I didn't finish off the good doctor before i ended the last session (had to sign off because of Wallaby's screaming) so i opened this session with a boss battle. It did not go well, partly because i didn't expect it and partly because, after a week of playing other things, i was going into it with a disoriented muscle memory. Didn't take long to get back to normal but a very unwelcoming return to Rapture.
Harvest or Rescue? i was only slimly aware of the implications of this choice. The end result of getting loot was very secondary in my decision because the primary consideration (for me) is what it says about the kind of person I want to be (in the game). I want to be a hero. Are my good intentions paving the way to hell? i don't know but i do know a hero doesn't kill children when there's an alternative. i'm rescuing the little sisters. and, damn, they sure do make me feel appreciated when i do. Though it's slightly off-putting when, after you save them, they talk about getting sleepy and then crawl into a nearby hole and out of sight. (Soap Box, i got a teddy bear after rescuing three little sisters but haven't gotten anything extra after saving two more.) Still, i have more than enough ADAM and i'm really only using a combination of three offensive plasmids (ice, fire, electro). I've also become quite fond of my machine gun and rarely feel a pinch on my ammo. High accuracy and lots of scavenging, FTW.
On a side note (i'm writing this during a pause from gameplay); If you put aside the flashiness and imaginary sparkle that Rapture, presumably, had before its downfall, wouldn't it still suck to live there? It just feels like everything would be wet ALL THE TIME. Even if you weren't physically wet, i bet there'd be this unstoppable feeling of being wet. The whole place makes me feel like my socks are soaked inside my shoes. Seems very unpleasant.
Other miscellany:
Big Daddies don't scare me. I still manage to have a ton of cash and it all goes into first aid kits. Load up six of those and top off my EVE and go into the fight. The grenade launcher has helped (see below).
This game doesn't scare me. I think it's funny that you have to play in the morning, Wallaby. I started the second session around 1130 last night and stopped around 1am. Saw HotFuj on around the same time who ignored my Party Invite, you bastard.
Shooting enemies....with a camera. What the shit is this? i keep doing it and the only thing i've gained is the occasional tidbit of knowledge like armor piercing rounds are useful on Rosie. Oh, really? The gigantic armored bodyguard is susceptible to bullets that pierce armor. Cheers for that, you researcher nerds. Am i missing something?
Hacking: i still fucking love it. My default state in the game is with two hover bots watching my back. Hack ALL the things!
That Grenade Launcher: Electric Plasmid + Heat Seeking Missiles is just nasty.
Peach, that fishmongering mother fucker. Very nifty the way they took away all my weapons in that fight. Atlas goes out of his way to say he couldn't take away my plasmids. You know what else he couldn't take away? My hacking skills. Froze a couple of enemies, hacked every auto bot and turret in the place and scavenged the rooms on the wings while my minions did the dirty work, then came back to loot the bodies. Who needs guns?
"You don't fuck Fontaine, Fontaine fucks you." Ha. Great bit of dialogue that came out of nowhere.
I just left off in the Submarine Room where i was supposed to meet up with Atlas, finally. Hope i didn't get too carried away and go too far. Seemed like a good place to stop though.
So, what's the next checkpoint?
-joker
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