Would you kindly play the BioShock games? The shooter trilogy is among the most influential set of FPS games around, with their gorgeously built worlds, immersive narratives, and frenetic combat that blends punchy weapons with magical abilities. If you’ve never explored Rapture or Columbia before, you owe it to yourself to check out the BioShock trilogy – and a Steam sale has them so cheap right now that you won’t have to break the bank.
There’s not really much that hasn’t been said about the first BioShock. It’s a tour de force that plunges you into the collapsing underwater city of Rapture. Built by some of the most prominent scientists, engineers, and artists, Rapture was intended as a place where the greatest minds and creators could be free from all restrictions – well, it doesn’t take long to realize just how badly that’s gone.
In next to no time, you’ll be wielding an arsenal of classic weapons against the Splicers who have taken over, supplementing your weaponry with the use of genetic modifications to your own body that allow you to do everything from manipulating nearby electronics to unleashing a swarm of bees on anyone foolish enough to stand in your way.
Even those of you who love BioShock might not have played the second – built by 2K’s Marin studio while the original game’s developer Irrational Games was working on Infinite, it’s long been maligned as the black sheep of the family. I’m here to tell you that you’re missing out.
While I might not quite be part of the contingent that claims it’s the best in the series, BioShock 2 is an incredibly worthy follow-up (and it’s actually on an even bigger discount, at 85%, so you’ve really got no excuse). Its Minerva’s Den DLC, meanwhile, might legitimately be the
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