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BioShock Infinite (PS4)

A Couple of Quick Thoughts!!

So, with this game now complete, i now have the 100% in the entire BioShock series, which I'm pretty pleased about....

That being said - what did I think about the game? Honestly, I really like BioShock infinite, very much actually, but - and yes, this is quite a big but.... I think it's probably my least favourite of the three.

I do think it's very good, but I also feel like the way this game plays out is probably why we've not seen a BioShock 4 yet, because they rather wrote themselves into a corner with Infinite.

I feel like from a gameplay perspective it's the absolute pinnacle of the series, and that really can't be denied, yet, I also feel like something is a little lacking in the atmospheric department. Possibly this is down to personal preference though - I prefer the claustrophobic shut in feeling of Rapture, whereas others might prefer the openness, and almost reverie-like feeling that Columbia gives off.

I don't know, some aspects of this just didn't really do all that much for me.... Booker Dewitt is a little bland, and a pretty bog standard Troy Baker performance, I understand that none of the previous BioShock protagonists feel that compelling either, but their silence sort of forces the issue of putting yourself in their shoes. Whereas Elizabeth, she's much more engaging, yes she's a pretty intriguing character... at least until the DLC makes a bit of a mess of her.

It's a little up and down the state of BioShock DLC, I think Minerva's Den in BioShock 2 is incredible, whereas Burial at Sea sort of feels like some really poorly thought out fan fiction, written by someone who idolises Elizabeth as a character, and felt the need to anchor her to every foundation of the original BioShock games, and the world of Rapture.

The irony is, it's very fun to play, and I very much enjoyed it, it's just the more I thought about the implications of certain developments, I kind of found myself wondering "okaaaaaaaaay then" or doing my best Phoebe from Friends impression and just out loud being like "Uhhuh.... yeah.... okay"

I sound like I didn't enjoy it? But I did, I do think this is a very good game, and at times I found it incredibly difficult to put down and stop playing. I also really respect how dark Infinite went with some of it's thematic elements in both the story, and the various pieces of Lore in audio recordings that can be found around Columbia, this game does do world building in an incredibly efficient and clever way.