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wUndertUnge
United States1125 Posts
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maartendq
Belgium3115 Posts
I have been giving the ending scene some thought. Drowning is a recurring theme in the game, and it clearly symbolizes the washing away of Booker's sins. However, by drowning him, Elizabeth washes away his sins of the past, the present, and the sins he may still commit in the future. This is all pretty logical and I think most of you figured this out already, but there's another something I'd like to add. Remember how Elizabeth was repeatedly called the 'Lamb of the Prophet'? I can't help but link that, and the aforementioned scene to the following biblical quote: 'the lamb that washes away the sins of the world'. In-game she does it by either destroying New York ("the sodom below") or making sure that certain sins can never be committed by drowning DeWitt. I'm quite impressed by the depth of this story, to be honest. | ||
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Dracolich70
Denmark3820 Posts
On March 29 2013 16:38 maartendq wrote: I see, but isn't it the "boring" parts that makes the great parts greater, thus playing their role in the perfection/masterpiece? However, I see where you are aiming at, and I think you are right nonetheless, even if I still believe the masterpiece tag, is - to me - the perfection of ones' craft - the craftmanship of one that mastered his art to perfection, making it all come together.Not necessarily. I find Beethoven's 9th symphony a masterpiece, but that doesn't mean that there aren't moments I find a bit boring. You can be a master of your craft yet still realize that there are areas you can improve upon. If Bioshock: Infinite was a perfect game, the other developers may as well close their books because nothing will ever be able to top it. Maybe the "problem" is that perfection is a subjective abstract - much like masterpiece. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
Just finished it. I get the False Shepherd/Prophet contrast with the end baptism parallel. Overall, good game. I felt the ending was stretched pretty hard, but knitted neatly together. Not quite as satisfying as Bioshock 1 (not talking from nostalgia, since I played the game two years ago for the first time) | ||
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Fruscainte
4596 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Elizabeth kills you to stop the endless timeline, but she kills you when you were baptized ie: before she was born so she disappears after killing you since you never got married and got a wife, but (via knowledge gleaned from the post-credits) since she disappeared due to you dying and never having her in the first place, she never existed in the first place to kill you at the baptism therefore you come back to life but all the timelines merge into one and Elizabeth is just a normal little girl in a cradle at the end | ||
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PrinceXizor
United States17713 Posts
On April 01 2013 11:36 Fruscainte wrote: Let me make sure I got this straight + Show Spoiler + Elizabeth kills you to stop the endless timeline, but she kills you when you were baptized ie: before she was born so she disappears after killing you since you never got married and got a wife, but (via knowledge gleaned from the post-credits) since she disappeared due to you dying and never having her in the first place, she never existed in the first place to kill you at the baptism therefore you come back to life but all the timelines merge into one and Elizabeth is just a normal little girl in a cradle at the end + Show Spoiler + well no. there is a branch in universes at the baptism, half of which booker gets baptized as zachary comstock, half he walks away as booker and has his daughter. The elizabeths who were raised in comstocks tower all kill booker as he chooses to be baptized. this makes it so bookers choice is : walk away and have his daughter and live his life, or die. effectively ending any possible Anna's raised as elizabeth by eliminating any comstocks. | ||
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Torenhire
United States11681 Posts
Most times I want to shoot them more often than keep them around, haha. | ||
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rezoacken
Canada2719 Posts
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Yergidy
United States2107 Posts
On April 01 2013 13:04 rezoacken wrote: Got the game for 39$, time to see what the hype is about. You are in for a treat. Many times as I was playing I just had to say over and over again, "OH MY GOD! This game is fucking amazing!" | ||
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riotjune
United States3394 Posts
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wUndertUnge
United States1125 Posts
On April 01 2013 13:33 riotjune wrote: PS3 version came with the first Bioshock, going to play through that one first. Not a bad call. They're both pretty different, but there are just some refinements with Infinite that going back might be annoying. | ||
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wUndertUnge
United States1125 Posts
On April 01 2013 13:13 Yergidy wrote: You are in for a treat. Many times as I was playing I just had to say over and over again, "OH MY GOD! This game is fucking amazing!" Mm-hm. I'm giving myself a few weeks before I play it again. But I'm definitely tempted to just do it again. It's magical. | ||
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PrinceXizor
United States17713 Posts
On April 01 2013 14:18 wUndertUnge wrote: Mm-hm. I'm giving myself a few weeks before I play it again. But I'm definitely tempted to just do it again. It's magical. When you do focus on the twins. so interesting and well done. | ||
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Torenhire
United States11681 Posts
Elizabeth gets taken away from you by the big ear-splittingly loud bird.. now I'm at the part where the guys are all wearing those stupid heads, I almost pissed my pants when the one came wheeling out on the wheelchair, and now I'm too terrified to go into the room where there's hundreds of the heads on the walls/on mannequins. I have a really unreasonable fear of non-human humans, if that makes any sense... | ||
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FliedLice
Germany7494 Posts
On April 01 2013 14:52 Torenhire wrote: Fuck, I just got to the part where + Show Spoiler + Elizabeth gets taken away from you by the big ear-splittingly loud bird.. now I'm at the part where the guys are all wearing those stupid heads, I almost pissed my pants when the one came wheeling out on the wheelchair, and now I'm too terrified to go into the room where there's hundreds of the heads on the walls/on mannequins. I have a really unreasonable fear of non-human humans, if that makes any sense... That part isn't too long, though. You'll make it! | ||
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Torenhire
United States11681 Posts
omg if they come alive I'm not sleeping for months | ||
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AnomalySC2
United States2073 Posts
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TheEmulator
28100 Posts
 I'm going so slow though, this might take me forever to complete. Just so much stuff to explore. | ||
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udgnim
United States8024 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + similar high pitch sound as Songbird's: | ||
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Yergidy
United States2107 Posts
On April 01 2013 15:42 TheEmulator wrote: Man this game is getting good I'm going so slow though, this might take me forever to complete. Just so much stuff to explore. That's what i'm doing, taking my time and just soaking in the amazing city and the subtle things in it. | ||
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