d2cheer

OK, first off I am not a big gamer the system is my son's and I bought Bioshock thinking it looked pretty cool and I would play it someday. Well a YEAR later I finnished it. This is probably on the second or third video game I have ever completed.

What I am wondering are there other games that would be similiar to this one for the 360?

I was also a BIG fan of the Thing for the Xbox (last game I played) I don't like "war games" like Call of Duty etc...

I liked how the game and story progressed with Bioshock and hope to find something similiar to play over the Holiday when I will have several days off.

Thanks in advance.

mrglass

You should really check out Dead Space. I'd rank it slightly below Bioshock, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Michael Corvin

Hmm... there isn't anything really like it at least not until Bioshock 2 comes out. By that same token, maybe Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena next year. Do you still have your original XBOX? You could always nab Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay for it. Unfortunately it isn't backwards compatible with the 360.

As for 360 games, maybe Gears of War 2?

edstein

I agree, Dead Space is probably the closet thing. Or if you like action RPG (roll playing games) you could try Fallout 3.

superfro

As others are suggesting, if you don't mind survival horror, then Dead Space is the way to go. Lots of fair comparisons to Bioshock with that one, in addition to standing out on it's own in pure awesomeness.

(And my dirty secret is that I may have even liked Dead Space better. Shhh...don't tell anyone. )

JasonF

Another vote for Dead Space. In fact, Bioshock and Dead Space are both quasi-sequels to a great decade-old PC game called System Shock 2, so they are very similar in a lot of ways.

Groucho

You may also enjoy Condemned and its sequel Condemned 2.

Jamieson22

Skip Condemned 2, it blew, but the original Condemned is sweet. Can probably find it for $10 I'd guess too.

Dead Space was a GREAT game. If you like Bioshock, you'll enjoy it.

Guy Gadbois

Definitely check out Dead Space since you enjoyed The Thing.

Raul3

Dead Space and Fallout 3.

dvdsteve2000

I can't get enough Dead Space. I've gone through it 4 times for achievements and just the sheer fun of it, and I'm going through it again on impossible mode now.

GREAT GAME, maybe even better than Bioshock (as someone else said).

superfro

That guy's an idiot though!

I'm looking forward to going through a few more times. Way too busy the last few months. Hopefully Jan/Feb will slow things way down and I can do a few more runs. May actually be a good space of time so that I can actually re-experience a bunch of stuff for the first time again.

starseed1981

In terms of pacing and creating an atmosphere, i'd definitley go with Dead Space.

Michael Corvin

Wow. Looks like I need to check out Dead Space.

chase3001

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it, but there is this game you may not have heard of called Dead Space. It is very similar to Bioshock.

nickdawgy

I want to recommend this game set in space, I just can't remember the name.

Oh and it's not better than Bioshock, not even close.

superfro

foxdvd

Dead Space, but it is not as good as Bioshock. I would have given Bioshock a 9.5 out of 10, and Dead Space an 8.5 out of 10. Fallout 3 was also brought up, but you have to put more into it to get the same quality as Bioshock. Bioshock, and even Dead Space, slam you within the first hour, or 5 minutes if Bioshock, but Fallout 3 does not move into GREAT until at least 10 hours in. I actually think Fallout 3 is the best game of the bunch, but expect at least 30-50 hours to finish it.

dvdsteve2000

First off, LOVE Dead Space and Bioshock.

I rented Fallout 3 the day it came out. I actually hated the game so much I only played it the first day on a five day rental. I kept checking the DVDTalk thread about Fallout 3 expecting to see the same hatred that I had, but it was the opposite...nothing but priase. Finally, after reading nothing but good about the game, last week I rented Fallout again and once I got past Megatron (sp?) the game really started rolling. Now I find myself immersed in the game and can't get enough. It is nothing like Bioshock or Dead Space, but it is a spectacle, but give it time to get rolling.

tonyc3742

Though Fallout 3 isn't really "like" Bioshock except that they're both FPS/RPGs (to an extent), Fallout 3 does "feel like" Bioshock to me. I think it's mainly the relatively unique environment, and the amount of attention paid to the details that flesh out the worlds. Bioshock and Fallout 3 are both very good at creating an immersive environment.
that said, like DVDSteve says, F3 takes a little longer to get you into the story than Bioshock. Still, they're both great and reminiscent of each other.
I haven't played Dead Space either.

RichC2

The Orange Box (Half-Life 2) is a bit BioShock-ish. It kind of throws you in the middle of the story but you can freshen up on all that pretty quickly. BioShock is a quasi-sequel to System Shock 2, Dead Space just kind of borrows some ideas (and simultaneously reminds me of Crusader: No Remorse, which I would love to have modernized)

That said, yeah, Dead Space is probably the closest.

I never really thought of BioShock as scary, but as I've gotten out into the real world a bit and talked to more casual gamers, I'm actually amazed at the number of people creeped out by it.

JasonF

Dead Space began development as System Shock 3, though EA made it an independent IP relatively early in development. Bioshock was designed by Ken Levine, who also designed System Shock 2.

TCN84

The Orange Box. It's awesome and only 20 bucks.

cruzness

Dead Space. 'Nuff said.

Michael Corvin

You would think Dead Space was a game of the year contender by the looks of this thread.