Videogame Analysis: Ep.1 Bioshock and Objectivism, Part 1 of 10

[ssurgeon00]

You missed the "No Gods or Kings, only Man" Statue in the first part of the game

[wh0rg]

Ayn Rand was a sociopath.

[Cinnamonbuns13]

Ayn rand was a genius

[halflifeproductionz]

ayn rands books are so boring and her philosophy is so dangerously pathetic i hate it. i can't believe people buy into that nonsense.

[PulseOfTheMaggots720]

@halflifeproductionz Yeah, her stuff can be fun and all, but it does get dangerously close to pop-philosophy. I think how accessible it is draws in the younger audience that typically enjoys it. I don't think it's pathetic though. Sure, it's beginner philosophy, but at least it gets people thinking. It's only when people start worshipping her like she was a modern-day Socrates when I get annoyed. 

[UrbyKris]

@PulseOfTheMaggots720 Nah... Socrates is pretty bad.

[PulseOfTheMaggots720]

@UrbyKris Well wasn't that a poignant statement. I can tell you've given this some thought.

[UrbyKris]

@PulseOfTheMaggots720 Well your statment didn't really deserve a better answer.

"Yeah, her stuff can be fun and all, but it does get dangerously close to pop-philosophy"

You get a medal for the most generic and vague attack on a philosophy.

[PulseOfTheMaggots720]

@UrbyKris Do you get one too? For being just as generic, thereby layering your comment with hilarious irony?

[VeldinJoe]

have u ever played heavy rain? there is alot of substance in that story i bet

[PtAltmVansanTarr]

Thnks 4 your analysis

[Homero4real]

It's obvious that Bioshock's "Rapture" is a Rand's utopy...

You can see Atlas, now free, as a statue, and come on: "Andrew Ryan" "Ayn Rand"...

Don't have to be a genious, I wanna play this game :D

[camydoger]

My only criticism if this video is that the intro is far too long.

[Zeppelinliveon]

this is possibly the greatest set of videos on gaming and the deeper parts to it. I'm absolutely in love with these 10 videos and I hope that you'll do more videos about games of this sort. Thank you for talking about the deeper meaning of this amazing game!

[NetMoverSitan]

Read the book that the game is loosely based on, at first for background research, but it amused me in places.

[TheRealDruidan]

@NetMoverSitan I was sooo bored during so much of Atlas Shrugged.

Ayn Rand's writings may be influential, but dry as a bone.

[theclassicwallflower]

@NetMoverSitan dude, its not loosely based, its detailed as fuck, everything lines up perfectly

[juanmisimo]

Really nice research, you deserve more views bro.

[psylence101]

I remember one Ayahuasca session in the Amazon and 'tuning in' on my memories of playing SystemShock II in my early teens.

At the moment I wasn't very grateful for the dystopic meta-themes the game had introduced to my mind!

[WeAreDevo456]

Hey, it's the Chocobo theme from Final Fantasy VIII.

[TheRealDruidan]

Don't worry, if you watch the rest of the videos I get around to it. I loved that feeling of awe too. Rapture was an amazing place.

[wayfarin]

thanks for lending credibility to games. just about every new medium is criticized as trivial when it first comes on the scene.

[GamblerJustice]

I'm a bit disappointed you didn't comment on the propaganda banners right after you enter the "omnious door". They're a large part of the game's atmosphere, I remember the first time I got to that part of the game, I stood still for a while watching them - feeling mostly awed.