The third game in the BioShock series leaves the bottom of the sea behind for an entirely new setting - the floating city of Columbia, circa 1912. Come to retrieve a girl named Elizabeth, ex-detective Booker DeWitt finds more in store for him there than he could ever imagine.
Infinite. that is really attracting to me. Because i know irrational doesn't just name there games because it sounds cool. What could Infinite apply to you think?
Infinite. that is really attracting to me. Because i know irrational doesn't just name there games because it sounds cool. What could Infinite apply to you think?
In this case though I think the title is in large part a decision brought on by 2K Games, the only real reason this game is named Bioshock is for the brand recognition in the wider market. You can't call it Bioshock 3 without creating an expectation based on Bioshock 1 & 2, so infinite sounds like as good a way as any to suggest the game is a sequel but toally better than a Bioshock 2 or 3, because it's not a number, dog, it's infinite! Similar gameplay elements and themes help justify the title, but at the end of the day those things could be carried forth into a game with a completely different label. Not that I'm complaining, of course, the game is sounding amazing and I daresay labelling it Bioshock has granted Irrational plenty of leeway with 2K.
Anyway, I wouldn't think too much on it but if I had to guess I'd say maybe it's something to do with Elizabeth's abilities, perhaps the idea of "infinite" possibilities.
This is probably stupid and a little too literal, but what if it was referring to some source of perpetual energy used to power Columbia? Could tie into how Elizabeth gets her powers. *shrugs*
The way the characters feel, or the style of gameplay Bioshock Infinite will be. I imagine there will be a character in Infinite that says something like "There's an infinite amount of things we can do! We just have to set our mind to it! MWA MWAHAHAHAAHAHAH!!!!" I just thought that because of all the talk Kevin Levine was saying about how back in the early 1900's people imagined great things and huge opportunities, so new innovations that would seem far-fetched, wasn't in their minds at the time. I'm probably wrong, and it's most likely just going to end up being the most powerful plasmid or individual character. I don't know.
Personally, I'm skeptical about any deeper meaning to the "infinite" part of the name. It feels like they just slapped some random thing onto BioShock that isn't a number so as to indicate that it's not a direct sequel. The word "infinite" is vague enough for people to find their own justification for it if they look hard enough.
I am absolutely sure it will be a Bioshock game in the end. I'm certain it is intrinsically linked to the first games lore in some way, especially with this dimensional rift mechanic.
that they're building an infinite recursion loop into the game- in one area if you do the right thing, it will trigger, exploding your computer! Fuck Yea.
I'd guess it's purely a reference to the location being based in the sky and the 'infinite' possibilities the sky city had. Could also relate to Elizabeth's ability to pull things in from other dimensions, periods in time etc.
I'd guess it's purely a reference to the location being based in the sky and the 'infinite' possibilities the sky city had. Could also relate to Elizabeth's ability to pull things in from other dimensions, periods in time etc.
I also think it's something along the lines of that ^
I'd guess it's purely a reference to the location being based in the sky and the 'infinite' possibilities the sky city had. Could also relate to Elizabeth's ability to pull things in from other dimensions, periods in time etc.
I also think it's something along the lines of that ^
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