So let's talk about Beyond Two Souls for a moment. I know that this game came out a few months ago and I bought it the second it came out on the shelves. I actually preordered it through Gamestop (who knows how much good that actually does.) I was extremely excited to play this game because I loved Heavy Rain. There isn't a game like Heavy Rain out there so when I heard the creators of that game were coming out with this, I was eager to play.
I have to admit that the story was gripping in the beginning. You get to grow up with a girl, named Jodie, that has a very special gift, or some would say, a curse. She is tied to an entity that lives in the spirit realm. This makes her the subject of research to a paranormal lab. Now this isn't the whole story, but you have to play the game yourself to experience all that this story has to offer.
The game jumps around a bit. One second you're Jodie as a little girl, the next you're young adult Jodie. The life of this girl is a terrible one and is plagued with so much heartbreak and abuse that you can't help but feel sorry for her. So many bad things happen to Jodie, at certain times it gets to the point where your screaming "For God's sake! Will someone give this girl a break??!" The game however, does give you some heartwarming moments that grant relief from all the suffering she goes through.
As I said, the story itself was gripping, as for the gameplay, that's another story. The gameplay is almost non-existent. You do get some combat here and there, but as for the entire game it's more like watching a movie. Unlike Heavy Rain where you actually had some mystery solving to do, Beyond Two Souls does not really offer even a puzzle to solve. I found myself growing bored and not wanting to play. Honestly the only thing that kept me going was to see the ending.
The ending is where I can say the game truly shined. It was haunting, and your choices weighed heavy as to who would live or die. The choices at the end were hard to make and it was a little unsettling to watch some of the events play out. The cool part about the ending is that you have the option of getting one out of 11 endings. The endings are obviously based upon the choices you make throughout the game via Silent Hill style.
Overall I would not recommend this game for someone who likes a lot of action. If you like an emotional story and choice based scenarios, then this is the game for you. Jodie's character is truly memorable as well as the entity that is bound to her. While this video game lacks in action and puzzle solving, it does make up for it in story-telling. Just be prepared in knowing that you are going to be watching cutscenes most of the time.
Happy gaming!
I have to admit that the story was gripping in the beginning. You get to grow up with a girl, named Jodie, that has a very special gift, or some would say, a curse. She is tied to an entity that lives in the spirit realm. This makes her the subject of research to a paranormal lab. Now this isn't the whole story, but you have to play the game yourself to experience all that this story has to offer.
The game jumps around a bit. One second you're Jodie as a little girl, the next you're young adult Jodie. The life of this girl is a terrible one and is plagued with so much heartbreak and abuse that you can't help but feel sorry for her. So many bad things happen to Jodie, at certain times it gets to the point where your screaming "For God's sake! Will someone give this girl a break??!" The game however, does give you some heartwarming moments that grant relief from all the suffering she goes through.
As I said, the story itself was gripping, as for the gameplay, that's another story. The gameplay is almost non-existent. You do get some combat here and there, but as for the entire game it's more like watching a movie. Unlike Heavy Rain where you actually had some mystery solving to do, Beyond Two Souls does not really offer even a puzzle to solve. I found myself growing bored and not wanting to play. Honestly the only thing that kept me going was to see the ending.
The ending is where I can say the game truly shined. It was haunting, and your choices weighed heavy as to who would live or die. The choices at the end were hard to make and it was a little unsettling to watch some of the events play out. The cool part about the ending is that you have the option of getting one out of 11 endings. The endings are obviously based upon the choices you make throughout the game via Silent Hill style.
Overall I would not recommend this game for someone who likes a lot of action. If you like an emotional story and choice based scenarios, then this is the game for you. Jodie's character is truly memorable as well as the entity that is bound to her. While this video game lacks in action and puzzle solving, it does make up for it in story-telling. Just be prepared in knowing that you are going to be watching cutscenes most of the time.
Happy gaming!
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