Bioshock: The span of role positioning and transformation in infinity is relatively large, so the understanding of the game will bring certain difficulties to the players, especially the understanding of the leading role will be very obscure. The following is a detailed analysis of the game characters. Spoiler, please be gentle.
Game role analysis
One of the characteristics of this game is that what you see now will never be the real result. The game left people with great suspense until the end. Reminds me of Jordan Couler's famous saying in diablo 3: I may have many names, but I am not a liar, because it is much more interesting than a lie. Simply put, one of the attractions of this game is that the worldview you established before can be easily overturned. I have to admit that Irrationality tells a tortuous and bizarre story in a good narrative way.
Let's start with the core of our whole story. Yes, it is quantum mechanics.
Remember the brother and sister who tossed coins? Yes, they are the Lotus brothers and sisters. When you meet them for the first time, you will think that they are both out of their minds! And if you pay attention to a detail, you will find that coins have been thrown so many times, and every time they are heads up.
What does this mean? It's simple. Although you can make a choice, the result is the same. Do you want to change? Unless you didn't put coins in the first place. Don't understand? You'll understand after watching the ending. This is one of the core values of the game. Let me explain it from an academic point of view. A system is an infinite potential well if its Hamiltonian is a self-adjoint operator. Then, if the initial state f0 of a state is determined, then all the states that evolve with time are uniquely determined (and the self-adjoint condition is a necessary and sufficient condition). Does this contradict the so-called "probability theory" in popular science literature that you often hear? There is no contradiction at all. At every moment, the square of the modulus length of the state f(t) is still the probability density function of the spatial position distribution, that is, the "probability" mentioned in popular science articles (and the square of the modulus length of its Fourier transform is the probability density function of the momentum distribution), but this does not prevent the "state" of f(t) from being uniquely determined according to the Schrodinger equation.
In fact, Ms. Lotus is the person who built this Colombia. This will be mentioned in the plot. The method used is quantum mechanics (there is such a dialogue on the airship behind) "Someone asked, what made this city fly? Steam? XX？ Neither, it is quantum mechanics). If you use the English version, you will notice that their brother and sister will repeatedly say "cling to it, live, live" later. The tenses of three deaths and three lives are different here, suggesting that "time" in this book is another content that runs through its core.
So the brother and sister made a machine that could make tears. This machine can change the structure of time and space. This machine was later destroyed by Comstock, our Colombian ruler, who asked the president of Fink. The couple were killed by Comstock. But in their own words, are we dead? No. We are just in the middle of the probability space. This also corresponds to the grave dug by the two of them before.
We'll talk about this brother and sister later. So let's put them aside for a while. Let me talk about other important people.
Comstock
Comstock is the ruler of Colombia. Before that, let's talk about the history of Colombia. Columbia City was originally founded by Lotus at the end of 18. As the pride of America. Then in 1902, it was attacked by the American government for launching an attack on the Boxer Rebellion without authorization. As a result, Comstock, the ruler and self-proclaimed prophet, rose the city to the clouds in a rage and left the US government forever.
Anyone who may have seen the ending will be shocked by Comstock's true identity and feel completely incomprehensible. Don't worry, let's talk slowly.
First of all, this Colombia is a dystopia. Comstock is a racist through and through. This can be heard from Comstock's own many tapes (in fact, you will know this almost at the beginning of the game). What is Comstock's biggest task? Is as a prophet to manage this utopia, as a shepherd to protect the so-called "lamb", that is, our hostess.
As you can see from the video, Comstock knew that his life was coming to an end. And he knows from the fable of angels that Colombia will only exist when he is in office (both of which can be heard on tape). And no matter how hard he tries, his wife just won't give him children (which seems to confirm the fable of angels), so he is very anxious.
Let's put the comments about Comstock here first, and then we will focus on him later.
Elizabethan
The ending tells us that she is Anna, the daughter of the protagonist. The protagonist sold his daughter to the Lutese brothers for money 20 years ago, and Comstock was behind it. I think the reason is also very clear, through the above analysis.
Here, let's mention the Lutese brothers and sisters again. As mentioned above, they have been making a machine that can produce tears for many years. Tears are things that can tear time and space. Just as the literal meaning. You can think of tears as some kind of passage to another parallel world torn by this dimension. Not only in space, but in time, or under the concept of "time and space". Pay attention to time and space here, that is to say, we use the idea of general relativity, that is, time is just an extra dimension, just like space, just a coordinate in four-dimensional space. In other words, people can travel through different times and places through this door. (Nima, this screenwriter must be in the physics department. )
By the way, there are differences between two brothers and sisters. My brother strongly demands that this child, our hostess, be sent back to the original world. But Ms. Rutsey doesn't think so. In the video, she mentioned "... I saw King Lear ... but it must be a tragedy in the end". Let's check the allusions of King Lear. In another tape, she mentioned that "time is not a lake, but an ocean. Why should the tide that will obviously disappear sooner or later be surrounded? " This sentence is really difficult to translate, so I'll translate one for everyone to make do with. ) "
Then, the Ruthie brothers and sisters opened the dimension door through the machine and brought the baby back. Because the door was closed, a finger was broken in the middle.
And why does Comstock have to buy Elizabeth instead of other children? Finally, I will mention this.
Our hostess was born with the ability to control tears. This may be due to contact with the machines of the Lotus brothers and sisters. Ms. Lutes met this girl, who will be the "kindling of the world" in the future. In order to restrain the power of the female host, our Comstock kept the female host in the tower (that is, inside the statue), and placed a so-called "siphon device" at the bottom of the statue to absorb the power of the female host, and then controlled the power of the female host to tear. The hostess was also watched by a big bird. This "caged bird" came when it heard "caged" (note that the letters here are simplified sounds rather than English letters)
Therefore, why women can change the world and the story behind it is very clear. The woman opens the tear again and again, leading the man through different time and space to promote the development of the plot.
Let's talk about some trivial but important people first.
LadyComstock
Ladycomstock is comstock's wife and one of the sad characters in the game. Ladycomstock knew that she could not have children, so she suspected that the baby was born by our prophet and Ms. lutece. But Ms. Lutsey told her that the child was brought by tears. In ladycomstock's view, it was "a monster made by some machine". In fact, it was mentioned in an audio tape that Ms. Rutsey found that people close to the source of tears have personality changes. But our LadyComstock doesn't know which side to trust, but sadly, neither side is a good thing, so she is deeply troubled by it.
She also knows that she has been surrounded by lies. But she likes Comstock. This can be heard on the tape. "I know the prophet is a liar, but how is that possible? I know the prophet is a murderer, but how is that possible? Because if so, how can God show such a monster the way of the future? " . From this tape, we can really hear the contradictions and struggles of our poor lady.
Finally, she decided not to put up with it and wanted to talk to the prophet, although he told her to keep silent. The result can be imagined. After the fierce quarrel, the prophet silenced her forever.
Ruthie brothers and sisters also enjoy this kind of treatment because they know too much. However, both of them are trapped in the probability space. To put it bluntly, maybe they have the ability to cross the world because of the machine (similar to our heroine Elizabeth), so death can't stop them at all. For them, the so-called death and life are just a linguistic thing (here they are tricked, "cling to death, live to live, everything is just syntax ...").
From this point, we can fully understand why the women in the game have so much resentment against their "children", that is, the hostess.
Daisy fitzroy
After Slate's death, she became the leader of the resistance organization voxpopuli.
Voxpopuli is easy to understand literally. Vox is a Latin sound, and populi knows what it means without looking it up-the public. This is the voice of the public. What a common rebel name.
This black woman is definitely a poor person. She used to be a servant of the Comstock family, but one day after hearing the Comstock couple quarreling, she went to see it curiously. . . As a result, it is conceivable that she became the murderer of Mrs. Comstock and was hunted everywhere.
The above information was learned from the tape. If it is the first scene, most people will intuitively think that she killed Comstock, because she has a good reason-she is black and our prophet is racist.
In fact, this lady is also a bloodthirsty person. In the words of our protagonist, even voxpopuli is no better than comstock.
As for the reason, it was also mentioned in a slate tape. Daisy is actually Slate's old daughter. "... he said he always wanted a son, and I don't know how lucky he is to have this daughter now. Slate obviously appreciates this daisy. But when you think about Slate's crazy behavior, it's not hard to imagine what Daisy looks like.
slabstone
This man and the protagonist were once comrades-in-arms in the so-called WoundedKnee. There have been some stories together before. He advocates fighting. To be exact, he is a bloodthirsty madman. So, I'm not satisfied with Comstock hiding backstage. He is also a little neurotic, thinking that soldiers should die like soldiers.
Slate mentioned "this is the old you" and "I know the old you" when he shouted many times in the battle, which is also a hint at the end.
I won't say anything else about this man. Let's play by ourselves.
I believe that with the above preparations, the plot of the whole game will be very, very easy to understand-at least before the end. So finally, let me talk about my own views on the ending.
Let's continue this story. If you search the tapes carefully, you will find that Comstock has two very similar tapes. One at the beginning and one at the end. The content is obscure, almost the same (I only translated the last one). "When a soul is reborn from the water, what will happen to the person who stays in the baptist pool? Is it gone? Or continue to have all his sins in another world? " I may not understand what this thing is at first. But after watching the ending, especially the last scene, it seems not difficult to understand.
Our protagonist washed away the evil in the previous battle after the baptism ceremony. What became of the person who washed away the evil? Yes, prophet. The spokesman of god. So our protagonist became Comstock, in a certain world. And our original evil, also left in a world, became the so-called "fake Sheppard".
Bring the above plot into Comstock, it seems that everything is so logical. Another thing that can support this view is Ms. Lutsey's tape, "The prophet is dying and cancer is spreading rapidly. Why is Comstock dying in this world and still strong in that world? " If genes are the decider of fate, what caused this change? Is it our machine? "
It's easy to imagine what the two comstock here represent. Yes, the former is a prophet and the latter is the protagonist himself.
If you have played the second generation, you will know that in the last paragraph, we came to the sea of dreams, the underwater city of rapture (this can be seen from a sign that says RaptureXXXX). When the protagonist is talking about why there is such a strange city, our Elizabeth awakens the dreamer: there are millions of our worlds, and each world has a city (this world is called Colombia, and that world is called ecstasy).
So this can also understand the last obscure plot. Combined with the beginning of "choose different results", the whole story seems to be suddenly enlightened. For example, why are so many women running with me? In the end, so many Elizabeth appeared together because we cried a lot in the game.
I hope all of the above can help you understand the ending and the meaning of "infinity" in the title. Although I think this ending is really a little. . . "unexpected"
In fact, it is also expected. Why doesn't Comstock seem surprised by the arrival of the protagonist, and at the same time, he wants to buy back Elizabeth 20 years ago? It's simple, because Dewit is Comstock and Elizabeth is Comstock's own daughter.
And we might as well think at the end, who will be the "archangel" who tells the prophet the future? Is it also a person who can cross tears?
From the above point of view, this game is likely to have a sequel. Let's continue to look forward to it
Egg: Finally, let's talk about our protagonist, Dewit.
What was Dewit's past like? As can be seen from one of Slate's tapes, Slate used to admire Dewit very much and called him "white Indian". When we think about the so-called "Wounded Knee River Massacre", it's not hard to imagine what kind of past Dewit was saddled with.
When you first entered Colombia, if you listened patiently to all the speeches about your baptism and sacrifice, you would find that the speeches were actually Comstock's personal life introduction. And all this comes from the injured knee river-what does this mean? I believe everyone knows.
This game is definitely worth playing again. When you play the second time, you will find that everything is strung together. It seems absurd, but it is so logical.