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I recently dove back into the halls of Rapture for the first time in nearly a decade. Usually, nostalgia is a liar. You go back to a classic and see the clunky menus, the stiff animations, or the repetitive level design. But with BioShock , something strange happened. The claustrophobia hit me immediately. The existential dread of the first Splicer’s whisper echoed louder than ever.

It’s the shadow of a Splicer wailing over a baby carriage (that contains a gun). It’s the sound of a Little Sister giggling in the vents. It’s the reveal of the "Dental Appointment" in the medical pavilion. It’s the fact that the vending machines still try to sell you "Dr. Suchong’s Tonic" with cheerful jingles while corpses rot in the corners. Yes. Mostly. bioshock 1

The hacking mini-game (Pipe Dream) gets tedious by the third hour. The final boss fight is a generic bullet sponge. The weapon wheel feels a bit stiff compared to modern shooters. I recently dove back into the halls of