BioShock Infinite is a study in indecision. It’s part violent shooter, part fairy tale, part political commentary, part alternate history story, part parallel universe science fiction story, part meta commentary on the nature of choice in video games. It’s incredibly beautiful, thought-provoking on a number of levels, and a damn fun game, but its multiple personality disorder causes the whole to feel like less than the sum of its parts.

Overall, it’s an amazing game that can’t get out of its own way. Everyone should play it, but damn, we’ve got a long way to go.