Ken Levine Outlines New Plans with BioShock Infinite

by Keith Sadler, posted on 09 August 2011 / 6,145 Views

Ken Levine, Creative Director and Co-Founder spoke to PlayStation Blog about BioShock Infinite’s character “Songbird” and it’s relationship to the other two characters, “Booker” and “Elizabeth,” who, Levine is careful to illustrate, have a realistic relationship between them as well.

There’s a lot of mystery around Songbird, and I think people will be surprised by his relationship with Elizabeth — it’s a complicated relationship that has elements of light and elements of darkness.

He’s also talking about expanding player choice in Irrational Games’ latest title BioShock Infinite.

In the original BioShock, we gave people this huge tool set but never demanded that they use it. We want to expand the player’s gaming vocabulary — I think that’s one missed opportunity with the original BioShock.

There’s also going to be a BioShock Infinite title on the PS Vita.

I like playing games on iPad… but deep down I want that level of control. What’s cool about PS Vita is that it seems to have all the benefits of an iPad-type device with the touchscreen and motion controls. But it has dual analog sticks….and I love shooters. You can finally play a shooter, a real shooter, on a handheld. Seriously, that’s a hole in my soul right now. Now I’ll have something I can play real shooters on, and that’s really important to me. It’s awesome.

Ken is also flagrantly wearing a beard which will inevitably lead to a final showdown with our own Editor’s evil beard. Photographic evidence included below.