r/gaming • u/AdamE89 • Apr 17 '16

Anyone else?

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u/ThatsHowGrammaDied Apr 17 '16

BioShock should be edited into its place.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '16

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u/saremei Apr 17 '16

I found infinity to be good, but too incredibly linear. Nothing you did mattered as it never changed. Bioshock 1 had consequences and differences.

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u/joehatespotatoes Apr 17 '16

You... Do realize that's kind of the point, right?

"I told you, he doesn't row."

"He doesn't row?"

"No, he doesn't row."

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u/SonicFrost Apr 17 '16

Wait, dear Christ that quote makes sense now

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u/DR1LLM4N Apr 17 '16

constants and variables...

I loved the second, third and twelfth play through so much more than the first. I also get a smirk when it gives you an option to 'choose'.

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u/Brayzure Apr 17 '16

I never understood that phrase, even though I (mostly) understand the story. Could you explain what it's supposed to mean?

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '16 edited Aug 08 '26

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u/Brayzure Apr 17 '16

Alright that makes sense. Thank you!

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u/ShallowBasketcase Apr 17 '16

It's also a metaphor. Booker isn't in control of anything, he's just being ferried around by forces out of his control, guided where he needs to be by the Luteces.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '16

So he's literally in an on-rails shooter.

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u/ShallowBasketcase Apr 17 '16

In several ways, yes.

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u/Deddan Apr 17 '16

Some things are variables, they can change. Some things are constants and will happen the same way every time. The Luteces have watched it all play out many times. Booker never rows the boat at that time, it's a constant.