Bioshock is just another PC FPS, says publisher

You’ve heard the news: the Bioshock demo is now available over Xbox Live. As you join the queue along with many other enthusiasts, do take the time to ponder on an interesting tidbit while you wait—it’ll take a while.

Senior designer Joe McDonagh told CVG that when Bioshock was being pitched around, many publishers weren’t interested.

“I remember pitching the game to one publisher who later told a friend of mine that it was ‘just another f**king PC FPS that’s going to sell 250,000 units.’”

While I’ve never played the game myself and I’m still lamenting over not having a PC demo, I think Bioshock is hardly another PC FPS. For one, it seems to be a lot like System Shock 2, a game that requires you to creep silently, conserve ammo, and plan before leaping to action.

Sure, you can take the ‘just another PC FPS’ approach’ and rush headlong into a room with guns a-blazing. Just don’t expect to get far. This is how System Shock 2 works. And you know what? It looks like this is how Bioshock will work as well.

Ask me again when I get the retail copy of the game.