"Life In Rapture" or "What Do Splicers Do All Day?" - Page 2

Seil · 05-11-2011, 12:09 AM

Think about it - in Super Mario, the Koopas have their own kingdom, they're just... at war? Are they at war? But they're regular peo... turt... potato... mush? They're regular folks, who're putting in a nine to five. In L4D, zombies are trying to kill you. Because you're food. In Thief, you're fighting guards and incarnations of an insane forest god or metal 'children' of a bonkers mechanic. We've got Metal Gear Solid, where there's just another army, we've got Call Of Duty where there's army and Civilization where army army army Nazis.

The weird thing about Rapture and the Splicers therin, is that they're all insane - a side effect of ADAM. They probably survive, for the most part, on potato chips, creme-filled cakes and wine, but they're armed psychopaths. How are there still survivors in Rapture when Player 1 finds his way there? (Survivors including Splicers, not just Tenenbaum and 'Atlas.') What's the heiarchy? Obviousl everyone is going after ADAM - they're all addicts - but are they still reasonably sane? Sure they seem sane, but they mutter to themselves, scream at imaginary people and raise their guns at the sight of strangers.

Little Sisters and Big Daddies play into the heiarchy somehow, but the question is what was life in Rapture like before the arrival of the player?

05-11-2011, 12:09 AM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	"Life In Rapture" or "What Do Splicers Do All Day?" Think about it - in Super Mario, the Koopas have their own kingdom, they're just... at war? Are they at war? But they're regular peo... turt... potato... mush? They're regular folks, who're putting in a nine to five. In L4D, zombies are trying to kill you. Because you're food. In Thief, you're fighting guards and incarnations of an insane forest god or metal 'children' of a bonkers mechanic. We've got Metal Gear Solid, where there's just another army, we've got Call Of Duty where there's army and Civilization where army army army Nazis. The weird thing about Rapture and the Splicers therin, is that they're all insane - a side effect of ADAM. They probably survive, for the most part, on potato chips, creme-filled cakes and wine, but they're armed psychopaths. How are there still survivors in Rapture when Player 1 finds his way there? (Survivors including Splicers, not just Tenenbaum and 'Atlas.') What's the heiarchy? Obviousl everyone is going after ADAM - they're all addicts - but are they still reasonably sane? Sure they seem sane, but they mutter to themselves, scream at imaginary people and raise their guns at the sight of strangers. Little Sisters and Big Daddies play into the heiarchy somehow, but the question is what was life in Rapture like before the arrival of the player?