Bioshock Gameplay: Houdini Splicer

WARNING: Contains minor spoilers.

An encounter with the Houdini Splicer of Bioshock, capable of a gruesome form of teleportation that leaves a bloody red mist behind as well as fire and later in the game ice plasmid attacks. A dangerous enemy, especially in groups. This is the first encounter with one in the game.

Playing on Hard difficulty on my computer. Enjoy!

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• Bioshock
• gameplay
• houdini
• splicer
• combat
• fight

[serialxkillerx]

I must confess it never took me THAT long to kill one Splicer. They were fun though. lol. I prefer the Ice-type one's though. DANGEROUS. I wouldn't mind being a Splicer either. The insanity bit scares me but hell, I'd be insane, so I wouldn't know. Wouldn't want to be a Spider Splicer though.

And does Teleportation hurt a houdini?

[Carthane]

This is the first one you encounter in the game, that's why it's so heavily scripted and why this guy took more hits to die.

And yeah, I imagine it would probably hurt to tear yourself apart then 'glue' yourself back together leaving a bloody red mist behind each time. Eug.

[wasp9]

"Hello beautiful!"

[PLUOSVSEYR]

I splice for a living

[zerghalo2]

@Alacazam777 Indeed, but I am ALWAYS alert (this is Rapture, dude) and also, dumb enough to react the very same way to enemies in close cuarters: Shotgun at the torso

So, I was chasing this guy, he turns around a corner, and all this happened in slow mo to me:

He turns

I ready the shotgun

He yells: "Hold on!"

*Beggins to dissapear*

My pellets fly THROUGH the mist

"Dammit!"

He eventually fell from his own bolts with telekinesis, though

[Alacazam777]

Then, a little shaken up (and very alert) I find a desk at the end of a short hallway with a strange mask and some money. I cautiously walk towards it, constantly checking behind me. I can't take the mask so I take the money, then I see a red flash and hear a "FOOSH" right behind me! Spining around I come face to face with a Splicer that yells "HELLO!" into my face. I instictively shot for the head, but he vanishes into thin air even as the bullet was on it's way to him.

EPIC!

[Alacazam777]

This is one of the many reasons why this game is so amazing. When I first unwittingly walked into that room at the beginning of the vid, I curiously followed a man that would call for help and vanish around corners in a bright, red flash. I tried to follow him around, but could never catch up. I start to suspect that he is just toying with me, like a child plays with his food. I become extremely cautious, and slowly search the room, each corner making me more and more nervous.

(Continued)

[marcvertigo]

I'll give you credit for having good aim but when I played this I upgraded my shotgun to fire faster....to each his own, great video.

[Kriskazam]

I knew something like this was going to happen so i just avoided that desk as far as I could xD

[MegaBondagemon]

After enhancing myself with Tonics & upgrading my capabilities via research, it was possible to take on Houdini Splicers with just a wrench and not taking damage.

[RincewindsHat66]

Damn Houdinis. There's nothing worse than being low on ammo or health, in a dark section of an unfamiliar area, and hearing that 'whoosh' noise as they teleport, and thinking "Shit, where is this fucker?  Where is he?" Before its all fireballs and red screens and "GODDAMNIT!"

[L4d2909]

Hmph still hate em

[eBraulick]

ahh... Arcadia

[3dEnthusiast]

My ex and I played this together. She got to this point and when the lights went off, she was staring down and didn't see the shadow. She did this real slow turn around because she knew someone had to be there. She was INCHES from the guy's face. She let out a scream just as he disappeared. It was like a bad movie, my god. PERFECT set up. Scared the living HELL out of us.