Was Bioshock 2 & Minerva's Den As Good As I Remember? 

Bioshock 2 was a surprisingly difficult game for me to script. I truly adore this game which I'm sure you've come to realise now so enough about me! What are your thoughts on Bioshock 2? Were you disappointed with the game? Never played it? WHY NOT!?

Bioshock 2 is just as great as the other two. I’m glad that over time it’s gotten more of the praise it deserves.

I remember having a bad taste in my mouth when I first played this when it came out. And couldn't even bring myself to finish it. But years later, when the remastered collection came out. And I got to playing it again, fully with the mindset of thinking I'd have to slog through it and it'd be terrible, by all accounts I thought I was going to come out of the experience if anything, hating it even more. But surprisingly, I ended up absolutely loving it from about the second level onwards once I'd kind of gotten over my own biases and stopped fighting with the game to try and confirm all my previous thoughts on it, instead of admitting I was wrong. The atmosphere is incredible. The level design is excellent. The hacking was improved significantly. The camera system was made much more interesting. The characters and choices reflect so well on the themes of the first game. The radio logs are just as interesting and engaging and memorable if not more in a lot of cases than the first game. It goes so much heavier into the Big Daddy/Little Sister relationship that I absolutely adore. But most importantly, it was actually what made me truly love Rapture. It really opens out the city in a way I feel they were a bit limited in doing with the first. You see so much more of the sea, and the whole degraded water logged, rusted aesthetic of the city is done with so much meticulous and well crafted detail, it was impossible not to feel utterly immersed the entire time. I did such a 180 on how I felt about this game, that it is currently my favourite game of all time.

Always loved 2, my favorite Bioshock game and Minerva's Den is hands down the best piece of the Bioshock franchise

Glad to see this game getting sone love. I have a 50/50 feeling on this game but dont believe it deserves any of its hate. I loved my experience with it. Eleanor Lamb was one of my favorite characters in the original Rapture saga of the series. I think the reason it doesn't get as much love is because it doesnt have the same setup and plot twist reveal as the first game did.

I love 2, and Minerva's Den was absolutely brilliant. The ending broke my heart. The voice actor for Charles was fantastic.

It's my favorite game of all time. I feel a connection to it. Glad to see some love for it. Have you read the Bioshock novel? It's excellent and fascinating.

Bioshock is the only game that’s made me feel like pure power. Being delta was awesome, you felt the weight of him and his grunts and taking and dealing damage felt real.

Man you deserve way more views, this video is really well done, I feel the same way about minerva's den, it's kinda sad that such a great story has been played by not too many people because it's a dlc of the "black sheep" of the franchise.

i just played it for the first time about a week ago. I think it is the best game in the series, while i acknowledge that bioshock 1 had the best story, i just think that bioshock 2 is an overall better videogame. The gameplay loop, exploration and audio diaries were fantastic. Great video, i am glad i saw you on reddit.

Glad I found your channel.

Bioshock 2 was my first venture into rapture and the game changed my life. It was the most immersive, alluring, and engaging video game environment my 10 year old eyes had every laid eyes on! Thanks for doing it justice here!

I personally think that each Bioshock game stands out in their own way. Yeah, Bioshock 1 often times considered the best of all, it has the story that left a bigger impact on people, and it's the one that introduced us to the world of Rapture. Bioshock 2, on the other hand, improves the gameplay of the first game, adding and fixing things. Plus, the fact you play as a Big Daddy makes it unique. And Bioshock Infinite changes the gameplay a lot, but it tells a more complex story, presenting us with a different world.

Keep the videos coming, I hope your channel keeps growing!!!

Great video man I just finished all of Bioshock for the first time, absolutely amazing games, instantly one of my all time favorites.. While I also think 1 just has the better story (of course), Bioshock 2 is also my favorite in the series, the gameplay is so ridiciously fun.. Infinite is quite different for sure and in terms of gameplay definetely a step back, but they are honestly all great great games.. Really liked your points, very high quality indeed, i'll stick around for more!

Just played the entire series recently and I wanted to drown out any outside influences and I'm glad I did. This game was incredible and everything in this video pretty much echoes my experience with it. The bond between protector and gatherer was one of the most intriguing aspects of the first game for me and for them to explore it further, and better yet, have us experience that bond first hand I thought, was brilliant, and a logical step after the first game as this was a more personal story. It once again poses the true meaning of free will to the player but this time based on love instead of obedience. In a way, I'm glad I played it all so late. It means I didn't have to deal with all the hype and biases. I played 3 incredible games, and no one can change my mind about that

Can’t wait for more videos man!

Great content. I love retrospective videos so will watch every video your put out there! EDIT: I looooved Banjo Kazooie!

Glad to see you finally made it. And I agree with every point you've made. I wonder if you'll make a video for BioShock Infinite.

Congratulations on 700 subs! Don't feel like it's bothering people to thank every time you should celebrate your goal and thank those who love what you do. Anyway this is a video I'm hyped about because I love bioshock series. Wasn't too much a fan of the 3rd one but it's still stand out in its own right. As you know the development section makes me happy thanks for doing it!

This is cool. Probably the second best twist in the game series.

Any friend of banjo and kazzoie is a friend of mine. Love ur vids bro

Bioshock is my favorite series I wish I could play for the first time again

Damn dude I heard your audio quality and was shocked when you said you only had 700+ subs. Awesome video, I feel like I learned a lot about Bioshock 2. And hey, I'm making a Jak 3 retrospective (editing right now), so I'm looking forward to seeing your take too.

I love Bioshock 2. Returning to Rapture ( hands down this city is my favorite game world I've ever gotten to explore) was an awesome experience. I don't really appreciate the retcons when it came to the story, but I did like playing as Delta, and Minerva's Den is truly a great piece of DLC. I play Bioshock 1 & 2 every year and it never gets old. Infinite however.....

Bioshock 2 is my favorite game in the series, but I think bioshock infinite is my favorite to play if that makes sense

Minerva's Den is probably one of favorite DLCs from any game. It had such a good feel and flow from the main game. Bioshock 1 & 2 are some of my favorites in general, excited to see what you do with Infinite, I didnt like it too much tbh, but I love hearing others opinions on it. btw congrats on 700! Your growth is just getting faster and faster haha

I'm down a rabbit hole and just keep watching videos about Bioshock, so happy to find out other people loved the second game as much as I did. I think it's easier to engage the audience with twists like they had in the first game and Infinite, but what Bioshock 2 did well is connecting you emotionally with the story and its characters, both in the main game and the DLC.

I have recently been playing the bioshock 2 multiplayer again..what a gem.

Reason why i stopped playing bioshock 2 was the fact i couldnt melee with my drill for 2-3 seconds after the fuel ended. I had this problem on xbox and it made fighting enemies so hard/impossible that i couldnt continue

Bioshock 2 greatly improved so many aspects but to me, it takes time for it to get to the good part

For those Bugs, is why i personally prefer b2 remastered. Althought it crashes if You shoot three consecutive grandes.

I liked what bioshock 2 tried to do and tried to be its own thing without retracing steps to much and it’s dlc was great on par of fallout new vegas dlc

Bioshock 2 is logical next step from first bioshock. No hate, only love from me. For me first one is great, second ok and infinite so, so. Found your channel today and I am stayin here. Greetings from Slovenia.

Just played minervas den. Only thing that sucked about it was how short it is. I think bioshock 2 campaign was also too short.

One of the only games I can think of where the DLC's story was miles better than the base game's story. I enjoyed the base game a lot as well though.

I really enjoyed your video and setup. You have a small channel but that seems to help your honest and sincere personality and take on BioShock 2. If I can try to give some constructive criticism of your retrospective it would be to better understand and acknowledge the faults the game has. You seem to boil it down to, "it's more of the first game" and brush that aside when there are some real faults. One thing for me is how there's an enormous power spike mid-game that makes it way too easy even on the toughest difficulty. Also saying the story doesn't have twists like the first is only a symptom of the main problem that there is zero Plot progression for 70% of the game between Atlantic Express and Fontaine Futuristics. Every level is just stalling with some backstory too. And Big Sister is challenging for the first fight and gets an interesting backstory but ultimately goes nowhere and is left as a shadow of what is was earlier in development. These are only three examples of problems myself and others have despite enjoying the game. Acknowledging them and accepting or rebutting them would've made for a better video in my opinion.

I'll always remember Bioshock 2 for having the best gameplay, but the most forgettable story in the series. It felt a little underwhelming as a result after launch, but it was still really fun