Greene started and beat Bioshock Infinite at my house the other day. I wrote about this on my xanga, but I do prefer series that are based in an alternate universe because the creators can play around more. It's easier for me to suspend disbelief because subconsciously I think, "Well, that's how the politics work in this world." Or "I guess their physics are different than ours." Or whatever. If a story takes place here, then I'm going to start nitpicking because I've experienced this reality and I know how it works. Considering Bioshock Infinite happens on a floating island in 1912, clearly they have technology we don't. I'd be willing to let that slide if not for the fact they have plenty of things that they shouldn't. Like a PA system. Or CCTV. Or machine guns that were small enough to carry by hand and didn't require a tripod. My favorite part of the game is when you teleport to the future — probably 1960s or 70s — and you see New York being taken down by fucking zeppelins, as if we didn't have the jets with missiles to fight back with. At some point you have to wonder why make the game in 1912 at all. If you're going to have all this futuristic technology, it can be in, you know, the future. Don't give me this half-assed steampunk shit.