10 ridiculous things we just had to go with in bioshock

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10 Ridiculous Things We Just Had

To Go With In Bioshock

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Perhapsoneof themost iconic franchises toemerge in the lastconsolegeneration, itswidely

acceptedthat

Bioshock,

and

its

latest

entry,

Infinite,

are

perhaps

some

of

the

finest

examples

of

videogamestorytellingever.Eventothisday,delvingforthefirsttimeintothegloriouslyrealised

underwaterdystopiancityofRaptureorascendingtothecloudsinColumbiaremainasgoodasit

everwas.Bothplacesarefilledwithfundamentalflawsandexplorehowthehumanpsychecanbe

erodedaway fromwithinbypolitics,scientific freedomand tyrannicaldespots.Theyreworlds

whereanythingispossible,wherethelawsofphysicsandscienceingeneralarechallenged,and

whereusasplayers.justhadtogoalongwithsomequite franklycrazythingsthathappened

alongtheway.Ofcourseanyfictioncomeswithitsfairshareoftheoldsuspensionofdisbelief,but

there are certain moments and sections in the Bioshock franchise that really pushed the

boundariesand

we

had

to

be

cool

being

whisked

along

for

the

ride.

So

why

not

join

us

as

we

delve

straight into a crazy world of powers, lunatics and utter craziness? Honestly, this one is

probablyevencrazierthanMetalGear!Warning:SpoilersfortheentireBioshockfranchisefollow.

10. The Ridiculous Locations Of The Cities


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Comeonpeople,theseareentirecities, living,thrivingandthen failing inthemostutterly

ridiculous of places. The original title forced us to believe that some dude hadmanaged to

construct an entire city underwaterwhere loads of people lived away from the politics and

bureaucracyof society,and somehowmanaged to keep itallgoing fora long timebefore the

inevitable cracks started to form. In Infinite,were led tobelieve thatanentire selfsustaining

floatingcityhasbeencreatedandcanroamtheskiesatwill,travelingwhereitseesfit.Theonly

differencebetween the two is that theoutsideworld knowsof the floatingcityofColumbias

existencebeforeiteventuallysticksitsfingersupatsocietyanddisappearsintotheclouds,whereas

Rapture isacompletesecretexcept toaselect few individuals.Weallknowthathavingacity

underwater,oracitythatfloatsinthesky,isutterlyludicrous.Yet,somehowtheyendupworking.

RaptureandColumbiaarefantasticallyrealisedlocaleseachwiththeirownflavourandinterms

ofplotdeviceshavingthesecitiesisolatedawayfromtheworldallowsthenarrativetoexplore

howlinescanbecrossedwhentherearenolawsandwheresocietyislefttobreakdownaltogether.

So,youknowwhat?Wellacceptthesecrazyplacessimplybecausetheyreutterlyaweinspiring.

ItsstilltothisdayamazingtojustexploreRapture,standingatoneofthewindowstoseethe

oceanlifeswimmingbyasyouhearfiftiestunesinthebackgroundbeforeyoublastacrazysplicer

inthefacewithafireballplasmid.

9. Big Daddies


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Oncemenwhohadbeenexperimentedonrepeatedlywithlordknowswhat,beforebeingchucked

intocrazybigdiving suitsandarmedwithdrillsandheavyweaponry, theBigDaddyclanwho

wander the halls of Rapture are pretty out there. Seeminglymindless drones that are overly

protectiveof theLittleSisters, theBigDaddieswillgoabsolutelymental ifanyone tries toget

anywherenearaLittleSisterandwillprotectthemtothedeath.Inofficiallore,theBigDaddyisa

personwhoseorgansand skinhavebeen transplanteddirectly intoadivingsuitandhasbeen

subtlyprogrammedtohaveabondwithaLittleSisterviatheuseofthegameslifebloodADAM,

hypnotherapyandothertricks.ThenamedaddycomesfromthelinkbetweenaSisterandaBig

Daddy,whichismeanttomirrorthatofafatheranddaughtersrelationship.Theactualhistoryof

theBigDaddiesandhowtheycametobeisexploredprettyextensivelyinBioshockandBioshock

2(particularlyifyoulikefindingaudiologs),butandletsbehonesthereitsafreakingmassively

ginormousdudewanderingaround inadivingsuitwithamassivedrillonhisarm. Ifthatsnot

utterlyridiculous,wedontknowwhatis.

8. The Elaborate Sky-Line System


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InRapture,yougotaroundinminiaturelittlesubmersiblescalledbathyspheres.InColumbia,you

getaroundbyleapingoffaridiculouslyhighprecipiceandlatchingontotoasmallrailusinganice

hookythingyoupickedupearlier.Asamatteroffact,mostotherpeopleinColumbiadothesame.

Thosecrazydudes,notcontentwithlivinginagravitydefyingfloatingcity,decidetotakethingsto

thenextlevelbytravellingbetweenfloatingbitsusingprecariousrailsthatactasrollercoasters.

Yes,itsawesomeasagamemechanic,butdoskylinesreallymakeanysensewhatsoever?Even

wheninfusedwiththepowersdenizensofColumbiacanobtain,youstillhavetothinkthatmore

often than not ajaunt on a SkyLinewould end upwith broken arms or somebody flinging

themselves completelyoffColumbiaaltogetherand splattingon theground thousandsof feet

below.Sincewecanridethemandshootpeopleinthefacewithashotgunwhiledoingso,well

beabletoletthisonego.Daftforsure,butstillveryenjoyable.

7. Frank Fontaine 2.0


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Asisthetraditioninmostgames,itsimportanttogooutwithabang.Intheoriginaltitle,Frank

Fontaine, our primary antagonistic fellow, goes out in grand fashion by injecting himselfwith

massivequantitiesofADAM,thegeneticmaterialthatgivespeoplescaryweirdpowers.Ourhero,

Jack,afterhavingbeenmanipulated formostof the gamebyeveryone fromAndrewRyan to

Fontainehimself,entersthefinalbattlearenatodobattlewithamanheoncethoughtwashelping

him.Frankhas,bythispoint,takensomuchAdamthathehastransformedintoamassive,ADAM

poweredcreatureofdoomthatyoullhavetouseyourwitstobest.Infact,Fontainehasactually

taken somuchADAMhes almost immune to yourattacks, requiring Jack todrainhimof the

valuablesubstanceinordertohaveanychancewhatsoever.Bythispointinthegame,wedseena

lotofcrazythings,butFontainesfinaltransformationmaybeoneofthemostcrazymomentswe

witnessed.Sure,thishappensallthetimeingameswherethelastbosstransformsintoaneven

moreridiculousfinalboss(seeanythingFinalFantasyforreference),buthavingalunaticFontaine

withenoughpowertothrowirongirdersandnowhopelesslyaddictedtoADAM,somuchsohes

hookedhimselfuptoamachinethatpumpsitintohim?Madness.Epicbossfightthough.

6. Lady Comstocks Ghostly Antics

Likemost

of

Columbias

denizens

in

Bioshock

Infinite,

Lady

Comstock

revered

her

husband

as

a

crossbetweenarulerandsomekindofgod.Unfortunatelyforher,hewasneitherorthesethings,

butmerelyamanwhohadwarpedthemindsofthepopulaceandbecomesopowerhungrythat

heconstantlycravedmoreandwantednothingmore than tocontinuehis line into the future.

Renderedsterilebyyearsofmisuseofmachinerythatallowedtearstobecreatedinthefabricof

reality, Comstock in his evergrowingmadness abducted AnnaDewitt aka Elizabeth from

anotherrealityinordertoraiseanheirtohislegacywhowoulddominatetheworldusingColumbia

(whichalsodoublesupasahandyheavyartillerybattlestationwhenneeded).Thechildwasstolen

directlyfromanalternateuniverseversionofComstock(BookerDewitt)andLadyComstock,privy

tothisknowledge,keptthesecretforseveralyears.Afteracoupleofyearsofthis,LadyComstock

decidedto

break

her

silence

and

was

promptly

killed

by

Comstock,

who

then

framed

Daisy

Fitzroy

forthemurder.Sometimelater,ElizabethandBooker(newlyarrivedatColumbia)traveltoLady


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Comstockstomb.EveryonesfavouritelunaticMr.ComstockthenhacksintoElizabethspowersto

bendrealityusingtearsandLadyComstockreturnsasahalfdead,halfalive,allscreamingcrazy

ghostsirenthing.Alengthybattlethenensureswhereyoumustprovethestorylineofwhatreally

happenedtothelovelyghostladyinordertoprogress.IfBioshockInfinitewasntalreadyfullof

mindbendingtwistsandturns,thisonemaywellhavetookthecake.

5. The Lutece Twins Are Actually The Same

Person

IftheresonethingBioshockInfinitedoes,itscompletelymeltyourbrain.Ifyouvefinishedit,you

knowyouprobablydidnthaveacluewhatwasgoingonuntilyoutrawledthenetandfoundloads

ofadditionalmaterialthatyoumissedthatfilledintheblanks.ThenarrativeofInfiniteisfilledwith

somanytwists,timejumpsandrealitybendingcrazinessthatitcanbehardtodigest,particularly

whenthequestionofthemysteriousLutecetwinsneedstobeanswered.See,theyrenottwinsat

alltheyrethesameperson.Excepttheyrefromdifferentrealities.Theyvecametogetherasa

resultofexperimentsintothetears,whichallowonetobridgethegapbetweenalternateuniverses.

Bypooling

their

collective

skills,

the

two

twins,

Robert

and

Rosalind

Lutece,

are

the

agents

behind

abductingAnnaDewitt(Bookersdaughter,rechristenedinColumbiaasElizabeth)andareafter

seeing the error of theirways and seeing a futurewhere Elizabeth destroysNew York using

Columbia the very same peoplewho are responsible for enlisting Bookers aid in stopping

Comstockaltogetherbeforeanyofthishappens.Tomakemattersworse,thetwinsareextremely

crypticallthewaythrough,challengingBookerwithsplitdecisions(anodtotheirmirrorimage

personalities,i.eRosalindbeingafatalist,whileRobertisnot)andcausing,aswesaidpreviously,

yourbraintomeltintoanicepileofsludge.

4. Songbird


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Agiantmechanicalbirdiethatsfiercelyoverprotectiveofagirlkept isolatedinatowerinacity

thatcanfly?Sure,whynot!Eventhoughwedbecomesomewhatacclimatisedtothingsoutside

thenormpoppingupinBioshock1and2,Songbirdstilltookabitofgettingusedto.Funnilyenough,

ifyoudig intoInfinites lorefurtherandfindtheVoxophones,theyactuallyrevealthatSongbird

wascreatedasaresultofFink,acharacter inInfinite,collaboratingwithDrSuchongofRapture

andgettinghisgrubbypawsontheschematicsfortheBigDaddy.Naturallyitsimplywouldntbe

acceptable tohavehulkingbrutes inbigdiving suits lumberingaroundacity in the sky, sohe

insteadsettoworkonSongbird.Songbirdwasoriginallydesignedasaconstructthatwouldensure

Elizabethremainedimprisoned,butovertimethecrazymechanicalbirdformedabondwithhis

prisonerandstartedbringinghergifts.Insomeways, itwasbothElizabethstormentorandher

onlyfriendandthisbondwhichmirrorsthatoftheLittleSistersandBigDaddiesiswhatcauses

SongbirdtotryitshardesttogetElizabethback.Nicestorysure,butitsagiantfreakingbirdthing

madeofmetalwhichhasdevelopedanobsessionwithahumanfemale.Unfortunately thebond

isseveredwhenElizabethtransportsSongbirdtothecrushingdepthsoftheoceanandwatchesits

demisefrominsideRapture.Ohwell!

3. A Man Chooses, A Slave Obeys


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Perhapsas famousas theoriginalBioshock itself, thesectionwhereAndrewRyanuttersthose

wordsabove,plustheinfamousrevealthatJack,theprotagonist,hasbeencontrolledallalongby

asimpletriggerphrase(theinfamouswouldyoukindly?)andhasbasicallybeenthepuppetof

AtlasakaFrankFontaineallalong,isafantasticpieceofgaminghistory.Itsalso,ifyoudelve

intoitabit,amomentwherewereallyhadtobelieveinwhatBioshockwasselling.See,technically

JackisthesonofAndrewRyan.Wesaytechnicallyashewassortofgrowninalab,whereatthe

ageof1hewassomehowthesamebuildasanaverage19yearold.Thisisduetotheexperiments

ofDrSuchongwhoinventedLot111,ageneticgrowthenhancingagentthatthenfacilitatedthe

rapidgrowthofJack.Ifthatsnotcrazyenough,FrankFontaine,endlessrivalofRapturestopdog

AndrewRyan,thenrequestedthatSuchongimplementmindcontrolinsidetherapidlygrownJack,

implantingtheWouldyoukindlycommandintoJacksbrainsothatFontainecouldcontrolhim

asandwhenhewanted.Before thisplan couldbeput into action, Jackwas smuggledoutof

Rapture, andhis life as Jackwas implanted into hisbrain tomake him forget anything about

Rapture. Fontaine, tracking down Jack on the outside, instigates the events of Bioshock by

contactingJackviaaletterthatclaimstobefromJacksmotherandfather(who,technically,dont

really exist) and asks him to Would you kindly beforegiving him a pistol andgeographic

coordinates for crashing theplane into theoceanandthusfindingRaptureagainandallowing

FontainetocompletehisplantokillAndrewRyan.Alotofinformationtodigestinonesittingthere,

andone

thats

certainly

memorable

for

all

the

right

reasons.

Its

also

completely

mind

bending

stuff,andsomethingwedefinitelyhad to rollwithanddelve into furtherusingaudio logsand

additionalmaterialaroundtheinternettounderstand.

2. Sea Slugs Give You Magic Powers


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Yep,seaslugs.Apparentlytheseguyssecretesomekindofweirdgeneticmaterialknownmore

commonlyasADAMthatcanbeextracted,harnessedandusedtoSplice(theprocessofrewriting

cellularstructuretocreatenewpowersandstrongerhumans).So,inotherwords,youcangainthe

magicalpowertofryyourfriendswithfireballsorfreezetheminplacebygoingtothedepthsof

theocean,grabbinganativeslugandsqueezingoutallofitsjuice.Itsprobablyabitmoretechnical

than thatwithsomesciencestuff involved,butbasicallyeverythingthathappens inRapture is

causedbysomeonediscoveringtheselittleslugsharnessthepotentialtorevamphumanevolution.

Asweknow,doingthiscausespracticallyeverybodyinRapturetogoabsolutelyloopyandturninto

thehostileSplicers.WithnoregulationsonADAMuse(remember,Raptureisallaboutfreedom),

everyone and theirmotherwentbonkerson slugjuice andeverythingdescended rapidly into

completeanarchy.Evenmoreweirdly,theseslugsareimplantedintothestomachsofLittleSisters,

asthisyieldssignificantlymoreADAMproduction.ThisiswhathappenswhenyouharvestaLittle

Sister;JackorDeltaextracttheslugfromthestomachandcrushitrevelinitsjuicyADAMgoodness.

Unfortunatelywe can confirm that common garden slugs probablywont give you levitation

powersandthepowertosummonminiaturetornados.Butbyallmeans,gocheckandreportback.

1. Alternate Realities, Drowning And

Lighthouses A.K.A. Now My Brain Hurts)


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WechallengeabsolutelyanyonetofinishBioshockInfiniteandnotspendthenextthreedaystrying

toworkoutwhatyouvejustexperienced.Bothequallyinterestingandsoveryconfusingatthe

sametime, Infinitesclimacticmomentsthrowupsomany revealsandsomanytwiststhat its

practicallyimpossibletodigestitallinonesitting.PerhapsthebiggestrevealisthatBooker,our

protagonist,isinfactalsotheantagonist,ZacharyHaleComstock.Inanotherreality,arealitywhere

BookerwasbaptisedafterthebattleofWoundedKneeandrechristenedComstock,hewentonto

bethefoundingfatherofColumbia,abductedElizabethtobehisheirfromanalternateversionof

himself in another reality and ruled over Columbia as it descended into madness. Booker

meanwhile(yourBooker,thatis)isjustoneofmanyalternatetimelineBookers,eachofwhichis

represented by a lighthouse (Elizabeth takes us directly to these and shows us howmultiple

universescanalwaysbeconnectedhencethenameBioshock:Infinite).Withussofar?Inorder

toundothecycleofBookerpotentiallybecomingComstockandthespacetimecontinuumbeing

utterlyscrewedupasaresultduetorealitytearageorsomethingtothateffectmultiplealternate

universe Elizabeths come toBooker athisbaptism. Toprevent thebirth ofComstock,Booker

sacrificeshimselfandallowstheElizabethstodrownhim,thuserasingComstockfromthetimeline

altogether. Itsathoughtprovingnarrativeforsureand isoneofthemost intriguingendings in

gaminghistory,butthisonewasreallyjustsomethingwherewewerealongfortherideandwere

forcedtofigureitalloutforourselvesafterwards.Multipleuniversesrepresentedbylightouses,

drowningto

prevent

alternate

timelines,

multiple

versions

of

people

and

reality

bridging

craziness?

Sure,whynot!ThisisBioshockafterall;wedneveracceptanythinglessthanamindmelter.

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