[Jason1]

I wouldnt say Bioshock is open ended at all. I thought it was actually very linear, which isnt necessairly a bad thing, but it was in the case of bioshock because the gameplay was so repetitive. Thats the thing, you have to have both a good story and the gameplay to back it up, and Bioshock just didnt have the gameplay. Thats why the Half Life series is the best FPS out there right now, the gameplay is stellar, and the story is intriguing and complex.