Bioshock 4: 5 Perfect Fan Theory Locations
It needs to land with more than a splash.
Despite the departure of Ken Levine and the closure of Irrational Games, Bioshock's distributor, Take Two, has made multiple statements pointing towards the possibility of a new entry in the series sometime in the future. It may not be soon, but whenever it comes out, Bioshock 4 will need a setting that can live up to Rapture and Columbia.
Bioshock's crazed dystopias, insane powers and lunatic characters are what make its settings the best in video games. Both Rapture and Columbia were one man's dreams and ambitions that started with promise but fell apart under their own weight. These cities made Bioshock unique and amazing, gifting it with a serious and disturbingly wacky feel.
It is for that reason, that Bioshock 4 will need a setting that can compare.
Thankfully, the series can go almost anywhere. For something that has taken players to the depths of the ocean and the heights of the clouds, it's next setting can be completely unexpected and insane - especially considering the 'all bets are off' ending of Infinite.
With that, let’s look at five possible settings and plot summaries for Bioshock 4, ranging from underground victorian nightmares to space age dystopian failures of the Cold War...
5. City Of Clones
Instead of the past, Bioshock may turn to the far future.
In this future, a secretive city of clones has been created, calling for all inventors wishing to work on a new kind of being. These people with brilliant minds have decried the world’s policy of clone prohibition, arguing it stops the progress of machination that must come with innovation. They flee towards this new city where only robots meet them at the gates.
The creator of this city is unknown and there are no hints to his whereabouts.
These creators and builders take refuge, creating their own clones each stronger than the last. However, the clones soon become so strong that they overthrow their masters, throwing the city into chaos. The player will stumble upon this mysterious city and move through it, looking to find the owner and put his nightmare to an end.
Facing an onslaught of enemies, the player will fight using examples of futuristic weaponry. Guns that can track targets, gene manipulations that allow for time warps and teleportation, and knives that can melt through the strongest steel.
Using these weapons and abilities, gamers will be able to explore a future example of technology gone wrong. A wrong that they alone must fix.