Comments on: Welcome to Rapture

By: Fel

Fel — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:58:44 +0000

I have it on PC. It freaks me out though. I tend to give it little attention compared to our favorite MMO.

By: Randi Panos

Randi Panos — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:53:06 +0000

WOW! Haha. I bought this game for Niko a few months ago. He said the graphics were awesome, altough it freaked him out a little bit. LOL. Do you have Gears of War? You need to play him and whoop his a**! =)

By: Game Dame

Game Dame — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:17:10 +0000

I highly recommend reading some of the more intellectual reviews of the Objectivism portion of the game, especially the one written by MightyPonyGirl. It's too complex a concept to just pop-off about and I think she really explores what's going on in depth.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:42:32 +0000

sigh, can’t help it. One sorta spoiler that isn’t, really.

There is more than one possible ending. Saying more DOES spoil.

And as to Richard… sort of. It’s a dystopia to Rand’s utopia – both ideals contain significant flaws when they meet the light of day.

By: Brotik

Brotik — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:44:20 +0000

I haven’t had the patience to download the demo for this game although I would love to give it a try. I am not so much a console guy anymore as I am a PC guy.

I think the PC gives you the option for far better graphics and playability in the long run, but with the way consoles are being made nowadays, that will probably change fast.

Nice article btw

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:59:50 +0000

@Richard: Yeah, I wouldn’t argue that the game is an accurate portrayal of Objectivism, nor do I think it tries to be. “Holding Rapture up as an example of Objectivism as Ayn Rand described it is kind of like holding the Soviet Union up as Karl Marx’s ideal communist society.” -from Endlessinstant on the Gamestop Forums

@Robert: Thanks for your support. I would definitely recommend Bioshock. CoD4 is fun as well but I can’t help but think that without playing Bioshock first, I probably would have continued to shun the FPS controls.
I need to try Settlers of Catan again.

By: Robert Schultz

Robert Schultz — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:54:10 +0000

I’m pleased to see a non WoW related post

Don’t be afraid to post more non-WoW related posts in the future

As for an FPS on the console… I’m still not convinced. A mouse, a keyboard… how can that possibly be replaced with a controller that has an analog stick. Seems like it just won’t work… maybe I should try out either Call of Duty 4 or Bioshock as I happen to own a XBox 360 (Settlers of Catan is fun!)

By: Richard Bramwell

Richard Bramwell — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:02:59 +0000

For the record, Bioshock may be Rand inspired, but Rapture is a huge misrepresentation of her ideas.