Beautifully designed buildings floated by, suspended by dirigibles. I did this for about five minutes, not moving an inch, just looking around taking in one of the most breathtaking sights that I’ve ever seen on a computer screen.Ĭolumbia is a breath-taking vision to behold and the incredible detail took my breath away. ![]() The moment I first looked out into the sun-soak city in the clouds, I started grinning. Half-drowned Booker awoke outside got to his feet, giving me my first real look at Columbia, the fabulous floating city that is the setting for Bioshock Infinite. The doors opened into some sort of place of worship where, in the presence of some white clad worshippers, Booker was promptly and rather violently baptised in the name of God and the Prophet. Just visible in the tiny window was a vast city, stretching as far as the eye can see, resting on the clouds.Īfter only a fleeting only glimpse of the floating setting of Columba the craft started descending and came to rest. In a topsy-turvy parallel to the first game I was shot skyward, through the grey overcast sky, and into sunlight. On sitting down the manacles closed locking Booker in place and a trapdoor opened revealing a set of igniting rocket engines. A door opened revealing with an inviting-looking chair, albeit with manacles on the arms. At the top, after performing a simple bell-ringing puzzle, an eerie booming noise resonated from the heavens and the sky turned red. On entering the mysterious and deserted tower I made my way up the steps. It was a scene very similar to the opening sequence to the first Bioshock game. The game started with my character, one Booker DeWitt, being rowed out to an isolated lighthouse, shaded in fog. ![]() ![]() Sydney Town Hall’s historic subterranean vault played host as I got to play through the first four hours of the much anticipated third game in the Bioshock series. Thirty years of playing games has made me a tough nut to crack. It’s not often that a game charms me in the way Bioshock Infinite did the during the recent 2K Games preview event in Sydney. “Bioshock – a franchise that won the hearts of this generation is bringing its A-game this March.
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