If you were to ask gamers what they're favourite game of the last gen was, chances are Bioshock would pop up a lot and rightfully so. Bioshock's story is so well written that it's hard to think of a game that even comes close to being as thought-provokingly brilliant. It's hero Jack (who is never actually named in the game), is one of the most interesting characters ever created and he only has two lines of dialogue, right at the beginning of the game. Instead, it's the way the story builds around him that makes for such a brilliant yet mysterious protagonist. Like some of the other characters we've discussed on this list, Jack is somewhat of a victim of circumstance. While he may not seem inherently bad, the man leading him certainly has ulterior motives. Sure, Atlas is polite enough (he has a very fond liking of the phrase "Would you kindly"...) but there's definitely more to him than he's letting on and it makes your journey through Rapture that bit more cautious. It's not that we didn't want Jack to succeed overall; it's more that we didn't want him to necessarily help Atlas out. To ruin Bioshock's immense narrative would be a disservice to those who haven't experienced it for themselves yet so we shall leave it there, but before the game's huge revelations Atlas' sugar-coated voice was perhaps the most uncomforting aspect of Rapture and that's saying something. While we may have wanted some heroes to fail due to awful writing, here we had doubts about wanting one to succeed thanks to genius writing. Kudos, Ken Levine. Agree? Disagree? Are there any heroes you had trouble getting behind and would rather have seen fail in their adventures? Let us know in the comments below!
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