Dislike something about BioShock? Ken Levine will take credit for it

Tyranitar24 | September 10, 2008 | News | PC XBOX 360 Gaming Tech/Hardware

As some Europeans will read tomorrow in the latest issue of PC Zone, Ken Levine, the Creative Director of BioShock, has said that if you have any dislikes about the game, he will take all the credit for them.

He added in that "it's important that somebody takes responsibility, and at the end of the day my job as creative director is to sort of be the arbiter of taste... with great power comes great responsibility, right?"

The biggest complaint about the game, at least from PC gamers, seems to be centered around the controversial decision which limits the number of times players can install their copy of the game on different computers. Players are limited to two installs, something which led to almost as much of an outcry as when it was rumored that the game would contain a rootkit.

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Capn Droid | September 11, 2008

Having been hypnotized by the media, I now fully trust this man here. Taking all responsibility for faults in a game? That's amazing. Ridiculous nonetheless, since he certainly wasn't the one who voiced the creatures, or did the graphics, or anything like that. Nevertheless, worthy.
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Absolute | September 11, 2008

He says that because he knows just as well as everyone else that other than the PC-install issues, there isn't really anything to complain about. Nit-picking aside.
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Final Blade | September 11, 2008

_{What about the PS3 version being darker to the 360 one?

Either way, thats cool.}
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  BlackLabel | September 11, 2008
  
  Darker is normally always a good thing in a moody thriller of an RPG/FPS, i don't think it would quite get the same effect if the lights were turned on.
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Silver Mirror | September 11, 2008

He doesn't need to tell me twice

Nah but good he's taking responsibility
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tallteen86 | September 11, 2008

Bah, I'm a cynic (or realist, more than a cynic).

I think he is just trying to come off as the 'good, honorable guy who is willing to take the higher moral ground' or something.

Maybe he is being honest (entirely possible), but like I said, I'm not entirely convinced >_>

Besides, as Absolute previously stated, it is a good, solid game, not too much to complain about (on a realistic level).

@Final Blade - Hope that was a joke.....
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  BlackLabel | September 11, 2008
  
  I doubt he would be saying this if the game wasn't a smash hit on two other platforms previous, this game being the fruit of their labours so to speak. It should in theory be the most polished and stable version of the game considering it's development life cycle. He doesn't have much to worry about.
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  Final Blade | September 12, 2008
  
  _{Why are you surprised I asked a question? Seriously, I mean I was curious if the PS3 version being darker to the 360 counter part and anything else we haven't been told could be a downside. One example everyone likes to throw out is the mandatory install issue.}
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    tallteen86 | September 13, 2008
    
    Ever heard of brightness/gamma settings? Yeah.....Granted, it CAN wash out the rest of the graphics if you set it too high (brightness), but that is what contrast settings on the TV are for....
    
    Install is more of an issue, as not all of us have loads of space to work with. Especially not the poor 20GB owners....I have the 60GB and I'd have to delete demos just to play the game >_>
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      Final Blade | September 13, 2008
      
      _{Either way you get my point. And I know about the TV settings since I made a comment about it in another article I was more of just asking a question, nothing more.
      
      As for the Installations yes, but you can just buy a 250GB harddrive for $60, like a new game, to fix that problem. Sadly like most people they don't want to take the actual solution which isn't a minor thing and complain about it. There's no reason why you should be keeping mad amounts of demos on the system in the first place.}
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      tallteen86 | September 14, 2008
      
      OK, first point. You have to pay extra for that new HDD (which in effect, adds onto the price of the console).
      
      Second point, after someone has already started using the included HDD, that means they'd have to back up their save data (and some system data, if they have the space), format the new HDD, and recover their PSN. A process that works, but not something everyone wants to go through.
      
      Third point, we really shouldn't be getting installs like this (especially not ones that are like 5GB big).....Either the coders are taking shortcuts (very probably), or Sony just made one huge boo-boo by making the drives only 2x or 3x (whichever it was). I realize it would add a bit to the price of the console, but it was already expensive to begin with, so yeah....
      
      Lastly, I like some of the demos, and haven't the money for new games, so I play the demos....Also, some game demos I haven't gotten around to.