Topic: Any good recent PC games out there?

[Beorning]

Alright... I'll consider Bioshock, then. And this Alan Wake thing - I just watched the trailer and it looks kind of intriguing.

Regarding other games I missed when they came out - what about Assassin's Creed? Is it any good? What's it about?

Oh, and any opinions on Civilization IV and V? I actually read some pretty negative comments on the latest one...

[Chris Brady]

As much as I love XCOM, I did have to question why they could only field a single team at a time when you could have 18 back at base.  But I agree with Sel and Lunar, it's a great game.

And a fun 'fact', Ken Levine (the creator of Bioshock and the lead of Infinite) has been said to disavow Bioshock 2.

[Sel Nar]

And a fun 'fact', Ken Levine (the creator of Bioshock and the lead of Infinite) has been said to disavow Bioshock 2.

Only because Irrational games (Levine's Studio) didn't make Bioshock 2; Instead, Arkane Studios (the madmen that made Dishonored) did, while still under the 2K games label. So, while Bioshock 2 may not be 'canon' according to Levine, It's canon according to everyone that's played it and finds its Anti-Extreme Collectivisim Message to be just as relevant as Bioshock 1's Anti-Extreme Objectivism Message.

[LunarSage]

You lost me at collectivism.

[Sel Nar]

Tl;Dr, Bioshock 2 takes a good firm poke at 'Creating Utopia through pure altruism', aka. 'Pure' Collectivism as a philosophy, just as Bioshock took a good firm poke at if a nation built entirely on the principles of Objectivism (aka. Ayn Randianism, aka. 'Fuck you all got mine'ism)

[Chris Brady]

Only because Irrational games (Levine's Studio) didn't make Bioshock 2; Instead, Arkane Studios (the madmen that made Dishonored) did, while still under the 2K games label. So, while Bioshock 2 may not be 'canon' according to Levine, It's canon according to everyone that's played it and finds its Anti-Extreme Collectivisim Message to be just as relevant as Bioshock 1's Anti-Extreme Objectivism Message.

Well, it doesn't really matter because Infinite takes place before Rapture was even made.