BioShock Infinite Takes Us to the Skies

It’s been just about three years since the original BioShock came out, and at the time, it won gamers over due to its original setting and story. It’s not too often you get to play in an underground city, after all. Not to mention an underground city during the 1960’s. The sequel continued with much of the same environments and characters, and despite being developed by another company, it at least felt familiar.

Can we expect the same from BioShock 3? No… not at all. So far though, fans all over seem to universally agree that it’s a good thing, because it looks like Irrational Games did its homework and figured out how to excite gamers. With Ken Levine at the helm of the story, BioShock Infinite looks to not just be an interesting game to play, but possibly a thought-provoking one as well.

In BioShock Infinite, you don’t progress through the game in not an underwater city, but rather a floating one. As it seems, the entire game takes place in the sky, and judging by the first available trailer, there are going to be many moments where you are scared to your wits end about falling to your death. But hey, at least there are pretty fields to look at right before you check out, right?

The game features a lot of political themes, but whether or not that will detract from those who aren’t truly interested, we’ll have to see. It’s clear that Ken Levine loves his American history – he even rehearsed a passage from a former president during the press unveiling of the game! Either way, by the screenshots and trailer, this is likely to be quite unlike any other game we’ve played before.

As you enter into an open square of sorts, you can see things are a little … off. A woman sweeps her stoop while the house behind her burns. An enormous statue looms over you, holding an American flag. There’s a dead horse on the ground. While things look pretty bleak, Levine tells us “this is not a city that’s as devolved as Rapture.” It’s not all Splicers everywhere, itching to attack anything without a bunny mask on.