Rumored BioShock 4 screenshot shows off some new powers and a very punchy-looking shotgun
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An apparent earlyBioShock 4screenshot has leaked, offering a look at UI elements, various powers, and a punchy shotgun.
The picture doesn’t give away much. Visually, the main event is the central object, which suggests something of a return to the series' classic art-deco look, and also seems to be holding up a flaming sphere. There are so many things that this could be, so few of which might still be present in the game all these years later, that I’m not prepared to even guess at what’s going on here.
What’s a little more interesting, however, is the stuff around the edges. There’s a very punchy-looking weapon, dubbed the ‘Ricochet Shotgun’, which comes complete with a big fat barrel and some pleasing glowing elements that beef it up nicely. On the other side, there’s what appears to be three powers, reminiscent of the plasmids and vigors from previous BioShock games.
A magnet, a lightning bolt, and a stopwatch all feature in the icons attached to those powers. I’m a little more prepared to take a guess at what’s going on with those - one power likely pulls either enemies or metal objects towards the player, while the lightning bolt seems likely to deal some decent electric damage. Given the stopwatch symbol’s activation via both the LB and RB buttons, it looks like a more powerful ability, and I’d suggest it’s probably bullet time.
Levine recently revealed thatBioShock was nearly canceled just before launch, and even getting it off the ground in the fist place was a struggle.
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