@DamnTastic The fun I'm having really makes me confident about Infinite. Hope the quality of that follows the first two. :)

I bought the ultimate rapture edition. But still on bioshock 1. So can't comment yet on B2 :) but B1 was awesome so far

Haven't completed it yet so I can't comment on the story for now, but yes the gameplay is far better, more fun and more challenging. The levels are bigger and more open-spaced which serves the combat better. And as far as Rapture and the environment, I love it. It's nowhere near as creepy or interesting as the first, but it looks great. Love that you can actually walk outside submerged in some parts too. :)

Both are very good. But I'll go with bioshock for the more excellent story. Happy gaming!

Bioshock hands down. The story will blow you away. And even though Bioshock Infinite doesn't really have anything to do with the first two, the controls are probably similar. And to beat the first two Bioshock games and THEN play the new one - would really a fantastic journey!
I mean it comes out next month, so get going! Enjoy!

I figure there's two ways of going about this. The first is that you could play BioShock so that you're fresh on your BioShock preparedness. However, since BioShock Infinite likely has not story ties (though I'm sure there will be easter eggs), it may be wise to NOT play BioShock simply so that you're going into Infinite without being primed for the story devices they might use or even the gameplay.

Don't worry Xzbeat, they have a different cover on the backside that was chosen by the fans.

So you can feel free to switch it when you buy the game. :D

Man I hate that box art though

Nah, it won't get delayed again