BIOSHOCK 2 PLOT SERIES

It’s a “spiritual” sequel because it follows Bioshock not in plot-the semi-underwhelming Bioshock 2 did that-but in gameplay mechanics and themes. All I could think about was why “God Only Knows” was in this universe.īioshock Infinite, released late last month, is a spiritual sequel to 2007’s Bioshock, one of the most acclaimed video games of the past ten years. I didn’t think a second thought about why there was a jet-powered floating airship in this universe. When the quartet finished, its members flew away on the jet-powered floating airship they were standing on. The sign in front of the quarted read “Albert Fink presents ‘God Only Knows,’ Colombia’s gayest quartet-the music of tomorrow, today!” A couple was slowdancing in front of the singers, transfixed. Turning the corner, I saw a barbershop quartet performing a beautiful rendition of a song that (in the game’s timeline) was not supposed to have been written for another fifty-plus years. None of that seemed remotely strange or out of place until, walking through the city’s bustling courtyard, I heard the familiar harmonies of “God Only Knows” wafting through the digital air. There were towering statues, strange religious shrines and countless other rare sights-and the fact that it’s 1912 and yet I was in a floating city in the sky. After all, in that short timeframe, I’d been rocketed through the air to a beautiful, mysterious city in the sky that seemed to be a utopian (dystopian?) vision of American exceptionalism mixed with religious dogma. It’s weird, considering all the wondrous sights in the first ten minutes of Bioshock Infinite, that it was a song that gave me pause. While I avoid discussing Bioshock Infinite ’s plot in much detail, and even keep my discussion of the first Bioshock ’s ending a bit vague, those who wish to go into the games totally blind should read this piece after you’ve fully explored Rapture and Colombia.

BIOSHOCK 2 PLOT SERIES

That said, it’s impossible to discuss the Bioshock series without going into at least a few particulars.

Spoiler alert: Unlike much of what I write about on this blog, video games do benefit from not knowing certain details.

Bioshock 2 plot