BioShock Infinite Complete Edition

A solid FPS game with an engaging, but somewhat too ambitious, story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po_4y52ulFw Nice series of games. Shame the devs were so lazy and incompetent they couldn't manage to work out how to bind key mappings consistently through the DLCs. Shame too the publishers/distributers care so little about customers they didn't get the bug fixed back in 2013 nor even when released on GOG in 2021. If broken basic gameplay functionality ruins people's enjoyment of a game, do you think they'll stick with your next release? Future Bioshock releases now shifted to 'buy when on special offer for £5, a year or so after GOG release it'.

At the most basic level this game is a linear fps. If it were only that it would be boring. I'm not interested in tactics and weapons. My goal in games with combat is to find the combination of gear and tactics that gives me the biggest bang for the smallest amount of in game thought. This could be called algorithmic thinking. Do it in the fewest lines of machine code with the smallest amount of overhead. This game has an enjoyable story with some pretty good voice acting. The City in the Sky has a steampunk theocracy theme that's fun and interesting. I'm glad that there's an element of mystery and a goal apart from killing everything that gets in your way. The only negative for me was the sky lines. In many cases it was not clear how to get from point A to point B by using them. I resorted to random landings a lot. The in game schematic (wall poster) maps were no help whatsoever. I played on easy difficulty and was able to finish the game without dying a whole lot. A lot of times you can't complete a section without dying a few times but I think of that as research. I enjoyed the ending. It's the ancient science fiction multiple universe trope but it works well in a shooter game because of the amount of effort you have to expend to get there. It's an animated version of the '60s art movies with a lot more splatter and less verbal gymnastics. Most similar game among those I've played is Nier Automata. It's different but it makes you question stuff and has it's own atmosphere.

Awesome game, But the DLC Burial at sea gives a hudge gain to the story. If the part 1 is ok, the best is yet to come with part 2, probably the best experience I have ever had with a video game. To sum up, a very good Bioshock

This game has some my favorite style of videogame storytelling by remembering that this is a visual medium. The dialogue is great, story pacing is great and flows well.