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BioShock, part one: Tension is Abound!

What first caught my interest are the polarities in BioShock: stasis versus progression, perpetual celebration versus a pragmatic need for rescue, permanence versus the possibility of permanence.

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Judith

In my first draft of this article I criticized Judith as I would have done in a fiction workshop.  Don’t obfuscate details.  Consider Powell’s gosling rule.  With two perspectives, one may lose a permanent, emotional connection to either protagonist.  I consider the above as compliments.  My natural inclinations were to judge this game as I would have judged a written, static work of fiction.  With time to think, I’ve decided this isn’t quite the best path.

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