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Those thinking that the quick respawn employed by the Bioshock series sometimes made the game too easy may be happy to hear this news. Seems that the BioShock Infinite developers may have been on that page as well, and so are adding in a new '1999 Mode' which they are stating will ratchet up the difficulty considerably.
The press release announcing the new mode doesn't delve into too many specifics but definitely details that changes will be made to the way the game handles player specializations, health and even that quick respawn.
"We want to give our oldest and most committed fans an option to go back to our roots," said Irrational Games creative director Ken Levine in a statement. "In '1999 Mode,' gamers face more of the permanent consequences of their gameplay decisions. In BioShock Infinite, gamers will have to sweat out the results of their actions. In addition, '1999 Mode' will demand that players pick specializations, and focus on them."
I'm certainly one of those people that felt Bioshock to be a little too easy at times so I'll probably make use of this new mode. Just as long as the quick-respawn stays in...because I fucking love that.
[Source - Game Hunters]
Comments
12 years, 3 months ago
The reason I never finished Bioshock was simply because it was so easy to me. The lack of real challenge became dull, and as a result I wasn't even interested in Bioshock Infinite. This news, though, changes that. I love this idea :D
12 years, 3 months ago
Can someone please clarify why everyone says Bioshock is so damn easy? I consider myself "good" at games, but Bioshock was a nightmare for me. I constantly found myself running out of ammo and resulting to wrench!-wrench!-wrench!-wrench! *Vita-Chamber* wrench!-wrench!-wrench! *Vita-Chamber*, repeating until all the enemies were dead. Maybe I was playing wrong? Seriously, I'd like some sort of advice on this beyond "lulz you just suck". I tried so hard to love Bioshock like everyone else but just found it frustrating as hell.
12 years, 3 months ago
I always love a challenge, but I've never been one to live up to my decisions :P
I can hardly be happy with the cereal I pick let alone a plasmid. Needless to say I'm going to love hating myself for doing 1999 mode now :D
12 years, 3 months ago
I never really found bioshock 1 or 2 easy in the first place, so i don't think that 1999 mode is gonna get much use from me. I found myself relyin far to much on my wrench, so hopefully the hook is more useful :P
12 years, 3 months ago
I never found Bioshock too easy :/
Looking forward to Bioshock Infinite :D
12 years, 3 months ago
This will be the best cleavage simulator ever!
12 years, 3 months ago
[...] Bioshock Infinite is receiving a “hardcore mode” [...]
12 years, 3 months ago
This will be a really interesting change.
Because I mostly relied on the good ole' 1, 2 punch (Or 1, 2, Drill charge), Bioshock was a tad easy. Of course, the atmosphere and the narrative kept me from getting bored but I'll definitely try this out for the challenge.