And yet, the world of Rapture holds a certain unique flavour that no other game has broached. Atmosphere Dystopian settings have almost always had a healthy representation in gaming, ever since the earliest text-based MUDs, through to fully-realised worlds like that of Fallout and Borderlands. Hopefully further balancing will address this. We're hoping the difficulty continues to ramp up smoothly too, though, as we found the first few areas particularly easy. Personally I like to focus on one favourite weapon (if possible of course).The game's AI seems have taken a step forwards too, with more intelligent enemies, tricky environmental hazards and greater variety along the way. The reason for that is easy - various ammo types can be found on the map, so you should make use of it and cut the costs. Yet another strategy connects with the above tip and that's using different types of weapons. Making such notes takes time, but it's well worth it. You can print the maps found in the walkthrough and then mark on them the spots where you've killed an enemy and didn't get all the items from his corpse, safes with items left inside etc. The items in boxes and corpses and even those lying on the ground don't disappear, so you can collect them later. In BioShock 2 you don't have to possibility to return to previously visited locations, but nothing stand in your way to visit rooms in the current level multiple times. Additionally, if you have the Tonic equipped, alcohol will do the same thing. This also relates to chocolate bars and each other type of food which refills your health and EVE. If you equip a proper set of Tonics (for example - ), you will regain health and EVE each time you hack something. However it's worth to leave some of them for later, if you don't really need to use them.
In a way, hacking all vending machines and other stuff is a natural thing to do upon entering a new room. I encourage you to carefully read the chapter devoted to research, thanks to which you will be able to finish them quicker. The quicker you finish research on a given Splicer type, the easier fighting him will become. And all of that thank to one or two cheap EVE Hypos.įrom the moment you obtain the camera, always use it before a fight to fully take advantage of the bonuses it brings. Additionally, if you stock up on Tonics which lower EVE usage, you will be able to secure the whole room with traps and the only thing left will be to lure the enemies into them. Even if the proper ammo (traps rivets and spears, mines) isn't very common and cheap, you always have the Plasmid, which on level 2 and above allows you to charge it with almost any Plasmid. Using the Hypnosis Plasmid on such a group will make things much easier.ĭon't forget about traps. The enemies often move in groups and loudly talk, so hearing voices can indicate that there are some foes in the area. Of course try to aim at the heads - the quicker you kill, the less the chance that the fight will cost you your health or life. Sneak onto enemies (the tonic will come in handy), slowly analysing each room and avoiding (when it's possible) fights with multiple enemies at once. Often you will have to rely on cleverness. On Easy you can jump into a room and take on everyone without worrying about enemy fire, while on Hard such behaviour will lead to a certain death. The difficulty affects the style of gameplay. Summing up, each of your decisions should be well thought out, because there's not much place for error.
This all causes a higher need for cash and ADAM. In consequence, you'll need more ammo, better Plasmids, proper Tonics and weapons upgrades.
What does the high difficulty setting involve? The enemies are more resistant and deal higher damage. All of the above can be done and even bring lots of fun. You can also promise yourself not to use saves and rely on auto-saves at the end of each level. Additionally, you can choose to disable the Vita-Chambers (it can be done from the main menu and will grant you with Big Brass Balls achievement). Playing on the highest difficulty setting will allow you to unlock an Against All Odds trophy.