BioShock Original Pitch

Early in development Irrational Games lacked a publisher for their new game called BioShock. The following pitch was created in order to attract a publisher who would publish the game as well as provide funding for development. The original pitch for BioShock was drastically different from the final version of the game. Multiple concepts were removed or greatly altered, but you can still see that many core concepts were kept. In 2010 Irrational Games uploaded this original pitch on the From the Vault section of their official website and it has been maintained by Ghost Story Games.
==The Original BioShock Pitch==
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Early Splicer Sulpture 2.png|The statue of an early Splicer used in presentations to publishers. By Robb Waters.
Fish Splicer.jpg|Original version of an image used in the background of the pitch.
BioShock Early Infested Human Splicer Concept.jpg|Another piece of concept art used in the background for the pitch.
==Behind the Scenes==
*The protagonist's name in this pitch is the same as the name of BioShock's PS3™ system technical lead, Carlos Cuello.
*The Introduction chapter includes the line 'Prepare ye... prepare ye the way of the Lord-' which is from Isaiah 40:3.
*The Introduction chapter also mentions Man o' War, referring to a marine hydrozoan named Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis).
*The name 'Isla de Salvacion' in this pitch could be a reference to the Salvation Islands (Islas de la Salvación).
*In the MP3 Log File of Brother Timothy, the name of 'Brother Elias' may be a reference to the prophet Elijah, whose Greek translation is Elias. Additionally, the name 'Brother Timothy' might be a reference to Timothy of Ephesus, an early Christian evangelist and the first Christian bishop of Ephesus.
*The 'Three Commandments' of The Interface Commandments chapter is a reference to the Ten Commandments in the Bible.
*Armageddon is mentioned in this pitch, which is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies for a battle during the end times.
==References==
Category:BioShock Removed Content