For the most part, Irrational Games doesn’t disappoint. Bioshock fans, myself included, are eager to dive back into the Randian utopia of Rapture and the breathtaking city in the clouds, known as Columbia. The collection includes all three Bioshock games and all of their downloadable content, a museum of scrapped concepts and behind-the-scenes commentary from the series’ Creative Director, Ken Levine. 13, I felt the nostalgia coursing through my veins, like a plasmid syringe to the arm. When the trailer announced that “Bioshock: The Collection” would be released Sept. I was entranced by the opening plane crash sequence and emotionally moved by the ending cutscene. I was terrified by the hordes of “splicers,” superpowered deranged drug addicts, that would hound my every step. It was pure magic! I was enamoured by the the city of Rapture, a utopia at the bottom of the ocean. The first time I played “Bioshock” was in 2007 on the PS3. Think about it for a second, and maybe the word will come to you: Nostalgia,” Andrew Ryan said toward the end of the game. You feel something you can’t quite put your finger on.
“So far away from your family, from your friends, from everything you ever loved.
