Susan Arendt
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BioShock Director: "Violence is Necessary"

The latest issue of 360zine features an in-depth interview with BioShock’s creative director, Ken Levine, in which he explains the thought process behind some of the game’s more shocking (ha! I kill me) imagery: Violence is quite often necessary, but I think it’s always important to remember what it means, whether it’s necessary or not. […]

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The latest issue of 360zine features an in-depth interview with BioShock's creative director, Ken Levine, in which he explains the thought process behind some of the game's more shocking (ha! I kill me) imagery:

Violence is quite often necessary, but I think it's always important to remember what it means, whether it's necessary or not.
It's important to remember the consequences and Bioshock brings people back to the consequences.

Worlds like BioShock don't come from a dark place in my mind. I think they have to come from a thoughtful place. It's easy to come up with things that are 'boo' scary, but to do things that are genuinely disturbing takes some time and empathy.

He must tell the most awesome bedtime stories ever. The BioShock coverage is pretty decent, if you can overlook the enormous typo apparent pun in the headline of the background article. (It's "Somewhere Beyond the Sea," not "Some Wear," ya ijits.)

360zine Issue 4 [Gamerzines]