Many will be raging at the fact this is not number one, yet for all it's amazing themes and challenging ideals, personally we felt that some gameplay choices detracted from the fluidity of gameplay enough to knock it off the top-spot and to number 5. However, a critique is for a review, and this is a celebration of the many, MANY things that Bioshock perfectly nails. From exquisite graphics, voice acting, sound design, and overall construction of a believable world, Infinite is in a league of its own. Placing you in the shoes of one Booker DeWitt, you're tasked with visiting a literal city in the sky to retrieve your own princess from a tower in the form of the powerfully mysterious Elizabeth. The resultant story is one of a wondrous mystery, and one that starts down a rather fantastical path that many have found the resolution of to be wholly satisfying, yet for the most part the enjoyment of exploring Bioshock's floating city of Columbia is through the journey, not the destination. Set in an alternative version of history where a more technologically advanced American city gains the power of flight and ascends into the clouds, taking with it a set of religious-devotees who worship one Zackary Comstock, it's certainly a backdrop worthy of the cinematic greats. By letting the ideals of early America run wild, many themes both racial and political are tackled intelligently, and at no point does anything feel too heavy handed or forced upon you. The true beauty of Bioshock is in exploring the world of Columbia more combat-heavy sections, to unearth your very own idea of exactly what the people of the city have been up to, only for everything to be blown wide open come the close of the game.
