Circus of Value

Here it is folks the stunning conclusion to our first walk-a-long. Thanks for being patient while I applied the finishing touches to Bioshock. When I last left you we were collecting Lot 192 and now I am off to Point Prometheus.

In a strange turn of events I must assemble my own Big Daddy suit and don it in an attempt to convince a little sister to let me into the next room. Knowing now about Bioshock2 this is a great foreshadowing experience. Not sure if that was the original intent of the game but it only gets me more excited for round 2.


Apparently I need to smell like a Big Daddy as well. I collect the cologne and a little sister guides me into the proving grounds and on towards Fontaine!! Oh yeah, If I hear another, "Come on Mr. Bubbles" I swear I am going to put this wrench through that window and end this whole charade. I hack, slash, and wrench my way through the proving grounds. Tenenbaum's voice guides my path. I power up, receive some G's baby!!, and get myself ready for what I believe to be the final battle.

It is!! I find Fontaine strapped to some crazy contraption. I would like to suck his Adam....wait a minute...that is exactly what I have to do. A few rounds of alternating attacks and Fontaine is toast. I found the little sisters dropping ammo from there super creepy air ducts, this actually helps finish off Fontaine. Game over.

I chose to harvest all the little sisters throughout the game. I received my G's and onto the cut scene. Fontaine dishes on how "he" built me, set me to the surface, called me back, only to have me turn on him. Turn on him??? Dad??? Death by little sister!! Awesome.

Secrets and lies...secrets and lies. Turns out the apple didn't fall to far from the tree. Now the question looms, do I go back for a second play through and chose to "save" the little sisters? Drop a comment and let me know if the alternative endings are worth it. From my experience they probably are, as the whole game was worth every second I played it.

Reflection : As I look back on my experience as a whole, this game easily ranks in the top 10-15 of all time. Mostly because it presented a complete package. Amazing graphics, top notch controls, bug free, and the story is Pulitzer material. That story presented in almost any media type would have been breathtaking. Subtle plot twists keep you guessing all the way till the end.

Looking forward to BioShock2