BioShock Infinite! The official party line says that we liked it a lot and I'm too tired to be angry, so sure, great game. Anyways, much like Dishonored, it got a "do wacky plot unrelated stuff" DLC and now is ready for the big one. Burial at Sea is going to bring us back to Rapture because... well, everybody liked BioShock 1 and game devs are never against manipulation and tugging heart strings.
And just look at that video up there! Rapture, in full swing and objectivist splendor! Booker DeWitt, displaced by about 50 years... Of course, the city under the sea isn't in its prime, since Little Sisters are already in use. But still a functioning society – one that Booker will most probably bring down to its knees because that happened in Infinite and plot writers are hacks.
Speculations about the plot: This is some other Elizabeth and some other Booker and Ryan's revival chambers are somehow tied into the whole quantum magics mumbo jumbo. Will Booker die at the end? What will be this Elizabeth's reveal? How badly will it mess up Rapture? How will they fit the boring shooter gameplay into a city that never had a military that could throw waves of warm bodies at us? Only time will tell... and we'll need a lot of that.
Because we also have a list of gameplay achievements that contain spoilers. Now, the marketing people probably never knew what spoiler means (mmm, the hand that feeds us, so crunchy...) because SPOILER ALERT: you ride both a train and a Bathysphere in Burial at Sea. Oh, wait, that's not a spoiler, that's a stupid freebie achievement that only means something to console plebs.
Down in the Briney
Took a Bathysphere ride in Burial at Sea - Episode One.
Burial at Sea
Completed Burial at Sea - Episode One.
Audio Enthusiast
Collected all Audio Diaries in Burial at Sea - Episode One.
Fully Equipped
Purchased any two upgrades for Old Man Winter or Radar Range in Burial at Sea - Episode One.
Confirmed Luddite
Destroyed ten Turrets in Burial at Sea - Episode One.
Cook and Serve
Made 5 enemies explode with the Radar Range in Burial at Sea - Episode One.
Chain Reaction
Damaged fifteen foes with an exploding enemy, using the Radar Range in Burial at Sea - Episode One.
Break the Ice
Shattered 5 enemies who had been frozen with Old Man Winter.
Snowball Effect
Froze 2 enemies with the same Old Man Winter trap.
Going Places
Rode the tram in Burial at Sea - Episode One.
No, the real spoiler is the "Burial at Sea – Episode One" thing. Yes, much like Brigmore Witches, this DLC will not have the complete story. And if Witches is anything to go by, it will cut off at the most awkward of places, in a pretty blatant attempt to squeeze cash out of you.
And come on, you will pay it. It has both Rapture and Elizabeth taking a more proactive role ("Look, she's not following you around, she's leading you! Grrrrl power, am I right?!").
On the other hand, those Big Daddies sure look sweet and I'd play only if for them.
So, cya whenever it comes out.
