

Either way, I'm conditioned to accept "The Wrong Order." Without giving away any spoilers, there are aspects to the overall Bioshock story that make a backward playing order plausible, mainly because Infinite's overall plot hook has nothing to do with the first two isntallments.īioShock: Infinite is also just plain stunning, and playing its DLC Burial at Sea right after makes for a pretty solid transition into the other two main games.īeing able to see the sky in 'BioShock: Infinite' sets it apart from the first two. Maybe it's because I saw Return of the Jedi before any other Star Wars movie, or maybe it's because I read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets before Sorcerer's Stone. It was only outclassed by Grand Theft Auto V and the first Last of Us that year in terms of sheer quality.

If you're a newcomer to the series, consider starting with 2013's BioShock: Infinite instead. For any Nintendo diehards out there curious about the BioShock games, the May 29 release of BioShock: The Collection on Nintendo Switch is the perfect opportunity to try out some of the most mind-bending and legitimately terrifying games from the late 2000s.
