Bioshock Infinite; Burial At Sea” released last Tuesday to the excitement of Irrational Games fans everywhere. This return to Rapture looked to be giving us insight into how the worlds all tie together. On that note it definitely lived up to its promise of explaining the theory behind the multitudes of men and their lighthouses. Short though it was, the story was gripping from the beginning and showed a side of Elizabeth that we don’t get much of in Columbia. This dark, gritty expansion story was worth the cash provided you bought the season pass. On its own I’d say it looks to be more like a money grab. Even with claims that it is quality we should seek not quantity, at a price tag of $14.99 I would hope to receive more than 1.5 hours of story. I will agree with him on the point that “Burial at Sea” gives us a phenomenal story, and fun with some of Rapture’s plasmids.
The story was able to throw me for a loop even with complete knowledge of all the previous titles. Knowing who Booker Dewitt is didn’t stop the story from catching me completely unaware with it’s shock ending. If this game is telling us what Elizabeth is doing after she frees Columbia and removes Comstock, she’s indeed chosen a terrifying and evil future. Visually the game was as stunning as its namesake, and the sound was equally as immersive. Since we were back in Rapture and roaming the “prison” portion for the majority of the game, the sharp antithesis drawn in Columbia was definitely not as present. Rapture was as dark, gritty, and twisted as it was in the first two pieces of the trilogy, and the underwater world was just as stunning.
Aside from issues with the quick-and-dirty boss fight , I think this is a beautiful expansio provided you snagged part one with your Season Pass. If you want to play the DLC at all, this is the only way to go, otherwise I’d say skip it and check out my playthrough video below.