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This video is also brought to you by the fact I say “Irrational Games” multiple times in this video when I should say “2K Marin.” I’m never writing three videos at the same time ever again.
It's also brought to you by this statement on The Selfish Gene - because god dammit shut up I am begging you to read more than the cliffnotes of Dawkins before thinking you're an expert:
twitter.com/MontyZander/status/1590785075011981312
A critique of Bioshock 2. Where Bioshock 1 lampoons Ayn Rand’s objectivism, Bioshock 2 is inspired by Jim Jones, The People’s Temple, and Collectivism. The game is hyperfocussed on flipping the original Bioshock on its head and looking at the underbelly of the philosophies that crystallised it.
So let's return to Rapture and ask what happens after a group warped by hyper-capitalism finds a new philosophy. What happens after they drink the Kool-Aid?
BIOSHOCK CRITIQUE | AFTER THE SHRUG
youtube.com/watch?v=w0w87LVe0wU&t=1682s&ab_channel=MontyZander
SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: twitter.com/MontyZander
Patreon: patreon.com/MontyZander
GUEST SPEAKERS - subscribe to these guys!
@GamingUniversityUoG - youtube.com/watch?v=79pFpAyGw2I&list=PLpxGcAs6OTOTh_fG3BOb4hkZgwV-lPRwq&ab_channel=GamingUniversity
@ZeroCiero - youtube.com/channel/UC0JB_f947fNNBaDM7NE5gFg
@Zoltiboi - youtube.com/watch?v=2BE6jA57OSE&t=818s&ab_channel=Zoltiboi
THUMBNAIL BY ZOLTIBOI
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:04:35 - Rapture Reborn
0:17:45 - Hack Shack
0:26:54 - Levelling Down
0:41:48 - Drilling Into Combat
0:54:21 - The Temple of the Bland
01:05:19 - Someone Forgot to Finish Dionysus Park
01:19:45 - The Capitalist Collectivist
01:31:43 - Minerva's Den
01:40:13 - Prisoner of Choice
FOOTAGE/REFERENCES USED
1 - Bioshock 2 - Jordan Thomas Interview | Gamespot - youtube.com/watch?v=7V2KycaetDk&t=182s&ab_channel=TheSdbr
2 - Bioshock 2 Interview: Hacking | Gamespot - youtube.com/watch?v=mRZB4ZkHtRI&ab_channel=GameSpot
3 - Jonestown Mass Suicide: Revisiting The Cult That Ended With The Deaths Of 900 | TODAY - youtube.com/watch?v=1zI9ub9AgF0&ab_channel=TODAY
4 - Jonestown Part 1: Who was the Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones? | ABC - youtube.com/watch?v=_0B1sMfxWYw&t=314s&ab_channel=ABCNews
5 - Slavery of Faith | Leslie Wagner-Wilson - wob.com/en-gb/books/leslie-wagner-wilson/slavery-of-faith/9780595512935?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuO6WBhDLARIsAIdeyDLOKzNdEI0hs8g8wdpmENsLC2u8VCqjQTvK02BtzY4TFRz3MaEa0esaArYnEALw_wcB#GOR009223016
6 - Stanley Poole's Death | IGN Guides youtube.com/watch?v=mJIPAEKb06M
7 - Bioshock 2 is One of the Boldest Sequels Ever Made | PC Gamer - pcgamer.com/bioshock-2-is-one-of-the-boldest-sequels-ever-made
8 - Jordan Peterson Explains That Collectivism Is Tyranny Under the Guise of Benevolence (Part 2 of 7) | The Epoch Times - youtube.com/watch?v=ze7J5FmUGR4&t=2s&ab_channel=TheEpochTimes
9 - The Selfish Gene | Richard Dawkins - wob.com/en-gb/books/richard-dawkins-emeritus-fello/selfish-gene/9780198788607?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuO6WBhDLARIsAIdeyDJcmOlInz88UVmbvRq5WGOjlkKvhlrgFf0GUC8hP8yPCoayYGNj2yAaAsAAEALw_wcB#GOR009069994
10 - How Sinclair Broadcast Group Violates Its Own Media Rules | NYT - Opinion - youtube.com/watch?v=C-4HOgULcd8&ab_channel=TheNewYorkTimes
11 - RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch Quizzed On Whether He's a Marxist Amid Biggest Rail Strike | GMB - youtube.com/watch?v=QB4M4ugvaVg&t=32s&ab_channel=GoodMorningBritain
MUSIC
Piece of that Pie - Burial at Sea
youtube.com/watch?v=Atjgu7qMoUA&ab_channel=JamesFord
- All other music used was licenced by Artliist -
1: Falconer - Who Goes There?
2: Tony Petersen - 3 O'Clock Blues
3: Tony Petersen - Easy Morning
4: Ikoliks - The Western Wind
5: Mark Grundhoefer - Washed Away
6: Leroy Wild - Monomer
7: Leroy Wild - Arkema
8: Leroy Wild - Diamine
9: Leroy Wild - Crystalline
#bioshock2critique #bioshock2analysis
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This video is also brought to you by the fact I say “Irrational Games” multiple times in this video when I should say “2K Marin.” I’m never writing three videos at the same time ever again.
It's also brought to you by this statement on The Selfish Gene - because god dammit shut up I am begging you to read more than the cliffnotes of Dawkins before thinking you're an expert:
twitter.com/MontyZander/status/1590785075011981312
A critique of Bioshock 2. Where Bioshock 1 lampoons Ayn Rand’s objectivism, Bioshock 2 is inspired by Jim Jones, The People’s Temple, and Collectivism. The game is hyperfocussed on flipping the original Bioshock on its head and looking at the underbelly of the philosophies that crystallised it.
So let's return to Rapture and ask what happens after a group warped by hyper-capitalism finds a new philosophy. What happens after they drink the Kool-Aid?
BIOSHOCK CRITIQUE | AFTER THE SHRUG
youtube.com/watch?v=w0w87LVe0wU&t=1682s&ab_channel=MontyZander
SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: twitter.com/MontyZander
Patreon: patreon.com/MontyZander
GUEST SPEAKERS - subscribe to these guys!
@GamingUniversityUoG - youtube.com/watch?v=79pFpAyGw2I&list=PLpxGcAs6OTOTh_fG3BOb4hkZgwV-lPRwq&ab_channel=GamingUniversity
@ZeroCiero - youtube.com/channel/UC0JB_f947fNNBaDM7NE5gFg
@Zoltiboi - youtube.com/watch?v=2BE6jA57OSE&t=818s&ab_channel=Zoltiboi
THUMBNAIL BY ZOLTIBOI
twitter.com/zoltiboi
TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:04:35 - Rapture Reborn
0:17:45 - Hack Shack
0:26:54 - Levelling Down
0:41:48 - Drilling Into Combat
0:54:21 - The Temple of the Bland
01:05:19 - Someone Forgot to Finish Dionysus Park
01:19:45 - The Capitalist Collectivist
01:31:43 - Minerva's Den
01:40:13 - Prisoner of Choice
FOOTAGE/REFERENCES USED
1 - Bioshock 2 - Jordan Thomas Interview | Gamespot - youtube.com/watch?v=7V2KycaetDk&t=182s&ab_channel=TheSdbr
2 - Bioshock 2 Interview: Hacking | Gamespot - youtube.com/watch?v=mRZB4ZkHtRI&ab_channel=GameSpot
3 - Jonestown Mass Suicide: Revisiting The Cult That Ended With The Deaths Of 900 | TODAY - youtube.com/watch?v=1zI9ub9AgF0&ab_channel=TODAY
4 - Jonestown Part 1: Who was the Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones? | ABC - youtube.com/watch?v=_0B1sMfxWYw&t=314s&ab_channel=ABCNews
5 - Slavery of Faith | Leslie Wagner-Wilson - wob.com/en-gb/books/leslie-wagner-wilson/slavery-of-faith/9780595512935?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuO6WBhDLARIsAIdeyDLOKzNdEI0hs8g8wdpmENsLC2u8VCqjQTvK02BtzY4TFRz3MaEa0esaArYnEALw_wcB#GOR009223016
6 - Stanley Poole's Death | IGN Guides youtube.com/watch?v=mJIPAEKb06M
7 - Bioshock 2 is One of the Boldest Sequels Ever Made | PC Gamer - pcgamer.com/bioshock-2-is-one-of-the-boldest-sequels-ever-made
8 - Jordan Peterson Explains That Collectivism Is Tyranny Under the Guise of Benevolence (Part 2 of 7) | The Epoch Times - youtube.com/watch?v=ze7J5FmUGR4&t=2s&ab_channel=TheEpochTimes
9 - The Selfish Gene | Richard Dawkins - wob.com/en-gb/books/richard-dawkins-emeritus-fello/selfish-gene/9780198788607?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuO6WBhDLARIsAIdeyDJcmOlInz88UVmbvRq5WGOjlkKvhlrgFf0GUC8hP8yPCoayYGNj2yAaAsAAEALw_wcB#GOR009069994
10 - How Sinclair Broadcast Group Violates Its Own Media Rules | NYT - Opinion - youtube.com/watch?v=C-4HOgULcd8&ab_channel=TheNewYorkTimes
11 - RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch Quizzed On Whether He's a Marxist Amid Biggest Rail Strike | GMB - youtube.com/watch?v=QB4M4ugvaVg&t=32s&ab_channel=GoodMorningBritain
MUSIC
Piece of that Pie - Burial at Sea
youtube.com/watch?v=Atjgu7qMoUA&ab_channel=JamesFord
- All other music used was licenced by Artliist -
1: Falconer - Who Goes There?
2: Tony Petersen - 3 O'Clock Blues
3: Tony Petersen - Easy Morning
4: Ikoliks - The Western Wind
5: Mark Grundhoefer - Washed Away
6: Leroy Wild - Monomer
7: Leroy Wild - Arkema
8: Leroy Wild - Diamine
9: Leroy Wild - Crystalline
#bioshock2critique #bioshock2analysis
