New footage of Bioshock Infinite

[Dreddz]

Watch 15 Minutes of BioShock Infinite for PS3 – PlayStation Blog

The footage that wowed the press at E3 has finally be released. I don't think I've ever seen such attention to detail crammed into 15 minutes like I did with this footage. Its hard to imagine someone actually playing it. It all seems a bit overwhelming in a way.

Irrational Games have really nailed all the boxes with this game. Inspired setting, stellar graphics, great narrative focus and some kick ass action. Couldn't ask for anymore. Want!

[Pheesh]

Yeah, that's absolutely amazing. I didn't play through the whole of Bioshock 1 or 2, but this continues to blow my mind. I'll be buying this as close to release as possible.

[Pike]

Every aspect of this game has got my name scribbled all over it but I can't shake this feeling that it's going to let me down. I know, I'm terrible.

[Madame Adequate]

Looks the same as the other BioShocks.

Truly inspired setting.
Very good story that is well-told.
Thoroughly mediocre gameplay.

I'll wait for a steam sale.

[Dreddz]

Looks the same as the other BioShocks.

Truly inspired setting.
Very good story that is well-told.
Thoroughly mediocre gameplay.

I think Infinite addresses the weak gameplay of the previous two games. The action looked tight, especially when he was ziplining all over the place. My only problem is how disorientating it felt. Navigating around that map looks like a nightmare. I could see myself dying left and right during that scenario.

[KentaRawr!]

The ziplines remind me of Metroid Prime 3, in the Skytown area. :3

[Madame Adequate]

Looks the same as the other BioShocks.

Truly inspired setting.
Very good story that is well-told.
Thoroughly mediocre gameplay.

I think Infinite addresses the weak gameplay of the previous two games. The action looked tight, especially when he was ziplining all over the place. My only problem is how disorientating it felt. Navigating around that map looks like a nightmare. I could see myself dying left and right during that scenario.

It looked even more floaty, hollow, and lacking in impact than the other two. And that's saying something. It's been years since I've seen a non-BioShock game with such incredibly uninspiring combat.

[Rostum]

It looks really awesome. I love the setting of the game, and that's enough for me to play it.

[edczxcvbnm]

I was not a fan of Bioshock and thought it was a sub-par game that got undeserved praise. The story was great but I felt the rest of the game fell far short of what they were trying to do.

Infinite actually looks to have improved graphics to an acceptable level as I though Bioshock stretched textures way too much and made it a dark and creepy atmosphere to cover this up. The gameplay looks more fluid and varied thus far but that could just be the exciting opening and I will reserve judgement until I see more. The story also looks more up my ally. I liked hunting for the tape recordings in Bioshock but the story that I found was far more interesting that the one I was playing and the obvious moral choices that I was making came off as very shallow and tacked.

It is still early in many regards but this one looks like it will do the job for me.

[Slothy]

It looked even more floaty, hollow, and lacking in impact than the other two. And that's saying something. It's been years since I've seen a non-BioShock game with such incredibly uninspiring combat.

I'm going to have to agree. It definitely looked at least as floaty as the original which nine times out of ten annoys the hell out of me. I will give it credit in that it seemed to offer more opportunity to use the special abilities to interact with the environment in interesting ways than the original did (where the plasmids were such a pain to switch between and had few satisfying ways to really interact with anything aside from using them as another way to make straight forward attacks), but whether they can keep up the novelty for an entire game I can't say. I'm not going to just give them the benefit of the doubt either since they didn't pull it off at all in the original. Sure it looks cool to lift enemies and let a tram car hit them, but will there be plenty of other opportunities to interact with enemies and the environment in interesting ways? I'll likely pick it up on sale someday, but unless I have the chance to play it and see what it's like before buying it won't be a full price purchase for me.

That said, it's nice to see they at least still have the world itself nailed down. It did look great and I think would be a cool place to explore.

[Bolivar]

Wow really glad I'm not the only one who doesn't kneel before the greatness of these games. The worlds are incredibly imaginative and commendably detailed, but it's not my thing. This footage was a blast to watch, though.

[Flying Arrow]

It makes me feel so warm inside to know that there are others out there like me who don't think the original Bioshock is very good. I thought I was the only one. See, I really enjoyed the first level, but it's like the game never bothered to get any better than that and then took 20 more hours to complete.

Now, that footage looks incredible - but what game footage doesn't look incredible nowadays? Seriously. I'm really, really skeptical on this one. Holding guys up so they get hit by trolleys is great and all, but so was electrocuting them in the water. My issue is that I get the niggling impression that BI will feel as static progression-wise as Bioshock 1 did. Wide-open area after wide-open area chasing after objective markers and shooting the same guys with the same abilities over and over and over and over again.

Still, though. I got my eye on this one. That clip was just too great.

[Rostum]

The only reason I enjoyed Bioshock was because of the atmosphere of the game. Otherwise I don't really enjoy FPS that much, in general.

[DMKA]

Looks the same as the other BioShocks.

Truly inspired setting.
Very good story that is well-told.
Thoroughly mediocre gameplay.

I think Infinite addresses the weak gameplay of the previous two games. The action looked tight, especially when he was ziplining all over the place. My only problem is how disorientating it felt. Navigating around that map looks like a nightmare. I could see myself dying left and right during that scenario.

It looked even more floaty, hollow, and lacking in impact than the other two. And that's saying something. It's been years since I've seen a non-BioShock game with such incredibly uninspiring combat.

Bizarre. BioShock is hands down my favorite first person shooter ever.

I've been excited since Infinite was first revealed but holy cow that looked incredible. I can't wait.

[Dreddz]

I find it odd to see such pessimism towards a game like this. Its fair to say that the gameplay might not have the visceral feel of say a Killzone or COD game but its far from being bad. The thing is is that games like Bioshock Infinite have so much going for them that having an area or two that is weak doesn't make the game bad as a whole.

I value games that include strong stories and interesting enviorments to explore, which is why Bioshock Infinite seems like an immediate purchase. Plus ya know what, I think the gameplay looks fine. That stuff on the skylines looks awesome. Simply exploring the world looks fun as well.

Watching Bioshock Infinite reminds me of games like System Shock 2 and Deus Ex (makes sense seeing as they're all first person RPG's) in that the gameplay is notably weak but the rest of the game such as the narrative is very strong. Its a shame you lot can't appreciate games like that.