It's number one for me right now, I played through it twice and love it both times. However, yesterday I got some games that could knock it off including the Last Of Us. So until I've played my Christmas pressies it's my game of the year.
BioShock Infinite
Game » consists of 20 releases. Released Mar 26, 2013
- PlayStation 3
- PC
- PlayStation Network (PS3)
- Xbox 360
- + 5 more
- Xbox 360 Games Store
- Mac
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Linux
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.
Is this your Game of the Year?
I personally like Bioshock quite a lot. But there seems to be that old usual insuppressible backlash against the game, as successful as it was, that I find irritating. I could hear from one guy in the Day three re-cap.
But that's not to take away from other good games, and the flip side of the coin suspected insuppressible force suddenly going all The Last of Us. Hell, I need to play that game.
I liked the beginning and the end of that game a lot, but everything that happened between, i.e., the entire story of what happens to Columbia, was totally forgettable to me. Probably because everything that 'happens' happens while you're between dimensions and you just get left interpreting the aftermath.
So, put that next to a game like Tomb Raider, that I found memorable and fun from start to finish, and you have my GOTY.
I'm still debating. I've given myself until the 31st to absolutely finalize my list. Right now it's sitting at #1, but Last of Us and Mario are right behind it. Still thinking on it.
Yes! I'm so surprised that it seems like anywhere you go on the internet people make it sound like it was the most disappointing game of the year. I really loved every minute of it.
For me it probably was because I loved the original Bioshock so much. To me Infinite is a step back in almost every way. The combat is simplified to the point that it becomes boring and you basically only fight in small arenas. The hardest difficulty is not balanced well at all, it becomes really unfair and the A.I. is so dumb.
I don't get how people can praise the story either. I agree with others in this thread, they don't really do anything with the factions or go deep in any meaningful way. I even felt that Elizabeth and Booker are really shallow characters that suddenly change, it doesn't like they evolve naturally over the course of the game.
It is a beautiful game for sure but that's about it in my opinion.
it's my #2..... I loved the combat except for the ghost fight. Fuck that fight. I don't understand why Patrick was so passionate about not getting infinite in on some awards but I think it was a unique experience that will stay with me for a long time.
Yes, mainly because I didn't play any other 2013 game. I was slightly disappointed that they awkwardly dropped the whole racism angle two-thirds in, but I had a total blast with it nevertheless.
It's mine, but I didn't play a lot of 2013 games in 2013.
Well, that's not true. But BioShock Infinite was the only game that came out this year and truly felt like a GotY contender for me. I'm sure The Last of Us might make a better showing when I finally play it. Possibly the new Legend of Zelda on the DS, but sadly, I own no DS.
Not that I should feel the need to defend BioShock Infinite. That game was amazing.
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
The Last of Us is mine, you can see it on my list I made right here on GIantbombdotcom. Bioshock Infinite did make my honorable mentions though, it just didn't grab me like the first one did and aside from a few moments I don't remember much from it.
Boom! It looks like its Jeff's Game of the Year.
For those of you who disagree its a great game you can picket Back to the Future 2.
I disagree about it being a great game because it's nothing but a standard first person shooter (actually, worse than most combat wise) with a great looking first 2 hours.
Personally I loved the introduction and ending, then it all went to shit when you had to get through the dull combat for more than a few hours.
Singularity had much better combat, if this was Singularity with the better production values and world building, then it'd be a great game.
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