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E3 2011: Bioshock: Infinite Skyline Trailer

Ken Levine shows you how you'll be competing for airspace on Columbia.

Jun. 10 2011

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@ryanwho: Did they even post that video?I would love to see it.Yeah all I've seen is the old one.
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Cannot wait for this game :) it looks incredible. Well deserved Game of E3 award.

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@firewrkninja said:

@Hero_Swe said:
Some pretty hardcore jumping STRAIGHT THROUGH RAILS there.
that bugged me so much

its a game. lol.

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DO WANT
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ENGRISH

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Looking good and hectic.

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@Hero_Swe said:
Some pretty hardcore jumping STRAIGHT THROUGH RAILS there.
that bugged me so much
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So I been looking everywhere and I can't find the video of the demo they played. Everything claiming to be the demo is actually the old demo from last September. Anyone had any luck?

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I love that logo treatment in the end.

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I need this immediately.

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@vexidus: YES

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Seeing the skylines in this game reminds me of Riven. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

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I'm probably the only person mostly interested in this game mainly because of the underlying commentary.   The work they did covering Objectivism with Bioshock 1 was really groundbreaking for a video game, IMO.
 
Columbia is the feminine name for America (not that the art didn't make it clear who the subject was).   Ken Levine has said "...this is not a secret individual mission, this is the mission of a country that was really coming into its own and wanted to project a series of ideals out into the world in a very powerful way.".     (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-12-irrationals-ken-levine-interview)  Now, 1912 is widely recognized as the point where the USA looked outward -- it became an empire.    This was the start of the Banana wars, where the US started militarily pushing around Central America.
 
It's seems pretty clear that this is going to be some sort of commentary on the American Empire.   It'll be interesting to see how they thread the needle, because, usually, just acknowledging it as an empire will anger the Fox News crowd.

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Wait for this game is so hard...

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Ken Levine is just so passionate about his games.

He really wants to make something unique.

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Looks so great, day 1 at midnight!! I really can't wait for Irrational's latest!

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I'm digging everything I'm seeing about this game so far, and I loved everything about the first Bioshock, so I think I'll probably be playing this one.

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@Bunny_Fire said:

these skylines had better work as i think they will make or break this game

 In this edition of "Don't ask the internet", Kevin reveals his trailer to the unwashed anonymous masses.
 
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these skylines had better work as i think they will make or break this game

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I am doing a sex at this game.

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Standing by my statement: Bioshock Infinite, Game Of Show.  This looks Fantastic.

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Like I said before, this game needs a "Making of" video bundled with it.

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Nice ambient music over Ken Levine's monologue.

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@paulishere22 said:

@Commander_Pants said:

This is looking more interesting than Bioshock 2. I really want Ken Levine to do something new though, his creativity needs to be unleashed!

Yeah, floating sky cities with roller coaster-like transportation solutions and girls that can phase objects in and out of reality are so cliched.

I believe Mr Pants is unaware that neither Ken Levine nor Irrational were involved in Bioshock 2 at all, save for perhaps whatever 3d assets/systems they built for bio1 that were carried over to bio2 by the 2k guys.
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2012 can't come soon enough

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@Jonasusan: Strange, that's what I'm hearing...
Kinda odd that's the only example of that I've seen in all the videos.
What's the point of warping in a carriage through a tear when there are other carriages sitting there.
We shall see.
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My fear of heights is going to enjoy this game.
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Looks incredibly absorbing. There's something about the sense of speed you get in first person that just draws me in.

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@Jackel2072: Levine said it's coming next week, the only thing I have really wanted to see this E3. Looks so good!

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@Franstone: It's a carriage Elizabeth can phase into the world. :D

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I wonder when we'll be able to see that demo they were showing at E3.

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Sold.

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This looks like a baby's game compared to System Shock2.

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@Airickson said:

I don't know if this game will be any good, but I truly appreciate the attention to detail Ken and his team have put into the backstory.


not making assumptions is different than ignoring the evidence. of course this game will be very good.
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Wait...is this game open world?

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never liked the original bioshock. this looks awesome though.

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@cinemandrew said:

@zeemod155 said:

Aw man where's the demo!!!!

@Jackel2072 said:

i cant wait to see the full demo... i hope we get to see the full demo

It was a closed demo, and they weren't allowing any filming. The host even made a joke during my screening about how awkward it would be to have to escort someone out mid-demo.

i did remember Ken saying On G4 they will be showing more of it next week. so maybe then?

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Do we have a video of the phased movie theater that Jeff's been raving about?

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this is what a next level video game looks like

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Skyshock 
 
People who noticed the similarity to Skyrail in Metroid Prime 3 are perceptive. 

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Skyline would be a much better subtitle for this game. Or just title.

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@Franstone: part of the game, actually.  The whole "tears" thing.
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@phrosnite said:

Is it wrong that my favourite thing about this game is Elizabeth?

No, that makes you a normal person.

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@zeemod155 said:

Aw man where's the demo!!!!

@Jackel2072 said:

i cant wait to see the full demo... i hope we get to see the full demo

It was a closed demo, and they weren't allowing any filming. The host even made a joke during my screening about how awkward it would be to have to escort someone out mid-demo.

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This is looking more interesting than Bioshock 2. I really want Ken Levine to do something new though, his creativity needs to be unleashed!

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@phrosnite said:

Is it wrong that my favourite thing about this game is Elizabeth?

Nope. I'm interested in the game primarily because of her.

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It looks great, but those random guys shooting rockets at you from left and right kind of took me out of the immersion... It was like "Okay, this is a video game alright" and "These encounters will probably not be very dynamic and just happen over and over again as soon as you start hitting the rails"

It must be all that Infamous 2 I've been playing the last few days.

Still, I'm really looking forward to the game.