Despite the promising introduction, the pastiche disappears as soon as the action kicks into gear, giving way to familiar combat rhythms. Sadly, the noir tone promised by the introduction doesn't fit that bill. Since combat doesn't offer much in the way of new experiences, Burial at Sea must find other ways to validate its existence. But it's a nice fit for Elizabeth, who's able to sneak up on enemies (provided she avoids noisy surfaces like broken glass and water), see through walls and turn invisible with the aid of the new Peeping Tom plasmid and take out splicers with a single thwonk if they're unaware of her presence. The stealthy approach never felt quite right in Infinite, perhaps the idea of sneaking around was just beneath a man who could shoot crows out of his goddamn hands. Only this particular Elizabeth has been stripped of her extremely useful portal-opening powers and omniscience and must rely on the shadows and some light weaponry to stay alive in Rapture. She's held in captivity by Atlas (nГ©e Fontaine) and only by returning him to Rapture and kicking off the events of BioShock will he agree to release her.ДЄlso: You play Elizabeth! That's new. Here's the important bit: In the vast ocean of despair and depravity that is Rapture, you're attempting to rescue a single soul, a newly-minted Little Sister named Sally. If you want an explanation of the first episode, ask someone else, because I'm still pretty foggy on it and I played the thing twice. If you want the setup for Burial At Sea, I laid it out in my review of the first episode.

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