Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? Evan, you have the floor: Evan: Let's talk this out, Tyler. But as we've established, that kind of speculative fun is only really fun after the fact, when I'm going back and forth with a friend like we are now. It gives me the same kind of pleasure I get from solving logic problems or riddles. Or do I have to follow "orders" ? But yeah, I think we're coming to a similar conclusion: Infinite's ending was cerebrally satisfying, and BioShock's was emotionally manipulative in the best way possible and more interesting on the merits of its characters. It was fun to go “Ooooohhhh” when things started clicking. That would have been a character-driven scene, instead of a quantum physics-driven scene, which the entire ending is. Multiple Elizabeths drown or baptise me to death eliminating her painful life < > Showing 1-9 of 9 comments . Whether or not he refuses, Booker is still a jackass. There's literally one called “The Source of Her Powers” from Lutece (“It would seem the universe does not like its peas mixed with its porridge”). Bioshock; BioShock Infinite's ending explained, and what we think about it. New York, Thank you for signing up to PC Gamer. I've been untangling it for a couple days, and that it can be untangled is pleasing. Evan: So, yeah, I think we agree that the technical exercise of mapping out the plot is enjoyable. But before we dig into more analysis, why don't we try and unpackage what happened? I didn't take it as a positive message, which is welcome. She figures it all out so she can explain it to the player, but I'd have preferred to keep discovering the truth with her. Mr. Cherry. Even if we confront what we've done, it may still consume us. Thematically, though, it's less appealing. Bioshock; BioShock Infinite's ending explained, and what we think about it. I wouldn't worry so much about playing it again for a different ending. Hey folks, beloved mascot Coconut Monkey here representing the collective PC Gamer editorial team, who worked together to write this article! I think the insane asylum level made me care less about her; I had a hard time accepting that her personality just shifted into being so misantropic. I feel like Infinite's appeal lies in its complexity more than the characters and the game's theme, which were the strengths of the original BioShock. It's mind blowing, but also a shame that they never got to Paris in the end effect. This theme of dichotomies and sameness runs through the whole game. Apr 10, 2016 @ 10:28am Did I get the good ending? Evan: Yeah, there's a ton of vital stuff that's dropped in the Voxophones. NY 10036. Well, mostly. You have to plug your controller into the player 2 port. For exemple, at the raffle, do I have to throw the ball at the guy, or at the 2 other? Booker goes back to reclaim her, but is caught in a loop in which he always fails. We need more of them. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Booker's death in that scene meant to me that we can't change the past, but we can try to change the future...and it really helps if we have a few interdimensional lighthouses. BioShock Infinite PC . That's interesting—turning the camera around and pointing it at the medium—but it was winking so hard it squished my relationship with Booker and Anna (if her becoming a god hadn't already) and made it about my relationship with the game, the series, and Ken Levine. Yeah, being thrown into Rapture filled me with this intense curiosity about how far they were going to take that scene, that visit. In Bioshock 1 and 2 I had to be the "good guy" but now i'm so confused, what kind of guy do I have to be?