Hot Coldman
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Man, that bit was so good. The voxophone where Fink implies those tears are gonna make him rich were great- I didn't actually clock on he meant they were stealing the music at first, because it just seemed so fucking out there.
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Man, that bit was so good. The voxophone where Fink implies those tears are gonna make him rich were great- I didn't actually clock on he meant they were stealing the music at first, because it just seemed so fucking out there.
A "1900s" version of Tainted Love pops up in the game as well - I had to google the song to make sure it wasn't actually from that time period. (I didn't realize it was originally from the '60s though.)
Hot Coldman
Banned
There's a red tear near the Gunsmith's house, too- there's a song that pipes through it, and after the tear closes Booker comments on how he doesn't "think anyone's heard that song before". What song was that? I thought it was AC/DC at first.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Just a question about something I just saw. For the first time, I died and while Elizabeth was there I didn't get the cut scene of her saving me. Instead it was me walking through the door at my office. Is that the Lutesces pulling a new Booker into the timeline?
UltimaPooh
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It is one of the theories.
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
Member
If its the one I'm thinking about its actually Creedence Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
I believe the one you're talking about is "Fortunate Son" by CCR
Edit:
Thanks! Funny that I played through the game 3 times and never saw that particular scene up until this point. He's clearly confused when he steps through the door.
Hot Coldman
Banned
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
After Elizabeth opens the tear when you find the gunsmith dead you'll see a girl sitting on the stockade singing an old timey/gospel version of it!
Edit: Wait, that's not right. She's there for the uprising part.
Hot Coldman
Banned
ummmm I could be wrong but
-Luteces exist in a Comstock timeline
-they want to make up for their sins
-create a tear into a Booker reality
-bring Booker into their Comstock timeline
-beginning of game
I don't fully understand what the deal is with the Luteces, though.
fortunate son by Creedence clearwater revival.
reprised in alternate shantytown by the singing woman
also maybe a young boy later on.
Hot Coldman
Banned
So basically, this process happens every time I die?
Must be hell for the Luteces
Yeah, that's the amazing thing, the idea that they managed to contextualise fucking respawning- the most widely accepted of game tropes- within their fiction.
Given the Luteces are clearly fucked beyond belief and basically exist everywhere, I imagine bringing in a new Booker isn't too difficult.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
So basically, this process happens every time I die?
Must be hell for the Luteces
Well, Elizabeth saved me every time! This was the first time I saw this particular version and I have over 40 hours played according to Steam.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I went through a lot of Bookers. I think I saw the door cutscene a bunch of times before I even met Elizabeth.
I am not good at FPSs.
I am not good at FPSs.
For me, Elizabeth saved me whenever I was with her and I got the door when I was away from her.
When Elizabeth saves me from death, is it just left at that or is there an insane theory behind that too? Only half joking there, I assume so but you never can tell with this game
Hot Coldman
Banned
I want to know what the fuck Elizabeth injects you with that magically heals all gunshot wounds
ADAM, of course.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Spring-Loaded
Member
I was hoping she'd start getting nosebleeds fro doing it and would ask "Please stop dying, okay? It's really tiring"
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
You shot Slate! Actually I don't blame you. I haven't spared him since the first time I played through the game and I saw how that turned out.
Oh yeah, can someone describe the nosebleed thing too?
All of this is spelled out so clear in the OP yet I still can't understand anything about memory replacement, nosebleeds etc. I'm such a dummy
beautiful shots.
Oh yeah, can someone describe the nosebleed thing too?
All of this is spelled out so clear in the OP yet I still can't understand anything about memory replacement, nosebleeds etc. I'm such a dummy
nosebleeds can be interpreted as his body is adjusting to the changes by going through tears. Booker also seems to remember more stuff whenever he goes through them such as when he entered the Martyr timeline and started remembering stuff from the other Booker.
Yep, I spared him the first time, too. This time it seemed really clear to me that he wanted to die a hero's death. So... BLAM. Quick and painless!
Thanks. It's a beautiful game!
Spring-Loaded
Member
Something that was pretty clever was how the "shoot ticket-booth guy/don't shoot him," decision plays out was that if you decide not to act on the suspicious behavior, he stabs Booker through the hand, and despite not being able to feel that pain as a reminder, the bandage Elizabeth puts on his hand stays there throughout the game, which is frequently visible. I remember not shooting that guy and by the time I got to Slate, I didn't want to make the same mistake twice after constantly seeing the bandage.
Yes. I was expecting something else to happen, though. I was confused, but then I realized that's how Fink was stealing music. Pretty awesome.
Male Lutece is from the Booker/Anna Universe. Female Lutece is from the Comstock universe. They're the same person, but of different sex.
Female Lutece convinces her male counterpart to cross into her reality along with Anna, because Comstock is sterile.
He gets a nosebleed as well when you first "meet" Comstock at the beginning of the game.
Game has a lot of little things that won't really make sense until you play it again.
The thing I don't understand is why those soldiers are act all strange (like they remember being killed by Booker) when you go through the first tear. I thought the nosebleed were a symptom of body/mind being infused with the knowledge of that dimensions equivalent. But only Elizabeth and Booker go through...
Hot Coldman
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Yes, yes, that all happens before what I said though. That's why I said the Luteces are in the Comstock timeline. I didn't say they were always in that timeline, but I was trying to keep it simple.
edit: Oh, I see, you were explaining the Luteces for me. Thanks!
I think I died three times where Elizabeth doesn't save me. The first time Booker walks out the door he says "what was that" or something like that. Has that been mentioned? It was the first time I actually died overall, I think, so I just assumed that was part of respawning. He never acted surprised after that. I think that's right around the time when Liz runs away and the Vox throw you out.
Ultimadrago
Member
Nice pictures. Speaking of, I love the song that plays outside Hall of Heroes.
this is true as well.
it was mentioned that Robert Lutece went through the same shit when he crossed over to meet his twin.
This one sentence made sense of the whole nosebleed thing to me better than anything else.
So thanks.
As an aside, since the Luteces are the same person, just opposite gender, that would mean there are universes where there are female Bookers and male Elizabeths, right? Just a little thought I had.
Would be cool to play a genderswap Bioshock Infinite, seeing as it would actually be a plausible thing in that world.
This one sentence made sense of the whole nosebleed thing to me better than anything else.
So thanks.
As an aside, since the Luteces are the same person, just opposite gender, that would mean there are universes where there are female Bookers and male Elizabeths, right? Just a little thought I had.
Would be cool to play a genderswap Bioshock Infinite, seeing as it would actually be a plausible thing in that world.
That would be awesome for DLC. A little side adventure.
Thanks, I'm really happy with how the pics turned out.
Also, you mentioned the music. I love the song that plays in Lady Comstock's exhibit. It's a classical piece -- anyone know its name?
Thanks, I'm really happy with how the pics turned out.
Also, you mentioned the music. I love the song that plays in Lady Comstock's exhibit. It's a classical piece -- anyone know its name?
what settings are you using? the pics seem way smoother than mine.
I believe I'm just using "High." No custom modifications. Runs smoothly with no stuttering, as well. I'm on an Asus Republic of Gamers laptop (nVidia GTX560M, 8GB RAM, i7, 64-bit). Of course, those shots are in 1600x900, not 1080p, so that probably helps.
It's amazing how well the game runs. I was a tad worried since the "Can You Run It" test at System Labs had indicated my comp was above "Minimum" but below "Recommended" in regards to the video card. And yet, the image quality is superb and the game runs like a champ.
I'll jump on the compliment train -- those shots are beautiful.
really? only High? i used Ultra. maybe it's the resolution as well. i'll need to check in the future.
Incendiary
Banned
I want to become a PC gamer just so I can take screens like this. Beautiful.
i think we all did. she's not MY daughter.
So why does this happen to the soldiers you encounter after entering the first tear? They seem to recall being killed (in fact the characters mention it). But they obviously weren't brought through the tear. Same thing with the arms dealer...
Incendiary
Banned
I actually never did. I was too engrossed in the rest of the world to notice the tits.
And I played the game twice.