Ken Levine says BioShock nearly went nowhere and was almost canceled: "We can't make those games because they don't sell" - eviltoast
  • janabuggs@beehaw.org
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    4 months ago

    What the fuck are they talking about? Bioshock is one of the most popular games ever played.

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        4 months ago

        Oh yeah that wasn’t very much even though it was so fucking good. I’ve been hearing rumors for years that they were going to bring that back and I think with BioShock success it should happen!

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          4 months ago

          He’s specifically talking about the original. Bioshock was unlikely to get made with its budget due to how niche System Shock is. It’s impressive they managed to make Bioshock a big success.

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            4 months ago

            The original is form 94. No game at the time was really popular because computers were purely for nerds and weirdos. It was a super stigmatized niche at the time, especially video games.