Clouds and Strife: Building the World of BioShock Infinite

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  • Jan 31, 2013

Why Irrational Games said goodbye to Rapture and built a new city from scratch.

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Gladestone1
Gladestone1

Ya bioshock 2 to me wasnt as good as bioshock 1..Still had fun in the game dont get me wrong..Love playing these games..Think this will be a fresh take on the bioshock world..Its different good games dont have to be in doors all the time..Hes goin beyond rapture wich is a breath of fresh air in my eyes..There a ton of shooters do out in march..Along with crysis 3 this ill be playing first along with simcity lol..Any how cant wait..

nick-nikol
nick-nikol

It maybe was done from scratch,but to me it's not RAPTURE which at the time was very unique.The city could have been made more fluid and not broken into sectors were you jump from place to place like a monkey To me the movement of jumping I mean reminds me of DMC.with a small mix of the old prince of Persia .From there one it looks very well detailed could turn up to be a real good game.it looks like a good mix of new and old characters.In my opinion though I don't drop my trousers for it.

LukeWesty
LukeWesty

They need to freshen it up because BS 2 wasnt anything special in my eyes.

FallenOneX
FallenOneX

Bought by the 31st if close to being done with my backlog.

Freboy
Freboy

Ken Levine is a divine gift to gaming.

binderdundat
binderdundat like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

Damn You Ken lavgine!!! You've ruined other games for me. I still compare every game to Bioshock to this day.

M-S-M-S
M-S-M-S

@binderdundat You should play his first masterpiece - System Shock 2. To me it is a much better game than Bioshock (an incredible game by itself).

NanobeanMTn
NanobeanMTn

Incredible game. This video shows how teams of Irrational and 2K Games changed the atmosphere with totally different place and I have to forget about Rapture (I still feel bad after I read for first time the information that actions will not continue at Rapture in Third part.)I hope the Third part will prove that changing will provide better gaming experiences and senses. Incredible and astonishing First and Second part so I have good feeling about Third one

FkThisName
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These guys make other gaming companies look so bad.

emanwell
emanwell like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 4 Like

"Clouds and strife" I see what you did there

Taffelost
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Excellent piece Gamespot. This is why I come here. The creative process behind a development team with a coherent and clear vision is extremely interesting and giving. This is exactly what is missing in videogames. There's just too much plagiarism and corporate cowardice running the industry today.

I liked Bioshock because of the dark gritty social-darwinistic world it was. The world felt very true to the post-1900 view on race, ethnicity and the power of man to invent and better itself, without the inconvenience of ethics. Bioshock was a great critique of the perils of pure capitalism and social-darwinistic ideas. Bioshock even made me research Ayn Rand.

Lord_Cocoo_Puff
Lord_Cocoo_Puff

Iam going to love this game. But I know Elizabeth will die and i hate it when they kill people i like off!

petez34
petez34

@Lord_Cocoo_Puff - sorry you mean- "when they kill off people i like".

ps. I'm going to like this game as well, i think!

LukeWesty
LukeWesty

@petez34 Why correct this person when you know exactly what they mean, you lil turd.

petez34
petez34

@LukeWesty Is it really necessary to be insulting? I was being helpful, you apparently are not!

sssb
sssb

Its EPIC

kukumav
kukumav

the kids are just sitting by the horse, not poking it with a stick. way to be dramatic. by the way damsel in distress stories are boring and annoying.

TruSake
TruSake

so they made a brand new game and placed the name bioshock to sell more.

faizanhd
faizanhd like.author.displayName 1 Like

@TruSake If you ask me the new game still feels like bioshock in spirit.The same way bioshock is a successor of System Shock.

Twister_69
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this game looks beautiful

PsyChronic
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This is the most exciting game that will come out in the first part of this year.  This video provides a great explanation of why the developer left the setting of the first 2 games and took to the skies.

shootthru
shootthru like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 4 Like

...when i see a dead animal in the street. The first thing i do is poke it with a stick.

Devils-DIVISION
Devils-DIVISION like.author.displayName 1 Like

I expected nothing less than a new setting. Hell -- for me at least -- if they had gone with Rapture again, it would've been too boring and repetitive (even though Rapture was initially awesome!). I love what they have done here -- fantastic!

zeusbark
zeusbark

I'm sure the developers are both nervous and excited about this game. It took a lot of balls to get rid of rapture. When I heard the news I had the same reaction "How are they gonna have a BioShock game without rapture" but when I saw the teaser trailer it blew my mind. I'm sure the game will be a huge success, another game set in Rapture would have been tedious. I'm glad that the developers took theri time to develope this game, and didn't rush it to make a quick buck.

NAPK1NS
NAPK1NS like.author.displayName 1 Like

BioShock is still in my favorites of the generation. Same team = ultimate bonar

johnd13
johnd13

I feel so sad that I didn' t play the original Bioshock when it first came out. And with all those games right now I doubt I' ll be able to get to it before Infinite. Damnit...

Devils-DIVISION
Devils-DIVISION

@johnd13 

Yea I can totally empathise with the extensive 'to play' library. I went and bought Ni No Kuni, which I'm dying to play but can't, because I've still got unclaimed trophies in Mass Effect 1 (it eats away at me knowing I've got unfinished things). But you should play Bioshock -- awesome game!

CEMETARY_GATESx
CEMETARY_GATESx

Watching this makes me want to play the original Bioshock again.  Such a great game.  This looks incredible.  Developers like Levine pus the genre forward.

Metallicwolf29
Metallicwolf29

Bioshock 1 and 2 was meh. Not looking forward to this

Tremblay343
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@Metallicwolf29 Ill agree with you on 2.

moc5
moc5

@Tremblay343 @Metallicwolf29 I wont agree with you at all.   Both were good games.  B2 had some truly amazing moments in immersion for me.  That and a fantastic story.  I am skeptical on this new version though.  Looks like a pass or fail game to me with no in between.  Let's hope for a pass.

Wastlander3000
Wastlander3000

The *Most* Anticipated game of 2013. Well they sure got this topic completely correct. 

asapp7
asapp7

i need Bioshock Infinite injected in my veins now please and yes Ken Levine is a genius. what a beautiful game that Irrational Games has created I haven't been this excited since Dark Souls came out.

KiPac
KiPac like.author.displayName 1 Like

Maybe the next series will be featuring space!

gouveia
gouveia

ken levine is the man. one of the best masterminds in games industry

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