6/26/2023 0 Comments Bioshock rapture book![]() ![]() What makes it all so unusual, however, is that there's little wrong with Shirely's writing in a broader sense the language alone is far beyond what we've seen in previous game novelisations. ![]() Ryan doesn't fare much better, with his motivations and beliefs - which seemed so salient and deep in the game - starting to crumble or contradict in the novel. Bill McDonagh, Ryan's lead engineer and the sympathetic underdog of the novel, has so many unbelievable English archaisms shoved into his mouth that he ends up looking like a parody of himself. Unfortunately, it's here that the Rapture novel starts to stumble, as few of the characters feel believably voiced thanks to the unusual focus that's put on to bringing their accents or linguistic idiosyncrasies to life. We want to know Andrew Ryan and his anti-cadre in their own words. After two BioShock games, we know enough about those who tore down Rapture, but we want to know more about those who built it up. It's therefore gratifying to see that Rapture, which is written by Bram Stoker Award-winning author John Shirley, explores the origin of Andrew Ryan's aquatic megalopolis. The BioShock universe, with its Randian politicising and cast of crooks and billionaires, is ripe with potential. It may seem like the release of Titan Books' BioShock novel is oddly timed, given how 2K Games is set to abandon Rapture entirely and take to a new setting next year with BioShock Infinite, but it's still an exciting prospect for the literary-minded. BioShock: Rapture Review Platform: Paperback, Hardback ![]()
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