Bioshock infinite is the third game in the bioshock series. Bioshock 4 spoilers bioshock infinite general discussions. Understanding bioshock infinites ending venturebeat. Basically booker let himself get killed by elizabethanna to kill every comstock. Please add any memorable quotes you encounter in the game booker. Booker killed a different constock so i was just making a time line of bioshock series, and i realised that booker kills a comstock that is not even the one that took his daughter, since they have changed universes when they went to another universe to look for the chinese weapon smith. Zachary hale comstock is the leader of the founders, the ultranationalistnativist political party that founded the floating city of columbia, and the main antagonist of bioshock infinite.
One more time, this ending analysis of bioshock infinite. Dec 16, 2019 bioshock infinite s plot revolves around protagonist booker dewitt as he explores columbia in search of a mysterious woman named elizabeth. Bioshock infinite is booker dewitt both comstock and andrew ryan. Comstocks age, and thus bookers is visible due to the date of birth in the hall of heroes which states comstock was born april 19, 1874, therefore he is 3738. The events presented throughout bioshock infinite hinge on bookers initial baptism and reemergence as comstock. Mar 26, 20 booker and elizabeth reach the prophet, comstock. 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.
Bioshock infinite is not a direct sequelprequel to any of the previous bioshock games, and it. I apologize if things seem wrong or out of place, but when i played bioshock infinite, i was playing quickly because i was so excited about it that i may have forgotten or didnt hear certain things. Why is there a reference to rapture, from bioshock 1. So as it turns out booker and comstock are the same guy prior to a baptism.
There was the aged comstock, columbias creator and elizabeths kidnapper who was eventually drowned by. Bioshock infinite story explained gaming illustrated. Come back to rapture in a story that brings booker and elizabeth to the underwater city on the eve of its fall from grace. Booker dewitt, the players character, has been entrusted with the job of going to columbia to rescue a girl, elizabeth, and bring her back to new. Apr 19, 2018 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. The story is actually quite straightforward when you break it down, but. Booker invents an entirely different story within his mind. How bioshock infinite became one of the most controversial. Comstock knew booker would come to the city eventually it was all part of. As i experienced bioshock infinite, i found hidden within the story it was telling a narrative of human choosing apart from the existence of god. Bioshock infinites plot revolves around protagonist booker dewitt as he explores columbia in search of a mysterious woman named elizabeth. Understanding bioshock infinites ending page 3 of 3.
This story contains adult content and is not meant for the younglings. In exchange, bookers employer will wipe out all of his outstanding debts. This page has quotes from the game bioshock infinite. Over the course of the story, booker reveals his past experiences and shows his ability to make decisions. It was developed by irrational games and published by 2k games for linux, microsoft windows, playstation 3, xbox 360, and macos platforms. May 02, 20 as i experienced bioshock infinite, i found hidden within the story it was telling a narrative of human choosing apart from the existence of god. Bioshock infinite killing comstock bioshock infinite comstock death scene.
So when i finished bioshock infinite i sat there for at least 5 minutes thinking what the hell. The story for bioshock infinite begins with the story of the original bioshock, and even the game to which it serves as spiritual successor. Both booker and comstock are 3738 in 1912, the time period in which the game occurs. Booker is a former soldier and pinkerton detective who ekes out a meager living as a pi. Many crazy things happen at the end of bioshock infinite, but the. Bioshock infinite is a firstperson shooter video game developed by irrational games 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 s ending explained, and what we think about it. To mark the beginning of his life as a new man, booker took on the name zachary hale comstock.
Mar 27, 20 for the first time in bioshock infinite. He is a private investigator and, prior to his reluctant arrival in columbia, a former soldier and pinkerton agent. The story is actually quite straightforward when you break it down, but some details are either left ambiguous, or. August 29th, 20 for mac mac app store and steam and march 17th, 2015 for linux steam. He is a private investigator and, prior to his reluctant arrival in columbia, a former pinkerton agent. Mar 25, 20 but infinites narrative stretches far beyond a mere faceoff between the forces serving the selfrighteous father comstock and the freedom fighters of the zealous vox populi. Stop asking what when the delicious question is when.
In half the infinite universes booker accepted baptism and became comstock, the other half he rejected and became an alcoholic gambler. An attempt to understand bioshock infinites brilliant and. Bioshock infinite celebrates its fifth birthday on the 26th march 2018, so we are looking back at one of the finest examples of storytelling in gaming. In the moments before that final scene, as booker expresses the desire to murder comstock before he ever lives, elizabeth challenges him. Booker dewitt is the protagonist of bioshock infinite. This can still mean there might be different versions, meaning there are different cities. A lot of comstock s heretical actions according to christianity make sense if you view hes attempting to create a secular scientific christian apocalypse. 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. He is the villainous leader of the founders, the ultranationalist party that founded the floating city of columbia.
What else do we have if jack is booker and andrew ryan is comstock. Bioshock infinite plot summary xbox 360 by xg3 gamefaqs. Booker, comstock, elizabeth and columbia spoilers ahead. The events presented throughout bioshock infinite hinge on booker s initial baptism and reemergence as comstock. Downloadable content for the game includes a storybased mission, burial at sea, that links infinites story to that of the original bioshock game.
Booker is offered a deal to wipe away his gambling debts if he goes to columbia and retrieves a girl named elizabeth imprisoned there. One of the many amazing qualities of bioshock infinite was the way in which it used music of the later part of the 20th century in order to convey themes and foreshadow events in the game. Booker dewitt is the protagonist and main playable character of bioshock infinite as well as its dlc burial at sea. In the ending, elizabeth gets all her powers back and she sees all dimensions.
Where an unreborn booker might have lived out the rest of his life in selfdespair, comstock lived with the guilt of his actions by turning them into a righteous and divine act. Free will and hope in bioshock infinite game informer. Booker is offered a deal to wipe away his debts if he goes to columbia and retrieves a girl imprisoned there. Booker is eventually pulled over into comstocks world by robert and rosalind lutece. 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. There are infinite possible universes, and bioshock. 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. So elizabeth takes you through all those lighthouses to recover your memory. A lot of comstocks heretical actions according to christianity make sense if you view hes attempting to create a secular scientific christian apocalypse. Once returned, booker rescues elizabeth, and the pair pursue comstock to his airship. Bioshock infinites ending explained, and what we think about it. Bioshock infinites ending explained, and what we think about. Apr 19, 20 understanding bioshock infinites ending. It was released on march 26, 20 for pc steam, xbox 360, and playstation 3.
As booker travels through the city, it becomes clear that columbia is actually a racist dystopian version of 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. He claims to have the ability to predict the future of columbia, attacks from his enemies, and the actions of the false. Bioshock infinite ends on what is probably the most grandiose idea possible. Go to comstock house part 1 chapter 28 emporia bioshock. Comstock is booker and has led all of his flock astray.
Zachary hale comstock is the main antagonist in bioshock infinite. Next chapter 29 port prosperity go to comstock house prev chapter 27 the factory board the first lady on this page of our guide to bioshock infinite you will find the first part of a detailed walkthrough of chapter 28 emporium. Deep in debt, booker dewitt has only one opportunity for a clean slate. Booker and elizabeth from comstock beta arrive after booker s death, kill daisy fitzroy, and elizabeth is taken by the songbird to comstock house. Before you can step into columbiabefore you can find out about elizabeth and comstock, before you know about tears and the vox populi, bioshock infinite requires the player to do one thing. Mar 27, 20 bioshock infinite s story is simply phenomenal, and its the ending of the game that really brings home what an unreal experience it all is. Welcome back my rapture family to another brand new bioshock video. Why diid i go through the hassle of finding you and almost killing new york, too, at the end of it all, be killed be my own daughter. 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. There was the aged comstock, columbias creator and elizabeths kidnapper who was eventually drowned by our booker. Before i can answer this, let me define some terms to keep this answer from going on for a dozen pages. While you can choose, during the story, to kill someone or let them live, that is a choice no doubt another world is created to accommodate the.
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. So youve finished bioshock infinite, and you probably have some questions. And when you do get the complete story, the themes are there. Booker kills comstock in anger, but elizabeth calms him down and tells him they need to finish destroying the statue. Infinite is the third installment in the bioshock series, and though it is not immediately part of the storyline of previous bioshock games. Announced on august 12, 2010, it was irrational games final project. She knows there are an infinite number of comstock and booker and elizabeth going through the same motions as her. Bioshock infinites story is simply phenomenal, and its the ending of the game that really brings home what an unreal experience it all is. Elizabeth is a fictional character in irrational games bioshock infinite, the third title in the. Bioshock infinite draws you deep into a thrilling alternative past, reimagining the usa of 1912 as a steampunk fantasy of floating cities, clockwork monsters and deadly mystery. 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.
The one twist in bioshock infinites ending you might have missed. Burial at sea is a twoepisode expansion to the firstperson shooter video game bioshock infinite. Besides, bioshock infinite isnt even about christianitynot really. Within columbia, comstock has earned the titles of prophet and father comstock. Some of the songs the are more incidental music, such as makin whoopee. To young for the battles in knee in comstocks universe. Booker and elizabeth from comstock beta arrive after bookers death, kill daisy fitzroy, and elizabeth is taken by the songbird to comstock house.
Bioshock infinite is a firstperson shooter video game developed by irrational games and published by 2k games. The game features rapture as youve never seen it before. Theres actually been a theory forwarded on some forums that comstock is an atheist. Within columbia, comstock is known as a prophet, earning the nicknames father comstock and the hero of the battle of wounded knee. In another life, booker dewitt chose to go through with the baptism. Slate knows comstock as a liar and know comstock wasnt in this fights. I mean, yes, the city of columbia has a very religious atmosphere, but that religion isnt what i would think of as christian. The action takes place in the flying metropolis of columbia, a spectacular city in the sky founded by father comstock. There are no lasting differences in the games ending because the story is destined to end the same way regardless. Slate knows booker as a the same battles in kneewound.
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