There's just something about the games that came out in the late 2000s. The time period saw a lot of new games that changed the gaming landscape forever, from sprawling sci-fi adventures like Mass Effect to historical adventures like Assassin's Creed as well as iconic sequels like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and God of War 2, among others.
While the aforementioned games have since had new installments and remasters in recent years, one game that came out at the time has had a lasting influence on future games despite not getting a well-deserved sequel and that is BioShock.
The retrofuturistic video game series by Ken Levine didn't just open the doors to all of the discussions about whether or not video games is art, it put gaming in the conversation.
More than a decade later, the BioShock franchise remains unparalleled as a visual and narrative experience. To date, the 2K-published series casts a looming shadow over others that dared attempt to replicate its formula like 2017's Prey. You could argue that its timeless success is the reason why Ken Lavine still hasn't released his own game after moving on from BioShock.
