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BioShock Infinite was recently announced by Irrational Games, the geniuses behind the first BioShock. Being a diehard BioShock fan, I acted how you would expect: I freaked out. (In the good way!)
Infinite is a prequel that takes place in Columbia, a steampunk city floating in the sky, at 1918. Yes, the BioShock franchise is leaving Rapture! As much as I loved Rapture, I do think it’s time to leave it. 2K Marin still managed to make great use of Rapture in BioShock 2, but they were squeezing the last drops. We all know Rapture already, using it once more will not do any good to the franchise. It was a genius move to replace Rapture with the entirely opposite Columbia: up in the sky versus down in the sea, visible to all and a symbol of humanity’s technological progress versus hidden to everyone and secret & brutal and harsh versus “calm” and bright. In addition, Infinite’s Columbia is just as amazing and exceptional as Rapture. It’s not as scary, but it’s seems like the best replacement.
In Infinite people don’t attack you unless you stir up trouble. They don’t just jump on you like they don’t like the shirt you’re wearing, as seen in the first game. In addition, the scuba-diving Big Daddies are replaced by much scarier, mechanical steampunk giants powered by what appears to be a human heart. Also, according to the story you are an agent sent to Columbia to track down Elizabeth, a woman who was kidnapped and is held prisoner in Columbia ever since she was a child. This brings me to the next point - in Infinite, you gain a companion: Elizabeth! The two of you combine your Plasmid powers to unleash devastating attacks on your enemies and progress through the game. The rest of these changes can be found on Shacknews’s (excellent) article “BioShock Infinite Reveal Preview”.
Being a diehard fan, there’s already a 90% chance I’ll pre-order this game. Sadly, we’ll have to wait until 2012 to get it. :-(
P.S.: I see a “Games for Windows” logo but I don’t see the “LIVE” logo! Yay!
