Bioshock Infinite - Review

Bioshock Infinite Review

Welcome back to 3 Lives Left, and again a very big sorry for not posting it what seems an age. I have been somewhat busy recently.

Anyway, as promised in my previous article, I am going to review Bioshock Infinite.

Main Characters: Booker DeWitt; Elizabeth; Robert Lutece; Rosalind Lutece; Zachary Hale Comstock

The World

As you are shot up into the skies you encounter what is a beautifully pieced together world. When you first step out into Columbia, a new world built in the skies by Zachary Hale Comstock, you realise just how beautiful the game is through it's graphics and use of colours.

You walk through flowing water in what seems to be a massive church, plastered with big and beatiful glass stained windows, shrines and candles placed everywhere. This eventually leads on to a beautiful garden that comprises of former US President statues and beautiful fountains.

As the story unfolds, the world manages to keep its beauty uniqueness.

The Story

The game follows the story of Booker DeWitt who is on a journey to 'find the girl and wipe away the debt'. Booker is given the task to travel to Columbia, a whole new world up in the skies, and one that is created by Zachary Hale Comstock.

For all you and Booker know, you are there to capture Elizabeth and to bring her back to the present time and to wipe away his gambling debt. But as the story unfolds you find yourself unveiling more and more about Columbia, and none of it good.

As you fight and skyhook your way through Columbia in search of Elizabeth you find more and more clues and hidden details about the real Columbia, about it's opposition to ethic mixing, about all of the lies and all of the corruption.

Upon saving the damsel in distress she assists you to learn more about the corruption within Columbia, she also helps you learn about about life back in reality whilst you also help her learn more about herself. This is also where the game really starts to heat up. She also assits you when you get into gun battles. Elizabeth will not take up arms and shoot alongside you but she will continuously chuck salt (for vigors) and health, and when you're not in a battle she will chuck coins at you to spend on health, salts, weapons and ammo, and weapon upgrades. As the game progresses she will also learn how to open 'tears'. These tears will give you options that can assist you battle such as skyhooks, Patriots et al.

As you approach the end of the game, you realise that yourself and Elizabeth have managed to kill everybody in sight and have destroyed an entire sky-world. Congratulations. But is that where it ends? To find that out you're going to have to play the game.

Overall the storyline is fantastic and is not scared to go where other storylines may be.

The Weapons

The weapons feel great, but the choice of weapons feel like they were just stuck in there to make up the numbers. None of the guns feel unique, you just feel yourself going for the same 2/3 weapons each time.

This is where the Vigors come into play. These Vigors are like special powers that are at your disposal to assist you crush your enemies, used wisely, your enemies won't be around for long.

Overall

Great storyline

Immersive, free flowing world

Character connection

Good weapon usage/manageability

Poor selection of weapons

Score
9/10

That is it for the Bioshock Review guys. I hope you enjoyed it. Keep your eyes peeled for the next one!

What's coming up on 3 Lives Left

Hi guys and gals, welcome back to 3 Lives Left. Apologies that I have not been active recently and there have been no new posts for you to read but I am back and I am determined to give you more!

Some of you may read this blog for the films, some for the games, and some for both but I won't be doing anything on films for a little while as I just do not have the means to go and see any new films. Maybe I could review some oldies? Let me know what you think.

I also want to address the direction that this blog is moving in, I will get to this at the end. Now for some good news.

Every month from now until I buy a next-gen console I will be purchasing the Offical Xbox Magazine. With this I plan to read everything that is in it, take the best and most interesting parts from it and give you the scoop. In addition to this I will be playing all of the demo's that come with the monthly installments, playing them and then giving you my opinions on them. So that is what you have to look forward to every month.

I finished this beast of a game today and I can say I was thoroughly impressed with the entire game. So I will be treating you to a review of this game in the coming days.

I purchased this at the same time as getting Bioshock Infinite. This is the next game in line to be played. Upon completion I will write a review of this game too.

I also recently completed Dishonored but I found that I really didn't like it so I don't think I will review it. If you would like me to anyway then I will try.

Right, as for the direction of the blog I am considering moving all of the existing posts and future posts to Tumblr, the reason for this is just so it makes it easier for people who read the blog, the majority being from Tumblr. I like this format and it's ease of use. I just feel like the blog and it's readers would benefit from the move. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for reading and keep it 3 Lives Left.