[Video Game] Beyond Two Souls

Not getting good reviews from what I've seen

 

This game doesn't do well with reviewers. A lot of reviewers don't like "games" like this, and just end up giving it bad scores. Heavy Rain was similar. You get a big variance in reviews with games like this (some love it, some hate it, pretty much no one thinks it is just OK). That said, some of the complaints from reviewers who seemed to like this kind of game (i.e., they liked Heavy Rain) did worry me.

I've played just a bit of it, but not enough to form a strong opinion. Seems like a pretty Heavy Rain at this point (with much better acting). I'm not sure I like the jumping around in time, but maybe it will eventually work for me.

 

What does that mean?

 

Beyond is more like an interactive movie. Very little gameplay, and what little there is...it isn't very exciting or deep. You can play the game with a smartphone as your controller to give you an idea of how it works.

Some gamers don't enjoy that kind of experience, so they end up not liking games like Beyond, Heavy Rain, etc.

It is basically the opposite of GTA.

 

Ign gave it a 6. Gamespot gave it an 8. I don't know who to believe.

 

If you liked Heavy Rain, it is probably an OK bet that you might enjoy the game. If you hated Heavy Rain, then you might want to avoid the game.

No need to even look at reviews.

edit: I might play through it by the end of this weekend. So...maybe you can wait for my review or something. (I really liked Heavy Rain, although I understand the complaints).

 

Wow, Ellie from The Last of Us got older.

 

I never played Heavy Rain. I did love Last of Us though.

 

I would say that while both games are very cinematic, Beyond will be very different from Last of Us. If you would be OK paying $60 to watch someone play Last of Us...then maybe you'd like Beyond.

 

Graphics and acting are top-notch. Story is interesting but kind of all over the place. Gameplay is meh. I enjoyed it. Definitely worth a rent, wouldn't recommend buying it though. It takes about 10 hours to beat.

 

Heavy rain was one of my favorite ps3 games. Hopefully this is just as good (or at least close)

 

More disconcerting... Why aren't you playing GTA V?

 

Hated heavy rain, won't play this

 

So it's a 60 dollar choose your own adventure?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_your_own_adventure

 

And are the controls and menu as frustrating as Heavy Rain?

 

Controls like Heavy Rain to me. A little different in some ways. Hard to say if better or worse. I think if you didn't like Heavy Rain in that aspect, Beyond won't do much for you.

But if Beyond is your kind of game, I don't think controls are much of a problem.

 

This reviewer utterly shreds it.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/report/...of-a-game-thats-not-fun-and-a-story-thats-not

Sounds like it has the worst aspects of Heavy Rain, but none of the good.