A surprisingly short chapter that was over before it began. I do understand that this is only half of the story, but I was shocked that after a few short hours I had reached the end of Episode 1.

The return to Rapture is a bittersweet one. The mechanics and themes introduced in BioShock Infinite has left indelible marks on the franchise, and bringing these changes back to Rapture yields mixed results. The isolation and claustrophobia found in the first two entries is replaced with a crime noire in lofty locales to zip around in. I'm not convinced that our main characters have any reason to be at Rapture, but it's a good enough excuse to explore this unseen version of Rapture. And at the very least, the ending scene left me wanting for more.

El par de DLC restantes para la obra maestra de Irrational Games demuestran que en realidad sí se pueden hacer contenidos descargables interesantes y de calidad. En el primer episodio se amplía la historia del juego principal sin añadir mecánicas diferentes, sin embargo, nos presenta nuevamente a Rapture, escenario del primer Bioshock, creando un ambiente único y dándoles la oportunidad a los memorables personajes de brillar nuevamente, esta vez desde una faceta diferente en otro de los muchos universos que existen.

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I probably spent about 2 hours just looking around (in an intro that should last about 15 minutes at most), looking at Rapture when it was a functional city was really amazing.
The evolution in gameplay from Bioshock 2 gameplay to Infinite is noticeable , and it's very interesting to see how they've adapted gameplay elements to the underwater world of the first 2 games.
Exploring the scenery, finding audio logs and upgrades is very rewarding, and Rapture in this updated graphics engine is beautiful.
The story is great, but serves more as an introduction to the sensational story of part 2.

Provavelmente passei umas 2 horas só olhando pro cenário (numa introdução que deveria durar no máximo uns 15 minutos), olhar Rapture quando ela era uma cidade funcional foi realmente incrível.
A gameplay de Bioshock 2 para o Infinite deu uma melhorada substancial, e é muito interessante ver como ele adaptaram os elemento de gameplay para o mundo submerso dos primeiros 2 jogos.
Explorar o cenário, encontrando os aúdio logs e upgrades é muito gratificante, além de rapture nesse motor gráfico atualizado ser linda.
A história é ótima, mas serve mais como introdução para a sensacional história da parte 2

The long-awaited Infinite expansion set in Rapture is out and about. I honestly didn’t know what to really expect from this other than more questions and fan service of Rapture. The story started out very similarly to BioShock 1 where you are riding down the bathysphere into Rapture. It brought back a lot of great memories and was happy to see the beautiful Elizabeth throughout the whole chapter. What I wasn’t happy about was the length, the gameplay, and the lack of anything memorable.

You feels more like one level from a full game. The one level that is really just action more than the story. It doesn’t pick up at all until the last 2 minutes of the ending which is both shocking, expected and gives us more questions than answers. The same Infinite guns are back but only one new power and that is Old Man Winter. Not much different from the freeze power in BioShock 1. It can freeze running water to make a bridge and that’s about it. I ran around closing vents to draw Sally out (the girl who Booker must get back) and not much else. The ammo is extremely scarce so you will be scrounging for it more than any other moment in previous BioShock games. You also don’t get the full arsenal in Infinite, and nothing much else has changed gameplay wise.

The setting is fantastic, however. The underwater city is memorable and it’s great to be back before it went to crap from the previous games. We are seeing the calm before the storm here. The Little Sister program is starting and so are the new Plasmids. It’s very interesting to see how things are happening when everything was prosperous and fun in the underwater utopia. Another great addition is the return of Sander Cohen who is probably the most insane person in Rapture. This section is memorable but dies out quickly with more boring shooting and getting lost in hallways.

Outside of the interesting ending, there’s not much else. This was a real disappointment for how long everyone waited. The gamer who just played Infinite and moved on shouldn’t even bother. This DLC is mainly for hardcore fans actually wanting the ending in Episode Three rather than the tidbits from each episode.