there is so much to love about the masterpiece that is bioshock. it has this incredibly engrossing atmosphere and art direction. the level design is so good and coalesces well with its environmental storytelling. it's incredible how rapture felt tangible - like it was a living, breathing being - despite the deserted rooms and hallways, you can feel its violence like a ghastly afterimage.

but what honestly blew my mind was how excellently structured the narrative was. you are immediately entrenched in the mystery, bit by bit the puzzle forms, and once all the pieces fell into place, i just sat there with awe. bioshock knew what it wanted to achieve, and it did so with finesse.