Granted...Halo 3 has a lot of hype surrounding it. But it's not getting the acclaim that BioShock is from the industry. For instance...while the Halo 3 beta was good, it was a lot of "more of the same."
Then you have industry people saying things like this, about BioShock...
"These are the big challenges developers have been struggling to master for decades; narrative, emergence, a sense of place. If another game did just one of these as well as Bioshock, it would immediately qualify as a classic. When a game comes along that does all three, we can only be baffled and thankful. I spend my career, and my gaming life, waiting for a moment when a game just astonishes me, when I can't believe what I'm seeing, what I'm doing. Bioshock has five."
Some people believe this game is going to be a "turning point" in the industry.
IGN said...
"This game is a beacon. It's one of those monumental experiences you'll never forget, and the benchmark against which games for years to come will, and indeed must, be measured. This isn't merely an evolution of System Shock 2, but a wake-up call to the industry at large. Play this, and you'll see why you should demand something more from publishers and developers, more than all those derivative sequels forced down our throats year after year with only minor tweaks in their formulas. It's a shining example of how it's possible to bring together all elements of game design and succeed to the wildest degree."
I'm just saying, it's gonna be damn tough to beat out BioShock for Game of the Year.