It felt like a wonderful, and almost meta, explanation for why we as players follow the requests and instructions of those in the game. The thing is I never experienced that dissonance when I played BioShock. I feel as I write this, that I may just be re-hashing Clint Hocking’s Ludonarrative Dissonance in BioShock piece, just with a new *Shock game. Well, it kind-of is, in a pseudo-science sort of way, but it’s that same kind of explanation that causes you to ask further questions like: …and? So what? Why? What does that mean? This is important how? The issue I have is that nothing is ever really explained. Level design and pacing wasn’t bad either. Its moment-to-moment writing and dialogue was pretty good. If you haven’t finished the games, and/or don’t want spoilers, go away.īioShock Infinite is perhaps the most complicated method of saying absolutely nothing I’ve ever encountered. I enjoyed its audio direction, music, voice acting and art. I don't want to get into it too much now because it's pretty early on in the process, but I certainly have not felt stifled in any way, or sent in any directions with Netflix.This will contain BioShock Infinite, System Shock 2, and BioShock spoilers. He said: 'There's always discussions about rating and tone. The director is making the movie for Netflix and confirmed that he has been given creative freedom by the streaming giant. It's one of those great mashups, and I think it can be really unique and really beautiful and really entertaining.' The 'Hunger Games' director revealed that he is a big fan of the range of genres that are covered in the games.įrancis, 51, said: 'Plus, one of the things that I love, love, love is that sort of strange mashup of genre, the idea that you have what feels like a period piece, mixed with body horror, mixed with sci-fi. 'A lot of games may have a great world of some kind, or they may have a great lead character, or they may tee you up for great set-pieces, but they don't really have the ideas, they don't have the kind of weight and the gravitas that 'BioShock' does.' There's real ideas and philosophies underneath the game property, and it's really, really thought out. 'The other thing, and one of the things that always appeals to me, is it is very thematic.

It's also, I think, one of the most visually unique games ever created. Francis Lawrence believes that 'BioShock' can end the video game movie curse.įilms based on video games have often struggled to satisfy fans but the director is convinced that the nature of the 'BioShock' series will be a hit with cinemagoers.įrancis told Collider: 'First of all, I think it's one of the best games ever created.

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