Quantic Dream's BEYOND: TWO SOULS (starring Ellen Page)
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I'm currently replaying the game to see all the different options I may or may not have missed. Having Jodie
during the Homeless chapter was just brutal.
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How long a game is it?
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I never timed myself but some people claim it's 11 hours long. Felt longer to me but I was constantly trying to see how far I could explore. Also, you need to explore with Aiden to unlock all the bonus features in the game. So that could extend gameplay a bit more for you, if you are so inclined.
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Wrapped it up earlier today. Loved it. The director definitely lacked the ability to edit himself but overall I thought it was an excellent "experience".
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Rented and completed this over the weekend.
Awesome game - story, art, graphics, etc.
Awesome game - story, art, graphics, etc.
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This thread is basically the opposite of every review I've read and the opinions I've heard on gaming podcasts. Terribly written and laughably overblown were descriptions I heard from more than one source. I'm curious why opinions are so varied. It almost makes me want to try out the game.
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The only issue I had with the game, is the controlling of the character in certain areas, which I believe is common for what it is.
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This thread is basically the opposite of every review I've read and the opinions I've heard on gaming podcasts. Terribly written and laughably overblown were descriptions I heard from more than one source. I'm curious why opinions are so varied. It almost makes me want to try out the game.
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This thread is basically the opposite of every review I've read and the opinions I've heard on gaming podcasts. Terribly written and laughably overblown were descriptions I heard from more than one source. I'm curious why opinions are so varied. It almost makes me want to try out the game.
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Outside of the fact that I got probably the worst possible ending in Heavy Rain that you could imagine, I loved that game. Why do some dislike the story in it? My only problem, story wise, was who ended up being the killer didn't ultimately make much sense at all. I won't say anything more.
Looking forward to getting Beyond. Just got Tomb Raider though, so I'll probably wait a little bit.
I loved Heavy Rain because it made me, probably for the first time ever, truly care for the characters I played with in a video game. I think if they could find a way to implement La Noire-like facial technology with these David Cage games, it would truly be an amazing experience.
Looking forward to getting Beyond. Just got Tomb Raider though, so I'll probably wait a little bit.
I loved Heavy Rain because it made me, probably for the first time ever, truly care for the characters I played with in a video game. I think if they could find a way to implement La Noire-like facial technology with these David Cage games, it would truly be an amazing experience.
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I think Beyond Two Souls blows L.A. Noire away when it comes to facial technology. It's a far better looking game than Heavy Rain was.
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Yeah, the story is the main driver in the "mediocre" reviews. As a subjective thing that probably is a primary driver behind the wide divide in opinions. I'd personally give the game a 8.5/10. Is it worth the full retail I paid? Probably not. But its worth experiencing as a rental or a budget buy.
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Yeah, I agree. The full body and facial mocap in this game is key to why it looked so good. Doing it separate as in L.A. Noir made it look odd.
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That wasn't the only problem. There was also the fact that there was a supernatural element in the story that David Cage decided he wanted to do without.
But instead of properly writing it out (by simply rewriting certain key scenes), he pretty much left it unexplained (and ultimately ignored) and when people called him on it, he had the nerve to claim the it was a McGuffin. At best, it's a red herring. At worst, it's a dangling thread. It is not a McGuffin.
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Yeah, those plot weaknesses (and really, they're far beyond weaknesses) in Heavy Rain really turned me off to the game, despite liking a lot of what it was going for. David Cage's reaction to getting called out on them and general projected self-importance have kept me from biting on Beyond: Two Souls yet. If Heavy Rain was a film, its plot would have been torn apart and laughed out of the room, along the lines of something like Alex Cross. That fact that so many give it a pass because it's a game, despite the fact that it's clearly intended to be more of a film than a game, still irks me. Especially when true games with solid gameplay (Bioshock, The Last of Us, Mass Effect, etc.) have featured far better, less amateurish storytelling than Heavy Rain.
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This thread is basically the opposite of every review I've read and the opinions I've heard on gaming podcasts. Terribly written and laughably overblown were descriptions I heard from more than one source. I'm curious why opinions are so varied. It almost makes me want to try out the game.
So yeah, if you like HR, you may really like this game too.
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