People do not want to play a game that is underwater, omg. This game will fail miserabley just watch. Horrible idea of putting this game underwater in an underwater city, bad idea
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I'm at a loss for words after your stunningly insightful post.
I seriously doubt it will "fail miserably" (or miserabley as you put it). Everyone here seems pretty excited about the game. You also need to consider the fact that there haven't been any big releases in months, and Bioshock is the first big title to start of this crazy season of big games. I think it will sell just fine.
Personally, I think the environment is perfect. It lends to a feeling of isolation and impending doom being in a creaky underwater city in the state of collapse. The 50's art-deco environments remind me of the Fallout series.
So, Jetsonic, please enlighten us as to what environments that we want to play in. A space ship? A war-torn European city? These have all been done to death. I think Bioshock is a breath of fresh air.