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ackblom12:
(click to show/hide)Yeah, I grew up in Eastern OK and I recall more than one person in my small home town still having lawn ornaments such as this. A lot of people really don't understand how much of this shit is still around in the South, much less how nasty it was in the early 20th century. Not to give the rest of the country a pass, but holy hell the South.

GarandMarine:
This is awesome. Like holy crap, I agree with TB more and more as the game goes on, but Elizabeth's story arc and status as "Least annoying AI support character ever" alone make it worth it.

Parkour Lewis:

--- Quote from: GarandMarine on 12 Apr 2013, 21:00 ---This is awesome. Like holy crap, I agree with TB more and more as the game goes on, but Elizabeth's story arc and status as "Least annoying AI support character ever" alone make it worth it.

--- End quote ---

I had my doubts about her too, and was surprised how well they pulled that bit off.  Sit around sometime during a normal non-combat city sequence and watch her interact with the world.

GarandMarine:
So I just marathoned the hell out of this game. That I did a marathon speaks volumes for me because I haven't sat down for a solid block of gaming in this quantity since I was in high school (not counting the mass effect franchise) so some points.

It's good. Really freaking good. Like holy crap throw the designers some roses and stand for applause cause this was genuinely GOOD. The story and characters in particular made this game golden. The twins are awesome, Booker himself is interesting and Elizabeth is easily the best AI Support Character I've ever had forced on me, even if her item and cash spawn gimmick was almost too convenient at times.Not that I was complaining I really needed it here and there. Gorgeous environments, powerful score, I could give this game a tongue bath for a few hours on the above points alone. Especially Elizabeth's game play functions. Holy freaking HELL it only took how long to make an AI partner not suck? I really can't say enough for the story too.

Now let's talk gakkyness. Not that there's much to talk about, I pretty much agreed with a lot of what Total Biscuit was saying in his "WTF" review for Infinite. The combat and gunplay could still stand some more tweaking, the guns weren't anything new or exciting, even if I still very much enjoyed the hand cannon, because field artillery. In your hand. That's always awesome.

Spoiler time! Cause the rest of my issue lays in the realm of story, which I was just praising seconds ago you'll have noticed.
(click to show/hide)Basically I felt a little let down by roughly the last couple seconds. Everything leading up to that was mind tripping AWESOME, the revelation of Elizabeth as actually being Anna, where the mark on Booker's hand came from, the infinite lighthouses of infinite worlds, times, outcomes etc. Not something I'd like to confront with ANY form of inebriation because I'm still having issues fully wrapping my mind around it. I still fell like opportunities were missed to dig into more of what made Booker the damaged individual who wanted to be reborn in baptism. Some more direct dialogue between Elizabeth and Booker on the nature of the revelation that he is in fact her father wouldn't have been amiss imho. Other then those complaints which I admit are completely stylistic, and not necessary to the arc, lead us to the inevitable drowning. That's the real weak spot. I don't know what it's missing or why, but it just felt... disappointing, sub par given all that had come before it.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANeHmk22a6Q

Masterpiece:
(click to show/hide)I think when it comes to the end, the ambiguity of it all (Booker being Liz" dad, Booker being Comstock in a different reality) was spot on. I must admit that I did NOT understand anything, up until the point where Elizabeth drowns you, and that's what made this point incredibly powerful. You have this point where everything dawns on you, and in that exact moment, you realize all the sins you have committed. And in that exact moment, you know Elizabeth is doing the right thing.

Also, I think if you find enough of the Voxophones, the story is pretty straightforward. At least, once they show how you're taken into a different reality by the twins and all.

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