Bioshock Series - Lore (A Tale of Two Cities, Part 9: The Golden Age)

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5 жыл бұрын

Episode Notes:
In an attempt to decrease the length I decided not to do an intro and get right into it. This ep is finally getting into the meat of what drew me to the series: the off-screen conflict between Ryan and Fontaine. Next episode will close the book on Elizabeth and Columbia, but full disclosure, I'll be taking a break from this world. Just really wanna cover other games! We'll revisit Rapture in another video or two, but this will be the final bit of Bioshock content for a while.
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A Declaration:
Welcome to the Gameological Dig, a channel devoted to playing games with obtuse and interesting stories. The aim of this channel is to treat these game worlds like an archeological site, meant to be unearthed and studied, so that we may better understand their plots, characters and themes.
Game Notes:
The game's concept was developed by Irrational's creative lead, Ken Levine, and incorporates ideas by 20th century dystopian and utopian thinkers such as Ayn Rand, George Orwell, and Aldous Huxley, as well as historical figures such as John D. Rockefeller. The game is considered a spiritual successor to the System Shock series, on which many of Irrational's team including Levine had worked previously.
BioShock is set in 1960. The player guides the protagonist, Jack, after his airplane crashes in the ocean near the bathysphere terminus that leads to the underwater city of Rapture. Built by the business magnate Andrew Ryan, the city was intended to be an isolated utopia, but the discovery of ADAM, a genetic material which can be used to grant superhuman powers, initiated the city's turbulent decline. Jack tries to find a way to escape, fighting through hordes of ADAM-obsessed enemies, and the iconic, deadly Big Daddies, while engaging with the few sane humans that remain and eventually learning of Rapture's past. The player, as Jack, is able to defeat foes in a number of ways by using weapons, utilizing plasmids that give unique powers, and by turning Rapture's own defenses against them.

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@bigmack8307 4 жыл бұрын

“An echo chamber in high heels regurgitating Ryan’s ideas but not understanding them” Man I love the writing in these

@mr.lonewolf8199 4 жыл бұрын

We need part 10 like right now :) . I think this is the best Bioshock lore videos on YT . Great job man

@farmsalot1233 5 жыл бұрын

You seriously deserve more subs. I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and got so involved with watching your bioshock episodes I bought them. Here's to hoping death standing is worth a few videos from you.

@cabbyb111 4 жыл бұрын

Part 10 please! This is fantastic

@nasonxian 3 жыл бұрын

Your narration really reminds me of Rod Serling from the old Twilight Zone, it's serious, but soothing, and very fun to listen to. And as someone who has a hard time really grasping the lore of games, it's a huge boon to have long playlists like this to listen to and enjoy, so thank you for all your work.

@spencedaniels1089 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, just discovered this channel and watched all the bio shock episodes over the course of two days. Extremely well done, hope to see part 10 at some point. Keep up the good work, you sir earned yourself a new subscriber.

@matthewsmith9358 3 жыл бұрын

I just finished binging all your vids after I discovered your channel a couple days ago, I hope to see part 10 eventually but until then good luck on writing your book

@clearmountain28 4 жыл бұрын

I know you are taking a break from videos for a few months but I really hope you continue this when you get the chance. This series is great.

@vinceleone841 4 жыл бұрын

This series is immensely enjoyable and probably the best Bioshock content on KZfaq.

@kriegkorpsman402 5 жыл бұрын

Gentlemen. Ladies. The wait is over!

@bingo784 5 жыл бұрын

Gentlemen. Ladies. The wait begins!

@pantsduck 4 жыл бұрын

What happened to the uploads? This is such an awesome series!

@collapsedtool 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Hopefully you are going to finish the Series, i love it :)

@hkill15 4 жыл бұрын

KZfaq never showed this new video in my feed! Glad I decided to check. Grade A work, love these vids

@silent_stalker3687 3 жыл бұрын

The main issue I have with Bioshock is it’s a mock character; in a long lost interview the developer is said to have gone off of someone else’s notes on atlas shrugged and going off of any other book Andrew is more of what Ayn would call a parasite; and if compared in Bioshock’s book (before chapter 9) he does clamp down on many things, restricts freedom and so on Another note that causes a lot of misunderstandings is; Ayn Rand’s first language was russian; her second was English and she followed stuff at a bit of a odd angle and her cultural differences may have also factored in as she was missing cultural context of words such as selfishness; not to mention the shockingly broad views that go into hypocrisy; such as the banning of charity while promoting people can do with their own property and property rights are valuable One such a example you can find early on is ‘freedom of ethics and morality’ She criticized ethics on their collectivism; group of individual idea of the time, and said ‘those that loose morality have to rediscover it’ I paraphrase, in her book ‘philosophy; who needs it’ If you go into her ‘art of non fiction’ or ‘art of fiction’ she does seem to catch o to the idea of selfishness in the cultural sense at the writing of those books, and is a pretty good note of how people who write in different languages may not be aware of context of culture and so on And honestly Atlas shrugged is a tome; the unabridged audiobook is 68+ hours long. It’s good; and gets better. The abridged versions kinda speed stuff up so the slow decline and showing acceptance of character’s beliefs, how they go and justify them seem rushed in the abridged books I think the big concept that could help is the idea of the gambler’s dilemma; someone goes in too deep and can’t dig out so they keep going; some could drag others in the deep with them out of spite such as that one moment in the book In the book Andrew seems more... just a cartoon villainy, at least at the start of the book He rejects and doesn’t check his premises or even seems to look into what he’s against besides said broad generalizations Just wish they’d get some people to write for them; or help with the game like the ayn Rand institute, or at least help translate Ayn Rand’s earlier writings down better with context of her language barrier

@rosegraham5283 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent work as always, especially how you placed and explained all of the events in the order in a way that makes sense given the context of the subject that involves all three games and downloadable content. I'm looking forward to watching more in the future!

@Lady.Luthien 4 жыл бұрын

I have been watching this series for the past several months and eagerly await each new installment. I don't blame you for taking a break for a while, but I do hope you will answer the question of what happened to the "Little Brothers" (?), as you briefly mentioned this in a prior episode and I cannot seem to find any other information about this on any videos I have come across (nor any videos as detailed as yours, TBH). Keep up the fantastic work and I'll be here watching your next video whenever you decide to return to this amazing series! 🤘

@MrAlphaomega1980 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man, love the series so far, you've really helped me piece the Bioshock lore together better than anybody else! Though when are you going to release part 10? I mean no rush, just wondering.

@stopsomewhere9104 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve spread your channel around as much as I can. My FAVORITE lore series.

@manginobear 5 жыл бұрын

Love your lore videos. The dishonoured ones are great as well!

@frydaddy1535 5 жыл бұрын

Like everyone is already saying, you deserve a million subs. I rewatch your videos often they’re so well done

@paranoidandroid9152 5 жыл бұрын

as great as always! keep up the good work!

@soljaboi911 5 жыл бұрын

You are way too good at these videos mate. Nice job

@TikoPiko 4 жыл бұрын

This series is great. I wish you success!

@benjaminstruhl8207 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are a national treasure !!!

@ioet2007 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the series so far.Will there be any more Bioshock Series videos in the near future?.

@NaumRusomarov 3 жыл бұрын

superb work.

@Jagecage 5 жыл бұрын

🤘🏾 my man! You’re one of a kind.

@floh2959 5 жыл бұрын

Ahh it's here!

@wander_boi69 5 жыл бұрын

I discovered your series a little while ago so it's exciting to be here when a new chapter of it drops.

@bjarne3521 4 жыл бұрын

I love your content ! Greetings from Germany btw. :3

@haywirehornet9164 4 жыл бұрын

Damn...so is this never getting finished?

@sausagefairy6994 5 жыл бұрын

big happy i am

@ndbiet 2 жыл бұрын

I neeeeed...... LOOOREEEEEE. ITS BEEN 2 YEARS. i must CONSUME informations

@DanielJKlug 5 жыл бұрын

Your channel is amazing! Do OUTER WILDS next!

@MexicanOREOz 4 жыл бұрын

Fucking love this and the dishonored series❤️

@silent_stalker3687 3 жыл бұрын

6:30 Actually it’s not the isolationism that does it; but the ban of outside trade, ban on bibles and other books Andrew censors Even then the only way to trade is through a state allowed boat owned by fountain

@Lueserloo 2 жыл бұрын

I desperately need a conclusion

@bigmack8307 4 жыл бұрын

When’s the next part?

@magoodog11 3 жыл бұрын

Are you not going to finish these, or was that the end?

@Lady.Luthien 3 жыл бұрын

Please finish this series, would you kindly? 😆

@overlordcacius 4 жыл бұрын

What are rules really? - Tzeentch

@electrobolt9962 5 жыл бұрын

Is bioshock 2 canon? There is an audio diary that basically makes no sense in the game which leads me to believe its been retcons the first game

@rosegraham5283 5 жыл бұрын

All three games and story expansions are canon. I think this series helps tie up some of the inconsistencies very well.

@electrobolt9962 5 жыл бұрын

@@rosegraham5283 So whats the deal with 'the pair bond mechanism' audio diary by Gil Alexander. They essentially get the date of suchongs death wrong.

@GameologicalDig 5 жыл бұрын

@@electrobolt9962 BS2 is canon.I know this cuz BaS acknowledges aspects of it (such as the photos of the Adonis Resort). But you're not wrong, there are inconsistencies. Frankly, I blame BaS for most of the confusion. It muddied up the waters, meaning trying to make sense of it all has been a real pain. You have to cross your eyes a little bit. For instance, I'm interpreting it as Suchong "solving" the pair-bonding mystery by accident, and that the empathy which bound the big daddy to the two little sisters in his clinic as a fluke that no else could replicate. It's not a satisfying interpretation, but these are the leaps that we have to make now. There are others and they are equally frustrating.

@electrobolt9962 5 жыл бұрын

@@GameologicalDig Whats your opinion on the fact that delta and eleanor were bonded before suchongs death. Even though after suchongs death the pair bonding by Gil was a success, unless im mistaken.

@GameologicalDig 5 жыл бұрын

oOEXTREMESOo I would feel better about it if the chronology was left ambiguous. I’m of the mindset that most of BS2’s lore contributions are good. Like how it expanded on the Little Sisters (how their conditioning effects how they the see the world). That stuff is handled well. But the more they (and mostly BaS) try to tie into previous events, the deeper a hole they dig themselves in.