So, I finished Bioshock Infinite this week. That’s a video game if you didn’t know. This is Lloyd if you didn’t know.
It was a good game. It was fairly short as far as video games go and altogether well done. I purchased it a few months ago when it was on sale for $9.99 and my students who have played it have been pestering me to play it so that we could talk about it.
The game is set in 1912 and the music for it is just great. There are phonographs that you walk by that play songs from the turn of the century as you walk by them, loud speakers in public squares that have period music playing. Even a barbershop quartet tucked away in a little corner.
But as you get further into the game, some of the music changes. Here are a few samples:
It actually works really well with the story line of the game too. Here’s the final song at the end of the game:
I love the music! I do not love that it is a game where you are basically a walking gun, shooting everything in sight. (Those poor, dead musicians.)
I am just kidding. He did not shoot musicians. (On purpose.)
I love the music, too! I have no idea how that music fits in a computer game. I sense a soul in search of answers.
Thank you for not including any spoilers. I may not actually ever play this (I still haven’t played the original Bioshock), but still it’s nice to have the option of unspoiled play.
The original Bioshock is probably better and also has nice period music more 1940s if I recall correctly. You can give Bioshock 2 a miss.
Interesting combination of shoot-em-up with soul-music.
I liked the music. Game sounds great until you mentioned shooting.