Your virginal play-through of a story-driven game like BioShock Infinite is precious. And after finishing Infinite, I think Hard difficulty brings out its best aspects as an acrobatic, frantic shooter—especially if you play plenty of FPSes. Here's why I'd recommend starting the game on Hard.

If you are starting BioShock Infinite this week, read up on our settings suggestions , then let us know what you thought in our BioShock review comments. And when you're done, give 1999 mode a shot.