Review RPG Codex Review: BioShock Infinite [Spoilers!]

[Direwolf]

Not enough hate. There is never enough hate anymore. I reckon somebody should bring back Hitler.

 

[Shadenuat]

You can make a ten times better game than Infinite from a story written in this review.

 

[RK47]

 

[Cowboy Moment]

Wait, is Bioshock Infinite an RPG or is the Codex just grabbing for page views?

The current administration wants it to be more mainstream clearly. They even edited "nigger" out of my comment under the Expedition: Conquistadores feature.

How will you ever be able to discuss video game mechanics under such stifling PC thought police?

Please, I go to SA for that. On the Codex I just want the ability to post about niggers wherever I desire. Is that really too much to ask for?

 

[ghostdog]

Why is everyone so surprised ? Have you forgotten DarkUnderlord 's praising review of one of the best RPGs of 2008 ? : http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=172

It was the year the incline began !















Castanova, that was nicely written btw.

 

[Darth Roxor]

good stuff

 

[Ulminati]

Allow me to reiterate my previous statement upon reading the article:

 

[Israfael]

I guess DMT, LSD or other funny substances are required to comprehend this.. As a shooter, this game is way too easy on hard.. More Halo2 like difficulty : x

 

[agentorange]

Great read. Had a funner time reading it than I did watching Infinite on youtube.

 

[Average Manatee]

TL;DR

 

[Grunker]

Beautiful, Castanova

 

[LusciousPear]

Good review for what it is.

 

[commie]

Can't wait for the Battlefield and FIFA reviews coming soon to RPG Codex.

 

[EG]

Entertaining read. Though, I'm not sure it had much to learn beyond "It's BioShock, but with a stilted attempt at being open world."

 

[Murk]

Watched the ending -- why are so many people confused about it? It's basically The Butterfly Effect. Tho the part after the credits doesn't make sense to me other than "BUT WHAT IF!???" but then again I didn't play the game, so eh.

 

[Castanova]

Watched the ending -- why are so many people confused about it? It's basically The Butterfly Effect. Tho the part after the credits doesn't make sense to me other than "BUT WHAT IF!???" but then again I didn't play the game, so eh.

The part after the credits isn't a what if. By killing yourself right before your own baptism in the alternative universe where you become Comstock, it means that Comstock (you) never creates Columbia, never invents the technology to travel to other universes, never travels to the alternative universe where you have a baby girl, and never steals your baby to make her into Elizabeth. So, the last scene is you in that alternative universe realizing you still have your baby. It's not explained why this alternate version of you is so surprised to hear the baby's voice, though, considering that version of you would have no idea the danger that was avoided.

 

[Murk]

So what's the big shocker then? That he retains some memory of having been Comstock?

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Poorly thought out Looper.

 

[GarfunkeL]

Great review. Good to see that gaming journalism hasn't changed, creaming their pants over a shitty Looper/Butterfly Effect clone and calling it Citizen Kane.

Nice job, castanova

 

[Angthoron]

Nicely written. I'll even skip bitching about this not being an RPG.

Oh wait, I just did.

Still, good job regardless.

 

[Castanova]

So what's the big shocker then? That he retains some memory of having been Comstock?

I'm not totally sure but I think people were "shocked" that you ARE Comstock and that you have to kill yourself to break the cycle. Even though they clearly foreshadow the "twist" about an hour before the end of the game.

 

[Murk]

Oh. Ok. Thanks for the clarification.That became pretty obvious once the whole finger-argument went on, and altogether too obvious when she actually lost it as a baby.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

about an hour before the end of the game.

So, so what, about two thirds of the way through?

 

[almondblight]

I'm not totally sure but I think people were "shocked" that you ARE Comstock and that you have to kill yourself to break the cycle. Even though they clearly foreshadow the "twist" about an hour before the end of the game.

Just watched the ending on youtube. I'd be pissed if I had actually played the game. Is it explained why killing Booker/Comstock at the baptism destroys him in every dimension, but killing him at other times doesn't?

 

[circ]

Wow don't you know anything about time travel? Everyone knows that baptism... Oh wait.

I just read up on the plot on wikipedia. Um. Ok. Confusing piece of shit alternate dimension wankery. Truly an amazing story.

EDIT: checked some lp on yt. Where does Elizabeth keep finding salts/ammo/stuff all the time? Is everything in this game one long QTE?