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It still boggles my mind that this game was so poorly received on release. I can KINDA understand some fans being disappointed that this game is very much an action adventure, in contrast to the franchises horror survival roots, but the fans insistence that this meant that the game was fundamentally BAD or BORING is ridiculous. Infinite is insanely fun, and in my humble opinion, is more fun than the first installment. Oh I enjoy Bio-shock 1 well enough, it's certainly revolutionary for the time, but I have had almost no inclination to pick it up again since finishing it the first time. Infinite on the other hand is incredibly addictive
The gun-play is satisfying, the build variety is surprisingly large for an FPS from 10 years ago (or even today) the vigors are honestly more creative and fun than the original plasmids, and the use of the sky-hook and tears adds a whole new dimension to combat. How this game was ever called TOO HARD also confuses me. Now I'm far from the type of person to say "git gud" or "skill issue" (I rarely play games on difficulties harder than normal) But this game is only actually hard when, well, you play it on the Hard and above difficulty! "the Handy Mans were too difficult!" WHAT?!?!? on normal mode they die in like 5-10 shots depending on your build! yes the game is harder than Bio-Shock 1, but that game is honestly TOO easy.
But the combat is just one facet of the experience. the steampunk/Art-Nouveau/Neo-Classical/turn-o-the-century aesthetics and architecture are to die for. I know that I'm supposed to hate this place but, like Rapture, I can't help but want to live in the flying towers of Columbia, and the game takes full advantage of the technology of the time to showcase the city in mesmerizing colors and lightnings. Booker and Elizabeth's characters and chemistry also make for a superior game experience over the mute and lonely Jack. Their relationship grows heartwarming and their dialogue witty , without any of the eye roll worthy garbage you hear in many modern movies and games when the writers want to sound "smart" or "relatable"
Bio-shock Infinite is quite possibly my favorite game, or at least my favorite story driven shooter and I definitely think it will be worth your time, though obviously you should play it AFTER having played at least Bio-shock 1 which usually comes with it in the "collection which always has amazing sales here on steam
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