I finished it in about three and a half hours and that was after I explored all the nooks and crannies I could find.
$14.99 may seem like a bit too much to some people, considering that Burial at Sea isn't extremely long if you rush through the main story and ignore the side quests. It's unclear why she doesn't want to be more forthcoming, but I'm hoping they expand on that in future episodes. Instead she describes herself as a "debt collector" when Booker asks about the kind of work she's in. Although she continues to help throughout the DLC, she never goes out of her way to explain to Booker who she is or how she can alter time and space. Sky-hooks are also integrated into some of the levels, which is one of the more obvious crossovers from the world of Columbia.Įlizabeth also has the ability to open tears during battle to assist you just like she does in Bioshock Infinite. The vending machines from the original Bioshock, the Circus of Values, are present along with a few familar plasmids adding a nice bit of nostalgia. You start off with a limited arsenal of plasmids and must find more throughout Rapture as you search for Sally. The mixture of the two worlds is done incredibly well, and if you've played all the Bioshock games, you're really going to pick up on the subtle ways in which they intertwine.Ĭombat portions remain relatively unchanged. Cohen? The maniac artist from the original Bioshock game who ran a gang of equally deranged bunny mask-wearing goons, bent on killing anyone who wasn't a deranged bunny mask-wearing goon? That guy! The vibe created by his character in Burial at Sea reminded me of the dark macabre storytelling that made me fall in love with Bioshock in the first place, a darkness that wasn't entirely present in the primary plot of Bioshock Infinite. You must seek out the mysterious Sander Cohen in order to find more information on Sally's whereabouts. The first half of the DLC involves very little gunplay but plenty of narrative punch. This is a connection I've been suspicious about ever since we were briefly reintroduced to Rapture during the end of Bioshock Infinite. With Burial at Sea we finally get a breadcrumb trail that begins to lead to connections between Columbia and Rapture.
The enhanced environments are just a small factor of what makes this expansion impressive. I spent about five minutes marveling at a giant whale swimming by before I remembered I had an actual quest to complete. Upon my first glance out of the panoramic windows, I was greeted by a lively image of sea mammals swimming amongst a forest of colorful underwater flora. The result is a breathtaking reinvention of the underwater dystopian city of Rapture, which will make any diehard fan's head implode. This world combines the best of Rapture and Columbia. Booker even makes a remark that there are tons of little girls just like her around Rapture. She needs Booker's help to find a girl named Sally who bears a striking resemblance to a little sister, with one catch. She has the allure of a sexy heroine from a noir detective mystery, standing at Booker's office window with a cigarette waiting to be lit. You start off in the office of Booker Dewitt, except instead of being haunted by a disembodied voice, you're greeted by Elizabeth. Just like the beginning of BioShock Infinite, however, the cracks quickly begin to show."My muse is a fickle bitch, with a very short attention span!" – Sander Cohenīurial at Sea takes place after the events of Bioshock Infinite, or at least it seems that way so far.
You’ll see groups of Little Sisters in training and open shops teeming with life. Instead of it being the underwater nightmare explored in the original two BioShock games, Rapture is shown as the scientific marvel and “utopia” it was before the Civil War began. What’s so significant about Burial at Sea is the way it portrays Rapture in a different light. She’s looking for a young girl named Sally, and the quest to find her pulls both of them down a long, twisted road during the eve of Rapture’s fall. This time, Booker DeWitt is working as a private detective in the underwater city of Rapture before being approached by Elizabeth as a client. The expansion takes place after the events of BioShock Infinite and in an alternate reality. No matter how how you may have viewed it back then, Burial at Sea is a story arc that you absolutely should play while working through BioShock: The Collection. Some even decided to give up on the second half of the DLC following the first episode, which clocked in at around three hours and was criticized as short by some. Because of the longer period between episode releases, a lot of folks didn’t actually get their hands on both parts of Burial at Sea.
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