Starbite Productions I will say one of the most emotionally damaging games I've ever played. I have to give #1 to Telltale's "The Walking Dead". That game tore me apart.
"There's no point in asking because he doesn't row." "He doesn't row?" "No, he *doesn't* row." Look at you, Irrational, shoving late-game plot points into literally the first set of dialogue.
leeardamer **SPOILER ALERT** Basically, it's the Lutece twins rowing you to the lighthouse at the beginning of the game (you realize that later on), they're alluding to the fact that, since they have the ability to travel through other dimensions and time, they have already been ahead of that moment (in the boat) and know that Booker doesn't help to row. The key to this moment is realizing the difference in inflection between "He doesn't ROW?" and "No, he DOESN'T row."
jajajajaj this men, you thing that this game isn´t master peace ??? this game, the characters, the history, the art design, this history, the dlc´s and the biosock 1 make one of the best stories in the game history. But obviously if you only play games like the last of us or god of war you don't going to like the biosock games, Last of us and other games are more simple to understand for that i think that you don't like the biosck games.
Story: mediocre. Trying to look smarter than it is but inevitably failing into timespace paradoxes and contradicting itself and previous games as a result. Character deisgn: Booker is a default shooter male character, a tough guy just old enough to have some dark past we can adress to but not old enough but be unappealing to gamer bros, Elizabeth is damn near perfection untill she get's that bitch attitude in Burial at Sea DLCs. OST: not as good as previous games. Art style: not bad. Atmosphere: quite good. Gameplay: horrible. So no it's not.
I honestly don't understand why so many people bash this game just because it's not like the first 2 games... The story for bioshock infinite is amazing and was beyond my expectations. 👌🏻
I'm on my first playthrough after abandoning it halfway a year ago. There's a lot of dumbing down to the Call of Duty style of FPS gameplay with minimal exploration and generic cover-oriented shooting (there's a reason CoD games have very short SP campaigns; you can't stretch that boring shit to 10+ hours). There's very little of the emergent gameplay of the first two Bioshocks that would have you analyzing the environment for advantages like hackable security, water/oil spills, and explosive objects to throw with TELEKINESIS.
The most common argument I've heard is that it's a good game, just not a good Bioshock game. I would have to agree with that. Infinite is a beautiful game, it had an incredible world to explore and (at least I thought so) a great story. The gameplay needed some tweaking though, as it was "shoot a bunch of guys" then "walk to the next setpiece" then "get a bit of the story", and repeat.
My only real issue was the end when it went all crazy multiverse and then they go and drown Booker during the baptism, which really doesn't make any sense. Was that supposed to achieve a particular purpose?
The part hurt me so goddamn much. And seeing every Elizabeth disappear, and then that final note. I've owned this game for but a few days and I'd say it's arguably already in my top 5.
Half-Muffin Productions What I don't get is why Elisabeth takes him to the place after the battle. Cant they teleport before the battle, and make it so Booker doesn't participate in the battle in the first place?
Lucas Brock It had some good parts, but overall it was a mess. The story was shit, especially the ending, the guns were lame, the vigors were REALLY lame (only 3 different types, really) and enemies were annoying bullet sponges. The only good part was the graphics (on PC) and the skyrails. Everything else, shit
Black Ursus József you bet they do! like! kaboom, mind in pieces everywhere! All the kings horses and all the kings men could not put my mind together again!
Been more than 7 years since Bioshock 1 came out and I'm still thinking about that :3 (I was pretty young when it came out so I was introduced to it in like 2010 at least and now I can't get away from it)
I love how "Lutece" or "Elizabeth" are songs that perfectly fit to their characters... Bioshock Infinite is definitly one of the most beautiful games I have ever seen. The atmosphere is unique. The characters are complex, and you see them developing along the story. This story is incredible, moving, and astonishing. The gameplay is fluent, pleasant. And the soundtrack... ♥ Everyone (who played to Bioshock Infinite) knows what I mean.
As a gamer who's been infatuated with video games for the past 25 years, this is the first game in over a decade that truly made me feel something indescribable with words. Its been since my teen years when I was ridiculed and despised by classmates and regularly sought solace in video games for meaning that I have declared a video game as my all-time favorite, but now this game has surpassed anything I've played before. I can easily say that in playing video games since the late 80s, this is definitely my all time favorite video game ever made. A perfect blend of incredible game play, suburb elements of immersive plot, magnanimous character development, an amazing and unique soundtrack and by far the greatest ending in video game history make it the perfect video game to date.
It irritates the hell out of me when people say they don't like it just because it wasn't survival horror. I don't enjoy playing the same thing over and over again in a series. The Bioshock series has done a phenomenal job making things different with every installment
this game.. wow. I have no words, it's been 3 years now? idk how long but I still get chills hearing the song in the church and the song upon entering columbia... I loved this game. the story had me intrigued so much I was researching the theories it had delved in. I actually played this before the original.. and after beating this I played and completed the original.. both were so damn good. but infinite truly made me love the series, Ken Levine is a genius and I just hope whatever irrational does next... it keeps up the good work
Irrational is not going to be able to do any work any more (good or bad) because it doesn't excise anymore. The studio was terminated by Kevin Levin in 2014
I didn't necessarily mean Irrational itself , I was caught up in the nostalgia of 2013 playing this game. What I meant was 2K , since they may do something else with it
I genuinely do not understand why this game gets so much hate and criticism? Maybe since I have been playing video games going on 16+ years, that I have learned to appreciate games like this more. I am also an individual whom falls in love with deep emotional stories done correctly (which this is!), so i'm sure that factors in to my opinion. The characters, music, story, and artwork were so overwhelming to me at times, that I did not even notice any of the game play "problems" this game gets criticized with. This was one of those games where when it ended, I set down the controller, and wished I could erase my memory and go back and play it again. Those little moments in the game, when you first see Columbia, or when you walk through the church at the beginning, really tugged at my heart strings. The only other games that I think have done that are TLOU, MGS, and Zelda.
I agree with you completely. I think a lot of people expect games to just be fun and exciting purely from a game play perspective as that's fundamentally what they're supposed to do. In the past 15 odd years there have been games that have tried to bridge the gap between video games and cinema, like MGS and The Last of Us but I've heard people say that TLoU especially has poor game play mechanics, therefore it's a poor game. I can completely look past this though. If a game speaks to me on an emotional level and has a story that carries weight, something that'll stick with me for a very long time, like Bioshock and TLoU both have, then I'll take that over game play any day. As a story telling medium, video games will always have the upper hand over cinema because of the level of interactivity required. You can immerse yourself in the content so much more than just being a passive viewer. I love this about games and I don't understand why people ONLY care about game play mechanics, graphics etc, when it's only really the story and characters that has the chance to affect you on an emotional level. I don't see why so many people have a problem when developers try and make a game artistic because we've seen with games like Bioshock and the games you've mentioned that incredible experiences can be created when more artistic expression goes into the overall production of the game. I just wish there were more because I've never played a game like Bioshock Infinite, it really blew me away.
***** Have you played Dishonored? Story overall isn't on the same level as Bioshock, but the atmosphere, art design, gameplay, music and setting are superb. One of my favorite games.
My understanding is that this is a critically acclaimed game, and with good reason. Most of those who criticize this game in a severely negative manner are not professional critics. Professional critics mostly agree that while lacking in gameplay, it is superb in narration, its OST, and art design, and engages the player well in its story and theme on a deep emotional level.
eric j Never played Dishonoured but I've heard good things. Won't get the chance to now though, unless they port it to next gen which I doubt they will! Hopefully there'll be a lot more story driven / artistic games coming this year.
Lighter Than Air is a masterpiece. It really captures the sense of wonder you feel when you walk through Columbia for the first time, while still having uneasy undertones, like that feeling you get when something is not quite right.
6:12 - Rosalind: "We have a guest." Robert: "We do indeed." Booker: "Why are you following me?" Rosalind "We were already here." Robert: "Why are you following us?" Booker: "I-*sigh*" Rosalind: "Aperitif?" *Booker drinks the Shield Infusion* Booker: "Woah, what was that?" Rosalind: "Surprising." Robert: "Surprising that it worked?" Rosalind: "Surprising that it didn't kill him." Robert: "But a repulsive magnetic field around ones body can come in handy." Rosalind: "If it doesn't kill you." Robert: "A fair point."
Robert: heads? Rosalind: or tails? Booker: come on, let me through.. Robert: heads.. Rosalind: or tails? Booker: uh..heads *flips coin* Robert: mm.. Rosalind: told you.. Robert: I never find that as satisfying as I'd imagined Rosalind: chin up, there's always next time Robert: I suppose there is
I think they want to help Booker because he is quite vigilant, then hiring him to hunt down and bring her back. The Luteces help him throughout so she, 'Beth, can find her power to navigate and move through dimensions. That way, like in the DLC, confronts with different Dewitts thorught the muliverse. I don't know, just a thought.
I just finished this game myself and I am now sad as fuck like knowing that I can’t view Columbia as I did when I started playing this game, for eternity, feels empty. I miss Elizabeth so much, all of them
This game was one of the best I've ever played. Such a deep, meaningful story and companionship with Elizabeth throughout, plus being a super fun shooter.
I think my favorite piece is Elizabeth. Like her character, there is something wonderful and terrifying that hangs in each note. It is both somber and joyful, and as players who know the story, it perfectly fits the sad, dangerous, and curious reconnection between Booker and his daughter. It is a perfect break from the insanity that is the rest of the game, as the Songbird snaps you back to the reality of the situation.
You have to finish the game to understand the lyrics ‘will the circle be unbroken ‘ … yes it can be broken if u do something specific in *THAT* last scene of the game
But it's so similar anyway. I mean it's still an fps with plasmides in an breathtakeing atmosphere with a great story. There's alway a lighthouse, there's always a man, there's always a city.
Every time, EVERY DAMNED TIME Elizabeth's theme starts, it's like all the feelings I have about this game and the characters form a physical sensation that tugs at my heartstrings. What a musical masterpiece
The only difference between past and present is semantics. Lives, lived, will live. Dies, died, will die. If we could perceive time as it really was what reason would grammar professors have to get out of bed?
All these 5 year + comments... really hurts. Who will remember this game? I played it the day it came out. My brother bought it, I took it to school with me, showed my friends. They hadn't played the last two games, I hadn't either. All I needed was that cover. 14 Year old me had no clue 21-year-old me would still be deeply torn by this game's story.
I love the game as I've gotten older I've learned what the elements and words mean now. I play to enjoy the story and reminisce the memories of the family I've lost and all the memories I had with them
OMG this fucking soundtrack. Especially the ones that sound like Bioshock 1!!!!!!! like 33:41 UGHH THESE GAMES ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the reason why this game interested me so much, is that they actually made an interesting female character. She was caring, but interesting at the same time. An enigma. Plus, Booker was also an enigma. I was so confused, but confused in a good way. They gave me the answers, and I didn't fully understand. I had to think on it for a long while, and that's what draws me in to a video game. The sheer impact of the ending was just..awesome. I still love the first BioShock, but Infinite was almost on par with it.
I love Baptism, but I think that Will The Circle Be Unbroken is my favorite, the first time I listened to that after finishing the game I cried. Such a great game it is.
0:42 Hallelujah! 1:30 "Why would he send his savior unto us." "If we will not raise a finger for our own salvation." "And though we deserve not his mercy." "He has led us to this new Eden" "A last chance for redemption" 26:59 "They had my scent. If I didn't get to the girl soon, this whole job was scotched." "Comstock knew I was coming. Who told him? Them that sent me here? If so, what's their real game?"
God i love the soundtrack. Makes me feel like going back to the 1900's. Most songs are soo emotional, they make me feel so bad about Booker and Elizabeth. T-T. Still, i like to listen and remember the happier sounds like Rory O More Saddle The Pony. Makes me wanna cry....
Finished this masterpiece for the first time today and came here to listen to "Will the circle be unbroken" once more before I go to sleep... What an absolute masterpiece in every sense, this game, will be a long time until we see something so good again!
If there is a drug out there which can allow you to selectively wipe away some specific memories please do tell me... for the first time I step in this game that feeling is no where can be found right now... so SAD!
Lighter than Air is really good because there is a strong overlap of really warm and blissful Columbia and the feeling that something is terribly wrong around here.
I don't see why we have to rate which Bioshock is better. Both are top-notch games that do far more than any other (discussing exceptionalism, objectivism, hypocrisy, racism, quantum mechanics, ethics, religion, etc), and I don't understand why we can't just like both. Video games are art, and you can't discredit a game with this strong of meaning simply because you don't like the gameplay.
All the Battle For Columbia songs are the best! Perfect fighting music, the way it's loud and fast-paced with a rythm that's all over the place and hard to pinpoint/sustain gives off a frantic and panicked feeling that sounds like something out of a horror movie. I *love* it!!!!
i miss when games were singleplayer oriented before they were multiplayer because back then devs would focus on making the game an experience instead of a competition. Everything was so stylized and clean and all the gameplay was so expansive without the limits of needing an insane amount of balance of skills and weapons in order to be good. It was just simple clean combat and original style
It's sad this games combat bored the shit out of me so badly I had to push myself to beat it, it's story and music that sucked me in. Hearing that song in the church at the beginning nearly had me in tears, the fair was amazing and made me think I was in for GAME OF THE FUCKING YEAR......and then I got into the first firefight areas....and it's the same copy paste enemies over and over....all throughout the rest of the game as well......damn did that sucked major balls.
Whoa, do you see that? Far, far off in the distance. Do you see it? It's all the people in the world who don't give a shit that you didn't like this fantastic game!
Supersnow Read it again, I didn't like my own comment. But it seems like no one likes your comment at all, so maybe you should start liking your own XD
Shadow Quote I don't care or want people to like my comment, I just posted my opinion and you had to make a smart ass comment about it. And ACTUALLY a lot of people DO care about it, look up critiques of this game and or just hate on it, there's plenty to go around.
You're absolutely right Supersnow - this could have been game of the year. The lighthouse approach was amazing, and the light from the clouds and that sound that accompanies it is possibly one of my personal greatest video gaming moments of all time, but the middle section weighs it down like an anchor. First of all there was Slate 'My men want an honourable death so instead of joining you in fighting the Founders, I'll throw them against you'. Then there was Daisy Fitzroy - a potentially great supporting character who was likewise relegated to the role of 'I could help you but instead I'll twist logic to breaking point and chuck them at you too.' Also let's not get started on the whole Lady Comstock thing. By far the biggest mistake from a writing perspective though was all the hopping between universes - it meant that there were no real consequences - it wasn't 'our city' that we were defending anymore so why should we care? It broke immersion and prevents players from becoming emotionally invested. The plot does pick up again after Comstock House but even then there's still a lot of wading through boring, flat environments - many of which seem more suited to combat (which I also thought was uninspired) and not so much towards conveying an actual living, breathing city like earlier levels (incidentally this trend continued into the Rapture-based DLCs - The department store and many of the later environments were dark, flat and uninteresting). The ending of Infinite was good but I suspect that Irrational was trying for a repeat of former glories (ie WYK) but instead ended up with something a little overly-complex for purpose. In the DLCs they tried to fill in some of these plot holes and smooth over rough edges (I suspect that I was not the only one disappointed with the actions and motivations of Daisy Fitzroy in this game) - much of the second part of Burial at Sea seemed to concentrate on retconning chunks of the main game. Now, I hasten to add that I'm a massive Bioshock fanboy but Infinite was nowhere near as good as it could have been and I really don't give a toss if anyone has a problem with that opinion.
I still think the sequence when you escape the Monument with Elizabeth and the Songbird rips the statue apart as you fly along the sky-rails is one of the best sequences I’ve seen in a while. There’s something about the intensity of the music with the visuals of the angel falling to pieces as you fly past, holy moly it gives me chills!!
I played through the first 2 Bioshock games and loved them. But when I heard Infinite was different I didn't want to play it. I thought it wouldn't live up to the first Bioshock standards. But I finally played it and grew to love the game. Even 100% completing it trophy wise. Bioshock 1 is my favorite while Infinite is right on its butt. Infinites soundtrack is amazing.
amazing soundtrack,captures every mommment perfectly,also the battle music is pretty...weird it's like ''hey let's use a bunch of violas,violins and chelos and make them sound horrible to make an amazing atmosphere of pure violence :D ''
Reminded me of a memory..when I was a child at the beach playing in the sand alone.. this music brought me to tears. So beautiful. So deep. So exquisite. Yet so melancholy and sad.. my emotions got all mixed . Loved this game and will never get sick of playing it over and over again.
Man its so beautiful to hear the soundtracks on their own, sometimes I miss the talent in the more subtle music since im so wrapped up in the game. LOVE this game
I wanted to take her to Paris...
You did, infinite times. Just not in any of the realities we saw.
I wanted to dance with her...
Dude! She's your daughter!
Bring us the girl, and wipe and wipe away the debt
Peťo Vinárčik and she is dead
The most emotionally damaging game I've ever played
Starbite Productions I will say one of the most emotionally damaging games I've ever played. I have to give #1 to Telltale's "The Walking Dead". That game tore me apart.
+Kyle Knight Try Last Of Us
ikr
+uygar başkaya i cried with the last of us and even though i creep out with them fucking clickers is a game i gotta play over and over
Totally agree with you. Buying the sequel didn't help either.
bioshock and dishonored have the best art style in video game history
Omg yess!! Those two are actually my favorite games of these kind of genres
still waiting on dishonored 2 ...
seek medical help immediately ...
on the first person kinda stuff, yes.
vavra222 it wouldn't be rape then (it's not rape if you enjoy it)
"There's no point in asking because he doesn't row."
"He doesn't row?"
"No, he *doesn't* row."
Look at you, Irrational, shoving late-game plot points into literally the first set of dialogue.
What does it mean??...
leeardamer **SPOILER ALERT**
Basically, it's the Lutece twins rowing you to the lighthouse at the beginning of the game (you realize that later on), they're alluding to the fact that, since they have the ability to travel through other dimensions and time, they have already been ahead of that moment (in the boat) and know that Booker doesn't help to row. The key to this moment is realizing the difference in inflection between "He doesn't ROW?" and "No, he DOESN'T row."
Likethelegos Ah, I see what you mean.
It's also a reference to the in game mechanic that Booker can't row because there is no interaction in the game to do that.
Ken Levine is a god XD
They're awesome for doing it though. Many games have no interest in connecting plot points in neat ways like this.
This game is a masterpiece!
Damn right it is.
jajajajaj this men, you thing that this game isn´t master peace ??? this game, the characters, the history, the art design, this history, the dlc´s and the biosock 1 make one of the best stories in the game history. But obviously if you only play games like the last of us or god of war you don't going to like the biosock games, Last of us and other games are more simple to understand for that i think that you don't like the biosck games.
As a game no, as a story its pretty good
Nope. That's bioshock 1.
Story: mediocre. Trying to look smarter than it is but inevitably failing into timespace paradoxes and contradicting itself and previous games as a result.
Character deisgn: Booker is a default shooter male character, a tough guy just old enough to have some dark past we can adress to but not old enough but be unappealing to gamer bros, Elizabeth is damn near perfection untill she get's that bitch attitude in Burial at Sea DLCs.
OST: not as good as previous games.
Art style: not bad.
Atmosphere: quite good.
Gameplay: horrible.
So no it's not.
one of the best games i've ever played.
*The best game ive ever played.
***** Buying it nowww
Max Brader How did it go. Dont mind the 3 year later reply.
@@jackewbo1283 I've just played the game and platinum it. I prefer Bioshock 1.
@@adrianelias2365 ok
I honestly don't understand why so many people bash this game just because it's not like the first 2 games... The story for bioshock infinite is amazing and was beyond my expectations. 👌🏻
People will hate anything. Everybody complained Bioshock 2 was too similar to the first and Infinite was too diferent.
I'm on my first playthrough after abandoning it halfway a year ago. There's a lot of dumbing down to the Call of Duty style of FPS gameplay with minimal exploration and generic cover-oriented shooting (there's a reason CoD games have very short SP campaigns; you can't stretch that boring shit to 10+ hours). There's very little of the emergent gameplay of the first two Bioshocks that would have you analyzing the environment for advantages like hackable security, water/oil spills, and explosive objects to throw with TELEKINESIS.
The most common argument I've heard is that it's a good game, just not a good Bioshock game. I would have to agree with that. Infinite is a beautiful game, it had an incredible world to explore and (at least I thought so) a great story. The gameplay needed some tweaking though, as it was "shoot a bunch of guys" then "walk to the next setpiece" then "get a bit of the story", and repeat.
Honestly Bioshock 1 and 2 were too depressing for me.
My only real issue was the end when it went all crazy multiverse and then they go and drown Booker during the baptism, which really doesn't make any sense. Was that supposed to achieve a particular purpose?
Did anyone else cry like a baby at the end? I lost it.
Yeah. I played it when it came out, and my girlfriend loves the game, so I decided to play it again. Baptism's sad notes hurt.
It still hurts me till today. One of the most emotionally damaging game I have ever played = (((
yes after 7 years
Always. everytime
40:32
"He's Zachary Comstock."
"He's Booker Dewitt."
"No. I'm both."
FEELZ ;~;
The part hurt me so goddamn much. And seeing every Elizabeth disappear, and then that final note. I've owned this game for but a few days and I'd say it's arguably already in my top 5.
Half-Muffin Productions What I don't get is why Elisabeth takes him to the place after the battle. Cant they teleport before the battle, and make it so Booker doesn't participate in the battle in the first place?
Jonathan Knecht Slate does say he was a hero in the battle. Maybe they wouldn't have won without him.
Jedslegomovies dammit, you're right
Jedslegomovies maybe shoot the guy giving the baptism?
The fist one still gives me chills when it starts with the intense violin and then when it ascends to that beautiful tune.
"Hallelujah."
I can't listen for long without getting too emotional. A very nearly flawless game, my God.
geekfatigue I have the same problem, I was already getting chills at Welcome to Columbia.
geekfatigue This game was overrated crap. Calling it flawless is fucking absurd
MCHellshit That's your opinion.
Lucas Brock Its actually worse than that, even. Most overrated game last gen, easily
Lucas Brock It had some good parts, but overall it was a mess. The story was shit, especially the ending, the guns were lame, the vigors were REALLY lame (only 3 different types, really) and enemies were annoying bullet sponges. The only good part was the graphics (on PC) and the skyrails. Everything else, shit
0:42 is the best memory from this game.
me to, love the sound.
Booker: "Wha...?"
blue yep man, yea.
what is that musical instrument?
Alfredo De La Hoz Lopez a very reverby trebbly piano
Game of the year 2013.
***** That DLC was amazing.
+Lucas Hunter Yep damn those sneaky ninjas cutting onions man
I`ll never forget!
Whaaat it's that old?!
The ending and the music in the end still give me chills
Fragile Moose Still trying to get over the ending
Fragile Moose That ending was a mindfuck of epic proportions! I loved it!!
Jonathan Knecht You should play both Burial At Sea DLCs. Their endings are mindfucking as well.
Black Ursus József you bet they do! like! kaboom, mind in pieces everywhere! All the kings horses and all the kings men could not put my mind together again!
+Black Ursus József MAGYAROOOK:DDD
"Bring us the girl and wipe away the debt."
Been more than a year and I'm still thinking about this game...
Same here, never happened with any other game (at least that much)
Been more than 7 years since Bioshock 1 came out and I'm still thinking about that :3 (I was pretty young when it came out so I was introduced to it in like 2010 at least and now I can't get away from it)
5000 feet
10000 feet
15000 feet
Hallelujah!
ASCENSION!
Ironclockwork
No, no, no, no, no! Wha.... What is?...
Cop Car
*Tosses back a Broadsider*
I think you dropped this.
Solace. That song made me LOVE the loading screens!
seriously? haha
I did not experienced anything like that, even in Fallouts and Mass Effects. But here... :D
i has a kind of unnerving calm to it
never heard it, SSD FTW
GameGuy6400 Then thats a bad thing about the SSD :D
Listening to 'will the circle be unbroken' after realizing it was used to symbolize all of Bookers attempts at rescuing Elizabeth makes me cryyyyyyy
I love how "Lutece" or "Elizabeth" are songs that perfectly fit to their characters...
Bioshock Infinite is definitly one of the most beautiful games I have ever seen.
The atmosphere is unique. The characters are complex, and you see them developing along the story. This story is incredible, moving, and astonishing. The gameplay is fluent, pleasant. And the soundtrack... ♥
Everyone (who played to Bioshock Infinite) knows what I mean.
As a gamer who's been infatuated with video games for the past 25 years, this is the first game in over a decade that truly made me feel something indescribable with words. Its been since my teen years when I was ridiculed and despised by classmates and regularly sought solace in video games for meaning that I have declared a video game as my all-time favorite, but now this game has surpassed anything I've played before. I can easily say that in playing video games since the late 80s, this is definitely my all time favorite video game ever made. A perfect blend of incredible game play, suburb elements of immersive plot, magnanimous character development, an amazing and unique soundtrack and by far the greatest ending in video game history make it the perfect video game to date.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! huh, finally somebody who makes sense
IKR totally true!
Rubin Ngai finally people who truely understand gaming.
It irritates the hell out of me when people say they don't like it just because it wasn't survival horror. I don't enjoy playing the same thing over and over again in a series. The Bioshock series has done a phenomenal job making things different with every installment
Vincanni I'm right there with you man this game and witcher 3 are my all time favorites 💯
Currently replaying this game 10 since it’s been 10 years.
this game.. wow. I have no words, it's been 3 years now? idk how long but I still get chills hearing the song in the church and the song upon entering columbia... I loved this game. the story had me intrigued so much I was researching the theories it had delved in. I actually played this before the original.. and after beating this I played and completed the original.. both were so damn good. but infinite truly made me love the series, Ken Levine is a genius and I just hope whatever irrational does next... it keeps up the good work
Feel the same way.
Irrational is not going to be able to do any work any more (good or bad) because it doesn't excise anymore. The studio was terminated by Kevin Levin in 2014
I didn't necessarily mean Irrational itself , I was caught up in the nostalgia of 2013 playing this game. What I meant was 2K , since they may do something else with it
6 now damn
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Choir nailed it and whoever they chose to be the leading voice was perfect, what a masterpiece!
I genuinely do not understand why this game gets so much hate and criticism? Maybe since I have been playing video games going on 16+ years, that I have learned to appreciate games like this more. I am also an individual whom falls in love with deep emotional stories done correctly (which this is!), so i'm sure that factors in to my opinion. The characters, music, story, and artwork were so overwhelming to me at times, that I did not even notice any of the game play "problems" this game gets criticized with. This was one of those games where when it ended, I set down the controller, and wished I could erase my memory and go back and play it again. Those little moments in the game, when you first see Columbia, or when you walk through the church at the beginning, really tugged at my heart strings. The only other games that I think have done that are TLOU, MGS, and Zelda.
Play half-life 2 same feeling as this sometimes.
I agree with you completely. I think a lot of people expect games to just be fun and exciting purely from a game play perspective as that's fundamentally what they're supposed to do. In the past 15 odd years there have been games that have tried to bridge the gap between video games and cinema, like MGS and The Last of Us but I've heard people say that TLoU especially has poor game play mechanics, therefore it's a poor game. I can completely look past this though. If a game speaks to me on an emotional level and has a story that carries weight, something that'll stick with me for a very long time, like Bioshock and TLoU both have, then I'll take that over game play any day. As a story telling medium, video games will always have the upper hand over cinema because of the level of interactivity required. You can immerse yourself in the content so much more than just being a passive viewer. I love this about games and I don't understand why people ONLY care about game play mechanics, graphics etc, when it's only really the story and characters that has the chance to affect you on an emotional level. I don't see why so many people have a problem when developers try and make a game artistic because we've seen with games like Bioshock and the games you've mentioned that incredible experiences can be created when more artistic expression goes into the overall production of the game. I just wish there were more because I've never played a game like Bioshock Infinite, it really blew me away.
***** Have you played Dishonored? Story overall isn't on the same level as Bioshock, but the atmosphere, art design, gameplay, music and setting are superb. One of my favorite games.
My understanding is that this is a critically acclaimed game, and with good reason. Most of those who criticize this game in a severely negative manner are not professional critics. Professional critics mostly agree that while lacking in gameplay, it is superb in narration, its OST, and art design, and engages the player well in its story and theme on a deep emotional level.
eric j Never played Dishonoured but I've heard good things. Won't get the chance to now though, unless they port it to next gen which I doubt they will! Hopefully there'll be a lot more story driven / artistic games coming this year.
I was completely blown away after finishing this game. It might honestly be the best game I've ever played.
Wait till you finish the Burial at Sea DLCs!
Goddamn this game gives me too many feelings. Listening to this after knowing it's over for good is painful.
Lighter Than Air is a masterpiece. It really captures the sense of wonder you feel when you walk through Columbia for the first time, while still having uneasy undertones, like that feeling you get when something is not quite right.
Will The Circle Be Unbroken is so beautiful.
Listening to this after finishing Infinite and Burial at sea is sad as fuck. I just feel empty.
6:12 -
Rosalind: "We have a guest."
Robert: "We do indeed."
Booker: "Why are you following me?"
Rosalind "We were already here."
Robert: "Why are you following us?"
Booker: "I-*sigh*"
Rosalind: "Aperitif?"
*Booker drinks the Shield Infusion*
Booker: "Woah, what was that?"
Rosalind: "Surprising."
Robert: "Surprising that it worked?"
Rosalind: "Surprising that it didn't kill him."
Robert: "But a repulsive magnetic field around ones body can come in handy."
Rosalind: "If it doesn't kill you."
Robert: "A fair point."
+ThatRedFoxy Who doesn't? They are so awesome.
Robert: heads?
Rosalind: or tails?
Booker: come on, let me through..
Robert: heads..
Rosalind: or tails?
Booker: uh..heads *flips coin*
Robert: mm..
Rosalind: told you..
Robert: I never find that as satisfying as I'd imagined
Rosalind: chin up, there's always next time
Robert: I suppose there is
I think they want to help Booker because he is quite vigilant, then hiring him to hunt down and bring her back. The Luteces help him throughout so she, 'Beth, can find her power to navigate and move through dimensions. That way, like in the DLC, confronts with different Dewitts thorught the muliverse.
I don't know, just a thought.
nice profile pic
"Hes Zachary Comstock"
"Hes booker DeWitt"
"No....im both"
The most shocking line in bioshock infinite
"Where am I?"
"Heaven, my friend. Or as close as we'll be 'til Judgement Day"
Baptism... FEELS
God fucking dammit. The last note of that song. Now I have to go replay this fucking game. God dammit, I love it so much. Fuck.
*****
Time to get yer heart ripped out. AGAIN.
I'm more "afraid" of that noise in "The Girl Fot The Debt" - that duuuuuuuuuummmmmm.
I hated Booker in that moment.
supp0rter9 Agreed; that sudden crash of ominous music is terrifying every time.
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I just finished this game myself and I am now sad as fuck like knowing that I can’t view Columbia as I did when I started playing this game, for eternity, feels empty. I miss Elizabeth so much, all of them
This game was one of the best I've ever played. Such a deep, meaningful story and companionship with Elizabeth throughout, plus being a super fun shooter.
Best singleplayer games ive ever played!!!! The story, the music
I think my favorite piece is Elizabeth. Like her character, there is something wonderful and terrifying that hangs in each note. It is both somber and joyful, and as players who know the story, it perfectly fits the sad, dangerous, and curious reconnection between Booker and his daughter. It is a perfect break from the insanity that is the rest of the game, as the Songbird snaps you back to the reality of the situation.
Lighter Than Air is probably the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard in a video game.
then play bioshock 1...
***** i disagree
junkeren88 Stop that shit right now and listen to music
Jay X its just my opinion.
No one came here to listen to your opinions, people came here to listen to the music.
You have to finish the game to understand the lyrics ‘will the circle be unbroken ‘ … yes it can be broken if u do something specific in *THAT* last scene of the game
Game had it's flaws but it didn't deserve the backlash that it had! Such an amazing OST as well.
That's the danger of creating sequels. You'd think reviewers would get the hint by this game not being called Bioshock 3.
But it's so similar anyway. I mean it's still an fps with plasmides in an breathtakeing atmosphere with a great story. There's alway a lighthouse, there's always a man, there's always a city.
????? www.metacritic.com/game/pc/bioshock-infinite
earthwolf82 wait, this is a 94? Damn, had no idea.
:) I remember doing it well.. Was surprised when I read your comment.... Anyways you are right though, this OST is amazing!
Every time, EVERY DAMNED TIME Elizabeth's theme starts, it's like all the feelings I have about this game and the characters form a physical sensation that tugs at my heartstrings. What a musical masterpiece
I know i'm 7 years late, but some of these songs are so fitting into the game's atmosphere, it makes me want to cry.
The only difference between past and present is semantics. Lives, lived, will live. Dies, died, will die. If we could perceive time as it really was what reason would grammar professors have to get out of bed?
You are not alone
Songbird was the best one, the violent banging and stuff when you where on the sky line evading the Songbird, this truly gave me adrenaline
Elizabeth singing Will The Circle Be Unbroken makes me miss this game so much.
I just love the scene when escaping on the ''sky-lines'' from the songbird and this song :D
Same
All these 5 year + comments... really hurts. Who will remember this game? I played it the day it came out. My brother bought it, I took it to school with me, showed my friends. They hadn't played the last two games, I hadn't either. All I needed was that cover. 14 Year old me had no clue 21-year-old me would still be deeply torn by this game's story.
I love the game as I've gotten older I've learned what the elements and words mean now. I play to enjoy the story and reminisce the memories of the family I've lost and all the memories I had with them
Man what I would give to be able to play this game for the first time again
OMG this fucking soundtrack. Especially the ones that sound like Bioshock 1!!!!!!! like 33:41 UGHH THESE GAMES ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doors is pretty insane.
One of the best Games that's been ever made.
Baptism... goosebumps all over again.. that freakin' game! I will cherish it forever
Whenever I walk by a piano I can't help but play the last note in the game on it :D
Tyler the G I'd probably do that too, if I knew what note it was.
I hadn't heard the full slower tempo version of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" yet. What a treat...
I think the reason why this game interested me so much, is that they actually made an interesting female character. She was caring, but interesting at the same time. An enigma. Plus, Booker was also an enigma. I was so confused, but confused in a good way. They gave me the answers, and I didn't fully understand. I had to think on it for a long while, and that's what draws me in to a video game. The sheer impact of the ending was just..awesome.
I still love the first BioShock, but Infinite was almost on par with it.
+Sionnanful "Booker catch!"
+Sonny Crockett lmao
Much Obliged
Sionnanful infinite's the best one by far Lolol the first one is just crazy cause it's the first one and nothing like that ever existed
I love Baptism, but I think that Will The Circle Be Unbroken is my favorite, the first time I listened to that after finishing the game I cried.
Such a great game it is.
Till this day i still wish that Elizabeth and booker would have just gone to paris....
Will The Circle Be Unbroken is a freaking masterpiece
0:42 Hallelujah!
1:30 "Why would he send his savior unto us."
"If we will not raise a finger for our own salvation."
"And though we deserve not his mercy."
"He has led us to this new Eden"
"A last chance for redemption"
26:59 "They had my scent. If I didn't get to the girl soon, this whole job was scotched."
"Comstock knew I was coming. Who told him? Them that sent me here? If so, what's their real game?"
awesome name xD!
"Lutece" is my favourite.
41:19 After finishing Burial at Sea Episode 2, I lost it.
I lost it after reading your name.
I get it people, you like my comment. You can stop up voting it.
God i love the soundtrack. Makes me feel like going back to the 1900's. Most songs are soo emotional, they make me feel so bad about Booker and Elizabeth. T-T.
Still, i like to listen and remember the happier sounds like Rory O More Saddle The Pony. Makes me wanna cry....
Finished this masterpiece for the first time today and came here to listen to "Will the circle be unbroken" once more before I go to sleep... What an absolute masterpiece in every sense, this game, will be a long time until we see something so good again!
i cannot beat this game. this game beats me T_T
If there is a drug out there which can allow you to selectively wipe away some specific memories please do tell me... for the first time I step in this game that feeling is no where can be found right now... so SAD!
Lighter than Air is really good because there is a strong overlap of really warm and blissful Columbia and the feeling that something is terribly wrong around here.
One of the best soundtracks in a videogame.
I don't see why we have to rate which Bioshock is better. Both are top-notch games that do far more than any other (discussing exceptionalism, objectivism, hypocrisy, racism, quantum mechanics, ethics, religion, etc), and I don't understand why we can't just like both. Video games are art, and you can't discredit a game with this strong of meaning simply because you don't like the gameplay.
and you acted as if BioShock 2 doesnt exist
It shouldn't had existed no..
Ken Levine doesn't act like it exists.
@@mrlionX yes it should
All the Battle For Columbia songs are the best! Perfect fighting music, the way it's loud and fast-paced with a rythm that's all over the place and hard to pinpoint/sustain gives off a frantic and panicked feeling that sounds like something out of a horror movie. I *love* it!!!!
'He's Booker DeWitt'
'He's Zachary Comstock'
'No, I'm both'
Robin Abdulrahman The ending has made my mind reel for over a week now
Robin Abdulrahman the moment of realisation in the voice was just so... real.
I listen to this 95% of the time I'm sending out emails at work and appreciate this so much.
"Baptism" my favorite
This whole soundtrack is a master piece. Especially "Elisabeth" Gosh how much I love it!
I love "Introduction"It gives me goose bumps xD
I still picture the scene where you emerge above the clouds into sunlight and there's Columbia and fireworks going off all around. Astonishing moment.
I love the Bioshock universe and I want moreeeeeee. Especially Rapture the lights and beautiful art design always brings a tear to my eye.
i miss when games were singleplayer oriented before they were multiplayer because back then devs would focus on making the game an experience instead of a competition. Everything was so stylized and clean and all the gameplay was so expansive without the limits of needing an insane amount of balance of skills and weapons in order to be good. It was just simple clean combat and original style
This game is masterpiece.Thanks for creators.
my favorite is Elizabeth 10:51
The best music in a video-game after a long time.
Top 5 best games in my life
the plotline and musictrack for this video was better than most movies
Aún no comprendo como puede haber personas que le den dislike a esto...
+Ben suspicious jajajaja
Yo tampoco
Y que te pareseria raro si la gente no le gusta este juego? pensas que todos tienen que tener el mismo gusto hacia las cosas?
The most beautiful game in any way I've ever experienced. From the art style to the music it's just pure perfection
Man I can't hold my tears 💔💔💔
это больше, чем игра, затягивает как-то, окунаешься- всё, любовь
It's sad this games combat bored the shit out of me so badly I had to push myself to beat it, it's story and music that sucked me in. Hearing that song in the church at the beginning nearly had me in tears, the fair was amazing and made me think I was in for GAME OF THE FUCKING YEAR......and then I got into the first firefight areas....and it's the same copy paste enemies over and over....all throughout the rest of the game as well......damn did that sucked major balls.
Whoa, do you see that? Far, far off in the distance. Do you see it? It's all the people in the world who don't give a shit that you didn't like this fantastic game!
Shadow Quote All I see is a butthurt fanboy who can't handle someones opinion and liked his own comment. Cry me a river bitch.
Supersnow Read it again, I didn't like my own comment. But it seems like no one likes your comment at all, so maybe you should start liking your own XD
Shadow Quote I don't care or want people to like my comment, I just posted my opinion and you had to make a smart ass comment about it. And ACTUALLY a lot of people DO care about it, look up critiques of this game and or just hate on it, there's plenty to go around.
You're absolutely right Supersnow - this could have been game of the year. The lighthouse approach was amazing, and the light from the clouds and that sound that accompanies it is possibly one of my personal greatest video gaming moments of all time, but the middle section weighs it down like an anchor. First of all there was Slate 'My men want an honourable death so instead of joining you in fighting the Founders, I'll throw them against you'. Then there was Daisy Fitzroy - a potentially great supporting character who was likewise relegated to the role of 'I could help you but instead I'll twist logic to breaking point and chuck them at you too.' Also let's not get started on the whole Lady Comstock thing. By far the biggest mistake from a writing perspective though was all the hopping between universes - it meant that there were no real consequences - it wasn't 'our city' that we were defending anymore so why should we care? It broke immersion and prevents players from becoming emotionally invested. The plot does pick up again after Comstock House but even then there's still a lot of wading through boring, flat environments - many of which seem more suited to combat (which I also thought was uninspired) and not so much towards conveying an actual living, breathing city like earlier levels (incidentally this trend continued into the Rapture-based DLCs - The department store and many of the later environments were dark, flat and uninteresting). The ending of Infinite was good but I suspect that Irrational was trying for a repeat of former glories (ie WYK) but instead ended up with something a little overly-complex for purpose. In the DLCs they tried to fill in some of these plot holes and smooth over rough edges (I suspect that I was not the only one disappointed with the actions and motivations of Daisy Fitzroy in this game) - much of the second part of Burial at Sea seemed to concentrate on retconning chunks of the main game. Now, I hasten to add that I'm a massive Bioshock fanboy but Infinite was nowhere near as good as it could have been and I really don't give a toss if anyone has a problem with that opinion.
I wish I could erase my memory to experience this game once again :')
Welcome to Columbia is so powerful.
I still think the sequence when you escape the Monument with Elizabeth and the Songbird rips the statue apart as you fly along the sky-rails is one of the best sequences I’ve seen in a while. There’s something about the intensity of the music with the visuals of the angel falling to pieces as you fly past, holy moly it gives me chills!!
That giant bird thing freaked me out when I saw it for the first time
It's songbird
I played through the first 2 Bioshock games and loved them. But when I heard Infinite was different I didn't want to play it. I thought it wouldn't live up to the first Bioshock standards. But I finally played it and grew to love the game. Even 100% completing it trophy wise. Bioshock 1 is my favorite while Infinite is right on its butt. Infinites soundtrack is amazing.
amazing soundtrack,captures every mommment perfectly,also the battle music is pretty...weird it's like ''hey let's use a bunch of violas,violins and chelos and make them sound horrible to make an amazing atmosphere of pure violence :D ''
Reminded me of a memory..when I was a child at the beach playing in the sand alone.. this music brought me to tears. So beautiful. So deep. So exquisite. Yet so melancholy and sad.. my emotions got all mixed . Loved this game and will never get sick of playing it over and over again.
40:40
GOD DAMMIT WHY
man ive been listening to this since yesterday. Its actually a good soundtrack to listen to when i get my writing done
honestly I was so broken after the game ended I was like what do I do with my life now :(
4:25 is my favourite, its so beautiful when i saw the welcome center for the first time
One of the best games ever made.
Man its so beautiful to hear the soundtracks on their own, sometimes I miss the talent in the more subtle music since im so wrapped up in the game. LOVE this game
14:06 most epic moment in the game
yup i agree
This game was the perfect symbiosis between gameplay, thrill and storytelling with a brilliant extraordinary soundtrack on top.
37:18 is a very powerful song for a very tense scene.
I love this OST so much that I did my figure skating program to Lighter Than Air. Best. Skating. Song. Ever.