Firearms Expert Reacts To BioShock Infinite’s Guns
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down more of the weaponry of BioShock Infinite, including the Broadsider Pistol, the Huntsman Carbine, and the iconic Triple R machine gun.
0:00 - Opening
0:32 - Pistol
3:56 - Triple R Machine Gun
6:36 - Repeater
7:34 - China Broom Gun
9:56 - Paddywhacker Hand Cannon
12:10 - Huntsman Carbine
14:33 - Burstgun
15:58 - Bird's Eye Sniper Rifle
17:38 - Pig Flak Volley Gun
18:36 - Hail Fire
19:10 - Peppermill Crank Gun
21:00 - Barnstormer RPG
In the latest video in the Firearm Expert Reacts series, Jonathan Ferguson--a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries--breaks down the guns of BioShock Infinite and compares them to their potential real-life counterparts.
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Let's face it: Jonathan is the true treasure of the Royal Armouries.
Real
Who doesn't like the cut of his jib?
True treasure of GameSpot's YT channel*
yup
Real + based
To be fair in game we see the Columbians using tears and at one point they take music from the 60s-70s and such and pass it off as their own since at one point you hear Fortunate Son playing in Columbia. So it's not impossible they made old school firearms but used tears to get modern firearm technology to implement into it to make a hybrid of sorts.
The barbershop quartet arrangement of God Only Knows is just * chef's kiss *
They had tears up to the 80s, with Elizabeth opening to Paris when they were advertising Return of the Jedi.
Yep. It's literally how they got the Vigors.
@@Tounushi with a unique easter egg to that, the marquee says "Revenge of the Jedi" which was its working title for awhile before becoming Return.
@@Tounushi everybody wants to rule the world - Tears For Fears. And in the battleship bay level you can hear Girls just wanna have fun.
One thing they seem to have overlooked with the crank gun is how Booker (and the Patriots) hold it. The rear handle runs parallel to the crank. So to carry, aim, and spin it you need to be fully flexing your right arm just to hold it up. I had always hoped to see other characters mount it on a wagon to show how heavy it was.
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The "peppermill" cranked chaingun is probably partially inspired by Slostin HMG from 1940's, hence the overengineered "clockwork" design that looks like creator wanted to make Gatling Gun because they saw one once for a minute and tried to replicate that memory with their best ability.
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The gun was unreliable overbloated project that wasted resources and led nowhere. Typical of time and place.
The ingame gun has an interesting solution to "how does a character hold it" dilemma - there's like 3-4 different handles and you can headcanon whatever you like. On concept art it also has deployable tripod to explain how Booker can crank and hold it at the same time. There were even swivel mounting points, but they are just aesthetic even on concept art.
Maybe it has a "wind up" because it IS an electric version? After all, you take it from an android that has both mechanical drive train and electric system. So for human user the crank is just a hand cranked generator since Columbia doesn't have portable batteries yet. So spool up is your character actually buulding up the charge to spin up the barrel assembly. Think of it like electric transmission in this case. Weird, complex and adds weight. But since you don't have modern batteries...😅
Didn't the Royal Armories start off in the Tower of London, famously guarded by ravens? So doesn't Jonathan already have corvid colleagues?
Yes, but they ask for twice the going rate to attack people. Position's gone completely to their head, it's outrageous.
@@InchonDMwell, if they ever leave then Britain will fall, which is quite the strong position for a union negotiator
A small detail on the revolver that not a lot of games remember but infinite did is the extractor for automatic cartridge ejection on break action firearms, so many games forget that the case ejection isnt just magic, theres an actual component for it
I like that you can also see the flash in the cylinder gap
@@roguereaver634 YES, bioshock infinite definitely is nostalgia clouded and isn't as good as we remember, but small details like that that they didn't have to include are such a nice touch
@@dilutedoxygen I never really got the hate tbh, ofc a multi-dimensional time travel plot is gonna have some inconsistencies but I think the environment, atmosphere, gameplay and acting did well enough to overshadow any weirdness in the plot
@@roguereaver634 yeah, but at launch I remember it being over hyped a bit, it's since died down and people have re evaluated why they like the game, not just because it's a bioshock game
Kinda surprised Johnathan didn't comment on the fact it's based on a Navy Colt but is break action since the cartridge converted Navy Colts loaded pretty much the same as the Colt Single Action Army using a loading gate.
I would like to see Jonathan reacts to the guns in the Valkyria Chronicles series, I’d love to hear his thoughts on some of the bizarre armaments like the anti tank lances or the mortars in the 4th game
AGREE WE NEED REVIEW ON THAT ALTERNATE UNIVERSE ARMS
Oh nice pick. That would be awesome
I don't even know what that is but it sounds dank.
Weren't anti-tank lances made in the world wars? Seem to remember a few as desperation weapon designs.
I would love that honestly. But I wonder if one of the reasons they haven't done it is cause it would be difficult to get good images/video of all the different weapons.
The gold weapons and embossing on most of the weapons in Bioshock Infinite are enabled by default whenever you purchase the collection edition of the game. The guns are usually do not appear like that.
EDIT: Also there are upgrades which are given out in the collection edition of the game that are incredibly overpowered at the start of the game. I believe one upgrade increases the first SMG's ammo capacity by 150% which is why it succeeds the drum mag variant.
Jonathan reacts to Resistance’s guns. Make it happen!
I've been trying to make it a thing for a while now, but Gamespot doesn't seem interested....
Yes yes yes!
Especially Resistance 3.
YES! 😍
I'd love to see Johnathan react to Remnant's guns and their freaky cool designs. But this was really fun.
I feel like games like remnant (and Destiny tbh) have designs that are TOO wacky for this show. Theres not a lot that jonathan can add when the weapon is a living crystal that projects laser beams
@@freakymoejoe2 some are relatively grounded, such as Drifter's guns, but I agree. Something that irks me is that all the hand cannons have a capacity of at least 9 except Eriana's Vow (without catalyst).
@@randomindividual948The magazines don't have bullets in them, they have engrams of bullets, reducing the space they take up.
@@edwardking9359 I know, it just bugs me that the six-shooter doesn't shoot six.
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The "peppermill" cranked chaingun is probably partially inspired by Slostin HMG from 1940's, hence the overengineered "clockwork" design that looks like creator wanted to make Gatling Gun because they saw one once for a minute and tried to replicate that memory with their best ability.
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The gun was unreliable overbloated project that wasted resources and led nowhere. Typical of time and place.
The ingame gun has an interesting solution to "how does a character hold it" dilemma - there's like 3-4 different handles and you can headcanon whatever you like. On concept art it also has deployable tripod to explain how Booker can crank and hold it at the same time. There were even swivel mounting points, but they are just aesthetic even on concept art.
Maybe it has a "wind up" because it IS an electric version? After all, you take it from an android that has both mechanical drive train and electric system. So for human user the crank is just a hand cranked generator since Columbia doesn't have portable batteries yet. So spool up is your character actually buulding up the charge to spin up the barrel assembly. Think of it like electric transmission in this case. Weird, complex and adds weight. But since you don't have modern batteries...😅
As educational and entertaining as always.
A firearms review/analysis of Wars Republic Commando perhaps? Or maybe Total War: Shogun 2
Never played Infinite, but this is tempting me. I'd love to see Jonathan react to Unreal Tournament's weapons, maybe UT99 vs UTIII.
Keep in mind if you do play it, it's not shy with the...."early 1900's America" themes to put it lightly
I still replay this game sometimes. Creative and fun yet brutal and thought provoking with it's themes sometimes.
If you don't already have the other bioshocks, I'd say get them all in a bundle if they go on sale.
I thought it hey did a great job with the story, definitely one of the deepest and well designed narratives.
Back in 2021 i was hoping Johnathan would react to Infinite.
My hopes had come true.
Same
You look lonely
@@rapmusical1173 can you fix that?
@@Saladass-kc1hh They can’t, but I can. 😏
Have Jonathan and Ian from forgotten weapons ever done something like this together? Would be unreal
Yes they have. Several years ago
Yeah, they explored each other’s bodies
Not one of these react type videos but they have collaborated on the Forgotten weapons channel and I think they worked on each other's books (can't remember who for which though).
Ian did at least one episode for IGN in a similar vein once but I don’t think he ever came back.
Pretty sure he published a book in collaboration with Forgottenweapons' Headstamp publishing company. And they did a few Q&As years ago.
I really like how you can accept that some things are done just for fun or visual interest. Always annoys me when people analyze stuff in games and kind of overlook the game part of design choices.
9:20 the Nerf Slingfire blaster is specifically designed so that you can do that type of prime. I personally prefer the full round-the-world prime where you spin tbe blaster, but that's not exactly safe when you're shooting something more beefy than a foam dart.
How have I only just noticed that I own that C96 book?
As for a suggestion, how about Wolfenstein 2009? I want to see Jonathan react to the guided panzerschrek.
How is the book?
@@aaronjones2117 pretty good, I’d recommend it.
I can’t be the only one who wants to see a video on Valkyria Chronicles, right? I think it’d be the first time we’d cover a game like that, and I’d love to see Jonathan break down the more outlandish aspects, like the underbarrel grenade launchers and flamethrowers, or just the lances in general. That’d be fun to see!
This is the best episode ever yet to date, the way how Jonathan reacts to each of the guns is fascinating in my opinion. I too was a huge bioshock infinite and I manage to beat the game even on the highest difficulty 1999 mode, only on the PS4 (playstation 4) and I got the platinum trophy for my hard work after beating the game four times. I even get the chance to play the dlc of the game, burial at sea part 1 and 2, and both of them we're amazing to playthrough. I'm glad that Jonathan has the chance to review the weapons from this game, a game that is consider to be my favorite first person shooter game of all time. Can't wait for Jonathan to review star wars republic commando, that too was also my favorite game and the one that I want him to check out for himself,. And trust me, the weapons from that game are quite legit. 😎👍
Keep up the good work, Jonathan, you deserve it.
I kinda wish that Jonathan reacts to guns from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series one day
Could you please look at the guns of metal gear soldier 3: snake eater. I want to see Johnathan react to the Single Action Army, Patriot, and the 1911 and their codec calls
Bring us the Jonathan, wipe away the debt
Glad to see a weapon comparison on infinite's guns!
I hope they take a look at the more realistic weapons in Killing Floor 2, and especially the different animations that class perks can give.
Finally, 3+ years of waiting. It's finally here.
Words really can’t express how much I love this man
I appreciate the Hand Cannon having the muzzle flash at the cylinder due to the gap between it and the barrel.
I'm always thought the Hand cannon is a mix between the Schofield and the colt Navy, they use the Model of the Colt due to it look beefy but use mechanism of the Schofield
I would definitely love another “sausage” episode like the “Unseen footage” one, perhaps with more obscure titles that may only have a few weapons worth talking about but not enough for a full video.
I think it’d be cool to see Jonathon take a look at the weapons in Metal Gear Solid 4!
Some especially interesting ones I remember are the Tanegashima, PSS, DSR-1, and of course The Patriot.
Would love to hear his thoughts on the XM-8 series as well as the XM-25, which were (at the time) new weapons due to be standard US military issue in the near future.
I'm surprised Jonathan didn't talk about the break action reload of the hand cannon, I figured he'd have some strong words about a high caliber revolver relying on comparatively weak system
I agree. Especially since there are photos from earlier versions of Bioshock Infinite showing the Hand Cannon as a solid frame revolver with a swing-out cylinder instead. Guess the dev's wanted a reload with flair so they went with making the Hand Cannon as a break-action later on. (Still my favorite video game revolver so far.)
Fantastic follow up video, I know these games inside and out yet never tire of any content
My guess about the protrusions on the M1 are that one of their reference pictures had the bolt back
Jonathan is, as ever, wonderful beyond compare. But could gamestop have a whip around and get him a higher framerate camera?
I really want to see Jonathan break down the guns from The Order 1886
Video I've been waiting for, love his take on the real world inspired weapons with a twist to the oddity alternate and fiction. Totally humble he's a Bioshock Infinite fan!
Love it! ^^
Those unusual tabs on the sides of the M1 Carbine analogues sort of look like magazine cut-off tabs you would see on early bolt-action rifles like Kraig Jorganson or Lee Enfield Mk I. They almost look as though they could act as a manual bolt catch for the charging handle if the material is flexable to bend before pulling the changing handle further back to lock it over the tab. Unlike the real M1 carbine’s push button manual bolt catch, having to press two spots at the time to lock and unlock seems like an ergonomic nightmare.
I love that Jonathan knows everyone is disappointed in him for not playing the other games and promised to fix it. 😂
My personal favorites are the China Broom Shotgun and the Paddywhacker Handcannon. I know, I don’t pick the names, but the designs are solid. I especially love the 5 stars on the shotgun, gives it flair.
A lot of interesting and unusual ww2 firearms are in the f2p shooter enlisted. I would love to see one or multiple Videos of this game since it has a lot of unseen stuff! Jonathan could finally explain some new weapons rather to show us the same guns in different games over and over again.
Been waiting to see this one far awhile
I hope he does the burial at sea guns too
Wow. Great video, are there more on these about video game weapons irl??
What a wonderful series to see Jon cover.
Finally... many years of waiting! I wasn't disappointed.
It's about time Jonathan get his camera/webcam upgraded/sponsored.
Jonathan deserves his own dedicated channel
As always, Jonathan did a great job. I don't play videogames but I love to watch his reviews. On the revolver baaed on the 1851, he di not mention the two big changes, Top break and that it had top strap. Possibly taken from the Starr double action and single action revolvers? Although the release on the Starr was not made for quick opening of the revolver, it was a top break of sorts.
Was probably not mentioned due to time restrains. I agree with the comment that Jonathan is truly a treasure, if I ever get to England the Royal Armouries will be one of the first stops. (Edited for typo)
All of these guns are so beautiful
I was just thinking the other day about other expert react videos and how they get the experts to play the games. Since Johnathan is a gamer, I would love to see a "Firearms expert plays" video
YES!
The day long awated finally came!
thank you very very much for this, mister Fergusson, Gamespot, and everyone who made this possible
i wish you all the best in life
Been Waiting for this video of Bioshock Infinite
I gotta say, I LOVE the look of the machine gun in this game, Im glad Jonathan was able to explain everything about its evolution
The Hand Cannon is basically a Colt Navy mixed with a Schofield...
It's nice that Jonathan sees how the development would take different routes for the alternate, retro-engineered design schema of Columbia. Really, it enhances the review. I'll add that I've been waiting on this one for months!
Thanks for covering my favorite game finally Jonathan!
I hope F.E.A.R’s weapons are coming soon
I’d like to see Jonathan have a look at the weapons of Far Cry Blood Dragon
I find the Hand Cannon more closely resembles the 1858 Remington, but it too has a number of departures.
Regardless, the game is why I bought an 1858, and both are a huge amount of fun.
Personally I think the 1858 is the best pattern of BP revolvers made and I'm still stuck on the 1858 with the swing-out cylinders from Dark Tower.
IIRC the version of the Mauser that had a magazine was the select-fire, full auto capable M712. As for the machinegun capacities; the lower capacity version, as I recall, is also significantly higher damage. Given that the actual weapon is the same size, it's a safe bet that higher damage would be achieved by being chambered for a much larger cartridge, which could easily mean a physically larger mag still has lower capacity.
You are no doubt correct on the pistol being a fancied up version of the M712 Mauser. The other one I believe you are trying to remember is called the "Vox Repeater". I think (given the turbulent development of Bioshock Infinite) the developers left the "Snail Drum" on the Repeater because they already had the gun modeled with the mag & didn't have time to model another. Plus, the Repeater can go from a 20 round mag to a 40 round mag through upgrades.
I love how Johnathan mentions alternate history and those little details. Especially in Infinite’s Aspect. With Bioshock 1 and 2 being more of a Dieselpunk type game and Bioshock Infinite’s alternate history being a cloud/steampunk combination was a concept never really seen before. The early 2000s was an incredible time for gaming…
I think the Repeater's smaller capacity despite having a drum mag might be because they're craft-produced copies of the Triple R, made by the revolutionaries. And... maybe the mag just isn't as well made?
Although he only played one of the Bioshock games, he did in fact chose the one with the best gameplay.
Really? I'm glad I didn't play 1 and 2 then, because I found the gameplay in Infinite to be absolutely horrible.
Another great video! I would love to see Jonathon react to guns from Marauders
Yes I've been waiting for this one
Would be awesome to see him review guns from movies as well, for example guns used in Terminator movies.
Timesplitters Future Perfect would be an interesting and nostalgic one for Jonathan to look at
Not having played this game myself, the thing I'm most struck by in the gameplay footage here is that you seem to have an NPC companion who follows you around, takes cover during firefights, and gives you ammo, which is kinda neat and something I don't remember encountering before. Even in military-themed games where you're carrying a gun that would normally come with one (looking at you, MG42), you hardly ever get an ammo mule. :)
Would like to see guns from No One Lives Forever series rated by this man
Love the look of the subby
Need to replay this game now
14:20 and 15:50: I think the "projection" is meant to be another cocking handle for ambidextrous use. Since Booker's right handed, he still uses the right handle and not the left.
Could you please take a look at artillery across multiple games?
He’s mentioned before that despite being the keeper of firearms and artillery, he is significantly more knowledgeable on small arms.
With all the Bioshock episodes, I'd love to see Jonathan break down the guns of its spiritual predecessor, System Shock II
Left 4 Dead 2. I cannot ask enough for that Jonathon Reacts
at this point i recite the intro with you every time lol this is Jonathan Ferguson....
Yep, here it is, right on cue, the best day of the week ❤
I wanna see a video of Johnathan reviewing beers or whiskeys. He's got to be a good pub mate, you can feel it.
Hope to see a break down of Boundary guns.
What about the weapons from the game: “after the fall” that would be interesting… maybe some upgrades to?
Kinda love how they basically used a 1911 slide lock for the mag release on the broom handle lol
Played this game loooong ago and the bolt action rifle was totally a mauser to me. But now I see that it indeed has a bit of arisaka in it. Carbine was my go-to though. As in many games, admittedly. I love the full auto carbine in The Free World Armoury mod for ArmA 3
Jonathon's fit today is so fire!!!
Can confirm that flip-cocking lever guns works. It hurts a bit and requires practice, but it definitely can be done reliably. Incidentally spin cooking can be done without an enlarged lever loop, you just have to use a single finger.
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi would probably be interesting to see Jonathan cover as its set in 1912 so all of the weapons are pre WWI which is something you don't see very often.
i would love to see Jonathan react to the guns from generation Zero, Hitman 3 or VoidTrain
Generation Zero because the guns look pretty good and there are some weird "experimental" guns as well
Hitman has some nice looking guns as well as some more interesting weapons that I'd love to see him react to.
and Voidtrain has some nice looks too
I've been waiting for this! Awesome historian reviewing an awesome game
When do we get some gameplay footage of Jonathan playing the original Bioshock games?
Nice benn waiting for this one
I think what is interesting about the m1 carbine and that Czech SMG, among others, and their deviations of design, especially the weird stopping mechanism of the carbine, is that from what i remember in the game, it is sort of hinted that, as these are guns that won't be invented in decades, they've been designed from what i imagine are people looking through rifts, or perhaps even taking weapons from them to then reverse-engineer, so to say.
And i think that perhaps those weird little quirks that don't quite make sense on the real guns, would perhaps show the limitations of their manufacturing tech? Idk, but an interesting thought.
15:54 my theory is that you can pull the bolt back and rotate the handle over the thing kind of like how some open bolt guns let you lock thw bolt in a latch for a sort of safety
I'd love Mr Ferguson to react to the weapons in Amid Evil. Just a 30 second video of him looking at those things and going "well what am I suppose to say? What even is this?" :D
Absolutely love Bioshock. Great videos on the series. Johnathan, you have to play the first one!
You need to ask it like this: Jonathan would you kindly play BS1 and 2?
@@JanoschNr1 Nice.
I dream about a fps/tps where one of the levels is an armory and the final boss is just Jonathan but he has telekinetic powers and fires multiple guns at the same time while explaining fun facts about the weapons he uses in each phase.
I can attest to the doing the Hollywood flip on a 1887 with a standard loop; it is a knuckle buster/breaker!
The Barnstormer to me always looked like trying to do a fancy PIAT, with the huge spring that gets pulled back
Having fired a lever action rifle in .22 with a standard loop using the "John Wayne flip" I confirm that the barrel mass is used to flip the gun forward. I would not like to try this with a heavy full bore lever action but with a light .22 it can be done without much risk of broken fingers.
Jonathan needs to see the really weird Payday 2 guns, like the Mad Max'd Korobov and the Kingsman TT-33
Jonathan needs to do more old school game reactions, im curious to see his take on some of the interesting gun designs in RE:Code Veronica X.
The game is 10 years old, but it still looks fantastic! I might have to pop back into it this week.