So with the disappointment of Bayonetta out of the way, I really needed something decent to play. Thankfully I had Bioshock 2 waiting in the wings.

There has been a lot written about the first Bioshock both for and against it, and this isn’t the time or place to add to that debate; but I will say I adored the first game.

Damn it’s been good to go back to Rapture! As settings in videogames go, Rapture has to rank up there as one of the most interesting, detailed and well conceived. It’s a joy to simply explore the place, looking for audio logs, taking in the exquisitely designed art-deco environments or simply being in Rapture is a reward in itself. Gameplay wise it’s very similar to the first game, nearly identical in fact, with a few tweeks and improvements. That’s no bad thing of course. It can be unforgiving at times, so you really have to plan ahead, laying traps, hacking security and using your plasmid’s intelligently if you want to have any chance of surviving

Some reviews and people have mentioned the game’s short length (reports of 5-6 hours). Something I’d like to dispute; I’ve been playing this for a week, a few hours per night. I’m close to the end now and it’s evident that’s a much longer game, 10 – 12 hours or thereabouts. You probably could rush thought it, heading straight for the next objective ignoring everything there is to do and see. But doing that you’ll be missing so much of the game you might as well not have bothered playing it at all.

Anyhow it feels good to playing something that makes me feel positive about gaming again, yay!