Bioshock Infinite Preview

Bioshock Infinite is a single player RPG set to come out on March 26, 2013. The past two games have had an intricate satiric storyline that keeps the players wondering what will happen next. The original Bioshock even had a plot twist that blew gamers minds.  This Bioshock takes place in 1912 in a city in the sky called Columbia. Created by the ideas of a man named Zachary Comstock, Columbia was originally part of the United States but seceded. Unlike its predecessors, the protagonist in this game, Booker DeWitt, is audible. He has a charming voice and personality. He is accompanied by Elizabeth. She was imprisoned on Columbia since the age of 5 and Booker was sent to Columbia to rescue her and bring her to New York. She has abilities to create “tears” through the fabric of time. Sometimes you can use these tears to provide cover, ammunition, or other advantages against enemies. Booker, along with the player, develops a relationship with Elizabeth, causing them to care about her and wanting to save her. The Songbird is a mechanical beast with the job of keeping Elizabeth trapped in the city. The gameplay seems much like the past games.

You progress through the game finding new power ups and leveling them up. Gameplay has shown many power ups you can get such as Murder of Crows, which stuns the enemy and does damage over time. Some environments allow the players to use their powers to their advantage. There are plenty of enemies to face and different ways to approach them. There are the regular human enemies that attack you with whatever weapon they have. There are also the Boys of Silence who act as security alarms. You can either chose to sneak past them, or attack a wave of enemies. The Handymen play a role as the Big Daddy from the original Bioshocks. They are big, fast moving creatures that do a lot of damage to the player. He can throw enemies closer to the player to allow them to attack him easier.

Bioshock Infinite is highly anticipated. The developers are using all their time and resources to perfect this game, even missing E3 of 2012 to spend more time working on the game. Hopefully they will not disappoint us. Only the future will tell.