Records from Beyond the Sea

bioshock sideblog because why not

[deathtakeabow]

I got the BioShock collection for Christmas and already finished BioShock infinite. I'm playing it in story line order (the collection doesn't come with the industrial era tho) So here's a Wip of some fan art from it.

[randomvideogametournaments]

Horror Game Protagonist Bracket: FINALS

Heather Mason vs. Miles Upshur

Heather Mason (Silent Hill 3)

Miles Upshur (Outlast)

Voting ended onApr 23, 2024

Finals and 3rd place matches will be open for 1 week.

Welp, we made it to the finals match. Thanks to everyone who voted, liked, reblogged, anything! This was my first ever Tumblr bracket, and it was very fun to create and run. Might do another bracket, but not immediately after. Thank you all so much!

[civilianlillian]

LET'S FUCKING GO, HEATHER!

[dearnonnatives]

Do not forget the 200 Lakota women and children that were murdered.

[khfanforall]

A friend and I were having a discussion about gun violence and such, probably about 2-3 years ago, and he asked me, “what do you think the largest mass murder was in us history” and I was like, “Virginia Tech right?”

And he said, “Wounded Knee. People like to think of it as some war theater, like it was a battle, but hundreds of innocent native Americans lost their lives for no reason than the bloodthirst of a couple white soldiers jacked into a frenzy.”

I always forget Wounded Knee. I think everyone else does too.

[runawaymarbles]

I really think people have forgotten just how bad things were under the Trump Administration. Literally every day there was news about some service being cut or someone terrible appointed somewhere they shouldn't be or what have you. He constantly flirted with WW3 and military dictatorship. It was such a blur of badness that there aren't big standouts for people to point to to make him "the XYZ president." it was everything. all the time. Why do we not remember this.

[runawaymarbles]

Remember how everyone learned Zelenskyys name? he wasn't the presiden of Ukraine standing up against a longshot defense against a Russian invasion. He was that guy that Trump tried to extort in order to get blackmail against Joe Biden.

[runawaymarbles]

Can anyone name the current secretary of education? I can't. But I can list the shitty things Betsy DeVos did

[gacorley]

He was extorting Zelenskyy by threatening aid to Ukraine.

He assassinated an Iranian general. Luckily the Iranians are smarter than him and didn’t start a war over it.

He move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

He started a trade war with China for no reason.

He was just constantly picking stupid fights with everyone.

Just a ton of stupidity internationally, in addition to heinous domestic policies like trying to deliberately destroy the Postal Service, reversing tons of anti discrimination rules, just axing regulations with no regard what they were for.

And through it all, the President’s latest Tweet was prime time news every single night.

[unbidden-yidden-deactivated20240]

Not only can we not go back to this, that's actually a best case scenario under a second Trump presidency.

Worst case scenario is that he greenlights Project 2025 and we just literally all live in an actual fascist dictatorship.

[prof-grace-aspen]

Hey remember how he antagonized Kim Jong Un?

[mariacallous]

#hey remember how literally every day we had an international incident because the president was mad on the internet

[randomvideogametournaments]

Welcome to the horror game protagonist bracket!

ran by @the-house-of-funny-cat

This will be a 64-participant bracket of a bunch of horror game protagonists! Tournament will start tomorrow. Below I have a list of participants and a view of the bracket. Please let me know if there's any big ones I missed!

List of Characters under read more

Update: replaced Mike Schmidt with Alice from American McGee's Alice

[waakinyela-deactivated20240612]

i think there’s something particularly evil about that “in defense of bioshock infinite” essay glossing over indigenous voices. because these (totally valid) critiques about booker’s character are likely coming from people who have spoken to an indigenous person. (can you guess who?) also surprisingly, there are native bioshock fans. there are people who can point out how tasteless and insensitive the use of wounded knee is in infinite. because its integral to their identity as an indigenous person, its a need to correct the community’s (overall american’s) misconception of that event, and once again (proven by your local “american sioux”) showcases the constant ignorance this fandom has towards native tragedies. yeah call me a fucking pussy because “wounded knee cant hurt you” but when youre 86 miles away from the greatest american injustice itself and another 160 miles from the largest us mass hanging of 38 native men. it gets personal. anyway, i will make a longer post about this later. not towards them in detail, but honestly this entire fandom and their lack of empathy towards natives.

[waakinyela-deactivated20240612]

hey thank you for the 404 notes

this post has brought nothing but harm. i deleted it to hide myself from stalkers and other freaks on the internet. over a fps game. even my cod days outshine this hellscape. anyway, i never got around to making an indepth post about the anti native racism in the fandom or the game. in fact, i just had to experience it myself.

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[digitalfrontiers]

[the-rapture-historian]

Welcome to Round 6 of The BioSurvey! This round focuses on the storylines and narratives of the series, with this being the fourteenth poll:

Question 51: Which instalment's audio diaries did you overall enjoy collecting and listening to the most?

BioShock's Accu-Voxes (2007)

BioShock 2's Accu-Voxes (2010)

BioShock: Minerva's Den Accu-Voxes (2010)

BioShock Infinite's Voxophones (2013)

BioShock: Burial at Sea's Accu-Voxes/Voxophones (2013-2014)

Voting ended onApr 8, 2023

[the-rapture-historian]

Welcome to Round 6 of The BioSurvey! This round focuses on the storylines and narratives of the series, with this being the thirteenth poll:

Question 50: Did you like BioShock Infinite's ending as it was, or do you wish it had multiple endings like previous entries?

I enjoyed the game as it was, I don't think multiple endings would change that

I enjoyed it, but I feel multiple endings could have improved it for me

I didn't enjoy the game as is, multiple endings might have improved it for me

I didn't enjoy the game, I don't think multiple endings would change that

Eh, I'm neutral on it

Voting ended onApr 8, 2023

[the-rapture-historian]

Welcome to Round 6 of The BioSurvey! This round focuses on the storylines and narratives of the series, with this being the twelth poll:

Question 49: In BioShock Infinite (2013), how did you decide Cornelius Slate's fate on your FIRST playthrough?

Spared Slate

Killed Slate

I didn't play the game myself (Show Results)

Voting ended onApr 8, 2023

[the-rapture-historian]

Welcome to Round 6 of The BioSurvey! This round focuses on the storylines and narratives of the series, with this being the eleventh poll:

Question 48: In BioShock Infinite (2013), how did you choose to handle the ambush at the ticket office your FIRST playthrough?

Waited it out (stabbed through hand)

Pulled out your gun (hand unharmed)

I didn't play the game myself (Show Results)

Voting ended onApr 8, 2023

[the-rapture-historian]

Welcome to Round 6 of The BioSurvey! This round focuses on the storylines and narratives of the series, with this being the tenth poll:

Question 47: In BioShock Infinite (2013), which brooch did you choose for Elizabeth on your FIRST playthrough?

The Bird

The Cage

I didn't play the game myself (Show Results)

Voting ended onApr 8, 2023

[the-rapture-historian]

Welcome to Round 6 of The BioSurvey! This round focuses on the storylines and narratives of the series, with this being the ninth poll:

Question 46: In BioShock Infinite (2013), who did you throw the ball at during the raffle on your FIRST playthrough?

Fink

The Couple

I didn't play myself (Show Results)

Voting ended onApr 8, 2023

[the-rapture-historian]

Welcome to Round 6 of The BioSurvey! This round focuses on the storylines and narratives of the series, with this being the eigth poll:

Question 45: Which ending in BioShock 2 (2010) do you prefer the most as a conclusion to the game's story?

"Good" Ending (Rescue all Little Sisters)

"Evil" Ending (Harvest all Little Sisters)

Save Self "Neutral" Ending (Rescue some, Harvest some, let Eleanor harvest you)

Sacrifice "Neutral" Ending (Rescue some, Harvest some, let Eleanor be free)

Voting ended onApr 8, 2023

[the-rapture-historian]

Welcome to Round 6 of The BioSurvey! This round focuses on the storylines and narratives of the series, with this being the seventh poll:

Question 44: Which fate do you find the most fitting for Sofia Lamb (BioShock 2)?

Spared by "Saviour" Eleanor (spared most NPCs, only rescued Little Sisters)

Spared by "Harvester" Eleanor (spared most NPCs, harvested at least 1 LittleSis)

Killed by "Saviour" Eleanor (killed most NPCs, only rescued Little Sisters)

Killed by "Harvester" Eleanor (killed most NPCs, harvested at least 1 LittleSis)

Voting ended onApr 8, 2023

[the-rapture-historian]

Welcome to Round 6 of The BioSurvey! This round focuses on the storylines and narratives of the series, with this being the sixth poll:

Question 43: In your first BioShock 2 (2010) playthrough, how did you decide the fate of Lamb's "governors"?

I spared them all

I killed them all

I spared one, and killed two

I spared two, and killed one

I haven't played the game myself (Show Results)

Voting ended onApr 8, 2023

[the-rapture-historian]

Welcome to Round 6 of The BioSurvey! This round focuses on the storylines and narratives of the series, with this being the fifth poll:

Question 42: In your first playthrough of BioShock 2 (2010), did you gather with the Little Sisters you adopted?

Yes, I did all possible gathering events

No, I skipped the gathering events

Partially, I did some of the gathering events

I didn't play the game myself (Show Results)

Voting ended onApr 8, 2023