Poll: Bioshock Infinite or Skyrim?

[ImprovizoR]

It's another copy paste fantasy game. Ooh it has dragons, I've never seen those before in video games. Honestly it's been done so many times I don't think it should get to be called fantasy anymore.

Give me Infinite's unique setting and I'll just play Spyro again.

Wow, talk about missing the bigger picture. Everything's been done before. Mass Effect - aliens and space DONE; Bioshock - guns and plasmids DONE; Battlefield 3 - soldiers and tanks DONE. It was never done in a way Skyrim is going to do it. And that's the whole point. They completely reinvented everything from skills and leveling system to combat mechanics. Not to mention the whole world filled with content. The main story, the side quests, the guilds, the exploration. You get to do whatever you want with a character you want. You rarely see that kind of freedom in video games. Why is everyone citing Oblivion as the reason not to get Skyrim? Are you all so young that none of you played Morrowind? And what about Fallout 3? That was a masterpiece. Oblivion too is a great game, just not as great as some people make it out to be.

Bioshock Infinite has a potential to be a great game. But I somehow doubt it can ever live up to original Bioshock in the same way Biochock can never live up to System Shock. It just doesn't have that vibe. And talking protagonist doesn't do it any favors. I'll still get Bioshock: Infinite, but I'm gonna wait for prices to drop too because I'm skeptical about it. And as a PC gamer I don't have the option of selling the game.

 

[Makon]

It's a toss up. For me, personally, I am saying Bioshock Infinite. grant it, I have both games on pre-order, but if I was forced to choose one, that would be it. Lemme break down the pros and cons in the series's in the past, and what each game appears to offer.

Skyrim: The Elder Scrolls games, at least from Morrowind on, have ALWAYS been an adventurer/rpg'ers wet dream. They have hundreds of hours of side quests, story and main quests, rich backstory and lore, and some pretty awesome moments that make you think you're in a true fantasy epic. There character you make and play with, as well, is entirely your own character. Their story is one that you envision and imagine, their personality and actions are entirely yours to make. Stack this with, if you're going the PC route, the addition of community-made mods, you wind up with a game that has essentially limitless possibilities in how you yourself can expand it and make it go on even more.

Now with Skyrim, we're told that the world itself is so much bigger than what we had in ES4 it isn't funny, stacked with the acting and graphic improvements, it promises to be something fantastic. On the other hand, however, we're also hearing about how they are 'streamlining' the RPG systems in the game, possibly dumbing it down significantly in practice, maybe moreso than in theory.

Bioshock Infinite: The Bioshock series has always had incredible atmosphere, a fantastic period-accurate musical score and set-pieces, all topped with an A-Grade story and matching presentation which features some very impressive and intense moments. This is at the cost, however, of the series' linearity over the Elder Scrolls game's free-roam world and pla-at-your-own-pace feel. This is bolstered, though, in that since Bioshock 2 onwards, the games have featured multiplayer to add some extra content to the package.

With Infinite, I myself am approaching this entirely from a single-player perspective. To me, in Infinite, I see a possibly incredible story waiting to be told with another extremely rich and fulfilling atmosphere. The relationship between the main character and Elizabeth, as well, looks extremely interesting in that she appears to be (imho) one of the most defined female characters in gaming today. Being the sucker for a damn good story that I am, this REALLY has my eye.

Overall, while Bioshock might be shorter and more linear, it's promise of a good story with intense, fast-paced gameplay definitely catches my vote. Then again, this is entirely my opinion, so feel free to choose.

 

[StormShaun]

I would go with Skyrim since I loved Oblivion so much and have a lot of faith in this next game, and I am exited for it because of the game informer article and other details about the game.

Bioshock Infinite - Eh I dont know about this, it looks fun but its starting to look more like a FPS then a horror survival game. It better be good horror or im going to be pissed.

 

[FuktLogik]

I've got both preordered, but I'm far more stoked about Skyrim. Pretty much any conditions you set, my answer would still be Skyrim. I mean, it's fuckkin SKYRIM!

 

[Crankafoo]

For quantity, Skyrim.
For quality, Bioshock: Inf.

I'm not saying at all that Skyrim isn't going go to be good at all. I'm looking very much forward to both. Although, after seeing that that Bioshock: Infinite E3 Demo...let's just say I'm still trying to find ways to keep my jaw from slamming through the ground. For pure emotional attachment and surely awesome character development inside of this tightly wound story of whimsical adventure. The world looks so full of character and life. It's a world I could get easily lost in the fiction of.

 

[sluggyfreelancer]

The problem with these threads is that people won't suggest what game would be better for the OP, just the game they want.

So...

Yeah.

Infinite.

 

[Jumplion]

Skryim will totally be the most bang for your buck, but I gotta say right now I would probably go for Bioshock: Infinite if only to support Irrational. I'm idealistic that way.

 

[The Heavy Metal Nerd]

As a somewhat older gamer this boggles my mind... 20 years ago I was paying pretty much the same price for new PC releases then as I am paying now (especially with the advent of digitial distribution). Hell, I don't even have to upgrade my PC as much anymore since everything is developed to target 6 year old console hardware.

I would have thought the price of gaming had gotten significantly cheaper, relative to the increase in cost on other things...

See, it's not that I don't have the money, I'm just a cheapskate. Even when I got a windfall of cash for my graduation gift(s), I was extremely leery of buying any games for full price. In fact, I don't think I bought one... My whole family's frugal, and I guess that's just rubbed off on me. (VIVA LA STEAM!)

And I'm going to end up getting both games either way. I didn't care too much for Morrowind, but after I discovered modding during Oblivion, (I got GOTY for $20 something like 2-3 years ago) the rest is history.

As for Bioshock (Which I got off Amazon for $10 a year or two ago), the first is my favorite game of all time, and while I'm not as big a fan of Bioshock 2, I still enjoyed it. (Call me insane, but I enjoyed the defense sequences where you had to protect the Little Sisters while they harvested ADAM) I was a little dissapointed we wouldn't be returning to Rapture in Infinite, but I understand why we're not. Who knows? Colombia just might end up beating out Rapture as my favorite.

 

[Brad Shepard]

Calumon: What if I can't play either? Do I get the money, cos I am kinda hungry!

Do you have any idea how annoying this is? Just pointing it out.


Back to the topic: Well if you are having doubts that means you think both games will be amazing. In that case you should get Skyrim. It will provide hundreds of hours of gameplay. You probably won't even think of other games while you play Skyrim. And if you play on PC, with mods you won't need another game in years so you'll be set when Bioshock: Infinite prices drop a few bucks.

you have any idea how much of a jerk your being? big deal, he has a internet identity, hes well known around here and people like him, no one is asking you to read it, just because you don't like it you don't have to try to make him feel bad by pointing it out and not addressing it.

 

[King Toasty]

Skyrim. I saw the Infinite E3 demo, and don't get what all the fuss is about. Sure, the aesthetic is great and Elizabeth is adorable, but... I don't know. It doesn't seem that special.

The Skyrim E3 demo, however, was absolutely stupendous. Great graphics, flexible gameplay, stunning detail. And I love open-world RPGs, so... yeah. Skyrim.

 

[Kahunaburger]

Skyrim. At worst, it's gonna be Oblivion with better graphics, and much as Oblivion is hilariously overrated it's not that bad. The Bioshock Infinite trailers haven't convinced me there was much of a point in making Bioshock games after the first.

 

[Jayemsal]

Booker will be a fantasy made up by the girl. That's why he's a sterotypical handsome hero. She got the idea of him from books(hence, Booker)

Calling it now.

Anyway, Skyrim.

You do realize this thread is 2 years old, right?

 

[Goofguy]

Booker will be a fantasy made up by the girl. That's why he's a sterotypical handsome hero. She got the idea of him from books(hence, Booker)

Calling it now.

Anyway, Skyrim.

You do realize this thread is 2 years old, right?

Don't worry about it, Th3Ch33s3Cak3 is the resident Escapist thread necro.