Talk:BioShock Infinite/Archive 1

Really, Oh god no! Rapture is gone. Splicers are gone. Everything is gone. I will give this game a try, but i doupt it will be good. What do you think?

I don't think this signifies the end of Rapture, really. BioShock Infinite just seems to be using the title "BioShock" as an overarching theme. DeWitt is going to a city in the sky, filled with people with unbelievable abilities that he couldn't have imagined ever happening. It's not THAT different from the premise of Rapture in the first two games. A secluded society with advanced technology/brilliant minds. By the same token, I think it could've also done without the "BioShock" title. Granted, all of us who go to this wiki, edit it, etc., love BioShock and Rapture, but you'd have to imagine the public interest in the franchise is waning. Any visit to an internet gaming site can show some knee-jerk negative reactions to the name alone. If I remember right, sales were down, too (but feel free to correct me on that). Maybe "SkyShock" or something else would've been more appropriate.

All that said, I've got mixed feelings about it. The trailer looked fantastic and the concept's intriguing. I just have a hard time letting go of Rapture and all involved with it. I'm willing to be surprised, though, so Irrational's got my attention. Rapture-Stingers-QB 19:04, August 12, 2010 (UTC)

As Levine has said, BioShock is more than just Rapture. And for 2K it's a brand name now. :P TomeOne 19:14, August 12, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I agree that it's a brand name and I've heard Levine mention something like that before. I'm just not sure that's the wisest strategy even if the two games will have entirely different universes. Rapture-Stingers-QB 19:21, August 12, 2010 (UTC)

Good interview about the BioShock name brouhaha. TomeOne 19:28, August 12, 2010 (UTC)