
Also: *sob* my "trolling" achievements have been recognised!
Even in a book of lies sometimes you find truth. There is indeed a season for all things and now that I see you flesh-to-flesh and blood-to-blood I know I cannot raise my hand against you. But know this, you are my greatest disappointment. Does your master hear me? Atlas! You can kill me, but you will never have my city. My strength is not in steel and fire, that is what the parasites will never understand. A season for all things! A time to live and a time to die, a time to play adventure games... and a time to play BioShock!
In all fairness, it would've worked better as a visual novel. The FPS gameplay is fairly average, but the atmosphere and story are excellent... until the end of the second act.
...It felt like a waste, even at the $20 mark. The demo contains the very best part of the game. The game has literally no difficulty. You can sort of work some in by changing a couple settings, but you not basically waltzing through the experience actually contradicts the story, which itself wasn't anywhere near as smart or original as people made it out to be.
As an RPG, it's...really weak. As an FPS...it's also weak.
It's pretty atmospheric in parts. The demo portion, the introduction, steals the show from the rest of the game. Quality of atmosphere takes a nosedive after that, and then gradually falters throughout the game. After your character's meeting with Andrew Ryan, the story bolts into really bad territory. An escort mission and a multi-stage boss fight straight out of the early 90s that can be won by circle-strafing.
It's a fantastic game and amazing by most peoples' standards.
It's a policy best left untouched. I shall leave this to your imagination for fear of insta-b&, but I assure you it is unpleasant.
Do not listen to this man, for he is mostly a parasite...
...listen to this man instead.
Everyone, disregard this man. Remember what I always say? About the Parasites?
You. Have you ever seen the entrance foyer to my office? It's not a threat or anything. It's just, you know, those were people who disagreed with me, you know...
I did see it, then you died... just sayin'. again
So tell me, friend, which one of the bitches sent you? The KGB wolf, or the CIA jackal? Here's the news: Rapture isn't some sunken ship for you to plunder, and Andrew Ryan isn't a giddy socialite who can be slapped around by government muscle. And with that, farewell, or dasvidaniya, whichever you prefer.
Also, I believe you're forgetting Vita-Chambers. I must still be alive. I mean, I'm typing aren't I? 2K wouldn't dare kill me forever. Remember how vapid the atmosphere felt in BioShock 2? Rapture isn't Rapture without Ryan.
Fair point about the Vita-Chambers, though I saw you in the sequel in that theme park that was like Himmler's Disneyland. You were looking well, if a little rusty.
And I work alone. Apart from when i work with dangerous terrorist splinter cells
Yeah, well... Himmler wishes he had despotism down like I do. Very clever, by the way, going for Himmler instead of Hitler. You have won at Godwin's.
Each moment brings me more hatred for you, Parasite.
But you turned the Vita-Chamber outside your office off before Jack came to...er...play golf with you. Then again, who knows what the range is on those things.
Also, this has nothing to do with anything, but I was hoping to pick up an EVE Hypo when I placed my April Fool's Day order on ThinkGeek today to get a free shirt. Alas, they were all sold out. It must be all those people down in Rapture consuming the whole supply. Assuming there's anyone left.
Well, for my purposes, let's assume they've quite the range.
Furthermore, yes, there are people left down here... just not *human* people.