{"id":169043,"date":"2021-01-15T23:23:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T23:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/bioshock-4-ps5-xbox-series-x-deathloop-dishonored-far-cry-6\/"},"modified":"2021-01-15T23:23:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T23:23:18","slug":"bioshock-4-will-have-some-stiff-competition-on-ps5-and-xbox-series-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/15\/bioshock-4-will-have-some-stiff-competition-on-ps5-and-xbox-series-x\/","title":{"rendered":"BioShock 4 Will Have Some Stiff Competition on PS5 and Xbox Series X"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BioShock 4<\/em><\/strong> is currently in development at Cloud Chamber, a new studio set up by 2K to tackle the next chapter of the dystopian sci-fi series. Little is known about its setting or\u00a0focus yet, but if BioShock<\/em> is going to hit the ground running as gaming\u00a0expands on\u00a0the next generation, it will do so in the face of some stiff competition.<\/p>\n

The original BioShock<\/em> was hugely influential, and there are now plenty of games that have taken on aspects of its aesthetics, gameplay, and environmental storytelling style. As a result of this, other innovations, and more, there will be tough competition that BioShock 4<\/em><\/a> will be up against, including a mysterious new project by the franchise\u2019s original creator.<\/p>\n

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Arkane Studios<\/a>\u2019 games have been hugely influenced by BioShock<\/em>. The Dishonored <\/em>franchise\u00a0took the first-person perspective, caricature-like art style, and magical-shooter gameplay and dropped it into an all-new setting and genre as a stealth game set in a fictional universe.<\/p>\n

Arkane\u2019s new project, Deathloop<\/em><\/a>, resembles Dishonored<\/em> and therefore BioShock<\/em> in many ways.\u00a0The gameplay trailer shows players will\u00a0be able to wield\u00a0traditional weapons in one hand and different kinds of magical or sci-fi powers in the other. The game\u2019s time loop and the uniquely meta way it makes every in-game death canonical also begins to tackle BioShock’s more cerebral side, with the series known for tacking on controversial philosophies like Objectivism and American nationalism as well as\u00a0the famously trippy twists in both the original BioShock<\/em> and Infinite<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Ultimately the premise of Deathloop<\/em> \u2013 that the player is stuck on an island which resets every day or after a death \u2013 could help distinguish the game from BioShock<\/em>, while also helping Deathloop <\/em>overcome one of Dishonored<\/em>‘s most frustrating features<\/a>. If BioShock 4<\/em> too closely emulates the previous games in the series without taking some big risks, there\u2019s a chance games like Deathloop<\/em> will become seen as spiritual successors to the series while BioShock<\/em> itself is left behind.<\/p>\n

While it was long-rumored that the Dishonored<\/em> series itself was on hold, that no longer appears to be the case. Arkane developer Dinga Bakaba recently commented that while the saga of Corvo and Emily Kaldwin had come to an end, the studio was still potentially interested in telling new stories in Dishonored<\/em>‘s world<\/a>, which could mean even more competition for BioShock 4<\/em> on the next-gen consoles.<\/p>\n

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Far Cry may not be the most obvious descendent of BioShock, but the series\u2019 increasing focus on dissecting intense philosophies from Vaas\u2019 chaotic nihilism in Far Cry 3<\/em> to religious extremism in Far Cry 5<\/em> certainly puts the series in the cerebral shooter genre alongside BioShock<\/em>, even though Far Cry 1<\/em> released 3 years before the first BioShock<\/em>. Just as BioShock<\/em> has always focused on its city settings, Far Cry<\/em> has become increasingly known for its villains, who, like BioShock<\/em>\u2019s cities<\/a>, often represent the warped final stage of someone deeply invested in a black-and-white worldview.<\/p>\n

This is\u00a0very likely true of Far Cry 6<\/em>\u2019s upcoming villain, Anton Castillo<\/a>, to be played by Giancarlo Esposito of Breaking Bad<\/em> and The Mandalorian<\/em> fame. Anton is the ruler of a fictional Caribbean island named Yara, and has a worldview deeply shaped by the assassination of his father at an early age.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for BioShock<\/em>, the two series face a shared challenge: reviving interest in their respective franchises while avoiding repetition. The Far Cry<\/em> games have already garnered criticism for their repetitive story structures since Far Cry 3<\/em>, while BioShock Infinite<\/em><\/a>\u2019s claim that \u201cthere\u2019s always a lighthouse, there\u2019s always a man, there\u2019s always a city\u201d risks making the next game too formulaic and predictable without a significant twist.<\/p>\n

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Ken Levine<\/a> is best-known as BioShock<\/em>\u2019s creator. Levine has left the BioShock<\/em> series behind, which may already pose a huge challenge for Cloud Chamber, who risk being seen as a caretaker studio keeping the franchise alive beyond its natural lifespan.<\/p>\n

Levine has announced that he\u2019s working on a new project, which is bound to draw the attention of many BioShock<\/em> fans, ironically, away from BioShock 4<\/em>. Levine has revealed very little about the project other than the fact that he\u2019s \u201cworking on [his] own thing.\u201d That’s not to say both can’t exist, they certainly can, but that even from the same mind of its inception, there are new ideas going out. However, the original BioShock<\/em><\/a> was known for its originality and its strong sense of vision, unafraid to tackle controversial topics from capitalism to child murder head-on.<\/p>\n

If Cloud Chamber<\/a> is unable to show the same kind of ambition that made Levine\u2019s BioShock<\/em> famous, many fans will likely turn back to Levine himself and his new project in the hope of getting their fix, even if Levine\u2019s new game is radically different to BioShock<\/em> in terms of mechanics. It\u2019s difficult to place how much of an influence any one individual has among a team of game developers, but Levine\u2019s perceived role as the key mind behind BioShock<\/em> will undoubtedly have an effect on the marketing of both games.<\/p>\n

Cloud Chamber has taken on a huge challenge\u00a0in\u00a0BioShock 4<\/em><\/a>, though not an insurmountable one. Scott Sinclair, the art director on BioShock<\/em> and BioShock Infinite<\/em> is currently working at Cloud Chamber on the next game, and while Ken Levine is gone, the series\u2019 new creative director Hoagy de la Plante was involved in the creation of the first game as a level designer and programmer.<\/p>\n

What remains to be seen is whether BioShock 4<\/em> can push buttons and boundaries as much as the original game did back in 2007. With so many games influenced by BioShock<\/em><\/a>, one of BioShock 4<\/em>\u2019s biggest challenges will be standing out against a sea of competition that the series itself helped create. Only time will tell whether Cloud Chamber is up to the task, and many fans will be keeping an ear to the ground for any news about BioShock 4<\/em>\u2019s city setting, characters, time period, and more.<\/p>\n

BioShock 4<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is in development.<\/p>\n

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