tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post300318003725081898..comments2024-03-08T19:47:41.485+11:00Comments on Ascii Dreams: Review: BioshockAndrew Doullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11099404183952971291noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-60878618038179464642010-02-01T09:30:27.889+11:002010-02-01T09:30:27.889+11:00All kidding aside, it took me a while to realize t...All kidding aside, it took me a while to realize this, but this thought occurred to me on the second time I played through the game: The hacking minigame is actually a metaphor for fighting Big Daddies.<br /><br />The hacking puzzle minigame actually prepares you mentally for taking on the tougher Big Daddies later in the game when you have a ton of different gadgets which individually don't do much. Instead of blowing BDs up with A Really Big Weapon, you set traps along the "flow" of where you want the BDs to go and manipulate their movement long enough to take them down for good. Sometimes the fluid is flowing slow enough for you to take your time and sometimesarghnowit'sgoingtoofastwhere'sthepeiceIneed!?! Just like fighting BDs.<br /><br />Then again, at times Bioshock did feel quite a bit exactly as you describe it. ;)The Mad Tinkererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795502783343673424noreply@blogger.com