Bioshock 3

Well not quite, but close enough for reality. What we're looking at here is Irrational Games releasing not only the title but a trailer for a new game slated for 2012 release; formally known as Project Icarus, this new game will be titled Bioshock: Infinities. Checkout the cool trailer:

In a nutshell, here's what we know and is either hinted at or told in the trailer: It's very early in the 20th century (about 1910), the setting is a floating city/weapon of mass destruction, and you need to rescue a girl from a large armored creature. They also seem to be building on or expanding on the society is inherently corrupt themes that the first game gave us, but from more of a governmental aspect this time. Some really cool ideas.

Now I'm not going to get all carried away with gushing over this but it does look like they're going to be implementing a lot of the Bioshock mechanics and modify the atmosphere for the new world they've created. Will it work out? Maybe. The atmosphere is the thing that bothers me the most about this; Bioshock was one of the most solid shooters I've ever played, but it really wouldn't have been anything special if it hadn't been for the setting, a giant city/tomb underwater populated with insane drug addicts. They masterfully mingled the real pressures of surviving with the pressure of water overhead with an era that most people remember fondly, giving a tense nail biter of a world. I'm not saying that they can't do something similar, but I'm a bit leery about it.

While it is a little early to be making judgments, there is a lot of creative development that is going to take place in the next two years, most likely crushing a lot of good ideas, but I think this is a good direction. I'm hoping for a better game the Bioshock expansion pack, otherwise known as Bioshock 2. While a good solid game it didn't bring anything new or diverse to the world, whereas Infinities looks like it has the potential to deliver this and more.