Levine: BioShock Infinite would only work as FPS

FPS or Rail shooter?

I preffer 1st person. If games like Dead Space were FPS, they would be a lot scarier. As for Bioshock, I can't imagine what it would be like in 3rd person. I know most people associate the FPS genre with generic military shooters, but there are also games like Condemned, FEAR, Bioshock, Dishonored and Riddick.

So, that's a no on the Bioshock MMO then? Bummer.

first person you feel like your in the game. 3rd person you feel like your watching the game.

After reading most of the comments here it seems as though the fan base is split down the middle as to weather the game would be best played in 1st or 3rd person. I think the best thing for irrational to do would be to include both view-points that way everyones happy.

Gonna be one of my top 2013 games ever.

BALONEY, that's a stupid simpering excuse for refusing to address the games REAL issue and failure, and with that I am not referring to the creator's annoyingly nasal and whiny voice. The game suffers from content-corruption, which is plain to see because it's INTRINSIC elements are just fine, and Fallout has shown from a mechanical standpoint that such a game could be done as well from an other-than-FPS perspective! Fact is, I would like to see a shooter that was more like Fallout, obviously rating in the realms of decency in terms of rating and with a whole lot more flavor than a post-fallout...

Kind of a silly article. It's like saying Half-Life would only work as an FPS, or Diablo would only work with an isometric camera. 

What, no, I think it could make a great FPRPG, too :) 

Maybe I am weird but I find "First Person" to be less immersive then "Third Person". I like to be able to look at my characters and see the visual change as they progress through the game.

On a side note, I would love to see a debate betwee Levine and Roger Ebbert.

!?!?  FPS means First Person Shooter, not First Person Perspective.  Crazy headline.

People here are suffering from severe modern-military-shooter indoctrination.

This game isn't supposed to be realistic. 

This game isn't supposed to have a 3rd person view. 

why? 

Because this isn't about you shooting a bunch of guys up and feeling awesome. This is about emotionally investing yourself in a person (Elizabeth) and making you care about her. 

Secondly, this is about creating an alternate reality in order to deal with subjects of american exceptionalism, patriotism and the role of technology in society. It wants to challenge you on an intellectual level.

People who bitch about not having a 3rd person option 'due to animations' are missing the fucking point. This game isnt made for you to screw around in for some momentary self-gratification. 

Its an invitation to a strange and disturbing alternate reality. You better fucking respect that. 

I enjoyed switching between 3rd and 1st person on Skyrim and Bloodlines. I also enjoyed the level of detail still visible on Deus Ex, Red Dead, Mass Effect 2, and LA Noire. There are far more important things in a game than level of detail.

this game FPS from its start i don't think so, but if they made 3rdps they must make it great as the FPS .

wat who cares ofc bioshock is a fps

When I complain about there being too many FPS games it's not because I dislike FPS games (I don't). What I'm complaining about is the fact that they are pretty much the same game over and over and over with little innovation in mechanics or storytelling.

I felt the same way about the constant snowboard games popping up on the Playstation for a while (or was it Playstation 2? I forgot).

This new Bioshock looks like a perfectly fine game from what I've seen so I have no problem with it whatsoever. It's not really the first person perspective that is the problem with the FPS genre.

Is it just me or is this game getting insane amounts of media coverage recently. Don't get me wrong it's a day 1 purchase for me, it's just something that I've noticed that's all. 

To all those who complain on today's FPSs... please.. this genre isn't about story, or the characters, it's all about the experience from the perspective, a First Person perspective. It's your attachment with whatever you're holding in your hand. Be it a gun, lipstick, or a crowbar. It's the familiarity with that object. Are protagonists in this genre supposed to have a fully functional voice, and to emote? No.. they should not. An FPS was made in order for YOU, the player to dictate the flow. Not the character you're playing. YOU are the player and therefore protagonists in FPSs should  remain blank like canvas in order for you to fill in the void of the character.

I think it depends on the game and how it's designed. After playing both BSs, I can't imagine playing those in third-person.

Saying that assumes, incorrectly, that the game works in the first place...NO, with all the M-content, THE GAME AIN'T GOING NOWHERE!

cool vidio

I agree with this statement, especially when there are so many generic, soulless fps games with no real purpose. And then you have Bioshock. I mean I love seeing my character and when i have the option to switch from third person to first. But it really wouldn't fit in Bioshock.

can't play fps, makes me dizzy. 

FP is definitely a great way to experience a game world - though in my opinion it works best with a mostly silent character we can experience the world through like a camera, rather than a more talkative and defined character.

This game looks like it may be the first to steal the throne of best FPS campaign ever from Goldeney 64 and Perfect Dark 64.