Bioshock: Infinite

[American Gunner]

sorry but if a game is 9-10 hours long and it takes more than 2-3 hours to "get going" i'd rather not play it. i just found it boring, and the control just aren't very good.

I'm not really loving the game, but I want to finish the story to see what everyone is going crazy about. Then I really need to finish up Tomb Raider so I can work on my backlog.

 

[Kanobei]

It is amazing. It'll be one of the best games in 2013. I love its irrational climate 😉

 

[cmdrdredd]

sorry but if a game is 9-10 hours long and it takes more than 2-3 hours to "get going" i'd rather not play it. i just found it boring, and the control just aren't very good.

Fine then...but do understand you are missing out on the most thought provoking storyline so far this year in a game.

 

[Skel]

yeah i already returned it to redbox. i was just past the part where you meet elizabeth and you are on the beach. just wasn't for me and i was bored by that part so just decided to not bother with it anymore.

I loved the game, and am finishing up my second play through on the "1999" mode. I could see how it's not for everyone, and if it hasn't hooked you by that point, odds are it's not going to.

 

[mike208]

Just finished the game on normal difficulty. Only rented it so I didn't have time for more then one play through so maybe this is in the harder difficulties. But the part from the trailer where elizabeth has the noose around her neck while she is on the horse. Is that part actually in the game? I don't remember it. Or did they just make that for the trailer?

 

[stalin123]

What a game! I played it today, after having completed Bioshock 1. I must say I am impressed!

 

[Dacalo]

sorry but if a game is 9-10 hours long and it takes more than 2-3 hours to "get going" i'd rather not play it. i just found it boring, and the control just aren't very good.

I think ot took me 25 hours. Played on a PC though so not sure how bad the control is on consoles. You should give it another go later. It does get much better.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Finally finished this today. Wow. Now I want to play through again.

 

[mmntech]

Just finished the game on normal difficulty. Only rented it so I didn't have time for more then one play through so maybe this is in the harder difficulties. But the part from the trailer where elizabeth has the noose around her neck while she is on the horse. Is that part actually in the game? I don't remember it. Or did they just make that for the trailer?

It's quite clear why the game was delayed. Most of what was in the early trailers and gameplay videos was cut. If you watch the E3 2011 gameplay trailer, only a couple lines of dialogue and the last two minutes were in the actual game. I think this ended up opening the door for more than a few plot holes open. Though I don't think the story is supposed to make sense, not until the ending. There's a very

Spoiler

Kotor-esque twist

in store for the player. You also

Spoiler

never fight Songbird.

Also worth noting that a mob of Founders trying to hang Elizabeth makes no sense. It's set early on that she's worshipped as daughter of the prophet.

I actually enjoyed it more than Bioshock. It's a little more forgiving (I'm not very good at FPS games) and I like the art layout a lot more. I'm a big fan of art deco but Rapture always retained that dull tone too common to shooters. Columbia is a city that feels lived in, which Rapture never did. The story is definitely thought provoking. Has made me read up on the Many Worlds Interpretation put forth by Hugh Everett and Bryce DeWitt, the latter of whom Booker takes his last name from. Much more fun than a bloody critique of Ayn Rand, who I doubt many gamers are even aware of.