BioShock 2 drops subtitle

By Robert Purchese Published 20 March, 2009

Sea of Dreams evaporates.

2K Games has snipped the subtitle Sea of Dreams from BioShock 2.

There's no explanation, according to Kotaku. Perhaps the acronym "SOD" proved unfavourable.

Earlier this week we found out that BioShock 2 casts players as the very first Big Daddy. He can inject plasmids, however, and will choose between protecting or harvesting Little Sisters: girls stolen from nearby coastal towns by new evil-doer, the Big Sister.

BioShock 2, we know, will also feature multiplayer, although any further details are absent.

We recently flew out to 2K Marin to see BioShock 2. Our thoughts are embargoed for a few more weeks.

2K Games aims to launch BioShock 2 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC later this year.

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Comments (27) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Triggerhappytel #1 3 years ago

    Good; it was a fairly shitty subtitle anyway to be honest. And the first game was popular enough to not require one.

  • Spanky #2 3 years ago

    Maybe they should've dropped the Bioshock title and just called it Sea of Dreams? I take it marketing thought Bioshock 2 would be far more original.

    Franchise Away!

  • DFawkes #3 3 years ago

    I hope this won't be another epic pessimism thread. Mostly.

    Not really news though, it's still Bioshock 2.

  • Triggerhappytel #4 3 years ago

    @ Spanky

    Give 'em a chance, though. They've spent two years on it (presumably working with the same graphics engine), so it's not like it's being rushed out for a dirty profit. I just hope it's up to the standard of the first game.

  • penhalion #5 3 years ago

    @DFawkes

    Sorry mate but, you can't help feel pessimistic the more you learn about the story for BS2......man tey are bad at choosing their acronyms!...Anyway er..where was I ..oh right. Being cast as a big daddy that harvests little sisters makes frak all sense. Especially given that the story from the first game clearly establishes that the sole purpose for the creation of big daddies was to protect the little sisters and that this was hard wired into them.

  • Widge #6 3 years ago

    Having seen some magazine scans for this, I am less moany.
    From what I gather, you character won't end up being some 'do all' wonder plasmid person and specialisation will actually reap rewards for your play style.

  • HermitArcader #7 3 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • Rodchenko #8 3 years ago

    Good. Now drop the MP as well, please, and put your resources on improving the actual gameplay (so that it'll be on par with the excellent art direction maybe)

  • Triggerhappytel #9 3 years ago

    @ Penhalion

    Fair enough; although I am prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt. The story probably won't be as slick or powerful as the first game (which I still need to finish!), but perhaps they could get around the Big Daddies' harvesting of Little Sisters since the character will be the first, and thus could be defective. Or something.

    Anyway, I'm still looking forward to this, just not expecting anything mind-blowing. I suspect it might stick a little too closely to the (admittedly successful) gameplay of the first game. What's more, if it's set in Rapture seven years later or whatever, I hope it shows the city slowly collapsing so BioShock 3 has to go elsewhere.

  • penhalion #10 3 years ago

    @TriggerHappyTel

    I'll give this the same chance I gave LBP as in I'll ignore all the gushing hype and reviews and play it and make up my own mind. All I'm currently saying is that the story is not leaving a good taste in the mouth at present and BioShock has got to be all about the story.

  • HermitArcader #11 3 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • muscleblade #12 3 years ago

    They should stick to the originals pure singleplayer package. No MP or Coop. I love both mp and coop in games like Gears and Halo but we dont need it in every game and not in every AAA title either.

  • thenastypasty #13 3 years ago

    I dont see the need for MP,they should make sure the single player game is better than the first game,which is in my top 3 of this generation.

  • kangarootoo #14 3 years ago

    Good move. "Sea of Dreams" was a shite name, regardless of any unfortunate acronyms that might have resulted.


    I think they should call it Bioshock: Of the Future Fallen

    /snigger

  • DFawkes #15 3 years ago

    Should've called it Bioshock: When A New King Earns Real Strength. It'd make no sense, but I'm sure you see what I did there.

    There's also Andrew Ryans Secret Eutopia. That one is better.

  • Evolution #16 3 years ago

    Dropping the 2 would have been a better idea.

  • the_mtfr #17 3 years ago

    5/5, I hate subtitles. Most of the times they're pulled out of some arse anyway.

  • dr_faulk #18 3 years ago

    They should called it, "Bioshock 2: Wait 'Till You See What Eurogamer Rate It"

  • thefilthandthefury #19 3 years ago

    I'm annoyed. I thought it was a great subtitle. Sequels are always better titled with one anyway.

  • firefly #20 3 years ago

    Too much information I think. We now know who you are and who the enemy is - both facts being rather a big deal in the original.
    The Little Sister harvesting/saving mechanic should have been dropped in favour of something new too. It served its purpose back when most of us didn't know what was going on (albeit not so much for those who took a greyer path or changed tactics when they discovered the truth only to be rewarded with the bad ending) but now we all know the score and they should be trying to do something more original.

    Unless the developers have secrets up their sleeves that I won't learn until I play in which case fair enough.

  • space_ace #21 3 years ago

    i did sea the clever eg subtitle! :)

  • makeamazing #22 3 years ago

    Not bothered by them dropping the subtitle....

    Playing Bioshock at the moment and loving it... its high up as one of my favourite games. Not sure how long left till the end of the game... I think I'm near the end, will be slightly sad to finish it... so really looking forward to more later on in the year :D

  • muscleblade #23 3 years ago

    "I'm annoyed. I thought it was a great subtitle. Sequels are always better titled with one anyway. "


    I just cant agree with that. Gears 2, Halo 3, Re5, SFIV. The four best sequels this gen imo. No subtitles just the number.

  • metalangel #24 3 years ago

    Best not to have a game called "SOD" when it talks about little girls, yeah. And this new plot sounds like absolute shit.

  • kangarootoo #25 3 years ago

    "Sequels are always better titled with one anyway."

    "I just cant agree with that. Gears 2, Halo 3, Re5, SFIV. The four best sequels this gen imo. No subtitles just the number."

    This is a very bizarre discussion :)

  • spenner #26 3 years ago

    I heard it's gonna be called

    Bioshock: Who's the Daddy?

  • shotgun44 #27 3 years ago

    Could not give a shit less if Bioshock has a subtitle...

    Gotta say, I hold the same reservations about this game now as many others. The ideas ive heard so far sound pretty meh.