BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two

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  1. MaxTemp
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. what brain-dead retard can grade this dlc higher than 3? The engine is awful for stealth, has no new mechanics and the narrative is so dumb, that at the end everyone uses Elizabeth and she gets nothing. waste of time, but at least now I can hate this game more objectively… Expand
  2. OMGitsTHEMEMI
    Jul 14, 2023
    10
    Out of both dlcs chapter 2 is by far the best one and the story is very very good for me even rivals and surprases the main story one.
  3. KolesAdlerov
    Apr 10, 2023
    5
    The Last of BI:BaS Part II

    Gameplay:
    combat mechanics 6/10
    stealth (w/o powers) 5/10
    atmosphere [goddamn radio!] 7/10
    Gameplay as RPG & im.sim [goddamn radio!]: 4/10

    Story 0/10

    Graphics 8/10

    Sounds & music [more radio?] 8/10

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    Some Dishonored influence in the Buried at Sjw franchise.
  4. gracjanski
    Dec 17, 2022
    9
    Clearly better then the first episode, especially I like the stealth gameplay and it fits to a female style. There are again not so many items to collect, so you need to save and change the weapons and kind of attacks, thats good.
    The story...on the one side it is complex and have a great connection to Bioshock 1. On the other side it is hard to understand again.
  5. LT_Gruber
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    Excellent DLC for Bioshock Infinite.

    When the Burial at Sea DLC’s came out for Bioshock Infinite, I thought it would be the same idea as Minerva’s Den for Bioshock 2. A nice little piece of extra story, played trough the eyes of an previously unknown character, to view another point of perspective. Man was I positively surprised when playing Burial at Sea Episode one and two. This is    Excellent DLC for Bioshock Infinite.

    When the Burial at Sea DLC’s came out for Bioshock Infinite, I thought it would be the same idea as Minerva’s Den for Bioshock 2. A nice little piece of extra story, played trough the eyes of an previously unknown character, to view another point of perspective.

    Man was I positively surprised when playing Burial at Sea Episode one and two. This is a prequel to the events of the first Bioshock game and takes place in an era that Rapture was prosperous and alive, instead of the dead, rotten city it has become.

    You play as Elizabeth this time and her play style is a fresh new perspective for the game because you don’t go full Rambo and guns blazing like Jack or Big Daddy, but rather do things the quiet and careful way. You use stealth, darts and traps to take care of your enemies and rather get away safely than engaging in combat. I really liked this way of playing.

    The added story in Burial at Sea episode one and two is excellent. I played many games and watched many movies in which the creators try to add some unknown uncle or nemesis, that always was there, in their prequels, but in this game, the added story and the way that it all fits in with the first Bioshock game and Bioshock Infinite just blew my mind. It is flawless and perfect. I literally applauded when finishing the two episodes. For this reason, again, I will not spoil or mention any of it in this review.

    In the end, all I can say is that these two DLC’s for Bioshock Infinite are the best DLC’s I ever played in a game and have yet to be matched in the future.    … Expand
  6. eva3si0n
    Dec 8, 2022
    10
    At one time, I played DLC to Infinite and only met them when the re-release of the game on Nintendo Switch was released. But how much I missed, it's hard to imagine that DLCs can so influence the plot of major games and the series as a whole. Burial at Sea - Episode Two is just a great DLC that has a great plot. The plot tries to at least correct the nonsense of Episode One and link allAt one time, I played DLC to Infinite and only met them when the re-release of the game on Nintendo Switch was released. But how much I missed, it's hard to imagine that DLCs can so influence the plot of major games and the series as a whole. Burial at Sea - Episode Two is just a great DLC that has a great plot. The plot tries to at least correct the nonsense of Episode One and link all games into one story. The DLC itself takes 6-7 hours, and unfortunately you will split the main plot twist for 5 hour of the game. But how great is Burial at Sea - Episode Two plays to the emotions of the players and fans of the series. It's one of the best DLCs in games I've played. One of the best endings of the series of games. And now you can understand how difficult it will be to release a new Bioshock if you do not restart the franchise.… Expand
  7. GSTVCF
    Aug 15, 2022
    9
    It's a must play for any Bioshock fan, it explains everything you probably didn't understand from Infinite, and elucidate a lot of things from the first Bioshock as well
  8. Herbalmouse1305
    Jul 26, 2022
    3
    consider this a review of both part one and part two
    for context, I have not played the first two BioShock games (i played the original for an hour then put it back down) , though I did play and love infinite, its gameplay and story were amazing, and it had a personality and themes like no other game. the dlc is a lot more iffy for me.
    to describe this best, it feels like a full sequel,    consider this a review of both part one and part two
    for context, I have not played the first two BioShock games (i played the original for an hour then put it back down) , though I did play and love infinite, its gameplay and story were amazing, and it had a personality and themes like no other game. the dlc is a lot more iffy for me.
    to describe this best, it feels like a full sequel, that was shortened into a 4ish hour dlc, and because of that, it lacks many things.

    such as:

    the game is 1/4 walking sim and/or cutscene, as they had to quickly tell a story (seemingly) not intended to be told so fast

    the dlc is not a continuation of the base game, you play part one as a completely separate booker DeWitt, and part 2 as an Elizabeth which isn't clear if its the same as the base game or a different one. also it completely ignores how (SPOILERS FOR THE BASE GAME) (IF YOU HAVENT COMPLETED THE BASE GAME, GO AWAY) Elizabeth and booker (all their multiverses variants too) were 'paradoxed' out of existence at the end of the main game.

    the stealth is just ok, and not fleshed out as a full game would've been, and the shooting is just like a mix of 1 and infinites gameplay so its pretty good, albeit nothing special, and the limited amount of guns available makes me prefer the main game's gameplay.
    the level design was pretty decent, worse than the main game's levels, but suited the game fine enough.

    i also have no idea who some of these characters who weren't in the base game are, nor why I should feel the way the game wants me to feel about them. who da heck are souchong, the robber guy, and the boss guy. mostly, who is this sally girl that the dlc so desperately wants me to care about, I don't even know her.
    i know everyone's going to say that it's my fault for not playing first 2 games, but a good game (or a more fleshed out one) would at bare minimum re-introduce these characters and allow me to gain knowledge on who they are and why i should care, even if ever so briefly. They attempt this with that sally girl, but it was structured in the exact same way as the (ANOTHER SPOILER FOR THE MAIN GAME) 'Elizabeth being anna Dewitt' reveal from the main game, yet done infinitely worse and not making any sense, probably due to the fact that we were playing as a completely separate booker, and this was a completely separate continuity from the one of the main game, and the dlc wasn't clear about this, making it extra confusing.
    Im not even sure what happened in the end, why it happened, and why i should care. it feels like they attempted to build a mountain as high as the base game, though instead of feeling like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, this game's ending feels more like a fall off a cliff onto spikes, that make you question the four to five hours you wasted

    the only things that saves this game from a 0, is more infinite gameplay, and Elizabeth's interesting conversations with the booker in her mind, which were nice, and creative at times.

    Overall, burial at sea feels like a game that was in the VERY early stages in development, however was quickly adapted into a DLC, undermining the story it wanted to tell, the characters it wanted to tell it with, and instead leaving it just full of callbacks to previous games, which 9 times out of 10, feel like lame excuses to not set up new characters, and get fans to squeal in their chair (I didn't).
    I do plan to revisit the first and second BioShock games eventually, and then i might retry this and hope its better, though i highly doubt it. Infinite was a contained story that felt like a great send off to its franchise, though this dlc pack highly ruined the 'sendoff' for me, though BioShock 4 is in development, it won't have irrational games or ken Levine behind it, which if this was the quality we could expect, that might have been for the best.
    thanks for reading    … Expand
  9. Izoeros
    Jun 13, 2022
    7
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  10. petrkozak13
    May 15, 2022
    8
    Episode 2 is so much better than ep. 1 in my opinion. Playing as Elizabeth is a nice twist and new weapons/powers are a great addition to the gameplay. Plus the story wrapping up events all the way from Bioshock 1 was a beautiful end of this saga.
  11. Cookse
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Just bad. Ut feels like a fanfiction with all this fanservice.
    And the call BioShock2 a cashgrab.
    The worst thing i've played.
  12. TEG_17
    Feb 14, 2022
    8
    Здесь геймплей сделал с упором на стелс, за время длс приедается, но здесь вы не ради этого, а ради сюжета, и вот он вас не разочарует. Выносмозга.
  13. vova22379
    Jan 8, 2022
    7
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  14. irai16
    Nov 8, 2021
    8
    The ending is highly depressing but incredibly thought-provoking, re-contextualizing the entire Bioshock franchise. The gameplay remains tight and satisfying, with the addition of stealth elements working well, and the mixture of Rapture and Columbia locations provides a welcome change of pace. An essential DLC for any Bioshock fan.
  15. nioju
    Nov 3, 2021
    10
    Um final muito bom, bizarro e bugado. AMEI Bioshock, como o primeiro jogo que eu joguei da franquia, amei mesmo sem, talvez, entender acontecimentos do 1 e 2. VALE MUITO APENA!
  16. Gorbunov2004
    Apr 11, 2021
    8
    В этом дополнении мы играем за Элизабет, И нам будет помогать Букер своими советами. Появился стелс хоть и NPS немного тупые. Появился арбалет и несколько видов боеприпасов к нему, и способность 'Подглядывания'. И это дополнение во 2 раз доказало что Фонтеин 'Атлас' полный мерзавец и обманщик.В этом дополнении мы играем за Элизабет, И нам будет помогать Букер своими советами. Появился стелс хоть и NPS немного тупые. Появился арбалет и несколько видов боеприпасов к нему, и способность 'Подглядывания'. И это дополнение во 2 раз доказало что Фонтеин 'Атлас' полный мерзавец и обманщик.
  17. Ali129
    Jan 14, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Burial at Sea Bölüm 1 ne kadar iyiyse, bölüm 2 de bir o kadar kötü. Tüm eklenti boyunca gizlilik ile ilerliyoruz ama yapay zeka o kadar kötü ki zerre keyif alamadım. Düşmanların önünde olmama rağmen fark etmemeleri mi dersin, düşmanın hemen yanında duran arkadaşını öldürmeme rağmen görmemeleri mi, silahla bir düşmanı öldürsem veya bir taret patlatsam 2-3 düşmanın duyup gerisinin normal bir şekilde devam etmesi mi, hepsini yaşadım bu eklentiyi oynarken. Evet bu eklenti hem ilk BioShock oyunu açısından hem de Elizabeth karakterinin serideki yeri açısından önemli şeyler anlatıyor ama oynanıştan keyif alamadıktan sonra bunlar benim için pek bir anlam ifade etmiyor. Eklenti genel olarak serinin ilk oyunundaki sonradan Frank Fontain olduğunu öğrendiğimiz Atlas'ın nasıl ortaya çıkıp Rapture'da söz sahibi olmaya başladığını, Andrew Ryan'ın şehirde kurduğu otoriteyi ve Yi Suchong'un deneylerini konu alıyor. Yani anlayacağınız serinin ilk oyunundaki olayları anlayabilmek için bu eklenti oldukça önemli, bu kadar kötü bir oynanış konseptiyle bize sunulması çok üzücü. Ayrıca hatırlarsanız ilk BioShock oyununda bir ses kaydı dinliyorduk, bu kayıtta Yi Suchong Küçük Kız Kardeşler hakkındaki bazı raporları hakkında konuşuyordu, ardından bir Küçük Kız Kardeş'e vurduğunu duyuyorduk. Vurduktan sonra da bir Koca Baba'nın sinirli sesi ve Suchong'un çığlıkları duyuluyordu. Bu eklentide o anı görme fırsatımız oldu, eklentinin en iyi noktası bence buydu. Suchong'un Küçük Kız Kardeş'e vurduğuna, ardından da Koca Baba'nın gelip onu elindeki matkap ile öldürdüğüne tanıklık ettik. İlk oyundaki ana karakterimiz olan Jack'i de kısa bir süre görme fırsatımız oldu, "rica etsem" kelimesinin nasıl ortaya çıktığını, Atlas'ın bu kelime ile Jack'i kölesi yapma planlarının nasıl hazırlandığını, Jack'in bindiği uçakta neler olduğunu ve uçağın nasıl düştüğünü, hatta Booker'ın evlatlık kızı Sally'i de Jack'in kurtarmış olduğunu öğrendik, bunlar ilk oyunu daha iyi anlamamız açısından güzel bilgilerdi. İlk bölüm gibi bu eklenti de çok kısaydı, bitirmem sadece 2 saat civarı sürdü. Her ne kadar BioShock'un ve BioShock Infinite'in hikayeleri hakkında önemli bilgiler vermiş olsa da bu eklenti sıkıcı, başarısız oynanışı ve berbat yapay zekaya sahip düşmanlar yüzünden bana göre kötü bir eklenti.… Expand
  18. Lazyyybone
    Dec 23, 2020
    9
    엘리자베스로 플레이하는 게 힘든 거 하나 빼고는 마무리도 역시 갓갓갓.... 비극으로 끝나지만 희망을 보는 엔딩과 모든 편을 종합하는 마무리까지 완벽했다.
  19. ProfAmateur
    Nov 6, 2020
    7
    Pros
    - Super Story-Verbindung zwischen Bioshock 1, 2 und 3
    - Grafisch gut dargestellt

    Cons
    - Keyboard-Bindigs funktionieren nicht / Steuerungsbug
    - Wenig Auswahl an Waffen und Tonikas
  20. pizzalover2788
    Nov 2, 2020
    10
    Aunque tiene la jugabilidad que menos me gusta de toda la saga, es el broche perfecto a esta serie de juegos, cerrando así la historia completa. Lo jugué después de estar decepcionada por el episodio uno y me sorprendió para bien. No deja de ser un dlc pero es necesario jugarlo sí o sí para mí.
  21. garygreen
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    The last game of bioshock i play and it verry sad to see elizabeth dead verry emtions
  22. kezzyhko
    Aug 2, 2020
    9
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  23. EgoSum
    Apr 21, 2020
    1
    From the technical point of view, this piece of crap effectively hates your free time, it wants to devour as much of it as goddamn possible.
    Using the most idiotic, stupid and despicable (put here all synonyms related to these words) save system - THE CHECKPOINT - into a stealth game (and not only!) it's sheer, pure, crystal clear idiocy. The checkpoints are sparsely placed in the middle    From the technical point of view, this piece of crap effectively hates your free time, it wants to devour as much of it as goddamn possible.
    Using the most idiotic, stupid and despicable (put here all synonyms related to these words) save system - THE CHECKPOINT - into a stealth game (and not only!) it's sheer, pure, crystal clear idiocy. The checkpoints are sparsely placed in the middle arse of nowhere, Liz is a glass puppet, 2 smacks over the head and you are painfully tortured to watch again and again and again *unskippable* veeeerrryyy loooong and extreeeemly anooooying cut scenes.
    "We used the checkpoint system, because we don't want to abuse the system"
    Well... f. you game and your idiotic consideration. Reloading a gun after 1 shot fired, doesn't *abuse* your goddamned system?
    Who the hell do you think you are, to *police* the player, to regulate and control his/her saving behavior?
    If you want to take a break and smoke a cigarette or, I don't know, to pee or poo, you are effectively damned to play this stupid game until it autosaves.
    It is NOT *your problem* if the player wants to spam F5 button like a Singer Sewing Machine, it is *his/her* problem because he/she gave you hard earned money.
    And, in the end, what the hell is wrong with the most reliable, solid and effective save system - THE HARD SAVE? You used to be PC gamers guys, NOT tin cans users... System Shock, Bioshock 1 & 2 ring any bells in your brains?

    You can reload an arquebus faster than you can reload your fancy Cavalry Revolver in this DLC.

    From the story point of view, well...
    Liz is no longer God, she's no longer capable of resetting the Universe and wipe the slate clean, by killing herself too (!) in the process (and *finally* leaving the poor Universe be... atheist, ahem!).

    Liz has magically transformed in *the Lamb*, willing to sacrifice herself for the well-being of Sally, a character with no connection whatsoever with Bioshock 1 & 2, except for being a generic orphan Little Sister.

    Booker is now the 8th Archangel giving advice and sharing thoughts with Liz.

    Andrew Ryan is Satan, tempting the Lamb with choices in the desert.

    Atlas is Pontius Pilate's right hand, torturing and nailing the Lamb in a very looooong unskippable scene.
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    1 is *not* for you, it is for "La vie en Rose" by Edith Piaf, the *real* master piece of art and music, *not* this overly pretentious piece of crap based on a bad mixture of intellectually embarrassing Bronze Age myths and the theory of Multiverses (Hugh Everett and Carl Bryce Seligman a.k.a Bryce DeWitt).    … Expand
  24. nitorita
    Dec 4, 2019
    9
    In Episode Two, it seems the devs realized the problem with the first episode, which was the lack of a recap. Now included in this DLC, it gives you a short summary of the first two games to help clarify the circumstances of Rapture in the DLC. Better late than never to see it now, I suppose.

    The gameplay is largely stealth-oriented this time, as pretty much everyone can kill you in two    In Episode Two, it seems the devs realized the problem with the first episode, which was the lack of a recap. Now included in this DLC, it gives you a short summary of the first two games to help clarify the circumstances of Rapture in the DLC. Better late than never to see it now, I suppose.

    The gameplay is largely stealth-oriented this time, as pretty much everyone can kill you in two shots. The atmosphere and narration by Elizabeth is more enjoyable than the first DLC, and there is a lot of story introduced that ties the three games together.

    Unlike the first episode, this one is longer and has a lot more substance to it. I actually think you can skip the first episode and go straight to this one, since this episode is so much more enjoyable and the first episode isn't all that important anyway. Episode Two feels like the sequel to the entire franchise itself.

    I can happily give this a 9/10. It may not scratch the same suspenseful itch from the main games, but it certainly offers a memorable experience and plenty of story that ties together the entire BioShock universe and wraps it up.    … Expand
  25. SilverOrlov
    Sep 28, 2019
    8
    This part seems to me is much better and more interesting than the first episode.
  26. Avalord
    Jun 20, 2019
    10
    Beautiful Addon that finally closes the storyline of Maingame Bioshock infinite of for that matter the whole trilogy. Great storytelling!
  27. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    9
    What a great way to explain everything. This DLC ties the events and characters of Infinite with the original Bioshock game perfectly. I'm not keen on the stealth gameplay, but I got through it and the story blew my mind. This is amazing game... and there's no Nickelback in it. Couldn't the world be any better? Pickens approves
  28. jelikey
    Jan 17, 2019
    7
    Call me odd as there is a group of people who love to rag on Infinite, a lot of them really love this DLC. Personally, I'm not as enthused. First, it is a stealth game. You can't brute force your way through things. This is fine and all. Personally, it made exploration a little tedious for me. However, big tip - explore early on. There are two upgrades to your Peeping Tom power…
  29. Jay_Pickens
    Jul 24, 2018
    9
    What a great way to explain everything. This DLC ties the events and characters of Infinite with the original Bioshock game perfectly. I'm not keen on the stealth gameplay, but I got through it and the story blew my mind. This is amazing game... and there's no Nickelback in it. Couldn't the world be any better? Pickens approves.
  30. The_Moon
    Mar 18, 2018
    9
    Soundtrack: 9/10
    Graphics: 10/10
    Story: 10/10 Gameplay: 8/10 The soundtrack was beautiful at times, reinforcing the setting of the DLC, Rapture. The graphics had a interesting balance between being realistic and cartoon-like. The story develops the characters even further, mainly Elizabeth. The DLC ends in a nice twist that wrapped the BioShock games into one clear story. The stealth    Soundtrack: 9/10
    Graphics: 10/10
    Story: 10/10
    Gameplay: 8/10

    The soundtrack was beautiful at times, reinforcing the setting of the DLC, Rapture. The graphics had a interesting balance between being realistic and cartoon-like. The story develops the characters even further, mainly Elizabeth. The DLC ends in a nice twist that wrapped the BioShock games into one clear story. The stealth focused gameplay was never too hard or too easy and was a refreshing break from the normal FPS style combat. Overall, I had absolutely no problems with this. I do want to mention that as of all of BioShock Infinite and its DLC the story does get quite confusing. I had no problem with this, because you can easily look up explanations or play it more than one time. If you don't want to have to do either of those things, this may not be the game for you.

    Overall: 9.5/10    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 16, 2014
    40
    What it gains on atmospherics, it lacks in gameplay and the story is uneven, saved only by a few brilliant scenes. [Issue#241]
  2. Ragequit.gr
    May 14, 2014
    99
    A gorgeous, utterly immersive and hugely satisfying conclusion to one of the greatest video game narratives of all time.
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  3. Games.cz
    Apr 23, 2014
    70
    Elizabeth is a match for Booker's first episode, she even outdoes him with several intense scenes. Besides, if you belong to those that saw the shooting as a nuisance, you'll agree with this one's freer tempo along with an option to get around the shooting.
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