Burial at Sea part 2 had problems, but being anti-woman isn't one of them. Actually, Bioshock and Infinite for the most part has done a good job with it's female characters.
Non-Confrontational Gameplay/Role: Elizabeth is not physically strong, is inexperienced in combat, and she's alone. Not to mention she is very book smart and calculating, so I can't really see her going in with the same approach as Booker. Most violent thing she has done is stab Daisy from behind with scissors and leading to thoughts about murdering Comstock (which she never does directly). She also never fully submits to Atlas and until she's captured is determined to try to find a weakness/mistake and exploit it (though unfortunately Atlas never gave her the chance). Even with a pick in her eye she has some sass.
Willingly Losing Her Powers: Poorly explained, but a purpose given and it wasn't an educated or willing choice. The Luteces faced a similar dilemma in Rosalind's voxophone. Gameplay wise it was to nerf someone who has the powers of a "goddess" of sorts who would typically know of every event before it even happened and is somewhat "above" a normal being.
"I'm Not Booker": Booker was a soldier who contributed in genocide. Elizabeth is a 20ish year old woman who has been locked in a tower for most of her life. Not to mention that part of her helplessness is that she doesn't feel like herself. She no longer holds all the cards or have all the answers anymore. She's alone and trapped with a bunch of murderous lunatics. It's not the fact that she's a woman and Booker is a man (or how Jack is a man or Atlas is a man). It's not anti-woman to be vulnerable or have flaws as a character. I mean, (our) Booker even died because he submitted to a group of Elizabeths.
Why Not Flood Rapture?: Simplest answer I guess would be because the little sisters (most importantly Sally) would die. The reason why she went to Rapture in the first place was that she exploited an innocent life as a set up for her own selfish reasons. As for letting a man finish off Atlas, odds are it's because she's at the end of her own mental and physical rope and she knows she's not in the position to fight back with meaningful results. Jack is the unsuspected wildcard, and she foresees he would be the sure thing to ensure Sally's safety (I guess the extra sting comes from how). Not to mention that Atlas would then be the "rube". His own Ace that he worked so hard to sic on Ryan would kill him and undo everything Atlas strived for.
(one could also argue that she couldn't in her current state if she didn't get control of the tears again)
Non-Confrontational Gameplay/Role: Elizabeth is not physically strong, is inexperienced in combat, and she's alone. Not to mention she is very book smart and calculating, so I can't really see her going in with the same approach as Booker. Most violent thing she has done is stab Daisy from behind with scissors and leading to thoughts about murdering Comstock (which she never does directly). She also never fully submits to Atlas and until she's captured is determined to try to find a weakness/mistake and exploit it (though unfortunately Atlas never gave her the chance). Even with a pick in her eye she has some sass.
Willingly Losing Her Powers: Poorly explained, but a purpose given and it wasn't an educated or willing choice. The Luteces faced a similar dilemma in Rosalind's voxophone. Gameplay wise it was to nerf someone who has the powers of a "goddess" of sorts who would typically know of every event before it even happened and is somewhat "above" a normal being.
"I'm Not Booker": Booker was a soldier who contributed in genocide. Elizabeth is a 20ish year old woman who has been locked in a tower for most of her life. Not to mention that part of her helplessness is that she doesn't feel like herself. She no longer holds all the cards or have all the answers anymore. She's alone and trapped with a bunch of murderous lunatics. It's not the fact that she's a woman and Booker is a man (or how Jack is a man or Atlas is a man). It's not anti-woman to be vulnerable or have flaws as a character. I mean, (our) Booker even died because he submitted to a group of Elizabeths.
Why Not Flood Rapture?: Simplest answer I guess would be because the little sisters (most importantly Sally) would die. The reason why she went to Rapture in the first place was that she exploited an innocent life as a set up for her own selfish reasons. As for letting a man finish off Atlas, odds are it's because she's at the end of her own mental and physical rope and she knows she's not in the position to fight back with meaningful results. Jack is the unsuspected wildcard, and she foresees he would be the sure thing to ensure Sally's safety (I guess the extra sting comes from how). Not to mention that Atlas would then be the "rube". His own Ace that he worked so hard to sic on Ryan would kill him and undo everything Atlas strived for.
(one could also argue that she couldn't in her current state if she didn't get control of the tears again)
