Although the BioShock series may be known for innovative gameplay and incredible storytelling, its one of a kind settings are what truly help the games stand apart from other first person shooters. The first two entries take place in Rapture, a massive city in the bottom of the ocean, where BioShock Infinite told its story in the city of Columbia, one that floated in the sky far above land. Now that another BioShock game is officially being developed🍬, it's time to ask the biggest question on everyone's m꧃ind: where is the game going to take place?
The first and most obvious choice is Rapture. After all, the underwater city is what gave BioShock its reputation in the first place, and a majority of the player base considers the original to be the greatest entry in the series. The eerie corridors and dystopian atmosphere of the underwater city experiencing a state of complete anarchy and destruction is the back drop that BioShock is best known for, and considering that we haven't seen a new BioShock game since 2013, setting BioShock 4 in Rapture is the safest bet.
Many fans would be thrilled to see the series make a return to the airborne city of Columbia though. Similar to Rapture, Columbia is in a state of total turmoil throughout BioShock Infinite, but its bright and colorful atmosphere and colonial architectur♊e provide for an interesting contrast against the game's dystopian story. Where Rapture was dark and brooding, Columbia was bright and inspiring, which really sold the idea of a utopia gone wrong when things went south and that beautiful colonial architecture was set on fire.
The third option would be to set the game in a completely new place. One can only speculat🐟e where this n🌳ew city might be located, or if it'll be a city at all. Given that above the earth and below the surface are the two most obvious options, the creative minds behind the game will have to come up with something special to pull off the same impact that the first two cities had. Could the city be in outer space, or inside the earth? We won't know until a trailer drops, which will hopefully be soon.
As mentioned earlier, Rapture is the most obvious choice, given the hiatus that the series has experienced, and the fact that a brand new studio, Cloud Chamber, is developing the new entry. Since we've already been to Rapture twice, there will need to be something fresh and exciting about a third return if the new BioShock is goin༒g to land. So far, a release date seems to be years away, but we can't wait until more news about this game comes out.