And religion, racism, and objectivism are all great big buttons for Americans. This is the same as the reaction people had to the spinning top at the end of Inception – it’s a meaningless image designed to press buttons. This is what he did with the first Bioshock, and there too, the press was happy to go a little crazy questioning whether the dude was actually saying Ayn Rand was Wrong or whatever. Ken Levine said (paraphrased here) that the goal is to give you choices that feel yucky, not necessarily that have any real consequence, and that the setting is not necessarily commentary. The story has nothing to do with crazed religious cults of personality, turn of the century nationalism, racism, etc. But, the setting in Bioshock Infinite, like with Rapture’s Objectivist Dystopia, is meaningless window dressing.
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We’re going to go on a theme park ride where we careen on rails through beautiful squares full of patriotic imagery, where interracial couples are publicly shamed and assaulted, where capitalism is twisted into an ugly exploitation of the working man, where the crazy religious leader high in the tower is worshipped as a ‘prophet’. Again, for the love of Christ, SPOILERS.Īt first glance, we the players, are getting a sickening and bizarre adventure that winds through a World’s Fair version of turn-of-the-century American Exceptionalism. I’m of the opinion that this can actually be fixed with an extremely small addition. Irrational Games promised a compelling, controversial setting, and an unforgettable companion.Īnd by the end of the game, both promises are unfulfilled, undermined, usurped in the service of promise number three – that you would get a Bioshock game. I figure the major issue I have is that Bioshock Infinite promises and then denies the player three things: Columbia, Elizabeth, and Bioshock. And then, like in the original, there are some plot twists and the game’s end leaves me feeling strangely underwhelmed. An astounding, controversial world, with morally questionable choices…the original had no element like Elizabeth, but the rest of the experience feels undeniably familiar. To be honest, the original Bioshock had a similar effect on me.
Bioshock Infinite is also a pretty little liar. It is astounding, blistering, pulse pounding entertainment, and there are plenty of moments like it.
Watch the escape from Monument Island with Songbird’s pursuit, through to Booker falling into the water at Battleship Bay. From the Luteces to Elizabeth, from skyhooks to Songbird, the game oozes astounding production value that makes the first Bioshock feel quant. Bioshock Infinite deserves the attention it’s gotten.īioshock is a phenomenal game. You should probably beat the game before you read it. ALART! This article casually ruins the ending and major twists of Bioshock Infinite over and over.
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