Spoilers, y'all.
No, seriously. I'm gonna spoil the whole damn thing. Stop reading and go play.
If you aren't gonna play, then don't bother reading either. Instead, go play anyways.
I read an interesting article that was pointing out the similarities between Bioshock 1 and rapture with Bioshock: Infinite and Columbia - which, of course, makes sense, since the whole multiverse theory sets up for the two to be intertwined. What the article noted was that the main character in Bioshock 1 is a clone of Andrew Ryan, and in Infinite, you are literally the same person as Comstock.
I find it interesting that this theory pervades the Bioshock franchise (full disclosure - I never played Bioshock II). One of the distinct things about 1 and Infinite, though, is the extreme violence going on. You are forced, in order to stop the depraved acts of a psychopath, to perform depraved acts of psychopathy, against a character who is literally yourself. Talk about subjectivism. In Bioshock 1, it's easier to discern the line between good and evil - save the little sisters, and you fall, marginally, on the high moral ground. But in Infinite...ah. There is no such distinction.
It's a fun game. The mechanics are pretty awesome. But the story is where it is at. There's nothing quite like listening to a choral version of "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" while your daughter drowns you. It's heartbreaking.
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