Bioshock Infinite: Premium Edition - PC

Bioshock Infinite,Premium Edition comes in a roughly 2"x2"x5" oversized plastic container which contains a couple of molded plastic game icons,a poster,a thick book of poster art of the game and of course the game itself.The game pack contains three discs stacked one on top of the other.I found,while the game itself wasn't quite as satisfying as the first two Bioshocks,it still had alot to offer the gamer,experience wise.The storyline is quite the thing.You are introduced to the United States of Un-America,aka Columbia,founded by a fellow named Comstock.He broke away from the U.S.and created a world/country that floated above everything.However all isn't idyllic here.This is a world that a member of the KKK would feel at home in.It is all about racial purification;no Jews,no Blacks nor Orientals wanted.You play as one Booker DeWitt who begins his journey in a rowboat occupied by two others;two that will continually pop up throughout the game.They let you off at a lighthouse on a dark and stormy night and your journey begins once inside.There you travel through a wondrous place above the clouds and meet alot of enemies,but also a mysterious girl called Elizabeth,who seems to be Comstock's abandoned daughter.Elizabeth has been guarded by a metal bird called the Songbird who also protects Columbia itself.You and Elizabeth journey through Columbia seeking answers and a way out.When the finale comes,the twist at the end will knock your mental socks off.And a hint:there is a brief connection to the previous Bioshocks here.You will know why the game is called Bioshock "Infinite".The graphics,like the in the first two Bioshocks,I found to be quite good.The better your processor and graphics card the better gaming experience you will have.I run a quad core PC with a 460 Nvidia card,at a 1920X1080 resolution.There is an "ultra" selection for your graphic options,and it is where DX11 kicks in.But I found it just had the effect of slowing down the character movements.So I opted to run on just high(two notches down),which was smoother and had the exact same graphics resolution/look as the "ultra".As an aside,the music when the game loads/saves from one section to the next is "Solace",a Scott Joplin tune played by,I believe,Marvin Hamlisch.Also once on the boardwalk looking back into the sky to the air prison you just recently released Elizabeth from,listen for a calliope version of "Girls just wanna have fun".The complaints I can make,are as follows:There are times when one must press"F" in order to pick items up.The trouble I ran into alot was trying to get an item lying near,say an armour machine.You had to really jockey around in order to finally be able to pick the item off the floor,or you were constantly going back into the armour machine.I also had alot of trouble getting the "F" to appear when trying to use a telescope.Again I had to constantly jockey around to get just the right position in order to look through it.Also I found in 1999 mode when trying to call on the songbird,that when I pressed "F",it sometimes NEVER worked and I was killed before I knew it.Seems they having an "F"-ing problem here(see,it wasn't what you thought!).I hope the makers can fix this because it gets AWFULLY frustrating,I can tell you.And one thing a game does NOT need is a frustrated player,because it means they will not only right middling reviews like this but never buy another game,along with the readers.All in all,Bioshock Infinite has a very unique storyline and takes you to a land you won't forget for a long time to come.Its gameplay can be slow and clumsy set on the highest setting and there are some glitches all related to the "F" button while trying to obtain and access items.These very annoying "F"-ing glitches,take away alot of its stars.

THIS REVIEW IS BASED OFF OF THE $80 VERSION'S CONTENT ONLY AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE GAME'S REVIEW- JUST THE PACKAGINGThe package arrived today and I was excited to pick it up! The previous Bioshock's CE (Collector's Edition) was outstanding and as an avid collector, I was looking forward to add this alongside my other CEs. Upon receiving the package, I was immediately shocked at how small it was. Opening it up, I was greeted with disappointment at how small the box was. It was no different than a typical game DVD and only about twice as thick. This was already a bad sign as I expected the contents within to be bigger as shown on both the Bioshock Infinite website and the initial picture on this product page.Indeed, everything proved to be more than underwhelming. The game case was the same as a normal edition and didn't even come with separate CD folders. The 3 CDs were stacked on top of each other. No real manual either but that's to be expected from every company these days, unfortunately. So let's move on to the real stuff. The art book. Smaller than the DVD case but that's how big it looked in the advertisement. I liked that the outer cover was made of cloth, like a hardcover book. The content however was boring. The insult came at the last page, which was an advertisement for *another* art book, this one made of leather and looking much more impressive, not to mention thicker. I'm not trying to sound entitled or pretentious here. I didn't expect the pages to be made of gold or anything, but I definitely expected more effort put into a Collector's Edition rather than the bare minimum.Moving on! A plastic envelope accompanied the book. I opened it up and lo and behold, I set my eyes upon the lithograph- except it was anything but that. It was a tiny slightly thicker-grade paper postcard, as opposed to the larger sized version that is clearly seen on the product advertisement. Not to mention, it fails in all regard to even fall under the proper definition of what lithography even means. Dictionary.com- look up lithography. It sure doesn't mean "Cheaply mass produced image copied on a piece of paper." I didn't expect a canvas medium masterpiece or anything but this is just all sorts of false advertisement!Next up. Keychain. What's to say? Cheap plastic, but whatever. No real qualms. At least the size was as expected.And the last piece. The Handyman figurine. Can I even call it that? Mine is a hunk of melted looking plastic, the size of a quarter. It doesn't even come CLOSE to resembling what you see on the product page or even worse, the game website. Displaying this would be utterly shameful in my opinion- it just looks that terrible, if you're able to even spot it. I don't know what they were thinking. This is supposed to be for some board game? Yeah, definitely not buying that.What about those 3 coins you see in the center of this product page? I thought those looked neat. Well too bad, because they don't even exist. That's right, those are apparently the digital powerups that I acquire in the game, despite having completely different images.This was the most atrocious Collector's Edition that I've invested in. No, I didn't get the stupid looking Songboard. 70 more bucks for something that is probably no bigger than the box itself? You have to be kidding me. This version wasn't even worth the additional 20. This is how bad it is: Duke Nukem Forever's Collector's Edition (Which I believe cost a little less at initial release- I didn't buy it but unfortunately my brother did) was better than this garbage. Is this product going to share the space of say, Blizzards vastly superior Collector's Editions? Not a chance.So what about the game itself? Great question! You see, the game came with 3 DVDs which intrigued me, considering most PC games just come in 1 these days, not to mention this being a Steam-required game. I stuck the first disc in and the installation began... at a snail's pace. I could seriously download the game more quickly. Suddenly, the installation stopped without a prompt to even stick in Disc 2 and it began "downloading" on Steam. I tried sticking in Disc 2- nothing happened. There wasn't any way to resume installation so I don't even know why the hell there are 3 discs in the first place.Still downloading though. The game itself might be the next best thing this planet needs but considering the utter failure that I've witnessed so far, I won't hold my breath. Once I actually play the game, I'll change my rating to include the gameplay but so far, my money would be better invested in a couple pizzas and beer.1/5 BASED OFF OF THE $80 VERSION'S BOX AND CONTENT ALONE AS COMPARED TO OTHER GAME PRODUCTS OF EQUIVALENT WORTH.Post-Play Edit: Boring game. Tons of cut content. Missing everything you saw in the trailers as it was all cut. Not worth it.

This is one of the few games that live up to the hype. Adam Sessler over at Revision3.com raved about this game and had some great exclusive footage well before the release. It was this that got me to pre-order. I am taking my time with the play through to try and appreciate every little detail the games developers took the time and effort to put in. There is a lot of excellent little things that just put this game well over the top and make it a must have for anyone who loves a superb story focused single player game. Don't be fooled by the title. You do not need to have played any of the previous BioShock titles as this is a fully independent game. If you don't play BioShock Infinite, you are truly missing out on the Game of the Year for 2013 and easily the best game to come out since the turn of the millennium!

Item arrived really fast in perfect condition. The bonuses are alot of fun and $30 is a bargain for one of the best games made in the few years :D

I bought this as a birthday gift for my brother, I usually buy him CE games, last one being Duke Nukem Forever, as he is quite the fan. I didn't hesitate to pay the $90 (pre-purchase price) for DNF. The goodies were quite worth it, if the game didn't live up to the original. In this case is quite the opposite; the game is amazing (check out gamespot or metacritic for detailed reviews), the disappointment was with the goodies. The art book was nice, but this is as good as it gets, the key chain comes second but just because my brother is actually using it, and if you need to replace one of those cheap metal monopoly figurines, then maybe you can use the plastic one included here, but only if you don't have a penny of a dime to use instead. The rest is not even worth mentioning.Bottom line: buy the game (you won't regret it), just don't pay the $80 for the (not so) premium edition.

Bioshock Infinite,Premium Edition comes in a roughly 2"x2"x5" oversized plastic container which contains a couple of molded plastic game icons,a poster,a thick book of poster art of the game and of course the game itself.The game pack contains three discs stacked one on top of the other.I found,while the game itself wasn't quite as satisfying as the first two Bioshocks,it still had alot to offer the gamer,experience wise,if you could get past some "F"-ing glitches.....literally...read on(It's not what you think).The storyline is quite the thing.You are introduced to the United States of Un-America,aka Columbia,founded by a fellow named Comstock.He broke away from the U.S.and created a world/country that floated above everything.However all isn't idyllic here.This is a world that a member of the KKK would feel at home in.It is all about racial purification;no Jews,no Blacks nor Orientals wanted.You play as one Booker DeWitt who begins his journey in a rowboat occupied by two others;two that will continually pop up throughout the game.They let you off at a lighthouse on a dark and stormy night and your journey begins once inside.There you travel through a wondrous place above the clouds and meet alot of enemies,but also a mysterious girl called Elizabeth,who seems to be Comstock's abandoned daughter.Elizabeth has been guarded by a metal bird called the Songbird who also protects Columbia itself.You and Elizabeth journey through Columbia seeking answers and a way out.When the finale comes,the twist at the end will knock your mental socks off.And a hint:there is a brief connection to the previous Bioshocks here.You will know why the game is called Bioshock "Infinite".The graphics,like the in the first two Bioshocks,I found to be quite good.The better your processor and graphics card the better gaming experience you will have.I run a quad core PC with a 460 Nvidia card,at a 1920X1080 resolution.There is an "ultra" selection for your graphic options,and it is where DX11 kicks in.But I found it just had the effect of slowing down the character movements.So I opted to run on just high(two notches down),which was smoother and had the exact same graphics resolution/look as the "ultra".As an aside,the music when the game loads/saves from one section to the next is "Solace",a Scott Joplin tune played by,I believe,Marvin Hamlisch.Also once on the boardwalk looking back into the sky to the air prison you just recently released Elizabeth from,listen for a calliope version of "Girls just wanna have fun".The complaints I can make,are as follows:There are times when one must press"F" in order to pick items up.The trouble I ran into alot was trying to get an item lying near,say an armour machine.You had to really jockey around in order to finally be able to pick the item off the floor,or you were constantly going back into the armour machine.I also had alot of trouble getting the "F" to appear when trying to use a telescope.Again I had to constantly jockey around to get just the right position in order to look through it.Also I found in 1999 mode when trying to call on the songbird,that when I pressed "F",it sometimes NEVER worked and I was killed before I knew it.Seems they having an "F"-ing problem here(see,it wasn't what you thought!).I hope the makers can fix this because it gets AWFULLY frustrating,I can tell you.And one thing a game does NOT need is a frustrated player,because it means they will not only right middling reviews like this but never buy another game,along with the readers.All in all,Bioshock Infinite has a very unique storyline and takes you to a land you won't forget for a long time to come.Its gameplay can be slow and clumsy set on the highest setting and there are some glitches all related to the "F" button while trying to obtain and access items.These very annoying "F"-ing glitches,take away alot of its stars.

Overall, the product is exactly what I expected. Every piece in the list of bonus items was made to an acceptable standard (though the handyman figurine was much smaller than expected).

I loved this game, however the premium edition didn't really come with anything that was worth the extra money spent.