Be aware of getting stopped in your tracks by the slightest divot in the ground. Elizabeth, clearly meant to be strong, returns to her “Booker, catch!” mode by throwing a helpful item at you periodically. The Radar Range is a powerful weapon but not obtained until very late in the episode, so it isn’t used too often. Old Man Winter is a better version of the Winter Blast plasmid, so it’s a welcome addition. There are two new introductions: Old Man Winter (a plasmid) and the Radar Range (a weapon). Vigors are replaced by plasmids, but the Skyhook is the Air Grabber (a far less catchy name). The shared elements, such as powers and weapons, are back to their Rapture names. The combat is a mix between original BioShock and Infinite. That was by far the scariest element of the game, far more than some of the mechanics. But it was hard to shake off the feeling that I was going to get recycled pieces. The scenes would play out differently and I would keep moving along. And while the areas you roam in Burial at Sea aren’t the same, the scenes came dangerously close to full replication from BioShock. There were times where it felt too much like the original game. Sound familiar? If you played the first BioShock, it should. At one point, a baby carriage slowly drifted towards me, having been pushed by no one. Eerie voices fill the air and attackers would unexpectedly show their faces. The further I progressed, the more I felt like I was back in the original Rapture. Either way, it’s nice not to feel as though you’re specifically playing a prequel. That perhaps leaves more room to explain Rapture’s fall in future episodes, or it’s just a tease. Burial at Sea gives you just enough back story to tie it to the original game. Only a handful of citizens you’ll encounter will be discussing the ongoing fight between Andrew Ryan and Frank Fontaine. It will offer some back story about how Rapture fell.ĭon’t expect a full prequel. Much of the first half of BAS will have you exploring the “streets” of Rapture. The city is filled with mostly happy people living a privileged life under the sea. Psychotic, plasmid-addicted splicers roamed the halls. When we were first introduced to Rapture, it was falling apart. Why Should I Care?įan service or not, Burial at Sea still provides an interesting setting. If it doesn’t, or can’t, this may prove to be a fan service return to Rapture and nothing more. It will be important for the remaining episode to tie everything together and show the connections between the worlds. There wasn’t an immediate “I must know what comes next” feeling when I was done. What’s concerning, though, is how episodes will progress and how much the story will take advantage of its dimensional device. It’s not hard to imagine and feel comfortable with Booker and Elizabeth in this new yet familiar setting. The story and setting definitely fits within the BioShock universe. Elizabeth clearly knows far more about the situation than she’s letting on, which drives our curiosity about what exactly is going on. Instead she’s there to push Booker to find a girl who is presumed to be dead. She’s more mysterious to Booker and no longer needs rescuing. If you’re familiar with how the universe’s dimensions work in Infinite, you’ll be able to understand how Booker and Elizabeth can exist in this world and time frame.īooker, still a detective, is approached by a far different Elizabeth from the one we’ve come to know. It’s 1959 and the glistening city is on the brink of turning it into the decrepid world of which we were first introduced. The story returns to BioShock’s original city of Rapture setting. What Is it?īioShock Infinite’s Booker and Elizabeth return for the new story presented in this first episode of Burial at Sea. In it, players are taken from the sky and back deep into the sea. This is the first half of a brand new story expansion for Infinite. BioShock Infinite returns with its latest expansion, Burial at Sea Episode 1.
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