@david3cm: Actually, it's because this mode will have actual consequences for death and decisions will be meaningful and irreversible that I am reminded of Dark Souls. I didn't mean "that sounds hard". Also I've been playing a lot of Dark Souls lately so a lot of things remind me of Dark Souls.

Dark Souls.

Oh my fucking god. I am TOTALLY playing this mode on my first playthrough.

I'll do this on a second playthrough. I don't think I want to do it on my first :P

I'll party with Elizabet any day, any year.

That the game mode isn't directly related to involving Prince is a travesty.

I'm really hoping they can also put in 1999 style graphics for that mode. That would be amazing.

i will play it on normal first, then go back and try 1999 mode. i did love the game play of Bioshock, but the thing im most looking forward to from infinite is the story. Kind of like the first Matrix film, Bioshock's story had a lot going on underneath. if you wanted to dig for those elements you were rewarded, but if you just wanted an FPS with some lite RPG mechanics it was that too. 

System Shock didn't have a limited resource on respawns. The hell are they talking about?

Yes! This is great news :)

Done. I am so into this idea

If it's no harder than Bioshock 1 on Hard without Vita Chambers, then count me in since that was pretty easy.

It's nice that they have this mode in this game, Bioshock caught a lot of heat when it first came out because warping back to vita-chambers at death didn't seem like a harsh enough death penalty. That got patched in the PC version for sure.

Sounds cool, but is it pretty much the story with different mechanics and permadeath or an original storyline?

Game of 2012... calling it.

Sounds like a good enough excuse to replay the game

I was really hoping for an all night dance party with the characters from the game. But this mode sounds a hell of a lot better.

Part of me wants to do this, and the other part is cowering in a corner.

I don't see my self playing the normal campaign, actually. This sounds like a lot of frustrating fun.

It's great that Irrational wants to put back the difficulty that was inherent in the System Shock games into Bioshock Infinite, but in System Shock 2 I thought that my shotgun going from pristine to broken in like 6 shots was a dumb idea, and if it's in Bioshock Infinite my opinion won't change.

Considering I graduated from college in 1999, I don't think I have a choice.

I will only play 1999 mode if it comes with era-appropriate character skins. Booker must have his hair parted down the middle and be wearing a "No Fear" t-shirt. Elizabeth must dress like Courtney Love.

Yeah, I think I'll try that one. And if it turns out too frustrating I'll just switch to "modern games are for babies" mode.

@I_smell: I know, seriously. The headline is far too clunky.

I do not grasp how ppl...some ppl bringing it up.. and not all who are just kidding, do not understand it's about SS2, not a song. That's why reading, not what GB puts in a header.

But I am having trouble understanding part of this, in that SS2 had rejuvenation, also. Totally. Yes it had specialization(I did the ols standard, Marine) and thinking out where your..I forget what they were called, but your new innate abilities and supporting skills went. SS 2 was much-much more dedicated to this than Bioshock.. Also gun repair and other factors played in,..rpg man! If this is the 1999 mode, I'll love it and wish it the norm. Story happened big-time for SS 2 and I'm sure it will for Infinite, also. But I don't understand what is to scare me off from first play-through, unless they make dying an absolute bitch, that is lose everything, start at the beginning. On the other hand, maybe damage to enemies should not be cumulative if after all you died, rejuvenated or not.

Prince references FTW! Anyway, I'll likely stay away from this game mode.

@ReyGitano said:

If it's no harder than Bioshock 1 on Hard without Vita Chambers, then count me in since that was pretty easy.

@MikeHawk said:

I will only play 1999 mode if it comes with era-appropriate character skins. Booker must have his hair parted down the middle and be wearing a "No Fear" t-shirt. Elizabeth must dress like Courtney Love.

no one should be asked to look like Courtney love....

Only you may choose to look like Courtney Love

As someone who was kind of disappointed in Bioshock (by basically not being System Shock 3), this pleases me.

Sounds like a good incentive for a second playthrough.

When they say consequences, do they mean ones that affect the plot, or just ones that affect your inventory and (dis)advantages? I can't imagine them going down the ME3 road, but it makes it sound like it's going to affect something other than just combat and difficulty.

@NickTheZombie: I didn't mean it like that! I just meant that compared to other games that are known for their difficulty, Bioshock doesn't compare so there's no reason not to give it a try.

Even though I probably won't play the mode, I love the fact that they've included it. It seems like they really listened to their fans and are doing their best to give us what we really want. Big respect points.

Seems like a cool second playthrough.

I'm gonna party like it's the 90's, bring on Aqua and the Vengaboys! http://youtu.be/6Zbi0XmGtMw

@ReyGitano: I'm just playing around :)

This is most excellent! 

Have your say here....I like the sound of it. I might have to play system shock in preparation.

Elizabeth is a spiffing looking gal. Gawf!

Why does this sound less like "Decisions have Consequences" and more like "Super-Hard-Core-Mode"?

So in this mode you have to fight Lavos?

Yes! I would never have thought they would include such a thing, and I love them for it.

This mode sounds like it'd make for an awesome second playthrough.

Sounds great to me! Like what hard mode should be instead of just enemies take more damage and kill you faster.

So is this 1999 mode a similar sort of thing to new Vegas' hardcore mode, where you play the same story but its harder(and this sounds more fun than just harder)

This seems like it could be fun...then again, maybe I'm just like my father. He's never satisfied.

I think I'll play through the first time in normal mode first, but I will definitely try and beat the game in 1999 mode.

i approve of this