At long last, here it is: our BioShock Infinite REVIEW! Adam Sessler Reviews this alternate history rollercoaster and comes away feeling like it does things he "just hasn't seen before" in a video game. Enjoy!

This is my favorite game review of all time. I still come back and watch it sometimes. I’m 33. (2023) What a wonderful series.

If i had a top ten list for game reviews this would be number one.

Easily the best game of the last 10 years and one of the best games ever made. Absolutely exquisite

God damn I miss Adam Sessler review, the man is a genius in the way he presents a review, painting a picture so perfect and beautiful using just his words.

Anyone still pop in and watch this? I find myself here like once a year. Love this game and this review is so awesome. Thanks!

You could just hear Adam's passion towards this game. He absolutely loved this.

If anyone related to Rev3Games still follows updates to their videos and is wondering why you're getting views; its from me :)

For anyone who wanna see a real review of this game, go see mathewmatosis' review.

Adam Sessler may have blocked me on Twitter for attempting to engage in discussion, but he will always be my GOAT game reviewer. It's sad to see how he speaks on Twitter which is a complete 180 degree from his beautiful art of words in game analysis.

7 years later, Sess. Miss you, man. Your perspective is brilliant to learn from.

I really don't understand why people say its not a good game.. man this game broke my fucking heart so bad :( I love everything about this game. People tell me sometimes the guns design in the game are kinda bad.. man leave the fucking guns!! look at the game man you are looking at the completely wrong thing! Look here - 1:26 Really one of the best, if not the best game i have ever experienced :)

Best story based gaming experience iv ever had. Honestly the only complaint I can come up with is that the combat controls took a little getting use to. The developers deserve every award for it, every aspect of gaming was done beautifully.

Honestly i loved this game. Not only the story is catchy and really interesting with all that quantum physics and everything, but the FPS side is way better than the other 2 bioshock games.

This game is absolute perfection. I found tears rolling down my cheeks on more than one occasion. This, this is why I play video games. I fell in love with Elizabeth/Anna. Not once in my life have I found myself caring so deeply for a character in a video game. Gaming perfection.

This game needs an HD 60FPS rerelease on PS4 an XBONE. Borderlands has timeless graphics but this would look so much better with a longer draw distance and stable 60fps.

Years later and this review rings incredibly hollow, mostly because with the benefit of some time and distance from the hyped release we've been able to point out not only the ridiculous plot holes, but the half-assed philosophy behind the themes presented throughout the game and how they overlapped in confusing and nonsensical ways. This review reads like someone who only went surface deep with the ideas in the game, ended up being super impressed, but never explored them. That said, I was also impressed with the game at a surface level when I first booted it up. It just never went deeper and instead devolved into complete confusion.

The best review I've ever seen. It al most made me cry at the end. And it could only been done with this beautiful game. Adam is the best in the game media.

As of right now, I can say that BioShock and BioShock Infinite are my favorite games.

It seems that after 3 years, the butthurt of the haters is still going strong. Say what you want, but Bioshock Infinite is an undisputed masterpiece. And this review beautifully explains why.

3 years later, and this is still the best, most intellectually engaging review I've seen. It completely sold me on this game, which ended up being one of my favorite games of all time. Miss you Sess.

Elizabeth is a phenomenal character and the game is very very good to play. The story is good and that ending well....it's also phenomenal. It's a game everyone should really play even if you don't like FPS because I don't really and it was my second favourite game of 2013.

The ending made me both cry and laugh at the same time. Never has a video game achieved such a high degree of story tellling. Well, to be fair the ending was pretty confusing but some people managed to stop scratching their heads and catch onto the satisfying conclusion of a beautiful and dark tale. Both the gameplay and the story was good, so this is hands down one of the best games I've played in my life.

i agree with Sessler this is one of the greatest games i've ever played.

Rev3Games: please come back.

Watching this makes me want to go back and play it again it's such a brilliant game. I've just started the second episode of Burial at sea but I don't want to finish it because I know that's the last thing I will play from Irrational :(

Can someone tell me what Adam says at 3:07? "stands alongside Chinatown and ______", My english is not very good and i wanna know what work he's refering to.

It's funny seeing all the hate this game is getting I saw one commenter here saying that only casual new gamers are saying bioshock infinite was great, but I've been in the gaming thing ever since I was 8 back in 98' yet this game has stuck with me and sorta made an impact on me so no this game is great, some gamers just hold grudges sad fat nerds

The Last of Us sells consoles. Bioshock:Infinite renewed my faith in video games.

This is my favorite game review of all time. Been a big Sessler fan since X-Play on TechTV. I went through Bioshock Infinite in 3 days because I got it day one on Game Fly for PS3 and I had to leave town 4 days after I got it for my Grandads funeral, which I consider one of the worst weeks of my life by the by. It is one of my favorite game for may reasons but beyond that it has a special connection with me. A couple years after all of this, Bioshock Infinite was the game that got my ex, we where together at the time, into gaming. She never cared for when I played games but I never made a fuss about it because she knew I loved it and I never prioritized gaming over her or what I needed to get done professionally/socially. I sat her down at my computer and had her play BSI and she fell in love. I remember getting the DLC's and she gave me a deadline of how long I had to beat it before she overwrote my save and played it herself. Ken and team made an amazing game and I will continue to use it as an example of what interactive storytelling should be.

You gotta fix the teleprompter/video positioning. I feel like Adam isn't telling me about this game, but reading to me it. If his eyes were more centered on camera, I fell like this would have a stronger effect on the audience. That being said, Adam you have been amazing since the early days of x-play to me! You are one of the few reviewers that approach games as an art form. Keep it up!

I love that scene when Booker plays the guitar and Elizabeth starts singing it's just so good and I am glad they showed that at the end.

I was as hooked as I've ever been on a game the first time I played this. I heard plenty of backlash after the fact, and wanted to play it again to see if I was riding on hype. Well, while it's not perfect [what is...] playing it again just made me love it even more. The characterization is fabulous, the combat is exhilarating, the world is gorgeous and intriguing, and the story was fascinating, and has resonated with me the more I think about it. Anyway, I've read several critiques; some fair, some lousy, but the common angle I've seen people get upset about is race issue. There's a lot of things to be said about that, but I'll sum up my position simply. Racism is just one of many heavy themes tossed into Infinite, along with classism, patriotism, faith, etc. None of these get a lot of focus in the narrative, but it's because the story's not about any of those. It's about Booker and Elizabeth. All those issues are present in the world, but the focus of the narrative is on these two, and their journey in which they witness these atrocities. Since we play as Booker, we witness what he witnesses, and since he doesn't tell you [the player] exactly what he thinks on what's going, we get to fill that gap. In layman's terms, the reason the game doesn't editorialize race and such is because the game assumes you're smart enough to just witness it and come to your own damn conclusions. Also, Ken Levine's flat out said it wasn't his intent to comment on race, and since a lot of the backlash seems focused on Infinite's failure to offer said commentary, I say that's like criticizing someone for making a lousy cake when they were trying [and succeeded] in baking a pie. You may prefer cake to pie, but it's foolish to blame the chef for what you wanted him to make, instead of what he wanted to make.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE COMBAT JUST SET DIFFICULTY TO "HIGH" AND REPLAY THE GAME, TRUST ME IT'S WILL MAKE GAMEPLAY REALLY GOOD.

I've played this game years and years ago, but never realized the depth to it all. God, Adam Sessler has a way with discussing video games that's really incredible. Does anyone have a list of the songs used here in this video? A lot of them were so beautiful, but I couldn't really hear a lot of the lyrics. 7 years later and hoping for a solid answer.

Forever last gen and more than happy to watch Adam review games from my current console lineup🤓

This is my favorite game of all time. It has always been the one game that got me excited everyday and night and never got old. To the use of twisting our history and introducing AMAZING characters and setting, i believe Bioshock infinite is one of the best games of all time.

I come back and watch this every once in awhile. My favorite review ever

Never heard of Rev3Games, surprised to see Adam Sessler doing anything longer than a 30 seconds review

I grew up with Adam Sessler, I was so excited to find out he was still around, and now I find out he is gone. It is a sad day for me.

You sold me man! $9.99 on STEAM today.

Wow, it's rare to see Adam talk about a game in this way. I trust Adam and think he's one of the best video game journalists in the world, just my opinion but what he says I believe and as soon as I saw this review, I got this game. No dislikes in the review, I have never seen that, a 5... out of 5.

It's pretty weird how you always hear about the people who argue on youtube and how serious they take everything, but to actually scroll through, read and observe an argument about a video game for 30 minutes... it's a truly surreal experience. Kind of like this game. Great game/great review

For those of you wondering, the song the girl is singing is "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

BioShock Infinite has an immense amount of charm until you are forced to murder an entire city of civilians for the sake of "gameplay". So far, each shooting section is like, " not this again, why are all these people going crazy trying to kill me? Oh well, I guess it's more fun to tear their faces off with this gadget I've got than try to reason with anyone". Bah, this game is Doom with a story drizzled on top and a coat of 7th gen enamel. Its just that the objects in this virtual shooting gallery don't make much sense as enemies.

So in short it's a brilliant masterpiece which yea it so totally is. I can see why the ending is so controversial but I never even saw it coming and you can't deny how brilliantly this game tells its story but still leaves plenty for the player to discover on their own. I know we get a lot of remasters and such but I really wanna see a remaster of this, or just include the other two games with it because it's a such a masterpiece and I wouldn't mind playing again on PS4. I know, I can just play it again on PS3 if I want but it's a game worth having on PS4 & XB1. I mean hell they remade GOW III and it really didn't need an HD remaster so I see no reason Infinite shouldn't get one.

I honestly want to see a dlc made for this game that explored the epilogue more. Like a scene where booker and Anna actually do go to Paris, and the player just gets to enjoy the interactions between the characters and the enviroment without all if the shooting.

Ah… the good ol’ days when Adam was worth listening to…

This is one of the greatest games in history. It made me feel like I've never felt before in a game. It did what I never thought a game could do. I still think about it all the time, and every once in a while another plot point clicks with me again. I still say "Oh, that's why that happened." Absolutely brilliant game.

Damn... best reviewer I've ever seen.

To get a better understanding of the ending I suggest reading "Constants and Variables-Exploring the Many Doors of Bioshock Infinite." It's at Scribd. Maybe it can help.

Most accurate review of how I experienced the game. Never before have I been so intrigued and emotionally bonded with fictional characters, like I did in Bioshock infinite. Ever since I played through it, it has never truly let go of me. Something which I have never before encountered in a video game and certainly never expected to experience in a First Person Shooter.

Anyone know how I can erase my memory so that i can play this game for the first time again?

8:10 hard to say goodbye to, indeed. First game in ages i've stuck out to the last letter of the end-credits (The last 2 being infinite's predecessors) With the disbanding of Irrational Games, i'd assume The bioshock series is dead, but what is dead may never die. also, i've got a steam account

You forgot about the Tear system that provides you with cover or traps depending on what you want. And the skylines that allow you to shoot while on the run, skydive enemies, move to a different perch, or lure Handymen into exposing themselves. And the Vigors that allow you to pull snipers to you (Insead of sniping them back) or Charge hordes of enemies directly. If you went through doing just the shooting, it's not that the game is stupid, it's that you aren't creative.

Upon finishing Bioshock Infinite, the player is left in speechless, breathless, awe. And, of course, you're left to ponder what the game is about. Is it about a man who will go to extreme lengths to rectify his past? Is it about a man who wants nothing but to secure a future for a world he so passionately created and will do anything to do so? One could also argue it's about a brilliant Physicist: a master of spacetime and quantum mechanics who has opened up a can of worms and tries to bring it all back to normal. Or is there something more? Is it a story of mankind's sad fate: we are all birds with free will as our flight. We all try so desperately to alter our past and to craft our future, but we are trapped in a cage: this fixed position in spacetime that we call the present. And if we were to break free, to emerge from our cage, we would realize that we could never really fly, for everything that has been, everything that is, and everything to come... already is... already was.

Fantastic game. One of the best of all time

Ten dollars on steam!

All this footage is from the PC version, with an xbox 360 controller attached.

Some 'supposed inconsistencies: 1)24:42 A superficially bandaged hand would be more visible and looks even more suspect. Don't you think Comstock instructed his people to look for this kind of concealment? 2)24:55 The Lutece did not explicitly say what number 77 means and receiving a note from an unknown person in a flying city in the sky is already too bewildering to actually concentrate on this particular detail. You don't actually know what's going on until you pick the ball.

just got this on sale for $4.80, what a steal

I don't care what you say this is the best game iv'e EVER played, better than The Last Of US.

that opening scene where the robot says halleghiluah i get goosebumps every single time

On my first play through even I thought that there were many plot holes.... However on my second play through, I explored the world even more and collected around 75 recordings..... almost will my so called plot holes were answered. I just loved the fact that the ending can be interpreted in so many ways.... infinite's story is like a giant jigsaw puzzle..... You may not get it all at first, but its fun to connect the dots. Now for the dlc

Such a bad game. Wonder if this guy is ever embarrassed by what he says

Just completed it again for the 2nd time and the feels were all still there - just like the first time I played it in 2013. Truly one of the greatest games, stories and works of art, of all time.

The sound of his voice talking through a video game is the sound of my childhood.

Absolutely, everyone keeps talking about how sad the ending was but because of the scene after the credits I feel it denotes a hopeful tone.

I think we can all agree that Bioshock Infinite is one of the games ever made.

This game was a linear mediocre shooter with the most pretentious writing I've ever seen in a game. How people loved it like the second coming of christ is absolutely beyond me.

So Eloquent, so articulate, so charismatic, and a true passion for video games, these are the reasons why Adam Sessler is the best journalist in all of video games

Stay with me on this one. It's going to be a long reply: 1) 17:46 Booker is not sent into the future. The tear brings him to an alternate reality, in a different point in time that's true, where a Booker from an infinite sea of possible Bookers failed to save Elizabeth. This future timeline has nothing to do with the previous timeline where Songbird managed to kidnap Liz. We don't even know if the timeline you're sent back to coincides with the timeline from which you were abducted by Old Liz.

I have extremely mixed feelings on Infinite. On one hand, the art direction is beautiful and its scope is astounding. On the other, the entire game feels like... a facade. Racism is shown, but never more than a glance at the surface - the story is "complex," but the motives are questionable. And the worst offender at all is that the gameplay doesn't mesh with the tale it is telling.

this review is as good as the game, and the game is timeless

What is the second work he mentions at 3:09 ? "Stands along side Chinatown and ______ in its resonance." Sounds like gadoh? I'd like to check it out. Thanks.

Exactly! In previous Bioshock games, it sort of created a mysterious element to the main character. Looting, which was much more necessary in Bioshock 1 and 2, would be much easier from a first person perspective. However, in Bioshock: Infinite, you know exactly who Booker Dewitt is, and due to the story elements and gameplay, the first person doesn't add anything at all. The only reason it's an FPS is because THAT'S WHAT SELLS.

So many people hoping on the hate bandwagon. Seriously, get a grip! If you don't like it, don't go around like a lunatic calling people who like the game "casual fuck-tards." Is the game good? Yes. Does it have flaws?... A lot, unfortunately. Never mind....

It was just okay. It wasn't as good as the first and the story has been done to death. Did you know racism is bad? I didn't until a video game told me so. I find it funny that it was bad for the vox leader to kill certain people, but it is okay for you to pretty much anyone. The game makes you stop many different times to look at what the writer of the story has to say. Oh thanks, I wasn't playing a game or anything, please tell me what you are thinking using 14 letter words every 2 seconds. Remember it is smarter if you can't understand the words and if you complain you are just dumb. The gameplay is above average at best. Shooting is basic and vigors are almost useless expect for a select few.

Adam, Over the last few years, I have silently enjoyed your reviews... I just read the news about your departure from video (this was news about three months ago, for most) - I want to take a minute to say thank you. Unfortunately, I lack the funds for recreational gaming. Your videos have given me a way to momentarily experience and enjoy the games I have been unable to play. I decided to leave this comment here, under my favorite Sessler Review. Thanks for your time and your thoughts-

@ 0:50 I didn't understand why Adam corely focused on that girl sining, but when I played it and I got to that part; I realized it symbolizes hope in the revolutionary change in battle. And it gave me goosebumps.

you and angry joe are the best reviewers!! :D

Sings of Sessler's mental desorder already showing here.

Thank you for taking the time to use an acedemic-sounding vocabulary. Makes the review worth watching

I feel the same, that's why I wrote the essay, "Constants and Variables-Exploring the Many Doors of Bioshock Infinite" at Scribd. I was hoping it would help others see the game for what it was.

This review didn't age well.

I'm halfway through and it's getting boring gonna try and get my money back soon

The most incredibly scripted and edited review I have ever seen. I come back every month or so just to watch it, and I get the chills and a big smile on my face every time. Amazing work Adam and Zac...amazing

still missing you guys in 2018

i dont think infinite was bad but the first two were way better

Not bad, but too much race politics in the game. Just turns me off.

He pointed out that the support AI in The Last of Us can break illusion. I actually found the same thing in Bioshock with Elizabeth.

As much as I support the story, I must admit that Booker and Elizabeth did see the tools when they first tried to visit Chen Lin, so they should have expected it. I assume that it was the rush of events made them forget that they needed a method of transportation.

Still the best review of any video game I've ever seen. Thank you again.

What a bunch of rubbish.

I still go back to this video as the template for how to review a game that's worthy of its praise.

I still get chills about this game. The Songbird keeps looking down at me from its location upon the top shelf of collectibles. I relive every moment in the game the instant I hear its cry reverberating in my head. I don't know who I am anymore. Also, the game play did feel a bit slow, only issue.

I swear I have no idea what the hell this guy is trying to say. he uses words the you u can only decode by means of having a dictionary in front of you. he's so disconnected from down to earth and laymans terms.

Adam Sessler, the GOAT of game reviews.

Its easily one of the best games ever made, better than TLOU. I dont undertand the people who hate it? Maybe they cant wrap their head around it.

Bioshock Infinite truly deserved this score.