My main point is i do not like bioshock infinite s dlc specifically. The one twist in bioshock infinites ending you might have missed completely. Bioshock infinite gameplay walkthrough part 27 4k 60fps story for playstation 3, xbox 360, pc. Because i cant seem to get over the magnificent spectacle that is bioshock infinite, ive decided to delve deeper into the games lore and give my explanation on a few things. So comstock and andrew ryan are likely the same person from two different sides of the same mirror. Can somebody explain bioshock infinites ending to me. Factually due to the dates of birth and location, and literally they are not the same person.
Booker dewitt, after going through war battle of wounded knee, a gambling addiction, and alcoholism, loses his child anna to repay some debts. Many crazy things happen at the end of bioshock infinite, but the final mindwarping sequence is kicked off by a surprise trip to rapture, the underwater city from the original game. With this im thinking that there are still universes of booker and elizabeth implied at the ending of bioshock infinite that all versions of booker and elizabeth cease to exist after elizabeth killed booker, but comstock in rapture still lived. Zachary hale comstock and booker dewitt are the same person, albeit from. Bioshock infinite is a single player first person shooter, and the third game in the critically and popularly acclaimed bioshock series. Slate and booker story confusing 1 my english is horrible. Michael pachter convinced a new bioshock game is coming by 2020. To find her, booker must go to columbia, a floating city located above the skies of north america. Bioshock infinite is a first person shooter where players assume the role of former pinkerton agent booker dewitt who is sent to the flying city of columbia on a rescue mission to save elizabeth. I personally think that booker comstock are the same person as its stated in the game and jackryan are the same person but booker is not jack and comstock is not ryan. In bioshock infinite s case, comstock came into existence, and created columbia, whereas in bioshock 1 and 2, andrew ryan came into existence, and created rapture. He recognized booker because he and comstock are the same person. Apr 01, 20 if you wish to ask if they are equivalents then yes. Booker is offered a deal to wipe away his debts if he goes to columbia and retrieves a girl imprisoned there.
To young for the battles in knee in comstocks universe. Understanding bioshock infinites ending page 3 of 3 venturebeat. Apr 02, 20 that did help a little bit but still there are things that need to be answered obviously lol. Were repeatedly offered the suggestion that booker is a man with a bloodstained past. The stories of bioshock infinite and bioshock would have an almost perfect symmetry if jack was andrew ryan. For bioshock infinite on the xbox 360, plot summary by xg3.
Theres always a man, always a lighthouse, always a city. Bioshock infinite proved immensely controversial upon its release due to its depictions of racism, american exceptionalism and religious extremism. The part that is not so simple is that the girl, elizabeth, is being held captive in the city of columbia, a city which floats above the clouds. She knows there are an infinite number of comstock and booker and elizabeth going through the same motions as her. In the span of only a few minutes, it reveals that the games main villain, a religious zealot named comstock, is actually an alternate realitys version of your own character, booker dewitt. This harvey dent quote from the dark knight totally works for booker dewitt in bioshock infinite. Seeking to clear a debt, former pinkerton agent booker dewitt takes the job to rescue a girl named elizabeth from the mysterious floating city of columbia, and ends up in the midst of a civil war between the elite and lower class rebels of the city.
The amount of media attention infinite has garnered might suggest that this is the game that will bring in nongamers. Mar 26, 20 bioshock infinite game, first person shooter, steampunk, dystopian, alternate history. He is tasked by the twins to find a girl named elizabeth and bring her to new york unharmed. Bioshock infinites return to rapture is irrationals. Bioshock 4 spoilers bioshock infinite general discussions. Lets discuss bioshock infinite huge spoilers bioshock. Ok, so 20 years ago booker dewitt was involved in the massacre at wounded knee and had the opportunity to be baptised to relieve his conscience. Booker dewitt is actually zachary comstock, as they are both the same person. Though booker rescues elizabeth, the two become involved with the citys. This game isnt even that complicated compared to other works of fiction with multiple dimensions.
The one twist in bioshock infinites ending you might have missed. Bioshock infinite is a game that pushes 1st person shooter to the limit. Ultimately, this is the story of bioshock infinite. I just dont understand how people can even dislike bioshock 2, their argument is always weak as shit and eventually comes down to not original. Q about booker and comstocks voices spoilers bioshock. How bioshock infinite became one of the most controversial. At one point he confronts booker directly, mocking the mans personal failures, and tries to trap him inside a burning airship. The story is actually quite straightforward when you break it down, but some details are either left ambiguous, or. In addition it seems key word seems to me that constants in bioshock infinite are not small arbitrary events, but rather large, timeline altering events. Booker dewitt is the protagonist of bioshock infinite. The mouthpiece of the gaming generation, the escapist aims to capture and celebrate the contemporary video gaming lifestyle and the diverse global video game culture by way of indepth features, thought provoking articles and relevant columns authored by leading video game authorities, as well as cuttingedge video shorts, engaging forums and robust social media elements that incorporate.
Apr 19, 20 understanding bioshock infinites ending. The major difference being comstock accepted the baptism, while the booker we play with didnt buy into it. It was released worldwide for the microsoft windows, playstation 3, xbox 360, and os x platforms in 20, and a linux port was released in 2015. He is the villainous leader of the founders, the ultranationalist party that founded the floating city of columbia. Slate knows comstock as a liar and know comstock wasnt in this fights. Bioshock infinite gameplay walkthrough part 27 4k 60fps. Apr 06, 20 bioshock infinite doesnt blur the lines between your reality and the games to quite the same extent as its predecessor, but its a more complete and polished story, and thats the thing youll. Apr 01, 20 fink is more like sinclair in bioshock 2 and less like anyone in the first story at all. Bioshock infinite plot summary xbox 360 by xg3 gamefaqs. Bioshock infinite isnt about columbia the same way that bioshock is about rapture. Within columbia, comstock is known as a prophet, earning the nicknames father comstock and. Understanding bioshock infinites ending page 3 of 3. Apr 05, 20 in the same way that bioshock infinite questions the meaningfulness of choice, in games or elsewhere, it also serves as a critique of the first person shooter genre in general. Bioshock infinite is a first person shooter video game developed by irrational games and published by 2k games.
Bioshock infinite secrets revealed snippet studios. When you play with the ideas of racism, patriotism and christianity through the medium of a shoot em up, you are playing with fire. In bioshock infinite, how is booker dewitt connected to the rapture. Infinite is really a characterdriven story about booker dewitt and elizabeth. At the baptism he will either accept or reject it correct. In the first bioshock, protagonist jack is the illegitimate son of andrew ryan. The whole point of infinite s ending is that booker died before he became comstock, thereby erasing any world where he existed as comstock. The priest who baptises booker on his entry into columbia is the same man who baptised booker comstock in the past. Bioshock infinite celebrates its fifth birthday on the 26th march 2018, so we are looking back at one of the finest examples of story telling in gaming. Its moments like these that destroy what little atmosphere infinite builds up. First off im omitting bioshock 2 as canon because i believe ken levine did as well for bioshock infinite. And while playing through it again, i just remembered that spoilers booker and comstock are the same person, but they come from two different realities. Annaand he knew that booker will come for her because it was comstock s prophecy. The luteces role in bioshock infinte bioshock infinite.
The only way this can be resolved is for the player to stop playing which is why it marks the end of the game. As booker travels through the city, it becomes clear that columbia is actually a racist dystopian version of america. Games that have all revolved around the idea of mans grasp of technology expanding too far out of his control in a very frankensteinesque way. What bioshock infinite gets right relevant magazine. So i have trouble seeing how it could be a constant. In bioshock infinite,comstock accepts god and builds columbia. Aug 07, 2015 bioshock infinite is a first person shooter in which gamers play as a man named booker dewitt. In bioshock infinite, booker dewitt and zachary comstock are the same person. In one universe, lets say universe a, he accepted this. Since the first game was set in an underwater world, the opening of them contrast with each other. Booker and comstock are the same person just in alternate timelines and yet one is. Yes bioshock 2 uses the same existing ideas from bioshock 1, but the story is actually meaningful and doesnt rely on shock value plot twists. He then built up a huge debt to people one would not want to owe money to.
This can still mean there might be different versions, meaning there are different cities. Bioshock infiniteendingbooker dewitt or comstock or. The story is actually quite straightforward when you break it down, but some. The mouthpiece of the gaming generation, the escapist aims to capture and celebrate the contemporary video gaming lifestyle and the diverse global video game culture by way of indepth features, thought provoking articles and relevant columns authored by leading video game authorities, as well as cuttingedge video shorts, engaging forums and robust social media elements that incorporate the. The man who accepts the baptism steals a child, the man who declines the baptism gives his child away. So before that baptism she is neither given away or stolen. Even if it wasnt integrated into the plot, i thought perhaps id at least find. Here, different versions of anna elizabeth reveal the truth to booker. Bioshock infinite i remember the first time i heard this and thought, oooh this quote is good dewitt or comstock.
One more time, this ending analysis of bioshock infinite. Just as the original bioshock incorporated several themes and ideas to add to gameplay, bioshock infinite does the same to elevate the story. Both the original bioshock as well as infinite are almost mirrors of each other. Columbia is the equivalent city to rapture, andrew ryan is the equivalent to comstock booker baptized, columbias lighthouse is the equivalent to raptures lighthouse. Would the interesting storyline of bioshock infinite been better served in a. Just the way the story of infinite was put forth would make it challenging to place a story based piece of dlc into the narrative, at least from a booker elizabeth perspective.
Bioshock infinite follows the story of ex pinkerton agent booker dewitt who takes on a job from the lutece twins to clear his hefty gambling debt. In bioshock infinite s universe, the manyworlds interpretation of. Over the course of the story, booker reveals his past experiences, and shows his ability to make decisions. You know its a great game when people care enough to discuss what the story really meant after theyve finished it. The official label says that bioshock infinite is a spiritual successor to. The ending an explanation bioshock infinite wiki guide ign. Mar 27, 20 an attempt to understand bioshock infinites brilliant and bizarre ending paul tassi senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. In the ending, elizabeth gets all her powers back and she sees all dimensions. This startled booker, so she explained that she was able to open windows to other worlds and could transport objects through them. Infinite is really a characterdriven story about booker dewitt and.
They go to fetch a booker who sold his daughter to get her by bringing him into one of the dimensions where comstock bought her. Bioshock infinite an analysis of the story and ending. Though they appear as twins, they are revealed to be the same person but. Bioshock infiniteendingbooker dewitt or comstock or both. In every bioshock story there is always a man zachary hale comstock, andrew ryan, a lighthouse, and a city. Great controls, very smooth, unique powers, great story it will mind you, and interesting characters. Bioshock infinite s plot revolves around protagonist booker dewitt as he explores columbia in search of a mysterious woman named elizabeth. From what we saw in the beginning of bioshock infinite, booker is travelling in a boat along with a lighthouselike structure to supposedly, get to columbia in the sky. If you wish to ask if they are equivalents then yes. Jan 28, 2014 bioshock infinite is a first person shooter where players assume the role of former pinkerton agent booker dewitt who is sent to the flying city of columbia on a rescue mission to save elizabeth. The failed character arc of booker dewitt in bioshock infinite.
Though if it was done subtly and the players dont realise it, it wouldve been the most amazing foreshadowing. Dec 16, 2019 how bioshock infinite became one of the most controversial games ever. Comstock, in world b, is unable to have a baby because of experiments done by leteuce. All tech considered its a simple premise a guy, a girl, a gun and a debt to repay but in bioshock infinite it becomes a mindbending story about. Youll also notice that booker and comstock are of the same age, yet comstock is noticeably older there is evidence of comstocks. Sep, 2016 so youve finished bioshock infinite, and you probably have some questions. In bioshock infinites case, comstock came into existence, and created. Booker and comstock being the same person relates to the fact that the player creates the plot, and the villain, through their wish to play.
May 22, 2019 comstock, songbird, and booker are supposed to have died from drowning. As mentioned in the other thread, i finished the game last night and am still recovering from one of the most pleasurable video game experiences ive. An attempt to understand bioshock infinites brilliant and. Slate knows booker as a the same battles in kneewound.
Booker denied that comstock led the 7th and said that he didnt even know the. Booker is a former soldier and pinkerton detective who ekes out a meager living as a pi. Bioshock infinite ends on what is probably the most grandiose idea possible. The ending an explanation bioshock infinite wiki guide. Its all the same story, with the characters being mirror images of themselves from a different universe. Bioshock infinite s return to rapture is irrationals admission of defeat. In exchange, booker s employer will wipe out all of his outstanding debts. Bioshock, for all its faults, made me feel like i was an honesttogod plane crash survivor trying to survive in a postapocalyptic city. Understanding bioshock infinites ending page 2 of 3. Well, we have the obvious idea that rapture is columbia, sunk under the. Bioshock infinite is one of the worst games in recent memory.
Zachary hale comstock is the main antagonist in bioshock infinite. Bioshock infinite story explained gaming illustrated. Religious themes in bioshock infinite major spoilers. May 17, 2019 in bioshock infinite, booker dewitt and zachary comstock are the same person. Elizabeth is a fictional character in irrational games bioshock infinite, the third title in the. Apr 19, 2018 in bioshock infinites case, comstock came into existence, and created columbia, whereas in bioshock 1 and 2, andrew ryan came into existence, and created rapture. Jack ryan and booker dewitt are the same person from different sides of the same mirror. They think booker, comstock, elizabeth, and columbia all died, but they didnt. And be forewarned spoilers inbound the luteces the lutece twins are actually the same person from different dimensions. The one way to be rid of comstock permanently is to go to the point where he first came to be. He knew booker, the false shepherd, was on his way to columbia, and.
To me, ryan and comstock booker are just two dudes who had remarkable drive and found ways to make crazy cities where there shouldnt be for two vastly different reasons end of similarity. Booker becoming or not becoming comstock at the baptism is a huge event and therefor the baptism becomes a constant. Bioshock infinite is a firstperson shooter video game developed by irrational games and. Bioshock infinite is the worst bioshock game resetera. While you can choose, during the story, to kill someone or let them live. Unlike the original bioshock, where player choices were important to determining the ending, the choices in bioshock infinite are only there to give the illusion that player decisions impact the story, again playing with the idea of predestination, states of existence, and decisionbased multiverses.
What else do we have if jack is booker and andrew ryan is comstock. He is a private investigator and, prior to his reluctant arrival in columbia, a former soldier and pinkerton agent. Great controls, very smooth, unique powers, great story it will mind bioshock infinite is a game that pushes 1st person shooter to the limit. Elizabeths arc in the dlc continues on from her one in infinite. Comstock in world b wants to have a baby, and leteuce thinks that she can get him one from the world of her brother who is really her in the alternate universe, similar to how comstock booker are the same person. The only reason for someone to say that the story of bioshock. So youve finished bioshock infinite, and you probably have some questions. Burial at sea, that links infinites story to that of the original bioshock game. Since comstockbooker being the same person is one of the major twists, having their voices too similar would probably mean many people would guess it prematurely.
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