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every damn 1st person shooter these days has a touch of Half-Life 2 as far as I'm concerned.  That game invented so many things we now take for grantedk.  

I ordered Titanfall 2 the other day. IT was $30 on amazon, so... why not?  kind of excited.  

It wasn't just Half-Life 2.  The Kotaku review referenced Bulletstorm and Vanquished...  Yes, I know how people feel about Kotaku.

I grabbed it for 40ish% off from Target last week.  I am more than a little surprised to see Titanfall discounted so soon.  I suppose EA is really trying to eat into CODs sales this year, especially since Battlefield is also being discounted along with Titanfall.

Bioshock 2 is my favorite in that series. I thought the story was really interesting and the combat was the perfect speed for me. Bioshock 1 was a bit too slow and plodding while Infinite was really fast and acrobatic; Bioshock 2's addition of dual wielding and plasmid combinations made things noticeably faster and more action packed without straying as far from Bioshock 1 as Infinite did. I think Minerva's Den had some of the best storytelling moments in the franchise. It's an excellent Bioshock experience you can get through in one sitting, with interesting characters and great pacing. I want to replay it sometime soon. It's a shining example of when DLC is done well.

BTW make sure to try out the cyclone trap plasmid, especially combined with elemental effects, it's insane. You can literally send people flying all over the place, bash them againt ceilings, etc. It's totally goofy and amazing. You can turn whole encounter spaces into pandemonium with liberal application of cyclone trap

And you pretty much summed up my love of Bioshock 2 compared to the original.

I am a big fan of the BEE plasmid, and don't think I ever picked up the cyclone trap.

So, Pauper's Drop is one of my favorite levels of any game, and Steve Gaynor was the level designer for that, and the lead on Minerva's Den...  and essentially the guy who brought us Gone Home and I cannot wait for Tacoma.  Dang XBOX first.

I tried playing the HD remake of Bioshock 2 and it kept crashing alot so I uninstalled in a rage. I love the atmosphere. I might have to install OG version because it did draw me in and I loved it. What are your thoughts on Infinite? I stayed away due to reviews, but was it that bad?

Bioshock 2 crashed a couple of times during the main game for me.  I was pissed with Minerva's Den because it crashed 4 times at the same exact spot, and the first time through I had lost a good 40 mins of progress.

Infinite is a good game.  It did not live up to the hype that it was given pre-release, but I did enjoy and do look forward to replaying it...  possibly more for the Burial at Sea DLC because I love Rapture so dang much.

Wait, did the HD remakes crash or OG versions crash? I lost like 40 mins of progress a few times and I got fed up. 

Sorry, the Remasters.  I had no issues with Bioshock 1, but Bioshock 2 and specifically Minerva's Den were exceptionally crashy.

I dont ever remember having any issue with the initial releases...  and I played those so many times.

Ya. ok. same here. I had technical issues w/ Bio2 remaster and planned to replay original.

I will admit to having bought Bioshock around the time I got my 360 and never having played it past the first 20 or so minutes. I liked what I played, but I'm not a big fan of first person games, I feel too claustrophobic, if that makes any sense.

I started Bioshock 2 a ways back but didnt' finish it for some reason. I want to go back and finish it and play Minerva's Den. That DLC continues to come up in conversation on the podcasts I listen to. 

Sounds like Titanfall 2 really got people in its corner. I also want to play Battlefield 1. The Doom demo was fun. I still haven't played my Steam copies of Bioshock 1 & 2, and at this point I don't know if my laptop can still handle it.